Night School Opens At Southern Shorthand And Business Univ
The Southern Shorthand and Business University announces a night class starting Tuesday September 3 at 7:30 in the Steiner Emery building on the Whitehall viaduct. Mr J Willard A Smith, expert stenographer from San Francisco, will lead the evening division alongside courses in shorthand bookkeeping telegraphs touch typewriting and rapid calculation at a condensed pace. The Atlanta School of Telegraphy, part of the same university, will also open a night class concurrently.
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Southern Shorthand and Business University
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J Willard
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California
Colorado
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Uniot
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Southern
Wil Bo
North Carolina
West
Georgia
Atlanta
Atlanta School of Telegraphy
First Attempt to Hang in 20 Years Ends in Failure
Indians Paugst 27 reports the first attempted execution in over two decades ended in a rope snap. Carmine Renzo, 45, weighed 178 pounds and five feet tall, fell when the rope broke, the rope re-placed, and the execution completed. Renzo killed his sweetheart, 35, two years earlier after promising marriage and passage to the country.
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Carmine Renen
Renzo
Atterdanta
Boy loses fingers and arm at steel works accident
In Paterson New Jersey a 16 year old boy at the Passaic steel works was injured when his trousers were caught in a machine. His fingers were crushed and both his left arm and leg were amputated as workers rushed to aid him. He had returned to work after a weeks’ absence and the tragedy occurred yesterday, August 27.
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Paterson N J
Font Passaic Steel Works
James Buler
Louisville and Nashville line to open freight terminals west of city
Freight service to the Louisville and Nashville terminal will begin around November first, linking the western rail belt to the new Louisville and Nashville freight terminals. The sector’s track is nearly ready and studies show a five mile circuit will bring cars into the city faster, easing congestion on existing W and A routes. In Easton Pennsylvania, a jail rumor sparked alertness but no escape occurred as guards secured the jail while a murder investigation proceeded. In Alabama, Governor Comer again cites unwritten law by pardoning JoD Williams, who killed a man invading his home, while a tax arbitration board set Atlanta and West Point Railroad value at 3.678 million.
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Ellen
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Comer
Jod Willams
Bibb County
Goter jMor
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Board of Arbitration
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West Point Railroad Company
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Gunby Jordan
Columbus
O B Stevens
Atlan D Candler
Hart
General Wright
Stevens
Congress debates Magellan Route for battleship voyage
Congressmen Roberts and Moss argue tactical reasons for testing the Magellan route, favoring Pacific coaling needs and potential four additional battleships. The committee plans trips to New York Newport Portland and Boston aboard the Dolphin to study routes and ship requirements.
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New York
Ernest W Roberts
Jhouse Committee On Naval Affairs
Brooklyn
Strela of Magellania
Roberts
Pacific
Pacife
Moss
Wanda
New Fandon
Newport
Portemouth
Boston
Prohibition Outlook Shakes Alabama Capitol Talk
In Montgomery Governor Comef and Lieutenant Governor Henry B Gray discussed state matters amid Prohibition pressure. Gray signaled Jefferson County and the state may soon see alcohol restrictions, predicting prohibition in the near future. Antisaloon sentiment grows after Birmingham's liquor-license tension, with locals predicting a statewide movement to end the traffic.
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Ala
Specia
Comef
Henry
B Gray
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Birmingham
Tate
Tty Council
Packers End Stockyard Strike Threat with Wage Increase
Chicago Packers and stockyard teamsters reach an agreement after offers and counteroffers. The packers boost wages by one cent an hour for all teamsters and adjust conditions, with 60 percent benefiting from the change. Business Agent Golden to present amended pact to packers, meeting to follow. Sent to New York Fair notes Madison county watermelons shipped by Huntaville official.
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Chicago
Packers
Golden
Farmers Union Buys Brick Warehouse in County
The Farmers Union of this county purchased the brick warehouse of the Ash Grocery Company where they stored cotton, signaling a shift in local cotton business and warehouse operations. August 27 special indicates the deal timing.
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Haslehurst
Farmers’ Union
Ash Grocery Company
St Patrick's Cathedral Plans for $800000 Renovation in New York
Roman Catholics announced an $800000 program to remodel St Patrick's Cathedral interior add a new altar marble flooring replace pews and install new drapes greens as the church moves toward consecration. The work aims to place the cathedral in pristine condition for a ceremonial jubilee marking its long planning history.
