State convention of cotton growers set for January 2
The Georgia division of the Southern Cotton Association will hold its annual state convention January 2 in Atlanta at the hall of the house of representatives. Delegates are named and officers will be elected. Executive committee members will be chosen, with the new committee to meet in Birmingham January 17-19. President M. L. Johnson urges full attendance to push for higher cotton prices.
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Georgia Division
Southern Cotton Association
Atlanta
House of Representatives
Birmingham
Ala
M. L. Johnson
Georgia
South
Johnson
Oil Found Near Washington in Wilkes County
Special to The Georgian reports strong prospects for a local oil venture in Wilkes County. Indications near Anthony Shoals and Broadriver suggest ample oil, with a Washington group planning a company to develop the field. E B Hook of Augusta, leading a firm drilling near Louvale in Jefferson County, sees Wilkes as part of the same oil vein. The Anthony Shoals Power Company, capitalized at 5 million, owns the land and aims to harness Broad power for immediate development.
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Washington, Ga
Washington
Wilkes County
Anthony Shoals
Broadriver
E. B. Hook
Augusta
of & Company
Jefferson County
Georgia Plow Works Drives Atlanta Industry Growth
A new plant in Atlanta housing modern machinery began operation November 3 and has fulfilled all orders since opening. The Georgia Plow Works produces finished steel plow shapes widely used in the South and West. Its yards stock raw materials for a full range of plow products, boosting Atlanta's status as an industrial center.
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Georgia Plow Works
Atlanta
Gatchell Promoted to Superintendent of Transfers
Notice from the Southern offices reports the appointment of W. H. Gatchell as superintendent of transfers in Nashville. He will oversee transfer and reloading operations at all terminal and junction points, with the new role taking effect January 1.
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Southern
W. H. Gatchell
Nashville
Miner Freed After Fifteen Days Beneath Mountain
Lindsay 8 Hicks emerged from a Kern River mountain tomb at midnight after fifteen days and seventeen hours entombed. Rescuers, led by Superintendent Cone, freed him from a tram car and confirmed he remained on the payroll during captivity, drawing pay throughout. Hicks, exhausted yet strong, thanked the rescuers and vowed to see his fellow miners soon.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Lindsay
Hicks
Kern River
Iiberty
Miner
Bob Gent
Debria
Frank Miller
Stinchfield
Teun
Superintendent Cone
Edixon Power Company
Cone
Hicnd
J. B. Hicks
Prohibition Movement Letters on License Strictures and Politics
A Georgian letter from Secretary Richards Munday outlines Anti-Saloon League views on liquor licensing, arguing for tighter enforcement and restrictions rather than higher licenses. It notes ongoing prohibition petitions, council dismissals of appeals, and questions Mayor Woodward and Mayor elect Joyner on liquor platform commitments, with future statements promised.
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Counel
Emunell
Woodward
Joyner
Captain Joyner
Duyner
Atlanta
Quor Sold and Consumed in Dry States Says J B Richards
A brief note from J B Richards states that quor is sold and consumed more in dry states and territories than in wet ones.
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J. B. Richards
Holiday Excursions Via Georgia Railroad 1907
Christmas holidays ticket sale from December 20 to 25 30 31 and January 1 1907. South of Ohio and Potomac and east of the Mississippi River. One and one third first class fare plus 25 cents round trip. Inquiries to ticket sellers or AG Jackson CMcMillan GA/APAs.
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Ohlo and
Potomac
Minxiasippi River
St. Louis
A.G. Jackson
C. C. M'Millin
G. P
Augusta
Christmas Gifts for Orphan Boys at St Josephs
Washington Georgia December 24 two civic ladies Mrs James Hines and Mrs F W Gilbert organized a Christmas fundraiser for about sixty five orphan boys at St Josephs orphanage. A canvass of local businesses yielded over 100 in cash plus numerous toy candy fruit and fireworks donations for a special morning surprise by Santa Claus. The boys come from across the state and are prepared for useful lives by the Sisters of Charity.
