Girls Home Praised by Evans and Peacock
Interest grows in the John F Barclay Memorial Home for erring girls opened near Atlanta. City Warden Thomas Evans and Barclay agent E H Peacock praise the home as a reforming, Christian environment with separate wards, a sixty acre site, and a seven foot fence for protection.
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John F. Barclay
Thomas Evans
E. H. Peacock
Barclay Home
Evans
Atlanta
Barclay
Sarge
Off With Your Hats Law Goes Before Committee
The city council debated the anti hat ordinance filed by theater owners seeking repeal claiming it hurts business while a counter petition urged keeping the rule. Aldermen formed a five member special committee from tax police school finance ordinance and will meet Thursday at 3 30 PM inviting all interested parties.
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General Council
Pittman
Hencock
Johnson
Hancock
Pomeroy
Police
Johnston
Grant
Caddler
No More Burials in San Francisco Supreme Court Decision
Washington in February 21 news states the board of supervisors ordinance prohibiting future burials within San Francisco limits was upheld by the US Supreme Court. Laurel Hill Cemetery Company was plaintiff in the suit challenging the ban.
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Washington
Ordina Rice
Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Laurel Hill Aematory Company
Supreme Court Affirms Life Sentence for Sorsby Slain Inspector
Jackson Miss February 21 the supreme court today affirmed the life term of William A Sorsby for the murder of Post Office Inspector Charles Fitzgerald who was killed on a Clinton depot platform ten miles west of Jackson after Fitzgerald found Sorsby deputy postmaster short by several hundred dollars in his accounts the crime occurred September 29 1908
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Jackson
Miss
Supreme Court
William A. Sorsby
Post Office
Charles Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Clinton
Sorsby
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Hamilton Douglas Speech Delights Sigma Chi Dinner
Washington February 21 Special. Hamilton Douglas of Atlanta delivered a witty speech at a Sigma Chi dinner honoring George Ade. Other speakers included Representative Burke and James Handolph Tucker. Douglas joked about the Lincoln statue and Washington, praising Georgia figures and urging a Sigma Chi branch in the state.
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John Corrigan
Washington
Sigma Ch
George Ade
Hamilton Douglas
Atlanta
Representative Burke
Pennsylvania
James Handolph Tucker
Richmond
Thomas 8. Ramson
Philadelphia
Ade
Georgia
Henry Banks
LaGrange
Georgia Grand Lodge of Masons
Alexandria
Masonic Lodge
George ‘Washington
T. B. Davis
Newnan
New York
Metropolis
J. P. Bradley
R. B Simmons
Dr. Martin
Marshallville
J. T. Simmons
Carrollton
Douglas
Croissant
Mr. Douglas
Les
Statuary Hall
Ain
George
Georgie
Sigma Chi
Negro Shot Up In Stinsonville After Revolver Incident
Arthur Price, a negro, is jailed in Magon County for drawing a revolver during a Stinsonville dance on Saturday night. The chaos cleared the area, no serious injuries reported, but officers pursued Price for the incident. He was angry over failing to obtain a partner at the event.
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Stinsonville
Magon
Arthur Price
Price
Hal
Anrea
Primary meeting of county officers urged on Democratic committee
A fragment notes a Democratic executive committee meeting held today to discuss the primary action for county officers. Details are incomplete but indicate focus on nominations and party guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Utive Committee
Eét
Fight Over Atlanta Cemetery Promoters Back to Conference
A mass meeting at the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce halted cemetery work on Peachtree Road after temporary injunction service. Judge Hammond agreed to bring clients to Atlanta for a conference. An executive committee formed to press for legislation guarding against similar projects. Citizens protested near the proposed road, with many speakers opposing the burial site.
