Council Members Seek Abolition of City Boards in Charter Revision
General council members largely favor revising the city charter to abolish the present system of appointive boards running departments. Education and health boards are seen as necessary, but most other boards would be eliminated. The plan proposes a commission and representative government with two citywide committees, with suffragists likely to seek a voice in the new structure.
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General Council
Board of Education
Board of Health
Counsul
Dunlap
Atlanta
Y M C A Official Addresses At Supper Meeting
Jed Goodman of New York City spoke at the Young Men's Christian Association building on Friday about renewing interest in the Bible and the New Religious Emphasis. He will deliver four addresses in Atlanta including a business luncheon, boy leaders conference, and a supper rally.
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Tetrly
Jed Goodman
New York City
Young Mens Clastian Association
Mr Goodmen
Yanns Mens Uristian Asaciations
Atlanta
Ocluk
Froodman
Goodman
Troodman
Bigs Bible Clas
Association
Robbed by Two Men Near Ponce de Leon Place
Juett of 17 Ponce de Leon Place told police he was robbed at 1 4 oclock Friday night at gunpoint of 12 dollars by two unidentified white men near his home. Officers Shumate and Arnold searched the area but could not locate the highwaymen. Juett described one man in a blue suit and light cap and the other in a grey suit and dark felt hat. No arrests were made by late last night as the evening squad remained on the lookout.
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Wo Jurtz
Ponce de Leon Place
Shumate
Arnold
No 11
Juett
Illiteracy and military training dominate Georgia educators meeting
In Macon the Georgia Educational Association addressed illiteracy across Georgia with Mrs Cora Wilson Stewart detailing Kentucky’s drive to abolish adult illiteracy by 1920. The session also debated optional military training in public schools with professors Dykes and Holmes weighing feasibility and parental views, while Captain J Mo Kimbrough urged benefits to discipline and defense.
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Macon
Georgia
Georgia Educational Association
W Fr Dykes
Atlanta
J F Wood
South Georgia State Normal School
Valdosta
J Mo Kimbrough
National
Kentucky
Stewart
Woman's Club
Colonial
Moonlight
D3jkes
Sctools
Atlanta to Appeal Cremazione Plant Case in Supreme Court
Atlanta plans an appeal to the United States Supreme Court after Judge Newman ruled against the city in the crematory case. City Attorney J Lo Mayson said action will follow the opinion, warning of higher charges and possible charter reforms if the city loses at the highest court. The mayor disputed a Constitution report and reaffirmed readiness to pay only if the plant contract is fully complied with.
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Destructor Company
Newman
J Lo Mayson
United States Supreme Court
Waver Woodward
Supreme Court
New Mascot for Police Edna Mae Benson Adopted by Matron
The Atlanta police department gains a new mascot as Matron Mamie Heard adopts Edna Mae Benson, the baby daughter of Mrs. WB Heason of Macon. Mrs. Benson sought help in Atlanta for a home and care but, after days of hardship and failed work attempts, returns to Macon turning the child over to the department and Mrs. Heard. Patrolmen, ward visitors, and even county commissioners called to see the new ward at the station house.
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Atlanta
Edna Mae
Heard
Honest Bill Poole for County Commissioner
A local ballot card endorses Honest Bill Poole for County Commissioner. The brief notice urges voters to support Poole in the upcoming election, highlighting his qualifications and commitment to county governance.
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Poole
Marquardt to Lead F L of Georgia Again
Georgia Federation of Labor delegates hear strong addresses from John Y Smith Rev John Wilder W J Nelson and Thomas B Felder endorsing the semi monthly payday bill and urging passage at the upcoming legislature The convention debates sending delegates to the Southern Aber Congress and electing officers with Louie Marquardt likely to be re elected president and S B Marks or W A MeKenna as secretary treasurer
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W. 5
Wardlaw
Savannah
Georgia Federation of Labor Convention
John Y Smith
Atlanta
Federation
John 4S Wilder
South Side Baptist Church
W J Nelson
Richmond County Farmers' Union
Thomas B Felder
Marquardts
Aber Con-Gress
Marquardt
Louie Marquardt
S B Marks
W A MeKenna
Prevent
Fitzgerald
Group Two Bankers Elect R H Branch At Winder Meeting
Group Two of the Georgia Bankers Association met in Winder Georgia on April 21 with about two hundred bankers present. The session opened at 10 o'clock in the courthouse with an invocation by Rev G W Yarborough and addresses by local officials and bankers. An old fashioned barbecue followed the session and KH H Branch was chosen president with J Hood as vice president and G Stephenson as secretary. Augusta will host the next gathering.
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Kimbrough
Wesleyan Female College
Wesleyan Expression School
D B Johnson
Rockhill
Nationalducational Association
R & Brooks
Albany
Winder
Speinl
Georgia Bankers Association
Winder Clearing House
Radford
G Wo Yarborough
W WY Perry
W C € Holton
North Georgis
Northeastern Banking Company Commares
Stephenson
National Bank of Athens
Athens
Augusta
Judge Wright Says He Best Decides His Own Qualifications
Rome Ga April 21 Special Judge Moses Wright holds a superior court judge is best qualified to determine his own qualification or disqualification to hear a case He declined to take charge in Murray county courthouse litigation without a statement from Judge A W Fite that he considered himself disqualified The dispute recalls a Walker county case where Judge Fite assumed jurisdiction over Judge Wright and insisted he was disqualified with Wright disagreeing then Fite asserted Wright was wrong and would continue jurisdiction
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Rome
Moses Wright
Murray County
A W Fite
Cherokee Circuit
Wright
Fite
Walker County
Bartlett and Woman Injured as Trolleys Collide
In Macon Georgia at College and Forsyth streets a Long Belt street car and a Bellevue car collided causing minor injuries to former Congressman C I Bartlett Mrs C L Toole and two colored passengers. The Long Belt car failed to brake and struck the Bellevue car broadside derailing both vehicles. Mrs Toole fainted but soon recovered with bruises. Bartlett sustained an arm injury and several passengers escaped serious harm by leaping to the Bellevue car’s far side.
