Magnetic survey of globe nears two thirds done
Washington December 28 The Carnegie Institution report shows the non magnetic yacht Carnegie nearing two thirds of a global magnetic survey. After 150000 miles of voyaging, data are in hand for hydrographers and shipmasters worldwide. The project aims to furnish true readings for compass checks and navigation corrections.
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Washington
Carnegie
Brooklyn
N. T
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Hydrographera
Seven Seas
L. &. Hauer
Carneese
Bauer
Aress
Gallier
Galea
W. J. Heters
Hauer
Five Thousand College Students Gather in Kansas City
Five thousand college students from sixty U S and Canadian institutions attend a five day student volunteer convention for foreign missions in Kansas City Missouri. Delegates from fifteen foreign nations join the gathering including a 150 member Chinese delegation with twenty women. Notable speakers include William J Bryan as the event opens with a Congress of Religions featuring experts explaining origins of each faith. The movement acts as a recruiting arm for church boards aiming at worldwide evangelisation.
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Kaus City
United States
Canada
William J. Bryan
Congress of Religions
Danziger Missing. Police Search Continues in New Orleans
No trace is found of T Walter Danziger, a young real estate dealer, after his disappearance on a Tuesday in December. Police HQ reports ongoing investigations into his affairs, with books to be checked and results expected later this week. The firm Danziger & Tessier has dissolved. Michael Mitchell becomes receiver for Mitchell Berns Construction, while St Clair Adams succeeds Danziger in Teutonia Bank receivership.
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T. Walter Danziger
Danziger
New Orleans
Danziger & Tessier
Michael Mitchell
Mitchell-Berns Construction Company
St! Clair Adams
Teutonia Bank
Festival Chorus and Organ Delight Large Atlanta Audience
An audience at the Auditorium heard Charles A. Sheldon Jr with the Music Festival association chorus and soloists Cortez Wolffungen and Mrs Carthew Yorston in a varied program. They opened with Indammatus and Sanctus, delivered strong choral sections, and included solos and songs. Sheldon played the organ with breadth, featuring Pomp and Circumstance, Cradle Song, and a Hallelujah chorus arrangement from The Messiah, drawing warm audience response.
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Music Festival Association Chorus
Cortez
Wottfangen
Rossini
Goonod
Yorston
Wolffungen
Jter
Sheldon
Grouing
Atlanta
Shel~ Don
Dickinson
Mr. Sheldon
Largest Christmas Tree Promised to Turner Children
The Atlanta Turnverein plans a large Christmas tree event for its members children under fifteen on the last night of the year. Santa will arrive at 4 15 pm by chariot drawn by four reindeer and call out names for gifts. The program includes a floor clearance and dancing to follow at 8 pm.
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Mamie Ansley
Bunny
Jesse Draper
Chanticler
Turner Children
iBorty Times
Atlanta ‘Tirnverein
Newman Laser
Atlanta
Charley Gillett
Santa Claus
Santa
E. R. E. Schmidt
C. C. Gillett
Frank Wheat
Henry Macnob
Posse in Pursuit of Suspect After Attempted Assault
In Jessup Georgia on December 28 a man named Mack tried to assault a white woman in Hortense. He and his father and two others barricaded in a cabin. shots were exchanged as officers approached. They escaped, one man arrested, Mack still at large as the posse pressed the chase.
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Jessup
Mack
Hortense
Price
Attendance battle in Sunday schools favors Central Presbyterian
The Central Presbyterian church won the Sunday school attendance fight over Tabernacle Baptist, showing sixteen more pupils than its rival. The report includes the attendance table for Sunday scholars.
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Central Presbyterian
Tabernacle Baptist Chureses
Felows
Chalmers Passes Bar Examination in Atlanta
Franklin Chalmers, a senior at Atlanta Law School and associate with Brantley Tones Brantley, is among eight individuals who passed the bar examination.
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Franklin
Chalmers
Aulanta Law School
Brantley, Tones & Brantley
Georgia law graduate passes bar exam stands out
Recently admitted to practice in Georgia, a bright young man passes the state bar examination. Eight of thirteen applicants succeeded. He is now entitled to practice in state courts and has been warmly congratulated by many friends. He is associated with a firm including ex-Congressman William G. Brantley, Harrison Jones, and William G. Brantley Jr.
