Alkahest Lyceum Course to Return at Auditorium Armory
Arrangements completed for the Alkahest Lyceum Course to be held at the Auditorium Armory this season. Ten attractions from October to May will be offered at 1.50 for a reserved pass, with profits donated to Associated Charities. Notable acts include Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony, Mme Evelyn Scatney, Dr Newell Dwight Hills, Senator La Follette, and more.
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Alkahest Lyceum
Auditorim Armory
Naminal
Alkahest Company
Associated Charities
New York Symphony Orchestra
Walter Damrosch
Mme
Evelyn Scatney
Boston Opera Company
Howard White
Eric Hayne
Donald Proctor
Newell Dwight
Hillis
Robert al. la Follette
Neapolitan
Hush Black
Scotland
America
Leland T. Powers
George Bernard Shaw
The
Blue and Gray Company
Sammis ‘MacDermin
Chicago
James G. MacDermmd
Frederick “Warde
Metropolitan Male Quartet
Avand
Atlanta's godmother Martha Lumpkin Compton birthday
Mrs Martha Lumpkin Compton celebrated her 17th birthday at her Linestreet Decatur home. The piece recounts early Atlanta history, Lumpkin family influence, and the origin of the city names Marthasville and Atlanta, highlighting Compton's ties to the region's growth.
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Martha Lumpkin Compton
Linestreet
Decatur
Compton
Atlanta
Marina Lumpkin
Athens
Lumpkins
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Western and Atlantic Railroad Made Its Terminus At Its Present Site, Mr Lumpkin
Howard Named Nominee by Fifth District Democrats
Congressman William Schley Howard was unanimously nominated by the Fifth District Democratic Convention in the Senate chamber of the Capitol. Several speeches endorsed Howard’s record. The new Fifth District Democratic Executive Committee was elected, naming Dr Gore of DeKalb as chair and John W Mogie of Fulton as vice chair, with Archie Lee and others selected as members.
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William Schley Howard
Senate
Capitol
Fulton County
Wasa- Bers
Ey Andrews
Aronie Lee
Wil “Fie "van Hooten
Frank Bell
Dekalb County
Goss
D. B Philips
Marshall George
A J. Metlee
Camwell
D B. Bullard
Cp Vickers
Douglas County
Z. T Doke
J RB Duncan
Rorkdale
Henry McCalla
Ft O Gales
Sixth District Meeting Nominates Wednesday
The sixth congressional district convention will be held at Indian Springs tomorrow at noon to name a candidate to succeed Bartlett. The Fayette delegation includes Anderson, Felton, Simmons Jr, Picks Jr, Bowdre, Taylor, Barnes, Turner, Gibyon, Young, Smith, Cason, Bates, and Strothers among others.
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Onal
Wld
Indian Springs
Womirams TW Wise
Fayettean
Teom
Bartlett Mr. Wise
Weentop
High County Wall
WT Anderson
WH. Felton
J Simmons Jr
RB Picks, Jr
J. Ross Bowdre
Mallory H. Taylor
Seaboard seeks to end Savannah to Montgomery night train
Seaboard Air Line petitions the state railroad commission to discontinue the through night service from Savannah to Montgomery after four years of operation at a loss. It proposes two local day trains between Savannah and Helena and Montgomery and Richland. Towns protested include Abbeville Rochelle Americus Cordele Lumpkin. The Savannah Press and Macon News fear delayed newspaper deliveries.
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Savannah
Montgomery
Snanch
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
State Railroad Commission
Seaboard
Helena
Rieh- Tana
Abbeville
Rochelle
Americus
Cordste
Lumpkin
Savannah Press
Macon News
Luke Pettus
B G. Mason
Lee Allen
DP. Nicholson
Hochelle
B. M Gannon
Fulton County Tax Rate to Be Reduced
Fulton County residents will see a reduction in state tax rate by 45 cents per $100, lowering Fulton’s state tax bill. The new7.5 412 mill rate on Fulton’s $132,398,200 returns would yield $595,782.90 in state taxes, down from $861,931. County officials expect a possible slight county tax cut as property returns rise, though courthouse expenditures and new institutions limit the change.
