Incendiary Fire Destroys Adair Home in Washington, Georgia
A large country home near Tignall, the G B Adair estate, burned at daybreak with the family escaping in night clothes. Loss includes furniture, paintings, and jewelry valued around $130,000 with about a third insured. Authorities suspect incendiary work connected to pay disputes involving two servants and a suspect Henry Anderson and his wife were jailed after questioning.
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Washington
G. B. Adair
Georgia
Green B. Marsh
Spencer Adair
Sutton
Tignall
Adair
Henry Anderson
Adairs
Anderson
Salvation Army Christmas Aid Planned for Poor
Salvation Army aims to distribute Christmas dinners in baskets for 1,500 poor on Christmas Eve between 4 and 6 pm after careful local checks Brigadier Crawford and staff will set up a tree for Monday December 28 offering gifts to over 600 children, bringing joy to many families.
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Salvation Army
Crawford
What Church Can Do For Man Without a Job
Rev. H. H. Proctor urged First Congregational Church to aid unemployed locals. He called churches moral centers to pray for the jobless, advocate with employers, and welcome stranded workers as a spiritual harvest during the period of stress.
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Proctor
Christian Churches
Churches of Christians
H. H. Proctor
First Congregational Church
Colorad
Friends of Men
Harrison Mentioned as Bessie Tift Prex
In Macon December revial Dr J G Har head of Mercer University education and philosophy is mentioned for the presidency of Bressire Tilt College at Syth. The prudential committee will meet Tuesday to consider a president and Dr Harrison is under consideration. It is not known if he would accept the post.
Mayor Woodward Faces a Turbulent 1915 in Atlanta Politics
The piece surveys ongoing clashes between Mayor James G. Woodward and many city officials, boards, and council members. It notes hostile battles over crematory contracts, police and cemetery matters, tax offices, and the fire department, with forecasts that little peace may come in 1915 amid retirements and ongoing feuds.
Practical Education for Negroes Urged
In Columbus Georgia Rev Richard D Stinson head of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute spoke at St James A M E church urging practical education for Negroes nationwide The preacher said Christian church leadership must be sane and honest and that youth should be inspired to usefulness He cited backing from leading white friends in Atlanta who aided the training to better the masses.
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Columbus
Richard D. Stinson
Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute
St. James’ A. M. E
S. G. Means
Christian Church
Hef
Atlanta
Sandersville Methodist church damaged by fire
In Sandersville Georgia a blaze gutted the basement of a brick Methodist church. Flames reached 20 feet from basement windows before firefighters arrived. The building suffered about 2000 dollars in damage, with seats ripped from floors and contents moved for safety. Repairs planned. services to be held at the Baptist church on alternate Sundays. This is the first church fire in a century in town.
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Sandersville
Miss Estelle Leyden Dies in Norfolk Va
Miss Estelle Leyden aged 20 of Atlanta died in Norfolk Virginia on Saturday. The body will be brought to Atlanta Monday morning and taken to Patterson's undertaking establishment. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. She was the granddaughter of Major A Peyton, chief of artillery for Johnson in his southern campaign and owner of the Leyden house on Peachtree Street. She is survived in Atlanta by uncles Clarence Wilmer A and A Angler.
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Estelle Leyden
Atlanta
Norfolk
Patterson
Miss Leyden
Major A. Peyton
Johnson
South
Leyden
Peachtree Street
Clarence, Wilmer A. and
A. Angler
Dr McCracken Named President of Vassar
Mrs. Emma Garrett Boyd of Atlanta, a member of the Vassar club, received a telegram Sunday announcing the election of Dr McCracken of New England as president of the faculty. He is a brother of Dr Charles McCracken of Princeton. This marks the first Vassar presidential election in 26 years since Dr James Monroe Taylor served 25 years and retired a year ago. Graduates of We in Atlanta and elsewhere are noted.