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Macon
C I. Bartlett
C L Toole
Bellevue
College and
Forsyth Streets
Lewis to be guest of Atlanta today
United States Senator James H. Lewis, a leading southern figure, will attend Atlanta Bar association events as guest of honor. He arrives this morning and will speak at 736 o clock tonight at the Capital City club. The program includes L Rosser introducing Lewis.
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United States
James Hamilton Lewis
Congress
Atlanta
Atlanta Bar Association
W Carroll Latimer
Capital City
Senator Lewis
Bar Association
Lewis
South
L . Rosser
Wil
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Chicago
People of
Ilinois
Illinois
Senate
Columbus Man Found Guilty of Rioting
Jim Day found guilty in city court for rioting against Joe Sokelow. He received six months in the bang or a $100 fine. Howell, alleged mob leader, was convicted and given twelve months for the gang, plus six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, later reduced to the gang sentence. The case went to the court of appeals, which upheld the sentence.
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Columbus
Jim Day
Joe Sokelow
Howell
Court of Appeals
Negro identified as man who killed conductor in 1894
In Jesup Georgia on April twenty one, Tom Johnson, a Black man, was identified as the killer of Conductor J F Nelson on the old B and W line between Lulaton and Nahunta in 1894. Sheriff Price hailed the arrest as closure after weeks of identification efforts by Federal agents and local residents.
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Conductor
Jesup Ga
Tom Johnson
J F Nelson
Atlantic Coast Line
Lulaton
Nahunta
Wayne County
Johnson
Sheriff Price
Nelson
Pegler
Albany
Governor Harris appoints W T Anderson Sixth District trustee
Governor Nat E Harris announced the appointment of W T Anderson of Macon, editor of The Macon Telegraph, as trustee for the Sixth District Agricultural and Mechanical school for the unexpired term of Emory Winship, which ends September 22, 1918. The class A railroads filed petitions for intrastate tariff revisions with the Georgia Railroad Commission, hearing set for June 26. Veterinarian Dr Peter E Bahnsen warns buyers to avoid tubercular cattle, citing recent shipments from Missouri, New York. Atlantic Coast Line shows a tax depreciation of under $30,000, total valuation $14,908,581. Governor Harris returns to the State House after a Laibotion absence.
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State Railroad Commission
Georgia
Georgia Railroad
Atlanta and
West Point
Western and Atlantic
Commission
Louisville and Nashville
Peter E Bahnsen
Bahnsen
Qata
Missouri
New York State
Bahnaen
Allen's Foot Ease Antiseptic Powder Review
Shake into shoes and bath for relief from aching feet and stings. Promoted as the greatest comfort discovery, Allen’s Foot Ease is cited by druggists as a remedy for sore feet and hot red irritation. Includes an address in New York for orders.
Mineral water guarantee from Shivar Spring
Advertisement touts Shivar Mineral Spring bottled water from Shelton South Carolina offering a money back guarantee on the first dozen pints due to satisfying grocery demand for rich blood and solid flesh.
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Shivar
Shelton, S. C
Sophomore Debate Won by Phi Kappa at UGA
The Phi Kappa Literary Society of the University of Georgia won the annual sophomore debate in Athens on April 21. The topic urged preparedness but opposed a large and immediate rise in navy and army funding. Phi Kappa speakers were Bowden Thomson Courts WheHolt. Demostheman speakers were Knight Nashville Ellars Fitzgerald Tippett Baxley.
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Athens
Phi Kappa Literary Society
University of Georgia
Phi Kappa
Bowden
Thomson
Courts, Jr
Atlanta
LA Whe Holt
Warrenton
Demostheman
Dewey Knight
Nashville
O R_ Ellars
Fitzgerald
L. Tippett
Baxley
State official attends event and witness trip report
Harris chief clerk in the secretary of state office returned from Statesville North Carolina where he was summoned as a witness in federal court. Shearer assistant geologist returned from a trip in eastern Georgia accompanied by C W Cook of the United States geological survey.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Soldiers’ Home
Harris
Secretary of State
Statesville
Shearer
Siste Geologst
Georgia
C W Cook
United States Geological Survey
Mens Bible Class Contest Planned Across Atlanta
Beginning Sunday morning and lasting two months the Adult Mens Bible Class Federation of Atlanta will run an attendance contest for all men’s classes. The event leads to a monster parade at the Georgia Sunday School convention in Atlanta June 13 to 15, with Welborn supervising and Scout aid helping distribute contest blanks.
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Mens Bible Classes
Atlanta
Augusta
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R. H. Branch
Atlanta Today
State House
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Sporting Goods Depot
Department of Sporting Goods
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Jado Liverpool
Tetainsgoy
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Oakland Cemetery
Xerox
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Corner
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Constitution
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