Editors Call for Harmony and Growth in Georgia
The editors urge unity across Georgia to accelerate progress by attracting capital, utilizing natural resources, and adopting liberal policies. They highlight Georgia’s industrial potential, the need for stronger transportation and energy infrastructure, and the role of leaders like Mr. Baker and George Foster Peabody in advancing higher education and the University of Georgia system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
East
Ranitas
Cersinn
March of Progress
A Friend to Georgia and Peabody Highlight Press Trip
A report on the Press Association trip includes a breakfast honoring Association officers hosted by New Yorkers promoting Southern literacy education. George Foster Peabody stands out for Georgia ties and support, praised alongside Athens Banner-Herald’s tribute to his visit. The Athens paper lauds the War Memorial Hall dedication and a welfare conference at the University, marking a new era for the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
George Foster Peabody
University of Georgia
Peabody
Georgia
General Assembly
Banner-Herald
Eduwsovs
Press Association
South
Athens Banner-Herald
the Herald
War Memorial
Newton D. Baker
Georgia girl acquitted of murder seeks new life in Florida
Mary Berry, 16, of Milledgeville Georgia, was acquitted in court of murdering her two younger brothers Emory and Dolphus. After the trial she moved with her mother to Florida to start anew, with the new home location kept secret to help her forget the past horrors.
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Mary Berry
Milledgeville
Florida
Emory l
Dolphus
Mary
Perth Amboy Origin and 168 Percent Settlement Note
Perth Amboy, New Jersey grew from a settlement named Perth after James Earl of Perth, with “Amboy” appended later. The text notes a corruption of the original Indian name and a settlement dating to 168 percent, reflecting a historical naming sequence and geographic linkage.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Perth
James
Earl of
Amboy
Flying Ebony Wins Kentucky Derby In Wet Race
In a soaking Derby at Louisville, Flying Ebony owned by Ford Cochran and ridden by Earl Sande beat 19 rivals. Captain Hal, Son of John and Single Foot followed, with Swope, the Bud Fisher colt, sixth. Quatrain faded to twelfth as odds of 100 to 1 loomed in winter books.
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Loutaville
Ebony
Cutford A. Cochran
New York
Earl Sande
America
Captain Hal
Son of John
Single Foot
Step Along
Swope
Bud Fisher
Prince of Bourbon
Needle Gun
Kentucky Cardinal
G. Frank Croissant
Chicago
Boon Companion
Broadway Jones
Quatrain
Almadel
Backbone
Elector
Bat
Leo
Conner
Voltaic
Uncas
Flying Ebony
Thers
Mutual Field
Mutual
Hal
Mutuals
Son of
John
Flying Bong
Pay hikes and reform calls from Atlanta trades union
The Atlanta Federation of Trades urged city leaders to increase widows and orphans’ benefits for Decatur Street fire victims and to strengthen building inspections. They also urged higher fire department pay to prevent family hardship and opposed restoring lash in Georgia convict camps, seeking alternative punishments and legislative review. A separate four-county hunt targets a masked shooter who wounded Ross Harmon. bloodhounds and multiple sheriffs’ offices search swamps near Monroe, Forsyth, and surrounding counties.
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Atlanta
pHe
Atanta Federation of ‘Trades
Decatur Street
Georgia
Macon
Sheriffa
Monroe County
Ross Harmon
Harmon
Forsyth
Jones County
Monroe, Pike
Upson County
Arrest Plot Near Atlanta Involving Blackmail Letters
Postoffice inspectors report the arrest of W C Moore of Rockmart on a mail fraud charge tied to a blackmail plot against M P Lane of Rockmart and F R Clark Sr of Augusta. Investigators said the letters were sent to extort money from Georgia manufacturers.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Postoffice Ins Pectora
W. C. Moore
Rockmart
Joe P. Johnston
Moore
N. A. McKew
M. P. Lane
Southern States Portland Cement Company
F. R. Clark, Sr
Augusta
Monarch Brick Company
Trolley Men Win 126 000 Increase In Wages
The Georgia Railway and Power Company street car workers gain a wage rise of three cents per hour for motormen and conductors and a six percent boost for other union members. The board of arbitration, with two votes for the increase and one dissent, set the new scale effective May 1, 1925 through Dec 31, 1925, with potential extension by mutual consent. Preston Arkwright criticized the higher costs, while praising loyal workers. The increase costs roughly 126 000 annually after scheduling improvements and efficiencies.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Board of
Board of Arbitration
Edwin F. Johnson
Luther Bull
C. Murphy Candler
Preston 8
Arkwright
Power Company
P. 8
T. L. McBrayer
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
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Horrows
Hall
Druxes
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Earle Sande
Cochran
Ebs Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Detrot
Toledo and
Ironton
Ohio
Jugo-Slavia
Belgrade
Ministry of the Interior
Timok
Tsernochavtse
Negotin
Rome
Italy
Italian Chamber of Deputies
George Bernard Shaw
London
Bankhead
Birmingham
Ala
Bankhead National
Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkanasa
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona
California
Davis
Topeka
Kans
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
Walter Grundy
Gentermen
Jwaderation OF Trades
Nquor
Thurman
Lucius Burson
Allied ‘Packera
Macon Packing Company
Macon Cold Storage and Warehouse Company
Allied Packers
Fulton County Grand
Lula Howard
E. P. McKinney
Edward 8. Smith
Columbus
Georgia Forestry Association
Waycross
Bonnell H. Btone
Blairsville
Herbert L. Kayton
Savannah
Goldberg
Harry Goldberg
Chatham Superior Court
Walker
Federal
Mqnor
W. H. Tylor
Southern Railway
W. H. Taylor
New Market
W. 8. Nash
Knoxville
Tenn
H. B. Crome
Federal Penitentiary
Samuel H. Sibley
Supreme Court of the United States
District Court
Crome
Noshville
United States
Bulls
Will Rogers
George Washington
Delaware
Durham
Bull
Bull Durham
Fifth Avenue
New York City
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