Muscle Shoals debate and local law changes cited
The piece notes Congress arguing about Muscle Shoals and mentions Georgia’s first Pension Commissioner Richard Johnson (1898 1899). It highlights counties voting tax relief for new industries and reports misfortune from a freshet near Sparta and fatal fires in Macon and Chicago fines for speeding. It muses on legal reforms in Bibb Lumpkin and Hall counties.
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Flood finds five room house tangled in trees near Newnan
Local news recounts a five room house lodged in trees after a recent flood near Newnan Georgia. The piece also notes widespread prohibition debates and varied flood era incidents across Georgia. It references police actions in Macon and Jasper, and mentions several liquor seizures and court procedures.
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