Georgia Legislature Sees Progress Despite Governor Absence
Georgia lawmakers face disappointment as Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey cannot address the assembly due to four weeks of prior engagements. The Senate passes the Sheppard fee system reporting bill and the House approves the general education bill by 134 to 10. The House schedules no afternoon sessions for the week, and the Senate moves to revisit the mileage window requirement for railroads. Traveling men protest the new plan, hoping for changes to aid their needs.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Woodrw Wilson
New Jersey
Wilson
Senate
House
Anderson
Chatham
Gates Remains At Deaths Door In Critical Illness
Paris July 1 Physicians attending John W Gates report his condition unchanged and still critical. Pneumonia has spread from the left lung to the right, and doctors say Gates cannot last through the week.
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Paris
John W. Gates
Mr. Gates
Mrs Parker Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs W L Parker died after a months long illness at her home 2015 Union Street. She leaves her husband two young children her mother four sisters two brothers and other relatives. The funeral is set for this afternoon at 2 from the residence with interment at Palmetto Cemetery.
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W. L. Parker
Union Street
Old Postmaster Dies in Teg Falls at 72
Teg Falls N Y July 31 George jth aged 72 longtime postmaster and the second oldest federal employee in the country in point of service He was appointed during the Buchanan administration.
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Falls
N. Y
George Jth
Point
Buchanan
Texas to Probe Prohibition in Special Session
Austin officials report the Texas legislature meets in special session dominated by liquor policy. Governors Colquitt backs strict regulation but opposes statewide prohibition, while a large majority favors prohibition. A recent wets victory in a referendum may be investigated.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Colquitt
House
Senate
New York Farmer Executed for Daughter's Murder
Charles T. Green a NY farmer was electrocuted at Clinton prison for the murder of his fourteen year old daughter on a New Scotland area farm. His execution followed a confession by his wife that infidelity preceded the shooting. Green died calmly after voicing satisfaction with the jury verdict.
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Hannemora
N. Y
Charles T. Green
Clinton Prison
New Scotland
Green
Gregory Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Louis L. Gregory a cashier in the Atlantic Coast Line railroad freight department in Richmond was sentenced to three years penal servitude after pleading guilty to stealing 25000 from the railroad. Extenuating circumstances were offered and Gregory reportedly showed bravado at arrest but collapsed upon hearing the sentence.
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Richmond
Louis L. Gregory
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Denver
Gregory
Water situation serious in Charlotte amid drought
Charlotte North Carolina July 31 reports say the water supply is depleted with no regular sources. Water must be hauled in tank cars from the Catawba river ten miles away to supply the city reservoir Briar creek connection will provide about two thirds of normal supply once turned on tomorrow night. Drought has hit nearby towns and showers are forecast for tomorrow.
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Charlotte
N. C
Catawba River
Briar Creek
Drouth
Wadesboro
Greensboro
Morganton
Red Cross Sends Funds for Albanian Refugees Relief
The American Red Cross Society cabled $1000 to Montenegro for relief of Albanian refugees and wounded. Reports show widespread suffering among those fleeing Albania in revolt against Turkey.
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Washington
American Red Cross Society
Montenegro
Albania
Turkey
Miners Reach Trapped Miner In Missouri Mine
In Joplin Missouri on July 31 rescuers extend efforts begun last night to reach Joseph Clary age 21 trapped by rockfall in a mine seventy feet below the surface. Authorities believe he may still be alive and it could take days to reach him.
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Joplin
Joseph Clary
Clark
Committee Forms to Save Brunswick Baseball Season
A local committee named to raise funds will canvass fans this week to decide if Brunswick baseball continues. G A Faber has funded the club and promises to cover remaining costs if funds come in. The committee includes E. Miller R. L. Phillips J. H. Hopkins H. H. Bryant and P. M. Golden.
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Brunswick
G. A. Faber
Faber
BCRA
City Hall
E. Miller
R. L. Phillips
J. H. Hopkins
H. H. Bryant
P. M. Golden
Ground broken in New York for second Broadway line
Ground for the Broadway and Lexington avenue subway in Manhattan was broken today as part of New York's expanding underground system. The project costs nearly 300 million dollars and aims to relieve traffic. About eight thousand workers will be employed, and four years are projected to complete the four track line.
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New York
Broadway
Lexington Avenue
Manhattan
Trip to Snapper Banks Aboard Tug Edgar F Coney
The tug Edgar F. Coney will depart for the snapper banks tomorrow night at midnight with a party of fifty, returning Thursday afternoon. Only fifty tickets available at $3.00, including bait. purchasers should see L. J. Leavy, Sr. or J. E. Dart.
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Edgar F. Coney
Snapper Banks
L. J. Leavy, Sr
J. E. Dart
Colonel Kingman to Alaska on two month furlough
Major George P. Howell arrives in Savannah to relieve Col. Dan C. Kingman U S engineer for the Savannah district. Kingman will take a two month furlough and spend it in Alaska while Howell maintains Charleston as headquarters and visits Savannah occasionally. Howell came to Charleston from Galveston.
