Cheaper streetcar fares debated by city council
At a joint meeting the council committee and Georgia Railway and Electric officials discussed cheaper fares. Aldermen McClelland and Johnson warned of a fight on Monday if public demand is sidetracked. Eleven proposals were reviewed, some discarded, others paused. Arkwright and Adair urged fairness and noted a merger. A Worrin resolution sought to bar reporters from naming speakers.
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Georgia Railway and Electric Company
McClelland
Ark- Wright
Johnson
Arkwright
Forrest Adair
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Amundsen Back From South Pole Expedition
Hobart Tasmania March 7 Captain Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, has returned from his south polar voyage. He originally planned a six year Arctic drift for the North Pole but shifted to an Antarctic expedition. Fram wintered at Bay of Whales in 1911 with eight men and 116 dogs aboard.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Roald Amunssen
Amundsen
Northwest Passage
Norway
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Fram
Bay of Whales
Foss ‘Gea
South Pole
Robert F. Scott
Pole
Beadmere Glacier
Scott
Lawrence Mill Strike Figure Refuses to Answer
Dudley M. Holman secretary to Governor Foss of Massachusetts testified before the house rules committee on the Lawrence mill strike. He was pressed with a question about a scene submitted by Representative Victor Berger pleading the strikers' cause. Holman said he would answer if insisted, while acknowledging failure to settle the dispute. The committee conferred after the exchange.
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Washington
Dudley M. Holman
Foss
Massachusetts
House Rules Committee
Lawrence
Ae N
Bim
Victor Berger
Wood
American Woolen Company
Holman
Two Georgians to quit Congress in coming retirement
Washington dispatch reports two Georgia congressmen plan to retire from Congress and seek private life. The timing follows earlier notes that up to four in the Georgia delegation might not seek re election. The announcements are expected this week from leading delegation members.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
The
Constitution
Georgia
Convicted Husband Hired Out To Better Half Case
Raleigh report outlines a sensational 1920s style case involving P. H. Thrash, convicted of prohibition violation and sentenced to serve time. County authorities investigated alleged arrangements where a wealthy man’s wife faced unusual legal scrutiny amid the bustling year.
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Raleigh
P.H. Thrash
Jay Chien
Roosevelt Perkins Visit Clouds Campaign Ties
Oyster Bay March 6 George W Perkins former Morgan partner paid a mysterious visit to Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill bringing a message from campaign manager Senator Dixon Roosevelts spokesman said little beyond confirming the visit and stating he would not comment on any further message from Dixon Perkins connections to the International Harvester Company are cited by opponents as campaign material.
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Oyster Bay
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan
Theodore Roosevelt
Perkins
Colonel Roosevelt
International Harvester Company
New York
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Mr Perkins
Senator Dixon
Dixon
Mr. Perkins
Sagamore ‘Hill
Mr. Berkins
Jones
Peace Treaties Voted On Today In Senate
Washington reports the Senate planned to vote at 4 30 p m on arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France after an agreement to strike out clause 3 article 3 from the treaties The debate centers on the joint high commission of inquiry and the binding acts on the Senate Senators Bacon and Smith condemned article 3 as eroding Senate power and warned the treaties threaten future disputes and U S sovereignty
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Washington
Senate
Great Britain
France
Foreign Relations Committee
Joint High Commission of Inquiry
Commission
Lodge
Bacon
Georgia
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Smith
United States
Great
Clean-Up Now or Be Arrested Campaign in Atlanta
The sanitary department orders a rigid yard inspection across the city. Inspectors will act against violators of sanitary laws requiring clean premises and tightly covered garbage and manure receptacles. Chief John Jzentzen leads The Crusade, a campaign for a clearer Atlanta.
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Weill
Sanitary Department
Atlanta
John .Jjentzen
N. Orusagte E
Any Democrat Can Carry N Y In Nomination Debate
John Corrigan Jr reports from Washington on Senator James H. OGorman's claim that any Democrat nominated for president could carry New York. He singles out House Leader Underwood as equally able to win the state, while noting O'Gorman's view that Wilson might fail to carry New York, a position softened by party ties and family connections.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
United States
James, H. O'Gorman
New York
New York State
House
Underwood
Wilson
Inlaw
O'Gorman
Wees
Man killed by dead mule in Trade area tragedy
James Brown of Charlotte North Carolina was kicked to death yesterday in Trade Tennessee while moving the carcass of a dead mule from a wagon. His widow and five children survive. The mule allegedly reacted with stiffened hind legs as he attempted the burial task, causing a fatal blow to the heart.
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Charlotte
James Brown
Tenn
North ‘Carolina
Brown
Hope for TM Settlement After Great Coal Strike
Fragmentary notes report a hoped settlement of a major coal strike. Information is incomplete but suggests progress toward an agreement, with widespread demands and persistent parental concerns reflected in the miner workforce.
Underwood Campaign Opens Georgia Headquarters in Atlanta
Manager G. R. Hutchens announced Underwood campaign HQs at the Ara gon Hotel in Atlanta with strong local interest. Prominent Georgia residents and Alabama natives visited daily, voicing support and pledging aid to secure Georgia votes for Mr. Underwood, with early reports of rising stock and optimism for victory.
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Underwood
Aragon Hotel
G. R. Hutchens
Watchens
Atlanta
Gormier
Alabama
Georgia
Hutchens
Os Bs
Grace gravely wounded in shooting. doctors doubt recovery
Grace remains in critical condition at St Josephs Infirmary after a police‑related shooting at 29 West Eleventh Street. Dr W G Goldsmith says lung wound worsened by pneumonia, spinal injury leaves him paralyzed below, likely permanent. Wife Daisy Ulrich Grace, staying at Marion Hotel, denies charge and seeks bond as rumors swirl of a dying declaration.
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Eugéne
Grace
West Elfin Street
Newnan
Lenney
H. Grace
Goldsmith
St. Joseph's Infirmary
West Eleventh Street
Mr. Grace
Daisy Ulrich Obie Grace
Philadelphia
Marion Hotel
St. Joseph’s Infirmary
Sanford
Weather Prophecy Unsettled Forecast for Georgia Region
Unsettled weather described with rain likely and moderate to strong winds from the north and northeast. Local report shows low temperatures around 9 degrees, high near 48, and normal around 42. Rainfall and excess figures appear partially obscured. data indicates 40 inches excess since the month start and since January 1, details unclear.
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