Penn Mutual Vice President Tours Atlanta City Scene
Lincoln K. Passmore of Penn Mutual visits Atlanta, praising the city as a standout insurance hub in the South. He notes strong investment by his company, with over $5 million invested in Georgia, and calls Atlanta “the New York of the South” for its energy and growth despite rainy weather. He plans further southern visits, linking the town’s vitality to national prosperity.
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Lincoln K. Passmore
Penn -Mutual
Bite Insurance Company
Philadephia
Atlans
Thin Etty
Jesmore
Woralag
le Ftilly
Atlanta
Pasamore
Sherman
New South
Denry Grady
New York
Fenn Mutual
South
Georgia
Mysel
Passmore
Philadelphia
Penn Mutual
Taft to visit Hughes in Albany and attend regional events
President Taft accepted an invitation to be Governor Hughes personal guest at Albany on March 19 and 20 delivering an address before the Tuberculosis Congress. He also agreed to attend the trans Mississsippi Congress in San Antonio next November and hopes to attend a forestry and stream exposition in Chicago in March.
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Washington
Taft
Hughes
New York
Albany
San Antonio
Texas
Chicace
Pain in Heart Relief After Dr Miles Remedy
Mrs Lillie Thomas of Upper Sandusky Ohio reports two years of heart pain across the chest back and left side with difficulty breathing and exertion. After thirteen bottles of Dr Miles Heart Remedy and Nervine she improved and gained fourteen pounds.
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Miles
Lillie ‘Thomas
Sandusky
Supreme court upholds name rights in Knights of Pythias case
The Georgia Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias won against Charles Di Creaswill who sought to establish a colored fraternal group named the Georgia Grand Lodge of Knights of Bythlas. The court ruled a name grants exclusive use, rejecting race-based constitutional challenges and affirming the lower court’s injunction.
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Asgogiaton
Ierieyts
Pything
Supreme Lodge
Columbia
Grand Lodge
Ng Othr Association
Supreme Court
Charles di Creaswill
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias of Georgia
Cresawill
Georgia Grand Lodge of Knights of Bythlas
North Amery
Cress Will
Fulton’ County
T. H. Nickerson
T. J. Batley
John P. Roak
W. H. Leopold
R. C. Norman
C. M. Walker
B .D. Brantley
George T. Cann
Grand Lodge of Georgia
North America
Georgia
United States
Superior Court
Butts County Schools Report Shows Literacy Gap and Attendance Gains
Jackson Ga February 21 special county school commissioner Co S Maddox completed the annual report. Butts county lists forty two schools with twenty one white and twenty one colored. White enrollment 1859 with 1238 average attendance. colored enrollment 1816 with 149 average. County notes the lowest literacy rate in the state with twenty white children unable to read or write. Attendance gains: over 3 percent for white schools and more than 10 percent for colored schools.
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Jackson
Co. S. Maddox
Butts County
Butta County
Atlanta Battlefields Will Survey Approved by War Dept
Washington February 21 Secretary of War Dickinson approved Representative Livingston’s plan to survey Atlanta battlefields. An Army engineer may be detailed this fall to cover Peachtree Creek July 20 and related actions July 22 east of Atlanta and July 28 west of the city. A two thousand dollar appropriation is sought for the survey with later requests for markers. A hearing will be held tomorrow before the House Military Affairs Committee.
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John Corrigan
Washington, D. C
Dickinson
Livingston
War Department
Atlanta
Living
Iston
Peachtree Creek
Gougitg
Atliantaong
Ila
House
Hi Ot
Teewettine
Treasury men to be dropped in February report
February 21 report notes 133,000 will be returned from Treasury. The item mentions 0 employees of TM, with unclear continuation.
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Treasury
Weather Bureau funding and Senate test of telegraphic tolls
Special from Washington shows February weather bureau funding nearly exhausted. Chief WHUlly L Moore will urge a larger appropriation as Senator Dolliver calls a quarter of a million dollars generous. No further supplements expected before July 4 start of next fiscal year.
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John Corfixen, Jr
Washington
Weather Bureau
Whully L. Moore
Weather “Bureau
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Dolliver
Bureau
Moore
Congress
Judge Roan Suffers Illness Delays Butts County Court
Jackson Ga February 21 Special Butts superior court opened with Judge E J Reagan presiding as Judge L B Roan of Fairburn was to lead but left for Atlanta after suffering a nose hemorrhage. Reagan urged the grand jury to focus on roads a new jail and safety while condemning gambling and liquor selling.
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Jackson
Butts
E. J. Reagan
Roan
Fairburn
Reagan
Atlanta
Butts County
Mquor
Eclipse Catarrh Cure touted as remedy for health menace
An advertisement urges readers to try Eclipse Catarrh Cure for catarrh with claims of instant relief and health restoration. It invites orders by mail, offering a 25 cent trial package and a 1 dollar full-size kit, citing testimonials from a 66 year old customer in Halfville Texas and detailing benefits like better hearing and sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclipse Catarh
Eclipse Medicine Co
A. Kennedy
Halfville
Texas
Eclipse Cataret
Eclipse. Medicine & Manufacturing CO
Atlanta
Yale Chairs Created in Honor of Laffan Bowden
In Bowden Connecticut on February 21 Yale University established the William M Batfan professorship of Assyriology and Babylonian literature. Morgan was elected as Albert T Clay now assistant professor of ceramic philology and archaeology and assistant curator of Babylonian antiquities at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Bowden, Conn
Wiliam M. Batfan
Yale
J. Plarpont
Morgan
Albert
T. Clay
Asaist— Ant
University of Pennsylvania
Jackson Gouraud Dead First-Nighter and Man About Town
Jackson Gouraud died at his home from an acute tonsillitis complication and blood poisoning. He was known as New York’s first-nighter and social figure with famed entertainments. He recently married Mrs. Henry Gillig, widow of a commodore of the Larghmont Yacht Club.
