Atlanta Honors Civil War Heroes Parade and Memorial Day Events
Atlanta observed Memorial Day with a citywide closure at 1 PM and a large parade led by Col. B E D Pomeroy from Peachtrees to Oakland Cemetery. Bishop Benjamin J Kattey delivered the cemetery oration urging law and order while many Georgia towns held gatherings by the Daughters of the Confederacy and local officials in honoring Confederate soldiers and veterans.
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Atlanta
Capitol
Federal Building
B E D Pomeroy
National Guard of Georgia
Peachtrees
Baker Streets
Peachtree
Whitehalls
Hunter Street
Oakland Cemetery
National Guard
Women of the Confederacy
Lnfe
Benjamin J Kattey
Georgia
South
Perry
Perry Ga
UDC
Aclock
Emory Speer
Roeland Lils
Macon
Valdosta
Otis H Dukes
Daughters of the Confederacy
Ceorfia No Nivel College
Treneral Weldrim
Waynesboro
Court House
Peter W Meldrin
Sivannah
Thomasville
Specal
John B Gordon
Daughters of the Confederal
Ker. Boyes
Philadelphia
Tupper
Florence Vaughn
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Triplett
Sandersville
Hlloward
Columbus
Ogden Persons
Dawton
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Forsyth
Soa
Madison
Morgan County
Milledgeville
Camp Doles
Joseph Davies
Albany
Lamar Lima
Beckham
Baptist Church
Walter H Backham
Oakview
Tennille Ga
Daughters of the
Gray Bill
Pickard
Mercer University
Clifford Waller
H. M. Franklin
Georgia Division
U_DC
Laura Willrith
U Jmedal
Wigsawelli
Wilmer
Americus
United Daughters of Confederacy
C B Wilmer
Harry Hawkins
Jiss Rutherford
Athens
Smith Eatate
H M Holden
Cobb- Delony
Mildred Rutherford
San Francisco
U DC
Miss Rutherford
Kelmar
Julia Force Dies at Milledgeville Sanitarium
News from Atlanta reports the death of Julia Force at the Milledgeville state sanitarium. She became central to a 1853 tragedy in which she killed her mother and two sisters after family quarrels and was later declared insane. Burial occurred in the city cemetery in the lot of a former hospital matron.
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Atlanta
Julia Force
State
Milledgeville
Good Strawberry Crop From the Carolinas
Washington reports the Carolina strawberry crop this season will reach about 1200 cars based on agriculture department estimates. Early shipments total 30 cars from North Carolina and one from South Carolina as weather remains favorable and prices may boost movement beyond a thousand cars.
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Washington
Carolinas
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
South Carolina
Stone Mountain Settlement Near Stone Mountain Monument Move
Prospects for an amicable settlement over deeding Stone Mountain land to the Stone Mountain Monumental Association gain ground. S H Venable seeks court modification of a restraining order as his sister Mrs. Robt Venable Roper may sign deeds. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum and heirs discuss fair compensation and transfer legality amid a family dispute involving Venable Brothers estate and heirs Mrs Kellogg and Mrs Venable.
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S. H. Venable
Venable Brothers
Stone Mountain
Gutson Bearglum
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Venable
Constitution
Druid Hills
Robert Veneble Roper
Fulton
Superior Court
Stone Mountain Monumental Association
Borglum
Roper
Robert Venable Roper
H Venable
Cribel Venable Kellore
Kellogg
W. H. Venable
Stone, Mountain Monumental Association
Stone Mountain Monument
Bakter
Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association
Soldiers and Women of the Confederacy
Plans Set for Stone Mountain Dedication and May Events
The dedicatory exercises on May 20 were delayed by an injunction suit by Mrs Roper but expected to proceed after a favorable court ruling. The George Washington Highway association tour will pass through Atlanta that day, with a barber cue and big banquet planned at the Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Woodward intends to declare an official holiday to mark the Confederate monuments dedication.
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Ure
Coribel Venable Kellogg
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Woodward
Stone Mountant
Bomb Thrown At Bulgarian Legation in Athens
A bomb was thrown at the Bulgarian legation in Athene Greece. It struck a cellar window grate and exploded in the courtyard with no injuries reported. Policemen searched the area and secured the compound while investigations began.
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Bulgar
Legation
Athene
Greece
Paris
Prices Mount for Meat Animals Across Farms
Washington reports ongoing price increases for meat animals with an average 4.4 percent higher acreage from March 15 to April 15. Producers paid for hogs cattle sheep and chickens on April 15 show roughly 19.2 percent more than a year prior, 61 percent higher than two years before, and 14.4 percent above the six year average for the date. Hogs lead gains, selling at 173 dollars per 100 pounds above last year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Livestock Prices Steady with Yearly Comparisons
Cattle and sheep prices show gains over last year and several prior periods. Beef cattle report increases of about 70 cents per 100 pounds versus last year and 108 dollars above the six-year average, while sheep fetch higher by 109 pounds compared with last year and 145 cents above the six-year average.
Don’t be misled by whoopers at the polls powers for goroner
The phrase urges voters to focus on candidate Powers for Goroner, warning against sensational claims during an election. It emphasizes selecting a capable leader and staying informed about the race despite noisy rhetoric and distractions.
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Powers
Goroner
Harper's Magazine 1916 Promises Rich Content and Value
A promotional overview of Harper's Magazine for 1916 highlights 1,944 pages across 12 numbers with 799 illustrations. It touts two serials by Tarkington and Basil King, 91 short stories by renowned authors, 65 poems, travel articles, essays, John Hay Letters, humor, and nature pieces. The piece underlines the magazine’s balanced coverage, high quality art, and strong reader loyalty, inviting subscriptions as a Centennial aperitif.
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Harper’s Magazine
Harper's Magazine
Elizabeth Shippen Green
W Hatherell
R. I
H Chambers
F Walter Taylor
Walter King Stone
Anna Whelan Betts
N. C. Wyeth
May Wilson Preston
W J Aylward
Walter Hale
Howard E. Smith
Peter Newell
John Alonzg Willams
Henry Wolf
Booth Tarkington
Basil King
William Dean Howells
Meredith Nicholson
Elizabeth Robins
Norman Duncan
May Sinclair
Richard Washburn Child
Dorothy Canfield
Katherine Fullerton
Gerould
Alice Brown
Mary E Wilkins
Wilbur D. Steele
Mary Heaton
Alfred Noyes
John Masefield
Richard le Gallienne
Bliss Carmen
Robert Underwood Johnson
John Burroughs
Walter Prichard Eaton
John Hay
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Benjamin J. Keiley
Diocese of
Savannah
Louisville
John B. Gordon Chipte
L L. Battey
Augusta
Boy Scouts of
Jackson
W C Wright
Newnan
Jackson Rifles
Dublin
Nate Harris
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Whitehall St
Deeds To Memorial Association
A. A. Owen
Burroughs
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
E. A. Kalkhurst
Hurt
Atlanta, Ga
Fulton County
Pulton County
James I. Lowry
Rap9 Toe
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Sey
W.l.douglas
W.L
W.L. Douglas
W.L. Do
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Douglas
Douglsa
Mant
Peachtree ST
US Aid
Slavice Johnson-Dallis CO
Marietta ST
Onc
Irld
WATS
Harper & Brothers
Harper & Grothers
Franklin Sq
N.Y
Mark Twain
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