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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1911
Page
1
The text touts modern plant life development and doubled yields for many vegetables. It says their seeds include every improved variety, has been tested, and promises value comparable to other brands with the extra benefit of good judgment in buying from them.
Emmet O Neal of Florence Alabama was sworn in as the 34th governor in a public ceremony in Montgomery attended by the General Assembly and thousands. An inaugural parade over a mile long featured 2000 state troops and hundreds of cadets. O Neal denounced local option and urged a general local option law while calling liquor interests separate from politics.
The House Committee favored New Orleans by nine to six over San Francisco for the 1915 Panama Canal exposition. A subcommittee will draft the bill, with a $1,000,000 government display planned as a starter and further funding to be determined.
The Senate committee on interstate commerce will discuss the anti option bill next week. Farmers Union national officers urge passage in Washington, citing House approval by about four to one. The measure bans mail or wire use for undeliverable cotton contracts. National President C S Barrett expresses strong optimism for passage this session.
The article notes two attempts on Premier Briand of France. In Paris, a man fired revolvers at Briand and was restrained by deputies. Earlier, in the Tuilleries gardens, a Czech-like assailant struck Briand with a cane during ceremonies. A separate incident involved a hotel intrusion attempt by a armed workman, and police detained the assailant Gissolme.
On a voyage from Guantanamo to Hampton Roads the battleship Delaware suffered a boiler explosion. Eight men were killed instantly and a ninth was mortally burned. The victims were on duty in the boiler room when the blast occurred causing panicked evacuation and steam clouds. One identified victim named Watts from Fairmount Georgia. the unknown man was reported alive briefly.
Champ Clark of Missouri was chosen Speaker designate by the Democratic caucus with an ovation. Underwood of Alabama selected to head Ways and Means, which will name standing committees and draft tariff measures. Debate over committee selection ended with votes upholding Speaker power in committee choice.
The Alabama House, amid a heated liquor bill fight, enacts a rule barring nonmembers from the floor during sessions. The move aims to curb lobbyist access as the repeal effort advances. The Senate backs a resolution condemning radical legislation and inviting capital to invest in the state, while Mobile County seeks liquor sales.
Mrs Jane Patrick Sutherlin aged 83 widow of Major W T Sutherlin died at her Danville Virginia home known as the last capital of the Confederacy She hosted Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet and their last official conference and documents before Lee surrender The Sutherlin home and lawn may be preserved She leaves a single descendant a great granddaughter Janie Sutherlin Barrett daughter of E W Barrett editor of The Birmingham Age Herald
Baltimore hosts a national Democratic gathering to mark 1910 victories. Ohio governor Harmon led incoming Democrats, met at the station and escorted to the Belvidere hotel. An afternoon Lyric meeting featured Harmon Clark and Bailey. a Fifth Regiment armory banquet listed speakers Shively Palmer Bell G Hemphill Blackburn and Private John Allen
The only warehouse owned and run in Taylor County by the Farmers Union. Fire-Proof protection, correct weights, courteous treatment. Highest market price, cheap insurance and a square deal to all is our motto. JR. Harmon, Manager.
The Spring term at the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical School promises tuition free instruction with three companies and a battalion of cadets. A new home for girls is equipped with shops and laboratories, plus a high school course and associate relation to state colleges. Board is seven dollars per month, dormitories filling after January 1st. inquire by writing Principal J. M. Collum, Americus, Ga., for catalog.
A letter from Harley Riley pledges to weigh insure store and market cotton cheaply within the county asserting patrons’ interests will be protected and served with diligent care.
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