Mayor H W Long Celebrates Fiftieth Birthday In Carrollton
Invitation describes August 31 1906 barbecue at Kingakery Park from 3 to 6 pm with luncheon at 4 40 hosted by Carrollton mayor H W Long. Brass band, speeches, and a daylong celebration highlight his three terms, water works sewerage street improvements and public buildings, with many friends and guests attending.
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Arrollton
H. W. Long
Carrollton
Telifus Fugit
Kingakery Park
H.W. Long
Mr. Long
Carrollton Brass Band
Long
Negro League Meets In City In Atlanta Convention
The National Negro Business League meets in Atlanta from August 29 through 31 with about 600 delegates from twenty states. President Booker T. Washington, reelected, will deliver key addresses as sessions open at Bethel A.M.E. Church.
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National Negro Business League
Atlanta
New York
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Elite Council of
League
Alg Hethel Church
Auburn Avenue
Butler ‘Stree
Banker T. Washington
Boston
W. B. Matthews
Negra Busbnae Levegmie
E. R. Carter
Friendship Baptist Church
James Woodward
Atlanta Chamber
Com- 2
Tien
Samee D. Innes
Ioral Negro Business Sague
C. E. Thomas
M. D
Anniston
Ala
Georgia
Montes Amos
J. M. Mose Jey
M.D
Fort Worth
Texas
Washington
Mre
L. BR. Clarke
Washington, DC
Modern Undertaking
Police Board to Convene Called Session on Patrolman Jones
The police commissioners will hold a called meeting tomorrow night to probe charges against Patrolman George Jones for mishandling property entrusted to him. The board may also review a vagrancy issue and discuss methods with the chief to curb idling and loafing individuals.
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George Jones
Board of Police Commissioners
Jones
INO CONVENTION OF POPULISTS ADJOURNED
The Georgia Populists met at the state capitol on July 4 and planned a August 28 convention to nominate a full state ticket. After Hoke Smith's primary victory, Secretary Bodenhamer urged declaring the convention off as it would be a waste of time and energy, with many Populists voting for Smith.
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Convention of Georgia
State Capitol
J. Hrrloway
House of Representatives
J. E. Bodenhamer
Populist Executive Committee
J. J. Holloway
Bodenhamer
Hoke Smith
Mr. Smith
Sundays in Atlanta Parks Draw Large Crowds
Thousands flocked to city parks on Sunday for shade music and sunshine as heat eased. Families and children enjoyed the day while Atlanta maintained a reputation for large church attendances, with streets filled before services. Parks and churches serve distinct weekly pleasures for locals.
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Atlanta
South
Ife
Atlanta Atill
Atlaata
HoT SPRINGS Hotel Open Year Round Rates for Summer
HoT SPRINGS Famous Perk Hotel offers American and European plans and remains open all year. Summer rates are available and booklet requests should be sent to J. R. Hayes.
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Hot Springs
J. R. Hayes
Roosevelt boy in wreck delays but uninjured
Kermit Roosevelt and his friend John Heard were delayed several hours but uninjured after a train wreck near Berea while en route from Medora North Dakota to St. Paul. The split switch derailed five coaches. Roosevelt occupied a sleeping car compartment and was shaken but safe. A separate incident in Belleville involved a marshal shooting and killing William Woods after Woods reportedly threatened with an ax.
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St. Paul
Medora
N. D
Kermit Roosevelt
John Heard
Berea
Roosevelt
Protection for White Women Prompts County Police Expansion
Fulton county plans to elect twenty four additional county policemen at the September meeting to triple the force. Three stations will serve the rural area while city police coordinate to curb crime and confront alleged threats from roaming Black individuals, with vigilance measures and possible Ku Klux Klan revival debated as steps to restore law and order.
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Board of County Commissioners
Fulton County
Ku Klux Klan
Jennings
Atlanta
Catarrh Cure promises relief and cures for all cases
Wat ucupse Catarth Cure claims immediate relief from nasal obstruction and offensive discharge, with a claim of permanent cure even in severe cases. The ad features testimonials from Mrs M G Black of Anderson and urges readers to request a trial package for twenty five cents, promising a booklet with more success stories. It cites an Atlanta address for the manufacturer and cites related Red Cross relief appeals in Valparaiso. It also reports unrelated local incidents: a man killed by a fly wheel at Batson Field in Texas and a boy recovering from typhoid fever in Atlanta.
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Sven
M. G. Black
Anderson
Addreta Eslipss Medical Aid Manufacturing Company
Atlanta
Atlanta Germans Plan German Day For Fair
Atlanta German American Society announces German Day at the fair on October 15 1906. Distingu ished German American and English speakers will address attendees. The event aims to unite Germans and promote citizenship while highlighting the community as industrious and law abiding. A large gathering on October 5 will feature music and refreshments.
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Fair Grounds
Atlanta
Georgia
Augusta
Macon
Savannah
Charleston
Montgomery
Atlante
Man jailed with medicine for baby dies. baby is dead
A white man in a city barracks, drunk and jailed, carried a medicine bottle labeled for a baby. He pleaded to go home as his child lay sick. The tale, told by police, ends with the wife learning her baby has died while her husband sought medicine on the way home.
