City Candidates Shift In Ongoing Race For Office
Weekly updates reflect changes in the lineup for mayor aldermen and council seats. Announced mayoral hopefuls include Vourtland S. Wiin John Menterland Brevs by Johnston and Dr George Brown with James G Woodward undecided. Alderman contenders list Harwell Maddox Ragsdale Wardlaw Guess Sisson Boynton Andrews and Humphrey with possible entries from Shepard and Minor. City hall incumbents up for re election include Mayson Traytor Clayton Goldsmith Turner Clertrician Puller Williams Peeples Hays and Jones associate.
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Vourtland S. Wiin
John &. Menterland
Johnston
George Brown
James G Woodward
Nvan
John H. Harwell
J. Ww. Maddox
N. Ragsdale
Counch
A. Wardlaw
Thomas I. Lynch
H. A. Boynton
Carl N. Gueas
le Ashley
J. D. Sisson
George H. Boynton
JH. Andrews
A. F
J.M. Puller
Ministat
K. Williams
Tod. Peeples
Ro Hays
Jones
Phoenix Lumber Company
Mr. Hays
Glare Eyewear Craft by Moore & Sons at 42 Broad Street
A damaged OCR note praises eye glass frames made to fit the nose, claiming careful design as key to customer satisfaction. It cites L. Moore & Sons at 42 Broad Street as the makers.
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Dd L. Moore & Sons
Broad Street
Adams Named For Commissioner In County Split
Thomasville Georgia July 2 Special At mass meeting of citizens of Pavo Burwick and Patten Adams was nominated as candidate for county commissioner from that district B C Johnson also announced as candidate from district With recent law creating eight districts and winners taking seats two more candidates from Mitchell Hooknee district E Grttkes of Metes and John J Chasen of Jecknes run Caplan E ML Smith of Thomasville J Baramore of Boston and C A Thomas of Metcalfe seek seats from respective districts Two new commissioners will be elected as three board members time not expired
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Thomasville
Pavo
Burwick
Patten
Hell
Wool. Adams
B.C. Johnson
Arresty
Mme
Tdra
Meigesuehlocknee
E. Grttkes
Metes
John J. Chasen
Jecknes
Caplan E. ML Smith
J. Baramore
Boston
C. A. Thomas
Metcalfe
Thomas
Does Peachtree Asphalt Hide Gold Deposits?
A vintage Atlanta tale recounts a supposedly forgotten gold vein near the Peachtree and Baker streets area. An elderly citizen describes quartz with tiny gold specks found during foundation work, the vein later vanishing, and the odd possibility that deep grading could unearth the long-lost fortune.
Special Song Service at Central Church
A large audience attended an elaborate song service at Central Congregational Church led by Miss Carrie Porter from Agnes Scott College. Before the choir, Dr M McIll Hull spoke on Missionary Work in North America. The program included organ pieces and choral renditions under Porter and the choir, ending with benediction and an organ postlude.
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Central Congregational Church
Carrie Porter
Agnes Scott College
Christian Endeavor Society
M. Mcll Hull
North America
Fusious
Lightning destroys old Clarke landmark in Athens Georgia
In a recent storm a tenant house near Buck Branch in Clarke County was struck by lightning and burned to ashes. The dwelling, once the John W. Billups home place, stood over 125 years in Georgia history. The Billups family burying ground sits nearby with notable descendants such as the Mortons the Lucases and the Hudgens.
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Athens
Buck Branch
W. A. Jones
Georgia
John W. Billups
Billups
Mortons
Lucases
Hudgens
ICOLORED Y M C A PLANS HAVE NOW BEEN DRAWN
Plans for the new colored branch building of the Young Men’s Christian Association in Atlanta are drawn. Pledges are arriving and work can begin once payments are complete. Dr M B Mason of Cincinnati will lecture on The Second Emancipation at Central Avenue Morn church Tuesday night July 30. Professor B B Dausby of Jackson College spoke to the men urging a high standard.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Atlanta
M. B. Mason
Cincinnati
Central Avenue
B.B. Dausby
Jackson College
Jackson
Miss
Convicts Play Ball at Great Meadow Prison Exhibition
At Comstock New Jersey on a sunny Saturday 409 to 590 inmates watched a ball game between white and black teams. The negroes won 22 to 7. Warden Homer said the game was allowed after haying and ran with no incidents as a test of discipline.
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Comstock
N. J
Wheadow
Homer
Milledgeville Episcopal Church Names Williams as Rector
Milledgeville Georgia July 28 Special The Episcopal church has chosen Rev H L Jewett Williams after a year without a permanent rector Williams is from a Macon family a University of Georgia graduate and recently completed studies in Oxford England He will begin as pastor in September and reside at the rectory opposite the Georgia Normal and Industrial College campus
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Milledgeville
Episcopal Church
H. L. Jewett Willams
Williams
Macon
State University
Oxford
England
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Arm in plaster saves two girls from Fox River
Walter Forberg, 18, with a broken arm, dove into the Fox river at Waukega to rescue two girls swept under. A third girl drowned. He held the distressed until rescuers arrived after fifteen minutes of shouting. Carnegie medal possibility noted.
