G O P Committee Meeting Called in Macon
Georgia Republicans split over control as W H Johnson calls the state central committee meeting for Macon at noon on March 19 1914 despite a rival bid from Henry Jackson and supporters who urged February 24 Atlanta. The dispute centers on party leadership with claims about past actions at the Chicago convention and potential candidates Pickett Goree and Burton noted.
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Republican State Central Committee
Macon
W H Johnson
Johnson
Atlanta
Henry Jackson
Jackson
Fiiah
Ago Roncoe Pickett
Hns
Chicago
FP Goree
Pickett
Burton
Theodore Burton
Ohio
Columbus
State of Georgia
Macog Uo
Johnson Crairman
Fortune tellers warned after complaints in Atlanta
Chief of Follies Wo M Mayo reports multiple complaints from Atlanta women about clairvoyants visiting homes to tell fortunes. They allegedly promise luck but may steal items from places they visit, and Mayo urges residents to beware of such fortune tellers.
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Follies
M Mayo
Mayo
Atlanta
Atlan
Burroughs Convention Opens at Hurt Building Atlanta
The annual convention of Burroughs Adding Machine Company agents in the southeast began Monday at 1504 Hurt Building Atlanta. About twenty five to thirty district sales members attend the training convention hosted by Cleveland Staubach and others from the home office. Mr Coleman will provide sales instruction and discuss the bank ledger posting machine. Meetings continue through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Atlanta
Hell
Cleveland
Staubach
Coleman
Temperature to rise slowly today forecast for Atlanta
Forecaster predicts gradual warmup across Atlanta with pleasanter conditions Tuesday after Sundays bitter cold. Winds shift northeast, contrast with zero readings in the northwest, while a few eastern stations report flurries in the system.
Houser to Address Rotary Club Today
The Atlanta Rotary Club luncheon at the Hotel Majestic features Fred Mouser speaking on The Value of a Convention to a City. The program includes stunts and a full attendance is urged as Atlanta prepares for the 1917 International Rotary convention and welcomes International President Allen D Albert with lectures and banquets planned around March 23 to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Hory
Hotel Majestic
Atlanta
Atlanta Oil
Hotaru
Allen D Albert
Albert
Aueaey
Police Officer Fined After Badge Refusal
An officer named Powers testified he was told to remove his badge or be whipped by judge Willis, during a police matinee. The recorder noted there was no great danger but stated the city cannot permit whipping police officers, while Powers was described as small in size next to the accuser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Officer Powers
LB Willis
Recorder
Powers
Laborers Wanted for Kentucky Mine
United States labor department bulletin calls for an unlimited number of men for mine work by the Letcher company in Kentucky. Full information available by applying at the Immigration office in Savannah Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Labor
Letcher, Company
Kentucky
Savannah
Railroad Officials to Attend Meeting at Piedmont Hotel
Fifty local representatives of the Southern Weighing and Inspection Bureau will gather at the Piedmont hotel this morning at 7 o'clock for a conference. Visitors will come from southeastern cities and spend one day here. Prominent railroad officials will meet inspectors and the session will be presided by WA Winburn of Savannah, president of the Central of Georgia railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Weighing and Inspection Bureau
Piedmont Hotel
Southeastern
Wa’. Winburn
Savannah
Central of Georgia Railroad
John L Mell Dies at 62 Leading Local Plumber Passes
John I Mell longtime prominent plumber and Mell & Mell partner died suddenly after a year of feeble health at age 62. He helped organize the Master Plumbers Association and assisted the national gathering in Atlanta. Funeral is Tuesday at 8 00 from HG Pahle parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I Mell
Mell & Mell
Elia Kody
HG Paule
Mell
Benjamin Mell
Jss Mma Mayson
J. L., Mayson
National Association
Atlanta
