PRICE ISSUES WARNING AGAINST BOLL WEEVIL
Price commissioner of agriculture James Price returned from inspections in Mississippi and Louisiana warning the boll weevil threatens the cotton crop. He urged diversifying crops and planting six acres of cotton per mule to prepare for pests. He cited near total corn crop failures and the weevil’s devastation in unprepared districts.
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James . Price
Mississippad
Louisiana
Price
South West Georgia
Georgia
Laurens County Convict Captured After Twenty-One Year Escape
Laurens County sheriff deputies arrest a long-escaped convict, Ed Anderson, who fled after a sentence for crime decades ago. He had been living in Florida for years, returning to Laurens before his capture. He began serving a four year sentence and was sent to prison, with other associates noted in the case.
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Laurens County
Justic
Thig
Laurens
Ed Anderson
Sheri Bow Halheld
Aloth
Gail
Linas
Nnn
Ardemson
Jsfe
Loourens
Moske
Gastman
FBI
Florida
Louurens
Man Carves Wife and Ousts Daughter in Tragic Crime
Athens September 16 court records reveal a brutal case where a husband wounded and killed his wife, with details of assaults against the mother and children. A sentence of ninety days in the Starkad was added and a fine of 500 imposed. a peace warrant followed.
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Athens
Joe Moen
Avaine
Anid
Court in Nashville Deliberates Complex Tax Case
Berrien Court convenes in Nashville to hear a complex tax dispute involving multiple defendants. The proceedings focus on MAS SS numbers and financial ledger entries as prosecutors seek clarity on intraagency transfers and revenue allocations.
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Berrien Court
Nashville
Suaerin
Harvard Law Review selects Herman E Riddell editor
Herman Eliig Riddell son of F Riddell of Atlanta is chosen by Harvard Law School as a member of the editorial staff of The Harvard Law Review. Augusta's Boykin Wright Jr also chosen for another year, marking two bright young editors on the staff. Riddell, a graduate of Atlanta High School and Law School cadet training, will serve as editor as 1914 approaches.
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Herman E. Riddell
Harvard
Herman Eliig Riddell
F Riddell
Atlanta
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law Re
Law Department
Boykin Wright Jr
Augusta
Sta
Hamid Wd
Editerial
Lin Heview
Memorial crematorium project faces delays and funding hold
Mayor James Wooded and Comman Claude Ash oversee cre matory negotiations with sanitary committee while the comptroller’s office awaits vouchers. Ashley visits and confirms motor breakdowns, with officials optimistic the crematory will reopen soon as repairs continue.
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Jimes
Claude O
Ash
Comptrollers Office
Ashley
Craim Folis
Grand jury takes no action in Jackson killing case
The grand jury on Tuesday failed to act in the case of WA Partee charged with the murder of Samuel Jackson, a Southern trainman slain on July 28. Witnesses testified Partee shot in self defense. case held over for further witnesses to appear.
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Samuel Jacksin
Partee
Jackson
Macon to name judge and commissioner in Sept special
Macon Ga September 14 Special Macon will elect two water commissioners and two judges for the new municipal court Comore Six candidates seek water commissioner T Williamson Ba Crimmins WR Brown E Brunner and HOC Harris For municipal court judge four candidates list Gus Daly J D Moore J P Burnette and H F birohecker
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Macon
Board of Water Commissioners
Comore
T ~Williamson Ba Crimmins
WR Brown
E Brunners
Hoc Harris
Gus Daly
J. D Moore
J. P Burnette
H. F Birohecker
Age Limit Lowered for Georgia Tech Night School
The Georgia Tech night school lowers eligibility from 16 to 14 years to widen access. Dr K G Matheson and Prof J N G Nesbit explain the move aims to keep students engaged from grammar school through evening classes. Enrollment for the year opens, with courses in architecture drawing electrical engineering and more, offered free of full-time study through Tech.
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Georzig School of Technology
K G Matheson
Georgia Tech
J N G Nesbit
Tech
Tha ‘Tech
Ingish
Mother of Five Daughters Crusades Against Flippant Roman Youths
A Rome matron calling herself The Mother of the Daughters leads a crusade against smoking and casual language among local youths. She plans a card-table campaign in the city paper and seeks support from other mothers to restore old fashioned manners. The plan hinges on older residents backing the effort in the next session of the Woman's club.
