Direct Farm Products To Door Under Parcel Post Plan
Washington plans to cut living costs by delivering farm produce directly to city consumers via parcel post. Ten cities will test direct producer to consumer connections with crates for butter eggs poultry vegetables and fruit.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
Burleson
Ruston
Atlanta
St. Louis
San Francisco
Baltimore
Detroit
la Crosse
Wis
Lynn
Mass
Rock Island
Roper
Postmaster General
Fate of the New Haven rests with its own owners
Washington reports that after an anti trust suit risk is resolved the New Haven railroad's future hinges on its directors and stockholders and Massachusetts lawmakers. A peace and dissolution agreement with advisers is to be reviewed by the board in New York, with action expected to ratify within a month. Massachusetts must remove its lien before trustees can begin stock disposition, then a decree will be sought in federal court once both sides act and legislation is signed by Governor Walsh.
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Washington
New Haven
New England
Massachusetts
Department of Imetice
New York
Road
Department
Bellott
Tenident Big
Councel
Mont
Boston and
Mane
Commonwealth
Massachusettg
Walsh
Wesley Foundation Gifts Illinois Farm Lands to University
ChicagoMarch 22 A gift to the University of Illinois of a farm of 86 acres on behalf of the Wesley foundation announced today. Wesley foundation created at the University of Illinois is intended to be a series of denominational foundations at the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Iillinois
Wesley Foundation
University of Illinois Methodists
State Universit
McDuffie County Cattle Boom Marked by $680 Sale
McDuffie county follows a cattle-raising surge as J H Kendrick of North McDuffie sold thirty home-raised steers worth 680 dollars to J F Watson who shipped them to other markets. Kendrick expects more than eight calves ready for market next year.
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McDuffie
Thomson
McDuffie County
J. H. Kendrick
North McDuffie
J. F. Watson
Kendrick
Covington Man Kills Wife by Accident
Covington Ga March 23 Special Bun Johnson a farmer five miles from Covington was passing through his kitchen at dawn while pursuing a hawk when the gun discharged and killed his wife instantly. A coroner's inquest followed and Johnson was acquitted as accidental death. The buckshot mangled her left side. she was 25 with one child.
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Covington
Bun Johnson
Johnson
Worldlings Using Bible Says Shuler for Selfish Ends
Rev. Allen C. Shuler of East Side Tabernacle denounces worldlings using gospel liberty for selfish aims. He argues the United States cannot be described as a Christian nation. cites Daniel Webster, compares gospel funding to liquor and naval costs, and urges a “Come Ye out from among them” ministry amid waning zeal.
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Shuler
Allen C. Shuler
East Side Tabernacle
United States
Daniel Webster
Nald
Spalding to Undertake Cultivation of Bamboo
Griffin Georgia March 22 Special The Grifin Spalding County Board of Trade backs a bamboo cultivation project hoping to rival Japanese imports. Bamboo roots planted by Mrs G J A De Valle have thrived with minimal care, proving suitability for the area. Local farmers consider growing bamboo to supply broom handles with American roots. The board offers to assist planters in obtaining root stocks.
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Griffin
Spalding County
Grifin-Spalding County Board of ‘Trade
Japan
G. J. A. de Valle
Grim-Spalding County Board of Trade
Spring Temperatures To Return This Week
Washington report predicts a gradual return to normal spring temperatures across the nation east of the Rockies this week with generally fair skies. Frosts are expected early in the week in the east gulf and south Atlantic states except southern Florida. a moderate Northwest disturbance midweek may bring localized rain and cooler air by week’s end.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
East Gulf
South Atlantic
Florida
Morning and Evening Proctor Sermons At Congregational Church
The Circle of the Day was the subject of two sermons by Dr. H. H. Proctor at the Congregational Church. In the morning he urged daily ordered prayers for protection, Thanksgiving, wisdom, and strength. The evening sermon continued the theme, stating the night hours shape the next day’s character and purpose, building physical, mental, and spiritual strength.
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H. H. Proctor
Congregational Church
Coleren
Aaid
R N Berrien Sr Dies Suddenl y at Millen
R N Berrien Sr a prominent Atlanta insurance man of 47 St Charles Ave died suddenly Sunday morning in Millen Ga after weeks of lagrippe. He leaves widow Anna D Berrien a son D Berrien of Talulah Falls a sister Frances Berrien of Rome a nephew R N Berrien Jr of Atlanta and two nieces L M and Margaret Berrien of Washington and New York respectively.
