Members of 1917 Florida Legislature Revealed
The Times lists the next Florida Legislature members with sixty four seasoned figures and eighteen new senators. It covers House districts from Alachua to Bay County, naming representatives like Matheson, Clarke, Jr., and many others across counties such as Dade, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, and Leon. The compilation includes district assignments and re-elected members reflecting an experienced 1917 assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Senate
the Times
House of Representatives
Alachua
Christopher Matheson
Frank Clarke, Jr
Gainesville
Baker
C. F. Barber
Bay
A. D. Weller
Panama City
Bradford
A. S. Crews
Starke
W. G. Seals
Hampton
Brevard
John R. Rhodes
Broward
W. M. Marshall
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida golf boom requires vast investments and new courses
The article extols Florida golf expansion with twenty courses under construction or planned, including Palma Ceia in Tampa and a proposed long course near Orlando. It notes municipal efforts in Bradenton, Manatee County plans, and district officials, predicting over half a million dollars spent in 1916 and steady growth of clubs and facilities statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Palma Ceia
Tampa
Oakland
Orlando
Bradentown
Manatee
Open Letter Seeks Merchant Support for Sarasota Veterans
A Sarasota Open Letter dated June 25 1916 asks local merchants and employers to state whether they will keep jobs for 3rd Division 1st Battalion F N M members who enlist and are called to the colors. The writer urges public replies via the Sarasota Times to inscribe supporters on the Sarasota Roll of Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Fla
Whales Driven Ashore by Sharks at Pablo Beach
Fourteen whales ranging from ten to twenty five feet were driven ashore at Pablo Beach by sharks. The stranded giants, weighing up to several tons, yielded whale oil as crowds gathered to view the unusual spectacle. The drive began around 5 PM as sharks pursued the leviathans into breakers, leaving them trapped in the ebbing shallows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pablo Beach
Pablo
Evi
Monster Whales Driven Ashore by Sharks on Florida Coast
A large school of fourteen whales stranded on the southern coast after being chased into shallow water by sharks. Locals and visitors observed the attack as whalers dispatched the leviathans with firearms. Horses were secured and pulled ashore to prevent loss to high tide. The event echoes earlier strandings on Tybee Island and Florida beaches, attributed to the sharks’ role as whale predators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pablo
South Pablo
Tybee Island
Savannah
Florida
Jacksonville
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Calhoun
Citrus
J. N. Barnes
Clay
J. Slater Smith
Green Cove Springs
Columbia
W. J. Roebuck
Lake City
A. G. Withee
Watertown
Dade
John W. Watson
Miami
DeSoto
W. C. Langford
Arcadia
Duval
Telfair Stockton
Marion B. Jennings
Escambia
James M. Johnson
Pensacola
M. O. Baggette
McDavid
Franklin
Mariana
Dr. E. Harris
Jefferson
B. J. Hamrick
Monticello
D. H. Hays, Jr
Ashville
Lafayette
McQueen Chaires
Mayo
Lake
J. A. Hanson
Leesburg
L. D. Edge
Groveland
Lee
Francis W. Perry
Fr. Myers
Leon
A. H. Williams
John A. Scrouggs
Levy
W. J. Epperson
Williston
Liberty
R. H. Weaver
Madison
W. E. Blanton
W. T. Kent
W. M. Taylor
Marion
Light
Reddick
W. J. Crosby
Monroe
Arthur Gomez
John G. Sawyer
Key West
Naassau
Clary B. Stewart
Hilliard
D. T. Haddock, Jr
Callahan
Orange
Seth Woodruff
C. A. Roberts
Winter Garden
Osceola
N. C. Bryan
Kissimmee
Palm Beach
J. C. Hancock
West Palm Beach
Pasco— Pinellas
S. D. Harris
St. Petersburg
Polk
Reid Robson
Lakeland
A. J. Morgan
Putnam
H. S. McKenzie
W. G. Tilgham
Palatka
Santa Rosa
T. J. Fenn
J. T. Bryant
Milton
F. L. Woodruff
Sanford
Sumpter
N. J
Walton
A. L. Anderson
DeFuniak
Washington
A. A. Meyer
L. A. Brock
W. A. McLeod
John B. Jones
J. L. Moore
DeFuniak Springs
Walton and
Holmes
R. A. Willis
Greenwood
Jackson
H. L. Oliver
Apalachicola
Wakulla
J. L. Sheppard
Gretna
Gadsden
John H. King
Inverness
Hernando
Pasco
Chas. E. Davis
Doyle .E. Carlton
Hillsborough
Pinellas
J.M. Gornto
Taylor
Dr. W. L. Hughlett
Cocoa
Dode
St. Lucie
M. L
Land of Sunshine
Tampa Tribune
W. S. Middleton
Pomona
Crawford W. Parrish
Parrish
James E. Alexander
DeLand
Volusia
J. B. Conrad
W. E. Baker
Melrose
Clay and
W. H. Green
Jasper
Hamilton
W. A. MacWilliams
St. Augustine
St. Johns
D. G. Roland
Newberry
United States
G.A. R
The
Florida Citrus Exchange
Exchange
Alefrul
Raat
Sharks
Nyal
Nyal Family
Sarasota, Florida
Skinner
Alfred Armitage
Umatilla
L. B. Skinner
Seventeenth Ave
Dunedin, FI
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