Willingham bill threatens Georgia local option system
A Georgia newspaper column argues against the Willingham bill, praising local option as the best enforcement of temperance. It credits Georgia’s approach for uniting moral and legal forces, enabling frequent elections and strong local will against intemperance. The piece warns passage would erode local control and public resolve.
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Willingham
State of
Georgia
Union
Jongs
Ivery
Friends of Temperance
Where is he Bryan looms in Nebraska campaign drift
The article discusses prohibition and local option laws, cites The Constitution and agricultural estimates, and notes The New York World predicting William Jennings Bryan’s rising prominence in Nebraska. It portrays Democratic leaders' cautious stance and the public drift toward Bryan amid national debates.
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Jake
Nebraska
W. J. Bryan
Ohio
Bryan
New York
Saul
Firearms Too Handy Near Convict Camp Causes Debate
An Elbert County case suggests firearms remain too accessible to convicts. A released prisoner known as a trusty allegedly retrieved a pistol to target a nearby farmer, prompting questions about limits on convict rights and weapon access while under prison supervision. The prison commission is expected to examine how much freedom convicts may exercise.
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Elbert
Prison Commission
The Brunswick Fair Open House Preview
Following the Valdosta exposition and Columbus street fair, Brunswick will host an open house starting November 27 to exhibit the coast counties resources. The piece highlights Georgia’s diverse crops and industries from Atlanta to Valdosta to Columbus, praising Brunswick as a key naval store and lumber hub with a promising, profitable week ahead.
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Columbus
Brunswick
Georgia
Atlanta
Valdosta
Hera
The Crown Cotton Mills Profit Idea Stirs South
Mr G W Hamilton president of Crown Cotton Mills explains how southern mills can profit by competing with New England, detailing cost differences for 13 000 bales per season and a 5 dollar per bale advantage. He cites Dalton Georgia as a model with 12 600 bales and a potential 365 000 profit.
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Crown
Balton
New England
G. W. Hamilton
The
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Georgia
Dalton
Bates
Hamilton Spanks
Local mill success points to growth of Georgia mills
The piece touts small Georgia mills building larger operations, noting a Dalton mill as proof that a 2,000 spindle plant can spark 20,000 spindle, million-dollar mills across 137 counties within two years. It rails at investors misdirected by finical swindles and argues local ownership yields dividends and essential regional industry.
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South
Dalton
Georgia
Charleston News and Courier
South Carolina
Brighter Side of Humanity Shown by Grateful Stranger
An Atlanta physician once aided a dying patient with typhoid fever. Eighteen years later the recovered man, now in Siam, returns with a carved native cane to thank Dr. James B. Baird. The gesture reflects global gratitude sparked by simple kindness.
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James B. Baird
Siam
Atlanta
America
Mr. Curtis
Baird
Negro Exhibitors Rally At State Fair For Growth
The Negro exhibitors at the state fair express enthusiasm over their gains and form a State Agricultural Society to promote industries and welfare. They pledge peace and good feeling in their communities, noting the fair’s role in broadening their view of citizenship. Book er Washington cites the value of feeling connected to neighbors’ interests.
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State Agricultural Society
Booker Washington
Darkness and Hope in Georgia Verses and Local Notices
A fragment of poetry titled Just From Georgia explores darkness as a companion in life with hopeful resilience and faith in light. It segues into brief local items from the Whitsett Courier about an Iterary club meeting, a poem on the man behind the mule, a gloomy outlook from a veteran, editors and jokes on Georgia life, and a funeral notice phrased with rustic humor.
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Whitsett Courier
Iterary Club
Cireus
Amos J. Sledge
Thomas W. Hammer
Georgia
Hay and Oates
Trustees Halt Sub Apprentices at Tech School Dormitory
The board of trustees met in executive session to stop adding new sub-apprentice students due to crowded classrooms and insufficient maintenance funds. President Hall is barred from admitting more students to the dormitory unless housing is available, aiming to cut costs and ease institutional expenses.
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Gearsia Setinol of Technology
Board of Trustees
State Capitol
Tech
President Hall
Wall
Hall
Georgia History and Georgia Bard Featured in Papers
The Atlanta Constitution begins a plain history of Georgia by Charles E. Jones urging reading for its factual account. Cedartown notes Frank Stanton’s Georgia column remains a bright feature. Colonel A W Everett, Pork representative, recovering at Vinita after illness. Amerlen g Times Recorder reports new crop cane syrup sold by the barrel at two cents per gallon.
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Georgia
Tara
Herald
Atlanta Constitution
Georgie
Harles E. Tones
Charon
Cedartown
Frank Stanton
The
Constitution
BR. W. Everett
A.W. Everett
General Assembly
Vinita
Amerleng Times
Atlanta Pride and Hype Spread by State Press
A collage of Georgia tributes to Atlanta highlights how cities from Covington to Augusta laud the capital. Editorials celebrate Atlanta’s booming advertising, civic spirit, and fundraising for events while joking about Dewey and Schley. The tone is celebratory and boosterish.
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Covington
Qeigin
CIA
News and Sun
Atlanta
LaGrange
Schley
Augusta
Settey
Schleys
Bishop Gaines Opposes Hardwick Ballot Reform Stance
Wesley J. Gaines, a bishop, writes in opposition to the Hardwick bill, arguing it would disfranchise many Black voters, provoke federal intervention, and revive race prejudices. He urges preservation of peace and warns that restriction harms Georgia’s harmony and constitutional integrity.