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Capitol
Fulton County
Fulton
Tali C. Waters
Waters
Negro Reformatory
S Home For Women
City to File Answer in Crematory Suit
Atlanta seeks to block a receiver for New York Destructor plant alleging contract details and operation guarantees not met. City attorneys Mayson and Ellis set to file response within days, opposing appointment of a receiver and asserting plant noncompliance before any further payments.
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Atlanta
James L Mayson
WD ‘Ellis, Jr
New York Destructor Company
Newman
Ciy
Three Milk Dealers Fined in Macon Georgia
In Macon on August 25 Special Milk Inspector Moun fined three dealers for selling milk with excess bacteria in recorder’s court. Defendants included T. D Barkley a dairy man and restaurant keepers John Andres and Sam Buz. Barkley faces a second fine for impure milk while Andres and Buz say they have met all requirements and are unsure what else to do.
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Macon
Moun
Deaiers
Recorder's Court
T. D Barkley
John Andres
Sam Buz
Barkley
Ohio Democrats Urge Legislative Rest Platform Adopted
Ohio Democrats and progressives adopted platforms at conventions in Columbus while Republicans adjourned. The platform pledges legislative rest, urges Congress to enact a workman’s compensation act, reaffirms old party pledges, and endorses state prohibition and a proposed state equal suffrage amendment. Roosevelt’s treaty stance is echoed and calls arise to end costly entanglements with Central American states.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lindl
Congress
Roosevelt
Road Bond Election in Sumter Postponed Due to Conditions
Americus Ga August 26 Special The Sumter County commissioners met this morning and recalled the order for the election on the proposed 200000 road and bridge bonds. They cited current financial conditions and local opposition to bonds as reasons to delay until conditions improve.
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Americus
Sumter
Black man surrenders after fatal harm incident in city
Robert Thomas arrived from Upatoi this afternoon and surrendered to authorities claiming Pearlee Thomas, also Black, came to his home armed with a rock and threatened him. He said he used a public safety item, fatally harming Pearlee. The fatal incident occurred today.
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Cums
Robert Thomas
Upatoi
Pearlee Thomas
Robert
Pearlee
Dr Thomas P Hinman Aids Americans In Scotland
Dr Thomas P Hinman the Atlanta dentist stayed in Scotland to aid stranded Americans amid wartime travel disruptions. He served as secretary to a Glasgow committee forming to help travelers, with Mrs Hinman and Miss Louise Broyles among accompanying members.
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Thomas P. Hinman
Atlanta
Europe
Scotland
Hinman
Louise Broyles
Arnold Broyles
Glassow
Glasgow
America
Dynamite Explosion Injures Americus Well Borer
Americus Georgia August 25. Allen Johnson a well borer was badly injured by a dynamite blast in a steel well casing. The charge exploded as it neared the surface after being withdrawn. Steel fragments sprayed in all directions striking Johnson and cutting his right side open. Debris also damaged a dwelling nearby.
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Americus
Allen Johnson
Johnson
Hundreds watch son baptize aged father in Rome
Rome Ga August 25 Hundreds of spectators gathered at Silver Creek near the Southern railway trestle to witness a rare religious ceremony. The Rev D Mathis a Holiness sect minister baptized his father E P Mathis 62. The elder Mathis was among those baptized by the young man in a notable display.
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Rome
Silver Creek
Southern
D. Mathis
E. P. Mathis
Mathis
Louisville Votes Improvement Bonds for Sewerage
Louisville Georgia votes bonds for sewerage and water system extension. Twelve thousand dollars of bonds mature in thirty years at five percent interest. Work to begin within a month. Citizens gratified by progress.
