Recall and Equal Suffrage Discussed by Alabama Bar
Montgom ery July 13. Alabama Bar Association members debated recall and general unlimited suffrage at the thirty-fifth annual session in the state capitol. Discussions covered woman suffrage, negro suffrage, and mixed views among lawyers, with Colonel A P Thomas and Clement R Wood presenting contrasting positions while Governor O Nea l urged restraint.
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Bill Smith Enters Legislative Race
Bill Smith announces candidacy for a legislative seat, praising opponents as gentlemen and urging voters to consider his loyalty and devotion to public service. He pledges to aid the needy and work for the better interests of state and county while emphasizing personal integrity and shared community bonds.
Plague precautions as US quarantines ship from Havana
Washington reports officials of the marine hospital and public health service say the plague situation in Cuba and Puerto Rico is contained with only remote risk of reaching the United States. The Berwind-Moore from Havana is held at Fort Monrose quarantine for seven days after sailors were allowed shore leave contrary to orders. none of the passengers will sail. No new Cuban or Porto Rico cases. Messages say no new developments and continued vigilance.
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Atlanta Picnic Showcased Scottish Bourghil Spirit in Grant Park
The Atlanta Scottish association held a Highland picnic at Grant Park with about three hundred members. Events included running races for men and women, tug of war, sack and three legged races, hop and jump, and a sword dance. Winners included George Simpson, Nellien Murray, Eden Norton, and A Strachan among others. prizes awarded by John Adams and overseen by A McElroy and Robert Murray.
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Mias Nellien Murray
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A. Strachan
Mr. Moore
Tladies
Inez ‘Thomason
Milas W. Richardson
Miss Beddingsfield
J. T. Morrin
Eden Norton
Dorothy Murray
Frat Kk
Rules for Atlanta Public School admissions and tickets
The notice outlines who must secure admission tickets for Atlanta public schools for the coming year, including new pupils and transfers, and details vaccination certificate requirements. It lists superintendent hours, advice to apply early, and notes an entrance exam and teachers’ normal classes before opening day.
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Riverside Summer School and Camp at Riverside
The Week at Riverside in Gainesville Ga July 14 1912 reports Cadet fitness in military training boosting discipline and reducing wanderings. Tennis rounds with handsome prizes spark interest while baseball shows promise. The Riverside Military Band under Captain McGregor provides orchestral tone as cadets attend Chautauqua recitals and a park summer camp with social dances and nightly routines.
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Cars Leave College Park for Fairburn and Intermediates
Cars depart College Park for Fairburn and intermediate points every forty minutes Sunday afternoon, conveying travelers along the route with regular service.
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Great Rifle Record At Bisley in King’s Norton Match
London July 13 Corporal Mortimer a Canadian marksman scored a world record at 1200 yards in the King’s Norton match rifle shoot at Bisley with 72 of 73 points from 1S shots. Five Henry Ulster Ireland tied Mortimer but lost in the shoot off by 14 points.
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On Trial for Murder Mrs Rene Morrow Contends Defense
Chicago July 13 Special Mrs Rene Morrow pressed to guide her defense in a murder trial insisting on control of questions and strategy. She aims to refute the state's claim she quarreled with her husband the night he was killed and sought support from women friends who will testify she treated the inventor well.
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Vedrines Wins First in Gordon-Bennett Trials
In Rheims France on July 13 Julia Vedrines, the French aviator, won first at the elimination trials for the Gordon-Bennett international aviation cup contest in Chicago next September. He set a world pace over 200 kilometers averaging 169 kmh about 195 mph and finished in 1 hour 10 minutes 50 seconds.
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Chicago
Reds Triumph Over Browns In Sham Battle at Camp Pettus
In Anniston Alabama on July 18 the Reds commanded by Brigadier General Mafony of Tennessee defeated the Browns led by Colonel J. L. Craig of South Carolina in a Sham battle near Camp Pettus. The Browns entrenched early and offered steady resistance before the Reds surrounded and secured victory. The day ended with both sides exhausted, no additional fatalities reported from the lightning event that killed two and wounded several artillerymen Thursday.
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Airship Falls Claims Young Aviator Victor Smith
Victor Morris Smith Jr a Stanford civil engineering student and holder of the world amateur speed record for aeroplanes was killed near Ravenwood Palo Alto Calif when his aeroplane fell from a flight from Mountain View He was 20 years old and had recently broken amateur speed records at San Diego in April A crowd of about 400 witnessed the fatal crash as a gust toppled the craft at the end of the flight.
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Paper rate to Atlanta sparks interstate inquiry
The Atlanta Journal Company accused freight rates on print paper of discrimination. From Berlin New Hampshire to Atlanta the rate is 43 cents per hundred pounds, but Berlin to Chattanooga is 38 cents. The Journal seeks parity at 38 cents and reparations for ships billed at the higher rate.
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