Georgia Legislature Faces Key Bills and Controversies
Atlanta, June 29. The Georgia legislature opened last Tuesday with debate over a pure election law and reform of the convict lease system. Senators oppose the present barbarous practice, while revenue losses from changes threaten school funds. House adjournment plans and a Chattanooga visit for terminal property inspection drew criticism from Dooly representatives. Governor Smith’s engagement comments drew notice as pensions move to annual funding. Major bills include Anti Free Pass, Anti Lobbying, Ferti tax, Western & Atlantic extension and Pure election measures.
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Tlanta
Orgia
Joell Hall
Bibb County
Uble
Public
Georgia
Dooly
Senate
Mith
X.X
A B and A B A to Enter Birmingham Early
Atlanta reports that the A B and A with four trains will reach Birmingham on September 1. A trackage pact with the L&N allows A B A trains to run into Birmingham before its line is finished, using L&N tracks from Pelham into the city. The arrangement also enables L&N freight and passenger depots in Birmingham.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Birmingham
Loninville & Nashville Railroad
New Road
Pelham
Ulso
Girl Leaps From Trestle in Tallulah Falls Injuries
Roxie Bradley of Hagan Georgia leaped 65 feet from a trestle to escape an approaching train. She sustained a broken collar bone two broken ribs and possible internal injuries. Her condition improved with treatment at The Lodge and there is a chance for recovery.
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Tallulah Falls
Roxie Bradley
Hagan
Bradley
Oie
Dr. Bradley
Miss Bradley
Treatle
Atlanta
E.N. Bradley
Georgia
Central of Georgia Railway
Janie
Birdie
Athens
J. W. Bryan
Turnerville
Tallulah
Central Railroad Shops Return to Full Six Day Week
Macon June 28 Announcement that tomorrow morning all forces in the Central Railroad large new shops will resume the full six day ten hour schedule. Work will begin regularly July 1 with machinery run by electricity. Carpenters are the major group affected and all laborers will start the new month with full time and pay. This restores the forges to pre downturn time.
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Macon
Central Railroad
Woman's Winter Fashion Beneath Summer Heat
Readers ponder how women stay warm in cold months while appearing cool in heat. The column notes style choices and practical garments that blend comfort with fashionable neckline and fabric decisions.
First New Bale Brings 85 Cents at New York Cotton Exchange
The first bale of this year’s cotton crop sold at the New York Cotton Exchange for 85 cents a pound. It arrived in Houston June 20 and sold there for 54 cents, then shipped to Liverpool aboard the Mauretania for auction. The rapid transfer sets a record for swift handling of the first bale from Houston to New York and Liverpool in ten days.
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New York
Found Dead in Buggy Near Home in Vienna
Mr. Adam Calhoun was found dead in his buggy near his Vienna home early Sunday morning. He had been in Vienna city Saturday afternoon for shopping and returned home between seven and eight, seemingly in good spirits. He leaves a wife and several children. Interment was at Noble graveyard Monday at 9:80 o'clock.
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Adam Calhoun
Vienna
Calhoun
G. W. Calhoun
Murder of Negro Woman in Georgia Sparks Warrants
Albany Georgia June 27 A dispatch to the Herald from Camilla reports warrants issued for Mrs J C Bryce a white woman living four miles west of town and for her 12 year old son on charges related to a fatal shooting at a well dispute. Sheriff Smith took Mrs Bryce to the county jail after returning from the scene.
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Albany
The
Herald
Camilla
J. C. Bryce
No State Ticket For Populists In Georgia This Year
Atlanta Ga There will be no state ticket put out by the populist party of Georgia this year. The state convention assembling July 9 will address state issues by Thomas E Watson name electors for Georgia and elect a new state executive committee. In the evening Watson will be notified of his nomination by the national populist party for president and respond with acceptance.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Thomas E. Watson
St. Louis
National
United States
Watson
Hoke Smith Declines Senate Run for Georgia Governors Bid
Hoke Smith refuses a U S Senate bid to continue serving as Georgia governor citing duty to the state. The Edison News notes the irony in his decision.
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Hoke Smith
United States Senate
Georgia
Hoke Edison News
Tippettville Defeats Rock-Hill for Third Straight Win
Tippettville baseball team defeated Rock-Hill by a solid score last Saturday afternoon marking the third consecutive victory. Rock-Hill played hard ball. The team plans to host the married men next Wednesday in a likely close game.
