Atlanta Snow Breaks December Records With Heavy Fall
Atlanta reports the heaviest December snow in official history with up to 1.5 inches falling and streets slick enough to delay school. The event drew contrast with prior records, as city roofs, chimneys, and the Empire building weather vantage point framed a rare white city scene. Temperature remained near freezing, with a cold December and widespread rain and snow across the region.
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Timley Cars to be Heated to Forty Degrees
Mayor Howell and Arkwright held a conference with the Georgia Railway and its street car company, deciding that streetcars in Atlanta will be heated to 40 degrees. Heat will be kept above 40, with a second activation if needed, and fans to be supplied to all cars. The move follows discussions in Columbus and a report of changes anticipated by central officials.
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Farmers urged to hold cotton for 15 cents a pound
Washington dispatch reports E B Peters president of the Texas Cotton Growers Protective Association urges Southern growers to hold cotton and not sell below 15 cents a pound. He backs the December 3 bureau estimate of 9,962,009 bales as conservative and warns against trusting future markets. Peters says if a corner occurs, farmers should act collectively to reap the benefit.
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Washington
E. B. Peters
Texas Cotton Growers’ Protective Association
Washington, D. C
Cotton Growers of
South
Bureau of Statistics
Peters
Fatal Accident at McLean’s Saw Mill
In Hlawanee Mississippi on December 9 a speeding friction pulley shattered at McLean’s saw mill. A fragment struck Charles Batley in the face and he died within an hour from the injuries.
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Charles Batley
Atlanta bonds approved for market by Robinson-Humphrey
The Robinson-Humphrey Company of Atlanta has examined and approved $398,000 worth of municipal redemption bonds. The firm will accept the bonds when due and place them on the market after evaluating legal opinions from Boston bond attorneys Storey Thorndyke Palmer Thayer. Atlanta’s assessed valuation exceeds $59 million with debt around $3 million, and bonds cannot exceed 7 percent of assessed value.
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Robinson-Humphrey Company
Atlants
Storey, Thorndyke, Palmer & Thayer
Boston
United States
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Alflantang
Atlante
Randolph County lands attract nationwide attention
Randolph county farm and timber lands are drawing unusual attention from all parts of the country. Large yields and superior natural advantages make them highly desirable, with many purchases anticipated despite some faults and tangling.
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Books: The Martyrdom of an Empress and Hawthorne Works
A column notes wide interest in The Martyrdom of an Empress final volume, praising autographs and court-life detail as historic. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne is acclaimed as a vivid survey of literary figures of Hawthorne’s era. Portraits of the Sixties by Justin McCarthy presents vivid portraits of Dickens, Thackeray, Carlyle, and others as seen by McCarthy.
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Carlyle
Tennyson
Cardinal Newman
Wuiting of the Snark and Other Poems
The volume collects Lewis Carroll poems including those from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Forty full page drawings by Peter Newell accompany the text, creating a new nonsense verse classic bound with Harper & Brothers editions. A tender love story by Thomas Nelson Page, exquisitely bound and illustrated, ideal as a gift.
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Peter Newell
Harper & Brothers
Thomas Nelson Page
Orchardland and stories of Peter and Ellen review
Robert W. Chambers writes Orchardland a companion to Outdoorland with talking trees birds and animals for children ages six to ten Gertrude Smith authors The Stories of Peter and Ellen delightful tales for youngsters five to ten vivid color illustrations Harper Brothers NY
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Outdoorland
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Ellen
Gertrude Smith
Reggie
Janie
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Joe
Harper & Brothers
Law of State Made Known on Diphtheria Quarantine
The state board of health tightens diphtheria rules with a 21 day quarantine for all cases, regardless of bacillus disappearance. Dr J P Kennedy, Atlanta health officer, urges strict enforcement and cites calls to state board president Dr W F Westmoreland for official guidance.
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Aanta
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Westmoreland
W. F. Westmoreland
Atlanta
Want Johnson for Charan Want Johnson for Charan Georgia
Georgia Republicans debate next state chairman as Walter H. Johnson leads in sentiment. A lively contest is expected with Johnson as likely leader and possible vice presidential consideration. J M Barnes and W A Pledger are named contenders along with Johnson. Delegates and arrangements for the state convention and national committee meeting are outlined amid district rivalries and Atlanta representation questions.
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United States
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Becomng
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Japan
J. M. Barnes
Macon
W. A. Pledger
Barnes
Pledger
Washington
National Republican Committee
Marshal Johnson
Atlanta
State Committee
Oriy Mariea
Auanta
Fire at Schwabacher store in New Orleans damages third floor
A December 9 fire confined to the J. M. Schwabacher Co store on the third floor, water damage to other floors. Loss estimated under $30,000 and fully insured. Separate notes discuss disease control and quarantine durations, mentioning state versus municipal powers and diphtheria precautions.
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J. & M. Schwabacher, Limited
Schwabacher
Carrie Alexander Kills George Rice in Irwin County
In Irwinville Georgia Carrie Alexander a negro woman serving a term in the Irvin county chain gang was jailed for murder of fellow convict George Rice. They quarreled on a public road last Saturday evening when Rice tried to strike her with a bottle. she stabbed him in the side with a meat knife. Rice died within minutes.
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George Rice
Irwinville
Carria Alexander
Irvin County
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Rice
Cuthbert Knights of Pythias elect officers for term
Cuthbert Georgia December 9 Special The Cuthbert Lodge Knights of Pythias has elected its officers for the next term led by B. W. Hillis D D RL Moye C G L G Shuck V G J D Gun Pi G M Graham M A R Terry M W J C Graham M E J H Stanfard K Rand S J W Harris M F J N Stanford I G N B Brown C G
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RL. Moye
C. G
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J. W. Harris
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N. B. Brown
Forestry Association Adopts Resolution to Create Southern Appalachian Reserve
Washington December 9 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson presided at the opening session of the American Forestry Association where a resolution declared the association will lend its best efforts to establish a Southern Appalachian national forest reserve. Nominations recommended Wilson for president and Fernen, Bowers, and Luebhart for top posts. Raleigh December 9 farmers report cotton crops threatened by a growing scarcity of labor as Negro workers leave rural areas, shifting to centers and beyond the state.
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New York
K. A. Bowers
Connecticut
Otto Luebhart
the Diatrict of
Columbia
Raleigh
N. C
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