Abattoir Proposal For Atlanta Faces City Review
A plan for a central slaughterhouse in Atlanta draws support from doctors and local butchers who back a $100,000 facility to standardize sanitation under a new ordinance. The special committee will study sites citywide and weigh a public or private ownership model as debates continue.
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Jatlanta
F. Benson
Board of Health
Board ‘Health
Carl Wolfsheimer
James L. Mayson
Ith
William Db. Thompson
Atlanta
C. R. Jolly
H. G. Carnes
Tr. Benson
Irene
Pear Finney
Thirteen Hurt As Two Trolley Cars Crash Near Coney Island
A Brooklyn Rapid Transit collision near Dead Watery Curve at Coney Island Creek injures thirteen riders. A Thirty-ninth Street car rammed a Third Avenue car at high speed trying to clear delays caused by fare protests. Passengers were thrown from seats and treated at a local hospital.
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New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Coney Island
Deadwat Curve
Coney Island Creek
Thirty-ninth Street
Third Avenue
Sland
Henry Clews's Son Becomes Playwright in Paris
Henry Clews the younger, son of a prominent banker, lives in Paris pursuing literature. He has completed a blank verse drama with Fernand Bern titled The Poverty of the Rich, which has been accepted for Paris production and may be translated for London.
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New York
Henry Clews
Celaliy
Paris
Fernand Bern
Warden Secured Charity Fare For Stricken Family Tragedy
After an 18 hour delay caused by J A Thomas of the Georgia railroad denying a charity fare reduction A T Evans of 35 McDonald Street and six children accompanied the bodies of Mrs Evans and a two week old infant to Washington Georgia Wednesday morning The family left on the 745 train Full fare was charged as the railroad refused any reduction The city warden stated the case as a troubling example of a railroad denying charity rates despite city pleas The city and local mills provided funds to cover expenses with the Atlanta Hosiery Company contributing the remaining amount to meet the required fare.
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J. A. Thomas
Georgia Railroad
A.T. Evans
McDonald Street
Evans
Norman
de- Loach Mill Manufacturing Company
Adelia J. Chapman
Home For
Cit
Mill, Manufacturing Company
Atelanta Horsery Company
Hiness
City Warren Rvans
Tee Titton
Atlanta
Ths
Washington
Byrana
Bills Pass Slowly as Georgia House Closes Session
The Georgia House in the last morning session passed a few Senate bills and received committee reports. A key measure would require all corporations to register annually with the secretary of state and pay $1, with opposition and a reconsideration motion failing. Debates over mill passageways and a general insurance contract clause colored the closing hours as the house adjourned for a midday recess.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Candler
Secretary of State
Lont
Felder
Bibb
House
Westbrook
Georgia
Wright
Floyd
Calloway
Lee
Mann
Dougherty
Brinson
Decatur
McMullen
Hart
Senator Candler
Hoykin Wright
Richmond
Hall
Monticello
Laws
Jasper
Strange
Mother shoots daughter for staying out late in Logansport
Oma B. Crook, 18, returned home after visiting a park sweetheart at 1 am when her mother Mrs. Mark Seward fired a 34 caliber revolver. The bullet clipped her left sleeve and skin as the girl crouched behind bushes. neighbors intervened. Seward said she wanted her daughter home by 11 pm or shoot her.
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Logansport
Ind
Oma B. Crook
Mark Seward
Judge Martin censured exonerated by house report
The house investigation committee found Judge John H. Martin of the Oconee circuit negligent in a 1905 case involving Samuel Greer over a temporary restraining order and receiver appointment. The judge was not acting with malice, and the committee recommended no further action.
