Merchants Plan Fashion Week in Atlanta
A Merchants committee and the Atlanta Display Men's Association visited local firms to secure support for Fashion Week in Atlanta from March 14 to 21, 2015. They aim to showcase new goods across departments, hire window display talent, and offer prizes for best displays.
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Atlanta
Ls. Berg
Sam 5. Lower
Jay Yaylou
J. Mackie
J. FP. Sorror
A. x B. Snnppon
Fl. A. Hades
Isa K. Riordan
M. C. Maxwell
Fanta
Mi Rich A Bros. Company
Beacon Shoe Company
Pollock & Berg
H. Sresk & Co
Daniel Bros Company
King Hardware Sompany
Cloud-Stanford Company
Esele Boe
Company
Sloe Shop
Seown Hayes
Linges Bros
Tne
Sam Atroa
Wait-Over
J. Eisenan & Bro Company
George Muse Clothing Company
Majer & Berke
Inis Crawford Rug Company
J. Regenstein Company
the Mirror
J. Johsin
Pp. Allen Company
Frobe Clothing Company
Charles Colter & Bros
Blackstock
Hate Morgan Allen
M. Pierce
Buck Bross Company
Vernara Company
Carlton Shoe
Qoethpany
Rosenbaum
H. Cone, Inc
Rany Snoe
Chamberlin-Johnson-Ducet
J. Sf. High Company
Rhodess Q Wood Furniture Company
Bmyers-Miller Colture Company
Cole Book Company
paviaon-Pason-stokes Company
Allave Company
Hikin Deng
Mrs Lydia Craig Dies In Charlotte Funeral Plans Made
Mrs Lydia Br evard Harris Craig widow of Rev Dr J N Craig died Wednesday at 9 am at her daughter Maude Matthews home 176 Cypress St Born April 3 1843 in Mecklenburg County she married February 25 1862 to Rev Dr Newton Craig a prominent Southern Presbyterian minister She aided in church work across several states and wrote a Yellow Fever memoir Two years ago she published a reminiscence of the Yellow Fever epidemic at Rolly Springs She is survived by son Dr Newton Craig Atlanta two daughters Maude Matthews Atlanta and Mrs Richard Brackett Clemson College S C Funeral services Thursday at 10 am from her home officiated by Dr William F Boggs Dr Morris and Dr Ro Flinn Interment in family burying ground near Clemson College She was the last of her family her sister Mrs A J Seagie having died recently in Chapel Hill NC
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Lydia Brevard Harris Craig
J. N. Crabs
Maude C. Matthews
Cypress Street
Craig
Mecklenburg County
D. C
Jenny Newton Craig
Augusta County
Southern Presbyterian Church
Lancaster
3. C
Wally Springs
Baltimore
Atlanta
Aig
Memphis
Jolly Springs
Ormor
Mra
Rolly Springs
Mississippi
Charlotte
N.C
Craizy
North Carolina
Carolinas
Georgia
Mary Barringer
Paul Barringer Andlizabeth Brandon
New~ton Craig
At+lanta
Richard Brackett
Clemson College
G. C
William
FB. Boges
Morris
Ro. Flinn
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Glemson College
A. J. Seagie
Chapel Hill
Ripple sues bank over check that was turned down
A $310,000 damage suit was filed in federal court Wednesday by Ripple against Gainesville National Bank and others in which he alleges officials refused to cash a $10 check, causing humiliation and nervous injuries after missing a train and delaying a $9,990 payment.
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C Ripple
Gainesville National Bank
South Carolina
Fie
Atlantans Attend Fourth Annual Presbyterian Meeting
A large contingent of Atlantans delegates and visitors attend the fourth annual meeting of the Lays men's Missionary Association of the Southern Presbyterian church in Charlotte North Carolina. Delegates from Atlanta district include Dr. Dambard Ogden Dr. Richard Orme Flinn Prof Homer McMillan Dr Carl Barth and Dr Marton Hull.
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Lays Men’s Missionary Association
Souther Presbyterian Church
Charlotte
N. G
Atlanta
Datnbard, Ogden
Richard Orme Flinn
Homer McMillan
Carl Barth
Marton Hull
Where is Your Brother Dr Chapman's Evening Sermon
Dr Chapman urges personal responsibility to save souls in an evening sermon urging listeners to speak to loved ones about Christ. He warns that indifference and formal church life fail to reach the unsaved and cites examples of households and neighbors at risk if no invitation is given. He stresses a duty to warn and act, lest a son, daughter, or friend face eternity without salvation.
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Chapman
Iyseld
Adam
Daniel Webster
God
Jesus Christ
Cain
Abel
Christ
Chicago
United States
Richard Baxter
Philph Dodridge
Thia Donk
Wilberforce
Leia Richmond
Dairsman
Thia
Thomas Chalmers
Gonto
Berlin
Nottle
Ohio Society Reception Friday Promises Unique Entertainment
The Ohio Society of Georgia will host a Friday night reception in the Ansley hotel ballroom. President Dr. Spencer R. Stone and Secretary Frank A. Doughman promise a memorable affair with surprises and a warm Buckeye welcome.
