Owen Resolution Sparks Controversy Over 11 Month Teachers
Alderman John Owens proposes board authority to hire teachers for eleven months and require summer work. Council balks, calling it dangerous and punitive. Resolution referred to board. salaries to principals and teachers outlined under Gwens plan, with merit scales and potential savings debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Owens
Board of Education Authority
General Council
Owans
Mensure Waa
C L. Ashley
Gwens
Horses and Mules Seen Poised for Fabulous Prices
Alderman I N Ragsdale reports from St Louis that European powers in war are rapidly depleting U S mule and horse supplies. He says within two years a horse or mule could fetch fabulous prices as agents monitor markets and thousands are bought for Europe. Ragsdale notes strong livestock trade in Missouri boosts activity amid war-driven demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
I N Ragsdale
St Loum
Lye
Middle West
Europe
Ragsdale
Ah Vines
Missouri
Poised PAs on cloth for women and children report
Fragmentary note citing MEDICINE CO. Pept. Atlante, Ga. mentions greatness in poring PAs on eloth for women and children with unclear context and organization.
Trade balance for United States shows shift from war to food exports
Official commerce department analysis reports ten months ending April with a trade balance of meat and beef at a billion dollars while exports of manufactures other than foodstuffs fall. Foodstuffs drive net export gains as crude materials exports shrink, with Europe and several nations increasing American trade while Germany, Austria-Hungary decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Europe
North Amercan
Oceana
France
Italy
Sweden
Netherlands
Norway
Germany
Austria
Planning to Improve Education in South
Washington announces plans to carry out the year program approved at the Chattanooga Southern Conference for Education and Industry meeting. A new executive board, succeeding Peabody Foundation and Southern Education board, will keep headquarters in Washington with J B Anwell chairing and Dr AP Bourland as secretary for four years. T R Preston treasurer. New committees set leaders for superintendent and college conferences. New Orleans to host next meeting if conditions met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chattanooga
Southern Conference For Education and Industry
Peabody Hduration Fund
Southern Education Board
J B Anwell
Loumana
AP Bourland
Tamself
T R. Preston
P LF Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
Nen
JE Swearingen
South Carolina
Patkins
Millsaps College
Mississippi
New Orleans
Memorial proposed for Clara Barton in Washington
June 7 report from Washington says the Legion of Loyal Women and Grand Army of the Republic posts seek a national memorial for Clara Barton founder of the American Red Cross. They consider a statue in the Capitol Hall of Fame or a building site memorial. decision pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clara Barton
American National Red Cross
Legion of Loyal Women
Grand Army of the Republic
Legion
Migs Barton
Red Cross
Nations
Hall of Fame
Capitol
Cross Nurses
Misa Bartons
American Red Cross
Merchant ships urged by Oscar Underwood
Montgomery news reports Senator Oscar Underwood urged focusing on merchant ships over battleships in a public address at Andalusia Alabama. He said transportation facilities would move cotton and improve southern business, and called for calm in discussions with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Oscar Underwood
Andalusia
Germany
No Fire Insurance For Liquor Dealers In State
Montgomery June 7 fire insurance companies canceled all policies for liquor dealer property owners. The move is statewide and many policies voided by the prohibition laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
New Booze Password Revealed in Rome Court Record
In Rome Georgia on June 7 a testimony in justice court revealed the password "Give me some fresh meat" used by customers to signal a whisky purchase at blind tigers In Home. Pierce Watters was bound over for trial at Floyd city court next term on $250 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Telal
