Through Georgia Bits of News Gathered from the State
A Georgia roundup reports a $75,000 cotton factory planned for Palmetto and a Columbus Travelers Protective Association convention on April 10. Brunswick posts January business of 1,110,198. Macon News fundraising to lure manufacturers. a planned Etowah river power project for Cartersville. Rail deals touch Ligons branch lease. Southern moves offices back to Atlanta. Receivership payouts and bank depository openings noted. Convict camp probes continue. Gus Fambles and Mrs Nobles case tied to insanity plea. Fulton County pays higher bailiff salaries after legislative action. Georgia and Chicago Southern States exposition plans advance with southern delegates and a large manufacturer turnout anticipated. Augusta committee signals strong southern editor encampment at Chicago.
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Chicago
South
Georgia
South Carolina
Ees
Lake Front
Col. Turner
Judge Clark Dead A Georgia political and legal icon passes away
Judge Richard H. Clark died in Atlanta at 3 45 p m on Friday in his Markham house apartments after a long career as a lawyer and judge. Born in 1824 he served in the state senate in 1849 and rose to high regard in Georgia politics and courts. He was a beloved superior court judge noted for courtesy and firmness.
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Georgia
Richard H. Clark
Atlanta
Markham House
George Towns
Charles J. Jenkins
Andrew J. Miller
Thomas C. Howard
Joseph EB. Brown
Lucius J. Gartrell
David J. Bailey
Linton Stephens
Joseph E. Brown
Clark
Judge Clark
A Blue Book on Armenia Shows Russia’s Stance
London dispatch notes a government blue book on Armenia asserting Russia refused early cooperation with the powers to pressure Turkey for Armenians and declined to use force, fearing it would aid Armenian revolutionary aims and an independent Armenian state Russia would not tolerate.
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Armenia
London
Russia
Turkey
Arménis
House Vote on Free Silver Amid Debate by Crisp and Turner
The House rejected the free silver amendment to the bond bill 216 to 90 after a marathon debate. Crisp of Georgia argued for silver’s restoration and monetary independence, citing 1873 demonetization and global price effects, while Turner of Georgia defended gold standard stability and prudent debt payments.
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Turner
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Dingley
Ways and Means Committee
Georgia
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France
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Sherman
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Treasury
Carlisle
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Judge Richard Clark Buried at Rose Hill Cemetery
Judge Richard Clark was laid to rest in Rose Hill cemetery Macon on Sunday afternoon. The funeral cortege included an escort of the bar and citizens and moved from Southern depot via Mulberry and Cotton avenues to St Pauls church. The Macon bar led the hearse as escort of honor in a simple Episcopal ceremony.
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Ocmulgee
Richard Clark
Rose Hill
Macon
Atlanta
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Southern Depot
Mulberry Street
Cotton
St. Paul’s Church
Cash Grain Plan At Chicago Board Of Trade
A sub committee report on Robert Lindblom’s cash grain plan was approved and will be considered by directors. If approved after next May, all wheat trading would be in cash property with a Board of Trade cash grain depositors group formed with $1,000,000 paid-up capital to handle wheat financing and related duties.
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Board of Tradesmen of Chicago
Robert Lindblom
Board of Trade
Tillman Answers. I Will Apologize When Facts Are Disproved
A Washington special reports Senator Ben Tillman defends his recent speech in a letter to a New York paper. He argues his language was not unparliamentary and contends that truth and reform motivate his critics, promising to apologize only when his facts are disproved. The letter asserts broader public support for his stance and signals the election as the test of truth.
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Washington
Ben Tillman
New York
North
Keener Hanged for Clayton Double Murder in 1895
Seymour Keeter was executed by hanging in Clayton Ga after being found guilty of killing his cousin Miss Arizona Moore and her sister Leona Moore in a 1895 summer shooting. The Rabun county jury sentenced him to death. the gallows were erected in the county enclosure and the trap released at 1 14 pm. This marked the county’s first legal hanging.
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Clayton
Seymour Keeter
Rabun County
Leona Moore
Keener
Thue
Rabun
Morgan Demands All Bonds Defaulted Upon Under Blanket Bid
Pierpont Morgan asserts control over bonds that failed to meet the 20 percent deposit, totaling about 10 million dollars, with New York bidder Graves defaulting on 4.5 million dollars. Morgan declares those bonds fall under his blanket bid for the entire issue or any part, and has notified the Treasury secretary of his claim.
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Graves
New York
Pierpont Morgan
Secretary of the Treasury
Words of Wisdom on Power and Virtue
A compact collection of maxims from diverse thinkers on power, manners, and moral restraint. It highlights that true greatness lies in moderation, perseverance, and kindness, while flatterers corrupt and power tests character through adversity. Notable voices include Emmons Colton Hazlitt Swift Pascal and Raleigh.
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Emmons
Colton
Hazlitt
Horace
Boileau
Feltham
Witherspoon
Mrs. Sigourney
Pascal
Sir Walter Raleigh
First Landing on the Antarctic Continent
C E Borchgrevvik writes in Century about avoiding shipwreck in Antarctic ice. He notes the danger of misjudging swell direction, cites an Arctic sailor who read roar of water to steer, and observes open water often forms beside moving icebergs aiding rescue.
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C. E.borchgrevvik
Antarctic
Bird Voices and Songs of Various Birds
A compact survey of common birds noting the meadow lark hummingbird woodpecker bluebird brown thrush Maryland yellow throat chickadee bobolink catbird bluejay and robin. It describes tones from plaintive whistles to warbles rattle mews and bell like tones with notes of seasonal behavior.
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Maryland
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G. T. Palmer
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