Mrs Grace Uses Assumed Name in Savannah Affair
Daisy Opie Grace, recently acquitted in Atlanta for shooting her husband Eugene Grace, arrives in Savannah en route to Philadelphia to seek seclusion. A secret service agent escorts her to register under an assumed name at the DeSoto Hotel as tension rises over a separate $6,009 lawsuit alleging theft and threats at Springer millinery on Whitehall Street.
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Savannah
Daisy Opie Grace
Atlanta
Eugene Grace
Philadelphia
Grace
H. H. Jackson
Springer
Whitehall Street
I. Springer
Fulton Superior Court
Jackson
Georgia Athletic Club
J. H. Gossett
Or. Lacey
C. L. Chasewood
J. A. Oakiey
John T. Gomer
N AL Chastain
M. L. Golstein
Peachtree Widening Meeting Called for Thursday
A public meeting is set for Thursday afternoon in the city hall council chamber to discuss widening Peachtree Street from Hi Ms Street to Fifteenth and to consider building locations for upcoming structures. Attendees include property owners on Peachtree from Ellis Street to Fifteenth and interested citizens, with signatories from the sixth and eighth wards council members.
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Peachtree Street
Hi Ms Street
Fifteenth
Ellis Street
Council Chamber
City Hall
James R. Nutting
Jesse M. Wood
W. G. Humphrey
4. H. van Dyke
George H. Boynton
Clarence Haverty
Removal of Fount to be Considered at Joint Meeting
Citizens seek removal of the Hrakine memorial fount at Peachtree and West Peach tree streets. A joint meeting of the park commission and the council committees on parks and streets will be held this afternoon to hear supporters and opponents. The session is expected to be of lively interest.
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General Council
Hrakine Memorial
Peachtree
West
Peachtree Streets
Park Commission
Council
Edmondson takes charge of Empire Hotel renovation planned
J L Edmondson long tied to W and A R R for 26 years and last 12 as law and claim agent, assumes Empire Hotel opposite union depot and Durand restaurant. He will renovate to be top furnished in Atlanta with electric elevators and baths. Rates 75 cents to 1.50 European plan. H B Moody named manager, inviting friends to visit. Edmondson to remain with W and A R R.
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J. L. Edmondson
Empire
Union Depot
Durand
T R. Edmondson
Atlanta
H. B. Moody
Edmondson
Byrd Printing Wins State Contract for Two Years
C P Byrd, president of Byrd Printing, was awarded the state printing contract for the next two years by the state printing commission. Four firms bid on 46 items, with Byrd often lowest, notably 40 cents for composition and 14 cents for paper. Commission members expressed full confidence in Byrd and his company.
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Byrd
Byrd Printing Company
State Printing Commission
Philip Cook
W. A. Wright
W. J. Speer
Blosser Company
Braid & Hutton
Savannah
Southern Printing Company
Atlanta
Byrd Company
Union Labor Meeting Planned for Atlanta
Organized labor across Georgia and parts of Alabama Tennessee the Carolinas and Florida plan a large union gathering in Atlanta next week. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen Georgia Federation of Labor and Atlanta Federation of Trades have endorsed the event and officers of national railroad and trade unions are being invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Carolinas
Florida
Atlanta
South
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Georgia Federation of Labor
Atlanta Federation of Trades
Railroad Workers and Trades Unions
Negress Murdered. Ripper Suspected in Marietta Killing
In Marietta Georgia a young negress, likely from Atlanta, was found murdered beside Seaboard tracks about six miles from the city and two miles west of the Chattahoochee river. Jack the Ripper theories arise as investigators report blunt head injury and a slashed trunk. The victim, a dark mulatto under 25 and about 116 pounds, wore white dress with pale-blue stockings and white slippers. The body is held at Henderson's undertaking establishment.
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Marietta
Sud
Atlanta
Seaboard Tracks
Chattahoochee River
Henderson's Undertaking Establishment
Reunion of Confederate Veterans Nears State Reunion
Winston-Salem North Carolina August 6 Fifteen hundred Confederate veterans are expected at the annual state reunion set to begin tomorrow and run through Thursday A large number have already arrived and more arrive with each train The Thursday parade is expected to be the closing event of the reunion.
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Winston-Salem
N.G
Good Roads Meet Held at Gray in Georgia
A mass meeting at Gray Jones county near Macon approved a plan for a continuous good road from Macon to Milledgeville. William Russell chaired as Jones county chair. a five member Jones committee will seek Bibb Baldwin support. Route planned via Clinton Gray Haddocks with Macon and Milledgeville delegations.
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Macon
Milledgeville
Gray
Jones County
Ana Milledgeville
William Rusgell
J. W. Green
Bibb
Baldwire
Clinton
J. R. Turner
G. W. Jackson
Round Oak
Henry Hudson
Clinton, Gray and
Haddocks
W. F. Dunnody
B. Sanders Walker
J. W. Shinholser
E. H. Hyman
Kissing Banned in New Orleans Elementary Schools
New Orleans August 6 The city school board committee on elementary schools instructed superintendents to warn teachers against kissing students in greeting them. The move follows a letter from the Louisiana Anti Tuberculosis league condemning kissing as a transmission risk for germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana Anti-Tuberculosis League
Atlanta Show Praised at Southern Conservation Exposition
Knoxville manager W M Goodman praised Atlanta for high quality southern products to be shown at the 1923 Conservation Exposition opening September 1 under the National Conservation Society. He urged Atlanta and Georgia to lead the Southern States building, with over a million visitors expected and new excursion programs.