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Bishop Gaines
General Assembly
Hardwick
Georgia
Tegal
Lliggal
United States
South
Ath Raves
House Committee
Wesley J. Gaines
Southern's New Connection Opens Between Columbia and Savannah
The Southern railway will open its own line from Columbia to Perry by December 1, enabling through trains via Columbia and trackage arrangements with the Plant system into Savannah and Florida. From December 10, the Southern and Florida Central will compete with the combination of lines to Savannah, with rapid completion and expert ballast work cited. SH Hardwick G B Aller and J S Heyward reported readiness to launch the new Columbian Savannah service in the usual high standard.
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Columbia
D. C
Southern Railway
Savannah
Bouthero Railway
Florida
Southern
Florida Central and Peninsular
Columia
Perry
SH. Hardwick
G. B. Aller
J. 8. Heyward
Columbian Savannah
Ylee
Tobacco Growers Will Meet In Raleigh Convention Call
President J Bryan Grimes of the North Carolina Tobacco Association issues a call for tobacco planters across the state to meet in Raleigh on December 1. County groups should send delegates. growers from Virginia and South Carolina are invited. The aim is to find practical plans to ease depressed prices through coordinated action.
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Grimes
Raleigh
J. Bryan Grimes
North Carolina
Suchhitlana
Virginia
South Carolina
Missing Cotton Belt official vanishes amid foul play fears
Pittsburg news reports Cotton Belt Railroad general agent W. W. Kantz disappeared Sunday morning while en route from Tyler Texas to St Louis. Friends fear foul play as searches fail to locate him. Kantz, long trusted at the railroad, had been summoned to St Louis but did not reach the office. He formerly lived in Tyler and worked many years for the line.
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Ohio
Hanna
McKinley
Georgia
Ilanna
Cleveland
Jones
McLean
Nash
Republican Party
Cotton Belt Railroad
Pittsburg
W.W. V. Kant
General Custom
Wetoberth
Cotton Belt Company
Kuntz
St. Louis
Kantz
Pitsburg
Tyler
Texas
Cotton Belt Road
New Industries At Huntsville In $25,000 Plant Deal
Huntsville chamber of commerce nears closing a deal for a $25,000 bottling works plant. Negotiations are also under way for locating a large brewery in the city, signaling growth and investment.
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Huntsville Huntsville
Ala
the Chamber of Commerce
Game Law Suspended in Madison County Huntsville
In Huntsville Alabama on November 10 the Madison county game law is suspended from November 15 until March 1 allowing birds to be kitted. The strict law has had the desired effect and game is plentiful.
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Huntsville
Ala
Madison County
Turners Speech Sparks Georgia Conference Debate on Hardwick Bill
Bishop Turner addressed the Georgia African Methodist Conference on Cink Street urging a strong fight against the Hardwick bill. He warned of civil rights erosion, urged black and white unity, and called for a vigorous political stance to protect rights, while local ministers urged calm and faith in God's protection.
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Georgia
United States
Hell
J. W. EK. Bowen
Gaum School of Theology
H. H. Procti
Congregational Church of
Atta
E.R. Carter
Friendship Bagte Church
Garth
Ceorgia
Gerard B Justice
May unite ticket offices in Atlanta plan
A plan to consolidate ticket agencies at Union Station in Atlanta was discussed after a conference with Major J. W. Thomas. The move would simplify business and reduce costs, though details remain unsettled and next steps are pending approval from President Thomas of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line.
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Atlanta
Tiicket
Union Station
J. W. Thomas
Western
Geom Carolina and Northern stockholders meet in Atlanta
The Geom Carolina and Northern stockholders held their annual meeting in Atlanta yesterday. Officers elected include Jo Skelton Williams as president and J St. John as vice president, with old directors reappointed. The meeting was brief amid talk of a Seaboard merger and new regional divisions.
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Geom Carolina and
Northern
Atlanta
J. Ro Watts
Joe M. Sherwood
Rotary
J Sha
Portmouth
Seaboard
Spring Street
Jo Skelton Wiliams
St. John
Glover
Frei
Florida Central Peninsulion
Gabbett and
Mewell
Hartwell Railway
Pin Railway
Sout Equitable
Stockhners
Dire Naleigh
UH B. Bensoe
AL Rooal BL
Paompgem
Atk G. Mevurry
Wooy Bowers Hartwell
Cabernet Anse
Pf Vrs
Roswell Road
Roswell BE Road Company
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Filbews
B. Thompson
Minnianel
Ge Dennedy
Roop
Tars Geet
Tor Pany
Court Martial at Fort Myers Court Case in Navy Life
A court martial examined Romeyn Bamford O Brien and others over alleged improper attentions and conduct involving Mrs Romeyn. Testimony referenced Winter Parade incidents and romantic entanglements, with Captain O Brien and Lieutenant Romeyn facing charges. the proceedings drew many witnesses and reflected military social tensions of the era.
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William
Willi
Romeyn
Bamford
Brien
O'Brien
Romein
Bamford O Brien
Tenant O'Brien
Fort Methers
di Romeyn
Merritt
Charze Bamford
Sma Blomey
Romey
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