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New York
Patrick 2
Oil storage limits halt Macon branch plans in city
Big oil firms face a ruined plan to set up branch houses in Macon as a citia bans storing more than a capped quantity in town. The measure stymies the 80 to 10 gallon storage goal, pushing potential sites outside city limits.
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Macon
Blind Workers Convene in Boston Delegates Welcomed
The ninth convention of the American Association of Workers for the Blind opened in Boston with Helen Keller and George T Appleton welcoming delegates. Notable participants included Christine Leparraque, the first blind warbler in the United States, and Dr F J Campbell, founder of the Royal Normal College for the Blind in London.
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Boston
Helen Heller
American Amenciation of Workers For the Blind
Christine Leparraque
Blird
United States
F J Campbell
Royal Normal College and Academy of Muele
London
England
Masa Helen Keller
Geor T Appleton
Institution For the Blind
Hotel Normandie to Go in New York District
Special dispatch reports the Hotel Normandie at Broadway and Thirty third Street will be sold to trade and rebuilt into stores lofts and offices. Congressman Thomas M. Bell of Georgia addressed a packed courthouse crowd praising his stewardship in Congress and urging support for his program.
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Broadways
Normandie Et Broadway
Bell Maker
Cumming
Thomas M. Bell
Court House
Congress
Alabama Farmers Union Gathers in Andalusia for State Convention
Delegates and prominent Alabama Farmers Union members gather in Andalusia for the state convention. National President Charles Barrett is absent due to illness in Conway Ark. Leaders from Birmingham arrive, including BE. J. Coch state secretary and Wo A Morris state organizer, as about a thousand delegates are expected at the opening.
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Andalusia Ala
Farmers Union of Alabama
Wooley
BE. J. Coch
Wo A Morris
P F Parker
Birmingham
G@ M Davis
Georgia
Alabama
Charles & Barrett
Conway Ark
Barrett
Fire kills four in Oklahoma City blaze with incendiary origin
August 7 reporting that four paracas were burned to death in a fast grand avenue fire. Victims named Lillian Rave Virgid Wallace Ladif Ward Walter Ward. Authorities say the fire is believed incendiary in origin. Citizens cheer railroad contracts from Georgia and Florida for route improvements between Nantiville and Valtorta, extending from August to Madison, Florida.
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Fast Grand Avenue
Lillian Rave
Hareshoat
Georgia
Florida
Vivella
Nantiville
Valtorta
Vie
Madison
Florida East Coast announces hotel openings and managers
The Florida East Coast system revealed opening and closing dates for its hotels for the next season. Mr H L Bemis, previously at the Continental, will manage several properties with partners including Mr Fred Bierry at Palm Beach and Mr Green at Nassau. Openings begin January 7 at Poncadgleon St Augustine, with various dates for Alcavar Stagantine, The Breakers Palm Beach, Royal Poinciana, Royal Palm Miami, and The Colonial Nassau among others.
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Florida East Coast
H L Bemis
Contiental
Fred Bierry
Poinciana
Palm Beach
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Col Sna
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Palm Seach
Leland Sterry
Royal
Royal Victoria Nassau NP
Si F
Bemis
H. Bemis
Baundae
Injured Atlantan Jack Farnsworth in Runaway Accident
Jack Farnsworth of the Arnold Hat Company, a prominent Atlanta figure, was seriously injured in a Monday afternoon runaway between Baldwin and Habersham counties. Driving two frightened horses, his wagon overturned, dragging him about 50 feet. He suffered a dislocated collarbone and a fractured hip with possible internal injuries. He was taken to a hotel where his wife remained at his side as he recovers amid concern from Georgia friends and associates.
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Jack Farnsworth
Arnold Hat Compan
Baldwin
Ale
Habersham
Farnesworth
Great Nam
Haztehurat council faces mandamus over quarterly reports
Citizens accuse Haztehurat officials of failing to publish mandated quarterly financial reports nine months into the year. Councilman JoJo Frazer had pushed the ordinance, but only one report has appeared. Voters threaten court action before Judge Parker to compel compliance.
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