Social Notes and Local Birth Announcement
Social items mention Mrs 3 Dr Parish hosting lunch for Miss Newton guests of Mrs Roberts and Mrs Wight entertaining at Winecoff Friday. Mrs Moore remains critically ill at her home on Jeacures Street. Delos Hill is ill, child of Dr and Mrs Hill. Mrs Boler of Virginia and granddaughter Nell Carr visit Juniper Street. Mr and Mrs Jesse L Ward announce birth of daughter named Jessamine Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A Moore
Jveacures Street
Delos Hill
F.C Boler
Virginia
Nell Carr
M ‘Boler
Juniper Street
Jesse L Ward
Jessamine
Ward Wag Misa
Local social notes and visits from nearby towns
Fairs and trips fill the news as Colonel Bates attends a guest of the late Mr. John Temple. Graves departs for business, and Naomi Andrews hosts visitors from York. Mrs. and Mrs. Lynch welcome guests, while Frank Rice and family stay at River View in Fort Myers. Many locals host guests from Conyers and Chattanooga. Nellie Furner and Joe W. Little plan a 3:30 ceremony at the bride's grandmother's home. Mrs. Duffy travels to Savannah. James Duffy heads to New York. Robert Ryan and daughter of Virginia visit the Misses Ryan on East Fourth Street. Janie McDermott of Knoxville visits Mrs. John L. Meek. Alma Risse, sister of F I Tanner, stays a week in Oakland City. Ruth Evans of Waynesboro visits cousin Esther Hollaman. Annie Winship Bates hosts a Valentine party at her West Peach Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pier Coemabem
Clark Hewell
Grack
A. B. Bates
Hieteross
John Temple
Graves
New Ore
Andrews
York
Robert Mr
John Lynch
Frank Rice
River View Hotel
Fort Myers
Robert Ryan
Virginia
Ryan
East Futh Street
Janie McDermott
Knorville
John L. Meek
F. I. Tanner
Oakland City
Alma Risse
Chattanooga
Ruth Evans
Waynesboro
Esther Hollaman
Annie Winship Bates
West Peachtres Street
Royal Order of Moose Open Their New Home in Atlanta
The Royal Order of Moose will open their new home in the DILNEY building tonight. About seventy five new members will be initiated in the Moose, the largest initiation the order has held in Atlanta. John Smith Samuel Boorstein and others will deliver addresses at the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Order of Moose
Dilney Building
Atlanta
John ¥. Smith
Samual Boorstein
Melba Company Settlement In Music Study Club Case
In Chattanooga on February 10 the claim by Mrs. Charles J Sharpe for the Music Study Club of Birmingham against the Melba company was settled in full. The club received a little over 700 dollars to cover incurred expenses. Box receipts were attached after chancery papers were issued, then a satisfactory Bartles settlement followed. Swift Company sales of Fresh Beef in Atlanta this week through February 7 averaged 106 cents per pound.
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Chattanooga
Xvenn
Charles J Sharpe
Music Study Club of
Birmingham
Melba Company
Music Study Club
Chancery
Bartles
Swift
Atlanta
Forced 10 live on dried peaches in Gecton MD claims relief
Geo R Richards of Gecton Maryland reports chronic stomach trouble for 28 years and expenditure on medicines. After using Thedford's Black Draught he says he weighs 176 pounds now and works 12 hours daily. The ad promotes the liver remedy as a long trusted vegetable medicine for liver stomach and bowels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thedford
Far Associations of Georgia Organize in Macon
The Association of Georgia Fairs was organized in Macon on February 16 with officers elected led by President J H Otto and J Luke Burdett as Vice President. Members from Rabun Savannah Dublin and Washington areas joined, while several counties sent their names as prospective members and others were not represented.
