Georgia Troops Barred From Passing Through South Carolina
South Carolina Governor Coleman Blease refused Georgia passage through his state for troops en route to Augusta, triggering potential war with Georgia and upsetting plans of Savannah Elberton and Abbeville units. North Carolina troops may reroute if the ban persists, raising costs for all sides. The dispute implicates Georgia State and the Federal War Department in a broader power clash.
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Empire State of Georgia
Cole Blease
Victoriana Huerta
Georgia
Coleman L. Blease
Blease
Savannah
Elberton
Abbeville
Augusta
North Carolina
Federal War Department
Palmetto
Brown attacks unions in Georgia platform speech
Former Governor Joseph M. Brown, running for the United States Senate, unveiled a platform targeting labor unions. He calls for tight regulation of unions as corporations, immigration limits, opposition to sectarian school funds, rural credit, and bans on negroes in offices with white clerks. Continued on Page 10, Column 7.
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United States
General Federation
Wilson Spends Hour Discussing Business With Mid-West Men
Washington July 8 A delegation from the Chicago Association of Commerce met with President Wilson at the White House for about an hour. They conveyed the Wests views on his proposed trust legislation and the nations industrial and commercial conditions. They did not press for delay or obstruct speedy action. They emphasized support for the pending measures.
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Middle West
White House
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Imperiled Family Survives House Fire on Sunset Avenue
Six members of the J A Marchbanks family escaped a fire that destroyed their home at 491 Sunset Avenue and damaged Morban Dodson’s residence at 489. Lela Marchbanks aged 13 leaped from a smoke filled room to safety with minor injuries while her siblings and parents fled into the street in night clothing. The fire forced a dramatic rooftop blaze and roof collapse, with authorities unsure of the fire’s origin.
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J. A. Marchbanks
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Georgia Leads South in Net Income Taxes Collected
Collector A. O. Blalock announced Georgia's net income tax receipts for the year ending June 30 at about 500000, with 359845.26 from corporations and 115740.11 from individuals. Louisiana totals surpassed Georgia only in the region, and a ten-day grace period until July 10 allows payments with penalties starting after. Washington reports place Georgia behind Louisiana in the South.
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A. O. Blalock
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Blalock
Washington
Internal Revenue Commissioner
North State Troops to Ignore Blease Ban
In Raleigh on July 8 the Adjutant General said the Second Regiment and two cavalry troops would likely pass through South Carolina to Augusta unless directed otherwise by the War Department. Governors Blease of South Carolina reportedly forbade passage, surprising officers who doubted such protest would occur. no protest had been received in Raleigh.
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Georgia
Augusta
National War Department
Raleigh
N. C
Camp Glenn
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War Department
Blease
North Carolina
Increase in L. and N. Earnings Slumps
Louisville and Nashville Railroad ends fiscal year June 30 with a $112,647 rise in gross earnings from the prior year. Past years showed increases in the millions, signaling a smaller gain this time.
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Louisville, KY
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Move on in Kansas to Abolish High Court
TOPEKA KANS July A conference of Kansas lawyers called for today will consider abolishing the Kansas Supreme Court on the ground that it is an added expense in legal matters, clogging legal machinery and does little or no good.
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Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Suffragettes Target Burns Birthplace with Bomb Placed
A militant suffragette attempt to blow up Robert Burns birthplace at Alloway was thwarted by a watchman. The women were seen placing a bomb under the Burns farmhouse before fleeing. one was captured. Mrs Pankhurst arrested a record eleventh time and sent to Holloway jail after hunger strike.
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Ayr
Scotland
Robert Burns
Alloway
Burns
Furies pelting crowd as royals addressed suffrage banners
At Clyde Bank near Glasgow on July 8 during an address to King George and Queen Mary, four suffrage activists hurled literature from a window, barred police entry, and shouted through megaphones that the monarchs must stop the forcible feeding of women.
