Perry Deposed From Vige Pres. Railroad Body
Atlanta August 18 reports show Georgia Public Service Commission members ousting J A Perry yW from the vice chairmanship and electing J J Boifeuillet of Macon to fill the vacancy amid a clash over a bill to shrink the commission. The dispute followed Perry exposing conditions on the road and serves as precursor to further resignations.
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Georgia Public Service Commission
J. A. Perry Yw
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J. J. Boifeuillet
Macon
Legislative Committee
Perry
Messrs. Price
McDonald
Brown Welcomes Probe Into Georgia Agriculture Dept
Atlanta August 18 Relative to the statement by C E Stewart about the investigating committee to probe the Department of Agriculture Commissioner J J Brown told state press I will not barter insults through the press I want full information The people of Georgia have a right to it The investigation belongs to the State It cannot be stopped even by vilification of Pres Carswell Speaker Neil and the committee The department is clean and will furnish any information The department will subpoena any man avoiding charges We are ready for a showdown and intend to have one.
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Atlanta
C. E. Stewart
Department For Agriculture
Billingsgate
Imi
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Neil
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Fort Valley to Replace Shacks with Modern Stores
Fort Valley Ga August 18 the peach season event in the city business section is the tearing down of old wood buildings on Main Street. J W Woolfolk owns the property and new shops will be erected. Downtown paving will begin in September as Fort Valley hails an unprecedented boom with fall and winter improvements.
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Mac Main Streets
J. W. Woolfolk
Little Peach City
Fort Valley
Differences Manifested in Newly Created 9 Appointee
The report details disputes over Gov. Walker's appointment of nine judges, including a proposed split term between Judge Howard and Mr. Latham. Latham plans to take the matter to the Atlanta Bar Association, while Walker defends the choice and asserts the appointee is fully qualified.
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Howard
Latham
Gov. Walker
Atlanta Bar “Association
Bar Association
Edge Howard
J. A. Boykin
Goy Walker
Historic Tablets from Babylon Reveal Ancient Finger Imprints
Some tablets at Leland Stanford University, secured from Babylon, bear imprints of fingers that moulded them over four thousand years ago. One tablet carries the name Darius the King.
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Leland Stanford University
Babylon
Darius
Water Supply Upgrade on Bonga Island Carabao Declines Fourth Cart
Sydney A. Cleman recounts on Bonga Island in the Sulu archipelago how initial freshwater from a brackish well proved insufficient. A carabao and 450 gallon cart were sent from Jolo to gather water, meeting demand for a month until the beast stubbornly refused a fourth trip, then resumed after a brief rest.
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Bonga
Jolo
Sydnéy A. Cleman
Beethoven Four Kicks Sparked A Violin Concerto Legend
An old tale attributes the opening four unaccompanied D notes of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto to a belated neighbor knocking for entry. Sir George Grove compared those four knocks to a common image transformed by genius into an enduring masterpiece.
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Beethoven
George Grove
Temeraire
Turner
Wordsworth
Remarkable duck hawk exhibit at American Museum habitat
A vivid description recalls the duck hawk nest on a Palisades shelving rock as a near artful display in the American Museum of Natural History habitat section. The scene shows the mother bird hovering over the nest with prey, resembling a real cliff edge above the Hudson River as it stood in 1908 with multiple nesting pairs nearby.
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American Museum of Natural History
New York
Hudson
Thought Beau Was for Her Nine year old Marian and Aunt Marian
Marian is Aunt Marian’s pet. Whenever Aunt Marian buys herself a luxury she buys Marian one too. Examples include an umbrella and a parasol a bicycle and a tricycle a rocking chair and a smaller one. Recently Aunt Marian brought home a new admirer but Marian notes the absence of hers.
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Beau
Marian
How It Looked to Him Play Climax Described by Percy
A dialogue recounts a stage climax as Percy describes the heroine kneeling with a dagger behind ribbons and the hero emerging from purple flowers. The crowd notes the scene as very good, though a woman nearby reacts with disbelief at the violent twist.
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Percy
Weevil Threat Prompts Drastic Action Across Cotton Belt
New York cotton exchange head President Bartlett urges immediate, broad funding to fight the boll weevil. He cites vast losses, calls for national and state efforts, with Georgia and United States Steel pledging support. Bartlett notes the blight affects the industry from field to bale and stresses economic impact.
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Ele. Bartlett, Jr
New York Cotton Exchange
America
Bartlett
Georgia
United State Steel Corporation
American Cotton, Association
Steel Corporation
Laughter as Health Benefit Says Writer
A Health Culture writer argues laughter stimulates the nervous system and affects the viscera, digestion, heart action, and respiration. It posits habitual laughter is beneficial, citing biblical lines about a merry heart being healthful.
One Thing He Knew Witness Testimony in Melee Case
Counsel pressed the witness on where he was wounded in the melee. The witness refused to specify the location, saying he only knew that he was struck by the assailant.
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