Pierce Watters
Justice Court
Watters
Floyd
Writ of Error Signed in Peonage Cases
Judge Newnan signed an order allowing a writ of error for Fayette and Spalding county farmers Franklin Huff Charles Adams and Harry Putnam convicted of conspiring to commit peonage seeking appellate review of the case convictions in the peonage conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newnan
Franklin Huff
Charles Adams
Harry Putnam
Fayette and Spalding County
Roosevelt Visits Pass Christian on Coastal Preserve Tour
June 7 Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt arrived at Pass Christian for a brief visit with John M Parker. Tomorrow the colonel and a party will board the Louisiana Conservation Commission yacht Daley for a trip among federal and state game preserves on the lower coast, about 20 000 acres. He noted the preserve was established at his suggestion, though he has never seen it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Pass Christian
Theodore Roosevelt
John M Parker
Loulaiana
Peace Medal for King George in London ceremony
A medal cast in New Orleans marked the celebration of a century of peace between the United States and Great Britain. The renewal of George Enen was noted but the event had no formal presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
London
George
Enen
New Orleans
United Minter
Bonds at Next Meeting Wrangle Ends Without Action
General council adjourned after an hour of amendments on a proposed 2,200,000 bond issue for public improvements. Aldermen push for school and hospital bonds, street and sewer bonds, and specific underpass projects while ward opposition grows, leaving the report unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Council
MN Ragedale
Seawright
Owens
Grady Koanital
Rewadale
J C White
George Freeman
Grant Parks
J L. McCord
MeKay
South Pryor Street
Southern Railway
Second Ward
Ttema
Swimming Lessons At Y M C A Begin With Big Classes
Two hundred boys and fifty men enrolled as instructors led by five expert swimmers at the YMCA pool for a week of free lessons from 9 30 am to 8 30 pm. Over 600 have registered. both pools used as classes grow. Early instruction aims to teach all attendees to swim and progress to advanced drills as they master techniques. Temperature stays around 80 degrees to avoid cramps. open to members and nonmembers alike with signups urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Hoya
Atlanta
Ragsdale Wields Hickory Gavel At Council Meeting
Mayor Pro Tem I N Ragsdale used a gavel carved from a Hickory tree in his boyhood yard to conduct Monday council session. He recalled childhood scoldings from the same tree and noted the new gavel replaced an aging panel once used for years, bought by Mr Ragsdale with practical sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ragsdale
Paulding
General Council
Floyd and Adjoining Counties Open Summer School at Berry
More than two hundred teachers from Floyd Chattooga Walker Catoosa Whitfield and Gordon counties attend the Berry School summer session opening this morning and running to June 12 Dormitories and laboratories are available for teachers with J King Floyd county school superintendent serving as registrar State supervisors assist and county superintendents cooperate This school replaces the former county teachers institutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Dune
Floyd
Chattoogs
Walker
Catnara
Whitfield
Gordon
Berry School
J . King
Sperintendent
Schonl
Silver Loving Cup Presented Dr W S Elkin at Banquet
Dr W S Elkin Sr dean of Atlanta Medical College received a silver loving cup from the faculty at a banquet last night at the Piedmont Driving Club. Sixty three physicians attended as the college nears merger with Emory University. Dr Stewart R Roberts presented the gift after tributes to Elkin's service to medical education in Georgia and the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
48 Elkin
Atlante Medical College
