Annual Fitzgerald rail workers picnic at Paradise Park
The A B and A railroad Fitzgerald division employees and guests will picnic Saturday at Paradise Park. The event draws Five to eight hundred people from along the line with special cars from Fitzgerald. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Fitzgerald plan to join Thomasville for their spring outing in a 94th anniversary celebration. A joint meeting with Thomasville lodge is planned at the train with Fitzgeralds at the special car.
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Fitzgerald
Paradise Park
Thomasville
Fitzgerald’ Lodge
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Fitzgeralds
Georgian Swindler Foiled in Ingenious Scheme
Washington reports clever detective work and a lucky break led to the arrest of Henry M. Thornton who posed as Hollins Nod Randolph Atlanta attorney. Thornton claimed to be a Congressman and used fake letters and a forged Randolph draft to swindle about 460 dollars, admitting a fictitious name and Confederate veteran lineage.
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Washington
Howard
Georgia
Henry
Windler
Thornton
Hollins Nod Randolph
Atlanta
Randolph
Martin
New Jersey
Montenegrins Capture Scutari After 24 Hour Siege
Montenegrin forces entered Scutari and signed capitulation with Essaad Pasha after a final desperate attack in 24 hours. Ottoman losses were reported at five thousand with Montenegrin three thousand in the battle preceding the capture. London commentary notes a potential shift in Balkan frontend as powers consider Scutari within a future Albanian state.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Scutari
Essaad Pasha
London
Albania
Balkan
Board of Censors to pass on all songs published in the United States
Mrs. Jason Walker of Memphis, chair of the American Music committee, tells the Natona Nationalization Musical Clubs session that songs have become degrading and will be subject to suppression under the federation plan.
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Chicago
Board
Destructive hailstorm hits Monticello Miccosukee Waukeenah area
Reported from the district between Monticello, Waukeenah and Miccosukee describes a disastrous hailstorm last Sunday evening. Crops including corn and watermelons suffered extensive damage as hail reportedly covered gullies and much of the territory. Witness William Edwards notes the storm was among the heaviest in years.
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Monticello
Waukeenah
Miccosukee
William Edwards
W.W. Beasley
Wix ‘ Incwes
Thomasville Man Missing After Death by Own Action Threat
Valdosta dispatch reports V B Wilson, a former Valdosta Times employee, threatened to end his life in a letter to J W Gamble. He left town after quitting work weeks ago, leaving debts and despondency. Neighbors doubt self harm, noting fake checks tied to small sums and his prior good reputation.
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Valdosta
B. Wilson
Wilson
Valdosta Times
J. W. Gamblé
Mr. Gamble
Thomasville
Valdosta, Moultrie and Western
Wilson ‘ Benker
Department of
Times- Enterprise
Whigham
Taylor
Fairview
Wages Debate Cited By Cotton Manufacturers Chief
Boston April 23 Edwin F Greene president opened the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers annual meeting with remarks on girl strikers in textile mills seeking a raise from six to six ninety a week. He warned that without industrial training workers are worth less, urging mill owners to pay fair wages while noting the influx of foreign labor and the value of skilled American workers.
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Boston
Edwin F. Greene
National Association’ of
Busy Eons Superior Court Dockets Trials Across Day
Superior Court has been busy with criminal trials all day. Several cases were disposed before dinner and more work was begun after two o clock. The Grand Jury was in session and is rumored to be considering several sensational matters. No indictments are public today. Contempt proceedings involving Berry Johnson will be heard this afternoon or tomorrow.
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Berry Johnson
Georgia's Development and Frontier Advantage Recalled
An April 1924 note from Atlanta extols Georgia's progress while praising the state's frontier-like still undeveloped traits. The piece contrasts Georgia's advantages with crowded areas and hints at broader regional growth.
