Scenes in Atlanta Streets Show Joy and Poverty Alike
A photo essay captures Georgian shoppers in bustling Atlanta windows. It contrasts gleaming toys and holiday displays with the strain on small-budget families, highlighting parents hurrying home for Christmas and Salvation Army aid easing heartaches through the season.
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Roosevelt
Prachtree
Whitehall
Ola Santa Claus
Legion
Momey
Santa
Frasqueas
Real
Atlanta
Unselfish Georgians Face Christmas Shopping Pressure
The article contrasts stylishly dressed Atlantans with the burden on weary workers in crowded shops during the pre Christmas rush. It extols charity and civic spirit, noting Georgians’ concern for others amid holiday bustle and servant worries.
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Atlanta
Le Maire Optical Goods and New Grecian Cabinet
Walter Ballard Optical Co promotes Le Maire Opera Glasses and other styles at Peachtree Street in Atlanta, noting new designs and favorable prices. Athens reports a newly formed cabinet with Premier and ministerial appointments including war, foreign affairs, interior, justice, and finance ministers.
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Walter Ballard Optical CO
le Maire Opera
Peachtree Street
Athens
William ‘Theotokis
M. Skouzes
M. Kalogeropatos
Im. Botogopoulos
M. Steppavopoulos
Fricotpts
M. Simopoulos
Bath Shop Offers Robes and Accessories at Varied Prices
Today and tomorrow in Bath a sale of robes of fine Terry Cloth priced from 5 to 12 1/2 dollars. Men’s fine umbrellas range 1 to 15 dollars. Silk mufflers offered in various styles from 1 to 5 dollars. Handkerchiefs in linen and silk priced 25 cents to 1 dollar.
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Bath
Suit or Overcoat for Christmas Holidays
Advertises Hart Schaffner & Marx and Rogers, Peet, Co. menswear lines as stylish quality outfits for Christmas holidays. Claims these are America’s greatest lines and promotes moderate prices for new clothes suitable for occasion and town travel.
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
Rogers, Peet, & Co
America
Former Governor Sent to Old People Home in Madison Adison
December 21. William R. Taylor, Wisconsin governor from 1864 to 1876, moved to the Old People’s Home near Madison. His administration was marked by the Grange era railway regulation debates and a notable supreme court fight over state corporate rights. He had since lived quietly on a farm ten miles from Madison.
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Adison
Wis
William R. Taylor
Wisconsin
Old People’s
John 4. Johnson
Mr. Waytor
Grange
Ment
LaFollette
Supreme Court
Taylor
Madison
Two Killed in Wagon near Chicago Train Collision
December 21 reports two men Michael Cagey and Robert Hapley killed when a wagon they rode was struck by a Chicago and Northwestern train backing west on the main tracks. The crossing tower man and flagman were arrested. Privy Council Ottawa releases Kitty D fishing boat seized this year for alleged poaching after Canada ad minity court verdict.
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Chicago
Michael Cagey
Robert Hapley
Chicago and Northwestern
Tower Man
Flagmer
Privy Council
Ottawa
Ontario
Lake Erie
Privy Council of Great Britain
Admiralty Court of Canada
Judges to Rest Till January
Fulton county's superior court will adjourn for holidays with Judge Pendleton presiding for the final time in 1905. All other judges have taken leave. the criminal branch reconvenes January 22. Pendleton to draw grand jury names before adjournment. many judges plan travel or holiday time with families. Real estate transfers filed with Deputy Clerk Alex Ditter include a $5,000 parcel to C F Frank, a $3,500 loan on Peachtree Street, and two other deeds in Atlanta.
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Superior Court
Pendleton
Fulton County
Judgh Calhoun
Atlanta
Reid
New York
Roan
Fairburn
Alex Ditter
The
Bone
Tite
Susan McGuirk
C.F. Frank
Fourteenth District
W. 8. Walker
George L. Chaney
Peachtree Street
I. B. Bowen
M. Bowen
Longworth Pushes Bill for $5 Million Embassy Buildings
Washington December 21 Representative Longworth of Ohio introduced a bill to purchase up to 5 million dollars worth of buildings for United States missions in foreign capitals. He argues the plan removes wealth requirements for diplomacy and ensures dignified residences for envoys, so external appearances do not reveal social class differences.
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Longeworth
Washington
Longworth
Olio
United States Missions & al
United States
Attempted assassination of President Reyes shocks government
Washington reports an alleged cable indicating a failed plot to kill President Reyes in Bogota yesterday. The incident triggered mass arrests of prominent figures, including a former cabinet minister and five opposition leaders, facing immediate court martial with few reason details disclosed.
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Washington
Atme
Bogota
Reyes
Reyer
Jewel RY Diamonds Import Breaks High Mark This Year
A Commerce Department statement reports over 26 million dollars worth of diamonds and other precious stones imported into the United States in the current calendar year, the highest on record. Projected totals suggest nearly 31 million in diamonds and about 7 million in other stones, with uncut diamonds alone exceeding 10 million.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Home Quick Cure
An advertisement claims Pyramid Pile Cure offers a quick, sure home remedy for piles with no surgery. It offers a free trial by mail to anyone sending name and address, promising relief and a small 50 cent full course at local druggists if available.
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Ang
Pyramid Widg
Marshall
Mich
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