More Farmers for South Georgia Industrial Convention
A large South Georgia meeting in Macon will gather hundreds of farmers and officials to push for greater fertility in farming. Topics include Wiregrass development, railroad influence, finance, education, health, sugar cane, wheat, and manufacturing. Notables from Cordele Vidalla Thomasville and Brunswick will speak under Chamber of Commerce leadership.
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Brown House
Macon
Georgia
Chamber of Commerce
J. F. Heard
Chamber
Henry Horne
Grear
South Georgia
M_ RB. Hichards
Washington
Southern Railroad
John Myers
George W. Deen
Waycross
W. H. Leahy
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
JW Blying
Cordele
H. Clark
Moultrie
F. Ho Gilla
Vidulla
W. E. Burroughs
Brunswick
Hanpal Marrill
Thomasville
Misa
Edna Cain
Quitman
B. D. Brentley
Blackshear
Lem Johnson
St. Marys
Marion Dixon
Ten Him County
Dickens
Vidatla
Governor Brown to Welcome Taft for Georgia Visit
Governor Brown will travel from Atlanta to Macon to greet President Taft during his Georgia swing. He attends the state fair, hosts a Taft reception in Savannah, joins the president at a banquet, and escorts him to Augusta before Taft’s South Carolina stop. Frederick Paxon unable to join. Colonel J Van Holt Nash to act as chief of staff.
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Brown
Macon
President Taft
Georgia
Atlanta
Savannah
Taft
South Carolina
Augusta
Frederick J. Paxon
J. van Holt Naah
Funeral for J Meader t Goldsmith Today at 3 PM
Funeral services for J Meader t Goldsmith, who died Tuesday afternoon at the Marlon hotel, will be held today at 3 o'clock from the residence 66 Peachtree. Interment will follow at Oakland cemetery.
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J. Meader T Goldsmith
Marlon Hotel
Oakland Cemetery
Printed forms sought for all Georgia J P courts
Justices of the peace from Georgia met in Macon for the first annual convention in the superior court room. W A Poe of Macon presided as committees advanced form proposals to the legislature. A plan was adopted to have printed blank forms for all proceedings to standardize practice and reduce errors. The group adjourned to meet in Atlanta July 6 to finalize recommendations for the summer session. Following, grocers and butchers held a smoker at the Chamber of Commerce with President J F Heard and E W Gould noting strong interest and organizational gains.
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Justices of
Georgia
Atlanta
Macon
J. F. Heard
Macon Chamber of Commerce
E. W. Gould
1414-Cent Cotton at Rome Home Ga October 27
Special report from Rome Georgia notes cotton prices at 14 1/4 cents per pound the highest for the season in 37 years. Bales sold near the high-water mark with a 500 pound bale rising from 69.37 to 71.25 dollars in four days. The census bulletin indicating a near one million bale shortage spurred steady gains, with the price advancing 18 points.
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Rome
Home
Bagley Declines To Seek Reelecttion At Georgia Fruit Exchange
H C Bagley, year as president of the Georgia Fruit Exchange, announces he will not run again at the upcoming stockholders meeting set for November 8. Secretary A O Murphey and a special committee urge broad attendance, noting prior meeting failures to organize due to quorum and proxies. Trustees and officers for the ensuing year will be elected along with reports and other business at the session with a reduced travel rate.
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H.C. Bagley
Georgia Fruit Exchange
A. O. Murphey
Bagley
J. M. Fleming
A. M. Kitchen
Fruit Exchange Meeting Promises Strong Attendance and Leadership Debate
The upcoming Fruit Exchange gathering at the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic building is expected to draw a large crowd. While sure to be lively, the contest to succeed President Bagley remains unsettled with several strong candidates mentioned. Manager Fleming’s handling of the year’s crop profits and the exchange’s first-year success bolster optimism for next year.
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Bagley
Exchange
Fleming
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
The
Fruit Exchange
Old Church Building Sells for 10500
The former Christian Science church on West Baker Street sold yesterday through real estate man W. E. Worley for 19500. The purchaser’s name is not announced and may convert the structure into a garage to meet Atlanta’s growing auto industry demand. The lot measures 60 feet by 197 feet. The church had long served a congregation planning to buy a lot and erect a larger church.
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Christian Science Church
West Baker Street
W. E. Worley
Atlanta
West Haker
Officers on Last Lap of Ninety Mile Ride
Sixteen regular army officers led by Brigadier General Albert L Mills begin the final leg of a ninety mile annual three day ride covering thirty miles daily. The last day aims for six hours, with medical reexamination to judge fitness for another year. The group appears to be handling the test well and has kept to schedule.
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Albert L. Mills
Department of the Gulf
Odd Fellows Adjourn District Convention in Macon Ga
The Eleventh district Odd Fellows session in Macon Ga adjourned after degrees conferred by a local degree team. Br 3 Cheek presided while Grand Master John T Davis Grand Secretary Tyson and Grand Representative T J Daniels spoke to the body. A musical program and other features complemented the day.
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Macon
Odd Fellows
Eleventh District
Cheek
John T. Davis
Rome
Tyson
Savannah
T. J. Daniels
Griffin
Secretary McFadden in critical condition at home
Secretary McFadden of the Macon Young Men's Christian Association is seriously ill at his Spring Street home after an attack ten days ago. He had shown no improvement, remaining critically ill for the past 24 hours as friends expressed concern.
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M’fadden II
Il Macon, Ga
McFadden
Macon Young Men's Christian Association
Bpring Street
Albany postmaster dies from injuries
Albany Georgia亮 postmaster H F Brimberry died at his residence after a crash on Jefferson Street. He was found unconscious and died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by wife and three children, oldest Nel Brimberry ill. Funeral set for tomorrow. Reeves rally of Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges features Judge Wright Fite Majors Ridley and Maddox as speakers.
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Albany
H. F. Brimberry
Jefferson Street
Brimberry
Nel Brimberry
Macon
Odd Fellows
Reeves
Rebekah
Order of Odd Fellows
Moses R. Wright
F. W. Fite
M. T. Johnson
Sam P. Maddox
T. D. Ridley
Seaboard Air Line to be Returned to Owners by Receivers
Manager C H Hix stopped in Atlanta on private car and announced that the Seaboard Air Line will be turned over to its owners by the receivers on November. The road has improved under reorganizing since 1908 when receivers took control and is nearing restoration to owner operation. Speculation centers on John Skelton Williams becoming president as officers are elected.
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H Hix
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Atlanta
Seaboard Air Line
Tia
Georgia
South
United States Court
Ite
Thomas F. Ryan
John Skelton Williams
Williams
Swift Specific CO
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Goldsmith
J.P. Courts
Justices of the Peace
Ayer
J. M. High Co
Axminster
Muse-Boyden
Boston
Comort
George Muse Clothing Co
Eas At
F. Brimberry
C. H. Hix
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