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House of Representative
John H. Martin
Superior Court
Oconee Circuit
House
Martin
Samuel Greer
Joe Hill Hall
Bibb County
Superior Court of the
House of Representatives
Seraion
Andrew Vs. Greer
Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Asaforesali
Eschal Graham
Wife Assaulted Says Hembree Asserts Crime
Richard Hembree, husband of the assaulted woman, tells police his wife was criminally attacked by a Negro despite contrary statements at home. He cites a boy who saw a Negro near the way to her mother and a store clerk’s sighting. Chief Turner acted promptly, bloodhounds tracked the area, and several Negroes were arrested, including Albert Bewell found near the railroad track as authorities pursued leads.
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Hembree
Richard Hembree
Turner
Court House
Albert Bewell
Mrs Gunton Granted Interlocutory Divorce Decree
An International wire report states Mrs Amletia Gunton was granted an Interlocutory Decree of absolute divorce from Professor George Munton editor of Gunton's Magazine. The case involves alleged alienation of affections. Police reports reference multiple arrests in separate incidents including Fred Perdue and John Green for unknown offenses.
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New York
Ang
Ametia Ghueton
George Munton
Gunton
Intithet
Rebecca Lawes
Atlanta
Anetta Gunton
Making the welkin ring from many platforms in the Georgia campaign
Special to The Georgian reports multiple political rallies across Georgia on August 15 with Hon. Hoke Smith and Judge Russell drawing large crowds. Clark Howell and John W. Maddox headline speeches at Rome Mobley Park August 17 with a free barbecue. Estill gains strength in Glynn and Pulaski counties amid Dem party campaigning. Felts nominated for the State Senate in the Nineteenth district at Crawfordville. Floyd county sees three candidates for city court judgeship under new law. Howell leads in Houston County at Perry with crowed interest.
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Clarke Mowell
Rome
Mobley Park
John W. Maddox
Clark Howell
Russell
South Georgia
Hawkinsville
Colonel Estill
Pulaski County
Howell
Estill
Hoke Smith
Tom Watson
Judge Russell
Lodge
Laurens
Pulaski
Greensboro
W. W. Pilcher
F. M. Harrison
W. W. Kinsey
Warren
Hawes Cloud
J. Ruff Kendrick
W. H. Murden
Taliaferro
F. 8. Shipp
H. W. Jernigan
Dr. Webb
Greene
Floyd County
Pressent
Harper Hamilton
Junius F. Hillyer
W. J. Nunnally
Houston County
Perry Ga
Perry
Convention Called for Chickamauga
A Democratic party convention for Georgia's Seventh district is set for Chickamauga on August 25 to certify May 3 election results for the Sixtieth Congress, elect a district chairman and executive committee, and handle other business. Clark Howell spoke in Webster County and plans further stops at Richland and Lumpkin. Brantly and Colonel Estill addressed a large Brunswick audience opposing Brantly and advocating Estill.
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Chickamauga
Cedartown
Democratic Party
Seventh
Col
J. H. Estill
Brunswick
Congressman Brantly
Opera House
Colonel Estill
Mr. Brantley
Georgia Legislature Ends With Broad Reform Push
The session closes with a record of busy lawmaking. More than a thousand bills were introduced and under half passed. Major measures in force include the anti bucket shop bill, election of railroad commissioners, a court of appeals constitutional amendment, clean ballot and bribery reforms, child labor, and substantial appropriations for an agricultural college at Athens, Jamestown Exposition, and monuments to Gordon and Oglethorpe. Several proposals were defeated or not advanced, such as disfranchisement, lieutenant governor, tax assessor, Phil Cook county, state auditor, anti free pass, and anti lobbying bills.
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Georgia
Court of Appeals
Boykin Wright
Madison Bell
Athens, Ga
John B. Gordon
James Oglethorpe
Ben Hill County
Wilcox and
Irwin
Hall
Phil Cook County
Pike
Monroe
Senate Passes Compromise Measures In Tuesday Session
The Tuesday afternoon session saw the senate amend and concur in the James town exposition appropriation bill with a stipulation that the extra six commissioners of the Eleventh receive neither salary nor expenses. The house refused to agree to the amended appropriation. Senate bills passed include fixing pay for Turner county’s constable, repealing a Ta llulah river gag, amending Vienna charter, incorporating Toomaboro Epworth Chatsworth Chipley and Cordele, creating a city court in Sylvester Polk county, and adjusting sheriffs and county court officers’ compensation.