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Georgia
Chalmers
William G. Brantley
Harrison Jones
Wiliam G. Brantley, Jr
Governor Brewer's Books Found To Be Straight
Jackson Miss December 25 No discrepancies were found in the financial records of the executive office of Earl Brewer governor of Mississippi in a tax report by LE Groak accountant for the executive investigating committee made public here. The governor dispensed a $5900 contingent fund and a $10000 for the special penitentiary investigation. In his report Mr Crook and the governor refused to produce contracts with a deferred agency but enclosed a letter from the governor stating an itemized report would be made to the legislature which meets January 5.
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Jackson
Miss
Earl Brewer
Mississippi
LE Groak
Executive Investigating
Pisht
Captain and sailors abandon sinking Sirdar in Gulf
The British bark Sirdar bound Mobile to Port of Spain with lumber was abandoned and burned as a navigational peril after taking water in a Christmas Eve storm. Pensacola reports say the captain and crew landed today aboard a fishing schooner. The vessel, owned by a Newfoundland firm, shifted cargo and foundering led to its near total flooding.
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Pensacola
Fla
Gulf
Mobile
Porth
Spain
New Foundland
Nehooner
Xmas Rates Reduced Over N C & St L Ry Apply At Any Agent
Reduced Christmas rates announced by the Northern Central and St Louis Railways with further reductions on Western and Arkansas routes. Travelers urged to apply at any railway agent to receive the special holiday fares.
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AR. R
Sentenced 10 Gallows as He Reveals Real Name
Ralph Farias, using the alias John Bostick, was sentenced to be hanged within ninety days for murder tied to a December 1 train hold up near El Monte California. He disclosed his true identity only after his parents were reportedly en route to witness his fate.
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Cal
Ralph Farias
John Bostick
Jurtice E. Montague
Artes
el Monte
Farlas
Cavin Craig
Ralph
Farias
James Far
Southern Pacific
Bakersfield
Marion
Iowa
Parlis
San Francisco
A. J ®. Colep
Hammel
Richmond
Mn. Farissig
San Quenin
Big Increase Shown in Coal Production
Washington reports a 10 to 40 million ton rise in U S coal output for 1913 with total production expected between 566 000 000 and 575 060 000 tons by year end Edward W Parker coal statistician of the geological survey cites spring floods labor shortages and strikes as factors while noting floods in Colorado and Ohio valley disruptions limited gains and shifts in output to the Southwest and eastern states
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Washington
United States
Iador
Colorado
Ohio
Edward W W. Parker
Geological Survey
Onio
Parker
Mr Parker
The Top of the Year Sermon by Dr Procter
Rev HW Procter delivers the New Year sermon at the First Congregational Church colored. He asks if the year brought progress with stronger faith and broader sympathy, and urges readers to become more like God through growth, aspiration, and daily deeds.
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HW. H. Procter
Congregationai
Colored
Tang
God
Predicted Hold-Up Didn't Materialize On Train
Montgomery December 8 Railroad detectives were puzzled by a report that the New York New Orleans Manchester passenger train of the Louisville and Nashville would be robbed south of Montgomery. Sufficient evidence led officials to order sheriff deputies aboard the southbound train, but no hold-up occurred.
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Montgomery
Als
New York
Farms and Farmers Editorial on Education and Prosperity
The piece marks the 21st year of the Farms and Farmers Department in The Constitution. R. J. Redding reflects on progress in agriculture, urging broader education, reduced middleman take, and smarter capital use. He advocates larger yields at lower cost, cooperative efforts, and cautious pricing strategies to bolster farm prosperity.
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Cal
R. J. Redding
Farms and Farmers
Griffin
Georgia
M Arras
ScienciGe Zarmig
State College
Bey
Ies
From Tick Infestation to Free Pastures A Farm Table Note
The article outlines schedules to rid pastures of cattle ticks by restricting infesteds on fields and timing removal dates. It adds a general rule that corn and cotton fields planted in March or April become tick free by September 16, and recommends weekly cattle inspections. It also includes letters about buckwheat as soil improver versus cowpeas and veterinary queries on a sick mare and a pup with distemper.
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Rap Aly
L. Dickerson
Tri-Weekly
Vicks
HL. Ware
Senoin
Marc
jAprilt
Apel
Weite
Peter Bahnsen
Atlanta
Barntater
Oxford
Aunt Lindy in a Dilapidated Indiana Alley Home
The piece reports on Aunt Lindy, a washerwoman, as she describes housing conditions in an Indiana town near a railroad, detailing crowded cisterns, alleyways, and cess pools. It portrays her cleanliness amid squalor and notes a broader push for a housing law. The narrative contrasts her neat laundry with the filth surrounding her dwelling.
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Pithin
Indiana
Athion Fellows
Aunt Lindy
River Hotel
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