Railroad Depot Contest Between Uvalda and Charlotteville
The railroad commission heard a dispute between Uvalda and Charlotteville over which town should receive a depot and agent from the Georgia and Florida railroad. The company favors one depot near the two towns apart by two miles, creating a contest. A committee of commissioners Villyer and Candler will visit February 1 to decide the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uvalda
Montgomery County
Charlotteville
Toombs County
Ag Toghich
Georgia and Florida Railroad
Tur Railroad Company
Witeh
Calhina
W. B. Kent
Mt. Vernon
Coalda
E. J. Gies
Tsens
Charlottevife
Ayer J. M. Turner
Ian
Villyer and Candler
Delegates Named to Cotton Meeting in Atlanta
Governor Brown named Georgia delegates for the February 10 convention in Atlanta to form a National Cotton and Cotton Products Association. The list includes state officials and educators from Athens Atlanta Americus Elberton and other cities. Also noted is a pending board of education race with a rival ticket lacking candidates with children and a Millen fire destroying a small storehouse with insurance covering the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Georgia
Atlanta
National
Cotton and Cotton Products Association
T. G. Hudson
Amaricus
R. F. Wright
Elberton
BE. L. Worsham
A. M. Soule
Athens
wBtate College of Agriculture
Board of Education
Joe Owens
Junius F. Hillyer
Hf. A. Turner
Sparks
McHenry
Millen
Winthrop Street
Palmer's Row
W. P. Courtsey
Elias Danlet
Gift Goods of Quality gift goods of quality.
The text promotes Gift Goods of Quality, stating that a gift in their box bears the name and guarantees quality. It highlights prestige, customer appreciation, and careful attention to gift orders, noting attractive packaging and a focus on satisfying recipients.
Valentines for Allince Fund Sale Promises Help to Build
The Council of Jewish Women seeks 600 dollars for the Educational Alliance building near the old Hebrew Association on Piedmont avenue. On February 14 they will distribute valentines to city business men. donors may give from five cents upward in exchange for a heart card and a smile from a visiting council member. The settlement home will include a night school gymnasium reading rooms Turkish baths and the home of free kindergarten No 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Jewish Women
Educational Alliance
Piedmont Avenue
Decatur Street
Edgewood Avenue
Savannah Confederate veteran named as Soldiers' Home trustee
Theus of Savannah, a noted citizen and Confederate veteran, was appointed by Governor Brown yesterday as trustee for the Soldiers' Home representing the first congressional district, filling the late Colo nel Estell's vacancy. Major Joseph A. Blance of Cedartown was named trustee of the State Normal School at Athens, replacing J. A. Bagwell who resigned. N. A. Ray of Americus was appointed trustee of the Third District Agricultural School near Americus, in place of the late J. H. Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Theus
Savannah
Brown
Soldiers’ Home
Theus
J. I. Estell
Joseph A. Blance
Cedartown
State Normal
Dr Belk to Speak at Railroad Y M C A
Dr Belk of St Marks Methodist Church will address Railroad Y M C A members tomorrow at 3 20 p m after a recent funeral delay. The gathering has growing attendance with singing improving. Georgia freight office singers and instrumentalists provide support to the service. All men are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Young Men's Christian Association
Oelgck
HR. Belk
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Belk
Atlanta
Cell of Georgia Freight Office
Topa Singera
Savannah man confesses to killings of three women
Bingham Bryan, a Savannah suspect, admits to murdering Mrs Amanda Gribble, her daughter Mrs Ohlanier, and Mrs May Hunter on December 10. He details entering the home, striking with a hammer, choking, and fleeing 80 miles to Eden after disposing clothes with blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Amanda Gribble
Ohlanier
May Hunter
Bingham Bryan
Lagi Tonth
Ryan
Albert Wylie
Board of
Vanity Commissioners
G. R. Butler
Bryan
Eden
Chairman H W Hill To Go To Chicago
Chairman H W Hill of the state railroad commission will leave the city tomorrow for Chicago to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the National Association of Railway Commissioners which he serves as a member. The committee will meet Monday to outline the program for the next annual convention and handle other important matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Hil
State Railroad Commission
Chicago
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Mayor Refuses Special Policemen to Guard Strike
York authorities deny a request from employers association for 1,000 special policemen to protect a strike. The mayor argues employing special officers would undermine the spirit of American labor rights and rejects the measure as a strike-breaking attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Gaynor
