Telephone Employees May Purchase Stock Plan Announced
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company, parent of the Bell system, grants employees of two years or more the option to buy stock at 110 per share on easy terms. One share per 200 of annual wages, up to ten shares, with payments starting March 1915. Dividends reduce the unpaid balance, and full repayment is expected by late 1918. If an employee dies, payments and dividends are refunded with interest adjustments. The plan covers about 60,000 stockholders among 160,000 employees, with total stock issued near 3656 million and market price around 118 per share.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
A Woman's Terrible Experience Promotes Favorite Prescription
An appeal extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe, herbal remedy to restore health for women suffering backache headaches irregularities and catarrhal symptoms. It cites widespread benefits for mothers wives and daughters and invites letters to Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Asult
Doctor Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
New York
Georgia Woman Named to National Sociology Exhibit Committee
Miss Carrie Weaver Smith of Georgia is named to the Panama Pacific Exposition national committee to arrange the sociological exhibit in San Francisco. She is house physician at the Virginia K Johnston Home for Girls in Dallas and travels from Atlanta to New York for the committee work.
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Georgia
San Francisco
Carrie Weaver Smith
Br. Smith
Tudge H. E. W. Palmer
Atlanta
New York
Virginia K. Johnston
Dallas
Texas
Department 10 Fire Department Motorization Plan
Plans to motorize the fire department were discussed by the board of firemasters. Chief W. B. Cummings proposed converting four engines at central stations for 28,000 and a full city motorization at about 150,900, with expected savings on feed bills in two to three years. Mayor Woodward favored selling Pryor Street station and moving Nos. 3 to another area. A called meeting Friday will finalize budget needs and draft a tentative sheet for the council finance committee.
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Board of Firemasters
W. B. Cummings
Woodward
Pryor Street
Armistead
Council
Colonel J. L. Boynton Dies at 70 in Georgia
Colonel J. L. Boynton of Calhoun county died at 1 PM in Idison Georgia of Brights disease. A prominent Georgian legislator he served in the house and senate multiple terms. He was 70 and leaves friends and relatives to mourn his loss.
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Idison
J. L. Boynton
Calhoun County
Bright
House
Senate
Death of an Old Janitor in Athens Georgia
Doc Potts longtime university janitor died last night at age seventy. He served on the campus for thirty five or forty years spanning eras when notable Georgia figures were students.
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Athens
Doc Potts
The
Constitution
Georgia
Bruce Adams Held Pending Inquiry In Georgia Shooting
In Waycross Georgia Bruce Adams was jailed in Douglas after a coroner’s inquest into the death of J P Byrd shot Sunday near Tales ten miles south of Douglas. Adams says Byrd sought to kill him with an ax. Byrd died from birdshot and shell wadding. Byrd, 30, left a wife with three children and two brothers in Florida.
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Waycross
Bruce Adams
Douglas
J. P. Byrd
Tales
Byrd
Adams
John Byrd
Pierce County
B. H. Tanner
Florida
Kentz Bennett In Serious Condition After Injury
Kentz Bennett son of prominent Georgia attorney John W. Bennett, remains seriously ill at his home in Waycross after a scratch on his left arm became infected. Blood poisoning developed after he returned home for Christmas, keeping him from resuming university studies for several weeks.
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Waycross
Devemver Av
Spe
Athens
Kentz Bennett
John W. Bennett
Macon Moves to Build $1,000,000 Passenger Depot
Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway reach agreement on a new 1 million dollar passenger depot contract. The railroad commission to set start date. land valued near a half million to be conveyed to the railroad at completion. Alderman Lee seeks investigation into railroads and warehouse rebates affecting tenants.
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Macon
Central of Georgia Railway
Railroad Commission
Central
W. G. Lee
Council
Lee
Mrs Hopkins Fortune Revealed in Lawrence Estate Case
A transfer tax appraisal filed in New York shows how Russell Hopkins son of Dr John R Hopkins benefited from his 1906 elopement with Vera Seigrist. Dr Lawrence allegedly gave him 100000 to stay away from his business and city. Hopkins later sued for 40000 but the widow settled for 75000 in full. Under the will Hopkins received two fifths of the million and a quarter estate.
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New York
Joseph J. Lawrence
Comptroller’s
Albany
Russell Hopkins
John R. Hopkins
Atlanta
Irvington
Hopkins
Committee from Rome seeks higher Rome bridges
A Floyd County and Rome City committee traveled to Montgomery to press Major Brown of the United States engineers for bridge height changes on the Oostanaula crossing. They seek an 18 inch raise to avoid a drawbridge, enabling a concrete, lower maintenance structure and cost savings.
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Rome
Floyd
Montgomery
Brown
United States Engineers
Oostanaula
Christmas rates set by Ni. C. and St. L. Ry and W. & A. R. R.
Railway companies Ni. C. and St. L. Ry and W. and A. R. R. announce special holiday rates. Only appointed agents may handle bookings.
E A Thompson Dead Husband Telegram Aids Search
A telegram from Norfolk announces the death of E A Thompson received in Atlanta. Mrs EB A Thompson is believed to reside in Atlanta unknown last night. Chief Beavers asked newspapers to aid in locating her. Dr White and Dr Len G Broughton are longtime friends. A large church gathering is planned with an 11 o clock service and a 3 o clock installation. Dr White will preach to city youths at 6.
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Atlanta
Norfolk
EB. A. Thompson
Chief Beavers
W A. Burkhead
Norfolk Police
Thompson
White
Len G. Broughton
Tabernacle
Coming of Dr White Pleases Tabernacle
The Tabernacle Baptist church welcomes Dr J K White of Macon as pastor, arrival scheduled for the end of the week. White is described as a strong Southern preacher with grit and courage, aligning closely with the church’s long held values.
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DR. White
Tabernacle Baptist Church
J. K. White
Macon
The
Tabernacle
White
Jackson Masonic Chapter elects officers for next convocation
Jackson Georgia December 30 Spe cial.1 Jackson chapter No 64 Royal Arch Masons elected officers this week and will install at the next convocation. Elected were H F Fletcher H P J B Stopkins King R Gunter scribe D G McMichael C H H L Daughtry P S O Lee Chestnutt R A cy J Jones M of Third Veil George Carmichael M of Second Veil W R Carmichael M of First Veil J H Ham treasurer FP M Allen secretary F M Hodges ryler
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Jackson
Royal Arch Masons
H. F. Fletcher
H. P
J. B. Btopkins
King
R. Gunter
Scribe
D. G. McMichael
C. H
H. L. Daughtry
P. S
O. Lee Chestnutt
R. A
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