Veteran of North Gives Pension to Boys in Gray
Atlanta July 18 War Way a former Union soldier now in New York has given his entire federal pension to Confederate soldiers at a Atlanta home saying the blues are well provided for and the money should aid the boys in gray. Col R de T Lawrence state pension commissioner and home trustees president noted the donor uses 240 dollars annually and has sent the check for years. A board committee was formed to place a plaque in appreciation in the home library.
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Atlanta
Wweay
New York
Col. R. de T. Lawrence
Penson
Home
Wray
Lawrence
Board of Trustees
Honest Portugal and a glance at world trends
Travellers praise Portugal for honesty and hospitality while noting political instability with 26 revolutions in 26 years under General Carmona. Early census hints at population decline, economic impact, and aging demographics. Urban skylines loom with 105 story New York tower and Cincinnati's 46 story mixed use building. Topics shift to insect control, pests, and high pressure physics led by Harvard professor Bridgman.
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Portugal
Carmona
New York
East River
Wall Street
Cincinnati
P. W. Bridgman
Harvard University
Bridgman
Fatal pistol duel ends two lives in Hazlehurst Georgia
Hazlehurst Georgia July 26 J L Crosby 60 and Ben Nabers 24 are dead and Tom Crosby son of J L Crosby wounded after a street pistol duel. Nabers fired five shots killing Crosby, then Tom Crosby wrested the pistol and Nabers and Tom fought. Nabers died, Tom wounded in the arm. Sheriff Evans placed Tom and Lee...
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Hazlehurst
J. L. Crosby
Ben Nabers
Tom Crosby
Crosby
Nabers
Haziehurst
Graam
Crosbys
Tom
Sheriff Evans
Lee
Ellaville Woman Bitten By Rattle Snake While Catching Chicken
Ellaville Georgia July 28 Mrs T B Tooke is ill from a rattlesnake bite suffered Sunday morning while catching a chicken. She reached under a plunder house for the chicken and a rattlesnake about two feet long was found in a tin can. The snake was killed and her arm remains badly swollen.
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Ellaville
Americus- Billaville
Tooke
Mystery body found in Flint River buried as murder victim
Americus, July 22. The unidentified white man found floating in Flint River Monday night was buried in a pauper's grave after a coroner's jury ruled he had been murdered. The body showed a gunshot wound under the left arm and signs of weights attached before disposal, with the left leg eaten by fish.
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Americus
Flint River
Homer Jones
Andersonville
Willis McArthur
Ed Jenkins
Crosby Arrest Tells Tale From Mt Vernon Court
Nabers and Lee Crosby were not married as Crosby was taken to Mt Vernon for custody matters. Joe Crosby and his son Tom Crosby are married. The report notes Crosby's arrest and movement to the county seat with the Crosby family involved.
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Motor Carrier Act
The Georgia Supreme Court on Saturday affirmed the 1929 Motor Carrier Act as constitutional, reversing Judge D Thomas and dissolving an injunction. The court ruled the General Assembly can regulate state highways and authorize the Public Service Commission to set conditions for carriers transporting goods on those highways.
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Atlanta
Georgia Sureme Court
D. Thomas
Fulton Superior Court
Supreme Court
Thomas
Georgia Public Service Commission
Sage Davis Transfer Company
General Assembly
Public Service Commission
Mercer to Honor Dr Quillian with August Exercises
Mercer University in Macon will stage August 26 ceremonies to honor Dr W F Quillian who resigns Wesleyan College presidency to lead the Methodist Episcopal Church South department of Christian education. He will deliver the principal address at the Mercer summer school commencement in the university chapel August 25 and join graduates at a library reception.
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Macon
Mercer University
W. F. Quillian
Wesleyan College
Department of Christian Education
Methodist-Episcopal Church, South
Quillian
Civic Club
Spright Dowell
Mercer
J. W. Merritt
Atlanta
Georgia Baptist Convention
Tatnall Square Baptist Church
Dr. Merritt
Quillian To Deliver Mercer Wesleyan Commencement Address
The report notes Dr. Quillian resigns as secretary of the committee and leaves Macon for a broader service field. Dowell praises the cordial relations between Wesleyan and Mercer and explains the intention to honor Quillian with the principal address, while Mercer will miss his role in fostering ties between the two institutions.
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Wesleyan
Mercer
Dowell
Quillian
Macon
Dr. Quillian
Milestone Hurt In Accident On Silent Front Scene
Lewis Milestone, director of Quiet on the Western Front, suffered a head injury after a German helmet dented by a heavy blow during the making of a key battle sequence. He received the impact while filming a dramatic helmet scene at Rialto Theatre in Macon.
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Lewis Milestone
Western Front
Sal
Marianne Sensitiong
Rialto
Macon
Pie
Five Southern States Spend More on Roads Than Schools
Southern states allocate larger shares of funds to road projects than to schools, with five states including Georgia showing this trend. The report highlights transportation emphasis reflected in budget choices and notes Georgia as one example among the five.
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Gia
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Tobaeco Co
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