Plague Warns Coast Through World Spread
Dr. W C Rucker, assistant surgeon general, warned at the State Medical Association that bubonic plague has global travel paths via ships and ports. He cited Seattle and Yokohama far from infection and argued Atlantic and Gulf coasts face importation threats from many ports and countries.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
W. C. Rucker
Public Health Service
State Medical Association
United States
Hawaiian Islands
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Seattle
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Pacific
Orient
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Galveston
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Pahia
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Tripoli
Greece
Port Said
British India
Calcutta
Rangoon
Madras
Colombo
Bombay
Karachi
Persian Gulf
Singapore
Surabaya
Mauritius
Zanzibar
Queenstown
Dakar
Senegal
Chancellor to Attend University Commission
Atlanta Georgia May 4 The university commission on Southern race questions will meet Wednesday afternoon May 5 at the Exchange Hotel Montgomery. The body of Southern university professors seeks to define the so called negro problem and how to approach it for the welfare of both white and black residents. One representative from each of eleven Southern universities sits on the commission Prof R J H DeLoach represents Georgia. The commission was organized.
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Atlanta
University Commission On Southern
Exchange Hotel
Montgomery
Southern University
R. J. H. DeLoach
University of Georgia
Jitney Busses Change Atlanta Transport Scene
In Atlanta during May the rise of jitneys changes the traffic scene as owners tag old cars with five cent signs to haul passengers. The growth includes both formal lines and independent operators, from vintage flivers to newer seven passenger cars, proliferating on Peachtree Street and other main avenues.
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Atlanta
Coure
Peachtree Street
And Now the Jitney Dance
Atlanta reports a jitney dance plan where five cent admissions cover the entire evening. The novelty mirrors jitney theatres and luncheons, with hopes for a large skating rink and on site refreshments like ice cream and lemon soda for five cents.
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Atlanta
Bird Day in Louisiana Honors Audubon Anniversary
New Orleans marks Bird Day on May 4 in honor of John James Audubon birth, with school observances stressing bird protection. Health promotion advertising urges Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for digestion and bowel movement, claiming improved appetite and well being.
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New Orleans
Louisana
John James Audubon
Beirs
Dr. King
Insurance Commissioner to be Separated From Office Comptroller
Atlanta May 4 A plan to modernize Georgia government proposes severing the offices of comptroller general and insurance commissioner. A practical insurance expert would head the new insurance department, while the comptroller would retain other duties. The move follows Georgia’s updated insurance law and its safeguards for insurers and the public.
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Insurance
Atlanta
Geners
Georgia
Investigation of Ardmore Oil Field Prices Reported
Washington reports an official inquiry into the 1914 price drop for Healdton Ardmore oil. The old Bureau of Corporations found Magnolia Pipe Line Company’s delay in testing oil caused the lower prices, with some producers briefly favored. no intent to discriminate was proven.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Heaihton
Okla
Ardmore
Bureau of Corporations
Wilson
Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
Magnolia Pips Line Company
Ardm
Death of Mrs Glover, Nashville native and Athens resident
Mrs Laura Abney Glover, wife of KE A Glover, died after a long illness in Nashville. She leaves husband John Abney two sons and three daughters including daughter Barrett Phinizy of Athens. Her sister Mrs J C Hunter and brother John Abney survived, with all relatives at her bedside. Mrs Glover was active in Christian life and once visited Atlanta with her sister and daughter.
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Mrs. Hunter
Mrs. Phinizy
Lawrenceville Chautauqua Poised for Big Summer Event
Special to the Lawrenceville Ga May 4 The Chautauqua in Lawrenceville this summer is expected to draw record crowds Mr Camp manager of the Alkahest Lyceum bureau praises the company noting their years on the platform and stating they have no superiors in this line He adds the Radcliff Company would not hire lesser talent.
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Lawrenceville
Camp
Alkahest Lyceum Bureau
Radcliff Company
Grove's Old Standard General Tonic Ad
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a valuable general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to support the liver drive malaria fight enrich the blood and build the whole system for 50 cents.
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Grove
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