Geor gians to go on two specials to Baltimore
Georgia delegates arrange two special trains to Baltimore for the national democratic convention. A Southern Railway train will depart Atlanta at 11 15 a m Sunday June 23, arriving Baltimore June 24 6 40 a m. Seaboard Air Line will run from Savannah with Florida and south Georgia delegations, arriving Baltimore the same time.
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Baltimore
City
Transportation Committee of the Georgia Delegation
Holling N. Randolph
Crawford Wheatley
Americus
5. C. Dunlap
Gainesville
Clark Howell
Wedneaway
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Seaboard Air Line
Savannah
Southern
Seaboard
Florida
South Georgia
A Tes
Forsyth Street to be improved and underpasses closed
At a finance committee meeting in Atlanta citizens led by ex mayor R F Maddox proposed major Forsyth Street improvements between Alabama and Mitchell including closing Forsyth Street underpasses and paving West Hunter Street. Estimated grade changes cost about 8000 dollars with sponsors to pay and city reimbursed next year.
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Forsyth Street
R. F. Maddox
Alabama
Mitchell
West Hunter Street
Whitehall Street
Madison Avenue
Mr. Maddox
SM. Inman
C. P. Greenfield
Morris Brandon
Maddox
Chamber of Commerce
Fulton County
Slaton
Council
West End
Dargan
Greensferry Avenue
E. C. Kontz
Stewart Avenue
Wells Street
Luckie Street
Peachtree Street
Spring Street
J. R. Smith
Walton Street
Marietta Street
Western Union Buys 10,000 Underwood Typewriters
The state agriculture department reports a sharp drop in fertilizer tag sales for the just closed season with totals of 1,084,960 tons of fertilizer and 104,288 tons of cow ton seed meal, down from 1,202,177 and 129,748 in 1910 11. Commissioner E J Connor orders bulk handling of fertilizer tags by Judge John T Harrison, making him the sole official involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture
E. J. Connor
John T. Harrison
Naval appropriation bill sent to Senate with battleship boost
In Washington the Senate committee on naval affairs decided to report the naval appropriation bill to the Senate tomorrow. It includes a provision for two new battleships this year and other administration recommendations the House refused to grant. The bill carries 133,000,000 dollars, an increase of 215,000,000 over the current appropriation.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Plan to require Georgia railroads to honor mileage tickets
The Georgia Traveling Men's Protective Association filed a petition with the Georgia railroad commission seeking an order for interchangeable mileage on passenger trains rather than exchanging mileage to rockets. The issue previously reached the legislature last year with a bill to require separate mileage ticket windows in towns over 2000 population that failed. The group may pursue legislative action again at the coming session.
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Georgia
Georgia Railroad Commission
Georgia Traveling Men's Protective Association
Mayson & Johnson
Atlanta
Railroad Commission
Nine Tots In Runaway At Athena Georgia
In Athena on June 5 a surrey carrying nine children nearly overturned when a frightened horse struck the curb. The little girl driver Gertrude Martin kept her mother and others safe as the horse bolted. One child, a Powell girl from Atlanta, was thrown out but escaped with injuries to hair and clothing. The driver reported the girl not hurt much with no broken bones.
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Athena
Surrey
Gertrude Martin
Dan Martin
J. R. Powell
Atlanta
Southern
Bell Enters Battle For Albany Solicitor General Post
Albany Ga June 5 Special An interesting contest for the Albany judicial circuit solicitor generalship pits Cairo attorney R C Bell against long time incumbent Col Wooten of Albany. Bell campaigns energetically while Wooten runs for re election, the first opposition he has faced since taking office.
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Albany
Albany Judicial Circuit
Cok W. EF. Wooten
R. C. Bell
Cairo
Grady County
Bells
Colonel Wooten
Bell
Tate
Holmes Elected President at Gordon Institute
Professor Edward T. Holmes, a Gordon Institute alumnus and Mercer University veteran faculty member, is elected president succeeding Jere M. Pound who departs for the Georgia Normal at Athens. The Gordon commencement featured fifty graduates with awards and speeches as Pound received tokens of appreciation.
