Night opening of Carnegie library draws visitors
Short items report the Carnegie library’s first night open with Mrs Anne Wallace pleased by the turnout and extended hours to 10 pm. Other notices include Sanford Ray’s death at 68, a banking charter application for Merchants and Farmers Bank of Eastman, and various city incidents from a Fortress avenue fire to police recoveries and local obituaries.
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Carnegie
Anne Wallace
Phit
Cook
Merchants and Farmers’ Bank of Eastman
Sol Herman J. W Cabenjss
Free to Strike at Rockefeller
Chicago, February 3. University of Chicago faculty may criticize John D Rockefeller freely without fear of dismissal. President Harper told the senior class that the university stands for free speech and no professor has ever been dismissed for expressing opinions on any subject. He cited past letters regarding Von Holst and affirmed the university’s stance on free speech.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Harper
John D Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
von Holat
Roosevelt at Grand Army Banquet in Washington
President Roosevelt and General John C Black and Lieutenant General Miles attended the Grand Army of the Republic Potomac department banquet in Washington. The president arrived after 10 pm, received a cordial welcome, and spoke about the Grand Army’s work and citizenship duties, reflecting on Civil War lessons.
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Grand Army
Washington
Roosevelt
John C Black
Miles
Department of the Potomac
Grand Army of the Republic
Horse Perishes in Corner Linden and Myrtle Barn Fire
A barn near Linden and Myrtle avenues burned last night at 11. Firemen arrived to find a wagon and a horse inside. The horse died from heat and smoke before rescuers could reach it as the structure burned rapidly.
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Linden
Myyrtle
Horss
Myrtle Avenues
City of Columbus steamship launches fail at Reach ship yard
In February at Reach ship yard the Savannah line steamer City of Columbus failed to leave the ways after moving 1 inch. Frost and tallow are suspected in causing the setback during the attempted launch.
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Cheater
Bavannah Line
City of
Columbua
Reachs
Odell Leads Fight Against Shipbuilding Financiers
Governor Odell and other New York Republican leaders who invested in the United States Shipbuilding Company plan a legal assault against Charles M. Schwab Max Pam and associates. Edward Lauterbach was retained to pursue claims for Odell and other Upstate backers, including Reuben L. Fox who lost $10 200 in bonds. Untermeyer prepares papers to name Fox a party plaintiff in a New Jersey circuit court suit to seek insolvency of the shipbuilding company.
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New York
Odell
United States Shipbuilding Company
Charles M. Schwab
Max Pam
Goveror Odell
Edward Lauterbach
Reuben L. Fox
Republican State Committee
Fox
Lauterbach
Untermeye
Justice Kirkpatrick
United States Circuit Court of New Jersey
Untermeyer
Pacolet Mill Shuts Down Indefinitely in Georgia
Cinesville Ga February 4 Special The Pacolet mill at New Holland was closed Saturday night for an indefinite period due to the high cotton price and low goods price. The firm contends it is not operating at a loss and holds thousands of bales of goods and cotton stock, with profits from current prices. The company proposes to pay half time to workers who remain, with free rent and physician services, and allows others to seek work elsewhere while reporting weekly. The move aims to preserve faith with employees while awaiting better market conditions.
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Gamesvile
New Holland
At & Cents
Victor M Mont- Romery
Pacolet Company
Dong So
Wil
Downey
Holy Ghost and Us Chief Convicted in Auburn Case
Rev F W Sanford head of the Holy Ghost and Us Society headquartered at Shiloh was found guilty of cruelty to his 6 year old son in a supreme court ruling. The state charged he forced a seventy two hour fast as part of religious teaching. He also faces manslaughter indictments over alleged mistreatment of children before a large congregation.