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Savannah
George P. Howell
U. S
Charleston
Dan C. Kingman
Kingman
Alaska
Howell
Galveston
Unanimity Sought on Free List Bill in Senate Caucus
Democratic senators met in caucus on July 31 to secure unity on the farmers free list bill. They discussed dodging the Bailey amendment which would exclude farm products from tariff exemptions and considered adding general tariff schedules, though most favored using the Bailey amendment to gain insurgent Republican support.
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Washington
Painter Edwin Abbey Reported Dying in London
Philadelphia July 31 Edwin A Abbey the American painter is dying in London after a prolonged illness a cablegram to his brother says Abbey has been ill for some time and is near death in the British capital
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Philadelphia
Edwin A. Abbey
London
Dr Atkinson Named to Georgia Dental Board
Atlanta July 31 Dr D D Atkinson of Brunswick was named to the state board of dental examiners by Governor Smith for a five year term starting August 16. The honorary appointment does not require senate confirmation, yet it carries weight as the board reviews all dentist licensure applications in the state.
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Atlanta
D. D. Atkinson
Brunswick
State Board of Dental Examiners
Smith
State Senate
Georgia anti lobbying bill heads to final vote this week
Atlanta July 31 this week likely to see the anti lobbying bill pass in Georgia. The measure already cleared the senate and will reach the house for a final vote day after tomorrow. Governor Smith will sign the reform. Also upcoming is a bill allowing women to practice law amid other business and debate.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
House
Smith
Assembly
Parents of Dorothy Arnold Travel to Italy in Search
Francis R Arnold and his wife, parents of Dorothy Arnold who vanished on December 12, have gone to Italy. They say the trip is connected to the ongoing search for their daughter.
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Italy
New York
Francis R. Arnold
Dorothy Arnold
Leishman Likely to Represent United States in Germany
Washington July 31 reports indicate President Taft will appoint John Gene Leishman, current ambassador to Italy, as ambassador to Germany to succeed David Jayne Hill who resigned last spring. Thomas J. O'Brien to Rome may follow. No firm successor named for O'Brien. Taft to confer with Secretary Knox on diplomatic appointments.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
John. Gene. Leishman
Italy
Germany
David Jayne Hill
Thomas J. O’brien
Japan
Rome
Leishman
O'Brien
Knox
Death sentence for bank looter dies in Mexico
Wilson Evans, formerly a teller at Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles, who faced embezzlement charges of 20000 dollars, died yesterday in Acapulco Mexico. He was awaiting extradition to the United States when death occurred.
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Wilson Evans
California Bank
Mexico
Washington
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of
Los Angeles
Cal
Acapulco
Evans
United States
Berger Seeks Four Dollar Weekly Pension Plan
Socialist Congressman Victor Berger of Wisconsin introduced a bill in Washington proposing a four dollar weekly pension for every U S citizen over six years old. He argued aged workers deserve a living without reliance on poor houses or private charity.
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Washington
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
United States
Berger
Supreme Court
Zionists arriving in Switzerland for Basel congress
Prominent Jews from around the world are arriving in Switzerland ahead of the International Congress of Zionists to be held in Basel during August. The gathering signals widespread interest and anticipates participation from leaders and delegates across continents.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Congress of Zionists
Basel
Bomb injures Portuguese consul in Bajades Spain
A bomb exploded as the Portuguese consul entered his Bajades consulate on July 31 injuring him. Officials say it was probably the work of revolutionists.
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Bajades
Spain
Reporter recounts White confession in Lorimer inquiry
Edward O. Phillips of the Chicago Tribune testified before the Senate Lorimer committee describing two to three weeks of investigation into the so called Charles A. White confession. He said his expenses were used as a basis for visiting several legislators named in the graft story. He noted the visits caused a stir in the committee room.
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Washington
Charles A. White
Senate
Lorimer Committee
Edward O. Phillips
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Pullman Conductor Detained After Fatal Shooting
Atlanta July 31. H L Robertson a Pullman conductor is in police custody accused of shooting two black men a cook and a porter. the porter died. Robertson says he fired in self defense after being attacked following reprimand of the workers as his train moved north.
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Atlanta
H. L. Robertson
Robertson
Prominent Norfolk merchant dies by his own hand
W H Barnard a 52 year old hardware merchant in Norfolk Virginia killed himself citing poverty and heavy insurance premiums as the reasons. He left notes to relatives and business friends describing poverty as the immediate cause and that continuing would force him to fail financially.
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Norfolk
W. H. Barnard
Labor Leaders Granted 20 Days to Answer Contempt Charges
Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell the labor leaders were granted twenty days by Justice Wright of the district supreme court to answer contempt charges stemming from the prosecutors' committee report on Buck's Stove and Range Company.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Justice Wright
District Supreme Court
Buck's Stove and Range Company
Drunken sailor stabs three Afloat sailors in Beaufort
A drunken black servant aboard the naval reserve steamer Elfrida in Beaufort South Carolina stabbed three sailors and wounded two more after railing at crew. The crew subdued and killed him during the attack. He died in custody after being jailed following the incident.
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Beaufort
S. C
Body of American Consul Atwell to be buried in U S
The body of American Consul William P. Atwell, who died in Ghent Belgium, will be returned to the United States for burial likely at Arlington National Cemetery. The announcement comes from Washington with a July 31 date.
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W. P. Atwell
Belgium
U. S
Washington
William’ P. Atwell
Ghent
Belgiu St
Arlington National Cemetery
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