Brown Denies Claim of Controlling Georgia Legislature
Atlanta July 28 J J Brown state commissioner of agriculture sent written denials to the presiding officers of the Georgia Senate and House in response to a Macon Telegraph editorial accusing him of boasting about controlling the legislature He asked that his letters be read in both houses He says the editorial is false distortions and that he is not a candidate for governor
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Atlanta
J. J. Brown
Georgia
Macon Telegraph
Brown
Howard Ennis
State Senate
Cecil Neill
House of Representatives
Agricultural Department
Penny a Week Alimony Granted in Marylebone Court
An infirm bootmaker, blind in one eye, was granted maintenance in Marylebone today. He asked to pay only a penny weekly, citing his plight and his wife's drunken habits, adding to England's modest maintenance records.
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Marylebone Court
England
Ancient Libyan carvings imply prehistoric cross peoples meet
A recent report suggests rock carvings found in the Libyan desert indicate that Eskimo and South African bushmen may have met in Europe around 30,000 years ago, implying remarkable ancient contact between distant cultures.
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Libyan
Africa
Europe
Death of William Jennings Bryan Ends Era of Politics
Dayton July 26 William Jennings Bryan three times a U.S. presidential candidate and long-time political force died suddenly of heart disease in Dayton after a nap. He was 65 and had remained active after the Scopes trial, delivering speeches and engaging in national debate. Bryan’s career spanned decades of defeats and influence, with his idolized role as The Great Commoner shaping American politics and public life.
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Dayton, Tann
Wm. Jennings Bryan
United State
Dayton
Mr. Bryan
Collier’s
Leonard Darwin
Charles Darwin
Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Scopes
Dayton Court House
Eack
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Jas. G. Blaine
William Jennings Bryan
Salem
Ill
Silas L
Mariah Elizabeth Jennings Bryan
Illinois College
Mary Elizabeth, Baird
Perrin
Illinois
Jacksonville
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
United States
John M. Thurston
Omaha World-Herald
Democratic Party
Prominent Atlantan Killed in Train Crash
Alma Georgia July 24 W H Carroll secretary and assistant treasurer of the Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation of Atlanta was killed Friday afternoon when his automobile was struck by a train on the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic line three miles from Alma. The locomotive and several cars derailed and Carroll's body was mangled. He was 42, survived by a wife and one son in Atlanta. Engineer J C B Coleman was slightly injured. Fireman escaped. A cornfield beside the track limited the view of the approaching freight train amid a severe electrical storm. Neck and limb injuries were noted in the examination. Sheriff Johnson handled the body. The engineer said he saw the car within 20 feet and used emergency brakes but could not stop.
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Alma
W. H. Carroll
Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation
Atlanta
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Carroll
J. C. B. Coleman
Watermelon crop holds up despite drought in area
Despite dry weather some growers report a strong watermelon crop in the region. Notably, J. R. Booth markets Pride of Georgia melons, 80 to 60 pounds each, praised for size and flavor and good for shipping.
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Drouth
J. R. Booth
Georgia
Booth
Wanted Twenty Five Women to Operate Sewing Machines
Wanted twenty five women and girls age sixteen and up to operate power sewing machines. Liberal wages. Pay while you learn. Address P N Collier Montezuma Knitting Mills Inc Montezuma Ga.
Bryan biography recounts campaigns and public life
The summary traces William Jennings Bryan's political career from early campaigns and bimetallism advocacy to three presidential bids, his role in forming the Third Nebraska Infantry during the Spanish American War, his tenure as Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson, and his global lectures and writings including The Prince of Peace. It notes his World tour in 1906 and his resignation in 1920 after negotiating treaties with governments representing three-fourths of the world population.
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Wm. McKinley
Bryan
Third Infantry
Nebraska Volunteers
William McKinley
Lincoln
Denver
Mr. Bryan
Wm. H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Georgia's Brown claims power as agriculture head and governor bid
Americus Georgia July 25 J J Brown commissioner of agriculture touted his hold on Georgia politics at the Georgia Prosperity Jubilee. He denied dispensing patronage and said his ambition is to be governor, with Ennis as a potential rival. He dismissed a Senate highway probe as unlikely to materialize.
