House Debates Prohibition Moves as Governor Pledge Looms
A Georgia house committee reports favorably a measure by Alexander of DeKalb to outlaw near beer and ban any beverage containing alcohol. The debate centers on Governor Brown’s veto promise and possible court decisions affecting the 1907 prohibition law, with lawmakers warning of fierce faction fights as the session nears its end.
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House Temperance Committee
Alexander
DeKalb
Brown
Seaborn Wright
John E. White
Second Baptist Church of
Atlanta
Herod
John the Baptist
Wright
Floyd
Court of Appeals
Laguor
Georgia
Dr. White
Hooper Alexandra
Grand Opera House
Tennessee
Anderson
Chatham
Academy For the
Blind
State Board of Health
Prison Farm
Reform School
Meriwether County
Shelyn Committee
New Religion for the World Proclaimed by Eliot
Cambridge Massachusetts July 22 Charles W Eliot president emeritus of Harvard spoke at the Harvard summer school of theology predicting a new religion free of dogma. It will rely on natural laws with no supernatural element and focus on prevention and improving social and industrial conditions. Priests would work to uplift society and no intermediary god is needed.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Harvard Summer School of Theology
Nowire
Bride of Few Weeks Sees Husband Crowned by Waves
San Diego July 2 G B Orr attorney for Santa Fe railroad at Atchison drowned at La Sella beach while on honeymoon. He told his bride he would stay until the waves carried him out. A breaker swept him out to sea and undertow prevented recovery. Mrs Orr is near death. Strike for Eight Hour Law Oklahoma to spread to 30 000 workers next week per Deputy State Labor Commissioner Wiley.
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San Diego
Cal
G. B. Orr
Santa Fe Railroad
Atchison, Kan
la Sella Beach
Orrs
Orr
Mrs. Orr Ig
Muckogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Wiley
Senator Brown Defends Income Tax Power Against Brewer Critique
Nebraskas Senator Brown denounces Justice Brewer as ridiculous for saying a national income tax could tax states out of vitality. Brown argues Congress must have power to lay and collect incomes, noting broad public support and calls for state legislatures to ratify an amendment.
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Washington
Justice Brewer
Supreme Court
Mr. Brown
Congress
Murder suspect tied to honeymoon incident in Denver
Fragmentary OCR suggests James Robinson and L. Byrd are linked to a murder case in Memphis. The note mentions a honeymoon in Denver on July 3 and implies a denial or disputed source. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Denver
Colo
James Robinson
L. Byrd
Memphis
Raboy San Branham
Speuns
President Taft Eyes Early Accord On Tariff Conferees
Washington July 22 President Taft reported a tangible tariff progress after talks with Aldrich Payne and White House consultations. Conferees from both houses discussed the free raw material plan and cotton schedule changes with finance experts and anticipated an early agreement on a conference report. Continued on Page Two.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Aldrich
Payne
Congress
Capitol
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Auburn
Shief
Briand Named to Form New French Cabinet
Paris July 22 Aristide Briand avowed socialist and proponent of church separation was summoned to the Elysee to consider reconstructing the Clemenceau cabinet. He warned he would only proceed if he could unite republican groups. his backers expect a more socialist ministry, opposing dissolution of the revolutionary General Federation of Labor. Briand, 47, rose rapidly from party ranks to a top government role. Clemenceau, amid criticism, remains defiant and jokes about leaving office. Delcassé’s critics note his war risk stance with Germany in 1906, a point echoed in the ongoing cabinet turmoil.