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Macon
Association of Georgia
J. H. Otto
Luke Burdett
Washington
H. C. Roblert
J H B. Otto
J. Luke Burdett
H C Robert
J.R Miller
E .Ross Jordan
W. W. Webb
RE. A Hanley
W. Green
Rabun County
WW. Webb
Lowndes County
JH. Otte
Hoc Robert
Thomas County Fair Association
Thomasville
Gordon County
Calhoun
Baretow
Cartera~ville
Paulding County
Mrs Cobb Purchases Rare Old Volume For Library
Mrs Maud Barker Cobb has bought an extremely rare eighteenth century volume for the library. The book by James Adair titled The History of the American Indians covers natives in the Mississippi region and five southeastern states. Written by a trader and resident among the Indians for forty years, it was published in London and remains in excellent preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Barker Cobb
Ibraman
Mississippi
Florida
Georgia
South
North Carolina
Virginia
James Adair
London
Turners Home Set to Host Masquerade Ball by Tarn Verein
The Atlanta Tarn Verein and the German American society prepare Turners Home on Routh Pryor Street for a masquerade ball. Herman Steichen and Newman Laser lead a large committee coordinating decorations, costumes, and a top orchestra plus varied musical features for an evening of dancing.
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Atlanta Tarn Verein
Routh Pryor Street
Atlanta Tarn Verein Association
Herman Steichen
Newman Laser
One Sentenced to Year and a Day Faces Another Trial
AH Emmantuser, released from a federal penitentiary near Atlanta after a one year and one day term, was remanded by federal marshal to answer a similar fraud charge in the western district of Oklahoma. Arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Carter, he was held on a $1,000 bond he could not meet. Judge Newman ordered his transfer to Oklahoma for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Atlanta
AH Emmantuser
Oklahoma
United States
Carter
Newman
Six Are Under Arrest for Murder of Negro in Wardross Ga
Five men are jailed in Wardross following a robbery and murder last night. A negro held at Jesup may be involved as two unknown assailants killed James Dyer, a black man, during an outbound freight incident on the Canal Line. Two negroes seen fleeing were captured at Jesup. one escaped. Sheriff Price awaits positive identification before turning the suspect over to Ware authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardross
Jesup
James Dyer
Atlanta Firm Finishes St Louis Marble Job
The Reeves Marble Company of Atlanta completed a major marble setting contract in St. Louis for the Railway Exchange Building, involving about 400000 square feet of marble. The firm has new contracts for marble work at Santa Fe railway station, Scottish Rite Cathedral in Galveston, and Jefferson County Bank in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves Marble Company
Atlanta
St. Louis
United States
Railway Exchange
Santa Farafireld Station
Scottish Rite
Cole Blease Seeks Ban on White Teachers in Negro Schools
Governor Cole Blease forwards to the South Carolina General Assembly a measure calling for the former bill that would prohibit white teachers from teaching in negro schools. He notes sections where whites live with or attend the same churches as negroes and warns such mixing endangers social order. The message cites Benedict College in Columbia and the Matha School at Beaufort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
General Assembly
Cole Blease
South Carolina
Bleasem
Benedict College
Columbia
Matha School
Beaufort
Woman Bares Woman to Suffrage Debate in Chicago
Mrs Jessie Hardy Stubbs invites Mrs McCormick to a suffrage forum as the National Woman Suffrage Association weighs policies. The exchange touches on leadership direction and disagreements within the movement.