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Louisville
Suit for $20,600 over son’s scalding death in Cordele
Cordele Ga August 26 Special p For the death of their son Oscar McLeod who was scalded to death in a pit of boiling water near the boiler rooms of the defendant company Dol Me and Martin McLeod have entered suit for $20,000 against the Atlantic Ice and Coal corporation The woman is suing for $15,000 the estimated full value of the boy s life while the man is suing for the value of his boy s services until he reached the age of 20 years
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Cordele
Oscar McLeod
Dol- Me
Martin McLeod
Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation
Will of Sen Norwood Held Valid by Court
Savannah August 25 Special Jude Henry McAlpin ruled the will of late Thomas M Norwood former United States Senator from Georgia valid despite claims of lack of testamentary capacity. He held the estate in trust with Citizens and Southern Bank until the heirs reach age while the decision will be appealed.
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Savannah
Jude Henry McAlpin
Court of Ordinary
Thomas M. Norwood
United States
Georgia
Dudge MecAlpin
Tegal
Boxed witness face leads to fine in police court
Mrs. F. Levitt of 374 Moore Street fought a man’s testimony in police court Tuesday afternoon and was fined $5.79 by the recorder after boxing the witness. Earlier she had been fined $373 for a prior incident with Mrs. Sarah Valensky of 37-B Moore Street over a family dispute. Valensky’s son Robert testified for his mother and was attacked by Mrs. Levitt in the street.
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F. Levitt
Moore Street
Feliceman Lon Evens
Recorder
Levitt
Sarah Valensky
Dobbs to Be Declared Democratic Nominee for Senator
A meeting of the thirty-fifth district senatorial committee will be held at the Ansley Hotel this afternoon to declare EB P Dobbs of Marietta the Democratic nominee for senator.
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Ansley Hotel
EB. P. Dobbs
Marietta
Grain Company Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
Des Moines August 2 the B Larkwood Grain Company filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Assets are listed at 300000 with liabilities of 250000. Company officers said creditors brought the suit citing inability to ship grain due to the European war and lack of rail cars as the cause.
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Des Moines
Larkwood Grain Company
Crisp Court Convenes in Crisp County August Term
The Superior Court of Crisp County convened yesterday with Judge W F George presiding. Civil and criminal dockets are heavy, with the civil docket unusually large. Several damage suits against the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway arising from the January 9 wreck of southbound train No. 2 are listed for trial this term. Delicious shortcakes and pastry made with Almixt Self-rising Flour are advertised.
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Carmelc
Superior Court of
Crisp County
Ww. F. George
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
Return of Carl A Zillig From War Torn Europe
Carl A Zillig, former custodian of the North Avenue Presbyterian church, arrives home with his 1 year old daughter Anna after a perilous voyage from Basel to New York. They endured arrests as spies in Germany and a mined trestle crossing. From Rotterdam to England they aided a German born refugee, Mia Moye, and endured further detentions before reaching America. Zillig declined a lavish Basel inheritance to remain near East North Avenue and the North Avenue church. The exact inheritance will be known after the war.
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Carl A. Zillig
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Jan Storebip
North Avenue House of Worship
Zellig
Basel
Switzerland
K. A. Mathieson
North Avenue Presbyterian
Anna
Germany
England
Scotland
Glasgow
America
Washington
Atlanta
Ais
Rotterdam
Strassport
Caln
Coln
Zillig
Zelilg
Zeéllig
Mttie
Mia
Angustina Moye
Philadelphia
Zillg
Light
Mrs. Moye
Hinman
Zig
Thomas °. Hinman
Dr. Hinman
Ina
Louise Broyles
Arnold Broyles
Zilig
Liverpool
Baltic
New York
the Constitution
Zulg
East North Avenue
Pelham Court Begins August Special Term
Pelham Ga August 25 special term of city court convened with Judge KD Bush presiding. Four cases, all for violation of the prohibition law, were disposed of today.
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Pelham Court
Pelham
City Court of
Return of Martha Fort From Europe by Cunard Line
Martha Fort of Mount Airy Mount Airy is returning from Europe after months abroad aboard the Cunard line. She sailed from Liverpool and is due in Boston today to rejoin her family at Mount Airy.
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Mount Airy
GayauguEe
Zospe
Martha Fort
Franconia
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Boston
Mount Ha
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Waycross
Thomas Superior Court
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Kryptok Sifocal
Hawkes
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Writehall
Mie
Kee
Choimeer
Schlitz
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Lincoln Highway
San Francisco
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