Gainesville Faces Decision on Morgia Weekly Press Convention Date
The executive committee of the Morgia Weekly Press Association met in Hinesville to decide the convention month for Gainesville. Mrs. Longstreet and Mr. Hardie attended as Gainesville representatives urging a June date. A majority vote will determine whether editors gather in June or July in Gainesville.
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Gainesville
Morgia Weekly Press Association
Piedmont
Hants
Hall County
Association
Queen City
Local man claims national egg eating championship
In Trenton Tennessee on April 18 a local Black man reportedly won a wager by eating seven dozen raw eggs and finishing eighteen sardine boxes. He declares readiness to meet any egg eater in the nation in a gastronomic showdown for the championship.
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Trenton
Tenn
City Court Adjourns With Docket Moved To Monday
The court adjourned until Monday as the criminal docket will be heard then. The judge did not hold court this week due to farmers being behind with crops.
Telegraph time rule for Georgia telegrams set by rail board
Atlanta Ga The railroad commission issued an order requiring telegraph companies to display the correct time in hours and minutes on every telegram between Georgia points. If filing time is shown in message text and fits within ten words no charge. If more than ten words, two cents per extra word with a five cent maximum. The rule takes effect immediately.
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Atlanta
Railroad Commission
Georgia
Meeting of the Conspiracy in Georgia Prohibition Debate
Governor Hoke Smith warns in Fitzgerald that reversing prohibition via local option would invite outside money to push liquor sales, threaten farming and Negro labor, and endanger rural homes. He denounces the Liberty League and its masked emissaries and calls for firm support of the state law as reported by the Atlanta Journal.
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Fitzgerald
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Middle
South
Liberty League
Atlanta Journal
Joe Brown Club Organized in Dooly County
A Joe Brown Club formed at the Vienna courthouse last Friday after the county primary. I. S. Lasseter was elected president and L. L. Woodward secretary, with over forty members present and more added after adjournment.
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Joe Brown
Dooly County
Court House
Vienna
I. 8. Lasseter
L. L. Woodward
Horse Races Scheduled Thursday At City Track
Horse lovers have arranged a series of races to be held Thursday afternoon at the city track. Several fast horses are entered and the events promise excitement. A large crowd is expected from Hawkinsville Cordele Fitzgerald and other nearby towns.
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Hawkinsville
Cordele
Fitzgerald
Birthday Party for Seven Year Old Gladys Ryner
Gladys Ryner celebrated her seventh birthday with a Thursday afternoon party attended by many friends and school mates. After games the guests enjoyed refreshments in the dining room and presented Gladys with gifts.
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Gladys Ryner
Husttess
Notice to Public on Governor Race Editorial Policy
The News disclaims responsibility for views on the governor's race while the Joe Brown Club presents their candidate. The News will support Governor Hoke Smith editorially and publish neutral information for readers. The editor declares commitment to fairness and reelection of Smith, criticizing opponents as causing strife.
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Joseph M. Brown
Joe Brown
Hoke Smith
Smith
Blandering Mr. Brown to Be Shown at Opera House
The opera house presents Blandering Mr. Brown next Friday evening under Miss Mae Forehand's location class. Tickets are on sale at Vienna Drug Store and everyone is invited to attend.
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Opera House
Mae Forehand
Vienna Drug Store
Daughters of the Confederacy Send Eatable Box to Atlanta Soldiers
On May 8 the Daughters of the Confederacy will ship a box of eatables to the Confederate soldiers at the Old Soldier Home in Atlanta. Donations should be sent to Miss Bertha Leonard by May 7.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Old Soldier Home
Atlanta
Bertha Leonard
Fresh supply of liquid veneer and japalack for house cleaning
F M Barfield of Pinehurst Georgia advertises a new stock of liquid veneer and japalack kept on hand for spring house cleaning. The listing emphasizes ready availability for households.
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Japalack
Barfield
Pinehurst
Prohibition Issue In Georgia Governor Race Highlighted
The piece argues against treating prohibition as the sole issue in the Georgia governor contest. It cites Joseph M. Brown as a longtime prohibitionist and cites a letter from Dr. White, pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Atlanta, defending Brown’s character and anti immorality stance while noting his past campaign positions.
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Smith
Mr. Brown
Brown
Mr. Smith
Dr. White
Second Baptist Church
Atlanta
Joseph M. Brown
Marietta
Our Church
Mercer Endowment Fund
Fulton County
Henry Grady
Dr. Hawthorne
Dougherty County Considers Bonds for Good Roads Project
Albany Georgia April 17 The grand jury recommends issuing bonds in Dougherty County to fund road improvements. The plan would buy Tubor saving machinery and demonstrate the value of superior roads while facing opposition but aims to secure sufficient votes. The work proceeds as finances permit.
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Albany
Dougherty County
Strain on Memory Base Harpers Weekly
A fourteen year old boy failed fifteen percent of words in a monthly exam. The tutor scolds him to study forgotten words again. The boy replies he thought he did well and muses he would not live long enough to study forever.
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Harpers Weekly
Community to Decorate Graves at Mt Olive Church
A note calls all concerned to meet at Mt Olive Church on Friday April 24 to clean and decorate graves. Attendees are asked to bring their own dinner.
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Mt. Olive Church
Ofsen
Snow Cemetery Decoration set for April 26
The Snow cemetery will be decorated on Saturday April 26 at 9 oclock in the morning. All persons interested are requested to meet there at that time.
Brown well regarded for temperance during gubernatorial campaign
A pastor letter from John Be White of Second Baptist Church attests to Mr Brown's character and trustworthiness on prohibition. He notes Brown's consistent refusal to rent private property for saloon purposes despite owning rental property elsewhere. He urges readers to dismiss false reports and keep the pastor's letter for reference about Brown's fitness to govern Georgia.
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Atlanta
Brown
Tom
John BE. White
Second Baptist Church
Dr. Whites
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