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Chicago
Jessie
Hardy Stubbs
Ufilin
Balgrage
Mre
McCormick
Mseietrane Association
Reinizael Mra
Carnegie funds peace push through American churches
New York February 10 Andrew Carnegie donated 2,000,000 to be used through churches to promote international peace. A 26 member trustees board from major US denominations will oversee a fund with about 100,600 annual income. The grant adds to a 10 million dollar foundation from December 14 1810 to mobilize church power, circulate peace literature, and hold Peace Sunday observances in America and Europe.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Carnegie
America
Europe
Southern Would Keep Its Steamship Stock
Washington February 10 The Southern railway asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to retain after July 1 its holdings in the Old Dominion Steamship, Chesapeake Steamship, and Virginia Navigation companies under the Panama Canal Act. It argues its lines are not competitive with those lines and should not be forced to abandon water line holdings, reporting stakes in the various steamship stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Old_ Dominion Steamship company
Chesapeake Steamship Company
Virgeria Navigation Company
Southern
Old Dominion
Chesapeake Steam
Road
Chesapeake and Ohio
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfolk & Western
Seaboard Air Line
General Public
Antitrust Measures Debate At U S Chamber Session
Washington February 10 business world views on antitrust legislation to be discussed by representatives from nearly 200000 business men at the second annual session of the chamber of commerce of the United States. Thursday set for debate on topics including concentration of industries interstate trade commission private party rights and holding companies. Speakers include Secret ary Redfield Charles Van Hise Victor Morawetz Frederick Fish Henry Towne H R Seager Guy Tripp and Louis Brandis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Thia Organization
Interstate Trade Commission
National Council of the Chamber
Redfield
Charles Ro van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Victor Morawetz
New York
Frederick P Fish
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Henry
R. Towne
H R. Seager
Columbia University
Guy E Tripp
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Louis D. Brandis
Boston
Senators Debate Limiting Telegraph "Muck-Raking" Privilege
Washington February 10 The warning from the contingent expenses committee prompts a Senate debate on abolishing the privilege of sending telegrams on official business at government expense. The committee suggests a $60 cap per senator while Senator Gallinger argues for full abolition, but no action is taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Gallinger
Aviator killed in midair collision near German aerodrome
At Johannisthal Germany February 10 a midair collision between a biplane and a monoplane over the Aerodrome killed one German aviator and left two others seriously injured. Gerhard Sedlmayer an experienced flyer and Lt Leonhard were aboard a high plane when struck by Degner a pupil making his first solo flight. Both machines crashed and Degner died. Sedlmayer and the other occupant were gravely hurt.
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Johannisthal
Germany
Gerhard Sedlmayer
Leonhard
Degner
Degnor
Georgia Ranks Fourth in Value of Crops
Washington reports 1919 crop data with the world wheat harvest topping 4.125 billion bushels and Texas leading U S crop values at over 4190 million dollars. Iowa Illinois Georgia Ohio Minnesota Indiana Missouri Nebraska Alabama Wisconsin North Carolina New York follow in estimated value rankings.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Iowa
Ilinois
Georgia
Ohio
Minnesota
Indiana
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Alabama
Wisconsin
North Carolina
New York
California Fig Syrup Cure Ad Warns Against Counterfeits
An old advertisement claims coated tongues signal illness in children and promotes “California Syrup of Figgs” as a harmless, universal remedy. It warns buyers to avoid counterfeits and to check for the genuine label from the shown company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Kzale Ornia Tag Syrup Company
Shorthand as Key to Business Success at Atlanta College
L W Arnold of the Southern Shorthand and Business University proclaims shorthand the best aid to business success. Profiles cite graduates securing top posts in Atlanta firms and nationwide, highlighting Lu cious Lamar and Joe Johnson among success stories. The ad urges immediate prep by contacting A Briscoe and purchasing Briscoe’s Chart to Graham Pitman shorthand for $3.
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L. W. Arnold
THE
Southern Business University
W. Arnold
Southern Shorthand 4 Business University
Ilitea
Atlanta
Uni- Fonce Titer Joneth
Alo
Southern
Candler
Frm
Bank
Atlante
Southern Business College
Lucius Lamar
Georgia
Porto Rico
Joe Johnson
New York
Briscoe
Southern Shorthand & Business University
Friscoe
Graham
Pitmante
Hones Recht
Coweta
Ayes
Goa
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Edward W. Lasaras
Dr Parish
Ping ‘Pariladelpha
George Wight
Mncheon
Buechler’s Milk
Buechler
Milk Commission
Fulton County Medical Society
Buechler’s Dairy Piedmont Ave
Geuteyard
Mando McCalla
Conyers, GI
Mire
H. George
Decatur
Nellie Furner
Joe W. Little
A Branan
James Duffy
Savannah
John Stafford
McAlpine Hotel
Mme
mMelba Pays
ARTA
Alabama-Georgia Syrup CO
Montgomery
Ala
Maryland
FAR Associations. OF
J. H. Ottola
Turners
Lucius Wootten
W. Arvold
Ned
Ounds
Merchants & Manufacturers’ Association
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