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Kime
Rome
Womans Lab of
Daniels refuses armorpate bids from Midvale Carnegie Bethlehem
Secretary Daniels announced that he would not accept the heavy armor plate bids from Midvale, Carnegie, or Bethlehem Steel without full production cost data. He noted the government has saved over half a million dollars through competitive contracting and hinted at steps to ensure proper pricing. The three firms own the only plants capable of producing the heaviest armor plate, and the department may split contracts to secure fair pricing.
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Washington
Daniely
Midvale
Cai Negie
Bethlehem Steel
Congress
Laurens County Fixes Tax Rate For Year Ahead
Laurens County commissioners set the tax rate at 11 per 1000 on assessed property with state tax adding to total. The combined levy will determine the amount residents pay per $1000 of property value this year.
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Dabhy
Laurens County
Warmer Weather Expected in Atlanta This Week
Weather forecaster von Herrmann predicts warmer conditions for Atlanta after two days of cold rain. The city should see Indian summer like warmth with sun and higher temperatures returning, despite past rains and some crop damage reports across the south.
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Atlanta
von Herrmann
Mercury
Azo
Southland
Bryan Peace Plan Acclaimed At Hague
Washington reports Senator Burton says Bryan's peace plan for settling international issues through a neutral commission was met with acclaim at The Hague. Delegates note strong reception, with minor objections to a clause delaying armament changes during grievance investigations. adoption depends on global agreement.
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Hague
Washington
Uraprey Bryans
Sher
Unon
The
Burton
Das
Jailed Parson Begins Preaching Marathon in Be Jal
In Rome on September 16 Imperial reports a jailed preacher named John Calhoun, a Floyd County resident, has undertaken a continuous preaching marathon while awaiting trial. He is said to be joined by a second inmate with a mania for singing, both dwelling in prison and attracting attention amid discussions of upcoming legal proceedings.
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Rome
Imperial
North Georgia
John Calh
Floyd Bounty
Jaer
Aig Shueder
Siwe
Calhoun
Be Jal
Aldermen Expelled Zion Ties Misconduct in Municipal Election
Gwens charged with misconduct in connection with the municipal election held on 7 April. John F. Sayers and Wlormen are named in the RoR report detailing alleged irregularities and ties to Zion factions.
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Zion
TNS
John F. Sayers
Ror Gwens
Munipal
Arouses the Liver and Purifies the Blood Tonic Ad Text
An old advertisement for a tonic claims to arouse the liver and purify the blood. It targets adults and children with a bold health claim and mentions a mysterious ingredient list and benefits.
Slayer of Stewart Surrenders in Rome Murder Case
Nick Carver, a Rome youth, turned himself in to authorities and was jailed with his father Thomas Carver after the death of J M Stewart from a fractured skull. Witnesses said Carver struck Stewart with a heavy oak stick during a beer party dispute on the Coosa banks. The elder Carver is held as an accessory.
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Rome
Nick Carver
J M Stewart
Thomas Carver
Stewart
Carver
Dick Aycock
Aycock
Young Carver
West Point Public School Trustees Elect Officers
West Point September meeting elects EY Lanier president Mark McCulloch as vice president L D Asten secretary and E J Collins treasurer for the coming year at the West Point public schools board session.
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West Pentin
West Point
Schoo's
EY Lanier
Mark McCulloch
L D Asten
E J Collins
Corn Show in Berrien County Nashville Ge Oct 9
The Berrien county corn show will be held October 9 in Nashville Georgia. Citizens of Nashville have offered prizes for the corn club boys. A basket dinner will be served and a band will provide music.
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Nashville
Berrien County
Corn Club
Nasheville
France Ravaged by Severe Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms of exceptional violence swept France causing extensive damage. In Marseilles streets became torrents flooding cellars and quays, wrecking merchandise and suspending traffic. A fishing boat capsized with six aboard, five drowned. In St Agreva and Ardeche other houses were struck by lightning with loss of life.
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Paris
France
Marseilles
St Agreva
Ardeche
Georgia Pupils Exceed Averages in Intelligence Says Amidon
L E Amidon a Rome High School commerce teacher asserts Georgia children show higher average intelligence than peers in Virginia Kansas New Mexico or Massachusetts. He attributes mental superiority largely to heredity and claims Georgia preserves the pure Anglo Saxon strain more than elsewhere.
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Georgia
Virginia
Kansas
New Mexico
Massachusetts
L E Amidon
Rome High School
Amidon
Angela Saxon
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