Wilson Named Wyafee When He Meant Webb
Georgia politics and federal nominations headline a report on postmaster appointments and clerical errors. Reps Bell and Lee influence locals while McAfee’s Canton post is swapped for Webb. Also covered are cotton pest talks, tariff concerns, education reform, and congressional staff moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Wyafee
Webb
John Corrigan
Washington
Georgia
Gordon Lea
Cedartown
Rockmart
Senate
Annie K. Bunn
W. C. Bunn
George Dansby
Joseph M McAfee
Canton
William J. Webb
Bell
I Meases
A. Smith
Judge Webb
Lee
Rome, Ga
Gainesville
Post Office Department
Resinol Cures Pimples and Skin Ailments Testimony
Brooklyn resident Elker A Stenstrum describes using Tresinol Soap and Resinol Ointment to clear pimples over a month. The testimonial states the skin healed, itching reduced, and pimples did not return after continued use. Trial offer included from Resinel department in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Elker A. Stenstrum
Willoughby
Wife Distracted Husband with Insomnia and Alleged Poison Plan
E R Sweat of 33 Graham Street filed for divorce in superior court alleging his wife Blanche Sweat kept him awake by sleeping all day and tormenting him at night. He says she began to make his life miserable by slapping him in public and harassing him in front of strangers. He claims she ground glass into his coffee on July 1 to kill him. The couple married six months after a romantic courtship and wed February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. RF. Sweat
Graham Street
Blanche Sweat
Ufe
Sweat
Austell Thornton Dies in Asheville
Austell Thornton prominent Atlanta citizen died Wednesday morning in Asheville North Carolina where he had lived for two years His wife Miss Bob Venable and two children survive He was son of Mrs Leila Thornton and the late Albert Thornton Funeral set for 611 Peachtree Street private burial Committee named to attend the funeral includes many University of Georgia and Atlanta alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austell Thornton
Atlanta
Asheville
N. C
Bob Venable
William H. Venable
Leils Austell Thornton
Albert Thornton
Jania Thornton
Meine
Germany
Freimann
New York
Puintsy Cathaun
Atlanta Alumni Association
Chi Phi Fraternity
University of Georgia
Charles H. Black
J. P. Ridley
W. W. Clarke
Paul Goldsmith
Frank R. Mitchell
Joe Brown Connally
Arthur Clarke
Bert Clarke
Lowry Porter
James 3. Dougherty
J. O. Oglesby, Jr
Arminion Wright
Dan G. Hughes, Jr
B. J. Dekle
Thomasville
Thalians
Chi Phi National Congress
New York City
White convict killed during Cobb county escape attempt
In Marietta Georgia on July 33 a White convict, Fasper Butler, age 0, was shot twice in the back and killed while trying to escape from the Cobb county chain gang. Convict guard Alonzo Carter is held for grand jury investigation. Butler, a life-term inmate, was jailed for killing his grandfather and attempted an escape near a road outside the city assisted by another convict Newt Mbrits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Fasper Butler
Cobb County
Alonzo Carter
Butler
Nberty
Newt Mbrits
Carter Firan
Shota
Lobbyist Mulhall Terms Teapot in Murphy Plot
Washington July 33 facing Senate inquiry rapid progress as Mulhall testified about letters to Thomas Murphy “boss” of Tammany Hall seeking help for George Gordon Battle’s New York gubernatorial bid. He referenced confidential attorney Herman Black and noted battles within the National Association of Manufacturers network and tariff board maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Martin M. Brushail
National Association of Manufacturers
Mulhall
Mulbal
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Fall
George Gordon Battle
New York
Murphy
Herman Black
Broadway
Black
Mr. Battle
Battle
Marshall
Association
Congress
Maryland
James W. van Cleave
John Kirby, Jr
United States
F.C. Schwadtman
van Cleave
Tariff Board
Schoolboy Fatal Rattlesnake Bite Shocks Valdosta
Samuel Moore a Clinch county pupil from near Stockton died after a rattlesnake bite last Thursday while returning from school. He was with companions when the bite occurred in roadside bushes near the home area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
Samuel Moore
Clinch County
Stockton
Big Fittle Stater
Study of Mosquito Ties in Mississippi Delta Area
The Department of Agriculture plans a six month to longer study of malaria linked mosquitoes. D N Van Dyke of the Bureau of Entomology will research the delta region around the Mississippi. He aims to understand how the insect spreads the fever and to assess control methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
D. N. van Dyke
Bureau of Entomology
Mississippi
Fight Over Abolition of County Commissioners