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New York
Henry Gillig
Larghmont Yacht Club
Gouraud
President urges fair trial for corporate tax act
By John Corrigany Jr. the president insists the corporate tax act deserve a fair trial to show strength and weaknesses. Congressmen from business districts press to keep the law in force citing revenue value and disclosure of corporate inside workings. Bloomington TN corporations and Atlanta Chamber protest enforcement of publicity features due to lack of funds.
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John Corrigany
Washington
Congress
White House
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Frederick J. Paton
Sterling
Iindia
Bloomington
Jury Denies Doctor in Tuberculosis Case in Macon
In Macon Georgia February 21 a superior court jury returned a verdict denying Dr C L Stabile payment of 98 dollars for services to Annie Jordan 11 daughter of C W Jordan. The defense argued the child died after a knee tuberculosis operation. Dr Stabile plans to appeal.
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Macon
C. L. Stable
Annie Jordan
C. W. Jordan
Stabile
Famous Preacher Asked to Move to Pasadena
New York February 21 The Rev Dr Newell Dwight Hillis long noted preacher has been pastor of Plymouth Congregation Church Brooklyn since January 1899. His salary is 916 000 a year and reports say an offer to move to Pasadena has been made. Hillis, Iowa born, educated at Iowa College Lake Forest University and McCormick Theological Seminary, led Peoria and Davenport pastors before succeeding James David Swing at Central Church Chicago and later Brooklyn.
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New York
Newell Dwight Hillis
Presbyterian
Pasadena
Cal
Plymouth Congregation Church of
Brooklyn
Lymand Abbott
Henry Ward Beecher
Hills
Plymouth Durchi
Hill
Iowa
Iowa College
Forest University
McCormick Theological Seminary
Peoria
Bavanaton, Jr
Sain David Swing
Central Church
Chicago
Central “Church
Argued and Submitted List of State Appeals
A compiled docket list shows cases argued and submitted including Price v. State from Smanuel, Johnson v. State from Fulton, Huguley v. State from Fulton, Smith v. State from Ben Hull, Hardaway v. State from Spalding, Rimes v. State from Early, Gelsberg v. City of Atlanta from Fulton, Harnage et al v. State from Berteen, Gentry v. State from Haralson, Fountain v. State from Dour, Sime v. State from Troup, Lon Bond v. State from Madison, and Western Union Telegraph Co v. My Gtenn from Bibb, among others. several entries show dismissal or cross references.
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W. D. Price
State
Smanuel
Cornelia Johnson
Fulton
Alf Huguley
Colly Smith
Ben Hull
Horace Hardaway
Spalding
Sam Rimes
A. Gelsberg
City of Atlanta
Western Union Telegraph Company
Supreme Court of Ga Judgments and Orders
A Georgia Supreme Court review lists affirmances reversals and dismissals from Fulton Rockdale and other counties with judges Pendleton Roan Felton and Ellison noted, and counsel names including Bell Pettigrew Neel Lang Shattuck and Brannon. The docket includes cases against Knights of Pythias Akers Dyer and Central of Georgia Railway among others.
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Croswill
Thompson
Georgia
Railway Company
Grayton
Ellie
Aragia
A. Batchetor
T. B
Higdon
Hall & Cleveland
Treland v. Dyer
Admr
Walker
Kaige Wright
R. M. We Glenn
F.W
Conelanne
James P. Shattuck
Funeral notices for Mason and Phillips families
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services for Mr. Charles B. Mason at 7:20 PM at Harry Poole's chapel with interment in Greensboro Georgia. Dues will be charged. Also invited are relatives and friends of Mr. J A Phillips and the Phillips family for the funeral from No 265 East Georgia Avenue at 2:30 PM with pallbearers meeting at Harry G Poole's at 1:45 PM.
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East
Georgia Avenue
West View
Harry G. Poote
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Peters
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Court OF Appeals OF
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Ann Moe
GED. A. Dickel & CO. Distillers
Fashville, Tenn
Old Phid Label
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Albert Howell, Jr
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Arthur Heyman
Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman
Kiser Building
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Fort Screver
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Scraven County
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Tiga
Virginia
Wits Btrausa
Gate City Lodge No. 2
A. M
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Peachtree and
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John Gilmore
Ww. Dent
S. Hard
Atlanta Floral Company
Peachtron Street Flowers
Wlaw & Erlanger
Little Nemo
Klimt & Gazzolo
Wayne Musical Comedy Company
Matness Daily
Kathleen Clifford
Arthur Hill
Betty
Comedietia
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Bradley & Maloney
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O'Dow
Oscar Loraine
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H Jensen
Whitehall St
Atlanta Hardwood Company
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