Bubaingrade
Nald
Valdes Heads to Cuba for Leaf Tobacco Purchase
Mr Valdes a prominent Habana cigar maker and proprietor of Perla de Cadz will depart today for Habana to buy leaf tobacco for his factory He says he will select the best leaf to satisfy his customers and thanks patrons for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdes
Habana
Perla de Cadz
Banquet Scraps Will Be Thing of the Past at Georgia
Athens February 4 special. The second annual class banquet failed to unfold as planned when freshmen tried to hold a feast out of town. Sophomores captured leaders, moved rivals by rail, and prevented the banquet, signaling an end to the tradition and prompting ideas for new class contests like cane rush or tug of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Central Railroad
Watkinsville
Sophs
Peacock
Red
Machinists Strike at Bethlehem Steel Plant in South Bethlehem
In South Bethlehem Pennsylvania on February 4 Ban Goo and about sixty Bethlehem Steel machinists walked out over overtime pay. They demanded time and a half for overtime work and their request was refused triggering the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Bethlehem
J Ban
Goo
Bethlehem Steel Company
Railroad Commission Clarifies Late Trains Report Date
The railroad commission said reports on late trains must be filed starting Thursday February 10. Some railroads believed this week, not next Thursday, was the deadline. Several lines have acknowledged the order and requested blanks, which were not provided, leaving railroads to determine their own reporting method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission
Introduction of Christianity in Japan sparks personal crises
St. Louis February 4 The Introduction of Christianity into Japan caused moral unrest among thinkers, said Rev Dr J L Dearing missionary to Laymen's Missionary Movement delegates. He noted Ashe Shimbum newspaper runs a suicide consult bureau receiving dozens of letters daily from students seeking self harm guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Japan
J L. Dearing
Court Upholds Sale Of Gramling Property At Sheriff Sale
A Georgia superior court denied Mrs. Anna Gramling's injunction against a sheriff sale at West Peachtree and Baker streets. George Adair bought the Gramling property at auction in January for 46000 dollars. Gramling alleged her daughter’s bid was raised by another party, but the judge found no fault with the sale proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna B
Gramling
West Peachtree
Baker Streets
Bills
Sore
George Adair
Mra
Mate
Hardin
AAP Jn
Ellig
Mars. Fiardin
Banker Clifford Brokaw Visits Atlanta Socially
Clifford V. Brokaw and Mrs. Brokaw with Miss Nancie Inman arrive in Atlanta on the Seaboard Air Line and stay with S. M. Inman on Peachtree Street. The party includes Clifford Brokaw Jr and others from New York City en route to California. The visit is described as purely social and Mr. Brokaw is noted as a prominent New York banker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford V. Brokaw
Brokaw
Nancie Inman
John Inman
New York City
Atlanta
Mr. Brokaw
Seaboard Air Line
S. M. Inman
Peachtree Street
California
West Point Line
The Three Hillyers Sue Southern Railway
Two suits filed in DeKalb county after the Goodwin’s crossing wreck of January 1910. Mrs. Alie Hillyer seeks 5000 for injuries as a passenger. Clark Hillyer claims loss of her services valued at 5 to 50 dollars weekly. Maud Hillyer had earlier sued for 20000 in the same court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway Company
DeKalb County
Goodwin's Crossing
Alie Hillyer
Clark Hillyer
the Three Hillyers
Burton Smith
Atlanta
Death Pays Call On W C Lovering
Representative William C. Lovering of Massachusetts died at his Washington home at 9 20 this morning at age seventy five. He was in his seventh consecutive term in Congress and long active in cotton manufacturing. The Senate adjourned in sorrow and the vice president named a five member committee to attend his funeral in Taunton Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William C. Lovering
Massachusetts
Lovering
Congress
House Committee On
Senate
Taunton
Mass
Madrid decrees reopen Free Schools after revolution
The government on February 4 issued a decree authorizing the reopening of the free schools in Madrid. The schools will be conducted in adherence to the law, and had been closed following the revolutionary outbreak in Barcelona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Barcelona
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Valentines For Allince Fund
Underwood Typewriters
N. Broad St
Joseph A. Blanco
State Normal School
DR. Belk
Railroad Y. M. C. A
Savannah Police
H.W. Hill
Mr.s. Valdes
Cuba
Whitehall Street
S2.co
Stuttgarter
Sec
Eiseman Bros
Whitehall St
Clifford Brokaw
SUE Southern Railway
Death
W. C. Lovering
American National Bank
Safe Deposit Box Vault
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