Piedmont
Elkin
Emory University
Stewart R. Roberts
Bernard Wolff
Elkins
Georgia
South
Florida fruit crop totals near nine million boxes
Tampa Florida June 7 records from the Florida Citrus Exchange show citrus fruit shipments totaling 8 575 030 boxes during the 2014 18 season with 26 28 carloads of fruit whipped. The crop is expected to reach 9 000 000 boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Florida Citrus Exchange
Interstate Freight Rates Trimmed By Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission held that freight charges on carloads of cast iron pine from East Bedford Lynchburg Virginia and Anniston Alabama to Charlotte North Carolina and Rock Hill South Carolina were reasonable. The commission dismissed complaints by Charlotte and Rock Hill that the rates violated long and short haul rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
East Bedford
Lynchburg
Anniston
Ale
Charlotta
Rock Hill
Inter Ce Rommerce Commission
Charlottes
Georgia Supreme Court Arguments in Butler v Rey case
The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments in the Butler v Rey et al matter originating from Fulton and Clayton counties. Participants included Charles Faisag and Forrest Adair among others as the case challenged jurisdiction and related issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Faisag
Forrest Adair
Fulton Ke
Butler
J C Rey
Clayton
Court of Appeals Georgia case list and filings
Argued and submitted opinions from the Court of Appeals of Georgia include cases involving Zamar Grubbs City of Quitman Baldwin Robert Joven Berry Smith Winwallace Carrall Goldberg Chatham Dougherty Pulaski Morwan Taliaferro Richmond Line Railway and several corporate entities. The long docket references multiple states and counties with various appellants and defendants awaiting rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zamar Grubbs
City of
Quit
Brooks
Remait
Baldwin
Robert Joven
Btate
Calhoun
Barwin Berry
State
Spalding
Hin Vaughn
Andrew Smith Vedtete
Johnean Winwallace
Carrall
Dom Goldberg
Atate
Chatham
Vy Camp
Dougherty P
Wobbington
Fulton
Dick Fuich
Leonard
HOR Tin Jy
Pulaski
Glay Willis
Morwan
Marion Unry
Taliaferro Plenrr Frontaut. Y
Lorie Company
View Versa
Richmond Heapourd Alt Line Railway
Curry Baker
E McDen
Jackson
Anlay
Haton Sayv
AB Sealer i
Martin-Osburn Reels We Company
Bom Malton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Waite
Crex
Sretona -Dimitres Tapeatriog
Tatfetas
M. Rich & Bros. CO
Wilson
Edgewood
Reed
the Constitution
Owen Resolution
Jackson & Wenesis
Marietta
Broad
Curtis
Foreyth
Mitchell Peters
Haynes Peters
Trenholm
Ney Pharmacy Co
Decatur Street
Benjamin Armacy Co
Mitchell and
Whitehall
Council
Grady Hospital
Y.M.C. A
Counties
W. S. Elkin
Drs. Roberts
Boland Calhoun, Goldsmith
E G Jones, Ballenger
Frank Selman
Florida
Thirteenth Street
Peachtree Street
Piedmont Avenue
Piedmont Park
Atlantas Finest Park
Forrest & George Adair
New England Mutual Iife Insurance Company
Watermau Isdea
Edgewood Ave
No. Pryor St
Boulevard Place
Fue
Benjamin D
Watkins Secon
FEDCR
Fourth National Bank
Ivy
Car Lota
Carolina Portland Cement Co
Moore and
Pecatua
Acme
Keystone
Portland
Lodge
Wet Oly
Masonic le
Peachtres and
Cain “Streets
Brouther Jonn
Hachman
Trethren
Order of Wenry
Fulton Lodge
Richardson
Hunter
Coriatty
Pattend Wow
Boi
Otters
Ini Meniers
Laiferm
Knights of 7 Situs
Horry
Pryor Street
Inifere
Knights of Sister Dees
ESTES
OWASS
Edwin Gann
Misa Elizay
Beth Ginn
Frit Gann
Ada Gann
Y Gann
Re Compton Gann
Baptist Church
Smyrna
Old Sonene
A J. Morgan
Boone
Renfrod
Friends of
Repuioe
Wavy Hammond
Stephens
Trammond
Hammond
W Hf
Henfree
Tuesdias
Bethel Church
WeDonough
Harry G Poole
Boose
Imane
Neal
Woodward Ve
John J. Woodside Storage Co, Inc
Wholesale Lumber
Moore and Decater
Ste. Atlanta
Supreme Court OF GA
Court OF Appeals OF GA
Carter Eleoctric Company
Broad Street
Tripod Paint CO
Carolina Portland Cement CD
Atland- Ga
At Santiecwes
Vie Satterlee Adana
Grocae
Daly
Miss Kitty Cordea
Heuveo
Leslie Carter
David Belasce
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!