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Ohio Society of Georgia
Ansley Hotel
Spencer R. Stone
Frank
A. Doughman
Georgia Seeks Bids for 3.525 Million Refunding Bonds
Governor Linton announces March 15 bid opening for Georgia refunding bonds totaling 3 525 000 with 4 or 4 interest paid in Georgia. Denominations 390 and 1 000. purchasers may buy any amount. Over 1 800 080 of the original bonds are now owned in Georgia and federal tax is avoided. Bonds dated July 1 1914 mature 200 000 annually from 1935 to 1944 and 1 525 000 on July 1 1945. Interest paid semi annually at Atlanta and New York.
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Georgia
Linton
Atlanta
New York
Ladies Auxiliary Meet Here For Multi-State Instruction
Mes J I Moore of Toledo Ohio president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers joins delegates from Georgia and Florida registered at the Ansley hotel for a two day meeting of six divisions across five states. Sessions start this morning with a school of instruction for about forty visitors. Delegates are hosted by the Royal Arch division of Atlanta led by Mrs W S Garr with headquarters at the Ansley hotel and sessions in the Knights of Pythias hall.
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Mes
J. I. Moore
Toledo
Ohio
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Georgia
Florida
Ansley Hotel
Royal Arch
Atlanta
Georgia Seeks Engraver for New State Seal
After a Constitution report, multiple firms and an Atlanta engraver named Mr. Stephens submit designs for Georgia's new great seal. Secretary of State Cook will review bids next week and award the contract promptly.
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Georgia
Cook
Maier
Infeasible Shipments to Trieste Reported by Savannah Brokers
Savannah shipbrokers report correspondence between Senator Hoke Smith and Austrian ambassador Dr Constantin Dumba on cotton shipments from U S ports to Trieste. They say sending cotton to the Austrian port is next to impossible due to double journey length, higher prices, and Adriatic mine dangers.
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Savannah
Goa
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Constantin Dumba
United States
Trieste
Bremen
Adriatic
Farmers in Randolph Will Plant Food Crops
Benevolence Ga February 17 Special Farming is greatly delayed in this section. Cotton planting time approaches with little work completed. Farmers plan to reduce cotton acreage and increase wheat oats corn and other food crops.
Recent Bride Fined for Raising Money Orders in Georgia
In Savannah on February 17 Mrs Ethel Stapleton of Alma pleaded guilty in U S district court to two charges of raising money orders. Indicted as Miss Thel Raulerson she wed during the case. Friend T R Bullard paid a $10 fine imposed by Judge Speer. One $2 and a $4 order were boosted to $13 and $14 respectively. Stapleton claimed husband knew nothing of the indictment at marriage.
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Savannah
Ethel Stapleton
Alma
United States District Court
Thel Raulerson
T. R. Bullard
Speer
Young Heiress Devotes Time to Settlement Work
Lilian G. Carter heiress to 2 million and heiress’s cousin Sue Brinkley visit Whittier mills settlement in Atlanta. They perform a song and piano program for mill workers then commit to settlement duties guided by her mother Mrs. Henry G. Courtney.
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Whittier Mills
Lilian G. Carter
Kennesaw Avenue
Atlanta
Space in Cemetery Space for Confederate Veterans Burials Referred
Oakland cemetery crowded, Old Soldiers' Home seeks space to bury Confederate veterans nearing death. The Ladies' Memorial association oversees graves and controls available public burial ground. The cemetery commission set aside a lot for H Barfield, longtime city employee, and re elected Sam P Cronheim as chair with Forest Green as vice chair and Frank Hill as secretary.
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Oakland Cemetery
Old Soldiers' Home
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Oakland
H. Barfield
Sexton
Barfield
Sam P .Cronheim
Cronheim
Forest Green
Frank Hill
Central given 30 days to plan Macon depot project
Georgia railroad officials say by March 10 a definite date will be set for starting work on Macon’s $1.5 million union passenger depot and terminals. Central of Georgia and Georgia railroad commission conclude steps to organize the Macon Terminal Company. a Macon meeting will decide work start date. In a separate matter, Central Trust Company is pronounced solvent by Judge H A Mathews amid a receivership petition from minority stockholders.
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Central
Macon
Murphy Candler
Georgia Railroad Commission
Atlanta
Macon Terminal Company
Terminal Company
Central Trust Company Solvent
H. A. Mathews
Central Trust Company
Alexander Akerman
Two Railroads Fined Under Safety Laws in Georgia
Savannah February 17 special. Verdicts against Georgia Coast and Piedmont railroad and Savannah and Statesboro railroad were returned in U S district court for violating safety device laws. Georgia Coast and Piedmont fined 100 dollars on each of two counts. Savannah and Statesboro fined 100 dollars on one count. Defense claimed necessity due to lack of equipment. Judge Speer refused to permit a single plea to merge counts.