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Barnesville
Edward T. Holmes
Gordon Institute
All
Mercer University
Gordon
Jere M. Pound
Georgia Normal
Athens
Holmes
Ilan
Stoge
Gale Bush
Frances Holmes
Bessie Holmes
Neva Holley
Jackson Lee Daniel
George Stevens Whitehead
Lawton B. Evans
Au~ Busia
John Calvin Butts
Newton Gale Bush
Alonzo Cunningham
Leon Cunningham
William Davidson
Jackson Daniel
Hubert Dukes
Wallace Geiger
John Green
Samuel Wenderson
John Henderson
William Jenkins
Gerald Peacock
Jamey Ray
Marshall Reviere
George Whitehead
Horace Clements
George Donaldson
Claude Sullivan
Garnett Welcher
Loyd Barrett
David Holmes
Robert Maddox
George McCranie
William Steed
Ernest Stratford
William Taylor
Marjorie Berry
Evelyn ColHer
Horances Holmes
Evelyn Bankston
Annis Bell
Sarah Holmes
Pauline Hunt
Mamie Milner
Misa Grace Moore
Rebecca Rogers
Jessie Cannafax
Zollie Kleckley
Bessie Maddox
Emily Reeves
Locker clubs indicted in Fulton grand jury action
Fulton county grand jury returned true bills against ten social organizations after an investigation led by T K Glenn. Indicted clubs include the Owls Beavers Metropolitan Knights of Mystic Ark Bec Moosa Eagles Central Georgi Athletic and Theatrical. Judge Penticton's injunction appeal ruling on liquor sales influenced the action.
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Fulton County Grand Jury
T. K. Glenn
Foreman Glenn
Atlanta
Owls
Beavers
Metropolitan
Knights of Mystic Ark
Bec
Moosa
Eagies
Central
Georgi
Athletic
Theatrical
Penticeton
Gate City Athletic Club
Grasty to attend unveiling of Mackless statue at VMI
Major Grasty of Atlanta has received an invitation from the Virginia Military Institute to attend the unveiling of the Mackless statue to Stonewall Jackson on the institute parade grounds. The ceremony is set for Tuesday June 19 with a large gathering expected. Colonel R Preston Chew a former Stuart's horse artillery cadet will give the unveiling address.
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Grasty
Virginia Military Institute
Mackless
Stonewall Jackson
Brentel
Rome
Atlantan
New Market
Freckenridge
Seigle
Hzekiel
R. Preston Chew
Stuart's
Horse Artillery
Atlanta
County buys road engine to improve Georgia highways
Perry Georgia special reports county commissioners purchased a four thousand dollar road engine with three graders. The setup replaces mule teams and nine men, enabling five workers to surface about six miles daily. The engine operates on roads from Fort Valley to Echeconnes Creek and on the Bibb national highway, under Superintendent Chapman, promising better maintained graded roads and future improvements.
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Perry
Fort Valley
Echeconnes Creek
Bibb County
Echeconnee
Terry
Chapman
Music Department Graduates Named in Expressions and Voice
The music department lists Miss Stella Bus sey Miss Evelyn Collier Miss Francis Holmes Miss Sallie Howard Miss Em ly Reeves Miss Rebecca Rogers. J George Donaldson is the graduate from the expression department.
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Stella Bussey
Evelyn Collier
Francis Holmes
Sallie Howard
Emly Reeves
Rebecca Rogers
J . George Donaldson
Lorimer Jok es With Prosecutor in Senate Confrontation
Washington reports Senator Kern and Senator Lorimer clash over the second investigation into Lorimer. Kern cites new evidence and questions Hines Funk and Cook Brown while Lorimer defends his stance and accuses misrepresentation. The two exchange light remarks as Lorimer jokes with Kern.
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Washington
Kern
Indiana
Lorimer
Senate
Ma Kern
Tae
Ikern
Poe
Clarence S$. Funk
International Harvesterompany
Funk
Edward Hines
Chicago
Jveneen
Deneen
Senator Kern
Senator Chamberlain
Senator Lorimer
Black mummy memorial dedication at University of Georgia
Athens Ga June 6 special on the lth of this month during commencement season at the University of Georgia the dedicatory exercises of the Black Army Memorial institute will be held Governor Joseph M Brown will speak along with other state notables on the program land has been procured and funds begun for the building of this institution drawing wide attention nationwide
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Gov. Brown
Athens
University of Georgia
Board of Trustees
Board of Visitors
Black Arummy Memorial Institute
Joseph M. Brown
Wise enters sixth district race in Georgia
Barnesville Georgia June 5 Hon J W Wise declares for congress in the sixth district with a strong campaign, noting expected victory and broad popular support. He faces incumbent Charles L Bartlett who seeks re election and J R Cooper also in the contest.
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Barnesville
J. W. Wise
Charles L. Bartlett
J. R. Cooper
Bartlett
Primary considered for 31st District Hartwell Ga
In Hartwell Georgia on June 5 a district wide primary is eyed to choose the senator for the thirty first district. Chairman James I Skelton of Hartwell may call a meeting after the state executive committee decides the nomination date. Counties Hart Habersham Stephens and Franklin may vote to name the senator under a rotation plan, with Habersham currently slated to name this year. Hart County executive members include W F Weaver A J McMullan and Jillian B McCurry.
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Hartwell
Meat Senate
James I], Skelton
Statehouse
Hart
Habersham
Stephens
Franklin
Rempe
Voirson
Habersham County
Ary
W. F. Weaver
A. J. McMullan
Jillian B. McCurry
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