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Americus, Ga
Georgia
J. J. Brown
Mr. Brown
South Georgia
Capitol
Brown
Govenor
Ennis
Senate
Highway Department
B. R. Black
Atlanta
Mr. Black
Sunday Gamblers Landed in Jail by County Officers
Sheriff R P McGuffin and Deputy Homer Bazemore raided woods east of town Sunday afternoon and arrested six men Henry Shines Samuel Brown George Montfort Ky Towns Jessie Talton and Henry Jones on gambling charges. The two last men faced pistol toting alongside gambling. All posted bonds after preliminary hearing and were bound over to the Superior Court in $100 each.
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R. P. McGuffin
Homer Bazemore
Henry Shines
Samuel Brown
George Montfort
Ky Towns
Jessie Talton
Henry Jones
Georgia Peach Crop Totals 1925 Reach 12 600 Cars
Macon report indicates Georgia peach crop of 1925 will total 12 600 cars with 12 086 shipped so far and more cars expected from Cornelia Newnan Canton Adairsville and other districts. Bewley notes no loss in shipments and forecasts profit potentially up to 12 million dollars as season ends and a state wide survey begins to stabilize marketing and production data.
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Macon
Georgia
W. C. Bewley
Georgia Peach Grower's Exchange
Cornelia
Newnan
Canton
Adairsville
Middle Georgia
Mr. Bewley
Bewley
F. O.b
A.J. Evans
Fort Valley Peach King
Georgia Peach Growers’ Exchange
United States Department of Agriculture
Union
Teachers Examination Here July 31 August 1
The regular examination for Teacher's License will be held at the High School building in Butler Friday and Saturday July 31 and August 1. Those who expect to teach in Taylor county public schools next year must be present and take the examination. Full instructions will be found elsewhere in The Butler Herald.
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Butler
Taylor County
Butler Herald
Death Claims Wife of Prominent Farmer Near Rupert
Mrs. Jetta Hill White, wife of C. D. White of Rupert, dies after hospitalization in Plains for an operation and heart trouble. Born May 1882 to Hamp and Mary Ann Hill, she was a Prosperity Primitive Baptist and active in service. Survived by husband and siblings Edmond Hill Ochlochnee GA R E Hill Ellaville GA J A Hill Alabama A C Hill Jr Manchester EM White Rupert, funeral at Prosperity cemetery conducted by Elder T D Roberts with large turnout and flowers.
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Jetta Hill White
C. D. White
Rupert
Edmond Hill
Ochlochnee
R. E. Hill
Ellaville
J. A. Hill
Alabama
A. C. Hill
Manchester
R. E Smith
Birmingham
Emma White
Prosperity Cemetery
T. D. Roberts
Quarterly Conference at Butler Church Sunday Afternoon
The Butler Methodist church will hold its third quarterly conference next Sunday at 3:30 PM with Rev. J. P. Dell presiding. All members and church officials are urged to attend. Dell will also preach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, and the public is invited.
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Butler Methodist Church
J. P. Dell
Columbus
Dell
Methodist Church
Tax Collector Roberts Buys Home In Butler
Mr. G. A. Roberts has purchased the Methodist parsonage from Mr. J G Joiner and will move his family from Fickling mill around September 1. A former Taylor county warden, he was elected Tax Collector for a four year term beginning January 1. Mrs. Alice D. Riley fills the unexpired 1924 term. Roberts will start with 1925 tax books after the August county commissioners set the tax rate. A warm welcome to Roberts and his family.
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G. A. Roberts
J G Joiner
Fickling Mill
Roberts
Taylor County
J. Z. McCants
Alice D. Riley
McCants
Butler
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Reynolds, Ga
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Mae Busch
West
Wm. Desmond
Norma Talmadge
Nation
W. J. Bryan
Summons
Great American
P. N. Collier
Montezuma Knitting Mills, Inc
Montezuma, Ga
Commissioner Brown
Plains Hospital
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