Atlanta Pioneer Dies From Buggy Accident
Thomas Moore, Fulton counties oldest prominent pioneer, died last night at Wesley Memorial Hospital after a buggy run away. His wife was bruised but unharmed. Born near Abbeville, he moved to Fulton as a young man, ran the old Peachtree mill burned in the war, rebuilt it, and later owned land and ran a rain store. A founder of Worlds International Sunday School conventions, he attended a Jerusalem gathering at age ten. Survived by second wife Alle Sims and three grandsons. Funeral plans pending.
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Thomas Moore
Fulton County
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Marietta
Holton Ga
Moore
Mr Moore
Abbeville
Peachtree Creek
Atlanta
Jerusalem
Mt Vernon
Menre
Alle Sims
Theody
Pattersons Chapel
Constitution Building
Leading Pulpit Orators Hit Big Methodist Revival Plan
Rey B F Fraser reports St Pauls Methodist church in Atlanta will host a large revival starting April 1 with top Methodist leaders from America and New York city volunteering. Attendees include Dr Charles Littledell, Dr Geo Stuart, Dr Plato Durham, and Fisher John. A massive city choir will be directed by Bo Dweel of Chicago as the revival aims to recapture traditional Methodist fervor.
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Rey
F Fraser
St Pauls Methodist Church
Atlant
Macon
Fraser
St Bile
Nity
America
Trier
Evangelistu
Fisher Johna Aiul
Charles Litroodell
New York
Geo. AR Stuart
Plato Durhim
Methodists
Atlanta
South
Atanth Mung
Methodisty
Bo Dweel
Chiatgo
Sager
McCord Key Figure in Framing Currency Bill
Joseph A McCord vice president of the Third National Bank of Atlanta helped launch the reform movement that led Atlanta to be chosen as a federal reserve center. At a 1905 American Bankers Association meeting in St Louis a committee was formed to study currency reform and the Federal Reserve Act followed. McCord, Buffeted by early discussions, is cited as among the best posted on the act with deep prior study.
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Jossph A. McCord
Third National Bank of
Atlanta
United States
American Bankers Association
St Lows
Arthur Reynolds
Des .Mames
Iowa
John L. Hamilton
Edward F Swinney
First National Bank of
Kansas City
W% V
Cox
Second National Bank of
Wash Preter
Joseph A McCord
Lanta
WeCord
President Wilkinson Praises Atlanta Committee Efforts
President Wilkinson lauded the joint Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Clearing House association committee for Atlanta's regional bank victory. Members gathered data for the Reserve Bank presentation with chair J E Orr and secretary Walter G. Cooper. speeches credited Senator Hoke Smith and the committee's work for the win.
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Wilkinson
Atlanta Committee
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Clearing House Association
Atlanta
J E Orr
RF “Maddox John KK Ottley
W I Blajack
John W Grant
Joseph la MuCord
Walter G. Cooper
Chamber of Commerce
Reserve Bank Committee
McAdoo
The
Treasury
Houston
Department of Agriculture and
Wiliams Comptrol
Ler
Meil R Wilkinson
R&s
Hoke Smith
Wilkingon
New York gunmen to get reprieve this week
Albany April 3 four New York gunmen sentenced to die at Sing Sing face a possible reprieve if Governor Glynn does not change his mind before April 7 The stay would push execution after the second Becker trial as Whitman aims to retry Becker soon though completion likely three to six months hence The governor prefers reprieve to allow new evidence to be presented by the prisoners defense teams punch line remains uncertain
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Albany
NXY
Glynn
New York
Sing Sing
Dax
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Becker
Beleves
Attractive program for railroad Y M C A
Railroad men have an attractive program for a Sunday meeting at the Railroad Y M C A rooms. Pastor Julen Rodgers will speak as evangelist, the Temple Quartet of College Park will sing, and the association orchestra will lead the song service. A cordial greeting awaits all men and they are urged to join this helpful service.
