24 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Brunswick News
Location
Brunswick, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1912
Page
1
Local announcement states a $400 000 paper mill will be built here by Yaryan people to produce wood pulp and manufacture it into paper. The report cites labor interest and notes a visit by prominent figures from Ohio.
The Committee of Elks discussed carnival street usage during a brief session. Appen and Explain the Situation attractions were noted as part of the program, with routine work updates given and no final decision reported.
Discussions in Brunswick hint at Yar yan Company planning a wood pulp based paper mill with initial investment around 400000 dollars, potentially rising to 1000000. The project would create several hundred jobs and stabilize local industry, with officials noting the mill’s independence from existing naval stores plants.
Crowds packed Brunswick yesterday as shoppers from all sections and surrounding counties poured in. Visitors filled streets by 10 o'clock with trains bringing many, spurring brisk business for Christmas buying and setting expectations for a busier day ahead.
Ordinary Edwin W. Dart opens books for 1913 registration for corporations and others in the county. Delinquents face investigation after January 6. over 190 corporations listed. Also notes visits by Speaker Clark, Underwood, and Bryan regarding President elect Wilson, with weather quip. A lynching report from Baton Rouge details Norm Cadore found hanged near the West Baton Rouge courthouse after convicting James Norman’s murder.
The liberal Wright and Gowen firm announce a special Christmas present today with grocery reductions that will astonish buyers. The offer targets families with moderate means seeking essential supplies at low prices, advertised in this issue on page six.
A special warning was issued today in Mobile announcing a northeast storm warning at 11 am from Mobile to Cedar Keys. The disturbance over Louisiana was moving northeast and winds were expected to shift from brisk southeast this afternoon to high northwest.
Chief of Police Owens added extra officers who will serve as special officers through the holidays. They will enforce the fire ordinance amid Christmas and a large street carnival. Despite big crowds, the streets were orderly and only a few arrests occurred.
Atlantic Coast Line section foreman G P Holliday was painfully injured yesterday when he fell from his hand-car. The incident occurred during daily duties and details of the extent of injuries are not specified.
The Supreme Court ruled that cities cannot impose license fees on telegraph messages when Western Union is operating under terms of the 1866 Act, declaring a $25 fine for an unlicensed message invalid. The decision centers on D. G. Williams, agent for Western Union in Talladega Alabama.
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