Council Caucus Picks Police Commissioner Candidates
A council caucus convenes this afternoon to choose three police commissioner candidates from five contenders Ava, Perry, Verney, Venable, Van Dyke, Brandon. The vote will be secret for the public though reporters may record attendees' votes. Ballot outcomes will shape March city council appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Carter
At & P. mm
E. Vi Carter
Joseph Hirsch
FL A. Quillilan
EC. ‘Peters
Ava
WM. Perry
W. A. Verney
Board of Ark Commissioners
Sam H. Venebfe
Arthur T. VannDyke
Boarch of Health
Melegete
Morris Brandon
Llre
James W English
W. H. Brotherton
Ward Day
English
Captain Brotherton
Mr. Day
Fam Venable
Messrs
Terry
Vernoy
Pr van Dyke
Varney
John W. Ball
Police Department
Friends of
Br. Veneble
van Dyke
Bankruptcy Court Busy Delivers Four Petitions
Bankruptcy court filings show four petitions yesterday, two voluntary and two involuntary, from firms and individuals. Receivers appointed and law firms Namier Wright Cox and Etheridge Boykin Exberidge represent petitioners in separate cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Durham
Florine 1
Flynt
George R Houghton
W. B. Britt & Co
Ronald Bancim
Slicer
Ihe
E. M. Yow & Co
Lamp Beauty Lamp Beauty in Exquisitely Wrought Lamps
The artist touch is manifest in exquisitely wrought lamps and electrolicrs shown in our Art Rooms. Bronze copper pottery in classical reproductions or ideal studies. Shades in rich tints glow with opalescent light, adding to their effectiveness. Enrich your den library or living room with some of this beauty.
Mutual Cooperation to Redeem Cotton Farmers
Augusta Ga reports that a cotton convention in Atlanta highlights the need for unity among farmers through the Grange and Farmers Alliance. The piece urges district and county assemblies to deliberate plans, consider a mutual distress cotton plan, and develop warehousing to stabilize prices and safeguard a potentially robust crop.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Tabling
Aarons
Augusta
Georgia Homes Thousand Make Rush For St George
Cutler Ga February 23 Special Friday is the allotment day for P N Fitsgeralds new colony town St George as survey work completes. The sale of 7000 shares signals strong interest and the plan foresees 5000 residents within a year. Bricks, a planing mill, and an artesian well are planned with streets graded after allotment. over 1000 visitors expected from Georgia Southern and Florida lines.
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Cutler
P. N. Fitsegerald
New Colony
Welch
Survey Corp
St. George
Phoenixtika
Sth
Georgia
Southern
Florida
St George
Gio
Nebraska
Iowa
Umals
Indiana
Neversid
N. B. King
Dalea & Sage
Hariton County
St. Mary River
Jacksonville
Valdosta
Georgia, Southern and Florida
Live Oak
Fla
Fernandina
St. Marye
Brongwick
New York
Aston
Death of Mrs Mosteller Mother of Paul Mosteller
Mrs Margaret Mosteller widow of John L Mosteller died at 419 Woodward Avenue at 4 PM aged 60. She was a devout Christian with many tributes. Funeral services were held last night led by Rev John Be White. The body will be sent to Calhoun Georgia at 8:35 AM for interment.
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Paul Mosteller
Margaret Mosteller
John L. Mosteller
Orelock
Woodward Avenue
Oclock
John BE
Failing Eyesight Attributed to Improper Coffee Use
A newspaperman reports long term eye trouble from overwork and coffee. After switching to Postum coffee, his “blind spells” ceased within three days, while returning to regular coffee revived them. The ad claims coffee harms nerves and urges quitting coffee for Postum as the cure.
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Ah Gid
Willie
Postum
Battle Creek
Double Murder Scene Ends With Ax Attack
Frank Strong, a 2 negro resident of 7 Old Wheat Street, was carried to the police barracks at 2 yesterday morning covered in blood with a bloodied ax. He stands charged with a brutal double murder against his wife and mother in law, Ella Johnson, who died, and his wife in critical condition at Grady hospital. Strong attacked both women as they slept, saying his wife left him. A pursuing mob tried to lynch him before police intervened. He confessed to striking until they ceased crying, blaming mistreatment by his wife.
