Governor Brown urges reforms to curb unions in Georgia
In his farewell to the Georgia Legislature Governor Joseph M. Brown denounces labor unions as a pervasive and aggressive trust. He calls for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes and condemns the Georgia Railway and Augusta Street Railway strikes as indefensible and rebellious against state law. Brown argues unions levy toll on citizens and must be restrained.
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Georgia
America
Joseph M. Brown
Connectio
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Augusta Street Railway
Brown
Forsyth
Dawson
Cobb
Forsyth County
Georgia Governor Brown press for broad reforms
Governor Joseph M. Brown urges the legislature to amend registration laws create a state highway commissioner establish a state auditor launch a farm credit plan and tax reform He cites drastic registration rules that disenfranchise thousands and calls for compromises to modernize Georgia law and public finances Also briefed on anti Negro violence and rail commission downsizing with broader penal law review.
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General Assembly
Georgia
Joseph M. Brown
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Fulton County
Auto Law to Be Enforced Strictly by City
Mayor Luke announced strict enforcement of the city traffic ordinance for speeding and reckless driving. Drivers exceeding six miles per hour on main paved streets will be summoned to Police Court and fined. The twelve mile per hour limit in the core will be enforced with officers ordered to pursue cases.
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Deputy Edward Aynard Dies in Chamber Scene
Paris June 25 A dramatic event in the Chamber of Deputies as Deputy Edward Aynard fainted en route to the platform and died soon after Doctors attributed the death to heart failure from overwork and stress The incident stunned lawmakers and interrupted proceedings.
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Chamber of Deputies
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Aynard
Base Ball Results And State Arbitration Message
Baseball scores from Thomasville Americus Cordele Waycross Valdosta and Brunswick with multiple results across Monday Tuesday and Wednesday events. Governor Brown advocates compulsory arbitration amid public service strikes and supports militia use per a state government summary.
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Street Ak Hue Mone Street Ak Hue Mone ultimatum
Mayor Luke issues a Monday deadline for unpaid street care fees. Fines range from one to twenty dollars. By this afternoon three hundred forty five had paid the three dollar charge. One thousand five hundred fifty summons issued. ten hundred and fifty eight paid last year.
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Hagan kills officer in Carrabelle midst threats
Carrabelle Florida June 4 engineer J Hagan killed Jos C Saunders an officer in the local military company and alderman. Sheriff rushed Hagan by launch to Apalachicola for safety to avert a possible lynching.
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Pigeon Sets Record Flight From Brazil to Jeannette
Jeannette Pennsylvania reports a homer pigeon flown from Rio de Janeiro Brazil to Jeannette after a 48 and eight days journey. The birds were liberated May 8 and the distance covered about forty two hundred miles with much over water.
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Detective Chief Sanford Unearths Lost Suitcase Case
N A Sanford chief of detectives in Atlanta, noted for his clash with Felder and Woodward and the dictagraph matter, reported that Clifton Steyerman’s lost suitcase was found. Doyan and Waggoner recovered the bag from a police figure named Blackman and turned it over to authorities. Steyerman’s son, in Athens, then came to claim the item.
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President Wilsons Twenty-Eighth Wedding Anniversary
Washington reports today marks the twenty-eighth anniversary of President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Wilsons marriage. The couple will not host formal celebrations. They wed June 24, 1885 in Savannah Georgia at the home of Mrs. Wilsons grandfather Rev J R Axon with Rev J R Wilson assisting.
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Washington
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Judge Speer Attacks McReynolds at Iowa Bar Meeting
Federal Judge Emory Speer accused Attorney General McReynolds and the Department of Justice in Sioux City during a speech to the Iowa Bar Association. The remarks follow a three week DOJ inquiry into Judge Speer in Macon. Investigators have attended court sessions and questioned lawyers and litigants.
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Meigs Loads Watermelons and Cantaloupes for Shipment
Meigs Georgia reports 43,200 dollars worth of watermelons and cantaloupes loaded for shipment, with about thirty carloads more expected, totaling around six thousand dollars. The rush is on as the season advances, and corn and cotton look good in the area.
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Painter Organs in Scrape Over Drowning Death Viscera
A Baltimore coroner and Judsonville family representatives clash in a three party suit over the viscera of E O Painter the fertilizer maker who drowned in the St Johns river. The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company seeks the viscera via a receiver while Judge Stewart and the coroner demand its delivery to the family Painter held more than a million dollars in life insurance.
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President Wilson Won't Take Vacation During Congress
Washington on June 24 reports President Wilson plans no vacation while Congress sits. He will momentarily take his family to Cornish New Hampshire Friday and return Monday. He expects a long session focusing on currency legislation with the goal of passing reform.
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Masons Share Picnic Talk By Dr Harris At Coolidge
Among the Masons attending the big picnic given by the Masons of Coolidge were W. A. Pringle A. S. Vann P. Clay A. Bennett D. C. Montgomery C. T. Gandy and WW. R. Pittman. Dr Robert H. Harris delivered an address on Masonic principles which was greatly enjoyed.
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D. C. Montgomery
WW. R. Pittman
Robert H. Harris
Young New York Girl Missing Parents Fear Kidnapped
The parents of sixteen year old Helen McCarthy report she disappeared Tuesday morning after running an errand for her mother. Police and neighbors search the area as concern grows over a possible kidnapping.
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Helen McCarthy
Eel
Oran
Melons Bring Strong Prices in Meigs District Sale
Watermelons ship rapidly as prices rise with first car selling for 225 dollars and later cars at around 200 dollars. By yesterday melons quoted at 160 dollars per car as buyers led by Leona Ta head one of the largest purchases with many men working. Thom asville offices and other buyers are active. The season is expected to net growers more than in years despite smaller acreage.
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Thomasville
Central of Georgia Railroad buys Albany farming tract for settlers
The Central of Georgia Railway announced it bought three thousand acres of farming land near Albany Savannah. The land will be divided into small farms for Western settlers and a portion reserved for a test farm to be operated by the railroad company.
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Albany
Negro Pugilist at Leavenworth
Chicago, June 26. Jack Johnson will serve one year and a day in the Federal Prison at Leavenworth rather than Joliet State Penitentiary if the United States Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court sustain the verdict of guilty of violation of the Mann White Slave Act, Federal Judge Carpenter.
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Joilet State Penitentiary
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
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Augusta Man Hanes and Beats Girl
J. J. Johnson, charged with chaining his fifteen year old daughter Nellie to a meat hook in his butcher shop and beating her with a buggy whip until blood flowed, appeared in Recorders court. Hearing continued to Friday. police found the girl bleeding and Johnson with a whip. bail denied.
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J. J. Johnson
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R. M. Moore
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Hoke Smith Not In Frake Case
Atlanta reports Jim Conley remains under questioning, repeating the same account of Mary Phagan murder as detectives press for details. Detectives use third degree methods to seek new information while Conley insists Frank killed Phagan and asked him to write notes and move the body. Rumors that Senator Hoke Smith joined Frank’s defense were dismissed as groundless.
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