Two New Steamboats Planned For Ocmulgee River Run
T B Akridge, Macon and Brunswick Navigation general manager, travels to Atlanta and New York to arrange construction of two steamboats for operation on the Ocmulgee river between Macon and the coast. Merchants expect revived navigation aided by government dredging and deeper channel work.
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Macon
Brunswick
Oemulgee
Oemulgeet
T. B. Akridge
Macon and Brunswick Navigation Company
Atlanta
New York
Ocmulgee
Ocmulsee
Local shooters head to Southern Handicap in Charlotte
Brunswick Gun club members M. B. McKinn L. J. Leavy Jr P. M. Golden and Vassa Cate left for Charlotte N C to compete in the Southern Handicap a major trap shooting event running from tomorrow through Thursday expected to draw 125 to 150 shooters Also pro shooters Ad Topperwein and Toby Taylor will attend after a city visit
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M. Ba McKinn
L. J. Leavy, Jr
P. M. Golden
Vassa Cate
Brunswick Gun Club
Charlotte
N. C
Topperwein
Toby SR. Taylor
Biggest field gathers for Evening Mail 12 mile marathon
The Evening Mail hosts a Bronx to city hall marathon of 12 miles through city streets with a huge amateur field. Star entrants include Harry McGinn last year's A A U champion Win Bailey ten mile champ Fred Bellers national cross country champ Louis Tewania and Mitchell Arquette from Carlisle Indian School. Mike Murphy and Glenn Warner hail Tewania as the greatest ten miler in the world.
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New York
Evening Mail
Bronx
City Hall
Harry McGinn
Win Bailey
Fred Bellers
Louis Tewaninia
Mitchell Arquette
Carlisle
Switch rate case ends hearings in Atlanta
The railroad commission has the final evidence on local transportation rates. The hearing concluded yesterday afternoon. The Macon case will follow the Atlanta result.
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Atlanta
Railroad Commission
Macon
Father Gunn to Lecture at City Hall
Father Gunn, renowned lecturer, will speak at City Hall next Thursday night on The Catholic Church and the American Republic. The Columbus club of the Catholic church invites all, with free admission and a special welcome to ladies. crowds are expected.
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City Hall
Columbus Club
Father Gunn
American Republic
Florida House Probes Scandal Amid Senate Adjournment
Tallahassee May 6 The Florida House resumes a slow pace as 58 page calendar and 500 bills loom. A bribery inquiry into Representative Wall of Bradford County and a probe into two major state departments proceed, with officials and witnesses tight lipped. Prompt results are anticipated in days, promising startling disclosures statewide.
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Tallahassee
Senate
House
Wall
Automobiles Leave Savannah for Charlotte Run
Brunswick cars join a Savannah to Charlotte run with S. K. Brown driving an Oldsmobile and accompanied by E. C. Bryce and Lacy MeXington. BE M car carries F. Mal lard with J. H. Hopkins J. J. Lissner and J. L. Andrews aboard.
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Brunswick Automomes
Savannah
Charlotte
Tigh
Fiat
Brunswick
S. K. Brown
Oldsmobile
E. C. Bryce
Lacy MeXington
Fe. H. Mallard
J. H. Hopkins
J. J. Lissner
J. L. Andrews
French Aviator Vallon Dies In Exhibition Stunt
Rene Vallon, French aviator based in Paris, fell from a great height during exhibitions in Shanghai and was killed instantly. He had been touring China to interest authorities in military aviation.
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Shanghai
China
Rene Vallon
Vallon
Paris
Rebels threaten town near East River with fighting feared
Canton reports revolutionaries threaten Sheklung on the East river 57 miles north of Hong Kong. Authorities dispatch troops as fears rise for the lives of foreigners and Chinese residents amid potential violent clash if rebels do not disperse.
