Irwin Dispensary Controversy Dominates Senate Debate
The Georgia senate debated Wilcox Irwin bills to abolish the dispensary and set whisky licenses at 20000. An amendment to leave final settlement to the people failed 20 to 7. Debates heated as Steed urged recommitment and accused lax senatorial oversight. House measures were noted as many, with no broad rewrites until House action. Senate bills passed include Epworth in Fannin and nonresident University trustee, while many house bills were listed for incorporation and charter changes. Adjourned at 12 40 to meet Monday.
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House
Wilcox
Irwin
Senate
Rove
Steed
Phillips
Epworth
Fannin County
Carithers
University of Georgia
Bennet
Prison Commission
Ero Ring
Crum
Alapaha
Messrs
Orr and
Leigh
Coweta
Benola
Meesers
Public Schools
Newnan
Merara, M and
Alexander
Mersra
Blackburn, Bell and Siaton
Fulton
Williams
Madison
Commins- Speers
Madison County
Hayes
Macon
Marshallville
Harrell
Quitman
Georgetown
Mosars
Nix and Wilson
Gwinnett
Fussell
Chattahoochee
Calvin
Richmond
Academy of
Mond County
Messrs. Barkedale and Wooten
Wilkes
Silerary of
Thomas
Ieohas Ace
Catro
Mann
Catooea
Incornton School
Westbrook
Syl
Vienna
Parker
Chipley
Peyton
Cornelia
Street Railway Workers Strike in Macon City
Street railway motormen and conductors in Macon Georgia began a strike with no payroll demands or company refusals reported. Management fired three leaders amid early labor actions as about a dozen workers quit and others planned to follow, disrupting daily service.
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Macon
Jerome Won’t Run for Governor Nomination
District Attorney states he will not seek the governor nomination. He cites his views on party machinery and the conditions imposed on him as making a candidacy impossible. He notes the party’s control of the machine would hinder his ability to campaign and govern.
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Jerome
Legalizing a Marriage With Sister-in-Law
Fragmentary note reports a legal change proposal concerning marriage with a sister-in-law and references to the house and provisions in the United Kingdom, with unclear surrounding text. The readable items center on a legal discussion and possible constitutional or statutory wording. No concrete dates or participants are clear from the fragments.
Syrian Leper Is Now Being Bat ted Across State Lines
Private Leanséd Wire reports that the leper identified as Rashid, who left Elkin on July 16, has been batted from Pee to poat by health authorities from three watches and is now housed in a tent near Pickens Randolph county. Randolph Saints ban entry, and the city authorities refuse admission, notifying the Western Maryland road.
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W. Va
Rashid
Elkin
Randolph Saints
State Board of Health
Maryland Board
Pickens
Randolph County
Maryland
Fire destroys Milan exposition palace of decorative art
Rome Aug 3. A fire estimated at 2.5 million dollars destroyed the palace of decorative art at the Milan exposition. Firemen fought the blaze but the building burned to ruin. Several firemen were injured during the effort. the cause of the fire is unknown.
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Milan
Rome
Italy
Carroll County Sees 1906 Rise in Returns
Local figures show Carroll County prosperity with 1906 returns at $5,606,606, up from 1905 by about 1,409,567 dollars. Rochelle gains a charter for Citizens Bank of Rochelle with $25,900 capital led by J. D. Woodburn and others.
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Carroll
Carroll County
Rochelle
New Bank
Citizens’ Bank of
Wilcox County
Ini
J. D. Woodburn
W. Brown
G. W. Holliday
Dr. W. G. Ford
Calvin Crummey
Fatally Hurt Conductor Hightower in West End Crash
Conductor J. C. Hightower of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company was fatally injured when a street car derailed at Gorton and Holders streets. He was rushed to Grady hospital in a speeding auto driven by Julian F Baxter, which broke down on arrival. The crash also damaged the auto and left Motorman J. W. Johnson uninjured. Hightower is in extremely critical condition with internal injuries and a broken hip. he is not expected to survive.
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West End
J. C. Hightower
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Fraser Street
Grady Hospital
Julian F Baxter
Hightower
Haxter
Innes
Gorton
J. W. Johnson
Alec, Roken
Big land deal seals 40000 acres in Louisiana parishes
Special to The Georgian reports Alexandria on August 3 that the Blodgett Company of Arkansas sold forty thousand acres of timber land in Rapides Calcasteu and Vernon parishes to Southwestern Lumber Company of New Jersey for 1 433 dollars.
