Georgia Grand Encampment Elects Officers in Griffin
The state grand encampment of EO C F met in Griffin, electing officers for the year. Georgy C. Hook of Alpharetta was named Grand Patriarch, Frida Brambiett of Athens as grand sigh priest, and other officers include E Ho Stout of Atlanta and J Wyeridge of Columbus. The session featured the patriarchal degree work, noted as the finest ever seen in Griffin.
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EO. C. F
Han
Griffin
Dusineys
Order
Georgy C. Hook
Alpharetta
Geind Sigh
Frida Bram
Duel With Hoes Fatal for Two Negro Hands
On a Georgia farm in Athens County two Black laborers were involved in a fatal field duel over who should chop the neat row. The men armed with hoes collided. one died instantly and the other succumbed after a brief period. The incident occurred at the Culverson farm amid cotton work in mid July.
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Athens
Culverson
City May Audit G R and E Books
The city asserts the right to annually audit the Georgia Railway and Electric company's books. The power, built into the franchise ordinance, funds the city's tax of ten percent of gross earnings, later raising to twelve percent after a set period. The audit paragraph aims to verify yearly gross receipts and had previously gone unchallenged.
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Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Tatiway
Georgians Alway Pink Bileetets Company
Tle
Lhe
Juvenile Court Bill Gets Favorable Report
The Juvenile court bill, sponsored by McElreath Westmoreland and Brown, passed a favorable report in the House and advances to a third reading. The measure sets a standard for a children's court in cities of Georgia, expanding court powers over negligent and delinquent children and potentially broader authority to address crimes against minors. The Atlanta attorney Weltnes and Judge Lindsay of Denver are cited as models for the bill’s framework.
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Messrs
Lontip Weltnes
Atlanta Atten Y. Amd
Judae Dea Lindsay Din
Denver
Bus
Fox
Atlanta Civic League Meeting Saturday at Carnest Library
A business meeting of the Atlanta Civic League is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in Carnest Library. AIT members are urged to attend.
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New Freight Terminals of Southern Railway Open Saturday
Southern Railway prepares new six story freight terminals in Atlanta. Mitchell street and Madison avenue sections add 70 000 square feet for inbound freight on first two levels with elevator access to upper areas. Third floor houses local freight agent offices and stationer department moved from Richmond. upper floors provide general and division offices and a conference room.
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Richmond
Southern
Inman Yards
Yellowstone Park
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wonderland
Northern Pacific Railway
Land of Fortune
A. E. Ryan
Trav. Pass
Pryor St
Atlanta, Ga
Southern Railway to Open New Freight Terminals in Atlanta
The Southern Railway will Saturday celebrate its new eight six story freight terminal complex on Madison avenue between Mitchell and Peters streets. The event invites Atlanta merchants shippers and officials including the mayor council chamber of commerce railroad commission and freight bureau to inspect the depot from 17 am to 3 pm. A reception committee will greet visitors and explain the facilities provided by the railroad for Atlanta business.
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Southern Railway Company
Madison Avenue
Mitchell Street
Peters Street
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Railroad Commission
Atlanta Freight Bureau
Ielcome
Ice Cream Poisoning Fatality in Cordele Case
In Cordele Georgia seven Sunday dinner guests and two others suffered ptomaine poisoning after eating ice cream at Judge J B Smith's home. J F Joiner a prominent local businessman died after four days illness. Eight others remain ill though improving though Mr Joiner relapsed before death.
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J. B. Smith
Promaine Paoison
J. FE
Joiner
Cordyle
Gd. W. Joiner
J. 9. Dickson
Irma
Agnes Roberts
Hope Roberts
Roberts
Judge
Deposed Captain Charges Graves In Alabama Militia Row
Aniston Alabama July follows Camp Pettus closure as militia men return home while regulars encamp. Captain Br Fireservid, Calhoun Rifles from Oxford, alleges Colonel EB Graves aimed at politics influencing the action. Kentucky regiments begin arriving with advance guards in the city.
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Anniston
Ala
Camp Pettus
Kentucky
Alabama
Mth Corcelina
BR. Fireservid
Calhoun Rifles
Oxford
EB. AH. Graves
Democrats of Iowa Adopt Referendum in State Platform
Cedar Rapids Iowa July 25 Democrats adopt the initiative and referendum in practice by submitting the progressive platform to a referendum vote of the party rank and file at the state convention. Henry Vellmer of Davenport sparred over a local option plank before the motion to add it was tabled and the platform adopted with few dissenting votes. The platform calls for initiative and referendum direct nomination via primaries presidential primary direct election of national and state committeemen government ownership of telegraph and telephone utilities and woman’s suffrage.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Vellmer
Davenport
Cow Wrecks a Train in Lake Charles. Two Die
A Long Bell Lumber train in Lake Charles was struck by a cow yesterday. Fireman Will Thompson and laborer Ellis Mitchell were killed as the engine derailed and rolled down an embankment after the collision. The cow appeared on the track just ahead of the locomotive and could not be avoided.
