Political races grow warmer with three weeks left
The upcoming city elections will fill eleven council seats, three alderman posts, two school commissions, a water works general manager, and sixty-six city executive committeemen. A separate referendum will decide increasing Atlanta's ad valorem tax rate from $1.25 to $1.50 per $100. Notably, C. C. Bages of the seventh ward announced he will not seek re-election.
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Councllmante
Atlanta
C. C. Bages
Campaign Contests in City Ward Elections Feature
Announcement lists candidates across wards with J. W. Maddox and W. M. Etheridge figures in police race. J. A. Belflower defends detective work as Bellows and Wells highlight police reforms. Open fights in third and fifth wards mark lively mayoral year with entry deadline August 15 and eight days left to announce and pay assessments.
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W.G. Jem
Bages
Jenkins
Gulf Refining Company
Atlanta
Thas
James L. Wells
J. R. Seawright
A. Wardlaw
Adlice
J. W. Maddox
City Hall
W. M. Etheridge
Maddox
Co. R. Garner
T. W. Mullins
George
Harris
Thoga
Oakland Sport Model Debuts in City Political Referendum
The Oakland Motor Car Co announces a four passenger sport model with a 15 inch wheel base as part of its lineup and says it is an all purpose car at a popular price. Local ward officials are listed and a referendum on electing all city department heads by the people is proposed, with charter amendments to follow if approved.
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Oakland Motor Car Co
Oakland
Sandard
Millard
New Southern
Oakland Motor Car Company
Youth Shot Dead With Sister's Arms Twined Round Neck
In Chattanooga Tennessee on a August night C J Wheat aged 17 was shot and killed at Pearly Stiles near Nances Springs ten miles from Dalton Georgia. The shooting followed an argument after Wheat allegedly accused Stiles of improper remarks to Stiles wife. Wheat's sister embraced him as he was shot through the heart. Stiles fled and is being sought. Officers state the quarrel began after a church visit.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
C. J. Wheat
Nance'a Springs
Dalton
Wheat
Stiles
Stilea
Youth Is Killed by Brother-In-Law in Tennessee
Chattanooga August 6 Blavins Downay, 20, was shot and killed today in the home of Charles Baxter his brother-in-law. Baxter is held in connection with the killing. Downay allegedly struck Baxter's wife and was killed with a shotgun at close range after refusing to desist. Baxter told police I just had to do it.
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Chattanooga
Tann
Blavins Downay
Charles Baxter
Baxter
Downay
Negro Slayer Caught in Tennessee Flight
Zee Stone, colored, who shot and killed Deputy U. S. Marshal Ed Moody at Scottsboro on July 26, was captured last night at Shelbyville Tennessee. He will be taken to Birmingham or Huntsville for safekeeping to prevent lynching if returned to Scottsboro.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Zee Stone
United States
Ed Moody
Scottsboro
Shelbyville
Birmingham
Hunteville
Mob drives Negroes from Illinois town
Dixon August 6 a mob of several hundred men from Dixon and Polo expelled a number of Black residents after the shooting death of World War II veteran William Coffey at a Negro resort east of town. Demonstrations occurred in front of a Negro tenement and shots were fired at the resort. three Black residents are held for the Coffey killing.
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Dixon
Dixon and
Polo
William Coffey
Coffey
Ragged Stranger Identified in Wanderer Case
Chicago August 6 The ragged stranger killed by Carl O Wanderer has been identified as Edward Ryan 24 by his mother Nellie Ryan who said she and her daughters kept the secret for months Wanderer has been tried twice and ruled guilty of murder first for killing his wife and unborn child then for slaying the man he hired for a mock holding up His execution was postponed from July 20 to September 15 by Governor Len Small.
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Chicago
Carl O. Wanderer
Nellie Ryan
Edward Ryan
Wanderer
Len Small
Salem Camp Meeting Opens Near Conyers
The ninety-eighth annual Salem camp meeting begins Friday August 12 six miles south of Conyers and runs through August 19. The event draws large crowds from Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian families with notable speakers including Bishop Candler and teachers for the Sunday school lesson.