First Methodist Church
J Robert Mell
Misa
A. J Mayson
Thomas C Mela
Fthe( Mel) Rice
H.G Pole
Four to Go On Trial on Conspiracy Charge
Four men Dean Satterfield Bob Knox Roby Hill and D A Collum face trial in United States district court this week for conspiring to kill revenue officers in Cherokee county in 1913. They allegedly aided attacks on a whisky still while officers were destroying it in the Cherokee mountains. Deputy Marshal Tom Curtis of Canton Ga is in the city as a key witness for the prosecution. The defendants deny the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Dean Satterfield
Bob Knox
Roby Hill
D A Collum
United States District Court
United States
Tom Curtis
Canton Ga
Miss Elizabeth Cary Dies at Age 100 in Orange New Jersey
News reaches Rev Clement Cary of the death of his aunt Miss Elizabeth Day Carey in Orange New Jersey after a short illness. She was over a hundred years old and retained full mental faculties to the end. She leaves an only sister Mrs Phoebe Smith in Orange, age 97, and she had been a Presbyterian member since girlhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Clement Cary
Elizabeth Day Carey
Orange
New Jersey
Phoebe Smith
The
Presbyterian Church
Jim Conley Fined for Beating Wife in Recorder Court
Jim Conley was fined 265.75 in the Recorder Johnson court after arraignment by Officer Hollingsworth on wife beating charges. He and his wife Kate, married weeks earlier, appeared before Judge Johnson. the judge ordered binding over to higher courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Conley
Leo Frank
Johnson
Hollmingsworth
I Jim
Kate
Recorders Court
Judee Johnson
SySae
Jim
Bighee
Western Railroad Men Visit Atlanta
A party of five Western railroad officials toured Atlanta after learning about the city’s commercial, industrial, and railroad life. The group, including E C Potter and Charles H Tyler from Los Angeles and others from Sacramento San Francisco Seattle, toured city districts by motor and had lunch with local railroad leaders before departing. The visit marks a recurring Southern Pacific program to study Eastern railroad practices and community development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Western Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
Rockies
New Orleans
Philadelphia
New York
E C
Potter City
Los Angeles
Charles H Tyler
Fenton City
Sacramento
James R. Bowie
San Francisco
Segthomas City
Tleket
Seattle
Joseph Billups
West Point
Mathews
Billups
Southern Pacific
Yeoife
United States
Florida Adjutant General Urged for War Portfolio
Americus February 14 Special The appointment of Adjutant General JC Foster of the Florida National Guard for secretary of war is urged by Captain James A Fort of the Americus Tight Infantry. Fort wired Congressman Charles R Crisp asking him to use his influence to secure Foster's naming. Fort praises Foster as an admirable choice and notes his prominence in military affairs testimony before congressional committees.
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Americus Gaberuary
JC Foster
Florida National Guard
James A Fort
Americus Tight
Charles R. Crisp
Third
Bie
Foster
Fort
Congressional
Famous Parepa Rosa in Heart Songs collection
The article recalls Euphrosyne Parepa Rosa born near Holyrood Castle Edinburgh, her career from Amina in La Sonnambula to Parepa, and her tours in the United States. It notes marriages, English opera work in the US, and her acclaim across three continents. The Heart Songs Bow offers this classic collection at a gift-like price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyrood Castle
Edinburgh
Euphrosyne Parepa Rosa
Princesa Street
Amina
United States
Carl Roga
Cairo
Egypt
Parepa
Martha
Drunk Jack Wilson Slapped Five Days in Jail for Offense
Police court action saw Judge George E Johnson sentence Jack Wilson an elderly offender to five days on bread and water at the station house. He also ordered a lean collar and a ticket to the croak Play for February 23 staged to benefit the Police Relief Association. Wilson faced charges of being drunk in the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Valentine
George E Johnson
Jack Wilson
Judge Johnson
Atlanta
Police Relief Association
Jack
Dodsons Liver Tone replaces calomel in town