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Young Wens Christian Association
Rodgers
Avanti Banus
Churen
Pemple
Collage Park
Atlanta Music Festival Chorus to Sing at Free Sunday Organ Concert
About 200 voices of the Atlanta Music Festival chorus perform under City Organist Edwin Arthur Kraft with Charles Sheldon Jr as accompanist at a free Sunday afternoon concert in the Auditorium Armory. The Barcarolle from Tales of Trofiman is among selections. The chorus, led by Dr Kraft, is praised as a top trained Southern choral group with many notable Atlanta men and women singers.
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Atlanta
Auditorium Armory
Edwin Arthur Kraft
Charles 4 Sheldon, Jr
Trofiman
Dr Kraft
Wilson Names Marshals in Split District Nominations
President Wilson names U S marshals for two districts with Mo Miller of Amite representing the eastern district and 0Ghurch of Wartinsyle named for the western district in Virginia as nominations proceed.
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Washington Sprug
United States
Mo Miller
Amite
Towsana
Wartinsyle
Virginia
Ogden to Celebrate Fifth Anniversary at Central Church
Ogden marks fifth anniversary of Dr Dunbar Ogden's pastorate at Central Presbyterian Church with morning and evening services. Morning sermon titled Forward May. evening message Exalted and Lifted Up. Community expected to attend as the church reviews four years of work and outlines future opportunities.
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Ogden
Central Church
Tomorow
Dunbar
Little Hope For Father Of Mrs Underwood
Oulardo Fla April 6 Hope was expressed by physicians today for the recovery of J H Woolward the Birmingham Alabama capitalist father of Mrs Oscir Wo Underwood who is wintering here at Mrs Underwood's home There was little change in his condition today.
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Oulardo
J H Woolward
Birmingham
Oscir
Underwood
Bridesmaids Named for Roosevelt Wedding in Madrid
New York April 2. Virginia residents Wiss Gay Montague and Wiss Belle Willard, both of Richmond, are chosen as bridesmaids for Wiss Roosevelt Willard, who will wed Kermit Roevelt in Madrid, Spain, this spring. The announcement came today.
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New York
Vss
Wuton
Wiss Gay Montague
Richmond
Wiss Belle Willard
Kermit Roevelt
Madrid
Spain
Tig
Chandler Named South American Agent for Dixie Merchants
Chandler Lyon Chandler, a former South American commercial expert in the State Department's consular bureau, is appointed as South American agent to aid Southern merchants and manufacturers. Based in Chattanooga, he will advise on markets, letters, packing, and methods, with services free of charge.
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Chandler
Dixie
West Indian Islands
Panama
South Atlantic
Gulf
Cairfax Harrion
Southern Railway
Cinnernuti
New Orleans
Texas Pacific
Alabama
Reat Southern
Mobile
Ohio
Hate
Charlies Lyon Chandler
Consular Bureau
State Department
Lat Chattanoora Tenn
Harvard
University of Buenos Ayres
Argentina
United States
Latin America
Lock of Lincoln's Hair Brings $650 at Sale
A lock said to be from President Lincoln sold for 650 dollars at a late sale in New York auctioned by Zancolnianian under the will of Major William H. Lambert of Philadelphia. The lock, cut from Lincoln's wounded head the day after his assassination, was presented by Colfax’s wife, the speaker of the House, for Wie Lacoln.
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New York
Washington House reaches agreement on workers compensation bill
Washington April 3 report states the house judiciary committee agreed a workers compensation measure. It proposes fixed payments to workmen injured in government service and to families of employees killed on the job. The text is partially garbled but centers on statutory benefits and eligibility.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
White Star Line Orders New 30000-Ton Steamship
Liverpool April 3 The White Star Zone ordered a massive passenger steamer for the Liverpool New York service to displace about 30000 tons and be an improvement on the Dowager Empress. Also in Tokio a Japanese manager reports Heruko I suffers from angina pectoris with a worsening condition.
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Liverpool
White Star Zone
New York
Tokio Ram
Inewith
Heruko 1
Japan
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
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