Final week of present legislature starts with today
Atlanta Aug 17 The ninth and final week of the current legislative session opens with anticipated battles over J J Brown Commissioner of Agriculture and his department. Rep Humphrey demands reports by Tuesday on circulation of house bill No 21 and use of state money and a state automobile. An investigation may follow. A second attack targets the distillation bill now on the calendar.
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Atlanta
J. J. Brown
State College of Agriculture
Humphrey
Agricultural Department
Commissioner of Agriculture
Douglas Ga tobacco market boosts town growth and region
Douglas Georgia claims first tobacco market status in the state driving rapid growth from a small crossroads town of about five thousand. The tobacco district centered in South Georgia is rising to challenge Virginia and Carolina markets as new crop quality improves. The House rule committee plans to bring a bill amid filibuster threats with expected amendments lowering oil inspectors.
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Macon
Douglas
South Georgia
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Kentucky
Man Sues Bakery Over Broken Teeth in Ham Sandwich
Milton Ti of Macon Georgia filed suit alleging a bakery bread contained a hard pebble that broke two teeth while he ate a ham sandwich. He seeks 500 dollars for pain and anguish and loss of teeth, claiming the bread was unsanitary and contain foreign substance.
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Macon
Milton Ti
American Conductor Honored by London and Paris Orchestras
Vladimir Shavitch, conductor of the Syracuse Symphony, was guest conductor for the London Symphony Orchestra this year and invited to return on April 12, 1926. Parisian Pasdeloup and Lamoureux orchestras praised his work after performances in Paris, marking the first time an American conductor received such repeated invitations.
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Paris
Pasdeloup Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Shavitch
Syracuse, N. Y
London Orchestra
Australian Maoris Trace Race Ancestry to Hawaiian Origin
Ratina Jakoba a prominent Maori with Mormon workers from Australia traces his ancestry to Hema a Hawaiian chieftain. He recalls legends of flight to New Zealand and return to Hawaii with Io Pele and lava flows shaping early Hawaiian worship and lands as part of their ancestry.
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Honolulu
Australia
Hawaii
Ratina Jakoba
Jakoba
Hema
Mach
New Zealand
Puna
Pele
Spain seeks peace talks with Abd el Krim in Moroccan dispute
Madrid reports Spain aimed for an amicable settlement with Riffian leader Abd el Krim. The government rejected his terms as impossible demanding independence for the Rift and surrender of war material. France is kept informed as peace discussions stall over Moorish demands.
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Madrid
Spain
Abd-el-Krim
Abd-e-Krim
Taxed by every detail at a banquet
Loa Jakob a notes Maoris named canoes from Hawaii to New Zealand. A letter from Thomasville, Ga humorously argues we are a tax ridden people. The writer lists many taxes from tickets to time to restraint and ingenuity, urging value for money and a full worth of what we pay.
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Abe
Ike
Bill
Value of good will and Dodge Brothers policy
The article discusses the value of good will as a business asset and loyalty to the Dodge Brothers policy of a single refined chassis and no yearly models. It quotes M A Huston praising public confidence and the commitment to consistent quality over time. Also notes the A A & A and Atlanta train schedule from Thomasville to New York with arrival times and agent contact.
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World Wide Good Will
M. A. Huston
Dodge Brothers
Leopard Roams Free in Paris Park
A wild leopard from Abyssinia escaped its cage in Paris Bois de Boulogne and is pursued by police and keepers. Thousands picnicked in the park as efforts continue to recapture the beast before it hunts at night. no capture reported by nightfall.
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Paris
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Kelvinator Electric
James Watt & Bro
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Thomas County Tobacco Warehouse
Thomas County
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W. A. Palin
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M. Warshaw
S, Richy
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Thomasville Fertilizer Co
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New York
L & Crosby
Comercial
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Abyssinia
Washington, D. C
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Tenn
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Tullahoma, Tenn
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