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Decatur
Salem Camp Meeting
Camp Weagain
Conyers
Bishop Candler
J E. Ellis
Covington
A. Earnest
Monticello
E. W. Jones
Hatenton
C. A. Norton
East Point
W. B. Dillard
W. W. Carroll
Oxford
Mistrial Declared in McDaniel Murder Case
Dublin Georgia August 68 a mistrial was declared when the jury could not reach a verdict after about twenty four hours deliberation in the murder case against O L McDaniel charged with killing Charley Barrs at Caldwell. Judge E Graham set bonds of 1000 for McDaniel and 500 for Edgar McDaniel awaiting retrial. The crowded court heard the proceedings amid wide attention.
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Dublin
Spenal J—O. L McDaniel
Charley Barrs
Caldwell
E. Graham
J. L Kent
Edgar McDaniel
Roth
Trig
Son of Judge Evans To Be Buried Today
Lieutenant Beverly D. Evans Jr., son of Judge Beverly D. Evans, killed in France in November 1918, arrived in Sandersville at 2 PM. Veterans met the body, a procession preceded the hearse to Sandersville Undertaking Parlors. Funeral services set for Sunday at 11 AM at First Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Aquila Chamlee and Rev. Robert Kerr, with burial in the city cemetery.
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Sandersville
Beverly D. Evana, Jr
Beverly D. Evens
France
Tis
Hawkineville
Robert Kerr
Methodist Church
No verdict reached in trial of youth in murder case
Dublin Ga August 6 the case against George Waller a year old boy charged with killing George Avery 18 went to the jury at noon but was not yet decided the jury later reported they were hopelessly divided and returned for further deliberation by Judge J Kent the case drew wide interest from local Avery and Walker families and featured prominent counsel for both sides the superior court recessed until the third Monday in the month after a busy two weeks session
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Dublin
George Waller
George Avery
J. Kent
Avery
Walker
Superior Court
Seasion
Revive Bill Aimed at Ku Klux Klan Moves in Texas House
In Austin on August the Patman anti secret organization bill targeting the Ku Klux Klan was revived in the Texas House after a committee kill. A motion by its author to print on the minority report carried reopening the measure for consideration.
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Austin
Texas
Patman
Fred Stewart Shoe Co.
The Fred & Stewart Shoe Company plans its fourth annual employee outing to Borden Wheeler Springs on August 9 20, with owners and many staff members traveling by Seaboard railroad. The trip funds rail fare and hotel costs, includes spouses, and hosts extra guests of officials. The outing features fishing boating tennis and rest, with the store reopening Thursday morning.
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Fred S. Stewart Company
Whitehall
Borden
Wheeler Springs
Stew Company
Shoe Howse
Nee
Shoe House
Seaboard Railroad
Borden Wheeler
Fred &. Stewart Company
Fiscal year business totals amid price cuts in 1921
The firm reported 1921 revenue of 509 779 with year end July 31 1921 totaling 577 608 down about 3.5 percent from the prior year. Despite shoe price reductions averaging 35 percent sales volume remained strong, showing a higher total number of pairs sold than last year.
Stewart Company Sees Growth Beyond 1911 Figures
Narration compares last year profits with 1911 first year figures of 88 415 35 dollars. It uses a slogan about hens and worms to illustrate steady progress and the company’s confident posture, asserting continual expansion and strength in the market.
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Stewart“company
Stewart Company
Sale of Railroad Postponed in Tennessee
Chattanooga Tenn August 8 The sale of the Tennessee Alabama and Georgia railroad advertised for five days under a decree of the federal court was postponed until September 16 on application of the Russell Sage estate principal creditors. The application for a continuance stated Prince and Co bankers had agreed to pay expenses and an operating deficit.
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Chattanooa, Tenn
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railroad
Russell Sage Estate
Prince & Co
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