Georgia General Assembly Centennial Celebration in Milledgeville
Milledgeville marked the 100th anniversary of Georgia’s first general assembly with a ceremony at the old state capitol. Mayor Julius B. Horne led planning for the event, joined by notable guests including Governor Terrell and legislators from across the state as surviving ante-bellum and reconstruction era members attended.
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Milledgeville
General Assembly of Georgia
Capitol
Georgia Military Academy
Julius B. Horne
House of Representatives
Georgia
Horn
Thos. G. Lawson
Eatonton
Printing press expert leaves Brunswick for Jacksonville visit
J H Schroeter of J H Sehreatar & Co Atlanta, architect of The News Babcock Dispatch press, departs for Jacksonville and St Augustine. The big press, largest in south Georgia aside from Savannah, runs at 2600 papers per hour and handles counting folding and cutting. The News will arrange tours to let Brunswick residents see the printer in action as editions go to press nightly.
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J. H. Schroeter
J. H. Sehreatar & Co
Atlanta
Babcock Dispatch
News
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Schroeter
South
Savannah
South Georgia
Guersts
Brunswick
A. B. and A. traffic officials visit city
Traffic Manager J. R. Rowland and General Freight and Passenger Agent J. J. Campion of the A and W railroad arrived yesterday from Atlanta via the Southern. They visited the south end terminals and expressed pleasure with progress. They expect to return to Atlanta this evening.
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J. R. Rowland
J. J. Campion
Atlanta
Southern
Brunswick Bar Association appoints Conyers as VP
The Brunswick Bar Association met to assign civil cases for trial in the superior court next week. Judge Courtland Symmes resigned after years as vice president and C. B. Conyers was elected his successor.
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Courtland Symmes
Conyers
Brunswick Bar Association
C. B. Conyers
Tom Welsch Fishing Club Prepares Annual Altamaha River Trip
Members load a box car with bedding, cats, and fishing tackle for the annual outing of the Tom Welsch Fishing Club. The train departs tomorrow night. camp opens Saturday morning near Atkinson on the Altamaha River with club members and invited friends eager for the outing.
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Satilla
Tom Welsch
Altamaha
Atkinson
Outang
Officials Talk Plans For Cuban Route And New Lighthouse Signal
President Atkinson announces Brunswick to operate passenger steamers New York to Brunswick and Havana with a weekly schedule. The lighthouse board contracts for eleven underwater bell signals to warn ships of coast dangers and locate the danger to within a mile.
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H. M. Atkinson
Therunswick Steamship Company
New York
Brunswick
Havan
Government Lighthouse Board
Hugland
Light House Board
Py Ec
Traile
J. R. Rowland
Havana
Grand Jury to Probe Unpaid Local Special Taxes
In Glynn and Brunswick areas many vendors including photographers dealers in typewriters pistols cigarettes and whiskey dealers have not registered or paid the required special tax. The grand jury will hear cases next week and indict all noncompliant individuals and corporations.
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Wis
Besore
Grand Jury
Prinary
Administrators Urged to File Returns by July First
The clerk of the ordinary prepares notices for all administrators guardians and executors to file their annual 1907 returns by July 1 as required by law. Delinquent parties are to be cited to show cause for neglect.
Extra vote offer stirs interest in coupon contest
The News announces an extra vote offer for its $1,650 contest. Until 9 PM Saturday June 1, five six month subscriptions earn 2,900 extra votes. yearly subscriptions count as two six-month votes. Clubs of five six-month subscriptions earn 2,000 extra votes. All votes and subscriptions expire June 29. Also noting a Brunswick Seamans’ Friend Society board meeting at 7:00 PM on Gloucester Street.
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Siuan
Scon
Soccra
Citra
Brunswick Seamans’ Friend Society
Gloucester Streen
Death of Brunswick Jewelers W F Doerflinger
Telegram reports the death of W F Doerflinger at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. A 50-year-old Brunswick resident for about 30 years, he ran a Newcastle street jewelry store and helped lead Masonic and local musical groups. Survived by a wife ill and unable to travel. body shipped from Baltimore and funeral plans to be announced.
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W. F. Doerflinger
John Hopkins’ Hospital
Baltimore
Brunswick
Doerfiinger
Newcastle Street
Masonic Order
Haiti
Tmnortins
Meerschaum Monopoly Drives Meersaumb Company Plans
The Meerschaum Company of America seeks sites for many factories to convert mine products in New Mexico into deemed items like pipes and insulators. William J Seidenburg, ex American Tobacco executive, presides over the firm with $6 million capital and offices in New York.
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Meeshaum Company of America
New Mexico
William J. Seidenburg
American Tobacco Company
Meersbaum Company
Broadstreet
New York
United States
George N. Ifft
A. J. Ledoux
Confederate States Roster Prepared and Published
A composite roster of Confederate States figures has been prepared by Cuyler, listing signers and officials, with copies of Southern history work attached. The publication promises valuable information, though some doubt remains about the roster’s completeness due to scarce surviving life records.
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Cuyler
Telamon Smith Atlantian
Alue
Little Anna Ballard Dies After Illness in Georgia
Little Anna Ballard died last night at 7 30 after four weeks of illness ending in inflammation of the brain. The mourners are Mr and Mrs Ballard whose family grave includes an older child. Her death brings sorrow to the community and many friends offer sympathy to the bereaved parents. The body will be taken to Greensboro Ga tonight for interment.
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Anna Ballard
Greensboro
Ballard
Locomotive quadrant device claimed to save time and reduce jerks
Payne M. Dodd of Moultrie Georgia invents a screw quadrant for locomotive levers to provide quick bidirectional movement without jerking or lost motion. He argues current quadrants cause sudden swings risking engineer injury and hinder stopping or starting. The invention aims for simple efficient improvement over existing gear.
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Payne M. Dodd
Moultrie
Dodd
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