Eighth Annual Excursion to Macon to the Orphans Home
The eighth annual excursion to Macon to visit the Methodist Orphans Home is set for next Thursday August 12. W W Webb of Adel will manage the trip using the G S F railroad with extra coaches. Tickets cost 1.00 round trip. no child discounts. Proceeds support the Orphans Home and its Baby Home expansion. baskets of food urged for visitors.
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Macon
Methodist Orphans’ Home
W. W. Webb
Adel
Union Depot
Vienna
Webb
House Ousts Chairman McLendon in Railroad Commission
The House of Representatives voted 129 to 40 to dismiss Chairman 8 G McLendon of the railroad commission. The Senate previously approved 28 to 18. Debates featured appeals for and against removal, with Mr Hall of Bibb advocating impeachment.
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House of Representatives
G. McLendon
Railroad Commission
Senate
Hall
Bibb
Preliminary hearing this afternoon in Buckholts case
Julius Buckholts colored of Findlay was jailed Monday on a charge of shooting Lucy Kent, a Black woman of the same town who died early Monday from blood poisoning. she will be given a committal trial this afternoon.
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Julius Buckholts Colored
Findlay
Lucy Kent
Third District Corn Contest Offered for Charity
A proposal in Cordele Georgia launches a Corn Contest for all farmers in Georgia's Third Congressional District benefiting Mumford's Home in Macon. The top twelve ears of corn, boxed and shipped to Cordele by November 1 1909, will win one hundred dollars after judging by impartial third parties.
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Georgia
Mumfords
Macon
Cordele
Contest funds to aid a charitable institution announced
J A Littiesons asks readers to enter a corn sample contest and attend a forthcoming live auction. He notes ten dollars to the winner, hopes for many entries, and pledges net proceeds to the charitable institution. He asks local papers to publish the notice.
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J. A. Littiesons
Milledgeville College Admissions Over Subscribed
Milledgeville Georgia August 4 No vacancies at Georgia Normal and Industrial College as of August 1 with over 1,000 applications for September 8 opening. More than half of accepted applicants are high school graduates. no one under fifteen is admitted to dormitories and Milledgeville city applicants have not yet been admitted. Applications spread across all state districts including Dade Rabun Camden and Decatur counties.
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Milledgeville
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
M. Y. Parks
Morethan
Dade
Rabun
Camden
Decatur
Man in Albany Ends Life After Struggle on Street
Homer Santipher, 24, shot himself above the heart on Washington street as friend Walter Keaton tried to stop him. Keaton was wounded in the left hand during the thwarted attempt. Santipher later died. Santipher, an Atlantic Coast Line employee, had been despondent and threatened self harm in days prior.
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Albany, Ga
Homer Santipher
Washington Street
Walter Keaton
Stantipher
Lake City
Fla
Oane
Paesetshy
Keaton
Santipher
Atlantic Coast Line
House Cuts Off Appropriations in Georgia Legislature
Atlanta, Aug 4 The house slashed general appropriations as the appropriations committee urged. Only the common schools escaped the axe with $2,225,000 for 1910 and $2,500,000 for 1911. Tech faced $70,000 trimmed to $60,000 and Agriculture to $50,000. The Athens Normal School gain of $12,000 was eliminated.
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Atlanta
Appropriations Committee
House
Georgia School of Technology
State College of Agriculture
Normal School
Athens
Louise Elizabeth Yawn Dies in Early Life
In memory of Louise Elizabeth Yawn, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Yawn, who died July 15 1009 after a brief illness. The family mourns a young life cut short but cherishes her memory and the grief shared by her parents.
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Louise Elizabeth
W. C
Wasick
Byromville Marks First 1909 Cotton Bale
Byromville received the county's first marketed bale of 1909 cotton yesterday. It was raised by D. P. Loper a prominent farmer on J. S. Byrom & Sons land and weighed 850 pounds. It was sold for fifteen cents a pound to J. S. Byrom & Sons.
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Byromville
D. P. Loper
J.s.byrom & Sons
J. S. Byrom & Sons
Georgia Planter Slain by Nephew in Trivial Dispute
In Butler Georgia M C McDaniel a prominent Taylor county planter was killed by his nephew A J Peacock a young farmer after a petty quarrel involving Peacock's father The coroner's jury blamed Peacock who surrendered to the sheriff The families are neighbors and closely connected
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Butler
M. C. McDaniel
Taylor County
A. J. Peacock
Peacock
McDaniel
Surprise Marriage Unites Manly Bragdon and Minnie Cook
Tuesday morning at about 10 00 o clock in front of the court house Ordinary Har grove joined Manly Bragdon and Minnie Cook in matrimony. After the ceremony the couple left for the groom s home to begin married life. The News wishes them happiness and usefulness as husband and wife.
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Manly Bragdon
Minnie Cook
C. M. Cook
Beloved Baby Called Home to Heaven
Relatives mourn a cherished child who has died, with verses about faith and the promise of reunion in heaven. The family asks for quiet remembrance as they grieve, recalling scriptures that Jesus gives salvation and the child rests in divine peace. Memorial sentiments honor the infant as an angel band in heaven.
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Feaven
God
New County Bill Dead in Senate as Plan Backed
Atlanta August 8 It appears no new county bills will be reported favorably by the Constitutional Amendment committee this session Instead a general constitutional amendment would allow new counties only if a territory of at least 400 square miles gains two thirds of voters 15000 residents and 1500000 in taxable property while preserving at least 400 square miles and 2000000 in the old counties Opponents accept this compromise and urge compliance with conditions for any new county creation.
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Atlanta
Constitutional Amendment Committee
House
General Assembly
Athens Business College at Athens Gea Hails Record Enrollment
The Athens Business College in Athens Ga reports its largest summer attendance and expects fall numbers to exceed all prior years. The school credits exclusive use of Byrne Simplified Shorthand and Practical Bookkeeping for high patronage and faster, cheaper training. It highlights business-minted staff, job placement, and competitive salaries for graduates, inviting a 188 page catalog.
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Athens Business College of
Athens
Byrne
Athens Business College
Doorrxa Announces Candidacy for Dooly Tax Receiver
In a notice to white voters of Dooly County E J Doorrxa announces candidacy for Tax Receiver to fill the unexpired term of the late H C Brown. He thanks supporters and solicits continued backing at the approaching election. Very Respectfully.
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Dooly County
H.C. Brown
E. J. Doorrxa
Ants Could Fight Boll Weevils Near Durant
Durant Oklahoma reports Special Agent S W Murphy of the agriculture department found black ants devouring boll weevils and larvae, suggesting ants could be raised in a cotton field to destroy weevils without harming crops, a potential boon to the cotton industry.
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Durant
Okla
S. W. Murphy
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Knapp
Bureau of Plant-Life Industry
Mr.Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Taft Visits Macon During State Fair
President Taft promised Senator Smith he would stop in Florence if possible and accepted invitations from Georgia lawmakers to attend the Macon state fair on November 4. The Georgia delegation asked for a pardon for Thomas Battle, an 80 year old life prisoner.
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Washington
Taft
Smith
South Carolina
Florence
Bacon
Barrett
Hardwick
Hughes
Georgia
Macon
Thomas Battle
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House Ousts
CHAMN
McLendon
Mumford
Industrial College
Young Man
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Central City
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