Senate Defeats McCrory School Book Bill by Irwin Substituting Free Books
The Alabama Senate defeated the McCrory school book bill after adopting Senator Irwin's free book substitute by a 22 to 17 vote. The session stretched to dispose of the measure with the substitute passing, while an attempt to add free warm lunches failed 28 to 3.
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Senate
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McCrory
Ayes
Brown
Bulloch
Burtz
Bush
DuBose
Elkins
Ford
Huie
Jones
S. E
W. W
Johnson
McGregor
McNeil
Miller
Peyton
Spinks
Stark
Tarver
Taylor
Tyson
Watta
Nays
Awen
Chennault
Dickes Foster
Harrell
Hixon
Kea
Kelly
Lensing
Moore
Parrish
Petry
Pane
Richardson
Rushin
Searcy
Sweat
HE. L. Smith
Gulloch
Burty
W. W. Johnson
Watts
Allen
Dickey
Foster
S. Kea
Helly
Longino
Perry
Papa
J. T. Aten
Horna
House of Senate
Robert Moulthrop
Alabama
C. A. Covey
Eufaula
Ala
Woman commits suicide by tying gun to bed in Macon area
Macon special reports Lettie Hammock 32 tied a shotgun to a bedpost in Wilkinson County near Snow Hill and jerked the trigger. She died instantly from a gunshot wound while visiting her uncle Judge Snow. Ill health cited. she left a husband and no children.
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Macon
Lettie Hammock
Hawthorne Street
Joseph
Snow
Wikinson County
Snowhil
J. D. Snow
Snowhill
Railroad Commission Hears Schedule Case
The railroad commission heard a long contest over Central Railroad of Gear Ela’s plan to revise a passenger train schedule between Griffin and Chattanooga. Rome Bremen and Carrollton supported changes to extend No 4 to Carrollton as terminus, while Senora Turin Sharpesborough Whitesburg Bowden Buchanan Cedartown Holland Berry ton Lyerly Summerville Trion Lafay ette Chicksmauga Rock Springs and Chattanooga opposed. The hearing featured large delegations and a Cedartown protest against stopping Griffin at Carrollton. The commission would rule after considering all views.
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Central Railroad of
Gear- Ela
Griffin
Chattanooga
Rome
Bremen
Carrollton
Commission
Cedartown
Central Railroad
Negro Tenant Killed in LaGrange Farm Shooting
Ben Boddie a negro farmer near LaGrange shot and instantly killed John Broome his negro tenant Monday morning about 8 o'clock An inquest returned a verdict of man slaughter Boddie was arrested and released on 1000 bond signed by GV Trattt company of the city
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LaGrange
Ounty
Ben Boddie
John Broome
B.S. Spinks
Broome
Boddie
GV. Trattt Company
Plaza Bill Receives Adverse Report On Atlanta Plan
The Western and Atlantic railroad committee and senate vote 1 against and report the plaza bill adversely. Mayor James G. Woodward urged smoke relief without state cost while opponents pressed commercial use and track impacts. Senator Hale noted Atlanta’s influence. final Senate motion to not pass, only dissent by Senator Sweat.
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Commission On the Western and Atlan
Atlanta
State of Georgia
Henefit
W. A. Wimbish
John W. Grant
Peachtree Street
State Capitol
Jesse Mercer
DIL
Forsyth Street
Terminal
Mercer
Chattanooga
R. J. Miller
Talley & Sumner
Jacksonville
HF. Saxelby
Hirst
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Barry Wright
Floyd + county
Afair
Wright
Hale
Thirty-Fifth
Bleckley Plaza
Talley & Summer
W.D. McNeil
J. L. Sweat
Hardwick Delivers Address in Decatur Ga
Thomas W. Hardwick, candidate for the United States senate, addressed about 100 people at the Decatur courthouse at 11 am. He opposed the parcel post bill and argued the government should stay out of mercantile business. He criticized Governor Slaton as an "artful dodger" and defended a tax law he proposed in the legislature. He spoke later at Stone Mountain at 3 pm.
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Decatur
Thomas W. Hardwick
United States Senate
Slaton
Georgia
Hardwick
Stone Mountain
Smoke nuisance costs Pistsbure millions annually
Scientists estimate that smoke nuisance costs Pistsbure about 19 million dollars per year, roughly 320 dollars per resident. The ad claims an ideal solution for light housekeeping with Almixt Self Rising Flour, saying it requires no baking powder dust or soda and saves work money and time.
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Scientiste
Birdsong Fined $100 for Contempt by Judge Nash Broyles
Dr Birdsong residing at 68 Oglethorpe avenue surrendered to police after disappearing post arrest on $1,000 bond. He faced contempt of court charges, was fined $100 or 30 days in stockade, with original case rescheduled for August and a new bond set at $1,500.
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Birdsong
Oglethorpe Avenue
Nash Broyles
Hirdaong
West End
James I. Beavers
Birdsone
Endowment and tax bills move through state House
Endowment funds may be exempted to allow Columbus to sell part of the city commons and to amend charters for Griffin Shellman Randolph Carrollton. House committees favor bills creating boards for Laurens and Putnam counties. Ways and Means reports favor a bill taxing grocers and clothing sellers $25 per county along railroad routes and a bill raising pistol tax.
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Columbus
Griffin
Shellman
Randolph County
Carrollton
Carroll County
Laurens
Putnam
House
Ways and Means
Georgia House Debates Taxation and Court Reforms
The House discussed taxation of mort gages and other indebtedness, and a judiciary committee recommended bills return to the house with passage. Proposals included amending the Baxley city court act Appling county, adjusting costs for suits under 100 dollars, and raising salaries for bailiffs in counties over 150000 population. Also measures to abolish Lettertonville city court Twiggs county and to elect successors to Atlanta municipal court judges. The solicitor general salary bill was recommitted to committee No 1.
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Special Judiciary Committee
House
Baxley
Appling County
Municipal ‘Court ‘of
Atlanta
Sa Gs
Lettertonville
Twiggs County
Fulton
Vision
General Judiciary Committee
West Georgia promises finest crops in years
A rain this afternoon revived corn in west Georgia after drought. Cotton is unusually fine across the region. In parts of west Georgia crops in twenty years are now promised, signaling a strong agricultural outlook for Columbus and surrounding areas.
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West Georgia
Columbus
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