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RN. Berrien
Atlanta
St. Charles
Millen
Berrien
Anna Davant Berrien
D. Berrien
Taliujah Falls
Frances Berrien
Rome
R. N. Berrien, Jr
L. M. and
Margaret Berrien
Washington, D.C
New York City
Columbus to Get Its Twelfth Bank Soon
Columbus Ga March 22 Special the twelfth bank for Columbus and vicinity will soon be established with incorporators J A Kirven T A Williams V Lamar J W Black mon and associates The new bank will occupy a building on Twelfth street This will be the second new bank of the year in Columbus
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Columbus, Ga
Twelfth Bank For
Columbus and Vicinity
J. A. Kirven
T. A. Williams
V. Lamar
J. W. Blackmon
Lense Maker Jne L Moore & Sons Aims At Atlanta Market
The firm based at 42 North Broad Street Grant Building in Atlanta offers Kryptok lenses claiming seamless near and far vision. The company stresses comfort and notes its local production by Jne L Moore & Sons.
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Atlanta
Jne, L. Moore & Sons
North Broad Street
Grant Building
Roosevelt Sister Visits Ancestral Home in Roswell
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sister of Theodore Roosevelt, visited her Roswell Georgia ancestral home yesterday for the first time. She traveled with Mr. Robinson and Forrest Adair, spent the afternoon at the Bulloch mansion, and stayed at the Georgian Terrace in Atlanta before plans to travel to Savannah.
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Douglas Robinson
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Roswell
Robinson
Forrest Adair
Bulloch Mansion
Atlanta
Georgian Terrace
Savannah
Bullochs
Mr. Robinson
Tate
New York
Martha Bulloch
Bulloch
Archibald Bulloch
Georgia
Daniel Btowart
Midway Church
Liberty County
Congress
Midway Grounds
False rumor accuses teacher of killing pupil in well
Thomasville Ga March 22 Special. Superintendent Searcy of Thomas County schools rejects a sweeping unfounded rumor that a valued young woman teacher punished a pupil by pushing him into a schoolwell and killed him. He says letters and calls have flooded in but the tale has no foundation and the well is only a bored six inch shaft.
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Thomasville
Searcy
Thomas County Schools
Tragic Losses From Wellesley Fire Destroy Scientific Work
Wellesley Mass March 22 A fire that consumed College hall last Tuesday wiped out years of research in eugenics zoology histology and embryology including notes specimens and apparatus from Marion Hubbard Robvertsen and Caroline B Thompson. The blaze erased three years of experiments on ant brains and the Albatross deep sea bryozoa work.
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Wellesley, Masa
Heyer
Marion FR. Hubbard
Robvertsen
Seven Seas
Caroline B. Thompson
Apollogy
United States Wool Not Well Handled
Washington March 22 American wool growers could add as much as 2 cents a pound to wool value if sent to market graded and put up as attractively as Australian wools, according to a department of agriculture estimate. Growers and dealers admit American grading is poor, with 3 cents a pound loss on wool selling 16 to 30 cents. The bureau of animal industry prepared educational wools to improve practices, hoping sheep-raisers will lift returns 10 percent or more within a decade.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Outrages by Brigands Increasing in China
Pekin reports brigand outrages spreading in central China with bands linked to the White Wolf terrorizing towns. A massacre near Siangyangfu left 300 villagers dead and towns burned as provincial forces fail to halt the violence amid a strong revolutionary mood and frequent arrests.
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Pekin
China
Outlin
White Wolf
Siangyangfu
Hupeh
Anan
Kingtzohwan
Honan
Fire Captain Dies After Rescue Bid in Troy
Troy, Alabama dispatch reports 24 year old G Page, captain of the Troy fire department, died from burns suffered while entering a burning house to rescue a child he believed was inside. Page formerly resided in Montgomery. funeral set for Columbus, Georgia tomorrow.
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Troy
Ala
G. Page
Page
Montgomery
Columbus
Chattooga to Fight Tick in Lyerly Georgia
Chattooga county plans a strong campaign against cattle ticks this summer with rapid eradication efforts. Joseph F. Kimberl, newly elected mayor of Lyerly, is appointed county cattle inspector, joined by D. B. Scott and Frank Thomason as assistant inspectors under V. Ewers of Walker county.
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Chattooga
Lyerly
Chattooga County
Joseph F. Kimberl
D. B. Scott
Frank Thomason
V. Ewers
Walker County
Offer Fine Program For Next Evening At University Club
The University club plans a second evening on Tuesday at 8 oclock with an address by William A. Wimbish on the Objects and Purposes of the University Club followed by talks by members and a musical program arranged by Mrs. Joan M. Staton. Members and guests from many local organizations are invited. The next lecture, Dr. Preston Brontes fractures on Georgia history, will be Tuesday night, April 7.
