Brunswick shipyard spurs rapid industrial boom in Brunswick
Brunswick is seeing a swift industrial surge as the Brunswick Marine Construction Corp raises a large ship building plant. The project features a two story shop, a fifty by one hundred ten foot building, and preparations for a four masted schooner with a keel set next week. Nearby Trant Lumber Co also nears operation with boiler room construction and a nearly finished mill, signaling a broad waterfront revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Marine Construction Corporation
Bay Street
Nilsan
C. G. Huggins
New York
Parker-Hensel Engineering Company
Huggins
Construction Corporation
Parker-Hensel
Creosote
Brunswick
Trant Lumber Company
Trant Company
Trant
Brunswick Ship-Building Company
J. H. Lee
A. Larsen
Leo
Death in Texas border duel clouds Rio Grande bandit threat
De LaGarza once known as a smuggler and a trader died in a long-range rifle duel with an American trooper near Boquillas. A second Mexican companion was also killed as Villa bandits mass at El Pino ahead of potential raids on Presidio towns. Army officers note possible border dangers while noting reduced recruiting office hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon
Texas
Demetrio de LaGarza
Big Bend
Boquillas
de LaGarza
Rio Grande
J .W. Gudson
Villa
el Pino
Glenn Springs
Sierra Mojada
Presidio
EL Paso
Scott
Obregon
Mexico
General Pershing
War Department
General Obregon
Juan N. Amador
Foreign Affairs
Langhorn
Eighth Cavalry
F. W. Sibley
Georgia Florida Sawmill Association Revises Timber Grading Rules
The Georgia Florida Sawmill Association adopted 1905 timber grading revisions in Jacksonville to curb inferior lumber. The rules require long leaf yellow pine with specified cross section growth and color contrasts, plus defects and edging standards. Officers were elected and the next meeting set for June 20 at Live Oak hosted by H W Taylor of Standard Lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assojoeten
Jacksonville
Georgia
Florida
Association
Live Oak
H. W. Taylor
Standard Lumber Company
Bishop Reese Opens 94th Georgia Diocese Convention
Bishop I F Reese opened the 94th annual convention of the Diocese of Georgia at St Mark s Episcopal church with an address praising local people and reviewing church work. Officers were re elected and reports from Albany Augusta Brunswick and Savannah show progress in missions as Bishop Reese lauded finances and the Sewanee fund while clergy gather for morning prayer and a 9 30 business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. F. Reese
Diocese of Georgia
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
S. J. French
Brunswick
William B. Sams
Bainbridge
Reese
H. E. Ogden Campbell
New York
Board of Missions
Diocese of
Georgia
W. H. Elliott
Savannah
J. K. Melver
A. B. Hull
Bransford
Augusta
Rust
Albany
Lula Colesberry
A. C. Haskell
Tresurer
W. H. DeVoe
Mary Cuthbert
Little Helpers
Backus
Spirit of Missions
Norma. Palmer
Waycross
H. W. Robinson
Dublin
J. W. Walker
Christ's Church
Cordee
John D. Wing
Wing
St. Mark’s Church
Sewanee Fund
Border talks on Mexico withdrawl and patrol plans
Confident mood grows after talks between Generals Scott and Obregon on border policy. Mexico seeks withdrawal of Pershing forces before joint patrols while U S generals prepare to reinforce Funston and mobilize coast artillery for border duty. A new conference is agreed and warnings of uprisings and attacks raise anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
National Guard
Funston
Coast Artillery
Baker
Carranza
General Obregon
Scott
Mazatlan
Mexico
Shaw defends Sinn Fein executions as wartime martyrs
In an open letter, George Bernard Shaw denounces the killings of Sinn Fein prisoners as illegal slaughter. He argues Ireland’s link to Dublin Castle mirrors relations with Turkey and Britain and says an Irish fighter against Britain risks martyrdom, while defending Irish independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard Shaw
London
Ireland
Dublin Castle
Balkan States
Turkey
Belgium
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
South Africa
England
Russia
Germany
Emmet
Manchester
Poland
Ervia
Europe
Germany Admits Sussex Attack and Promises Reparation
Washington reports a note from Ambassador Gerard stating Germany now admits torpedoing the Sussex. The German government says the suspected warship was in fact the Sussex and will draw conclusions from the evidence. Bantry details add that the Cymric was sunk by a torpedo with four dead and a crew of 107 saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lansing
Gerard
Sussex
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
United States
Germany
Bantry
Ireland
Southern rail commissioners meet in Atlanta on freight issues
Railroad commissioners from nine southern states including Georgia Alabama and Tennessee meet in Atlanta May 10 and 11 to discuss freight and traffic problems and plan a permanent association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Bunting Found Guilty of Murder in Waycross Case
Preston Bunting was found guilty of murder in Waycross Superior Court with a mercy recommendation. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after the trial, which began yesterday afternoon in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Preston Bunting
Robert Smith
One Million Rounds Seized at Laredo Border
At Laredo on May 10 troops confiscated one million rifle rounds believed intended for bandits after a Mexican smuggling attempt across the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
General Wright Rapidly Recovers in Georgia
Atlanta May 10 friends across Georgia report General William A. Wright comptroller general and insurance commissioner is rapidly regaining strength after weeks of illness that nearly caused a nervous break down. Wright, Civil War veteran, has long served the state and will be a candidate to seek another term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
William A. Wright
Wright
Steeplejack Draws Crowds At City Hall Painting
Curious crowds gathered near the city hall as Steeplejack McDonald worked on the capola and steeple amid swaying scaffolding. Alderman Dart hired him to paint the structure while passersby debated the danger sign and the odds of an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Committee
Brunswick
McDonald
Jack
Earth
Filing affidavits prompts liquor shipment receipts filing
Ordinary Dart urged the Southern Express office and the Brunswick and Florida Steamship company to file their liquor shipment receipts and keep the affidavits, noting an oversight in reading the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dart
Southern Express Office
Brunswick & Florida Steamship Company
Local Exhibits on Georgia Cars Tour
Manager M Leach of the Georgia Exhibit cars under the Georgia chamber of commerce received several local exhibits. Items include a jar of onions from R N Nolan olives from St Simons Island and local resin products from Alfred W Wood. The exhibit will close tonight at 9 and depart for Savannah afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Leach
Georgia
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
R. N. Nolan
St. Simons Island
Alfred W. Wood
Savannah
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trant Lumber Company’s Mill
Army
Elliott
Logal
Woman's Auxiliary
Board of Missions Names
Fort Oglestorpe
Qhk
D. W. Ketcham
Cymric
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