Plan to secure white supremacy through tax default disfranchisement
Georgia lawmaker Joseph H. Hall from Bibb introduces constitutional amendments to disfranchise voters with three years of tax default. The plan creates county courts to restore suffrage under strict conditions and adds penalties for paying another's taxes to influence registration.
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Joseph H. Hall
Bibb
Georgia
State of
Hall
United States
Wooten
Wilkes
Fife
Postmaster Middleton Granted Salary Increase to 1500
The salary of Postmaster R. H. Middleton will rise to 1500 per year effective July 1 as the office is moved to third class due to a large rise in receipts.
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R. 8. Middleton
Protracted Meeting Causes Night Services to Be Called Off
The Methodist church night services have been canceled during ongoing protracted meetings at the Baptist church, leaving attendees without the usual evening rites tonight.
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Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Notice on Voter Registration Book Locations
Registration books for the districts are at Jenkins Store Cooling for district one J L Martin Byromville Brdce We PB Speight Unadilla Dr. Sanders Drug Store Pinehurst H L Adams Findley F M Bullington Store district six B Tippett district seven Court House Vienna district nine J F Butler Drayton Register your name and be qualified to vote Co R Morgan T C D C.
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Jenkins Store
J. L. Martin Byromville
Brdce
Speight
Unadilla
Dr. Sanders Drug
Pinehurst
H. L. Adams Findley
F. M. Bullington
B. Tippett
Court House
Vienna
Threshing Notice and Local Ads From Vienna and Pinehurst
Threshing notice informs Dooly County residents that J. A. Adkins & Sons will thresh grain using a new elevator and strive for satisfactory service. The page also advertises lace edging and insertion, a shingle mill opportunity in Cypress location, a sale on shoes at 98 cents, and notes a Brunswick excursion with local names.
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Hamburg
F. M. Barfield
Pinehurst
The Home Circle Sermon on Life and Virtue
A moral essay extols the home and womanly virtue as a higher power than kings. It urges tenderness, selflessness, and daily renewal, comparing life to the dangers of monotony and urging readers to seek variety, growth, and change while fostering faith and kindness.
Notions of Women in Adversity and Valor in Verse
A fragmented excerpt extols the resilience of women under threat, contrasting delicate tenderness with fierce resolve. It envisions a woman transformed by calamity into a shield, lifting her arms to protect and heal, standing firm against peril and disease.
Two Train Crews Die in Savannah Collision
In Savannah at a Central of Georgia and Charleston and Savannah crossing a light engine struck another train at 8 am. Engineer Daniel Bowen and machinist William T. Harrison were killed. Engineer H. J. Allen escaped bruised. Harrison, pinned beneath wreckage, begged to be killed to end his agony and died when rescue arrived two hours later.
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Savannah
Daniel Bowen
William T. Harrison
Central of Georgia
Charleston and Savannah
Bowen
H. J. Allen
Allen
Harrison
Georgia Gold Souvenir Presented to Roosevelt
President Roosevelt receives a solid gold plate from Georgia mined near his mother’s home. The 6 by 10 inch keepsake, valued over 400 dollars, features Bulloch Hall and state emblems, presented by W N Mitchell of the Georgia commission at the Jamestown Ter-Cennennial Exposition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Georgia
Bulloch Hall
Bulloch
Card of Thanks to Vien na and Helpers
We express sincere thanks to the people of Vienna and others who helped care for our loved one in her last illness. It will be appreciated always. T. F. Collier and Children.
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Vienna
T. F. Collier
Adams Cemetery Fence Meeting At Lilly
Residents are urged to gather at Adams cemetery in Lilly next Saturday at 9 AM to discuss fencing costs and materials. A prices-on-materials briefing will be provided by a accompanying party. Stakeholders are asked to attend promptly to address the need.
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Adams Cemetery
Lilly
W. A. Dagram
Rate decision on Wednesday on passenger fares in Georgia
Atlanta June 1 After an all day session the railroad commission adjourned without a final action on passenger rate reductions. The panel postponed the matter until next Wednesday to reach a unanimous decision. Disputes center on zone lengths with Hill and Stevens favoring 50 to 75 miles while Brown backs 100 miles. The issue involves lower rates for Atlanta and West Point Western and Atlantic and Georgia lines due to profits.
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Atlanta
Railroad Commission
Messrs. Hill
Stevens
Brown
West Point
Western and Atlantic
Georgia
Farmer Kills Two Negroes at Augusta Doorstep
White farmer J B Morgan shot a man at his front door after a gun was drawn by Joe Barnes who crouched by the entrance with a knife. Morgan then fatally wounded Tellman Barnes with another shot as the assailants approached.
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Augusta
Joe
Tellman Barnes
J. B. Morgan
Morgan
Joe Barnes
Mt Olive Church to Host Elder Williamson Next Weekend
Elder B. F. Williamson of Lizella will preach at Mt Olive Church next Saturday and Sunday. Everyone is invited to attend.
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B. F. Williamson
Lizella
Mt. Olive Church
Picnic at Double Lime Link June 15 1907
A community picnic is announced for Saturday June 15 1907 at Double Lime Link. All are invited and reminded to save the date. F M Pinelow advertises spring and summer dress and waist goods in white and rest prices with the times.
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Double Lime Link
Times
F. M. Pinelow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph Hill Hall
Macon
Dooly
J. A. Adkins & Sons
Cypress
Walton Bros
Col. W. W. Harvard
R. E. Kelley
Charlie Morgan
G. L. Bush
Brunswick
Earth
Carpenter
Man
Galilee
Christendom
Aslam
Central
Fering
Adams Graveyard
W. and A
Mt- Olive Church
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