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University Club
Atlanta
William A. Wimbish
Wimbish
mem~Ders
Joan M. Staton
Southern Association of College Women
Atlanta Pan-hiellenic
Alliance Francais
Brenau Club
Ion Clutb
Granite Club
Emory College
University of Georgia
Yale University
Unity Club
Preston Brontes
Georgia
Wages on the farms show large increase
Washington report from the department of agriculture reveals farm labor wages rose faster than city wages over twenty years. In the past year farm hands earned 2 percent more, 11 percent in the last four years, and 36 percent since 1900. The inquiry notes farm land values nearly doubled in the decade, with less of the farming proceeds going to labor and more to capital, while regional wage variance slowly lessens.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Thost
United States
Pankhurst Carried On Stretcher To Westminster Abbey
Sylvia Pankhurst arrives by stretcher with about 1000 East End suffragists for a Westminister Abbey service but cannot gain admission as seats are filled. An open air meeting follows with Rev Edmund Willis in vestments leading prayer and preaching. Pankhurst urges making England a real Christian country to honor Westminster Abbey for the poor as well as the rich. ambulance carries her away amidst sparse police presence and religious atmosphere.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
East End
Abbey
Church of England
Edmund Willis
Vaila
Byron Laflin Smith Dies of Heart Failure
Chicago obituary for Byron Waflin Smith founder and president of Northern Trust. He died of heart failure at age 89. A leading Chicago banker, he served as director of Chicago and Northwestern Railway Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Commonwealth Hudson company and Chicago Telephone. Survived by widow and four grown sons.
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Chicago
Byron Waflin Smith
Northern Trust Company
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fernlroad
Commonwealth Hudison Company
Chicago Telephone Company
Mr. Smith
Cook County
Morgenthau on Tour From Constantinople to Nile
Henry Morgenthau American ambassador to Turkey leaves Constantinople for a six weeks Nile trip then to Palestine. He will be accompanied by a party of American missionaries to tour Syria.
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Morgenthau
Constantinople
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Nile
Palestine
Syria
Van Hise Warns Against Trust Dissolution Policy
Dr. Charles Van Hise, president of the University of Wisconsin, told the St Paul Association of Commerce that the government's trust dissolution program is raising rather than lowering commodity prices. He said the Sherman law operation is producing unintended effects and harming consumers.
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St. Paul Marek
Charles & van Hise
University of Wisconsin
St Paul
Mort Sherman Policy Clash With Opponents Cited
A brief item notes a dispute over a policy position tied to Mort Sherman, facing opposition from critics and local figures. The report highlights differing views and potential implications for the community.
Fragmented OCR: sports note with unclear phrasing
A fragmentary OCR segment mentions competition and natural effects but lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes. The unreadable line appears to reflect a sports or innervation context with incomplete quotation.
Driving of organs trust merger site and hold complete
Fragmentary OCR yields a terse legal or corporate note mentioning a trust merger and combined site actions. No clear names, dates, or entities are readable to confirm the exact parties or resolution.
Chattooga peaches undamaged by cold weather
Lyerly Georgia March 22 Special The weather has been chilly for days but growers expect a large peach crop this season as there are no unforeseen mishaps anticipated The strawberry and plum crops have blossomed but peaches remain safe despite the cold conditions
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Lyerly
Walter Akerman Weds Trained Nurse in Savannah
Announcement from Savannah dated March 22 reports the marriage last night of Walter Akerman son of United States District Attorney Alexander Amare Magon to Marion Lax a trained nurse. Akerman 23 and his bride 22. He has lived in Savannah several months and worked for a western backing house branch.
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Savannah
Walter Akerman
United States
Alexander Amare Magon
Marion Lax
Bank organized in Metcalfe Georgia creates new local bank
A bank was organized in Metcalfe in Thomas County last week with F. M. Smith as president Horne as vice president and W. V. Carter as cashier The move increases Thomas County banks to fourteen in 1900 with ten more outside Thomasville according to local report.
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Metcalf
Thomasville
Metcalfe
F. M. Smith
Horne
WV. Carter
Thomas County
Evangelist Rev Frank Jackson Arrives in Thomson
Rev Frank Jackson of Atlanta, evangelist with the Baptist state mission board, arrived in Thomson to lead a series of protracted meetings in the factory chapel beginning today. He is scheduled to preach throughout the series to local workers and residents.
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Thomson
Thomson, Ga
Mareh
Frank Jackson
Atlanta
Baptist State Mission Board
Factory Chapel
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Whitehhall
Maier& Berkele, Inc
Whitehall Street
Hawk
Spalding
R. N. Berrien, SR
IFS
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Roosevelt
Wellesley
Sylvia ‘Pankhurst
Westminster Abbey
Byron Laflin Smith
van Hise
Ent
Mort Sherman
Campbell’s
Campbell
Snares
Sanna Serena Stara
Maxwell House
Cheek-Neal Coffee Co
Boustos Mashvilis Dacksenville
William S. Wier
Laboe
Wier
Tvork
League
Journal of Labor
John Reed
Mexico
Kipling
Stephen Crane
Richard Harding Davis
Murch
Urbina
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