Tompkins Leads Atlanta Business League Meeting
D A Tompkins of Charlotte urged manufacturing development as the Atlanta Business Men's League gathered at the Kimball. Fifty new members joined, Collier and officers were reelected, dues raised to four dollars, and plans for a $1,000,000 cotton mill in Atlanta discussed amid strong support.
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Atlanta Business Aren's League
Kimball
League
D. A. Tompkins
Charlotte
Colton Mill
Fompkins
South
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Business Men's League urges business chiefs for city council
The Atlanta Business Men's League adopted resolutions to actively back a council elected on a business basis. They authorize a ten member committee to solicit consent from prominent city business men to stand for the next council and urge the chamber of commerce to cooperate in nominating representative business leaders for municipal administration.
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Business Men's League
Atlanta Business Men’s League
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta League Publicizes Work For City Growth
The organization chronicles its first year with major drives for the Carnegie Free Library, the state fair, and a national military park at Peachtree Creek. It reports plans to build a cotton mill, attract conventions, and raise dues to twenty dollars while detailing a strong fundraising and lobbying effort to advance Atlanta’s commercial and manufacturing base.
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Atlanta
Carnegie Free Library
Carnegie
League
Bureau OF Information
Atention
Georgia
Peachtree Creek
Hving
R. A. Maddox
D. Woodward
Collier
Timate
Clark Howell
Willam R. Hammond
D. A. Tompkins
Mr. Tompkins
United States
Piedmont
Virginia
Carolinas
South
New
Englid
New England
Newngland States
South Carolina
Atlantic Ocean
Savannah
Charleston
New York
London
Gina
League Will Take Hand In Politics Movement Sparks Atlanta League Action
The Atlanta Business Men's League plans active city political involvement. A committee of ten will visit business leaders to secure consent to run for council, after Judge Hammond praised the move as benefiting Atlanta. The move follows strong local interest ahead of the coming campaign.
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Atlanta
Business ‘Men's League
League
Willam R. Hammond
Business League
Counelmen
Dr J C Gibson Dies. Rites At First Baptist
Dr J C Gibson died last night. Prominent Baptists will conduct services at the First Baptist Church. He will be buried near Lexington, Georgia.
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J.C. Gibson
First Baptist Church
Lexington
Minister Dr Gibson Pastored Oglethorpe Churches and Atlanta Board Secretary
The text notes Dr Gibson serving at the Lexington church and in 1878 being called to Crawford church in Oglethorpe county, continuing pastorship until his 1891 election as secretary of the mission board, after which he settled in Atlanta. It also recalls his 1877 sermon on Salvation by Grace before the Georgia Baptist convention in Gainesville as notably successful.
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Charleston
Hamburgh
Augusta
Savannah
Mississippi River
Memphis
State of
Georgia
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Atlantic
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Blue Ridge Mountains
Robert ¥. Hayne
South Carolina
United States
J. C. Calhoun
Senate
Nim
Mr. Webster
United States Senate
Great Northwest
Lexington
Crawford
Oglethorpe County
Mission Board
Gibson
Georgia Baptist Convention
Gainesville
Millstone Church
Millstonne
Satem
Death of James A. Hester Old Railway Clerk in Atlanta
James A. Hester aged sixty one a railway mail service employee for twenty years died yesterday at his daughter Mrs R A Reddings home 414 South Pryor street after a long illness Funeral services are to be held today at 3 pm at the Redding residence and interment will follow at Oakland cemetery Pallbearers named L M Terrell T B Ferris C E Shore W H Arnold J H White and J J Martin Jr to meet at Barclay Brandon's at 2 15 pm
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Atlanta
James A. Hester
R. A. Redding
South Pryor Street
Death of Mrs. I A Benton and Dr. Gibson R I P
Obituaries from Ingleside and Crawford detail the deaths of Mrs. I A Benton at 78 after a lingering illness at relative M A Winter’s home and Dr. Gibson a famed Georgia Baptist minister and secretary of the State Mission Board who died at his home on Peeples Street. Tributes recall Dr Gibson as a magnetic speaker and longtime secretary. his life spanned Morgan County Alabama to Georgia, with service as judge and pastor and adoption of five children. Funeral arrangements include services at Ingleside and Crawford with interment in Clark Cemetery near Lexington.