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Rock-Hill Boys
Methodist Church Notes Service Schedule and Topics
At 11 o'clock next Sunday Rev W A Huckabee of the South Ga Conference Orphan Home will preach. An 8 PM service features readings by W W Jordan Miss Mae Forehand Dr R H Stovall J J Cooper and Mrs C G Power. Prayer services Thursday July 2 led by J B Forehand and July 9 led by the Epworth League. Paator L A Hill.
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W. A. Huckabee
South Ga
Conference Orphan Home
J. G. Forehand
W. W. Jordan
Miss Mae Forehand
R. H. Stovall
J. J. Cooper
C. G. Power
J. B. Forehand
Epworth League
L. A. Hill
Paator
Two Lynching Victims Buried in Waycross Georgia
Coroner orders burial of two African American men lynched on Saturday in Waycross. Hundreds visited the scene as spectators cut away limbs from the pecan tree used for the hangings. Reports on Wilkins confusion and the Wainwright case remain unverified by authorities.
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Waycross
Hazzard Hill
Wilkins
Hickox
Wainwright
Way
Biggest Dam Joke From a Golfing Presbyterian Clergyman
Two city men invite a wistful elderly Presbyterian minister to join their golf round. After several misplays he blurted Assouan repeatedly, then asked why he used the word. The man replied it is the biggest dam in the world, giving the gag its punch.
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Saga
Kansas City Post
Stabbing death shocks Cordele as Bulloch laid to rest
In Cordele Georgia on June 28 the body of G M Bulloch who was stabbed to death by Jim Thompson in Ochlochnee Friday morning was buried at Sunny Side cemetery with Masonic honors after a 4 PM funeral at the Methodist church. Bulloch had gone to assist his father with a land timber dispute involving his daughter Mrs D D Thompson.
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Cordele
G. M. Bulloch
Jim Thompson
Ochlochnee
Sunny Side
Methodist Church
Bulloch
O. A. Jackson
Thomaeville
D. D. Thompson
Allen Bulloch
No Paper Friday Observed for July Fourth Holiday
The News will not publish Friday to give the force several days off for the Fourth of July. This follows a long standing custom of observing the holiday with an extra day off and the paper will resume after the break.
We Hunt A Lawyer To Best The Neighbor
A sharp saying frames a neighborly dispute hinting at hiring a lawyer to outmaneuver a neighbor, with hints of escalation and self improvement through assertive action.
Notable Escapes and Violent Incidents Across Georgia
Cuthbert reports Will Simalton, a prisoner, escaped from a guard house after fellow inmate aided him with tools and breaking through a concrete floor. In Waycross, Drew Music was shot by his brother-in-law, Ricketson, with deputies searching for the suspect. Gainesville hosts a preliminary trial for Neal Powell and Hershall Robertson on charges of attempting to assault Carrie Hallman 16, with both held on $1,000 bonds.
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Cuthbert
Will Simalton
Edison
Montgomery
Simalton
Waycross
Andrew Music
Bunn’s Hull
Ware County
Ricketson
Woodward
Gainesville
Neal Powell
Hershall Robertson
Carrie Hallman
Loden and Dorsey
Carine
Forciby
J. Shirly
Mrs. Ed Tomblin Dies At Home Near Viensna
Mrs Ed Tomblin died yesterday afternoon at her home near Viensna at 8 00 oclock She was sister to B M Wood C B Wood and Drayton Wood of the county Funeral services were conducted this morning by Rev John Hall at 10 00 oclock with interment at Pinehill.
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Ed Tomblin
Viensna
Tomblin
B. M. Wood
Messrs. C. B
Drayton Wood
John Hall
Pinehill
State Chemist Bans Low 4 Percent Vinegar in Georgia
Dr. R. E. Stallings, Georgia state chemist, issues an order prohibiting sale of vinegar below four percent acetic acid. The move targets ensuring stronger vinegar sold within the state, citing quality and consumer protection.
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Georgia
R. E. Stallings
Heirs to Be Satisfied By Inheritance Simplicity
A witty remark notes that those with limited means may avoid family disputes over the estate, finding comfort in modest legacies and clear intentions. It suggests practical, uncomplicated bequests reduce future disagreements.
Bank and Merchants Suspend Operations for July Fourth
Notice to customers from Byrom & Sons Byromville Ga states all banking farming and merchandise interests will take a full holiday Saturday July 4th and asks patrons to place desired needs on Friday July 8.
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A.B
Houston
Texas
Brice
Carmilla
Tippettville
Methodist Church Notes
Lynch
Cross
Assouan
Vineagar
Byrom & Sons
Byromville, Ga
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