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Sanford 8
Ray
Atlanta
Bimpson Street
George B
Stephen Ray
A. A. Lyon
Jones Avenue Baptist Church
Jones
Auburn
F W Sanford
Holy Ghost and Us Society
Shiloh
Supreme Court
Sanford
Kaiser’s Voice as an Archive
Berlin announces a phonographic first as Emperor William’s voice is deposited on metal matrices for Harvard and the Library of Congress archives. Edward W. Scripture notes these historic sound records aim to preserve figures like Demosthenes and Shakespeare for future American study. The initial Harvard cylinder captures Frederick the Great, followed by a piece on Fortitude in Pain.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Harvard University
Congressional Library
National Museum
Washington
de Edward W. Scripture
America
Demosthenes
Shakespeare
William the Great
Frederick the Great
Five Hours of Courtship Ends in Wedding of West and Walsh
Walter West of Rome and Lottie Starr Walsh of Montgomery wed in Rome within hours after meeting. West, a Southern Bell employee, and Walsh, related to the late Senator Pat Walsh, left for a northward honeymoon after a quick ceremony at 6 p.m. They stayed at the Aragon in Atlanta before departing.
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Walter West
Rome
Lottie Starr Walsh
Montgomery
Ala
Mr. West
Miss Walsh
Atlanta
Aragon Hotel
West
Southern Bell Telephone Company
R. H West
C. H. West
U &. N Highride
Savannah
Pat Walsh
Inter-Colonial Express Wreck Near Halifax Kills One
A Halifax N S article reports the Harvester Colonial express wreck near Hunter's Crossing forty miles west of the city. One dead Mrs John Glassey Halifax and four other fatally or seriously injured plus twenty five injured passengers, ten crew. Train left rails at forty miles per hour and plunged into Soutenacadie river.
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Halifax
Hnrter
John Glassey
Robert Duncan
J. E. Hair
Ruoter’s Crossing
Rosa
Night operator shot and wounded in Melena McRae Georgia
The Sesbodrd Air line railroad night operator at Melena near McRae was shot in the hand Saturday night by two men who entered his office and attacked him. He struck one with a burning lamp before the assailants fled. the other fired through a window, severing the index finger of his left hand. Arrests have not yet been made.
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McRae
Sesbodrd
Melena
Shumaker funeral notices invite Seltzer family friends
The friends of Mr and Mrs D E Blwnaker invite Charles Seltzer and Fred Seltzer to attend the funeral of Mr D E Shumaker today at 2:30 p m from North Avenue Presbyterian church. Interment Oakland. Pallbearers meet Barclay and Brandon at 1:30 p m: A Wheeler E C Kontz Harold Hegging J R Smith D K B Luth er J C Mellichamp.
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Josephine Shumaker
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Ray Ofme Flyns
Oakland
KB. Luther
J. c. Mellichamp
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R J Reynolds
Cortez Cigar Company
Mr Reynolds
Fortress Avenue
Elizabeth Mitchall
Eugene Smith
East Point
Morristown
Tenn
Jesse
Lincoln McConnell
McConnell
William D Gentry
Woodman Hall
Peachtree Street
Tom IV
Charles Anderson
Broad
Marietta
Anderson
Ivy
William Edwards
St. Lows
White
Atlanta and Weat Point
Samuel M. McClurkin
McClorkin
Rockefeller
Loosevelt
Columbus
Pacolet
Hightower & Graves
Southern Queen Rranges
Barber's
Kreamer Clothes
Kreamer
Russia
Gem Chopper
Nike
Wuppeman
Hitehall
Holy Ghost
Kaiser
Harvard
Cardai
Wine of Cardei
Cardus
Mrs Dizrell Thompoots
Lottie Walsh
Liverpool and
London and Globe Insurance Company
Cferl Insurance
Liverpool
England
Georgia
Wiliams Stree
New York City
Parvine
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Totel
Arte Ul
Tota
Act of Incorporation
BTRTH
Louisiana
Parish OF
Orleans
Clarence F. Low
London
Ana Glebs Insurance Company
Clarench F. Low
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