Physicians 10 Aid Fight Drug Habit in Atlanta
A conference chaired by Internal Revenue Agent D J Gaunt and U S District Attorney Hooper Alexander united city officials and the Fulton County Medical Society to curb drug traffic in Atlanta. Dr Stewart Roberts announced a society meeting to back a tapering off program at Grady Hospital, while officials warned facilities must be expanded to meet demand. Police and federal agents pledged coordinated action, targeting dispensers and peddlers as 2,000 addicts were identified.
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Internal Revenue
D J Gannt
Atlanta
United States
Hooper Alexander
Medical Society
Stewart Roberts
Fulton County Medical Society
Gaunt
Mr Gaunt
Alexander
Grady Hospital
Grady
Finlock Internal Revenue Collector
Jim” Shepard
Gene Jackson
Decatur Street
Carter
Shepard
Jackson
Oneberger
Vinnie
Jews Suffer As Germans Advance In Petrograd
Petrograd August 21 reports a large Jewish exodus as Germans seize much of the Pale of Settlement and move Jews into military areas. About five hundred thousand Jewish residents have been deported and many seek refuge in interior provinces. Prince Gherbato r, minister of the interior, presented the issue to the empire council which temporarily allows Jews to settle in imperial cities except Moscow and Petrograd and the imperial suburban residences of the emperor.
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Petrograd
London
Gherbatotr
Moscow
Belgians Arrested for Showing Grief
London August 21 A dispatch from Amsterdam reports 200 Belgians arrested yesterday for demonstrating grief on the anniversary of the German occupation. Women and children were among those detained as amusement venues reopened after mourning closures.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Brussels
Mrs. Amelia Norris Dies at Son's Home
Mrs Amelia Norris aged 65 died Saturday at the home of her son Arthur L Norris a noted candy maker at 795 Highland Avenue She is survived by two daughters Edith and Alma Norris both of Atlanta and was the widow of the late Joel C Norris Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Amelia . Norris
Arthur L. Norris
Highland Avenue
Edith
Alma Norris
Atlanta
Joel C Norris
ASA Candler Drives Cotton Warehouse Project in Atlanta
A new Central Bank and Trust led venture plans a 40 acre site near Murphy avenue and the Central of Georgia railway for massive reinforced concrete cotton warehouses. Spur tracks crossMurphy avenue to connect with Southern railway access as Smith & Ewing engineer the deal. The plan aims to store and finance Georgia cotton, with loans at seven cents per pound and broad access for merchants, potentially saving cotton owners thousands in profits.
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Central Bank and Trust Corporation
National
Unias
Anthony Murphy
Central of Georgia
Murphy Avenue
Shelton
Stewart Avenue
Glenn Street
Southern Railway Council
Entral of Georgia Railway
Southern Railway
McDaniel Street
Smith & Ewing
Central Bank & Trust Corporation
Smith & Kwihg
J R Smith
Failroad
Ag ‘Smiths Terminals
Atlanta
Memphis
New Orleans
Candlers
Georgia
Central Bank &Trust Corporation
Candler
Central Hank
Central Bank
Ole
Industrial Center Cotton Warehouses Attract Major Firms In Atlanta
In Atlanta's Smith industrial center the new cotton warehouses aim to become a leading industrial hub, hosting B F Avery Plow, Gershon Brothers, Case Threshing, Morsline Plow, Fairbanks Moree, Garner Hintock, Acme Steel, and Westinghouse. Terms require carload shipments, prepaid freight, and loans up to 26 dollars per bale with six month renewals option. Shipping duties stress ship to Central Bank Trust Corporation Atlanta with accurate bill of lading.
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Smith Industrial
Atlanta
Serantheeche Heer iaSe
B. F Avery Plow Company
Gershon
Brothers J i Case Threshing Machine Company
Morsline’ Plow Company
Fairbanks-Moree Company
Garner, Hintock & Co
Acme Steel Company
Westinghouse Electric Company
Tila
Central Bank Trust Corporation
Central Bank & Trust Corporation
Candler
Mrs Donovan Dies at Local Hospital in Atlanta
Mrs Hattie J Donovan aged 85, a 15 year resident of Atlanta, died Saturday at 2 in a private local hospital. She lived with her stepdaughter Mrs Claude Shew at 606 West Peachtree and is survived by another stepdaughter Mrs John Owens and four sisters. The body will be moved by train to Wadley for funeral and interment this afternoon, where her late husband, a former Wadley lumberman, is buried.
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Hattie J Donovan
Atlanta
Claude Shewmake
West Peachtree
John Owens
Alderman Owens
John HB. Sharpe
Bainbridge
Richard Croker
Augusta
Mary J. Sanford
San Francisco
Cain
Frank White
Wineton-Salem
Central of Georgia
Wadley
Clark Retains Title in National Rogue Tournament
Clark of Springfield Massachusetts retains his championship at the National Rogue tournament closing night. He and his brother Biddle Clark tied with 13 wins and 1 loss. instead of a playoff they decided the title by the Zip of a coin.
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Norwich
Bulgar troops on Turk border threaten regional tension
Telegrams report Balkans near break with Turkey as Bulgaria concentrates troops on the Thracian front. Turks fortify. Serbia Greece shifts support. Venizelos may form cabinet amid regional crisis. Romania mobilization likely August 25 as Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia relations remain tense.
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London
Balkan
Turkey
Thrace
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Venizelos
Greece
Naples
Paria
Saloniki
Bulserta
Gerbdia
Eleutherios Venizelos
Constantine
Save
Snodgrass Bound for Braves as Giants Sell Player
Boston announcer Preat Gaffney revealed that the New York Giants released Snodgrass to join the Boston Braves after accepted terms were reported tonight in Boston. The move shifts a defensive asset to the Braves amid roster adjustments.
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Boston
New York Giants
Boston Braves
U S Army Officers Must Answer Charge Of Toasting Germans
Portland attorney George Shepard filed charges with Senator George Chamberlain against Captain Leonard T Waldron of the Ninety third artillery and Lieutenant Harold L Gardiner at Fort Stevens Oregon. The accusation stems from an incident in Astoria restaurant last night where the officers allegedly toasted German farms.
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Portland
Ore
George 5. Shepard
George Chamberlain
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Leonard T Waldron
Ninety-third Artillery
Fort Stevens
Oregon
Harold L.gardiner
Astoria
Red Cross Workers to Visit Russ Camps
Berlin reports Ambassador Gerard said arrangements nearly complete to send American Red Cross physicians and nurses from Europe to Russia to investigate detention camp conditions. With funds available, plans to recall all Red Cross attaches were considered. Germany offered to cover expenses for two corps to go to Russia. Three doctors and eighteen nurses volunteered. talks ongoing to form a similar body in Russia to study Russian prisoners in Germany.
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London
Abassador Gerard
Red Cross
Germany
Austria
Russia
United States
Europe
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