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Frank Strong
Old Wheat Street
Dlock
Ana
Neset
Grady Hospital
Ella Johnson
Strong
Strang
Sitrong
Willa Johnson
Home for Men Boarders at Whitehall Street
A refined boarding house for gentlemen opens February 1 under new management. The elegant residence formerly of the late HE P Chamberlain will offer homelike, first class boarding with men servants and top service. Located at 148 Whitehall Street, vacancies are limited for gentlemen seeking a comfortable, exclusive lodging.
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Hama
HE. P. Chamberlain
Whitehall Street
Presbyterians Plan City Union Meeting in Atlanta
In a recent Presbyterian Ministers Association gathering at Flest church parlors the decision was made to call all Atlanta area pastors to a meeting Monday at Durand's restaurant. They aim to discuss a Presbyterian Union to unite and mobilize support across the city despite the committee’s earlier delay due to the chairman’s illness.
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Presbyterian Ministers’ Association
Flest Presbyterian
Atlanta
Durand
Meir
Ministers’ Association
R.A Holt
Georgia Avenue Presbyterian Church
C. R. Nishet
Westminstor Presbyterian Church
Wondar
Union
Park Woodward Evidence Session Before City Officials
Colonel Park Woodward, general manager of the water works, testified before a council water works committee and then at Councilman Carter’s office. The seven year investigation produced no immediate conclusions, with officials noting the inquiry may lead to action at a future council or water board meeting.
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Colonel Park Woodward
Woodward
Colonel Woodward
Carter
Board of Water Commissioners
Ther
Water Board
Water Boards
Water Works Department
K. V. Carter
Mayor Woodward
Cownellman Carter
W. H. Patterson
C. A. Wikle
Mrs Lydia Lycett Dies Aboard Train Home
Mrs Lydia B Lycett wife of Willan Lycett well known local artist died suddenly aboard a Pullman car on a return trip from Cuba to Atlanta Death attributed to heart failure She leaves husband two children and her parents two brothers and a sister Funeral plans await the arrival of her mother from Bridgeport Conn The body was taken to the family home after being brought to Atlanta early today.
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Lydia B. Lycett
Willan Lycett
Whitehall Street
Cuba
Gavannah
Atlanta
Frantlin Steinhauer
Edward C. Lysett
John W. Cordon
Bridgeport
Conn
BR. Cordon
West Harris Street
Charles’ W. Cord
Cadets to Washington for Inaugural Parade
A Georgia Military Academy battalion of two companies departs from Athens led by Colonel J C Woodward to attend the inaugural parade in Washington D C. Cadet Jackson Christian will join as an addition, with Colonel Woodward serving as Georgia aide to General Adna R Chaffee the grand marshal. The group plans a short Richmond stop, aiming to arrive March 3.
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Georgia Military Academy
J. C. Woodward
Washington, D. C
Constitution
Woodward
Roosevelt
Jackson Christian
Stonewall Jackson
West Point Miliary Academy
Christian
Washington
Richmond
Georgia
Adna R. Chaffee
No Bail for Johann Hoch in Arsenic Death Case
Chicago authorities report Johann Hoch held to the grand jury without bail after a coroner's jury concluded arsenic poisoning caused the death of Mrs. Maria Welekey Hoch. The jury expressed the belief Hoch administered the poison.
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Chicago
Johann Heenman
Maria Welekey-Hoch
Hoon Ade
Investigation of Iroquois Theatre Fraud Opens Again
Chicago February 23 grand jury began a fresh probe into Iroquois theater fraud. The complaint revisits charges from a year ago when indictments were issued but later quashed as faulty, signaling renewed scrutiny of the case.
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Chicago
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Athens, Ga
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