Georgia House Debates Labour Hours and Roads Funds
The Georgia House discussed a 64 hour biweekly limit for women workers, a delay in effective date to 1923, and a plan to abolish the Fulton fee system. A resolution praised Woodrow Wilson’s improving health. The highway issue dominated, with calls to reveal road miles and costs, while a Berrien case echo led to a 44,000 appropriation proposal to restore school funds. In the Senate, plans for an agricultural college at Tifton surfaced, and highway bond debates explored up to 10 million.
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Chatham
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Hamilton
Floyd
Woodrow Wilson
Georgia
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Beck
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Arnold
Clay
Department of Agriculture
Statehouse
Clarke
Berrien
Rebels scattered near Aguada camp in Tampico district
Consul Shaw reports federal troops defeated and scattered rebels near the Aguada camp of Cortez Oil in Tampico district Mexico. Five rebels killed, three captured, 60 horses seized. troops poised to press the rout, with possible commander General Gorozave among those linked to prior employee seizures.
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Aguada
Cortez Oil Company
Tampico
Mexico
State Department
Shaw
Gorozave
Obregon
Pecera
la Coroba Company
Bankhead Highway May Enter Mexico from Alabama
Birmingham observer J A Rountras, head of the Bankhead Highway Association, returned from Richmond and Washington after attending an executive committee meeting. Reports showed that around 60 percent of the Bankhead Highway from Washington to California has been built or contracted for, with 3,690 miles in progress.
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Mexico
Birmingham
Ala
J. A. Rountras
Bankhead Highway Association
Richmond
Washington
D. C
San Delgo
Cal
Fayetteville Boys At Georgia Tech Construction Plan
Fayetteville youths top row Busbin Dorsey bottom row Fife Edwards Redwine Atlanta Ga July 7. The first step toward the Greater Georgia Tech plan is building the Carnegie Physics Building costing 225000 with bids advertised and a contract to be awarded. Construction to begin July 17 and be completed by early next year. Pratt says Carnegie Foundation donates 150000 while 75000 comes from the 1,750,000 Greater Georgia Tech fund raised statewide.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Carnegie Physics
N. P. Pratt
Tech
Carnegie Foundation
Georgia
South
Fayetteville Picnic Celebrates Third Annual Gathering
Hennet's Lake hosted Fayetteville's third annual civic picnic with games boating and swimming. A large fish dinner including Brunswick stew salads chicken bread and pies fed many and left extra fish to take home. Citizens praise the civic committees for arranging a joyous day for old and young alike.
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Fayetteville
Brunswick
Payetteville
Egent
Ugg
Fayetteville City Election Notice for Mayor and Council
An election for Mayor and Council in Fayetteville is set for July 12 at the courthouse. Polls open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with election managers S. A. Barker J. S. Thornton and J. C. Gilbart appointed by Mayor Seawright. No official candidates yet. rumors of a woman’s ticket pledged for three council seats.
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Fayetteville
S. A. Barker
J. 5. Thornton
J. C. Gilbart
E. C. Seawright
Candy Sale At The Library Saturday Afternoons
Homemade candy will be on sale every Saturday during library hours from 2:00 to 2:30. Proceeds go to buy children's books for the library.
Georgia Governor to Send Expert Reports to Legislature
Reports by Griffenhagen and allied boards, with recommendations to save Georgia over 160000, will be sent to the General Assembly with a special message from Governor Hardwick. Evidence of high recommendations from US departments and officials accompanies the reports. Also due are the prison farm inquiry report and proposed changes on women earnings and the Georgia South Carolina boundary per a Supreme Court decision.
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Cooper
South Carolina
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Buford
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Hardwick
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Superior Court
United States Supreme Court
Fittingly Observed by Woolsey Women's Club on July Fourth
The Woman's Club of Woolsey presented a Fayette county civic program in Fay stte county and Woolsey on July Fourth. Speakers included ER P Minter county board of education president Prof White A and M Barnesville Chauncey L Foote Fayetteville News editor Hon A O Blalock agricultural commissioner candidate and Ferrell Sams Woolsey citizen. Post ceremony veterans led a floral tribute at the Andrew Wesley tomb. A large barbecue dinner followed at the depot hall, raising funds for the Tallulah Falls home for girls.
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Woolsey
Faystte County
ER. P. Minter
County Board of
Andrew Wesley
W. E. Brown
Inman
Tallulah Falls
State Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Special Services at Baptist Church Hold July Meetings
The Baptist Church calls special services starting the fourth Sunday in July with Rev Be H Jennings of Athens Ga assisting. Sunday morning sermon titled Some Lessons to Be Learned from the Devil and evening talk on Barriers Prayed Away linked to Fayetteville meetings. The aim is to bless the entire community.
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Fayetteville
H, Jennings
Athens
The Spirit That Wins In Fraternal Communities
A fraternal spirit drives local success, while pessimism and selfish indifference depress progress. Cooperation among men and women fuels movement toward achievement. disaffected voices hinder effort just as a heavy horse slows the team. Harmony among neighbors yields stronger communal outcomes.
Snap Judgment Analyzed for Reliability
The note argues snap judgments are unreliable and likens them to shooting in the dark. It emphasizes the need for continual effort to understand each problem to improve accuracy and avoid missing the mark.
State News Of Interest From Across The State
Washington briefs report Buist Cuthbert Getsinger named first manager of the Atlanta South District by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. He will establish the Atlanta office and work with the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to develop southern commerce. Also noted: Jackson Postmaster W M Redman begins duties, replacing Bessie Waldrop who joins Jackson schools. L G Neal urges diversified farming with cotton, peanuts, and soyabeans as key crops. Mexican cotton crop expected to fall sharply due to droughts in Laguna region.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Buist Cuthbert Getsinger
South Atlanta
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Getsinger
Atlanta
Uoon
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
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Department of Commerce
Harris
South Atlantic States
South Carolina
Furman University
George Washington University
United States
Naval Auxiliary Reserve School
Chicago
Georgia
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Chamber of Commerce
Chattanooga Manufacturers Association
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Jackson
W. M. Redman
Post Office Department
Senate
Redman
Bessie Waldrop
Miss Waldrop
L. G. Neal
Cottonseed Crushers' Association
Mexico City
Laguna
Controversy Over South Carolina Agriculture Bureau Shaped by Officials
Atlanta dispatch reports J J Brown citing letters from South Carolina officials denouncing the efficiency study by Telford and Raber as unworthy of confidence. The critique follows a similar survey for South Carolina and promises further inquiries and new evidence before the August grand jury.
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South Carolina
J. J. Brown
Department of Agriculture
Hardwick
Brown
T. Carter
Walter E. Duncan
Messrs. Telford and
Raber
Messrs. Telford
Reber
Duncan
Comeene Brown
Carter
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