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Canton
China
Sheklung
East River
Hong Kong
Rather Than Be Named Spider She Wont Wed
Chicago May 6 Rather than take the name of Mrs. Spider Miss Anna May Christensen of this city has dodged matrimony and Mr Cupid has met defeat again. Friends interceded and tried to get Herman Spider to change the spelling to Spyder. He objected on grounds he changed it often, his original cognomen being Spidovitski. He was nicknamed Spider after arriving from Europe and kept it for 14 years.
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Chicago
Spider
Anna May Christensen
Cupid
Herman Spider
Spyder
Spidovitski
Europe
Nebraska Judge Bars Harem Skirt in Brule Town
Brule Justice Otis bans the harem skirt after Ogallalla resident Miss Bess Luneburge wears a blue divided-skirt outfit in Brule. He warns she must leave within five minutes or face jail, prompting her rapid departure from town.
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Nebraska
Brule
Neb
Justice Otis
Bess Luneburge
Ogallalla
Otis
Enade
Canton Odd Fellows Event Showcases Drill and Banner
On Thursday at p.m. at the Odd Fellows hall the Canton Essie Deits ladies judged Canton Brunswick No. as the best drilled in North America and organized a banner and drill display. Rest Dietz led the effort and the canton will appear in dress uniforms under Capt. Newman and others. Beginning Monday the lodge plans nightly marches toward Rome on the 28th as part of a grand lodge session program.
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Odd Fellows
Essie Deits
Canton
Brunswick No
Wnel
North America
Jand
Dietz
Chmton
Atelle
Newman
Rome
Grand Lodge
Brunswick and Southern States Eye a New Baseball League
Enthusiasts in Brunswick and other cities press for an organized league next season. The plan envisions a South Atlantic league including South Georgia and North Florida, with smaller clubs able to compete under salary limits. Key supporters in Valdosta, Waycross, Brunswick, Cordele, Fitzgerald and Americus push for a fast, profitable league as backers meet to finalize details for a fall rollout.
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Brunswick
Georgia
Florida
South Georgia
Wayeros
Democratic bill on free list for farmers faces final debate
Washington May 6 After two weeks of debate the Democratic bill placing on the free list manufactured articles to aid farmers reaches the final day of general discussion in the house. Over 100 speeches have been made since the bill was called up last Monday. Chairman Underwood says amendments will be offered Monday but leaders expect all to be voted down and the bill to pass as agreed in caucus.
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Washington
House
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Dr Mott Returns to City for Weeklong Eye Care Offer
Dr Mott plans a Monday return from Atlanta and will stay through the week for a special offer on glasses. A graduate with extensive study, he cites contact with thousands of satisfied patients statewide. The notice urges those with eye problems to take advantage of the opportunity before the week ends.
Lonx service honors Lenox mail carrier Miss Markham
Lenox Massachusetts May 6 Miss Pio Fence S Markham completed 22 years delivering mail between Stockbridge station and Interlaken a village three miles west She makes the round trip twice daily traveled 62000 miles She handles express packages and freight She never had a vacation or missed a train endured ten foot snow drifts and storms Her first pay was 9 now 25 She has seen four post masters at Interlaken and is the sole support of her parents
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Lenox
Mass
Pio
S. Markham
Unncle
Stockbridge Station
Interlaken
Miss Markham
John H. Markham
Maine Engineer Sails After Report On Wreck Remains
Havana May 6 Captain Ferguson directing the Maine’s work sailed for home after completing his report on wreck remains and their disposition. He received a cable from Waynesville stating his father was dying. He asks that all remains be collected in one large coffin. Of 30 remains uncovered only skulls and large bones are found. No recognizables exist.
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Havana
Ferguson
Maine
Waynesville
Boys Crushed by Train While Fishing on Bridge
In Binghamton on May 6, Frank Spaulding and Morris Potter both 11 were fatally struck by a Lackawanna train while fishing on a bridge over Choconut Creek. They tried to flee as the train neared but tripped and were ground beneath the wheels.
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Binghampton
Frank Spaulding
Morris Potter
Lackawanna
Choconut Creek
Art connoisseur Halsey Ives dies at 65
London reports the death of Halsey Cooley Ives, director of the St. Louis Art Museum, from apoplexy at age sixty five. He was a prominent figure in the art world.
