Handsome Pearls Found in Georgia
Dr. S. W. McCallie reports a locally found pearl from a mussel in the Chattooga river, valued at 125 dollars, found by J. and Wyatt of Leary, dressed by jeweler Greer. He notes previous pearls by Wyatt, suggests northwest Georgia and nearby Tennessee rivers hold similar stones, and recalls DeSoto era reports of Indigenous pearls. The piece treats pearl discovery as a potential new Georgia industry.
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Georgia
S. W. McCallie
Chuttooga River
J. &. Wyatt
Leary, Ga
Chattooga County
Greer
Walton Street
McCallie
Wyatt
DeSoto
McCabe
Home
Chattooga River
Wood to Lead Army of the East with Western Department Command
Secretary Garrison announced Major General Leonard Wood will leave the office of chief of staff next April to command the western department with headquarters at Governor's Island New York. He succeeds Major General Thorass H Barry who goes to the Philippines. No successor named for chief of staff.
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Washington
Garrison
Watcith
Leonard Wood
Western Department
Governor's Island
New York
Thorass H Barry
Philippines
Christmas Services in Local Churches in Atlanta
Several Atlanta churches begin the Christmas season with special services and music. First Presbyterian will host a morning sermon by Dr Walker on The Lord of Peace and an evening message titled A Foretast of Rest Christmas, with choir music. Grace Methodist plans a musical program by organist J Gordon Moore and Dr O Jones will preach on The Humanity of Christ. Sunday school rooms are decorated and a Dizzytes entertainment is planned. The week will feature various gatherings across churches and no one will miss Yuletide joys.
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Atlanta
First Presbyterian Church
I .Walker
Grace Methodist
J. Gordon Moore
O. Jones
Councilman May Be Next Mayor Pro Tem In Atlanta
Municipal politics in Atlanta eyes a councilman as potential next mayor pro tem amid debate on whether the position requires law or precedent. Rumors surge around Alderman James R Yutting and Alderman Ragsdale in the sixth and tenth wards over the vacant slot, with Councilman Wroud increasingly suggested as the suitable choice.
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Man
James R Yutting
Ragsdale
A L Bridge Awaits Order Of President
Fulton county commissioners urge replacement of the Seaboard turbine railroad bridge at Howell MA road with a substantial new span. The draft order sits with General Manager Stanley in Portsmouth VA after its Atlanta office dispatch. Local road officials seek a decision, hoping the bridge supports a proposed street car line to Rowell Mill Town.
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Fulton County Commissioners
Howell
Stanley
Portsmouth
Atlanta
Rowell Mill
Burleson Seeks Million for Parcel Post Operation
Washington December 13 Postmaster General Burleson urged the House Post Office Committee to grant an emergency appropriation of 1 million dollars to fund parcel post operations through June 26. He reported that of the 1 million allocated to start the new system, all but 22 thousand had been spent by December 6.
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Washington
Burleson
Hohse Post Ofice Committee
Tech Dramatic Club's Magistrate Triumph At Grand Opera House
The Tech Dramatic club delivered a notable performance of Pinera's Magistrate at the Grand Opera House. Despite a small audience, Miss Carolyn Cobb praised the effort as a breakthrough showing. The production underscored growing talent and potential for future dramatic study at the Tech school. Maxwell H. Swain remarks commend the coaching and selection that made the entertainment possible.
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Tech Dramatic Club
Carolyn Cobb
The
Dramatic Club
Pinera
Goden
Coll
Misa Cobb
Gators
Chicago trade body will visit Atlanta
The Chicago Chamber of Commerce extension committee plans a January tour of the southeastern states with Atlanta as a principal visit. W H Johnson announces the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad agent. Hundreds of Chicago industrial concerns will be represented and conduct a wide ranging campaign tour for substantial commercial results. SV H Leahy of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce will arrange entertainment for the visitors.
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Chicago Chamber of Commarea
Atlanta
W. BH. Johnson
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad
Chicago
Ter
SV. H Leahy
Industrial and Statistical Bureau
The
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Bankers praise currency bill at city club dinner
A. P. Coles of Central Bank and Trust urges bankers to back the currency bill while noting it will alter national banking. Henry Heinz of the club hosts and guests from Philadelphia to Baltimore attend. Coles says flaws should be fixed, not condemned, and Atlanta may host a regional reserve bank. Charles H. Currier welcomes the bill ending public agitation and foresees improved conditions.
