Wardlaw and Foster Seek Police Board Seat
In a disputed first ward race for a police board seat, Wardlaw backed by Councilman Renfroe faces Foster ally Seawright. Renfroe seeks to declare Dr. Baskin’s vacancy real and push a Monday election amid ward split support.
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S A. Wardlaw
W. E. Foster
J. N. Renfroe
Foster
James Ll. Maggan
A. H. Basin
Renfroe
Quile
Renfrog
Counell
Claude Mason
A. H. Baskin
City Cdde
Dr. Baskin
Baskin
Hope
George M. Hope
Nutting
Fifth Ward
Captain Hope
Aldine Chambers
Footer
I. Wroebee
Seawall
Wardlaw
Harwell
Seawright
Rene Free Seawright
Htenfroe
Thousands Attend Opening Services at City Revival
Thousands filled the city church as Dr. Chapman preached a fiery revival urging full commitment to God not money or time. He warned against crooked lives and the liquor trade, urging believers to seize God and save the derelicts, while praising ministers and the Red Cross on battlefields.
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Hig Nand
Dr. Chapman
Chapman
Alexander
God
Norman Hapgood
Harper's Weekly
Rabobi
Jesus Christ
Hell
Rain Pounds Frail Auditorium As Chapman Draws 5000
In heavy rain Dr J Wilbur Chapman spoke to more than five thousand people at a temporary Atlanta revival auditorium on Preachitree Street. His forceful sermon urged fair dealing with Christ and tested promises, while the roof drummed and rainwater splashed inside. The audience stayed, drawn by the revival’s urgency, as Albert Brown sang and a 1,300 voice choir joined in familiar hymns. The rainy night underscored Atlanta’s restlessness for a major southern revival.
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J. Walter LeCraw
Preachitree Street
J. Wilbur Chapman
Dr. Chapman
Atlanta
Chapman Rose
Christ
Jesus Christ
Albert Brown
Nottingham
England
Gang
Atlanta J
South
Church Is Not Breaking Down Declares Bishop Leete
Bishop F D Leete tells morning congregation at Agelston Memorial that Christianity is not breaking down but expanding. He cites world relations, calls for ethical public life, and urges Atlanta to unite churches and pursue Christian influence at home and abroad.
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F. D. Leete
Agelston ‘Memorial
Ponca de Leon’ Avenue
Baptist
Agelston
Methodist
Ponce de Leon
Piedmont
Egelsten
Ponce de Leon Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Rochester
N. Y
Leete
Europe
United States of America
Georgia
Atlanta
Messrs
Chapman
Alexander
Tarsus
St. Paul
Apostle
Sermon Moves Ministers at Attinta to Bold Stand
Dr. Chapman delivers a passionate plea to save the lost urging ministers and church officials to stand with him to the last ditch even at the cost of life. The scene includes a poignant rendition of The Song of the Prodigal and a powerful cry Lost Lost.
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Jesus
Dr. Chapman
Mr. ‘Brown
Peru Cabinet Resigns Amid Budget Crisis
Lime Peru February 14. The entire cabinet resigned today after a ministerial crisis intensified when the budget was introduced in congress. The move follows sharp discussions over the nation’s finances and fiscal policy.
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Peru
Lime
Congress
Japan presses total China demands amid talks in Tokyo
Pekin reports Japanese foreign minister Baron Takaaki Kato insists on full acceptance of the latest demands. Chinese officials say Beijing will not concede. Meantime in Shantung, Japanese troops are building wooden barracks along the Weihsien to Tsinga rail line as tensions rise over the Tsing Tau region and recently surrendered German assets.
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Pekin
Tokio
Baron Takaaki Kato
Japan
China
Wethsien
Shauntung
Weihsien
Tsinga
Tsian
Shenenes
Weihalen
Tsing- Tau
Kiso-Chow
Tsing-Tau
Tsinan
French Mortar Captured From 1876 Found With German Troops
Paris reports a company of infantry occupying German trenches found a French mortar captured in 1876. It had seen effective use in the current struggle, illustrating long countrymen’s armament history amid ongoing fighting.
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Paris
Moor eell Sight Specialists Offer Premium Optical Goods
Jno L Moore & Sons showcase top optical products at 42 N Broad St advising customers to bring their next prescription for quality lenses and service. The ad emphasizes modern, reliable eyewear and professional testing.
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Jno. L. Moore & Sons
Multiple Obituaries and Death Notices Gather in Georgia
A slice of late 19th or early 20th century Georgia notices reports Irwin J Fuller 74 dying at home in Madcon with family in Sparks Macon and Atlanta. J J Quinlan Enginter on Southern RR. Walter Snodgrass funeral. Mrs W B Underwood dies in East Point. Lily Daniels dies in Forrest Ave. F R Booth of Watkinsville dies. Leon Wesley Cochran two. Eula May Mitchel 20. B A Cloyd 60 in Columbia SC. Body transfers and funeral plans noted for each.