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South
Atlanta
W. M. Goodman
Knoxville
Tenn
Commercial Club of
Georgia
Auditorium Armory
Nautional Conservation Society
Southern States
Goodman
Caucus Fails Over Battleships in House
Washington reports describe a third Democratic caucus failure on the naval appropriation bill opposing Senate amendments for two battleships. 140 members were absent, 88 present. Leaders urged unity and a one or two battleship stance. a fourth caucus may be called soon.
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Washington
House
Senate
Adamson
Georgia
Clark
Underwood
Hobson
Alabama
Two Girls Missing in Atlantic City Mystery
The disappearance of Bren Fulton and Eva Cunningham, both from Philadelphia, after entering bathing suits and heading to the surf prompts fear they were drowned. Clothing and personal effects were found in a public bathhouse as relatives search for the missing women.
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Atlantic City
Bren Fulton
Eva Cunningham
Philadelphia
Fox
Record Geogia road improvements third annual report
Georgia reports record road construction with 4 343 miles graded and improved in the year. The third annual State Geologist S W McCallie report notes 4 344 miles of improved road in 1811 and $4 127 999 spent on highways. Convicts in 116 counties, total 4 744 employed, cost per mile about $49.15.
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Georgia
S. W. McCallie
Domino Rice Enters Atlanta Campaign Planned by Crockett official
Mr L F Beauvais vice president and sales manager of Crockett Agency in New Orleans arrives in Atlanta aboard a craw of aaleamer to market Domino rice in a sanitary package. He interviews locals to seek cooperation and outlines a strong sales and advertising plan set to start September 1 with large Constitution ads. Beauvais, former division sales agent for Southern Cotton Oil in New Orleans, is familiar with the jobbing trade in thirth.
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L. F. Beauvais
Crockett Agency
New Orleana
Atlanta
Beauvais
Southern Cotton Oil Company
New Orleans
Mob marching to storm jail in New Augusta Mississippi
Armed men from Richton gather to lynch C. W. Blackwell a 50 year old accused of criminal assault on an 11 year old girl at Richton sheriff and deputies with automatic rifles defend the jail Blackwell rushed to New Augusta after a preliminary hearing and mob leader failed to appear with nearly fifty men on duty as jail defenders authorities warned of firing if the mob attacks the jail
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New Augusta
Miss
Richton
C. W. Blackwell
Blackwell
Bichton
Roddenbery Hit by Steam Roller In House Row
Representative Roddenbery of Georgia fought a House move to suppress debate on key bills. He refused unanimous consent, was rolled over by the steam roller as rules were invoked, and accused leaders of yielding to Tammany Hall. The episode followed a confrontation over debate timing on immigration and the Branley steel report. Wet weather lingers in Florida with rivers high and more rain forecast.
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John Corrigan
Washington
Roddenberg
Georgia
Democratic House
House
Branley
Steel Trust
Underwood
Steel
Mr. Roddenberg
Committee On
Immigration
Mr. Roddenbery
Kentucky
Stanley
Speaker
Congressman Roddenbery
Rules Committee
Gardner
Massachusetts
Garrett
Tennessee
Tammany Hall
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Macon County
Silver Run
Ocklawaha
Weather Bureau
Slaton Will Not Campaign During Senate Presidency
President John M. Slaton of the state senate will devote the legislative session to senate duties and will not speak for his gubernatorial campaign before the August 23 primary. He will stay in office as president until August 19, then assist with bills for five days after adjournment. Hooper Alexander plans two more speeches, one in Atlanta and one in Macon, with Seaborn Wright joining at the Lyric theater.
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John M. Slaton
State Senate
Senate
Slaton
Joe Hill Hall
Hooper Alexander
Atlanta
Macon
Alexander
Lyric Theater
Seaborn Wright
Rome
Wrights
Alexande
Wright
W. ¥. Atkinson
Trade and figures for Jibuti and King Os country
The article notes Mr Welehe and Mr Hall undecided while Mr Alexander hints at the proposal. Jibuti is the entrepot to Aby being the railway hub enabling foreign trade. The country’s 1911 trade value was $15,066,558 versus $10,536,178 in 1920, up $4,519,378 year over year.
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Phila- Jackson
Hildelphia
John L. Edmondson
Empire Hotel
Gin. E. Cosa
New York
America
Htree St
C. P. Byrd
Commission
Negress
Ripper
Big DuBose Company
Chamberlin-Johnson
Atlanta Stove Works
Barrett
Mit
Gilead
Camp Ground
A. B
ALA. R
Union Station
Domino Rice
Roddenbery
Georgian
Eta
Hall
Hay
Randolph Macn Academy
Tea
Heavilfy
Bealtatul
Baltimore Law School
N. Howard
Alfred
Niles
Deam
Edwin T. Dickerson
Sees
St. Pact Sa
Baltimore
Georgia Military Academ
College Park
Atlana
Sucer
Sani
Southern Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools
U.S
Military Department
U. S. War Department
Bestia America
University School For Boys
Sandy Beaver
Stone Mountain
Washington Seminary
Peachtree Road
Ansley Park
Wah
West Peachtree
Buckhead
Llewellyn D
Emma B. Scott
Ivy
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan
C. 8. Jenkins
University of Georgia
Sylvanus Morris
Athens
Ea A
Auquier I
Eemion Deal
Virginis
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