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Atlanta
Gai
Georgia
Remarkably Quiet Saturday Court Dockets Verdi cts
The Superior Court disposed of many cases this morning with several pleas of guilty. John White versus Eliza White ended in a divorce verdict. Negro Phildrrell admitted burglary tied to a jewelry store theft. Roy Mildp a white man pled guilty to burglarizing the Coast Line depot in Boston. General Breen charged with assault with intent to murder faced a jury verdict of assault and battery. Several other defendants were found guilty or dismissed as the court pressed toward afternoon adjournment. The grand jury remained busy with indictments and secret deliberations in jail cases.
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Eliza White
Phil Drrell
Roy
thetCoast
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Breen
Ben’ Egnal
Bome Furniture
Walter
Win
Ochlocknee
Texas
Sim
Elwell
Sury
M. C.rey
Nelds
Hig
Norman
Walker
Rosebud
Butler
Platt
Paul
Hurst
Supreme Court
Will ‘Malone
Bam
Howard
Stringer Gets Year and a Half in Georgia Penitentiary
In Jesup Georgia on April 24 the Superior Court sentenced J Dillard Stringer to one and one half years in the penitentiary for embezzling and larceny after trust involving five thousand dollars stolen from the Southern Express Company. Stringer apologized, blaming intoxication, and a petition from Pine Park residents urged leniency. The case moved swiftly from theft Wednesday night to a Saturday confession and Wednesday sentencing.
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J. Dillard
Stringer
Southern Express Company
Pine Park
James R. Thomas
E. Graham
Conyers
Thomas
Vilage
B. A. Alderman
Ashe
Express Company
Baptist ‘Church
Superintendent Knowles
Wien Nome Free
Aid
Express
Real Estate Values Rise Across Georgia in Early 1910s
A digest notes that farm lands in Georgia increased in acreage and intrinsic value while urban property also rose. In 1911 town and city property was valued at 215 million 649 thousand 410 dollars and 1912 valuation rose to 232 million.
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Georgia
Amato Frustrated by Writeup After Atlanta Opera Night
Pasquale Amato raged after a newspaper feature praised tenor MacNex for an encore during La Traviata in Atlanta. Mrs. Amato claimed the famous baritone cared little for Metropolitan opera returns, as the piece mocked his rival’s performance with lavish detail.
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Atlanta
Pasquale Amato
America
Macnex
Cage
Wertz Family Initiates Major Legal Suit Over Heir Estate
The Wirtz family associations representing claimants from the United States Germany and France announce consolidation to start legal proceedings over the estate of Paul Wirtz a Holland field marshal valued at 250 million dollars. Chicago beneficiary Mikel Wertz participates in the action following a Washington attempt to involve the State Department.
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Chicago
Bryan Wants Arbitration for International Treaty Conflicts
Washington reports Secretary of State Bryan urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to adopt a general conference plan for arbitration of panish Mexican and canal treaties with Britain. The committee gave tentative approval to his outline and he planned to discuss details with President Wilson before revealing them.
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Foregin Relations
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America
Senate
Great ‘Britain
Bryant
Senate Committee
Aetes
Senate Committee’ ‘On Foreign Relations
Wilson
President Wilson weighs trip by Bryan to California
President Wilson telegraphed Governor Johnson of California asking if anti alien land holding legislation can wait until Secretary Bryan visits California in person to explain the federal position. California officials sought fullest state federal cooperation to avoid international friction while factions debate the bill.
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Washington
Wilson
Johnson
California
Bryan
White House
Kettner
Japan
Vita
Japanese Chambers of Commerce oppose anti alien land bills in U S
A Tokyo congress adopted a resolution urging President Wilson and other leaders to strengthen Japan United States ties and to oppose California anti alien land ownership legislation. Speakers urged pacific relations between nations.
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Wilson
Neraleir Eatw
Tokio
United States
Japan
California
Chambers of Commerce of
Pacific
Sunday Motion Pictures Stay After Table
Atlanta officials tabled a proposed Sunday ban on motion pictures affecting theatres churches and the Associated Charities. Theaters already halted Sunday shows while church screenings may continue. Film operators protest the decision saying they may reopen theatres or seek court action if films are shown at churches as a preferred option.
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Associated Charities
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