Florida notes and national political shifts
The piece cites a Panama City incorporation of the St. Andrews Bay Farm and Fruit Co. with a $10,000 capital, reports House and Senate actions on naval appropriations and the dry states liquor interception bill, notes a Populist convention in St Louis on the 13th, and comments on seeking adjournment as Congress faces ongoing legislation. It also mentions Governor Wilson not resigning to run for president and exports surpassing a billion dollars.
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St. Andrews Bay
Georgia bill links marriage permits to moral and mental fitness
A pending Georgia legislature bill would require couples to obtain a state commission permit confirming mental and physical fitness and no criminal descendants before marriage. The measure, if enacted, adds a stringent eligibility bar to nuptials and asks for verification of moral character.
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Georgia
Washington County Tax Assessment 1912 Report
Washington County shows a total tax assessment of 3 373 619.00 for 1912, up 213 656.00 from 1911. Real estate leads with 2 037 215, railroads 308 830, personal 813 915, state tax 25 302.12, county tax 59 254.47, largely funding schools and public services.
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Wshington County
Wil- Hama
Washington County
Campaign Fund Growing For Governor Wilson
AP dispatch reports about 120000 in contributions received by Governor Wilson up to August 1. The largest single gift was 1000 from W. J. Bryan, the smallest 33 cents from an Omaha man. Most donations are 1 5 and 10 dollar checks, with a few around 500.
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Associated Press
Wilson
W. J. Bryan
Omaha
Local visitors mingle as town notes and idle talk
Run Over Locals recounts regional visitors including W A Garland of Quincy J T McFail from River Junction and L H Howell representative elect of Panama City It notes mosquito comments Sabbath observance in DeFuniak with businesses closed and the post office shut for Sunday reads as a general community snapshot.
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W. A. Garland
Quincy
J.T. McFail
River Junction
L. H. Howell
Panama City
Vernon
DeFuniak
Sami
Card of Thanks from J B Varnum and Family
The Varnum family of Chipley expresses heartfelt gratitude for the kindness shown during their five week stay with their ill child. Special thanks go to Mr and Mrs T J Watts and to the doctors. They note the child has died and hope the loss is a gain in the afterlife.
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Chipley
T. J. Watts
J.B. Varnum
Elmira residents buy Florida land for farms near West Palm Beach
A group from Elmira New York who spend winters in Florida bought a 40,000 acre tract near West Palm Beach. They plan to subdivide the land into farms and invite farmers from other parts of the country to settle there.
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Elmira
Florida
West Palm Beach
West Florida Newspaper Clan To Gather In Cottondale
The West Florida newspaper clan will assemble in Cottondale for a two day love feast hosted by Editor Carpenter who has promised the group all the yellow legged pulleta they can eat.
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West Florida
Cottondale
Carpenter
Woolworth Building rises to towering New York skyline
The last rivet was placed on July 1 at the Woolworth Building in New York, destined to be 755 feet tall and 63 stories high. When finished it will house about 10 000 people, weigh 250 000 tons and cost about 13 million dollars with an annual income near 2 500 000 dollars.
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Woolward
New York
Colossua
Rhodes
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