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Madcon
Irwin J. Fuller
Sandersville
W. EB. Fuller
Sparks
E. W. Buller
Atlanta
W.H. Valette
Macon
Perry
Sanderaville
A. Cloyd
B.A. Cloyd
Columbia
Barclay & Brandon
Sheriff Believes Tale Of Wholesale Murder True
White Plains February 14. After questioning Frederick Mors the former German Odd Fellows home employee who confessed to killing eight aged inmates Sheriff Weisendanger believes he is telling the truth Mors was jailed last week deemed mentally unwell He is charged with homicide Former Superintendent Bangert denied knowing inmates died from anything but natural causes A bottle of poison was found at the home where Mors said he hid it The sheriff plans to confer with Coroner Dunn and District Attorney Weeks on the next step of the investigation.
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White Plains
Frederick Mors
Odd Fellows' Home
Yonkers
Weisendanger
Mors
New York
Bangert
Welsendanger Gald
James Dunn
Weeks
Serbians Ready to Fight Germans in War’s Face
Rome, February 14. Prince George of Serbia, recovering from wounds in Italy, said Austria would delay resuming hostilities. He expressed belief the war ends with Allied victory but at great cost. He praised Serbian heroism en durance and self sacrifice and said German aid to Austria would spur pride in Serbia and its soldiers.
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Prince George of
Serbia
Italy
Austria
Prince George
Europe
Panaman police to be disarmed after canal zone riot
Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards reports to Major General Leonard Wood recommending disarming the Panama police and policing Panama and Colon with zone police after a riot left several Panaman and American policemen dead or wounded. Army soldiers may be used if funds are not available. Twenty seven wounded detained at St Thomas and Ancon hospitals. The incident began in a Terdertoin district resort during carnival leave. Several soldiers unarmed until raiding shooting galleries yielded three rifles. Edwards calmed the scene by ordering soldiers removed from the district. About forty soldiers jailed then released to camps. Minister Price and Edwards met with Panama authorities and President Porras to prevent further outbreaks. Hospital reports show seventeen soldiers wounded in Ancon with two in precarious condition. ten Panamanians at Santa Thomas with two seriously wounded. a police lieutenant dying. Price has sent a report to Washington. Soldiers held in camps through carnival.
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Panama
Nama
Edwards
Canal Zone
Jin
Price
Porras
Santa Thomas
Washington
Minster
Wilson Commission Barred by Operators in Colorado
Sixty Colorado coal operators excluding Colorado Fuel and Iron declined to accept the road offices mediation offer of January 19 from Seth Low leading President Wilson's commission. They objected to Patrick Gilday and Charles W Mills, claiming Gilday’s recent union role. The company reply outlines a plan to heighten cooperation with miners, including elected employee representatives to confer with company officers.
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Col
Patrick Gilday
Charles W. .Mills
Tmsted Mine Workers of America
Gilday
Colorado Rtel
Iroh
Wilson
Colorado
J. F. Welborn
Seth Low
Charles W. Mills
Patrick Gildray
Colorado "Fuel and Iron Company
Low Commission Thetter
Commission to handle Colorado coal field disputes named by Wilson
Washington February 14 The commission recently named by President Wilson to handle future difficulties between operators and miners in Colorado coal fields will remain active and offer its good offices as needed. John D Rockefeller Jr has expressed support and said the commission will keep informed of further steps in the adopted plan.
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Ward
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Washington
Wilson
Minara
Colorado
Commission Refutes Claims of Bias Amid Labor Dispute
Seventy one operators told Seth Low, chair of the commission, they believed the situation would resolve itself and said the commission was biased and unnecessary in trouble. Secretary Wilson said the group’s stance was not conclusive since no dispute had arisen and denied the commission’s bias.
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Seth Low
Wilson
Department of Labor
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L. W. Quinlan
Adabelle
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W. C. Snodgrass
Thomasville
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W. B. Underwood
East Point
Lillian, Daniels
Lillian’ Daniels
W. H. Lathrop
Forrest Avenue
Clifford
Emmett
Daniel
John B. Talbird
Mason, Georgia
F. R. Booth
Sf. R. Booth
Watkinsville
Greenberg & Bond
Leon Wesley Cochran
W. L. Cochran
Grant Street
Eula May Mitchel
Hula May Mitchel
Athens
Harry G. Poole
C.C. Mitchel
Peachtree and
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Decatur
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