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W. FR. Hammond
American Securities Company
Peachtree Road
Judge Hammond
Atlanta
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Bell
Superior Court of
Fulton County
Collier
Anderson
Felder
Rountree & Wison
King & Spalding
W. P. Andrewa
W. P. Andrews
Andrews
T. B. Felder
Buriel
C.H. Black
E. R. Dubose
T. Ladsen
Ee Rivera
J. J. Haverty
H. Nunnaily
Corporation of the Cemetery
Lali
Hammond
Don Williams
H.C. Cloud
Frank C. Owens
John A. Austin
Shelby Smith
James L. Riley
A. F. Morgan
Walter 8. Pharr
J. K Collier
F. N. McCullough
D. L. Peel
Alex W. Smith
Charles H. Black
Walter P. Andrews
C. J. Haden
Z. R Gray
Charles C. Thorn
T. B. Felder i
H. Nunnally
C. T Ladson
V. AL Moore
J. R. Little
C. B. Cavarly
E. R. Dufose
R. M. Walker
B. L. Winn
John W. Colter
E. Rivers
H. F. Scott
J. B. Brownell
Lewis W. Thomas
Jewels Identified in Knight Jewelry Case in Arkansas
Hot Springs Ark February 21 officers have started from Chicago to return Mrs H L Knight to that city for trial after Dr Von Schell of Chicago identified jewels found among her effects as part of assets alleged stolen from his residence last October The value placed on the jewels was cited as $22000 by Chicago officials and Mrs Knight was employed at the time at her home where the jewelry disappeared
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Hot Springs
Ark
H. L. Knight
von Schell
Chicago
Chilcago
Beer Zone Adopted by General Council Near Beer Sales Banned
The General Council yesterday afternoon adopted the near beer zone plan after no discussion. The zone runs from Marietta to Decatur and Peters to Forsyth, with three spur routes and five sections defining where near beer may be sold within the city center area.
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General Council
Marietta
Magnolia Streets
Magnolia Street
Man
Worsyth Street
Marietta Street
Magnolia
Two Boys Confess to Austrian Café Burglary Plot
B W Mitchell and Fred Sisk, both youths with prior reformatory time, confessed to attempting to blow a safe at the German Café on South Pryor Street. They also admitted burglarizing W J Stanton’s shop on North Forsyth Street and stealing clothing. Held in $2000 each, after identification by witnesses and recovered clothing. The robbers’ gallery process was completed at the Tower.
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B. W. Mitchell
Fred Sisk
Cafa
South Pryor Street
Hroyles
Nayperior Criminal Court
W. J. Stanton
GO North Forsyth Street
Mitchell
Sisk
Rogues’ Gallery
Self Wright
Atlanta
Joseph
Thomas Steen
M. Hardy
Stak
Decatur
Philip Schwarz
President nominates Texas officials and naval officer
Washington February 21 Taft sent nominations to the senate naming Eugene Nolte as United States marshal for the western district of Texas Charles A Boynton as United States attorney for the western district of Texas and Captain Bidney A Staunton as rear admiral in the navy indicating significant federal appointments.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
United States
Western District of
Texas
Eugene Nolte
Charles A. Boynton
Navy
Bidney A. Staunton
Prohibition Movement Suffers Blow in Legislature
Richmond Va February 21 Local option was sustained when the Mayers bill for a state wide popular election on prohibition was reported unfavorably. The move is seen as a setback for the prohibition movement.
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Richmond
Mayers
Egyptian cotton grown in Arizona experiments prove viable
Washington reports Egyptian cotton can be grown in Arizona with long staple fibers. At Sacaton near Phoenix the Indian bureau and the bureau of plant industry have conducted two years of trials, yielding 9000 pounds of fine cotton to be shipped to New York for marketing. The tests show staple length remains strong in the hot southwest climate and several manufacturers have shown interest.
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Washington
Arizona
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Sacaton
Phoenix
Aziz
Indian Bureau
Bureau of Plant Industry
New York
Indian Office
Bay and Sabrie Now Playing in Atlanta
Harry Bay and Edldie Babrie, Nashville baseball team members and winter vaudeville performers, are entertaining crowds at a local theater in Atlanta. Eddie Sabrie impresses with a strong tenor voice while Bay handles cornet and other instruments. their team has toured southern cities, boosting their popularity as both performers and athletes.
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Harry Bay
Edldie Babrie
Nashville
Eddie Sabrie
Death of Macon Watchman Ed Campbell in railroad accident
Coroner T E Young completed an investigation into the death of Ed Campbell, a watchman for Mo Caw Manufacturing, who was struck and killed by Central switch engine No 1416 as he walked from his work early Sunday morning. No blame was placed on the engineer, Brooks, and Campbell reportedly never knew what struck him.
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Macon
T. E. Young
Ed Campbell
MoCaw Manufacturing Company
Brooks
Campbell
Atlanta Time Change Referendum Coupon Push
The Constitution invites Atlantans to vote on moving from Central to Eastern time. The survey asks residents to express whether shifting official time by one hour would be beneficial, noting earlier start and earlier finish to the day. Readers are urged to submit their views via the coupon.
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Atlanta
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Underwood Typewriters
N. Broad St
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