Atlanta Bill Seeks Extended Terms and City Reorganization
The measure before the Atlanta House would allow the mayor and councilmen a second term and structures a new chief of construction via consolidating city engineer and public works. It also revises paving rules, street railway obligations, bond authority under general law, and raises salaries for the city assessor and receiver.
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Atlanta
Messrs Alexander, Brown and McFlreath
House of Representatives
House
Publc Works
Old Time Atlantans Seeks Civil War Relatives
Frank Criger of Plankington South Dakota seeks contact with any living relatives of the Davis family once based in Atlanta. He cites his father in law John Davis, an Atlanta resident before the war, and lists family names McDonald Monroe Josephine John Belle George Monroe Armstrong and Calvin Damon. Criger requests addresses and any information from readers to reconnect family links.
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Frank Criger
Plankington
Dak
John Davis
Atlanta
Abe Pittman Elder
Peachtree Street
Davis
Criger
Mrs Criger
McDonald Monroe
Josephine
John
Belle
George
Monroe
Jim Armstrong
Calvin Damon
George Davis
F. D. Ngo
Plankington, N
Buy Diamonds Now For Investment Or Pleasure
A local dealer urges immediate purchase of diamonds before stock runs out and prices rise. The advertisement highlights a large, beautiful collection and stresses scarcity and value.
Georgia House Defeats Pay Increase for Tax Receivers
Georgia house rejects a measure to raise tax receivers' pay to match tax collectors. A move to reconsider the stenographers’ salary bill for justices of the supreme court was also defeated. Other bills debated include intercollegiate sports bans on state chartered or state-funded institutions, near beer fund use for schools, and local tax school district reforms.
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House of Representatives
Yeasterday
Georgia
Supreme Court
McMahon
Clarke
Adama
Hall
Mrule
Clayton
Barrett
Stephens
Hale
Persons
Monroe
Huie
Reid
Campbell
Middlebrooks
Newton
Anderson
Chetham
Committee On Education
Komoon
Tipping
Appling
MacIntyre
Thomas
Price
Harrow
House
Rally for Good Roads Held by Georgia Weekly Press Association
Georgia weekly editors and Coffee County residents gathered at the Coffee County courthouse in Douglas for a good roads rally. D W Winslow, government highway construction chief, spoke on national road progress and practical building tips. Support came from F L Seely and others, urging state aid and legislative action for road improvements.
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Lauren Foreman
Staal
Douglas
Constitution
Georgia
Georgia Weekly Press Association
Coffee County
W C Bryan
F Wilds Dart
W P O Ward
D W Winslow
United States
F L Seely
Atlanta
the Constitution
Lauren Foreman Calis
Alf Hertington
Swainaboro
Middle Circuit
T A Pather
Brunawick
W Od Upshaw
Wilkes County farmer killed by lightning
Washington Ga July 14 Special John H Amason a 26 year old prominent Tyrone farmer was struck by lightning and killed Tuesday evening while returning from his farm He rode a mule that was killed by the flash He was unmarried Funeral held at Phillips church this afternoon at 4 oclock
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Washington Ga
John H Amason
Amason
Tyrone
Phillips Church
Adamson invites Taft to visit Columbus
Washington July 14 Special Representative Adamson of Georgia assured President Taft a Western Southern trip in the fall would fail if he did not stop in Columbus Georgia. The president hinted he might oblige Columbus residents. Representative Richardson of Alabama urged adding Florence Alabama to the itinerary, citing an invitation from local business leaders and citizens.
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Washington
Adamson
Georgia
Taft
Columbus
Ricchardson
Alabama
Florence
Richardson
Business Men’s Club
Citizens of
Veteran Confederate Veteran Drowns at Beaouveau Home
Biloxi Miss July 14 a deplorable accident at the soldiers home in Beaouveau Miss. S C W Stovall an aged Confederate veteran lost his life in three feet of water. He was on the pier when his hat blew overboard. He entered the water to retrieve it and is believed to have suffered a stroke of apoplexy.
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Biloxi
Miss
Beaouvoir
S.C. W Stovall
There’s No Other Milk Like Van Camp’s
Van Camp’s Milk is presented as superior evaporated milk made from Holstein cows. It emphasizes two-thirds water removal, sterile processing, and pasteurization, arguing cleaner production, lower cost, and richer taste than raw milk or cream. It notes case pricing, five states of production, and about 20,000 cows.
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van Camp
van Camps
van Camp’s
Two Men Arrested on Bigamy Charge in Alabama
Columbus Ga July 14 Special Two men were arrested late last night in Girard Ala on bigamy charges. J H Traynham was arrested on complaint by his wife in Cateechee S C after marrying Miss Ida Pastee here. P F Holter was arrested on complaint by his Greensboro NC wife who called him penniless and at mercy of others. He admitted a NC wife and said he had divorced her. He posted cash bond and was released.
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Columbus
Girard
Ala
Carolinas
J H Traynham
Cateechee
Traynham
Ida Pastee
P F Holter
Greensboro
Holter
Melle Hillyer
North Carolina
Location Found for Sanitarium Near Mt Airy Ga
The State Sanitarium for the Treatment of Tuberculosis will be placed in the Mt Airy area after a governor appointed committee meeting. Members from Atlanta Griffin Macon Montezuma and LaGrange evaluated sites near Griffin Pine Mountain and Mt Airy. A Mt Airy site will be inspected today by Captain Tacus Dr Slack and Judge Tinsley. State funds total $27,000 with a 200 acre tract required and more money reserved this year.
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Mt. Airy
W . Raoul
Atlanta
D. Whitley
Douglasville
T D. Tinsley
Macon
C H. Richardson
Montezuma
W. F Carson
Griffin
H. R. Slaak
Commission Government Proposed for Three Cities
At a Montgomery meeting on July 14 a bill was drafted to seek commission form of municipal government. Mobile Montgomery and Birmingham delegates agreed, with W E Brauhart of Birmingham set to present the measure to the legislature.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Birmingham
W. E. Brauhart
Birs Wingham
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John H. Amason
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