Atlanta Telegraphers Strike Back With Union Backing
Atlanta telegraphers on strike received solid support from the Atlanta Typographical Union No. 48 including a push to fund their fight. The union pledged financial and moral aid and urged a special appropriation of ten thousand dollars at the International Typographical Union convention in Hot Springs. A large Friday assembly discussed the strike and enrollment, with several new members from nearby towns joining.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Typographical Union
Atlanta Uona
International Typographical Union
Ton
Inoney
Atlanta Federation
Orlock
Wfth
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Atlana
Atlanta Daily
Dan Green
Constitution Chapel
Gray
Western Man
Mr. Gray
Bute
Western Enion
Walitoft
Telegraph Company
Western Union
Associated Presa
Pinson
Yishling Group
Fon
Presa Bruddiestan
General Council
Federation
Nion
T Am
Canada
No 48
Hot Springs
Ark
Ero I. Sutton
Tralford
Kinkpatrick
Pres Ruddl
Jerome Jo
Emmittae
Leal 48
Atlanta Tspographical Union
Wade
Larding
Land
OT. U
Bitter denouncement of Julia Christian's marriage to Preston
William E. Christian denounces his daughter Julia Jackson Christian's marriage to Edmond Randolph Preston, calling it a runaway union. He cites alleged epileptic ancestry and warns the family bloodline is endangered, while his son cadet Stonewall Jackson Christian distances himself from the match.
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Stonewall Jackson
New York American
Christian
Julia Jackson Christian
Confederacy
Edmond Randolph Preston
Eto
Salisbury
N.C
Charlotte
Preston
Mnristian
Mr. Christian
Atlanta
Edmond Randloph Preston
West Point
Mr. Preston
Virginia
Miss Christian
Mecklenburg County
Roosevelt
Presten
Lynchburg
Mr. Christan
Preaton
Randolphs
Prestons
Stonewall Jackeon
Margaret Junkin
Margaret J. Preston
Jackson
Hey, Sr
Junkin
Washington University
Tie
Pennsylvania
No Sign of Race Death at Enigma Barbecue in Georgia
Tifton August 13 Special Those who believe foreign migration is needed to populate South Georgia are proven wrong at a barbecue in Enigma Serrien county. Present were Lena Mae and Viola Brown aged 13½ nursing their twin brother and sister aged four months. Nearby were the twin sons of Mr and Mrs J Smith aged 13 months. George W Conger and family, two miles north of Tifton, have twenty-two children in a large household.
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Tifton
South Georgia
Enigma
Serrien County
R. Brown
Lena Mae
Viola
Slster
George W. Conger
Car set ablaze by broken wire in Germantown crash
A broken wire on the Germantown line sparked a car fire in Philadelphia raising a crowd. The blaze caused a collision with another car injuring eight people, mostly women, with Motorman Benson severely burned and others receiving minor to moderate injuries.
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Philadelphia
Germantown
Benson
Telegraphic train handling halted by Georgia railroad
Augusta dispatch reports superintendent of the Georgia Ball ad announces a suspension of train orders by telegraph due to ongoing deliberate interference. All trains will follow existing schedules with only roadway work trains operating. In Tuscaloosa a fatal crash results after a driver hits a live wire, causing two purse deaths and a broken lamp rope incident.
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Augusta
Iw oStrand
Georgia Ballad
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Taggart
Sixth Street
Ireema
Twenty-second Avenue
Excited girl loses bag on Atlantic City beach
Miss Dorothy Haywood of Pittsburg grew excited watching lifeguards rescue a girl from drowning in the surf at Atlantic City on August 13. She walked away from a leather bag containing diamonds valued at $3,000 and more than $190 in cash, then returned to find it gone.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Dorothy Haywood
Pittsburg
Hfe
Lightning Struck Firet Baptist Church Steeple
Yesterday evening lightning struck the steeple of the Firet Baptist Church and caused a fire that burned the main auditorium and flooded the Sunday school room. Loss estimated at 20,000 to 29,000 dollars with nine thousand insured on the church and a thousand on the organ. Some furniture and Rev. J. B. Wharton’s belongings saved. The storm also lightly struck the Methodist church and a nearby cotton mill with minor damage.