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Ingleside
J. A. Benton
M. A. Winter
Atlanta
First Baptist Church
W. W. Landrum
W. J. Northen
R. L. Smith
Dr. Gibson
Gibson
Crawford
Clark Cemetery
Lexington
Barclay & Brancon’s
Thomes J. Peeples
M. L. Brittain
W. CG. Cooper
F. J. Paxon
L. M. Landrum
George C. Hall
J. J. Maddox
A. D. Adair
W. C. Howard
John M. Green
G. G Ray
Bapits
A. Stevens
T. T. Herndon
Reynolds
W. A. Shackelford
A. S. Hikodes
J. A. Roland
Mission Board
Lfe
Georgia Baptist Ministry
Claude Wartsfield
Robert J. Hartsfield
H. B. Hartsfield
W. H. Brittain
A. ¥. Stevens
Carlton, Gy
Miss Fannie Pelham Dies After Short Illness
Miss Fannie Pelham, a popular young lady with wide acquaintance, died yesterday morning at her mother's home 28 Tattnall street after a brief illness. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3 at the residence, with interment at Westview cemetery. Also, Edwin L. Barker presents David Copperfield for the Atlanta Lyceum Association tonight.
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Fannie Pelham
Tattnall Street
Westview Cemetery
Mr. Barker
Atlanta Lyceum Association
Edwin L. Barker
David Copper
Ralph Connor works highlighted in 1900s outlet review
A fragmented literary notice surveys Ralph Connor works including The Sky Pilot and A Tale of the Selkirns, noting his distinctive terse style and craft. It references volumes priced at 1.25 and boxed editions at 2.50, with publisher details and a brief critic’s remark from The Critic.
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Hwit
Ralph Connect 4
Barker to headline Dickens program at YMCA auditorium
A Greenville Tennessee event features Barker, praised as a top mono ogist, delivering an evening of Dickens classics including To Care for Johnson's Grave. Wording notes a planned park around the monument at Greenville funded by Mrs Patterson, ex-President Johnson’s daughter, as she seeks lasting care assurances amid illness. Congressman Brownlow plans to introduce a bill placing Johnson's grave under government care with local civic support from Greenville citizens.
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Johnson
Knoxville
Tenn
Greenville
Brownlow
Andrew Johnson
Patterson
Ansio
Morgan Club at Opelika Opens Morgan Campaign
Senator Morgan campaign events drew a large Opelika crowd as Hon. Syd J. Howie and Hon. Frank S. White spoke at the courthouse. A Morgan club formed with several hundred members after the speeches.
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A. Ala
Syd J. Howie
John T. Morgan
Frank 8. White
Birmingham
Senator Morgan
Morgan Club
Morgan
Tae
Enthu
Seventh District Republicans Convene in Rome Ga
The seventh congressional district Republican convention met in Rome and adjourned. Jesse Glenn of Whitfield County elected chairman. J J Hamilton and M C Parker, both of Rome, named delegates to the national convention. Peter Akerman chosen chairman of the congressional executive committee. Judson Lyons endorsed for national committeeman. Walter John H A Rucker H S Johnson and Lyons for state executive committee. McKinley for president and H Clay Evans for vice president endorsed. Evans praised for pension commissioner work.
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Rome
Jesse Glenn
Whitfield County
J. J. Hamilton
M. C. Parker
Peter Akerman
Kersville
Judson Lyons
Georgia
Walter John
H. A. Rucker
H. 8. Johnson
McKinley
H. Clay Evans
Evans
Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Claims Dramatic Cures
A Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy advertisement touts cures for indigestion dyspepsia flatulence loss of appetite sick headache nervousness vertigo biliousness and vision dimness. It quotes Geo W Benson of Richmond Va praising the product and lists prices for bottles and samples from Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Co Atlanta Ga with postage terms.
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Tyner
Geo. W. Benson
Richmond
Express
Forsyth St
Atlanta
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Sage Gatherng
Kimball House
Ita Succesa
National Park
Martin
Gacollier
C. A. Collier
J. F. Beck
Treasuer K. F. Maddox
J. Woodward
C. A. Couier
W. W. Laudrum
HH. . W. Palmer
Sam Jones
Landrum
Palmer
Atanta
C. A. Coller
Atlanta Business Men's
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Council
Efort
Auanta
T. H. Martin
Atlanta Business Men's League
Or- Hulzrd
Maier
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Business League’s Resolutions
Hammond
Hayne
France
Germany
The
Baptist Mission Board
I. A. Benton
Morgan County
Alabma
John T. Lofton
Oglethorpe County Court
Fannie Peleham
Bret Flarte
Ralph Connor
Mine Gilder
the Critic
Whitehall
F. Jd. Paxon
Arct Street
Phila
Field
Young Men' S Christian Association
Barker
Dickens
Bleh
Opelika
Clay Evans
Eiseman Bros
Washington, D. C
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