Uncle Ned dreams of a 1917 flying machine visit to Washington
A courthouse tale features Uncle Ned recounting a dream of riding in a 1917 era aeroplane with Frank Gray Rollin West and George Bivins. He describes circling Middle Georgia, views of farms and farmers, and a breakfast at the White House with President Wilson, prompting humorous questions about locals and politics.
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Jimmie Dugger
Rocky Mountains
Middle Georgia
Washington
White House
Prof. Wallace
Herald
Colquitt
John Sealy
Hoke Smith
Bill Kaiser
Montivallo
Tom Gostin
Reynolds
Walter Steed
Walter
Ford
Will Powell
Will
Buddie Peebles
Bachelor Bud
Butler
Taylor County
Bud Austin
Jim Williams
Charlie Pyron
Homer Beeland
Manse Crawford
Dr. Turk
Mr. Wilson
Rural Mail Carriers to Meet in Macon
The Rural Mail Carriers Association of Georgia schedules its annual convention in Macon July 4 and 5 with local organizer George Pippin arranging. Delegates from across the state will attend. Macon is noted as the most accessible venue and may become a permanent meeting site after two prior sessions in Macon and Savannah.
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Macon
Railroad Trespassing Will Be Greatly Reduced
Atlanta officials say wartime measures will cut railroad trespassing as guards threaten to shoot violators. They note the danger of being killed by trains and cite North Carolina guards firing on bridge trespassers to deter crossings.
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Atlanta
North Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Butler Women Plan Visits to Washington During Reunion
The passage notes Mrs Sue and Mrs Kittie Giles urging visits by Butler society women to the White House amid war time and the Confederate reunion. Ed Musslewhite comments on a plan to tour sights with Judge Dunham, Congressman Crisp, and Senator Smith before resuming sleep.
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Sue
Kittie Giles
Judge Giles
Butler
Georgia
Ed Musslewhite
Reynolds
Judge Dunham
Buena Vista
Crisp
Senator Smith
Capitol
Ned
Recruit Ship Replica Dazzles Union Square Crowd
A full scale replica of a modern dreadnought named the Recruit anchors at Union Square on Broadway near Fourteenth Street. Built by Mayor Mitchells Defense Committee to aid Navy recruiting, the ship is staffed by Newport Training Station seamen and Navy officers. Events include speeches, band concerts by Lieutenant John Philip Sousa, and nightly films highlighting Navy training and enlistment opportunities.
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New York City
Broadway
Fourteenth Street
Union Square
Manhattan
Mitchells
Major Mitchell
Usher
Newport
R. I
Navy
John Philip Sousa
Naval Reserve
New York
Navy Yard
Monseigneur Lavelle
Cardinal Farley
Georgia peaches move east amid late spring cold and hail
Atlanta reports Queen of Dixie peaches shipped to eastern markets in large numbers despite cold weather and hail. Carmens fetch high prices with $2.50 per crate on the ground and $3.00 to $3.50 in eastern markets. Attorney Hayes submits final argument against a 15 percent freight rate rise for peaches to Washington, representing the Georgia Fruit Exchange with data on industry burden.
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Atlanta
Queen of Dixie
Broadway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Arthur B. Hayes
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Georgia
Explosion from oils found by Statesboro man
Ben S Mooney of Statesboro discovered a two oil mix that explodes within a minute, claiming it is more powerful than dynamite. He demonstrated it for Mayor Rountree and others and plans tests in Savannah. He also developed Speederie a liquid fuel claimed to beat gasoline mileage and reduce carbon buildup.
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Statesboro
Ben S. Mooney
Mooney
Rountree
Bulloch
Brooklet
Speedene
Anderson
Savannah
Maxwell
Mr. Mooney
Teacher and judge dies in Georgia double tragedy
In Floyd County near Foster Bend Dallas Lovelace a 40 year old county school teacher and justice of the peace dies from a pistol wound after a coroner's jury accuses him of murdering Mary Kerr 20 who was once his pupil Lovelace leaves a wife and three children and was a former legislative candidate authorities found a note claiming self defense or suicide with the line You will never find me alive. The case ties a teacher to a fatal shooting and a subsequent death.
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Lovelace
Miss Kerr
Prciare
Thrown to Death From a Handcar in Georgia Incident
Sydney B. Parker, 34, died in Columbus hospital from injuries after a handcar coasting down the Central of Georgia Railway track south of Hamilton struck a jammed king pin. Three men on the car were hurled off. Parker suffered a fractured skull. Father J. C. Parker was battered, knee cap fractured. Funeral planned at Howard. Survived by multiple Parker relatives in the county and Columbus.
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Columbus
Sydney B. Parker
Hamilton
Parker
J. C. Parker
Parker Not Seriously Injured After Railroad Accident
J G Parker hurt in a Hamilton railroad accident Saturday shows steady improvement and is nearing recovery. Hospital attendants report injuries less serious than first thought and expect him to be discharged soon.
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J. G. Parker
Hamilton
Parker
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Former County Man Slashes Throat in Desperate Act
Freeman Mathews a 44 year old grocer in Columbus cut his throat from ear to ear this morning while aiming a mirror at his face to guide the blade. His wife found him dying in a pool of blood. He died soon after. he had been in ill health and despondent. Funeral and interment were held at Howard yesterday afternoon. He is survived by his wife and one married daughter.
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Columbus
Freeman Mathews
Mathews
Ward and
Butler
Ews
Howard
Barn of J H Thornton Lost by Fire Sunday Morning
The barn and most feed stuffs belonging to Mr H ris Thornton a prosperous farmer living three miles north of Reynolds burned Sunday morning. The blaze began about six o clock from an unknown cause. Thornton's many friends regret the loss which comes at a time of high feed prices.
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Harris Thornton
Reynolds
Thornton
Younty
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