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Breed
Senate
House
Westbrook
Crum
Turner County
Hamby
Oeh
Tallulah River
Vienna
Carswell
Toomaboro
Philllips
Epworth
King
Chatsworth
Sylvester
Parker
Chipley
Bunn
Polk County
Peyton
Cornelia
Foy
Jenkins
Adams
Crow
Cordele
Trustees named for new college in Georgia Senate appointments
Governor Terrell sent appointments for confirmation including Marion Turner Hawes Cloud W F Way and M C Edwards as solicitors for various courts with terms from late 1906 to 1907. Reappointments include Meaers Turner Cloud Yeomans. Also named trustees for the State Agricultural College at Athens with six year and four year terms for J Conner J H O Martin A Thrash W J McMullan L Al Callaway D M Hughes J W Bennett R C Neely L J Hardman T J Hudson commissioner of agri.
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Terrell
Senate
Marion Turner
Pulaski
Hawes Cloud
Taliaferro
W. F. Way
Moultrie
M. C. Edwards
Dawson
Ees
Yeomans
Meaers
Turner
Cloud
State Agricultural College At
Athens
Conner
J. Conner
Bartow County
J. H. O. Martin
Elbert County
A. Thrash
Meriwether County
W. J. McMullan
Hart County
J. L. Hand
Mitchell County
E. al. Callaway
Richmond County
D. M. Hughes
Twiggs County
J. W. Bennett
Ware County
Run
R. C. Neely
Burke County
L. J. Hardman
Jackson County
Tt. J. Hudson
Agri-I
Senate Backs Eleven Agricultural Colleges for Georgia
The Georgia Senate approved a Perry bill to establish agricultural colleges in each congressional district by a 29 to 11 vote with three amendments. One consolidates colleges as branches of the State Agricultural College at Athens. students admitted to the freshman class. Senator A Q Blalock opposed, citing funds would drain the common school fund. The session adjourned at 1 30 pm, to resume at 3 20 pm with plans to consider the Porter anti cigarette bill. a night session is likely. House actions included abolishing Wilcox county court and forming a Monticello city court.
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Perry
Senate
House
State Agricultural College
Athens
A. Q. Blalock
Common Schools
Georgia
Land
Wilcox
Lane
Jasper
Monticello
County Court of
Hall
Wife Who Charged Crime to Husband Faces Divorces Suit
A DeKalb county case records Mrs. Katie Doyle Jackson suing her husband Andrew W. Jackson for divorce after accusing him of murder and fleein g justice. The complaint, filed by Hulsey and Field, cites desertion, high temper, harassment, and threats, seeking custody of two children. The story notes the prior arrest warrant and bond, with no mention of the murder accusation in the divorce filing. The Spartanburg note reports city milk depot inspections and veterinary checks for dairy cows.
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Katie Doyle Jackson
DeKalb County
Andrew W. Jackson
Superior Court
Hulsey & Field
South Carolina
Jackson
John Leach
Emanuel city court officers and terms in 1907
Fragmentary notice lists Frank Mitchell and H. R. Daniel serving as solicitors for Emanuel city court with terms ending January 1, 1907 and extending four years from that date. G. H. Williams is noted as solicitor of city court Ree for two years, with J. B. Geiger as judge and W. M. Lewis as solicitor for Learns, term endings January.
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Frank Mitchell
City Court of Emanuel
H. R. Daniel
G. H. Williams
City Court Ree
M. J. B. Geiger
City Court of A Hee
W. M. Lewis
City Court of Learns
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Warden
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Ben Hill
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Telfair
Hill
Oconee
Linton
Tom Rayne
Clarence Davin
Ashby
Hunter Streets
Welkin
Lawrenceville
Glynn County
Webster County
Preston
Richland
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