Parcel Post Shape Shifts at Atlanta Post Office
Parcel post operations trigger major reorganizations at Atlanta Post Office with many windows moved to Walton Street side and top floor, the registry area expanded, and new parcel post handling stations set up around the city. Postmaster McKee notes annual growth in postal work driven by parcel post.
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Curtis Drug Store
Petca
Todds Feugster
Atta Hie Way
Puzzle Contest Results Spark Local Interest Across States
A scrambled list of participants and towns appears to document results and names from a regional puzzle contest. Names like Newnan Georgia, Augusta, and Waycross appear among many smaller towns, with mentions of dates, prizes, and participation across multiple states and localities. The item reads as a reader’s digest of entrants and locales rather than a formal results table.
Street Cars To Blame For One Death Each Month
An Atlanta report cites an average of one street car death per month over six months. Victims include five children and a mother, with several near misses as cars strike kids in streets. Calls for better fenders and stricter parental supervision accompany a push for safer street car design.
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Machine Insures Sanitary Drinks In Atlanta
The Carroll Reid Novel Company led by F U Carroll and George G Reid will launch a patent shielded aluminum drinking machine in Atlanta this week. It will filter and sanitize soft drinks, serving eight or four glasses through a covered tube to prevent contamination. A second device aims to pour drinks directly from outlets, while city officials discuss sanitation ordinances. The firm plans to price machines affordably and begin market availability within weeks.
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Georgia State May Experiment In Apple Growth
Governor Brown considers a six acre gift of Habersham county apple lands to Georgia for an experimental apple orchard. The state would establish the site and fund growth research but the agriculture department lacks funds. Commissioner Conner will seek legislative support for summer consideration.
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Atlanta Eagles Fly Ball at Taft Hall Wednesday
Atlanta Aeries No 714 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles plans a large ball at Taft Hall Wednesday night to outshine previous events. Over a thousand tickets already sold, proceeds to widows and orphans fund. Ball starts at 9, refreshments free, string band to play, small admission for men, ladies admitted free. Four prizes for best dancers. Committee includes H J Vollmer, E Walter Tripp, JJ Barnes Jr, M W Kelley, Tom Winn, Ro Green, and Hugh Matthews.
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Atlanta
J Vollmer
Walter Tripp
JJ Barnes, Jr
M W
Kelley
Tom Winn
Ro Green
Hugh Matthews
Dr Campbell White to Speak at Laymen Missionary Movement Event
Dr Campbell White, a prominent figure in religious reform movements, will headline the Laymen Missionary Movement convention and supper. He is slated to speak at the Baptist Tabernacle on Sunday afternoon February 9 and address the banquet the following Monday evening February 10.
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Leadership Role Highlighted in Laymen's Movement History
The record notes Ban Hadin the two decades of public Christian work, tracing his rise to leadership in the Laymen's Movement. At the November 1, 1906 meeting, he gave the sole address and was named general secretary from the start, with later deputations to Britain and the movement’s committees in Pigland and Scotland.
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Ras
Great Britain
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Pigland
Scotland
Hexagon Tiles Change Ordered by City Official
City officials announce hexagon sidewalk tiles will be changed to a cement and sand mix, four by eleven inches, laid two inches thick. A. Mansell, construction chief, says inspectors will oversee installation on each property, with new molds and single-cast production to cut costs.
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Tiger Jail Breaker Slips Into LaGrange
Daniel notorious bootleg suspect escaped Lombeounty jail weeks ago and headed toward LaGrange. Reported to have slipped into TaGrange Saturday night to attend matters then left on the train around eight for Atlanta. He profited from whisky sales and owns real estate around LaGrange. County offers a $100 reward for his capture and searches are active.
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LaGrange
Old Lady Burns After Fall Against Grate in Lawrenceville
An elderly woman about 80, Elisa Martha Murph, was severely burned in Lawrenceville when she bent to put on her shoes and fell onto a grate. Found by her sister with her head resting against the grate, she suffered serious burns to her head and right arm.
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Lawrenceville
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Murphy
Weber and Fields Misread as Blackface Minstrels in South
Atlanta audiences mistaken Weber and Fields for minstrel performers though they are not. The Atlanta debut features a large company with top stars including Bessie Clayton, Walter Lawrence, Edouard Durant, and Joe Weber or Lew Fields in a high class revue.
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Peeping Tom Discovered By Wolf Parrish
Wolf Parrish of Northern Heights reports an intruder peering into his sleeping room and his wife’s. Parrish drew a revolver and fired four shots from near the veranda as the man fled. the intruder, a well known single white man, was not identified and no theft is suspected. Police have logged similar intruder reports in the area.
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Family-driven revival baptizes 90 year old woman
Rev H Proc tor pastor of the First Congregational church colored urged his people to adopt a five point family life plan. The plan calls for daily family prayer, early Sunday worship together, shared Sunday school, and a family talks at home. A 90 year old woman was baptized along with an infant from the fourth generation.
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Communion Service Attended By Wilsons In Princeton
President elect Wilson and Mrs Wilson with the Misses Jessie and Eleanor Wilson attended the First Presbyterian church in Princeton. After the service the governor greeted many congregants in the vestibule. This marked his second church visit since election. He planned to go to Trenton tomorrow with no outside conference plans as four weeks remain before resignation. Legislative leaders push to advance recommendations from his message, with longer sessions expected weekly.
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Twenty Three Years as Pastor at Bore Memorial Church
Dr R Holderby marks the twenty third anniversary of his pastorate at Bore Memorial Church with a morning sermon. He notes the many changes in the 100 member congregation yet emphasizes gratitude for steadfast gospel preaching, medical aid, an employment bureau, and mission work.
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Crude Oil Jump Sparks Drill Activity in PA West
In February crude oil rose to 240 a barrel fueling feverish drillers in western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia. New operations push day and night as old wells are cleaned and connected while long idle fields reopen. January saw 266 more wells drilled east of the Mississippi versus 1912, with forecasts for a larger February total. the current 240 mark matches post reconstruction highs, with 343% earlier high last seen in 1876.
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Cordele Man Charged With Embezzling
Cordele resident Clifford Jones, a sales employee for J. W. Gimson & Co, was arrested in Albany on a Crisp County warrant for embezzling notes and cash totaling 3180. He allegedly collected money on piano and musical instrument sales but kept the funds. authorities say the notes he claimed to hold were never in his possession.
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Parson's Give City An Unsavory Ram
A Universalist minister defends Atlanta against vilifying reformers who cry moral crisis claiming the city is not as corrupt as preached. He argues demolishing attacks harm reform efforts and praises Atlanta as a morally clean city of its size, urging restraint from sensational sermons and damage suits.
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Dean Elen- Wood
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Boozer to Be Tried for Killing Philpot in Hagansville
LaGrange reports the February term of the superior court opens Monday at 10 am in Trawp county courthouse. Henry Boozer of Hagansville stands trial for the killing of Philpot, with Reuben Arnold of Avante formerly representing the provocation. Boozer discharged two shotgun blasts, death nearly instantaneous. About eight Georgia and Alabama reading attorneys will participate in the hotly contested case attempting to secure a conviction despite a prior mistrial.
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