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Waukega
Walter Forberg
Fox River
Forberg
Jame Warden Bingham
Olive Austin
Albion
Mich
Bingham
Miss Austin
Bert Donnell
Gasoline inhalation case shocks Covina officials
In Los Angeles July 28 a Covina child Rosalie Sosa nine addicted to sniffing gasoline and inhaling fumes. She admits a year plus habit inspired by moving pictures. Juvenile court guards up concerns as probation officer finds her in a stupor en route to juvenile home.
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Los Angeles
Rosalie Sosa
Covina
Reyes
Rosalie
Near Beer Saloon Raided. Two Officials Arrested
Gulfport Mississippi police raided the town's first near beer saloon after it reported 180 dollars in daily business. Sixty two kers of alleged real beer and thirty cases in bottles were seized along with bar fixtures and the cash register. W L Smith and George Shirley city councilman were arrested for selling liquor.
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Gulfport
Miss
W W. L. Smith
George Shirley
Sulfosol Promises Quick Relief for Rheumatism
Century old remedy advised to combat rheumatism gout and blood diseases. Sulfosol claims direct blood absorption and uric acid expulsion, marketed by Sulfosol Company New York with a free book offer.
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Sulfosol Company
Washington St
New York
Confederate veteran forgives Yankees at Gideons gathering
At a Piedmont hotel Gideons meeting, Captain William Fr. Phelps, a 90 plus Confederate veteran, pinned a Confederate flag to a US flag, expressing forgiveness for Union foes. The moment sparked applause as the crowd reflected on reconciliation. W. S. Witham praised union goodwill in his speech.
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Gideons
Piedmont
Winn
Llowa
Father
Columbus
Phelps
Lula Buards
W. S. Witham
Empress of Britain Collides with Collier Helvetia
In dense fog on the St. Lawrence estuary the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain collided with the collier Helvetia. The Helvetia sank with 8,000 tons of coal aboard. all crew were rescued. Empress of Britain was damaged and returned to Quebec with 700 passengers aboard.
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Montreal
Canfactian Pacific Railway
Helvetia
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Europe
Sidney
Fame Point
St. Lawrence River
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Father Point
Forecast of Weather for the Present Week
Washington reports a weather bureau bulletin predicts little overall temperature change across the United States. Warm conditions will persist in the south and southwest with a Monday drop in the upper Lake region and Missouri Valley, then a rise on Tuesday and Wednesday followed by little change. The south will be generally fair early, with possible local showers in the second half.
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Washington
United States
Weather Bureau
South
Southwest
Upper Lake Region
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri Valley
Oil Tanks Threatened by Sandersville Fire
Sandersville Georgia July 28 Incendiary fire started in a barber shop near Gulf Refining Company tanks. Flames prompted alarms as people feared explosions but the tanks survived with little damage. An unknown man in a blue buggy was seen nearby. The town reports eight fires in four weeks including two expensive residences and several tenements, prompting talk of an incendiary. City officials plan an investigation.
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Sandersville
Gulf Hefmins Company
Mrs Marshall Named for Vice Presidency
New York reports Mrs Thomas R Marshall wife of Indiana governor and Democratic VP candidate has accepted an honorary vice presidency with the Woman's National Democratic league. The league aims to mobilize support for Wilson and Marshall, focusing on states with women voters this year.
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New York
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Woman's National Democratic League
League
Steven B. Ayres
Woodrow Wilson
Women's National Democratic League
Wilson
Marshall
Engineer Lamon Dies in Macon
Homer X. Lamon of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway died at Macon hospital after a Pinehurst wreck. He was 33, burned and injured internally, with eighteen years on the railroad including twelve as an engineer. He leaves two railroad brothers, a wife and one child, and had recently left railroad service to farm. He was a Mason and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
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Macon
Homer X. Lamon
Georgia Southern and
Florida
Pinehurst
Lstody
Mr. Lamon
Georgias Southern and Florida Railroad
J .4. Lamon
Kr. C. Laman
Mr. Laman
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Georgia Rules Committee Stand Against Corruption in Tallulah Fight
In Atlanta, whispers say Georgia Railway and Power seeks to block a Tallulah Falls resolution by pressuring the House Rules Committee. Senators backed the measure unanimously. House support was 7 to 3 in Judiciary. Georgians vow integrity, asserting no betrayals for money and urging honest resistance to corporate pressure.
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Rules Committee
House
Atlanta
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Tallulah Falls
Judiciary Committee
Senate
General Judiciary Committee No. 1
The
Fuules
Georgia
Mammon
Klondykes
Golcondas
Rules
Troup
Berrien
Crawford
Stephens
Felton
Delaware
Washington
Knoxville
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