Dim searchlight blamed for Georgia railroad wreck near Decatur
A dim searchlight on freight No 33, under Engineer E Bell of Augusta, caused a head on collision with freight Nos 38 and 95 near Decatur shortly after 3 30 Friday morning. Three crew, Engineer Hilton, fireman Williams, and brake Tan Curry, were injured and taken to Grady hospital and sanitarium. The crash wrecked engines and cars, delayed trains, and caused about 50 000 dollars in damage. Bell escaped injury and continued to Augusta after briefing officials.
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Georgia Railroad
Decatur
E. Bell
Augusta
J C Maynard
J. R. Hilton
Charles Williams
Bill Curry
Hilton
Atlanta
Hilton Stong
No. 18
Dat
Guest Book at Carnegie Library Records Noted Figures
Mary Resynolds Carter chronicles a Carnegie Library guest book listing signatures of famous figures across arts and philanthropy. Notable names include Wu Ting Fang, Marion Crawford, Jane Addams, Chung Mun Yew, Joaquin Miller, J. G Phelps Stokes, Rose Pastor Stokes, and Alice Barber Stephens.
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Atlanta
Carnegie Library
Library
Carnegie Hbrary
China
United States
Wu Ting Fang
F Marion Crawford
Jane Addama
Hull House
Chicago
Chung Mun Yew
Wu Fine Fang
Joaquin Miller
J. G Phelps Stokes
Rose Pastor
Andrew Carnegie
America
Marion Crawford
Wu Ting
Missionaire Stokes
Rose H. Phelps Stokes
Alice Barber Stephens
Carnegie
Miss Wooden
Darsey Wagon Quality Highlighted In Local Ad
Darsey’s wagons are praised for lustrous build and sunny reliability. The advert claims high wagon quality and quick service for springs and shocks, promising smooth rides and durable construction with catalog information available upon request.
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Darsey
Pace's Ferry Road and Habersham Drive Auction Notice
Auction notice for Pace's Ferry Road and Habersham Drive scheduled Tuesday April 23 at 3 30 pm. Web page advertisement lists contact L C Hop for details and bidding information.
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Pace’s
Georgia cadets depart for Augusta camp name Camp TFR R Cobb
Athens Ga April 20 Special The commissioner officers of the cadet corps of the University of Georgia met before leaving for camp this morning and decided to name the Augusta camp Camp TFR R Cobb Some boys insist it is named for Tyrus Raymond but the Memorial day occasion occurs in camp week It is
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Athens
Cadet Corps
University of Georgia
Augusta
TFR
R Cobb
Tyrus Raymond
Eye Disease Treatise Free for Impaired Vision Readers
A promotional note announces a free copy of The Eye and Its Disease by Professor Wilson. It targets readers with impaired eyesight and urges all to read the treatise, highlighting its accessibility and the book being offered at no cost.
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Jacobs
Wilson
Eyeglasses Not Necessary for Eye Disease Treatment
A garbled 64 page book claims readers with eye impairment can avoid glasses through new humane methods. It cites the inventor of Action as endorsing a cure based on removing causes, not drugs, with a free trial offer and widespread endorsements.
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Aaye
Cadet Battalion Departs Augusta For Georgia Campaign
Six companies marching from Augusta by Georgia road head to honor Athens Confederate general founder of Lucy Cobb Institute and Fredericksburg veterans. Major Sanford leads the special train. Major Atkins greets the battalion. Infantry, signals, artillery, and the Georgia band proceed with three cannons to camp equipped with Red Cross and YMCA tents. Chancellor Barrow joins the cadets. A Texas game and a Thalian play accompany the visit.
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Lucy Cobb Institute
Fredericksburg
Georgia
Georgia Road
Sanford
Major Atkins
Augusta
Signal Corps
Barrow
Red Cross
YMCA
Texas
Kaiser lauds Italians and angers Germans
Berlin reports quoted Emperor Wilhelm II praising Italians during a Venice meeting with Deputy Clemene, claiming he would conquer half the world if he had such people. A corrected version says half Europe, sparking debate over German IQ and national sentiment. Berliner Tageblatt questions the remark. Mrs Martha Morton Conhelm elected vice president of the Society of America.
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Thie City
Willam
Clrmeni
Venice
Clement
Europe
Italy
Berliner Tageblatt
Martha Morton Conhelm
The
Society of America
Drametista
Big Hats Save Women In Trolley Wreck In Brooklyn
A trolley car overturned in Brooklyn as April weather sent passengers scrambling through shattered glass. Five women wearing large hats survived by the headgear shielding them from flying shards amid the wreck and debris.
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New York
Brooklyn
Odd Fellows to Host District Convention in Thomasville
Thomasville lodge Odd Fellows prepare for a district convention over two days starting Tuesday. An entertaining program is planned and attendance is expected to be large. Key business includes electing officers for the coming year. Delegations from Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic, Atlantic Coast Line, and Central railroads will contend for influence. Grand lodge officers are anticipated.
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Odd Fellows
Thomasville
Thomasville Lodge
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic
Atlantic Coast Line
Central Railroads
Grand Lodge
Labor Department bill reported for cabinet seat
Washington April 20 Chairman Wilson of the house committee on labor favorably reported the Sul zer bill for the creation of a department of labor The report notes the wish of laboring men nationwide to have one of their number in the president s cabinet
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Department of Labor
Washington
Wilson
House Committee On Labor
Sulzer
Minority Report on Sugar Reads in House Action
Representative George R. Malby of New York, a Republican member of the Hardwick committee, submitted a minority report to the House. He agrees with his colleagues on most points but dissents on ten items concerning sugar policy and related measures.
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Washington
George R. Malby
New York
Hardwick Algar
House
Malby
Baptist Union to Meet in Athens With 200 Women Present
The northeast division of the Women’s Baptist Missionary Union will convene in Athens on Tuesday with about 200 prominent church women from Greene, Habersham, Hart, Madison, Franklin, and surrounding counties attending the event.
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Baptist Union
Athens
Womans Baptist Missionary Union
Greene
Habersham
Hart
Mi Duffie
Madison
Franklin
West Point Route $7.25 Round Trip to Montgomery
Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association event offers Atlanta to Montgomery and return travel for 7.25. Tickets on sale April 20 21 22 with trains arriving Montgomery by noon April 23 final return limit not later than midnight April 23. Reduced road trip fares bloom all points in the South.
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West Point
Atlanta
Montgomery
Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association
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