Forsyth Building Sold to Asa G. Candler for 425000
The Forsyth building at Forsyth and Luckie in Atlanta sold to Asa G. Candler for 425000. The deal closed Wednesday morning and signals a revival in the city real estate market. Edwin P. Ansley organized the Realty Trust company, with J R Smith and J. W. Dwinne handling the sale.
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Forsyth
Forsyth and
Luckie
Asa G. Candler
Atlanta
J. R. Smith
Jw. Iw. Dwinne Edwin P. Ansley
Realty Trust Company
Hulding
John Grant
Third National Bank
Grant
Sarah Frances
Foraxth
A. Ten Eyck Brown
Eel
Worsythe Theater
Theulding
Realty Trust
Porsyth
Angiey
Hewin
P Ansley
Forsyth Building
Forsyth Street
Ansley
Edwin B. Ansley
Ma Ansley
$20,000,000 Widow Won by Englishman
New York reports Mrs Julia Gertrude Lyle widow of John S. Lyle who left a vast estate of about 21 million dollars married Alexander Wenyon Samuel an English lawyer and journalist. Her former name was Julia Gertrude Kannon a nurse at Presbyterian hospital. Lyle built the Tenafly New Jersey tower with chimes and bell ringers playing his hymns, later limited to brief daily plays after legal action by neighbors.
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New York
Julia Gertrude Lyle
John S. Lyle
Alexander Wenyon Samuel
Mr. Lyle
Samuel
Julia Gertrude Kannon
Presbyterian Hospital
Lyles
Lyle
Tenafly
N. J
Bernhardt Seeks End to Pain as Leg Amputated
Bordeaux report says Sarah Bernhardt, in a hospital for knee injury, remains strong and cheerful. She telegraphed that her leg would be amputated next Monday and that she would be quite happy afterward.
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Bordeaux
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
King of Climax Banker Slain by Unknown Gunmen
A. D. Oliver a Georgia banker famed as the king of climax was shot to death by three men who fled in a car. He held large checks from major banks and had faced threats from creditors. Sheriff Moreland hunts the trio. coroner reports two heart and neck wounds from a shotgun and one stray shot. Oliver's career rose from humble beginnings to vast wealth through risky banking schemes.
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A. D. Oliver
Leesburg
Clima
Climax
Lee County
Bloomy
Mississippi
Led County
Oliver
Farmers’ Bank and Loan Company
A. A
Barr
Smithville
Americus
Moreland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbia County Bank
Benton
Hfé
Olver
Capitol
Atlanta
Cooperation Between Manufacturer and Retailer
The article discusses how consumers seek a particular article and how manufacturers advertising in The Constitution drive inquiries to dealers. Retailers cooperate with Constitution advertising by displaying goods in windows and at counters, signaling an up to date store. This cooperation yields definite business for stores and satisfaction for all involved.
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Jong
Germany Opens Submarine War Around British Isles
On February 18 1915 Germany planned to launch submarine and mine raids on British shipping. Britain would rely on torpedo boat destroyers to drive subs away while Germany expected long distance underwater vessels to disrupt English interests. The date marks the starting point of the first submarine war.
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Germany
Great Britain
Thousands Hear Dr Chapman In Atlanta Revival Sermon
Dr J Wilbur Chapman preached to a huge Atlanta crowd on Peachtree Street about the duty to save neighbors souls. He urged personal effort over formal church work and cited examples, including a $106 donation, as he outlined the need to find Christ.
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Abel
J. Wilbur Chapman
Anka Lailies
Chapman
Congregational Church
Alexander
John
Christ
Jesus
Daniel Webster
Atlanta
God
Kaiser May Expel 5,000,000 Germans Abroad
Copenhagen reports a circulating rumor that Germany plans to banish 5 million Germans with independent incomes who cannot serve in the military. The plan allegedly sends 3 million to Scandinavia, 1.6 million to Holland, and 1 million to Switzerland until the war ends.
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Kaiser
Copenhagen
London
Germany
Holland
Switzerland
Policeman Refused to Arrest Stabber Near City Hall
C T DeFray, 134 La Trrance avenue, was knocked down and stabbed multiple times before city hall. Three witnesses Iris Pendleton D Baldwin and E C King directed officers to the suspect, who fled but was later arrested as S W Porter 196 West North avenue. DeFray rushed to Grady hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.
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C. T. DeFray
la Trrance Avenue
City Hall
Atlanta
DeFray Haad
Grady Hospital
Iris Pendleton
Wichita
Kan
D. Baldwin
Cooper Street
E. C.king
Walton Street
Baldwin
King
Delray
Pendleton
Marietta Street
B. B. Haslett
Lon W. Evans
5. W. Porter
West North Avenue
Station House
DeFray
Bank president freed after two year term for $20000 theft
Ossining February 17 David A Sullivan ex Brooklyn banker who confessed in 1918 to misappropriating $20000 while president of the Mechanics and Traders bank was released today at the end of his minimum sentence. New indictments had been returned by Kings county grand jury and a warrant was in hands of Ossining police ready to arrest Sullivan, who did not leave the prison tonight.
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Ossining
David A. Sullivan
Brooklyn
Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
Sullivan
Kings County Grand Jury
Cripsey
Heavy fighting on the West Front continues
London reports from February 17 cite a French war office release detailing heavy fighting in Belgium and France. French forces claim to have held ground, captured German trenches, repelled counterattacks, and bombed Irreiburg station. Berlin lauds von Hindenburg’s campaigns against Russia as plans near the Niemen. Austria shifts forces to the Italian frontier. Albanian units active along Serbia.
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French War Office
Belgium
France
Irreiburg
Baden
von Hindenburg
East Prussia
Berlin
Niemen River
Poland
Vistula
Plack
Racienz
Austria
Ald
Serbia
Ochorida
Janina
Germany Starts Blockade Against Britain At Midnight
Submarine campaign begins to choke Britain as Germany aims to terrify neutral ships into avoiding supply routes. The plan seeks to make British waters perilous for any neutral carrier, risking broader disruption.
Britain Denies Injury by Fleet to US Trade
Great Britain issues a full reply denying that its naval actions caused the downturn in American industry and asserts shipping and cotton trade factors. It notes potential retaliatory measures against Germany and argues neutrals should be protected while acknowledging war disruptions. Continued on Last Page.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Foreign Office
Ambassador Page
Edward Grey
Germany
United States
Sir Edward
Submarine Warfare Zone Declared by Germany
Washington watches nervously as Germany is poised to enforce a war zone around the British Isles, aiming to cut British food supplies. Berlin states neutral ships face danger. Britain vows retaliation and no relaxation on shipping controls. Secretary Bryan reports no German reply to the American note yet. Britain’s reply to America’s concerns is published.
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British Isles
Berlin
State Department
Washington
Cherbouin
London
United Kingdom
England
Bryan
United States
Gerard
Great Britain
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