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A. P. Coles
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
Csted
Henry 0. Heinz
H. & Haas
First National Bank of
Philadelphia
Maxwell Bechew
Equitable Mortgage and Trust ‘Co
Baltimore
HT. S. Rossel
Fourth National Bank
New York
J. Hood
Northeastern Banking Company of Commerce
Senate
Mr. Coles
Coles
United States
Gus
South
Atlanta
Charles H Currier
Atlanta National Bank
Publc
Flames trap nurse who saves patients in hospital fire
Crowley December 19 A hospital sanatorium fire trapped nurse Miss Sibell Morris as patients were rescued. An explosion from a stove caused widespread smoke and flames. Morris guided patients to safety before being forced to jump from a second story window, breaking a leg and fearing internal injuries. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Crowley
Sibell Morris
Biss Morris
Escaped Convicts Caught Near Wilmer Alabama
Three prisoners escaped from the city jail by digging through a wall were captured near Wilmer Alabama thirty five miles from the city by a posse from Wilmer. Mobig Ald. Lecomte 9 G George Stone George B Glover and Frank Olsen were identified.
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Mobig
Ald. Lecomte
George Stone
George B. Glover
Frank Olsen
Wilmer
Ala
Ogmulgee Boat Line Boosted by Winship
Macon Ga December 19 Elmo Winship wealthy San Francisco resident comes to Macons aid by backing a motorboat freight line from Macon to the Atlantic Ocean at Brunswick Ga via the Gemiges Oconee and Altamaha rivers. Winship provides 20000 toward the project. Macon residents plan to raise 80000 more to prove the Georgia river system can be navigable.
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Macon
Elmo, Winship
San Franccisco
Brunawick
Gemiiges
Oconee
Altamaha
Winship
Georgia
Theatres at the Atlantay Offer Diverse Vaudeville and Plays
The Atlantay presents six matinées this afternoon featuring The Git of My Dreams as the overfog, with Countess Olza von Hatzfeldt in the cast. Tonight employs a high standard with The Quaker Girl returning Monday, Victor Motiny leading the organization, and Christmas week at Forsyth promising merriment. Sergeant Bagby, a notable vaudeville act, joins Avantd for holiday week, dramatizing The Sergeant diramy Bagby’s Feet with Irvin Cobb and Boze Mann Burger. Six features will accompany the showings, and Christmas engagements push ticket sales.
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Atlantay
Atlanta
Olza von Hatzfeldt
Atlancs
Allanta Theater
Victor Motiny
Agha
Mr. Martey
Saute
Forsyth
Sergeant Bagby
New York
Irvin
Cobb
Bozemann Burger
Haseen
Mr. Cobb
Qr. Bulger
A Midnight Marriage to Open Next Week at Bijou
New York stars Florence Price Hey and Lee Farvey join the Bijou stock company for next week's performances of A Midnight Marriage. Matinees at 3:30 and evening shows at 8:30 offer free admission for ladies with escorted paid tickets. Fat Reid's melodrama headlines with special holiday cartoons at the Lyric.
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Meg
Matinae
Ana
Gereloc
Ganpy Hosligan
Funeral notices and obituaries across Atlanta area
Multiple brief notices report funerals and deaths in Atlanta and nearby towns. Charles B Gaskill, in Second Baptist Church, with Oakland Cemetery interment. Eliza Jackson funeral at 8 with burial in Jackson county. other obituaries include 61-year-old Russell county planter and Confederate veteran. 1-year-old Harold Lemons. Mrs C N Fricks of Rome. James from Se wanee. Elizabeth Mawhon. Ida Poole service at Mt Zion church.