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Aristide Briand
Elysee Palace
Clemenceau
M. Briand
Briand
Mr. Briand
Revolutionary General Federation of Labor
M. Clemenceau
Ariatde Briand
Revolutionary Socialists
M. Deloass
Chamber of Deputies
Fallieres
Alexandre Miterand
Commerce
Clemencesu
Delcasse
M. Delcasse
England
Germany
M. Deleasze
Moroscan di Buta
Algeciras
Witnesses and relatives surround Sutton tragedy inquiry
Lieutenant James N Sutton death at Annapolis prompts testimony from William Owens, a chauffeur who drove Sutton and companions from Carvel Hall to the marine camp. Owens says Adams challenged Sutton, then lunged twice. he drove away as the quarrel escalated. Mrs Sutton and her sister, at Annapolis, claim they have learned enough to believe Sutton did not die by his own hand.
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Adams
Anbapilis
James N Sutton
William Owens
Sutton
Caryel Hall
Owegv
Sttion
Adams Owens
Adame
Hugh A. Parker
Annapolis
Lieutenant Sutton
Naval
James N. Sutton
Naval Academy
George Pickrell
Marine Hospital
Charles A. Doyen
Marines
Swan
Pickrell
Adam
Osterman
Panama White Slave Trade Scare Highlighted by Barber Letter
New York July 23 Lieutenant C W Barber U S Infantry reports a campaign to stop white slave traffic between the United States and the Canal Zone. Three chorus girls were lured to Panama by an promoter, were saved by the steamer Tagus captain, and the planner Helen Spencer was arrested in Guayaquil. A later pursuit moved to Ecuador where she faced charges for enticing American girls to Canal Zone establishments.
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New York
United States
Canal Zone
C. W. Barber
United States Infantry
Canal
Barber
Panama
Ufe
Gays
Tagus
Guayacul
Spencer
Alliance
Helen Spencer
Lewo New York
Long Chane
Colon
Seecret
Hélen Spencer
Guayaquil
Ecuador
America
Helen Spéncer
St. Louia
Chicago
Florida Man Takes Poon Death Suicide Report
Fragmentary item from Florida and Colorado Springs notes dated July with unclear names and ages. Mentions a four year old, a sanitarium, and a resignation of a local official, with garbled phrases about a death by action and a mail postmaster reference.
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Florida
Colorado Springs
Cal
Destructive Louisiana Texas hurricane leaves many dead
Eighteen killed and four fatally injured with sixteen seriously hurt as a hurricane swept the Louisiana and Texas coasts. Bay City Galveston Palacios Eagle Lake Wharton Kendleton Ramsey El Campo Mud Pass report fatalities. Texas injuries include Bay City with fifteen seriously hurt. Damages exceed a million dollars, fire and wreckage noted across towns.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Bay City
Galveston
Palacios
Eagle Lake
Wharton
Kendleton
Ramsey
el Campo
Death toll rises as gulf storm wrecks Texas Louisiana
New Orleans reports the hurricane sweeping the gulf coast has caused heavier loss of life and greater property damage than expected. Isolated towns remain unheard from while the toll may rise as more reports arrive. Deaths include five on a Galveston fishing pier and additional fatalities feared. whole towns deemed wrecked and losses run into the millions. Continued on Page Five.
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Galveston
Texas
Tarpon
Red Fish Reef
Galveston Bay
Ray G. Teetshorn
Houston
Everett Lewis
C.D. Hopkins
John Forrest
Charles Johnson
R.L. Hettison
C. H. Dalley
the Tribune
Groveland
Mayflower
Galvaeton
Cedar Bayou
Maud
Meyflower
New Orleans
Gulf
Louisiana
Cameron Narish
Weather Prophecy Showers Friday and Saturday Forecast
Local forecast calls for showers in the north portion on Friday with slightly lower temperatures and showers again on Saturday. Winds will be light to moderate from the south and southwest. The report notes a range of temperatures and rainfall metrics but contains fragmented data parts.
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Brewer
United States, Supreme Court
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Willis BH. Pendley
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Augusta
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Charlotte
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Raine
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Ptc
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Dodge
Huron
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Key West
Knoxville
Los Angeles
Mobile
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Palestine
Portland
Releigh
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Baratinah
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Thomasville
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Wilmington
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