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London
Halsey Cooley Ives
St. Louis Art Museum
Baldwin to Lead 1913 Arctic Expedition
Capt. Evelyn Briggs Baldwin arctic explorer and Peace League of New York delegate said he would lead an expedition in 1913 to cross the last unexamined ocean, aiming to complete the first crossing.
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Baldwin
Peary
Baltimore
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin
Peace Congress
Peace League of New York
Severe Thunderstorms and Hail Across United States This Week
Prof. Smart's Weather Dope predicts severe thunderstorms with hail and lightning across many sections from Atlantic to Pacific and Canada to the Gulf. The south may see destructive storms with a cooler period trailing by Friday or Saturday, especially in the central and middle western states.
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United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Gulf
Central
Middle Western States
Longboat to Run in 15 Mile International Race
New York May 6 Tom Longboat the Canadian Indian Alfred Shrubb the English champion Hans Holmer the Gusta Ljungstrom and Billy Queal are among the star long distance runners who will compete in a 15 mile international race at Celtic park tomorrow Queal recently set a new record in a race against Shrubb.
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New York
Tom Longboat
Alfred Shrubb
Hans Holmer
Gusta Ljungstrom
Billy Queal
Celtic Park
Queal
Shrubb
Shonts to Help Girls and Reform School Planned
Mrs. Theodore P. Shonts travels to Cincinnati with Kentucky visitors to support establishing a girls reform school near Middlesboro Kentucky. She plans to endow it with 590000, while Mr. Shonts dismisses reports of such endowment as untrue.
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Cincinnati
Theodore P. Shonts
Milionaire New Yorker
Duchess de Chaulness
Middlesboro
Ra chael Lynn case draws anxious inquiries in Atlanta
Atlanta police say citizens flood precincts with fears of involvement in the Ra chael Lynn case. Officers expect more evidence if residents continue to volunteer information, even as they hesitate to face investigators directly.
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Atlanta
Rachael Lynn
Georgia Bar Association Meeting St Simon Hotel Tie Up
Attorneys heated discussions delay plans for a Georgia Bar association annual session. Hotel St Simon completion in doubt prompts talk of moving Brunswick or island gathering. Judge Krauss investigates hotel readiness as May deadline nears.
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St. Simon
Georgia Bar Association
Mery
Brunswick
D. W. ‘Kranng
Orville Park
Macon
Judge Krauss
Visize
Krauss
Promes
Episcopal diocese of Georgia annual meeting in Thomasville
The Episcopal diocese of Georgia will hold its annual meeting in Thom asville starting Wednesday. More than 150 delegates from member churches will attend, with the convention at St. Thomas' church. Delegates are being assigned to visitor homes in the city.
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Episcopal Diocese of
Georgia
Thomasville
St. Thomas’ Church
Grand's Good Program At The Grand This Week
Manager Finney has arranged strong motion picture programs for Grand patrons this week with three features each night. Thursday will feature a western, one of the greatest. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday will show three reels of the latest pictures. watch the News for daily details.
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Finney
Grand
Emigration Steamers Sail From Glasgow With 3500 Scots
Three steamers cleared from Glasgow today carrying 3,500 Scottish emigrants to the United States and Canada.
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Glasgow
United States
Canada
Plague Claim 31 in Amoy China Two Weeks Death Toll
Amoy China reports thirty one deaths from bubonic plague and six from smallpox in the two weeks ending yesterday. Local health officials warn of continued risk as outbreaks persist despite measures.
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Amoy
China
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Bill Prooto
Kennon Mott
Massachusetts
Maine Engineer Sails
Winess
Father Calif
Capt
Ferguson Home
Smart
Esrtowny
Owens
Board’ of Health
New Ca TeyWest
Will
Husbland
Plaza Hotel
BAR Association
Peo
Ple
Oal Roas
Supreme Tribunal
Carolina, Cincinnati & Wuigh Railway
Virginia
Charleston
St. C
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