New Georgia bill aims to end child labor evils
Hooper Alexander drafts a reform bill endorsed by the National Child Labor Committee and Cotton Manufacturers Association to curb child labor in Georgia. The measure sets a firm age limit and bans underage work in mills factories workshops laundries public service and mercantile shops with full effect after 1915.
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Georgia
Hooper Alexander
National Child Labor Committee
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Alexander
Atlanta
Clerk Ballyfoot's Lock on Georgia House Remains Firm
The piece notes Uncle John Ballyfoot kept the Clerk of the House post for decades, with steady support amid a strenuous Senate race. It recalls past challenges, political habits, and a Dalton Baptist Sunday service where a protest over the Webb law penalty resolution sparked debate, alongside Whitfield County and Judge Fite's Webb law views. Hooper Alexander, gubernatorial hopeful, chats in the Kimball House lobby about former colleagues and ongoing lobbying currents.
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State Senate
John T. Ballyfoot
Bolfeuillet
John
Georgia
John Bullyfoot
Uncle John
First Baptist Church
Dalton
Whitfield County
Webb
E. Jackson
Baptist Church
J. F. Harris
Hooper Alexander
John M. Slaton
Kimball House
House of Representatives
Mr. Alexander
Kimball
Don't Overlook a Det in Pony Man Contest
A Georgian and American pony contest tip sheet explains that victory depends on how many votes candidates can gather by July 31. Emphasizes relentless effort, evening outreach, and telephoning to reach voters. Warns against holding back votes and stresses maximizing subscriptions before the bonus expires.
Alabama Man Kills Wife and Two Children Then Self
Mobile, June 24. Clay Mills, a leading turpentine operator at Atmore, Ala., near here, shot and killed his wife Mrs. Gussie Mills and two of his children, then killed himself. One small child survives. Mrs. Mills hailed from a prominent Mobile family. The motive remains unknown.
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Mobile
Attorney General's Mother Hurt in a Fall in Kentucky
Mrs Ellen McReynolds aged 73 mother of Attorney General James C McReynolds is in serious condition after falling from a carriage while returning home from a call on Joseph W Folk former Governor of Missouri who was in Hopkinsville to give a lecture Folk was visiting with Mrs McReynolds when she asked Joe and Jimmy could break up all the trusts.
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Hopkinsville
Ellen McReynolds
James C. McReynolds
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Folk
Buckhead Car Conversation Sparks Domestic Dispute
An elderly man aboard a Buckhead streetcar described a quarrel with his wife as very unreasonable. He recalled a past discussion where they had agreed on their affairs, hinting at ongoing marital tension and personal disagreements.
Controversial contratoxin touted as cure in London
Dr Frederick Melinarto of Heidelberg, now in London, details a new alleged consumption cure named contratoxin in the Lancet. He claims about 200 patients at Margaret Street and Mount Vernon hospitals were cured after injections, with patients sworn to secrecy. Doctors caution the treatment lacks a fair trial and offer few details.
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London
Frederick Melinarto
Heidelberg
Lancet
Margaret Street
Mount Vernon
Melinarto
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