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodsons Liver Tone gains popularity. Promoters urge taking a spoonful at night for a safe, vegetable remedy that relieves sluggishness and constipation without griping, with money-back guarantee if it fails to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodsons
Lawyers to Gather at Supper Tuesday to Hear Addresses
Members of the Atlain bar look forward to a Society of Advocates supper Tuesday at the Ancley hotel at 620 o clock. Judge Joseph H Lumpkin of the Georgia Supreme Court will speak on Appellate Procedure. Judge John T Pendleton of Fulton Superior Court will address Certiorari. Alex C King, recently urged for the U S Supreme Court, will speak on Federal Procedure. Eugene R Black will be toastmaster. Over a hundred lawyers expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlain
Society of Advocates
Ancley Hotel
Joseph H. Lumpkin
Supreme Court of Georgia
John T Pendleton
Fulton Superior Court
Wil
Alex C King
Wilson
Supreme Court of the United States
Eugene R. Black
Weinie Business Dealers Seeks Bankruptcy in Marietta
Abraham Leyman, leading an involuntary bankruptcy petition in the U.S. district court, states his Marietta weenie business has failed. He claims debts total 1563 dollars while assets amount to 759 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Abraham Leyman
United States District Court
Two Years For Impersonating Railroad Employee
E C Robinson pleaded guilty in criminal court to impersonating railroad employees and obtaining goods from Hirsch Bros. He was sentenced to two years by Judge WE Thomas. Robinson said he was unemployed and feared his wife and child would suffer hunger, which led to drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E C Robinson
Hirsch Bros
WE Thomas
Hill Robinson
Wells Surrenders Grand To Shuberts
The Grand theater is turned over to the Shuberts after a warrant was issued for unpaid back rent of 31750. The theater will operate as a moving picture house for now as the Shuberts take possession and manage the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuberts
Jake Wells
Grand Theater
Play House
Shubert
Moving Picture House
Chamber of Commerce Committees Selected in Atlanta
President V H Kriegshaber announced and named numerous committees for the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, including Cotton Trade chaired by Frank M faman, Entertainment led by J J Paxson, Forestry chaired by M L Brittain, and Membership Campaign chaired by J Tolleman, with further appointments across numerous sections and notable members such as George Hillyer, John W Grant, Clark Howell, and W S Uyek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Kriegshaber
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Aa Tollows Cotton Trade
Frank M Faman
Coles
JR Ells
Mhoey Jot Jennings
Nicolson Entertainment
J J Paxon
Hi Kriegabacher
W . Reyer
Brooke Morgan
Ivan & Allen Mell H. Wilkinson Forestry
M L. Brittain
George Hillyer
W McCauly
Bom Hall Park
Dallas
W L. Feel
Cord JK Orr Lee M
Jordan Jalan
Bohm
Otis Clark Howell, Jr
Witmer L. Moore
Bima Massangale
Fares Gray Martin F Amoroun
John E Murphy
James Nevin
Leman
Albert Howe
Wo Cooper
Fred Houser
J Epps Brown
B.C Peddor
Tarman
V. H Kriegehaber
W Smith
G Hastings
Jack Lews
Thodney Hopkyns
Joe Brown
Connally
Ebs Horine
CJ Haden
KP McBurney
S Uyek
JD Robineon
Ernest Wuldrutt
Larathon Breekley
John A Perdue
JM van Harligen
Wilkinson Charles W Bernhardt
A S Adama
F J Paxon
Ivan Alen
Lucien York
Calaway Brooks Morgana
Os Etnin
FU Koter
Wn Adkins
Finance
Urooka Morgan
Albert Howell Jr
Hastings
Ivan & Allen
JT Holleman Publicity
L D Hicks
EH Cone
Anderson WR
Mansengale
Frank J. Baud
O Siodwett
Harvely
W Latrd
Bred Lewis JC McMichael
Albert S Adams
Ernest Dallin
Conserva Tlan
M van Hartlagen
JC Gentry Allen
Atlanta Aims for Large Turnout at Military Training Camps
A Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Atlanta announced strong support to send many residents to government training camps at Fort Oglethorpe. Governor Nate Harris chaired the meeting of business and professional leaders who backed an active enlistment drive. Colonel E. E. Pomeroy and others were named to lead campaigns to engage employers and educational institutions in providing military training as part of curricula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Fort Oglethorps