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Washington
James Hines
F. W. Gilbert
St. Josephs Orphanage
Santa Claus
St. Josephs
State
Good Sisters of Charity
Christmas Holiday Fares To Ohio Potomac Mixsixsippi Region
Travel notice from St. Louis Missouri offering first class fare plus 23 cents for tickets to be issued at all stations December 20 to 25 30 31 and January 1 with final limit January 7 1907. For further information contact KBON A G Jack N GC M Miller PLA A G P A.
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Ohio and
Potomac
St. Louis
A. G. Jack
N. GC
M'Millin
I Pla
A. G.P
Augusta
Goldfield Deserted by 8 000 Persons
Goldfield, in the Nevada district, faces a mass exodus as miners and workers flee in train loads amid ongoing strike. The city, once 15,000 strong, now reports about 7,000 residents as most mines mills and smelters suspend operations except Haven Monette and Prances Mohawk.
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Goldfield
Haven’ Monette and Prances
Christmas Dinner for Centenarian in the South
Special to The Georgian reports Adam Frost, a man living near White Stone Springs, claims to be 126 years old with an old birth record from Sullivan's Island born May 12, 1780. He recounts childhood Christmas gifts with his master in Charleston and Civil War migrations to the upcountry, with local police planning a basket of Christmas cheer for him and his wife.
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Rm Spartanburg
Southland
Adam Frost
White Stone Springs
Sullvans Island
Hunter
Adam
Charleston
Woodward
Yander
Drayton
Petch
Henry Frost
Cedar Springs
Murphy at the Grand in A Corner In Coffee
Tim Murphy headlines at the Grand Monday and Tuesday night and Christmas day matinee in A Corner In Coffee. The piece praises his humor and sympathy, notes his admiration for a German writer named William, and recalls a Chicago Peer Gynt crowd scene highlighting dramatic impact.
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Tim Murphy
the Murphy
William
Kinging
Murphy
Grand Sees Peer Gynt Rouse Crowd In Quiet Command
The performance at the Grand features Peer Gynt with Mansfeld deftly calming noisy fans. The article notes rising interest in religious drama led by Wagner’s Parsifal, to be staged at the Grand with Beyreuth tradition preserved. It previews Bijou’s Me, Him and I and Baldwin-Melville’s Sherlock Holmes at El Dorado, plus Star Theatre’s vaudeville bill and a Pope Leo XII monument progress in Rome.
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Peer
Mr. Mansfeld
emoRone
Figuin
the Grand
Europe
Richard Wagner
Beyreuth
Baldwin-Melville Company
Baldwin-Melville Stock Company
el Dorado
Sherlock Holmes
Conan Doyle
Arthur Maitland
Philadelphia
Pope Leo XII
Church of
St. John Lateran
Rome
Pius IX
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
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New Mexico
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Kansas
Colorado
Frisco
Paay Pointe Kinhoma
S. L. Parrott
N. Pryor
Hick
Vin
Dr. Btinehfeld
Lwo
Man
Anti - Saloon League
Thee Maddox Rucker Banking Company
Tion
Georgia Railroad
Aes
E.G. Griffin
Gate City
Whitehall Street
Bell
Southern Dry Goods and Shoe Co
Marietta ST
Billy W. Watson
Mike Kelly
Billy Arlington
Him
Watson
U. Kahn
Kelly
Conn Conn
Dusty Dawson
Seattle
Klondike
The
Star
Star Theater Company
MIR
Richard Mansfield
Henrik Ibsen
Him and I
Arlington
Eldorado
Baldwin-Melville Stock
Nichia
Tord Fauntleroy
New Moving Pictures
Coliseum
Walthour
America
Guignard
Goodrum
Whitehall
Alabama
Joan Foster Co
Decatur St
F. J. Cooledge & Son
Peters Street
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