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Wharton
Methodist Church
Uns
Forty-Two Atlanta Taxpayers Hit Over $100000 In Real Estate
The Atlanta tax digest shows forty-two filers with more than $100,000 in property. Leading the list is Title Guaranty and Trust Company with $693,949, followed by John W. Grant at $469,125 and Candler Investment Company near $400,000. Other top filers include The Peters Land Company, WL Kimball House Company, Central Building Company, M. Inman, Mrs. William D. Grant, H. T. Inman, and the Trust Company of Georgia.
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Atlanta
Amistead
Wilkinson
Guaranty and ‘Trust Company
John W. Grant
Guaranty and Trust Company
Candler Investment Company
Ist
John W Grant
W. P. Inman
Peters Land Company
WL Kimball House Company
Central Building Company
Jonn M. Slaton
J. DeGive
Joseph E. Brown Company
Healy Real Estate and Investment Company
M .R. Berry
D. Greenfield Estate
Central Realty Company
Texator
Title Guaranty and Truat Company
Npee
Prophets of Evil Target Rockefeller as Ruin Looms
A New York report cites John D. Rockefeller objections to the current administration s anti business stance. He warns of disaster, a stock market fall, and loss of confidence as government actions tighten money and threaten prosperity. Rockefeller asserts he did not authorize a widely circulated interview.
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New York
Taft
Jonn D Rockefeller
Hockefeller
Farn Rocks
Rockefeller
Hughes
Mratt
Rockefeller Origis
Woods
Canada
American Republic
Rockefeller Center
Cleveland
Ohio
Jonn Byefeller
Roosevelt
Morirg
Immunity Grant Puts Road Firms In Limelight
Washington August 13 The Attorney General Bonaparte signals a push to use existing laws to punish leaders of law breaking corporations. He aims to prosecute officers of offending firms and notes immunity granted to Chicago and Alton in a rebate case. Morrison authorized the immunity with government approval.
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Bonaparte Admita
Ewidener Agatna
O12
Bonnaparte
Washington, D
Congress
Legison
Bonaparte
Lelaparte
Che
E. H. Harriman
Turrey
Alton
Union Pacific
Gay
Chicago and Alton
Elkins
Morrison
Frank Morrison
William
Debate Over Feider Bill Holds Georgia House in Session
The Georgia House faced a decisive test on the Feider bill with 146 members present and 122 votes needed for passage. Debate stretched into the afternoon as advocates led by Hancock’s Burwell and Cobb’s Foster argued for enfranchisement concerns, while Bryan’s Slater and Burke’s Fulbright warned of disenfranchising whites and blacks alike. The outcome hinged on attendance and a possible morning vote, with Hardwick recounting earlier efforts and Slater reading statements about opposing measures.
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Alexander
DeKab
Slater
Bryan
Fulbright
Burke
Burwell
Hancock
Foster
Cobb
Wr Slater
Hrsan
Mi Yu
Atlas Journal
H Eh Smith
Uis
Georgia
Ile
Macon
Felder
BUI
Haiwell
Tancock
Jasper
Johnson
Hardwick
Tenth
Spraker Staten
Mr. Foster
Cobh
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Committee of Telegraphers
Fostal
Aqania ‘Pypographical Union
Atlanta Typographial Union
William E. Christian
WE. Cawristian
Chancelloraville
Lexington
Georgia Road Issues
Belleten
Miss Haywood
Treasure
Lightning Strock Church
Fellow
Norks
Associaze
Uery
Wuz
Noung
Gethng Life
LY Reporter
PosTau TeLegrary
Nuzpaperman
Mattin
Carey Youre
Hur
Perse
John Grant
Guaresty and ‘Trust Company
Standard Oil
Alton Road
United States
Friends of Measure
Barwell
Later
Follbright
Leoeai
Vartons
Ain
Jarhes
Christi
Galveston
Jupiter
Key West
Mobile
Mery
Palestine
J. B. Marbury
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