Consolidation of Macon Car Lines Prompts Richmond Pact
Macon Ga July 16 Special W B Williams R L Williams and J A Cook of Richmond met with T J Carling and others to discuss purchase and consolidation of Macon street railway lines. A Savannah Trust Company and Richmond Baltimore firms form a purchasing syndicate expected to close August 1 under current Macon Electric Light and Railway officials. Carling to steer Macon operations. Also news notes include Burkett's store safe theft and local obsequies and appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
W. B. Williams
R. L. Willams
J. A. Cook
Richmond
John S. Collins
Henry C. Cunningham
Herman Myers
W. M. Mackall
Savannah
T. J. Carling
Savannah Trust Company
John I. Wiliams & Sons
William Undendorf & Co
Baltimore
Macon Electric Light and Railway Company
T J. Carling
Burkett
Jenkins and
Amerson
Walter Cobb
Dry Branch
Cobb
Della Braswell
Haddocks
Rutland
H. C. Braswell
Louis B. Warren
Baptist Church
Ocala
Fla
First Baptist Church
Warren
George P. Cornell
Ocean Steamship Company
Cornell
S. BR. Jaques & Tinsley Company
Eloquent Sermons at Eatonton Meeting
Rev Charles R W Nisbet of Westminster Presbyterian Church Atlanta preached at the Eatonton Presbyterian church in a series of eloquent sermons. The notable talk on Giving drew a collection of about $1,000 for the pastor’s salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatonton
Charles R W Nisbet
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Presbyterian Church
Osteopathic Doctors Leave Alabama After Court Ruling
Huntsville Alabama July 16 Special. Following a supreme court ruling requiring regular medical licenses osteopathic physicians are leaving the state. Several have practiced here recently and the latest, Dr Williams, plans to move to Nashville this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osteopathic Physicians
Huntsville
Ala
Supreme Court
Lcenses
Williams
Nashville
Tifttons New Cotton Mill Formed With $100000 Capital
Poulan cotton mills stockholders met at the Bank of Poulan and elected officers and directors. The company opens with $100000 subscribed capital, $65000 paid in. W C Vereen named president, C A Alford first vice president, H C Woolard second vice president, W J McKerrall secretary, J G McPhaul treasurer. Directors include Vereen Alford Woolard McPhaul Tatum Westberry Monk Sumner Jeffords. Plant to produce sheetings. machinery talks set for next Tuesday. operation expected within sixty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton
Poulan Cotton Mills
Bank of Poulan
W. C. Vereen
C. A. Alford
H. C. Woolard
G. McPhaul
J. W. Tatum
J. 8. Westberry
W. W. Monk
J. L. Sumner
T. C. Jeffords
Ww. C. Vereen
Moutrie Cotton Mills
Co. A. Alford
W- J. McKerrall
J. G. McPhaul
Thomas E Watson Leads Southern Claims Speech
Elberton Georgia July 16 Hon Thomas E Watson delivered a masterly presentation on the souths claim to leadership in the nation He praised Southern writers and predicted a future book answering Northern criticism He lauded John Laurens and the 67 Confederate soldiers at West Point and contrasted southern and northern wartime actions in a humorous dig at Paul Revere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Watson
Elberton
John Laurens
South Carolina
West Point
Lee
Cowart killed at Ansley while loading lumber
Special dispatch reports J H Cowart killed when struck by a loaded truck at Ansley Georgia while loading lumber. Also noted are a Florence fire damaging tobacco buildings and a homing pigeon sighting in Cumming with coded leg bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansley
J. H. Cowart
New Lodge of Odd Fellows Formed in Langston
Frank F Conway deputy grand guardian of Odd Fellows of Alabama instituted a new lodge in Langston Jackson last night. The membership is composed of the best citizens with Yuntsville listed among organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lodge of Odd Fellows
Yuntsville
Ala
Frank F Conway
Grand Guard of
Odd Fellows of
Alabama
Langstone
Jackson
Men Run Down by Big Posse in Georgia Carnival Planned
Athens Ga July 19 Special two men held on burglary charges were captured by a posse near Statham after a chase. Both bound over in 600 dollars for superior court. Athens to hold a fall carnival with a committee named. Elks Lodge organized with officers listed. Preventing sunstroke discussed with digestant Kodol promoted as a remedy.
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Athens
Ed Sykes
Statham
A. L. Malcolm
Munnally
Bogart
Superior Court
Oconee County
Watkinsville
The
Athenaeum
Max Joseph
J. L. Arnold
J. F. Hart
W. P. Vonderau
B. F Holder
Lodge of Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
M. G. Michael
J. H. Dozier
D. McNeil
W. A. Reynolds
Georgia editors feast on watermelon at meeting
Quitman Georgia July 36 Special Georgia Press Association meeting highlights include re election of most officers with D P Mosely as treasurer The program featured remarks by W B Merritt state school commissioner elect papers on education and rural mail delivery plus a procession of young ladies with watermelons and aprons About two hundred guests attended the Oglesby home reception before editors departed for Tybee.
