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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1912
Page
2
Mrs Frances A Chiles dies at age 96 at her Madison home Special report notes she was sister of the late David E Butler a well known Georgia figure and aunt of EB Butler local resident The obituary describes her as a grand old lady loved by all who knew her.
In a Sunday Easter gesture inmates at the federal penitentiary will hear a special concert. The prison orchestra, made up of talented musicians, will perform suitable selections at three o clock in the afternoon. Admission is by invitation only and all invites have been issued. Visitors must be inside the prison by 2 PM as gates close promptly.
In Macon Georgia April 5 a report spreads that AB Leach Company, recently taking over the Macon Railway and Company, plans changes after already controlling Central Georgia Power. Officials deny the rumors and offer no comment on potential executive moves.
Report describes Calispanton tour infantry unit in the Signal Corps at Attalion Wilk beating ten by field. Mentions old Athietta Miers and new Ainitoria of privates. Yanks wore worn for beat time with white duck trousers and regulation cap.
Macon Ga April 5 Special Automobiles and horses are in demand for the Confederate reunion parade. The committee asks farmers within 52 miles to supply horses for two to three hours, paying a good price. Local liverymen cannot meet demand, and many privately owned horses are spoken for. The drive also seeks automobiles from nearby towns as 6,000 riders per hour are expected at the encampment grounds.
Macon Ga April Special Attorney John R Cooper for HE B Alford whose respite ends next Friday plans to challenge the lunacy commission that ruled the prisoner sane. Cooper cites Dr Alen Little as a trial witness and urges the governor to commute the sentence or appoint an impartial new panel.
A local note reports plans to improve transportation for an upcoming reunion in Macon Georgia including import of many taxicabs and rubber neck wagons to enhance sight seeing. An accident in the Macon yards injures a flagman and delays cars as workers clear the area. Mrs FE White of Norfolk named sponsor for Virginia division of United Confederate Veterans and is noted as a Merrimac survivor with Macon ties.
The article describes regular examinations for outsiders seeking teachers' positions and for filling vacated posts. Examinations ensure qualification for election to teaching roles in schools and are required when vacancies occur unexpectedly.
The club unanimously agreed to attend the lecture by Dr Zueblin, editor of the Twentieth Century Magazine, at the Universalist church Sunday evening. Members, by consent, will devote one evening weekly to such work and had changed the meeting night to Friday to suit schedules and avoid date conflicts. They planned to use the chamber of commerce room for the event.
Westland Estates lies four and a half miles from Atlanta center along West Hunter Street and Gordon road. The 250 acre tract, largely sold, was developed by Southland Estates Corporation with premium engineering to attract buyers. Auction in June 1910 cleared nearly all remaining plots, some fetching 1285 dollars, signaling strong outsider interest in West End property.
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