Probes in Congress Ramp Up as Democrats Rule House
Washington reports a sweeping probe era under Democratic control with investigations into the United States Steel Corporation and the American Sugar Refining Company. Committees plan money trust and currency reform inquiries, with hearings on Panama Canal leases and Everglades land charges to follow.
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American Sugar Refining Company
Stanley
Kentucky
Sugar Refining
Representative Hardwick
Georgia
Senate
Money Trust
Shipping Combine
Pujo
Louisiana
Representative Glass
Virginia
Committee On Merchant Marine
American Woolen Company
United States
Panama
Colombia
Hague
Department of Agriculture
Florida Everglades
Tune
Everglades
Baseball Trust
Rules
Major Ray
War Artment Committee
Echer B. Ray
State Department
Representative Hamlin
Missouri
Indian Bureau
Interior Department
Graham
Illinois
Post Office Committee
Cortelyou
Lewis Publishing Company
St. Louis
Woodson attacks Baltimore hotel rates for convention
Urey Woodson secretary of the democratic national committee releases a March 19 letter to Baltimore convention chair Robert Crain. He includes letters from national committee members opposing hotel rate rises and a signed agreement from leading Baltimore hotels pledging not to raise rates if Baltimore secures the convention. He compares with rates in St. Louis and Chicago and asserts no verdict from the national committee was given to endorse the rates.
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Urey Woodson
Democratic National Committee
Robert Crain
Baltimore
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Woodson
Democratic Committee
National Committee
St. Louis
Chicago
Democratic National Convention Committee
Prosa
Kryptek bifocal on view at Jan L Moore & Sons
Local notice invites readers to see and learn about Kryptek bifocal lenses at Jan L Moore & Sons located at 42 North Braad Street. The ad promises no seam or cement in the lenses and emphasizes a demonstration by the retailer.
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Jan. L. Moore & Sons
North Braad St
Senate Debates On Lorimer Stephenson Reports Ended
Senate leaders push to adjourn before national conventions as special inquiries into Stephenson and Lorimer wrap up. Lorimer’s fate hinges on a Wednesday vote amid arguments over double jeopardy. A Commerce Commission probe into trust issues may prompt Sherman Act legislation.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Lorimer
Tliinets
Special Investigating Committees
Senators
House
Congress
Pockets of daylight thief nabbed after home burglary
Police captured Henry Sawders, 17, of Columbus, Ga, after Mrs Huddleston identified him as the man she saw in her Ripley Street home. Four watches two toy banks and silver trinkets belonging to her were found on him. he admits meeting a boy who gave him the loot. Huddleston, widow three weeks, summoned as primary witness.
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Mra
Huddieston
Ripley Atrest
Ofelock
Casey Jones
Henry Sawders
Columbus
Rookine
Huddington
Mra. Huddleston
Babbling Bess to Star in Vaudeville Next Year
Lucy Daly, wife of Hap Ward, plans to exit musical comedy for vaudeville next season. Bess Daly will headline a large act with sixteen performers, backed by a dramatic tour of life sketches and song, signaling a major transition in Atlanta theater.
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Lucy Daly
Hap Ward
Lyric
Atlanta
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Weste Victoria
Kathleen Cofford
Alice Lloyd
Englash
Wolls
Mercury Drops Near 40 Mark
The report describes a mid winter Sunday with near forty degree temperatures, windy and rainy conditions, and widespread mud in the city. It notes a forecast of clearing by evening, warmer temperatures expected for Monday, and a hoped for real spring warmth later in the week.
Johnson the Hiker Strikes Thomasville on Long Jaunt
Thomasville Ga March 24 Special On his 11 171 miles trek Johnson the hiker carried a guinea pig as he passed through Thomasville en route from Tallahassee to Atlanta. He began November 21 1911 from Topeka Kansas under a wager to walk 41 142 miles in 865 days visiting every capital in the United States.
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Thomasville
Johnson
Cafries
Thomasville to Atlanta via Albany Stopover
Brief travel note lists a concise route from Thomasville, with a short stop, to Atlanta via Albany, marking Peton as a reference point or stop.
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Thomasville
Atlanta
Albany
Peton
Mrs Pierpont Morgan Leaves Jekyl Island
Mrs Pierpont Morgan and her daughter, who had stayed on Jekyl Island for several weeks, left today for the north. Also departing were thirty Jekyl Club servants bound for New York. Brunswick, Ga., Marchina Soup.
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Jekyl Island
North
Jekyl Club
New York
Brunswick
Marchina
Crisp Platform Moves for Georgia Seat in 3rd District
Washington march 24 special Charles R Crisp a noted parliamentarian proposes a platform for congress from Georgia third district advocating an amendment to permit a graduated income tax and internal revenue tax to curb trusts. He favors low tariffs, tax luxuries, exempt basics, rural free delivery expansion, parcels post, regulated public utilities, and stricter immigration and affirmative road building.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Charles R. Crisp
House
Congress
Third
Georgia
Charles I. Crisp
Chepman
Ivor
Crispy
United States
Thomas I. Watson
Geogia
Crisp
Philippine Islands
Joe Hall on Prohibition Stand in Crawford County Address
Hon Jos Hill Hall states in a Knoxville Crawford county speech that prohibition should not be a gubernatorial campaign issue. He opposes repealing the current law, favors amendments allowing regulated liquor sales, and urges voter ratification or rejection of any change. He notes prior opposition to state prohibition but opposition to bars. He references the Tip Pins bill and legislative debates.
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Jos Hill
Crawford County
Knoxville
Hall
General Assembly
Vasua
Georgia
Worker Electrocuted At Reedy River Power Plant
Laurens March 24 J Belton Driver superintendent of the Reedy River Power Company at Boyd's Mill twelve miles from here was electrocuted today while at work. He was injured by a 12 foot contraption when the current struck him. He died shortly after.
Typewriters rented 3 mos five dollars Am Writing Mch Co
Thomasville Ga March 24 Eighty three dollars in leas than two weeks is what R8 Heeth of this city has made from the sale of eyes from the Indian Runner Jacks Heeth raises these ducks on the side and as an amateur fancier found demand greater than expected and as much as he could supply Duck raising is rapidly growing here with many back yards showing droves
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Heeth
Ja Om
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