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Clyde Bank
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Queen Mary
Rockefeller 75 Observed Quiet Birthday at Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller marked his 75th birthday at his Pocantico Hills estate in Tarrytown New York with a quiet celebration. He received many telegrams from friends and business associates while armed guards and heavy patrols protected the golf course after recent I W W disturbances.
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N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Rockefeller
New Orleans Widened Rat Killing Drive Across City
New Orleans on July 8 extended its crusade against rats to stamp out bubonic plague after a second death. A new infection focus three miles from the initial site was found as Mobile area towns Bay St. Louis Pass Christian Gulfport Beloxi Scranton were ordered to clean up for rats and vermin due to the plague presence.
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Pass Christian
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Belixi
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Want Ads Offer Cash for Used Furniture and Clothes
A Georgian-American notice promotes packing the cellar and garret with used articles of furniture and clothes. A Want Ad will get you cash or help exchange them for other articles. Phone your wants Main 100 for details.
Judge urges Georgia to curb child marriages amid divorce mill case
Judge Bell blasted the Georgia Legislature for not enacting laws to curb child marriages after a three day divorce mill that disposed of nearly 100 cases. He called for higher age limits and tougher entry barriers, arguing marriages by 15 and 16 year olds are entered as a lark and fuel runaway unions. He urged stricter license rules and corroborative evidence for divorces, noting the system’s failure to protect marriage’s sacredness.
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Bell
General Judiciary Committee
Senator West Forced To Remain Indoors
Washington July 8 Senator W S West of Georgia who attended the Senate by cane on Monday will be confined indoors for a few days after Monday's session.
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Washington
W. S. West
Georgia
Senate
Slayer Is Denied New Trial Must Hang
The Colorado Supreme Court refused Harold F. Henwood a new trial in his murder conviction. Henwood, twice convicted of first degree murder for shooting George C. Copeland, faces a death sentence. The case involves Henwood and Sylvester L. Von Phul, linked to Mrs. Isabelle Patterson Springer, amid a barroom confrontation at the Brown Palace Hotel where Von Phul was killed and Copeland wounded as a bystander.
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Colo
Colorado Supreme Court
Harold F. Henwood
New York
George C. Copeland
Henwood
Sylvester L. von Phul
St. Louis
Isabelle Patterson Springer
John W. Springer
Brown Palace
von Phul
Copeland
Ansley to Europe to Study Rural Credits
Edward P. Ansley of Atlanta is in Washington en route to Europe to study rural credits. He called upon the Georgia delegation today.
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Washington
Edward P. Ansley
Atlanta
Europe
Georgia
York News editor J T Bigham resigns in Chester
Chester South Carolina July 8 report states J T Bigham has resigned as editor of The York News based in Yorkville. The move ends his tenure at the Yorkville publication.
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S. C
J. _ T. Bigham
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York News
Yorkville
Mediators to Help End Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill Strike
Evangelical Ministers Association of Atlanta celebrates a telegram from Senator Hoke Smith announcing Federal Department of Labor mediators will visit Atlanta to investigate and possibly mediate the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill strike. The telegram was sent to Rev. L O Bricker who convened a meeting with Senators Smith and West and Secretary Wilson and President Woodrow Wilson to pursue mediation. It is hoped Commissioner Faulkner may be among the mediators.
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Department of Labor
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill
L. O. Bricker
Association
Hotel Ansley
Smith
West
Labor
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Federal Department of Labor
Atlanta
Faulkner
Pay Roll of Railroads In Dixie Still Heavy
Waycross, July 8. The Atlantic Coast Line’s pay train visited the city today. The monthly payroll nears $130,000, showing Southern railroad business remains robust while other regions cut staff.
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Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
Golden Chariot
Frisky Cutup Stands On Head For 81st Birthday
NEW ALBANY IND July 8 John Webb a constable proved he is still a young man by standing on his head at the celebration of his eighty first birthday authorities say.
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Ind
John Webb
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