Athens leaders and city officials testified before the house committee on counties and county matters against Representative Rhodes's Clarke County bill to abolish the board of county commissioners. Judge John J. Strickland led the delegation with Hugh H. Gordon, Martin J. Abney, Professor C. M. Strahan, Goodloe Yancey, and others urging preservation. Rhodes requested a second hearing, set for Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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Athens
House Committee On
Rhodes
Clarke
Board of County Commissioners
John J. Strickland
Hugh H. Gordon
Martin J. Abney
Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Strahan
University of Georgia
Goodloe Yancey
Prison Commission
Clarke County
Defying Courts a Mother Flees With Her Two Daughters
Augusta July 28 Mary W Zachry wife of a prominent attorney and businessman defied both the superior court and the court of ordinary by taking her two girls Frances 2years and Mildred under three from custody and leaving the city overnight. The habeas corpus case had granted custody to the father and the mother fled presumed to South Carolina after the decision. Her mother said the daughter was kidnapped and that she is backed by men who will see she gets the justice the courts would not give.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Mary W Zachry
South Carolina
Superior Court
Zachrys
Harlem
Zachery
Frances
Mildred
Aij
Water shortage won’t halt Piedmont Park bathing
Atlanta officials dispute water cutoffs as Piedmont Park’s bathhouse remains open. Dan Carey, parks chief, says shortages won’t stop bathing while W Z Smith of the water department insists 500 009 gallons daily flow to the lake continues. The water board met but made no decision to cut Piedmont Park. Smith notes two weeks of pump work ahead and reservoir ample supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Carey
Atlanta
Piedmont Park
W. Zode Smith
Water Department
Water Board
Smith
Bacon Declines Georgia Invitation to Speak in Joint Session
Senator A. O. Bacon will not accept the Georgia legislature’s invitation to address a joint session due to duties in Washington. He notes the Democratic Senate’s slim majority requires daily attendance during the tariff bill debate and cites a letter from Senator Kern stressing his need to remain in Washington as chairman of the foreign relations committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoke Smith
Education Committee
House
Page
Vermont
Senate
Hughes
Georgia
House Caucus
Congress
Baron
Bacon
Fort
James L. Fort
Americus
Representative Hughes
House Committee On Education
A. O. Bacon
Georggia
Tse
Washington
General Assembly
Senate of
United States
Kern
Showers Forecast Across Georgia After Warm Day
Forecasters expect more showers Thursday with temperatures not rising above 80 degrees after a warm day yesterday. Heavy rains blessed the southeastern part of the state on Wednesday while showers spread to other areas. cool days and cool nights with clear sleeping conditions followed the damp spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Georgia
G C Gidney Bound Over In Knife Attack Case
G C Glangy known as a young weaver faced binding over for assault with intent to murder after stabbing M G Anderson Saturday night at Mrs Lela Purcell home on the Maggon and Turner road. Bond set at 1000, unmet. Anderson remains in grave condition at Graay hospital. Gidney claimed self defense while Mrs Purcell testified he was drinking and offered whisky when Anderson intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Glangy
M. G. Anderson
Lela Purcell
Maggon and
Turner Road
Judge Girardeau
Gidney
Anderson
Etiil
Graay Hospital
Vital Statistics Measure Hearing Before House Sanitation Committee
Alfred Newell of the chamber of commerce and Dr. Wc Bryant state health inspector appeared with others before the house sanitation committees on the vital statistics bill. The measure faced opposition from Rep. Ells of Tift and the committee deferred final action to the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Newell
Chamber of Commerce
Wc. Bryant
House
Ells
Tift
Scholarships Cut Price At Southern Shorthand University
An Atlanta Georgia ad promotes a midsummer sale offering two complete courses in shorthand and bookkeeping for the price of one. Only 50 scholarships available at a remarkably low rate, with many applicants from city and distant areas. The sale aims to build a prospective pupil list for future regular rates starting August 1, under A C Briscoe and I W Arnold, with Prof Thos Le Bryan as lecturer and rep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
W. Arnold
A. C. Briscoe
I W. Arnold
Atlante
Thos. le Bryan
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