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Alexandria
Rapides, Calcasteu
Vernon
Blodgett Company
Southwestern Lumber 1
New Jersey
May Primary Polls in Colquitt County in Doubt
Special to The Georgian reports Colquitt County Democrats questioning if a county primary will be held. Chairman H Clark cites no money in treasury and doubts counties will fund assessments. Thirteen polling places, 2800 white voters. Election cost at least $200 if polls open. Registrars refuse lists without funding assurances. Printing tickets and blanks stalled. Clark seeks advice from state chair Yeomans.
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Moultrie
Democratic Party
H. Clark
Enieh
Andes
Falsinay T
Clark
Yeomans
Tragedy on Baltimore and Ohio Freight Wreck
A fatal freight wreck near Rei junction on the Baltimore and Ohio line left eight men injured or killed as a local train struck a halted consist. Victims include Henry HANLI of Butler and other train crew members from Butler and Ames. Rescue and investigation followed at the scene.
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Butler
Buffalo
Rochester
Pitish
Baltimore and Ohio
Rei Junction
Field
Ye Hanli Oes
EB. Hunter
House Provides For Consumptives In State Asylum
Milledgeville asylum to isolate consumptives under a bill passed. Ten thousand dollars of the sanatorium appropriation to build a separate facility for the insane’s consumptive class. Debate over an anti-pass bill and other measures included. Bill to target obscene street behavior defeated. rules and special orders set for weekend actions. New measures introduced on pensions, courts, and charters.
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Milledgeville
Messrs. Hardman and Holder
Jackson
Hall
Parker-Hall
Parker
Appling
Mr. 1
Parken
Wright
Richmond
House
Joe Hall
Floyd
Lawrence
Chatham
Reading House
Senate
Messrs. Hardman
Sieges
Hardman
Jackson, Ke
Bey
Ir. Knight
Berrien
Akin
Bartow
Hines
Baldw Ser
Longley
Vproup
Mi.nder
DeKalb
General Assembly
Kelly
Glascock
Mayor Tom of Cleveland Not Guilty of Contempt
Cleveland mayors name Tom L Johnson faced contempt claims for tearing up railroad tracks in the Lorain Fulton area amid a 7 cent fare protest. Judge Kennedy found him sane and fined $100 after he allegedly ignored a court order during the disturbance at the electric company site.
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Cleo Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Lorain Street
Fulton
India
Grand Ra Wes
Kennedy
Speers Soe
sane _o
He Electic Company
Brindamour Escapes Leaving Cell Locked
Brindamour, famed jailbreaker, escaped from Atlanta police station after handcuffs remained fixed. He reportedly unlocked a barred cell in 2 minutes 45 seconds, setting a new mark as the 467th prison break. officers present, Brindamour later claimed Sing Sing records.
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Brindamour
Atlanta
Mayo
Jenten
Dereioe
Brindamour Con
Ranier
Governor Terrell and Cooper Joke Off Valdosta Lynching Plot
Attorney John R. Cooper rushed to Atlanta with fears of a lynching plot in Valdosta against the Rawlins and Alf Moore. Governor Terrell dismissed the danger, joking that a military escort might be wise if Cooper travels south. Mrs. J. G. Rawlins met Cooper in Macon to discuss the matter.
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John R. Cooper
Atlanta
Valdosta
Rawlins
Alf Moore
John
Clerk Charged Bank Clerk Allegedly Took 300000
Pittsburg Aug 3 It is believed Clifford Hixton a bank bookkeeper at Henry C Frick steel trust bank Union Trust Company robbed the institution and secured about 300000. He allegedly confessed and implicated another employee whose arrest is expected.
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Pittsburg
Clifford Hixton
Facl
Union Trust Company
Henry C. Frick Steel Trust
Ixton
Inns Bank
Begging Deception: Supposed Mute Confesses Fake
Pat McDaniel and a young white man were arrested Thursday for soliciting alms in the streets. McDaniel, who claimed to be mute, was exposed when he began talking aloud at the fire police station and confided to the jailer that he had faked the disability. He had used signs and notes to communicate, then admitted the ruse and promised to speak more plainly. he faces police court on Friday afternoon.
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Pat McDaniel
Alma
McDaniel
Sig
Turnkey
Twick
Roe
Bostwick
Police Cour
Real Lord Douglas to sue for $60 000
Indignant over police treatment in Portland Maine Lord Strole George Douglas plans to sue for $60 000 for alleged mistreatment during custody and confinement and says the British consul aided efforts to stop the persecutions.