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Emma Garrett Boyd
Atlanta
Vassar Club
McCracken
New Eele
Charles McCracken
Princeton
Vassar
James Monroe Taylor
Col M E Evans Warenton Mayor Dies at 30
Warrenton Ga December 20 Col M E Evans mayor of Warrenton for the past year and a prominent attorney died here today Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church at 1 oclock Monday and the interment will be at Norwood Evans a Mercer University graduate was 30 years old and leaves a widow Miss Nora Johnson married last September
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Warrenton
M. BE. Evans
Methodist Church
Norwood
Mercer University
Nora Johnson
Rev John S Callaway Dies While Preparing For Church Service
Penfield Ga December 20 Rev John Sanders Callaway pastor of Penfield Baptist church and three other churches in this section died at his home at 7 30 pm just as he was starting to the local church to deliver his Sunday night sermon. He was 77 and survived by his wife and eight children R M and W R Callaway of Atlanta A B and J P Callaway Jr Mrs J P Waldrup Mrs T Brown Mrs Ben Drake and Mrs E B Boswell. Funeral services will be held here Tuesday morning.
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Penfield
John Sanders Callaway
Penfield Baptist Church
R. M
W. R. Callaway
Atlanta
A. B
J. P
Town Marshal Shot in Georgia Rescue Incident
J S Fincher town marshal of Chatsworth Ga was shot and seriously wounded today while making an arrest. Disturbance followed as he detained two men named Knick and began to lock them up when one of the Knick brothers advanced with a shotgun and the firing began. The marshal was hit in the leg and one Knick boy also sustained a leg wound.
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Chatsworth
J. S. Fincher
Iknick
Knick
Athens Blind Tigers Given War Time Rates
Athens Ga December 20 Special One blind tiger a day has been the record of the police of Athens for December the twentieth being turned up today. Nine tenths of them are convicted and are fined from 40 to 460. For four years preceding this the standard fine was 200 but war times is given as the reason for the cut in penalty as 60 now is as hard to raise it is claimed as 200 was two years ago.
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Athens
Bessie Tift College Holiday Closure Remains Brief
Bessie Tift College in Forsyth Georgia closes for Christmas holidays on December 20. Nearly all the students have departed for home. The college choral unions serenaded local trustees and friends with Christmas carols on Thursday night as a gift to Forsyth.
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Forsyth
Bessie Tift College
Theatrical Stars Rest Here Ahead of Christmas
Miss Percy Haswell and company arrive from New York to rest in Atlanta until Christmas Day. They present two performances of Green Stockings with Albert Paterson leading. The cast includes Florence Pendleton, Theresa Daly, Madge West, and others. Tickets go on sale tomorrow as crowds are anticipated for matinee and evening shows.
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Percy Haswell
New York
Atlanta
Miss Haswell
New Orleans
Gus Skinner
Albert Paterson
Green Stockings
Florence Pendelton
Theresa Daly
Madge West
Angele Ogden
S. K. Fried
Russell Filmore
James Morrissey
Lynn Osborne
Mis Haswell
Perlmarta
Death of M. H. Shepard in Georgia home
M. H. Shepard aged 64 was found dead in bed Sunday morning at his daughter Mrs. T. M. Word’s residence 3383 Cherokee Avenue. Ill health had afflicted him. The body will go to Gratia Georgia Tuesday at 7:30 for funeral and interment. Survived by five daughters Mrs. H. M. Rosser Mrs. T. M. Ward Mrs. N. H. Kirkpatrick Mrs. J. F. Pelot Mrs. BE. M. Hayes and two sons W. H. and H. N. Shepard.
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M. H. Shepard
T. M. Word
Cherokee Avenue
Shepard
Word
Gratia
Mr. Shepard
H. M. Rosser
T. M. Ward
N. H. Kirkpatrick
J. F. Pelot
BE. M. Hayes
W. H
H. N. Shepard
Educators Meet in Atlanta on College Admission Rules
Dr. Joseph Stewart of the University of Georgia calls a statewide meeting of school superintendents high school heads and preparatory institution leaders at the Piedmont hotel in Atlanta on December 29 to agree on clearer college admission standards.