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Savannah
Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railroad
Savannah and
Statesboro
United States District Court
Georgia Coast and Piedmont
BR. M. Hitch
Karl Donalson
United States
John Mason Held for Alleged Shortage in Empire Tire Case
John Mason ex-manager of the Atlanta branch of Empire Tire was arrested in Charlottesville early Wednesday and to be returned to Atlanta to face a deficit of more than 4000 charged to the firm’s books. He was on a Pullman to New York when taken. He resided at Hotel Ansley and Chesterfield apartments, known for a lavish lifestyle. His salary reportedly did not exceed 25 dollars weekly. He had allegedly fled the city Monday night during an auditor’s visit.
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John Tr.ee
Mason
Atlanta
Empire Tire Company
Charlottesville
Empire Concern
el Dorado
New York
Ansley
Chesterfield
Efe
Trenton
N. J
Sheriff’s Office
Empire Company
No Trace Of Foul Play In Death Of Old Lady
Decatur Ga February 17 Specl The coroner s jury investigating the death of Mrs Arminda Haney who perished in her burning Clarkston home after a short session rendered a verdict that there was no evidence of foul play and that the deceased met her death by burning It was the consensus of opinion that Mrs Haney while asleep in her chair before the fire dropped her lighted pipe on the floor and the conflagration ensued
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Decatur
Arminda Haney
Clarkston
Fire at Commerce Destroys Councilman L Le Davison Home
Firefighters fought a blaze at Commerce Georgia on February 17 affecting the venire and roadhouse on Councilman L Le Davison’s barn lot. The main residence and other buildings were saved, but the home was practically consumed before the fire company arrived.
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Commerce
Jebruary
L. le Davison
Parkhurst Freed After Promising Court Obedience
William F. Parkhurst, publicity writer, jailed for contempt after virulent letters attacking J. Bernard Lyon, was released after one day. He had been ordered not to write more but sent a letter to Judge Pendleton vowing to obey and avoid denouncing Lyon.
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William F. Parkhurst
J. Bernard
Lyon
John T. Pendleton
Agricultural Rally at Sylvania GA Draws Farmers
A large gathering of farmers and agricultural experts met in Sylvania Georgia last Monday under the Federation of Women’s Clubs and state agricultural agents. Speakers included J D Price commissioner of agriculture J Phil Campbell state farm demonstration agent Dr S W McCabe state geologist Dr Stuckey from the Georgia Experiment Station Melt R Duggan state rural school agent and Mr Arnett county schools official.
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Lilvania
Federation of Women's Clubs
Sylvania
Sk. H. Hill
Federation of Women’s Clubs
D. Price
J. Phil Campbell
S. W. McCabe
Stuckey
Georgia
Mr. Rowan
Disstrict
Melt R. Duggan
Mr. Arnett
Warrants Sworn Out For Albany Hunters
Leesburg Ga February 17 special warrants sworn out here by N A Wade overseer on Col John L Little plantation for the arrest of W G Murray P G Gregory Will Tarver and W H McClure of Albany Ga charging them with violating the state game law by hunting on the cattle plantation
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Leesburg
N. A. Wade
John L. Little
Albany
W. G. Murray
P. G. Gregory
Will Tarver
W. HE. McClure
Judge Long Loses Barn On His Plantation
Fire swept a barn belonging to former Judge H. L. Long, five miles from Leesours Wa. The blaze consumed 1,000 bushels of corn 75 bushels of peas and two tons of planting cotton seed. The stockade with 14 cattle ran to catch fire but was saved with no further damage.
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Leesours
Sperelalj
H. L. Long
Gains 24 pounds in four months Lung Vita testimonial
Mrs Eliza Craft of Nashville Tenn reports dramatic health improvement after taking Lung Vita starting October 1914. She suffered breath trouble chest pains and lung hemorrhages before gaining 24 pounds after six bottles. Advertisement lists prices and local dealers at Carlton and 21st Ave Nashville and several druggists.
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Nashville Medicine Co
Nashville
Tenn
Coursey & Munn's
James Drug Co
Peachtree
Pryor
Houston Streets
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Ripple Sues Bank
Presbyterian Meeting
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Diamond Merchants
Whitehall Street
DR. Chapman
Ohio Society
Ladies’ Auxiliary of Engineers’ Union
Randolph
Alexander
Governor’s
Charles M. Alexander
da. Chapman
the Mothers of Atlanta
Mayer
Sale Smart
J. M. High CO
Pure Food
Swifrl
Garingan’s & Armour
Tetley's
LEWIS
Gorton
Pouilion
CO. O. D
I. M. High CO
John Mason
Parkhurst
Sylvania, GA
Judge Long
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