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Lord Douglas
Portland
Bigamist
Sholto
Cuba Timber Lands Sold for Two Million Dollars
C. T. Ladson sold 500000 acres of timber land in Cuba to a New York syndicate for 2000000 dollars. The Cuban In vesting Corporation of New York organized under New York law with a 200000 dollar seed, securing lands near Santiago by the sea. The deal was completed in October and involves a large forest tract adjacent to the coast.
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C. T. Ladson Haa Boll
New York
Cuba
Cuban Investing Corporation of
Daonoe
Iy Sa
Seaeast
Santiago
Baby suffocated by bed shocks morning tragedy at home
Mr and Mrs W W Glover of 21 Longley avenue awoke to find their two month old infant Gordon suffocated by a bed. Coroner Thompson returned a verdict of accidental death. Body prepared for services and interment at seven o clock.
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W. W. Glover
Longley Avenue
Gordon
Toole
Thompson
Sroatat
Pease
Georgia Retail Marble Dealers Open Meeting at Lithia Springs
Lithia Springs Ga Aug 3 Many sections of the state were represented at the opening of a meeting of the Georgia Retail Marble Dealers Association President J B Roberts of Ball Ground preached the meeting will continue two days to discuss issues of importance to the marble trade.
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Lithia Springs
Georgia Retail Marble Dealers’ Association
J. B. Roberts
Ball Ground
Lemons on Beach Indicate a Wreck
Private Leased Wire reports surfmen along Sayville L I find beach strewn with lemons and pulp. Lemons indicate a vessel wreck occurred within the last day near the coast and point to a serious incident at sea.
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Sayville
L. I
Wife Dead, Husband Missing In Atlanta Police Notified
Believing F C Whippy to be crazed by his wife's death Wednesday night, Atlanta police were notified Friday afternoon to look for him. Mrs Mattie Wheeler of 56 Williams Street said Whippy, who lives in Cincinnati, arrived in Atlanta Thursday in distress and went to her home. He has not been seen since Thursday night at the Wheeler residence, with telegrams indicating he planned to stay with them. The death certificate has been filed with the city health department.
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F. C. Whippy
Mattie Wheeler
Williams Street
Wheelers
Barclay & Brandon
Nippy Ius Eves
Hi i. Wen
City Health Department
Strike in Atlanta as Forty Car Repairers Walk Out
About forty locomotive and car repairers halted work at Central of Georgia yards in Atlanta after a strike called by the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Reported cause cites wage demands and broader labor action influencing the stoppage amid unclear details.
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Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Central of Georgia Railway
Atlanta
Wealth of Sage Estimate Soars Beyond 150 Million
Private wires report Rusnel Sage's estate valued at about 150 million dollars as executors complete an inventory. The vast holdings include high interest securities and guaranteed principal. Wall Street manipulators appear ignorant of the estate's full scope.
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New York
Rusnel Shige
Russell Sage
Mfn
Gage Trong
Atron
Wall Street
Yellow Jack Kills Victim in Cuba
Havana reports a fatal case of yellow fever from Colon near Matanzas. The victim is named in dispatches, with authorities investigating the outbreak and urging precautionary measures amid rising fever cases.
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Yellow Jack
Cuba
Havana
Colon
Matanzas
Boy Hurls Hatchet in Street Altercation
Luther Whittle a 17 year old King Hardware packer struck Alfred Davis a negro dray man in the back of the head with a hatchet after a dispute over an epithet. Davis hospitalized and in grave condition. Whittle held at the police station on charges. The incident occurred near Pryor Street entrance where Day drove up. Davis may not survive.
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Alfred Davis
Luther Whittle
King Hardware Company
Davis
Whittle
Pryor Street
Luck
Cooper
Luckie Streat
Whisky men push minor work rule at liquor meeting
At a police committee session in the mayor’s parlors the Foster ordinance on minors in liquor houses was sent back to council with a substitute. It would permit minors to work only with parental consent and ban under 16, amid debate on paternal rights and public safety. An objection to removing a license at Gordon Street drew a negative report.
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Nquor Houses
Benjamin Phills
Slaton & Phillips
Iquor
Minora
Foster
Gordon
Decatur Street
Edgewood Avenue
Cursed Firemen Held for Sanity Exam
B Br Myers a fruit and flowers vendor was arraigned before Acting Recorder Chasewood and ordered held until he can be examined for sanity. He was arrested Thursday afternoon after creating a disturbance near station No. 9 in the city.
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B. BR. Myers
Chasewood
Myers
Renee Hood
Cae
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