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Quitman
Cedartown
Georgia Press Association
D. P. Mosely
Danielsville Monitor
W. B. Merritt
J. E. Mercer
Fitzgerald Enterprise
Georgia
J. B. Gibson
Moultrie News
Coleman
Edna Cain
J. W. Oglesby
McLean Attendance Marks Virginia General Assembly Session
In Richmond on July 16 both houses of the Virginia General Assembly held short sessions and adjourned. E P McLean, a Republican who had refused the oath, remained in his seat but did not participate. Local bills and confirmations of school superintendents were noted, with the journal read at length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
General Assembly
Staunton
Sussel
Amelia
Senate
House
E. P McLean
Tea Switch Sparks Nonsensical Household Stir
A household dispute over tea turns into a lighthearted moment when one party changes the discussion from China or Japan tea to Ceylon tea. The playful switch highlights the social teasing around tea brands.
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China
Japan
Ceylon
Cantaloupes From Tifton Reach High Prices In Peak Shipments
In Poulan and Tifton Georgia, shipments of cantaloupes, Elberta peaches, and grapes progress on several farms. Ketchings Weeks and Stevens have sent twelve carloads and plan nine more from 70 cultivated acres. New York buyers praise the Georgia fruit as top quality. Myers Brothers report about two thousand crates of peaches shipped and Captain H. H. Tift’s vineyard accounts for most grape baskets.
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Tifton
Spectal
Messrs. Ketchings
Weeks
Stevens
Paulan
New York
Poulan
Georgia
Myers Brothers
H. H. Tift
Committee Meets Saturday to Review Revised Charter
Councilman Howell chairs the charter review committee and will hold a Saturday meeting. He has been away, returned, and says no rush report at the next council session. The aim is careful work, smoothing differences, and drafting a charter acceptable to both bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Council
Charter Committee
Local Option Election Set. Kennedy Falls From Scaffold
Americus Georgia July 16 Special The Sumter county ordinary posted notice of a local option election set for August 2. Aaron Kennedy a plasterer in Barlow block fell from a window this afternoon breaking his neck. The Americas district conference of the colored Methodists is in session with about a hundred preachers present. Bishop Turner is expected to address the conference tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Sumter County
Sumter
Gee
Aaron Kennedy
Barlow Block
Americas District Conference of the Colored Methodists
Turner
Weather Report Forecasts More Heat in Atlanta Area
Mercury rose six degrees yesterday from Tuesday as Atlanta faced heat after a brief warm spell. Forecaster Marbury avoided predicting a new extended heat wave though residents were already anxious. Treacherous conditions remain possible with royal thundershowers in the forecast.
Two Hundred Damage Suits Filed Over Coal Creek Mine Explosion
About two hundred damage suits have been filed against the Coal Creek Company and others for the May 18 mine explosion at Coal Creek in which about 200 people were killed or injured. Knox and Anderson counties contain many suits, with awards ranging from 1000 to 25000 dollars. Some cases will be tried at the next January term, others at the September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville, Tenn
Coal Creek Company
Coal Creek
Knox County
Anderson County
Department United Summer
Appalachian Reserve
Forestry of Agriculture
East Tennessee
North Carolina
Appalachian Park
Department of Agriculture
Knoxville Traction Company
Knoxville Electric Light and Power Company
American Railway and Lights Company
Richmond-Baltimore-Norfolk
R. Lancaster Wiliams
Richmond
W. T. Lang
Brooksive Cotton Mills
Brothers Oppose Each Other in Florida State Senate Race
In Jacksonville two brothers, Thomson and Telfair Stockton, vie for a Florida state senate seat. Both prominent Democrats and longtime local figures, the race features sharp questions on policy and a third brother backing Telfair. The Jacksonville Metropolis notes both men are capable leaders, with campaigns recently intensifying but remaining decent and personal remarks kept in check.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Duval County
Senate
Thomson
Telfair Stockton
Thomas
Times-Union
Telfair
United States
Taliaferro
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Macon Car Lines
Richmond Syndicate
Ja Yy Sminsh Trust Company
Tiftons
Cowart
Florence
Columbia
American Tobacco Company
Cumming- Cumming
Cumming
Guy Biden
W. M
Harrisburg
BIG
Lodge of Bliss
Gohoe
South
Frank Edmondson & Bro
South Broad Street
McLean
Lipton’s
McCord-Stewart CO
Coal Creek Co
Lois Cragg
Dorchester
Mass
Daniel Shoe Store
Daniel’s Shoe Store
Whitehall Street
Chamberlin-Joheson-DaFos
Arnold’s
Senne Ee
Acme
Bic
Brussels
Bgc
Cece Geo
Aizes
North Forsyth
Peters St
Arlants
M. &M.t.co
F. J. Gooledge & Bro
America
Waukesha
Hagan Bees. Co
Atlanta, Ga
Boston
Providence
Philadelphia
Morchans & Hiivesrau
Norfolk
J. W.smith
Empire Building
Atanta
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