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Lake Charles
Long Bell Lumber Company
Will Thompson
Ellis Mitchell
Thompson
Mitchell
Salmons Returns After 25 Years to Atlanta From San Diego
Frank A. Salmons, long absent from Atlanta, arrives with his wife and two daughters at the Piedmont hotel after visiting Baltimore and eastern cities as California delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He recalls Atlanta’s growth, notes the changed streets, and discusses his San Hero leadership and Kunzite mines. He supports the Panama California Exposition project in San Diego with substantial funding and labor.
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Frank A. Salmons
Decatur
San Diego
Cal
Hues
Atlanta
Baltimore
California
Salmons
Piedmont Hotel
Margaret
Mildred
Mayson
Dixon
James F. Alexander
Piedmont
Pou
Abi
Candler
Whitehall
Alabama Streets
Whitewall Street
Deratur
Agnes Sentt College
San Hero
Fhullmore
Tiffany Company
New York
Gangsters to be Tried Today in Grant Park Fight
Hurley Guffin Leon Guffin and A B Herndon face arraignment before Recorder Broyles at 2 30 p m to answer charges linked to a private Grant Park dance brawl last Thursday night. W W Watts and bystanders were injured. Watts was treated at a local hospital. Reese Waits and several witnesses will testify while all three defendants remain in police custody.
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Leon
A. B. Herndon
Broyles
W. W. Watts
Kreese Watts
Grant Park
Waits
Atlanta
Reese Waits
Guffin
Young Herndon
Cutting Watts
Leon Guffin
Mr. Watts
Laura Holmes
Mr. Waits
Reese Watts
The Forsyth Theater Delivers Rousing Vaudeville Show
The Forsyth presents a strong vaudeville bill with a rattling good afternoon and evening crowd. Next week features Stella Meyhen, the Broadway musical comedy star, joined by Billy Taylor as the headline act.
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Keith
Forsyth
Stella Meyhen
New York
Blllse Taylor
eyeglass frame tailored to your nose by Moore and Sons
Local shop Jno. L. Moore & Sons at 2 North Broad Street offers custom fitting of eyeglass frames to the wearer’s nose for better comfort and satisfaction, emphasizing personalized service.
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Jno
L. Moore & Sons
Broad Street
Atlanta Fifth Regiment returns from Anniston maneuvers
Colonel E E Pomeroy praises the Atlanta Boys of the Fifth Regiment after their strenuous maneuvers at Anniston Alabama. He notes high enlistment spirit and dedication. The march through Atlanta drew cheering crowds as troops unloaded gear for the Auditorium Armory. Captain Weaver reports Company 4 the Gaza City Guards performed admirably.
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Georgia
Atlanta
E. E. Pomeroy
Anniston
Ala
Georga
Southern Railroad
Terminal Station
Auditorium Armory
Whitelalk Street
Peachtree
Jun
Billy
H. J. Weaver
Gaza City
Sheriff Hood in Inquiry Over Montgomery Gambler Ties
Reports claim police and sheriff officers may collude with Montgomery gambling dens. Judge Brown ordered a grand jury probe into the sheriff’s department with possible impeachment if wrongdoing is found. Sheriff Hood denies, seeks vindication, while raids shut down the shops amid mounting agitation and chatter of police chief removal.
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Montgomery
Ala
Armstead Brown
Horace Hood
Grand Jury
Montgomey
Governor O'Neal
Executive Mansion
Brown
FP. McIntyre
City Commission
W. H. Taylor
New Hotel for Columbus at Second Avenue and Twelfth Street
Columbus Ga July 25 Special The Columbus Hotel company board selected a northeast corner site at Second Avenue and Twelfth Street for a modern hundred room hotel. Wilson succeeds Roberts in Columbus post office duties arriving from Macon to begin as assistant postmaster tomorrow morning replacing Frank Hoberts who resigned.
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Columbus
Columbus, Ga
Columbus Hotel Company
Northeast Corner
Second Avenue
Twelfth Stret
H. H. Wilson
Macon
Tomorow
Frank Hoberts
Senate House Deadlock Delays Battleship Plans
Washington July 25 No break in the deadlock between the senate and house over the battleship appropriation was in sight today. Senator Perkins said conferences would not yield on the one ship plan unless directed by the senate. House conferees hinted they might accept the senate’s torpedo boat increase to eight if the battleship program is dropped. The caucus again declared for no battleship. Also in Arkansas a man shot a stenographer then was killed by another man as a terror campaign gripped Little Rock. A separate report from Columbus, Georgia notes Mrs. M J Gatewood shocked by lightning during a storm.
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Senate
House
Perkins
Senate Naval Committee
Suther
New York
Suizer
Littl Rock
Ark
Maude Sumner
J. B. Brown
Little Rock
Jack
Sam Collins
Brown
Collins
Sumner
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