Athens men named executive committee for YMCA drive
The executive committee for the YMCA campaign in Athens includes E. R. Hodgson Jr. L. F. Edwards Billups Phinizy Harry Hodgson John J. Wilkins and C. A. Rowland. The group is described as strong energetic and thoroughly consecrated to lead the effort beginning next week.
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Athens
Messrs. E. R. Hodgson, Jr
L. F. Edwards
Billups Phinizy
Harry Hodgson
John J. Wilkins
C. A. Rowland
Fenway Park Opened as New Boston Team Home
Fenway Park in Boston was dedicated this afternoon as the season opener featured the Boston league club at home against the Chicago White Sox with the Governor of Massachusetts in attendance.
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Boston
Mass
Fenwayrk
Boston League Baseball Club
Tom and the
Chi White Sox
Massachusetts
Annual Atlanta Alumni Dinner for University of Georgia
Atlanta on May 16 marks the first annual dinner of the Atlanta Alumni of the University of Georgia. About 100 graduates will attend with Robert F. Madox presiding as toastmaster. Speakers include Chancellor David C. Barrow, Governor Joseph M. Brown, Judge Enoch Calloway, and Clark Howell. Banquet at Capitol City Club with $3 plates. Frank Boland chairs the committee. Reservations urged.
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Atlanta
University of Georgia
Old Institution
Robert F. Madox
American National Bank
David C. Barrow
University
Dave
Georgia
Joseph M. Brown
Enoch Calloway
South
Clark Howell
Capitol City Club
Frank Boland
Candler Building
Applications From 564 Admitted Aliens For Homes And Jobs
Government bureau reports 564 admitted aliens and US residents requested information on homes and employment in the week ending May 4 at the New York branch of the Division of Information. Occupations include farm laborers 166 day laborers 157 hotel workers 40 mariners 28 and clerks 6. 147 people were directed to opportunities: 88 to New York 39 to New Jersey 9 to Connecticut 3 to Maine 2 to Michigan 1 to Massachusetts 4 to New Hampshire and 1 to Wisconsin. Wages ranged from 20 to 28 dollars monthly with board for single men and 35 to 40 dollars monthly with house rent fuel milk garden and other allowances for married men.
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Washington, D. C
United States
New York
Division of Information
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Department of Commerce and Labor
New Jersey
Connecticut
Maine
Michigan
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Farmers Institute Planned at Gainesville Court House
The Gainesville News reports a Farmers Institute to be held at the county courthouse in Gainesville between July 21 and 15. Speakers from the State College of Agriculture will attend and invite all farmers to attend. Ed Johnson John T Waters and others will work to ensure a record attendance.
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Gainesville
Semeime
State College of Agriculture
Ed Johnson
John T. Waters
Southern Baptists Open 57th General Convention in Oklahoma City
The fifty-seventh Southern Baptist convention opens in Oklahoma City on May 16 with about three thousand delegates from sixteen states. They represent around 25,000 churches and 2.5 million members. No fixed program is set, but past year church work and the three main Baptist organizations will be reviewed. The body will also study closer relations with the Northern Baptists.
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Okla
General Convention
The
Southern Baptist Church
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Home and Foreign Mission Boards
Sunday School Publication Society
Joint Committee of
Northern and
Southern Baptists
General Assembly of Presbyterians In Session in Bristol
Bristol Tenn May 16 A large share of the delegates to the annual General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church have arrived for the session opening today The retiring moderator Rev Russell Devil D D of Richmond Va delivers the sermon A key item is possible union with the United Presbyterian Church Plans aim to boost membership and benevolence a laymen campaign seeks to add 50000 members and raise benevolence from 500000 to 1500000 this coming year
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Bristol
Tenn
Soutern Presbyterian Church
Russell Devil
D. D
Richmond
United Presbyterian Church
MI DNA Stomach Tablets Promise Quick Relief
Advertised as a cure for biliousness dizziness nervousness and a host of stomach ailments the MI DNA stomach tablets claim rapid after dinner relief within five minutes. A money back guarantee accompanies a large 50 cent box sold at H. R. Palmer Sons and druggists.
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H. R. Palmer @ Sons
For Rent Two Unfurnished Rooms at 127 Summey Street
Two unfurnished rooms available for rent at 127 Summey Street. Apply in person at the address provided. contact details not included in the notice.
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Summey Street
Trials for American rifle team at Stockholm Olympics
Opening volleys fired at Winthrop Maryland on the Marine Corps range mark the start of a three day preliminary trial to select the American rifle team for the Stockholm games. Twenty five top shooters will advance to a final trial next Monday for final selection.
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Winthrop
United States
Stockholm
Celestial Wife Divorces in Test Case of Mormon Polygamy
Salt Lake City Utah May 16 The divorce suit of Clarissa R Marsh against George J Marsh seeks a test of the legal status of Mormon plural wives In 1854 Marsh took a first wife and in 1888 a celestial marriage in Logan Temple produced six children The case questions if she is legally his wife and could affect status of thousands of plural wives and their children.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Clarissa R. Marsh
George J. Marsh
Marsh
Logan
Shellfish Commissioners Open National Convention in Boston
In Boston on May 16 delegates from nearly two dozen Atlantic and Gulf states gathered for the annual convention of the National Association of Shellfish Commissioners. Dr Julius Nelson, Prof F P Gorham, Frederick L Perry and others spoke on oyster and lobster culture and shellfish industry advances. After adjournment Saturday, delegates will tour Gloucester and visit fisheries in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
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Boston
Mass
Atlantic
Gulf
National Association of Shellfish Commissioners
Julius Nelson
New Jersey
F. P. Gorham
Brown University
Frederick L. Perry
Connecticut
Levi P Morton Celebrates Eighth-Eighth Birthday in Washington
Former Vice President Levi P Morton, 88, observes birthday in Washington where he now spends winters. Despite a serious past illness he remains mentally alert and engaged in politics and public affairs, outliving all other vice presidents except John Adams.
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Levi P. Morton
Washington, D. C
Washington
Morton
John Adams
Presbyterian Assembly Opens Under Way In Louisville
The 124th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of America begins in Louisville with 868 commissioners and alternates attending the farewell sermon of retiring moderator Rev. John F. Carson of Brooklyn at the Warren Memorial Church. Berlin to host a Mahler festival with 1000 performers over two days to honor Gustav Mahler.
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John F. Carson
Brooklyn
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of America
Warren Memoral
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