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Athens Banner in Athens, Georgia

19 May 1916

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Athens Banner

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Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1916

Page

5

Box Office Busy as Birth of a Nation Opens

The Birth of a Nation seats went on sale at nine this morning and tickets sold steadily all day. Managers anticipate turnout matching February's engagement as out of town orders pour in and traveling salesmen request holds. Lincoln scenes in the film are described with care, highlighting Joseph Henabery’s portrayal and key moments from the call for volunteers to Ford's Theatre tragedy.

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Funkenstein The Colonial Lincoln Joseph Henabery President Lincoln D. W. Griffith Wilkes Booth Washington Appomattox Congress South Ford Booth Henabery
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Dean proposes lease deal to fund W C A railroad assets

H H Dean of Gainesville asks Western & Atlantic Railroad Commission to lease all state property in Atlanta above the tracks and in Chattanooga not used for rail purposes for 50 years. He promises to fund $5 million in rent plus $1.5 million in improvements, turning ownership to the state at the end. He argues the plan would absorb the current bond issue and yield ongoing revenue.

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Atlanta H. H. Dean Gainesville Western & Atlantic Commission Western & Atlantic Chattanooga Western & Atlantic Railroad Western & Atlantic Railroad Commission State Capitol Union Station State of Georgia Georgia Tenn
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