Chamber of Commerce
Atlante
Nate Harris
Citizens Military Camp
EE Pomeroy
Harrison Jones
J c Woodward
Mc Woodward
Alleged Swindler Of an Atlanta Bank Will Be Tried Here
Deputy Sheriff Draw Liddell and George Brodnax left Monday for Richmond to bring back Emory Salyarda who is alleged to have swindled a local bank. Salyarda was given a term of one year in the Virginia penitentiary on another charge and will be released Thursday morning. He is said to have swindled in Atlanta by posing as a member of a fraternal order and taking the name of an Alabama member whose membership card he allegedly stole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draw Liddell
George Brodnax
Richmond
Emory Salyarda
Salyarda
Virginia Penitentiary
Atlanta
Alabama
Directors Named for Southeastern Fair
Ivan E Allen proposes a full slate for the Southeastern Fair with seven vice presidents and an executive council. The officer list includes Mates such as R M Striplin as secretary and Walter G Cooper as a vice president, alongside a large roster of directors and a city council fair committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Pate Association
Ivan E Aljen
Yeatterday
RE. M. Striplin
Ivan A Allen
Walter G Cooper
Ellis, Jr
William M- Everett
Farlinger
Farrel
Gilbert
Charlees
Haden
Louis D
Hicks T Hightower
Jr Scott Hudson
Frank’inman
Henry Johnson
Charles S Ketley Jeredi L
McCord
Robert F Maddox
J Hail Miller
Oscar Mills
Wilmer Ey Moore
James B Nevin
EK Orr
Orr
N Ragsdale
D Rhodes
M. Hick
Fenry H Hobinson LL. Shivers
Charles Www
Smith
Stockbridge
Turman
A. Willingon
Winn
Value of Bonds to City Stressed by Dr D Alvigny
Dr Charles D alvigny, former street paving inspector in Atlanta, urges city to issue bonds for public works. He cites Greenville and Richland County in South Carolina as raising funds for paving and street projects. He warns Atlanta risks lagging behind southern cities withoutCredit and bond financing to fund roads, waterworks, parks, and fair grounds for future growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’alvigny
Charles D'alvigny
Atlanta
Greenville
D C
Dalvigny
South
North Carolina
Richland County
Sumter
Atresty
Senor Borja Stranded in Atlanta Seeks Rail Fare Aid
Senor Camilo Borja, once in London and now stranded in Atlanta, appeals for railroad fare to reach Washington. He has fallen on hard times, turning to Salvation Army aid and international contacts, with a telegram seen by the mayor and a local warden assisting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Camilo Borja
Atlanta
Senor
Camilo Borda
Eden
Hellador
Liv London Ag
United States
Washin
Liticay Anu
Senor Buija
London
Hationa
San Fra
Washington,d
Pds Amsell
Lon
Washington
Sportatian
Ignacio Calderon
Wife claims neglect in divorce petition
Mrs Withie Mae Lambert of Howell railroad filed for divorce on grounds of cruelty and neglect. She says she and her husband married in 1914 when she was 17 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Withie Mae Lambert
Howell Iilroad
Mules Bought for Fulton County Road Work
J Oscar Mills, chairman of the public works commission, bought eleven heavy draft mules Monday for county road construction in Fulton. Each mule cost about 3266 dollars, and the county plans to acquire about twenty more of the same type in the next few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Oscar Mills
Public Worke Commission
Milla
William R Hannleiter Dies at 77 in Griffin
William R Hanleiter aged 77, prominent Griffin publisher, died Monday at his daughter's home on the Jonesboro road. He leaves a daughter, a brother George Hannester, and four sisters. The body will go to Griffin Tuesday. He formerly ran a Griffin newspaper, managed a Western Union office in Atlanta, and served as a city missionary. His father was a noted journalist for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam R Hanlester
Griffin Ga
E H Woodruff
Jonesboro Road
George Hannester
Ed Peterson
Rena Stowers
Walter Hatcher
F W McCoffey
Griffin
Hanteler
Western Union
Atlanta
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