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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1914
Page
2
The weather man predicts cloudy skies with intermittent drizzles today and moderate temperatures. Forecaster Herrmann issued the advisory last night saying conditions won’t ruin Christmas for most people, though those outdoors all day may feel some dampness.
Public auction in Taylorsville Georgia on December 7 1914 will sell the entire stock of merchandise from J J & E H Holoway including dry goods shoes furnishings hats clothing hardware groceries drugs and more. Items valued at 359053 with total 4474 etc. Offer cash bids subject to referee approval. Inspection arranged via Munday Rockmart Georgia and Ferris trustee Atlanta.
Fifteen hundred of the city's poor were fed Thursday afternoon by the Salvation Army which distributed 300 large Christmas baskets at the hall on Marietta Street between 4 and 6 o clock. Workers had surveyed the needy and chosen those most in need. A Christmas tree celebration for the children will be held Monday night with about 70 children expected. A boozers rally is planned for New Year’s Eve with hot rolls and coffee for the "boys" of the saloon and an invitation to board the water wagon for 1916.
Thousands crowded downtown Atlanta last night to shop and celebrate Christmas Eve. Decorated windows, crackers, horns, and laughter filled the streets as shoppers flooded stores, police praised for keeping order, and a festive mood overrode any hard times.
Atlanta churches publish a rich Christmas service schedule. St Mark's Methodist offers morning organ preludes and a grand postlude with soloists. All Saints features a full liturgy, anthems, and a processional hymn. Episcopal churches announce Holy Communion, sermons, carols, and special music across St Luke's Holy Cross and others led by Drs Memminger Wilmar and Smith, with multiple services and festive music throughout Christmas Day.
The article discusses whether a retiring senator’s pay ends on election day or continues until the successor is commissioned. It notes Sen West’s death and the election of Thomas W. Hardwick to succeed him, with Hardwick commissioned November 30. The question, unseen by the Senate before, arises from West’s death and Hardwick’s commission.
One of the season’s notable Christmas events in Atlanta was hosted by the Georgian Terrace hotel under Manager Robert Grant. A Christmas tree twenty feet tall adorned with lights and gifts stood as the centerpiece, while a Christmas tree dance and Yuletide menu delighted guests. The St Philip’s Episcopal Cathedral boys’ choir, thirty strong, performed Christmas songs during the event held in the lounge.
The Rev J A Tracker, a local Congregational minister, appeared before Floyderty court this week on a charge of stealing a tent from W A Wright, special officer of the Southern Railroad. Evidence was conflicting and the jury could not agree, resulting in a mistrial.
Mrs McBroom, held in Mobile Alabama on the charge of killing her husband Reuben A McBroom a merchant, was released today on bond of $5000 through habeas corpus proceedings.
The Negro newsboys of Atlanta will receive a Christmas dinner at Big Bethel church at 3 p m Monday. Alice Carey and Morris Brown College social workers will organize the meal and accept gifts via Alice Carey at Morris Brown College to support the event.
Court of Appeals of Georgia affirms or reverses multiple judgments from city and superior courts. Notable items include Lamb receiver et al v Kennedy and Griffin v State with judges Reece and Harwell, plus reversed judgments in Bryant v State and Jackson v State. Attorneys for plaintiffs in error and solicitors general listed alongside.
Charles P. Glover Realty hosts an eggnog gathering while multiple warranty deeds and transfers flood December records. Transactions include lots on Lucile avenue Hopkins street and Langhorn street, a two story residence at 619 Washington street, and numerous parcels in North View cemetery area. Various mortgage actions and exchanges complete the slice of Atlanta property activity.
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