Blackburn and Wier enter Fulton county race for legislature
In Georgia politics, Fulton county candidates loom as they enter the race for the state legislature. Rep. William Blackburn of Fulton and printer William S. Wier, also of Fulton, announce potential campaigns with formal statements to follow after party meetings in Macon and the April primary.
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Fake Commission Agent Under Arrest in Atlanta Case
George Henderson a Negro from 456 South McDaniel Street was arrested by Officers Cowan and Gillespie early Friday on suspicion of running a recurring fake clothes solicitation scam. Citizens had accused him of visiting homes to solicit old clothing for commission and not returning the items. Police expect identification by identifying numbers.
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Leading Educators to Speak on Efficient School Training
Atlanta educators unanimously endorse lectures by Smith College President Marion L. Burton and Goucher College President W. W. Guth at the Georgian Terrace this afternoon at 4. A large crowd is expected as Gaines of Agnes Scott introduces the speakers. Notables from Girls' High, North Avenue Presbyterian School, and Commercial High back the event, which is free to all and invites faculty and students from Agnes Scott and several local schools.
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Germans Set Steel Nets in Baltic Channel Traps
London April 14 reports the Germans have mined the southern entrance from the sound to the Baltic and laid steel nets in the channel to trap British submarines attempting to enter the Baltic, according to the Norwegian Kipping Gazette.
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American Passion Play Is Impressive
Sundays Constitution describes a devout New Jersey group recreating the Oberammergau passion play with numerous pictures illustrating scenes. The same page notes Mark Twain's daughter believes in spirits, while Madam Gabrilowitsch recounts visitations by the “old lady” who warned and was banished from the narrator’s life.
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Sunday Constitution Funny Comics And Features
The Sunday Constitution highlights humorous features in its magazine section. Readers can enjoy colored funnies like Dimples Hairbreadth Larry Charlie Chaplin and Hank. Laughing stories such as Birsky and Zapp Betsy Hamilton Aunt Kizzie in Liberia and Mr Bowser play out the comic themes.
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Insurance rates reflect expected war duration in London
London reports a new insurance approach tied to how long the war lasts. Factories with large ammunition stock seek protection against shutdowns, stirring Lloyds bids with rates rising from 25–30 percent to as high as 70 percent for risks through year end. Banks note a 90 percent rate on war lasting until December 31. Factors include Verdun resistance, mark depreciation, Tirpitz retirement, and U.S. submarine vote.
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You Spotted Snakes With Double Tongue
A color illustrated page from Shake speare excerpts by H. H. Hohnhorst appears in Sundays Constitution. The paper marks Shakespeare’s 300th anniversary and features the eighth installment of Arthur Stringer’s fiction The Tron Claw. Read the story in next Sunday’s Constitution.
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Wilson in Our Country by Our President on Alaska and Reconstruction
President Wilson presents a Sunday installment detailing Alaska purchase, the south under carpetbag rule, tenure of office act, Johnson impeachment, freedmen suffrage, and Ku Klux Klan inauguration. The piece links the history to the Birth of a Nation film, urging readers to study the story on Sunday.
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Lure of Movies For Young Girls Prompted by Film Craze
The article contrasts past stage aspirations with the current surge toward movie work as a craze among young girls. It cites Miss Isma Dooly in Sunday’s Constitution describing the lure of films and its dangers, noting a shift from stage to screen ambition and the imprudence some pursue.
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Lakewood Barging Toward Realization In Constitution
Sunday feature outlines Lakewood development as the greatest fair ground site in the United States. A second piece credits an Atlanta man’s ingenuity at the Peachtree Creek disposal plant for converting sewage gas into heat power and light, saving city costs.
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Baseball Season of 1916 Opens in Major Leagues
The 1916 season begins across major leagues on Wednesday with Southern league parks awaiting crowds. Sunday’s Constitution will publish full AP cable and telegraph news on games and outdoor sports, plus comprehensive foreign and domestic reports.
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The Housekeeper's Council Table
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Follows Wife to Grave In Florida Death of G R Andrews in Waycross
G R Andrews 65 former Moore Timber superintendent at Bay Harbor Florida dropped dead near Ruskin seven miles west of Waycross while en route to visit relatives. He had traveled with his wife’s body to Mount Pleasant where her funeral was held. Nine children, all residents of Florida, survive him. He had recently lived in Ware county.
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Pruden Sworn In as Rome Commissioner
Charles S Pruden was sworn in as Rome Georgia city commissioner in the morning and will begin active duties on the 26th. He was elected to fill the unexpired three year term of the late W M Gammon and called for cooperation among commissioners and city officials for a harmonious administration. Pruden resigned as local agent and commercial agent of the Central of Georgia Railway. H Dusenberry succeeds him in Barnesville.
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After Shooting Neal East Detroit Man Kills Self in Birmingham
Birmingham April 14. Detectives found Henry Delmont East dead from a self inflicted wound after he shot Young Neal four times in a vacant West End lot Tuesday night East had travelled from City Point Virginia and left a note in Neal s baggage stating a revenge motive The quarrel centered on a woman authorities say
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Atlanta Real Estate Magazine Debuts On News Stands
Atlanta launches a new periodical titled Atlanta Real Estate with Hal A Steed as real estate editor. The debut issue appears on news stands today featuring market insights and property trends for readers across the city.
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Real estate magazine to debut in Atlanta weekly
The Atlanta Journal will publish a weekly magazine editor Roland H Rowe as business manager. The first issue will be sixteen pages, future issues similar or larger, selling for five cents. It will include building operations loan market conditions and a weekly real estate market summary with rare features.
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University Trio Showcases Films This Week
The schedule lists Myrt Gonzales and Fred Church starring in Bill's Wife alongside The Hazards of Helen with Alice Brady in Then I ll Come Back to You. The lineup highlights prominent performances and ongoing film series.
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