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Charles B. Gaskil
Clinton Gaskill
Houston
Texas
Gera McKinney
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Phi Delta ‘Theta
Gaskily
Oakland Cemetery
Eliza Jackson
Joseph A. Jackson
Piedmont Avenue
John HK. Wood
Jackson County
Winder
Intergent
Columbus
H. L. Dudley
Russell ,County
Alabama
Harold Lemons
W Lemons
Harry G Poole
Atlanta Park Cemetery
Ida Poole
Mt. Zion
Methodist
Carabaos Dinner Satire Report Approved by Wilson
President Wilson approved a report by Secretaries Garrison and Daniels on satires at a Carabao dinner, a group of army and navy officers. A general reprimand is expected, with no specific individuals named, and future dinners likely to allow few aud features.
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Washington
Wilson
Garrison
Daniels
Markets Show Mixed Signals Ahead of Inventory Peak
Dun's Review forecasts slower business as inventory season nears yet notes quiet markets in both commerce and industry. Christmas trade holds up year over year while steel mills may trim output, demand from railroads rises, and iron ore and pig iron buying narrows price concessions. Agricultural gains offset lower crop yields in final government estimates.
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New York
Dun
United States
Gariada
Atlanta Real Estate Advances Amid Stark Money Market
The Atlanta money market signals cautious optimism for realty, with Fulton National Bank declaring a 3 percent dividend in tough times. Prudential Insurance moves large Atlanta loans at high rates, while a Piedmont Avenue development charter advances water mains and street widening. Local deeds list numerous property transfers and mortgages across Inman Park, Mitchell and Davis streets, and adjacent avenues, reflecting active real estate commerce.
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Fulton National Bark
Ponce de Leon
Prudential
Atlanta
New York
Piegmont Avenue
Cheshire Road
Ansley Park
Rock Springs
Piedmont Avenues
Piedmont Avenue
Peacatres Road
B.burdett
George M. Mekhezie
S.E Davidson
Sec Téeteary
W. J. Dabney
W. E. Worley
B.C Calloway
E Worley
Woodland This
Highland Avenue
Inman Park N
Peachtree Road
Oglethorpe University
American Investment and Loan Company
McManan
Defense outlines grounds in Hobbs bribery trial
In Vicksburg Mississippi on December 19 the defense for State Senator G A Hobbs seeks a continuance claiming a key witness Mrs Furnage is ill and cannot testify promptly. The indictment accuses Hobbs of taking 200 from Stephen Castleman for votes with Lt Governor Bilbo also indicted. The defense contends Castleman offered 2500 to a woman to influence testimony and that Hobbs and Bilbo confronted Castleman to secure admission. they say that was their only contact. Castleman, long linked to Belzoni and delta county aims, testified before a special grand jury as part of a broader push for a new county. The defense cites recorded conversations via telephone and asserts Mrs Curpage would testify truthfully about the case status.
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Vicksburg
Misa
G. A. Hobbs
Hobbs
Stephen ‘Castleman
Belzoni
Miss
Castleman
Bilbo
WL. Turnage
Furnage
Stephen Castleman
Delta
Belcont
Eaoulty
Qast
Attornneys
Xmas Raths Reduced Over N. & St. L. Ry. and W. & ALR. R.
Regional rail firms announce reduced freight rates with substitutions for agents. Connections include North and St. Louis routes and Western and Atlantic Railway lines. The brief notes adjustments in pricing and agent applicability for shipments.
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St. L. Ry
W.& Alr. R
Found articles law excerpt from Georgia decisions
A finder of lost goods risks conviction for theft if knowingly returning them for personal use. A person who ads lost goods is liable to the rightful owner for proper care while in possession and may be reimbursed for expenses. The text references want ads for property and lost items.
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Georgia
Ena
Railroad Schedules Arrivals and Departures Listed
Passenger train times from several lines show daily schedules with arrivals and departures to and from Augusta Cairo Nashville and New York among others. The Norfolk and Western and Western and Atlantic routes list multiple city pairs and times including Knoxville Rome Memphis and Chicago with morning and evening slots.
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New York
Birbhum
Ar YI Norfolt
Memphis
Waubiton
York
Birham
Norfour
Monrog
City Ticket Office
Beachtece St
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Nashville
Cateago
Nashvilia
Nashvilis
Naanville
Rome
Nashvi
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Francis Avenue
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Rosedale Avenue
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Laura F. Laey
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Louisville
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Colonial Trust Company
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