Court Convened Monday and Recess Taken
Taylor Superior Court halted at 1 30 as Judge Gilbert, ill and weak, dismissed the October term reconvening by call when the grand jury and court would resume in the same order. He cited financial strains and his sickness and expected reconvening in about 30 to 60 days with community sympathy and wishes for recovery.
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Taylor Superior Court
Grand
Traverse
J. T. Adams
C. L. Pyron
A. B. Daniel
Palmer
Gilbert
Sallie Mangham
Oliva McCarty
Grand Jury
Left Child in Hotel Leads to Jail for Couple
Americus Oct 4. Mr and Mrs J Melton Webb of Smithville and Ty Ty are jailed on charges of abandoning a month old baby found Friday morning in a local hotel. They were arrested at Ty Ty by Sheriff Harvey and Policeman Lowe, traced after a South Georgia search. The baby is at Americus hospital awaiting a judicial disposition tomorrow.
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Americus
J. Melton Webb
Smithville
Ty Ty
Harvey
Lowe
South Georgia
Time to Settle Arrears for The Herald
The Herald marks its first anniversary of the fire and urges about 1,500 subscribers to pay overdue balances. Many owe one, two, or more years and the paper asks readers to mail remittances or call to settle. Acknowledgments will be printed weekly in The Herald.
Congress Sets Oct 15 Adjournment For Present Session
Democratic leaders fixed October 15 as the adjournment target for the current session. The Senate steering committee outlined a tight program to finish pending measures including the war revenue bill and the Clayton conference report. Leaders expect members to depart Washington by midweek, with White House plans for possible November action dropped in favor of December outreach.
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Washington
D.C
Congress
Senate
House
Capitol
White House
Cotton Seed Price Jump Reported by Dealers
Dealers report a notable rise in cotton seed prices by one and a half to two dollars per ton, seen as relief for farmers after mills and merchants paid very low prices. Prices remain below last year but are expected to climb with ongoing government and press investigations.
Honey and Tar Compound Promoted for Cold Relief
A fragmented ad notes cost effective remedy for coughs colds and throat irritations. It mentions Honey and Tar Compound as a treatment option and references a campaign to hire someone named Bet Hd Partem in connection with the product or promotion.
Auto Hits Telephone Pole Injuring Four on College Street
A 7 passenger car owned by Robert Wright skidded on College Street near Forsyth in Macon Sunday morning and crashed into a telephone pole. Miller Nesbit suffered a broken leg and other cuts. Terry Adams had a head laceration and neck sprain. Pat Hill was cut and bruised. Wright escaped with minor facial and arm lacerations. Residents aided remove the injured while bystanders watched.
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Macon
Robert Wright
College Street
Forsyth
Miller Nesbit
Terry Adams
Pat Hill
Don’t Be Bornered with Coruixa and Foley’s Cough Remedy
A man in Texas walked 15 miles to a drug store to obtain Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound. The advertising copy promotes it as a soothing throat coating that relieves tickling hoarseness and nervous hacking without opiates. Children enjoy the taste and the product claims quick relief for croup and bronchial coughs.
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Foley
Texas
H.J. Porter
Hutchens Moves to Run as Progressive Candidate in Georgia
G Rufus Hutchens former Democratic U S Senate hopeful bolts the party and accepts a Progressive Roosevelt nomination to oppose Thos W Hardwick for the short term in the November election. C W McClure of Atlanta nominated to oppose Hoke Smith for the long term. The advisory committee of about thirty bull moose Georgians gathers in Macon Georgia.
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Macon
Ger
G. Rufus Hutchens
United States Senate
Democratic Party
Progressive
Roosevelt Party
Thos. W. Hardwick
C. W. McClure
Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Record Cotton Ginnings Reach 3,381,863 Bales Nationwide
The Census Bureau reports 3,381,863 bales ginned in the first part of the 1914 season ending September 25, with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana showing gains over the past seven years. Sea Island cotton leads, round bales drop, and ginnings pace compares with prior years at 23 percent-ish levels.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisana
Sea Island
Cotton
No State Election to Be Held in Oct This Year
Candidates nominated for state and national offices in the August primary will not be ratified until the regular election on November 3. The October election was abolished by the General Assembly. two regular elections are provided by law, one in October and the other the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November for the national election. Numerous constitutional amendments are to be ratified at the November election.
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General Assembly
Lsti
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S. Garrett
Charing, GA
THE
Herald
Finance Committee
Cost Keer
Qually
John T. Moore
S. R. Jaques
C. E. Sears
Hutchens and
McClure
Department of Agriculture
Farmers & Merchants Bank
H. J. Peagler
Cashier
P. Robert
Ass’t. Cashier
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