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Joe
Lana
Calls Meeting Of Republicans In Columbus Ga
At noon on Tuesday August 28 leaders of the state republican party will meet in convention in the senate chamber to consider naming a full state ticket. W H Jansson calls the gathering to decide if delegates from across the state will enter lists against the democratic nominees. The meeting may be for maintaining party organization rather than a full slate. In Columbus John Girders 22 drowned in the Chattahoochee River while bathing. He and party immigrants from New York had worked with the Atlantic and Birmingham Construction Company. He will be buried in Columbus. his parents are in New York.
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John Girders
Columbus
Case
Republican Party
Senate
W. H. Jannson
State Central Committee
GO. P
New York
Atlantic
Birmingham Construction Company
Chattahoochee River
North Highlands
Putnam Wants New School for Agricultural College
Putnam county vows to secure the agricultural college in the eighth district under the recent act. Citizens from all districts pledge support and offer competition for the site. Local business and professional leaders back the plan, aiming to provide southern district access to higher education near the University of Georgia.
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Ratenton
Sperial
Putnam County
Agricultural College
Eighth
Putnam
University of Georgia
FELL TO DEATH IN THE ARAGON HOTEL ELEVATOR
Walter Jenkins a hall man at Aragon hotel died after falling in the freight elevator shaft about 7 a m. He entered the car on the third floor and could not control it as he tried to exit. Grady Hospital attended him. verdict was accidental death. Coroner held an inquest.
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Walter Jenkins
Aragon Holel
J. Leo Barnes
Grady
Busy Week at City Hall Promises Municipal Ownership Push
City council heads into a packed week with special committees set to act on the Atlanta Gas Light Company and slaughterhouse matters. Chairman Key vows to press attendance as the charter and franchise inquiry could signal municipal ownership. A meat ordinance, railway franchise petition, and a street speech permit also headline the agenda.
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Councl
Atlanta Gaa Light Company
Key
Council
Special Council
Board of Health
Railway Committee
Atlanta, Griffin and Macon Electric Railway Company
Bowden Lithia Water Ad Promises Summer Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Bowden Lithia Water as a remedy to summer sicknesses. It urges readers to drink it freely and place orders by calling the provided phone numbers 1086 to obtain a case.
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Bowden - Lithia
Mortuary Notices for Local Residents
Funeral services are listed for Miss Musuke Goudy M. P. Newberry and Joseph Zach em at Swift Hall and the Greek church with interments at Westview. Mrs E H Street Ellen Cozens and Dr Wyatt C DeLamar also noted with details of residence and survivors. Also obituaries for A Moses in Rome and biographical notes on family relations.
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Musuke Goudy
Grady Hospital
Swift & Hall
Westview
A. D. Newberry
M. P. Newberry
Alek
Swift & Wall's
Advertising to Consumers Opens Distribution Channels
The passage argues that creating consumer demand directly, via magazine advertising, unlocks distribution channels. It asserts that starting with consumer demand is faster than building channels from manufacturers, and cites the Saturday Evening Post as a leading weekly reach to 750,000 homes and about 3.5 million people, promoting Curtis Publishing Company.
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Saturday Evening Post
Funeral today of Dr Cooper in Atlanta
Funeral services for Dr Hunter P. Cooper who died recently will be held today at 0 o'clock with Dr Flynn and Dr J W Lee officiating. Mrs Cooper arrived in Atlanta and will be interred at Westview. Pallbearers and honorary escorts include a long list of local physicians, officials, and notable residents.
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Hunter P. Cooper
Fie Wealdge Apes
Thomas Eggleston
J. Wikey Pope
Willis Ragan
John L. Tye
J. B. Baird
A. W. Calhoun
C. W. Strickler
Joseph T. Orme
J. G. Earnest
J. §. Todd
J. ©. Paschal
R. J. Lowry
J. W. Lalish
J. M. Ferrell
C. B. Currier
Alex. W. Sterling
Henry Hillier
Thomas D. Meador
George Winship
Jack J. Spalding
Dr. Spalding
W. P. Nicholson
F. W. McRae
C. A. Wickeraham
Robert Pace
Charles &. Alarmon
Jack Cohen
Clark Howell
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Maier & Berkele
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INO Convention OF Populists
Roosevelt Boy
Belleville
Ind
Mareshal Charles Williams
Willam Woods
Woods
Lewleasnees
D. C
A. C. Kaufman
South Carolina
American National Red Cross
Houston
Tex
Batson Ol Field
Fred Sell
Val Dean Blackburn
Mira
Wallace Blackburn
BO. Wright
Eatonton
America
Germany
German-American Society of
Falr
The
Aragon
Christian Laurence
Rochester
N. Y
Kipp
Fanny Green
Randall G. Green
Arthur Vosburg
Emma Rhuecraft
Esther C. Spencer
Kinp
Health Bureau
City Hall
Mortuary
Ellen Cozens
Barclay & Brandon
Florida
Wyatt C. DeLamar
Whiteville
West Point
Whitearville
DeLamar
Medical College
Lelia Williams
Chipley
A. C. DeLamar
Waiter
Tom
Jim DeLamar
B. M. Parr
Brocton
Whiteaville
Moses
Rome, Ga
Rome
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia, Pa, New York
Boarox
Carcago
DR. Cooper
H. W. Rountree & Bro
W. Z Turner
Mer
Whitehall St
Evenvaonrs rasTieEz
Kodak
Bestman Kodaks
A. K. Hawkes CO
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