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Athens
Joseph Stewart
Department of
University of Georgia
Piedmont Hotel
Atlanta
Auto hits street car injuring Macon boy in collision
Slippery pavement caused W J Dabney’s auto from Dabney Implement to skid into an East Hunter street car at South Bread and Hunter streets. Nine year old Robert Dixon, nephew of Mr Dabney, suffered a forehead cut and was taken to Grady hospital. Car occupants dispute speed while witnesses note a narrow escape as the auto and street car were damaged.
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W. J. Dabney
Dabney Implement Company
Hunter Street
South Bread
Hunter Streets
Robert Dixon
Macon
Dabney
Grady Hospital
George Dixon
Decatur
Broad Street
Bnd
Bute
Farmers of Monroe Co Plan to Live at Home
Forsyth Ga December 20 Reports from all sections of Monroe indicate the grain crop next year will be the largest in county history. Farmers have increased grain acreage and planted more wheat than in years past. The extent of cotton reduction is uncertain, but many plan to live at home and raise supplies on their farms. Landlords instruct negro tenants to stay and plant only as landowners advise.
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Forsyth
Samuel M Inman Improved and Returning Home
Friends of Samuel M Inman reported Sunday he was greatly improved after severe illness and was moved from his son Frank M Inman at 1060 Peachtree Road to his own home at 552 Peachtree Street.
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Samuel M. Inman
Frank M. Inman
Peachtree Road
Peachtree Street
Special term ordered for Fleming Jackson trial in Mitchell
Judge E E Cox issues order for special term of Mitchell superior court to try Fleming Jackson for killing Deputy Sheriff Will Griner. Jackson is jailed in Columbus and will be brought to Camilla for the December 22 trial amid other urgent business.
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Thomasville
E. E., Cox
Mitchell Superior Court
Fleming Jackson
Will Griner
Jackson
Columbus
Camilla
Patterson Remodels Fine Undertaking Establishment
H M Patterson and Son, Puneral Directors, have remodeled their South landmark by adding three reception rooms and a large show room. The interiors are redesigned with careful planning and artistic furnishings, greatly enhancing the building’s beauty.
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H. M. Patterson & Son
Punerat
Chamberlin Johnson DuBose Co Names Change
In Atlanta and New York Paris sectors the Chamberlin Johnson DuBose company announces a change as Sorosis Service has altered its plan. The shift affects showroom spaces and branding for the Sorosis Room.
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Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co
Atlanta
New York
Paris
Sorosis Certificates Reflect a Prudent Santa Spirit
The SOROSIS ROOM expresses a rational method and Santa Claus spirit as a guiding presence, with a calm, disciplined atmosphere that frames the space. The depiction hints at orderly charm and measured, thoughtful tone within the setting.
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Santa Claus
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Bessie Tift Prex
LaVallieres
Maier & Berkele,Inc
Whitehall St
Atlanta, Georgia
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James G. Woodward
Jim
Makey
Bill
Health Board
City Hall
W. L. Gilbert
J. H. Bradfield
Police Board
Carlos Mason
Beavers
Cemetery Commission
Tendent Porter
Oakland Cemetery
Messrs. Malone
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Meador
John Holliday
R. M. Clayton
Clayton
Rudolph Herring
Sanford
City
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James M. ‘Fuller
W. M. Slaton
Gummings
Cummings
James L. Mayson
Marietta
Water Department
Comptroller’s Department
Park Department
Water Board
Board of Grady Trustees
Carnegie Lbrary Boards
Nutting
Candler
Albert Thomson
Fourth Ward
Norfolk, VA
M’cracken
Col. M. E. Evans
L.C. Adler
Tiffany
Malacca
John S. Callaway
Bessie Tift
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Mitchell
Brown & Allen
Whitehall and
Alabama
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Sorosis Service
United States
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