Court Decides Widows Favor in Insurance Claim
Mrs. Carrie Dennis, widow of J. A. Dennis, wins a court ruling over sister-in-law Mrs. Besels A. Brown regarding a Locomotive Engineers policy. Dennis had named a beneficiary before marrying, and the case centers on whether she can claim the $1,500 policy as widow of the late engineer after his death near Lumber City. Judge Felton restrains Brown from collecting the funds as the suit proceeds in Macon, Georgia.
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Dennis
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lumber City
Gift of 50,000 Endows Trinity College in North Carolina
Durham, June 9. A donation of 50000 from tobacco magnate B Finke to Trinity College was announced today. The gift makes Trinity one of the most wealthily endowed colleges in the south and will fund improvements to relieve congestion from insufficient classroom space and record student numbers.
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Trinity
Durham
N. C
Trinity College
B. Finke
South
Georgia Philathea Meeting Opens In Dawson
The second annual convention of the Georgiantate Philathea Union opened at the Dawson Baptist church with Miss Annie L. Callahan of Atlanta as president and Miss Florence Yates of Macon as secretary. Delegates attended as reports were heard and Dr. Lansing Burrows addressed the session. A banquet at the Dawson Inn followed by a Baraca Sunday school reception and an afternoon automobile ride highlighted events.
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Dawson
Georgiantate Philathea Union
Annie L. Callahan
Atlanta
Florence Yates
Macon
Baptist Church
Lansing Burrows
Dawson Inn
Dawson Baptist Sunday School
To Establish Hospital in Athens Georgia
In Athens Georgia a lively movement to establish a city hospital is under way. Physicians and many citizens back the plan. A petition with hundreds of signatures circulated. A meeting with Mayor and council heard plans. Judge Andrew J. Cobb Dr H C White and Col Thomas J Shackelford spoke. A resolution to seek charter amendment for city hospital was requested.
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Athens
Andrew J. Cobb
H. C. White
Thomas J. Shackelford
Qty
Athena
Argument on Port Rates Heard in Georgia Case
The Georgia railroad commission heard extended arguments on the reasonableness of port rates from Savannah and Brunswick to Atlanta for special iron articles and coffee. Atlanta Steel Co argued lower rates would force Pittsburg competition and could bankrupt them. Savannah countered with political and business objections. The hearing adjourned to Friday with Wimbish set to close.
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Railroad Commission of Georgia
Savannah
Brunswick
Atlanta
Savannah-Atlanta
J. Carroll Payne
Atlanta Steel Company
Seacoast
Pittsburg
Tle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wimbish
Wimbsh
Et Chamber*of Commerce of
J. F. Gray
Chamber of Commerce
Railroad Commision
McLendon
Hillyer
Hill, Stevens
Chandler
Hanson
Central of Georgia
B. Thompson
Sanders McDaniel
T. K. Glenn
Lewis H. Beck
Louis Gholstin
H. T. Moore
C. H L. Kelly
W. H. Newell
Beck & Gregg Hardware Company
McCord-Stewart Company
Wimbish, Watkins and Ells
Savannah Chamber of Commerce
A. Pope
Georgia and Florida Railroad
T. Mayhew Cunningham
T. C. Northrup
Southern Railway
Mr. Wimblat
Georgia
Beck & Gregg
Rates Debate Marks Georgia Freight Hearings
Georgia railroad commission hearings featured opposition to the 23 cent seaboard rate with claims it harms ocean competition and favors all rail hauls from Pittsburg and the east. Attorneys argued interstate issues, while state officials reported finances and conservation notes amid broader coverage of state receipts and pensions.
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Seaboard
Pittsburg
East
Atlanta
Georgia
Central of Georgia Railway
Oneningham
T. Mayhew Cunningham
Lawton & Cunningham
Central of Georgia Railroad
Mars
Atiara
Louisville
Evansville
Georgia Seaboard
Nashville
Chattanooga
Savannah
Georgia Railroad Commission
B. Northrup
Southern
Supreme Court
H. T. Moore
Atlanta Freight Bureau
Kodol Promises Quick Relief For Indigestion
A vintage advertisement touts Kodol as a pleasant liquid that starts digestion instantly, supplies the stomach’s juices, and prevents chronic dyspepsia. It warns of nervous indigestion and potential appendicitis from indigestion, urging readers to try a dollar bottle with a money back guarantee at the vendor’s lab.
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the Mills. Printing. CO
the Mills Printing Company
Griffin, GA
Surance
Georgia Philathea
Dr. Lansing Burrows
Castoria
Crue
cnwTaum
Daniel
Rogers, Peet& Co
Hart, Schaffner& Marx
Ca Ee Bros
Pes le J. ‘Daniel President
Wes
Lawa
Trade and Commerce
Alabama
South Carolina
Goss
Capitol
Wright
Pension Fund
Georgia State
National Conservation Commission
McCallie
J. W. Lindsey
Smith
Pension Department
General Assembly
Urius
Poughkeepale
Uriu
Baroness Uria
Vassar College
Vassar
Japan
G. Whe
CpesGaieagy
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