Parish notices and social updates from Atlanta era
A jumble of notices covers meetings of Agnes Scott College cabinet And the Atlanta Woman Suffrage association. Also listed are hospital auxiliary plans at the Winecoff hotel and several personal notes on local residents, visitors, medicals, and travel. The items reflect social calendar events and greetings in late February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes -‘Scott
gt’College Cabinet
Hoveush
Scott
Pals
Ways and Means
Wegley Memorial Hospital
Winecoff Hotel
Method
Black-Draught Cited For Wide Range Of Ailments
Fontella Virginia resident W E H Ogden praises Thedford's Black-Draught as a quick relief for dizzy spells and various ailments. He notes his eighty third year and his wife's cramping colic headaches and neuralgia improved with the remedy. The advertisement claims the old reliable liver medicine offers quick safe results for liver stomach and bowels and costs one cent per dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fontella
W. EH. Ogden
Thedford
Theaford
Ana
Sunday School Workers Hold First Graded Union Meeting
The first regular meeting of Atlanta’s Graded Union for Sunday school workers was held at Second Baptist Church. More than 125 teachers and workers from various denominations attended. Mrs. Hugh M Lokay presided. Daisy Magee urged discussion on storytelling themes. Grace Grable told The Bar Jesus. Next gathering is March 24 at St Mark's Methodist Church at 3:30 p.m.
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Atlanta Graded Union
Second Baptist Church
Fulton County
A.B. Caldwell
Avlanta
Hugh M. Lokay
Tnded
Mia. Jampy
Aven
Daisy Magee
de Montary
Gea A Sunday Schocl Association
Bar Jesus
Mies Grace Grable
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Roads Want to Keep Their Steamer Lines
Washington February 24 nine more steamship routes seek ICC permission to run after July 1 The Panama Canal law gives ICC authority for limited continuance The Southern Pacific owns major Pacific Mail shares and runs San Francisco Hawaii Orient Panama routes plus traffic to Mexico Central America and Europe Proposals stress lack of competition and transshipment with other lines Also sought to continue twenty two New York to New Orleans Galveston and Havana steamers valued at 16.5 million Other lake line applicants noted in filing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commison
Southern Pacific Company
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
San Francisco
Hawaii
Orient
Isthmus
Panama
Steamship
New York City
New Orleans
Galveston
Wavana
Great Lake Lines
Macon Electric Rates Raised by State Commission
The Georgia Railroad Commission fixed electric light rates for Macon and Georgia Public Service, increasing from 9 cents per kWh down to 2 cents for high usage. The move followed competition between Macon Railway and Light Co and Georgia Public Service Corp, both under A. B. Leach & Co control, with city opposition leading to arbitration. The commission provided a tiered structure for consumption up to 6,000 kWh and above, and compared bills among Atlanta Jacksonville Macon and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon Railway and Light Company
Georgia Public’ Service Corporation
State Railroad Commission
Macon
A. B. Leach & Company
New York
Railroad Commission
Royer to Manage the Piedmont Hotel in Atlanta
W C Royer former Exchange hotel manager in Montgomery will take over the Piedmont hotel duties succeeding H N Dutton who resigns to join Hotel Strader in Buffalo Dutton departs Atlanta in April Royer is a well known figure in Atlanta and popular with southern travelers Frank Taylor will remain as assistant manager under Royer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Royer
Exchange Hotel
Montgomery
Piedmont Hotel
H. N. Dutton
Hotel Strader
Buffalo
Ducton
Atlanta
Roger
South
J. B. Mickey
Piedmont Hotel Company
Kimball House
Frank Taylor
The
Piedmont
Mr. Royer
Fire rescues at Bakers Hotel on Ninth Street
Two men killed and several firemen injured as a four story Bakers hotel on Ninth Street and First Avenue burned. Fire trapped twenty men and the manager's wife on upper floors. four men fled to the roof and were saved from the clothes line as the roof collapsed.
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New York
Bakers
Ninth’ Street
First “Avenue
Mind gone after fiancée elopes in Macon tragedy
Macon Georgia February 24 Special. George Skinner a well known local man, lost his mind after his fiancée Miss Bessie Cunningham eloped with RW Cobb a traveling man from Birmingham and married him. He threatened to kill and was jailed after approaching a policeman in the street declaring he had murdered two men. The incident followed his fiancée’s elopement and marriage. The day also reports Mercer University funds, Winchester death prognosis, and a health committee controversy over a Milk Inspector's position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
George Skinner
Skinner
Bessie
Cunningham
RW. Cobb
Birmingham
Cobb
Charities and Health
Board of Health
G. W. Mann
Mann
National Credit Men Plan an Innovation
New York February 24 The National Credit Men's association announced a campaign of education to promote the use of two name commercial paper as a substitute for open account indebtedness. Printed matter explaining the federal commerce act rediscount provisions will be circulated among members to urge manufacturers merchants and jobbers to close book accounts with notes drafts and bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Credit Men's Association
Federal probe announced on civic education efforts
Washington February 24 investigation of civic education in the United States is to be undertaken by the federal bureau of education with co operation from the National Municipal League and civic organizations. Arthur W Dunn will direct the inquiry to coordinate independent efforts and study classroom civic teaching and progressive community experiments in citizenship education.
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Washington
United States
Federal Bureau of Education
National Municipal Teague
Arthur W. Dunn
Tms
Indianapolis
Bureau of Education
Presence of Mind Saves Fleeing Wife in Gloversville
In Gloversville on February 24, a man pursued by an enraged husband fired at his wife twice. The first bullet struck her glasses rim wounding a little. the second lodged in her hair as she fled into a bathroom where she appeared to be rendered unconscious. The husband then shot himself twice in the head and is in the hospital, not expected to survive. Also noted, Ohio excise tax on railroads upheld by the state supreme court. A separate item promotes Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in modern dances with Jack Glifford Thursday and Friday matinee and night performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatty
Winchester
Macon
W. H. Winchester
Christchurch
Bishop Winchester
Little Rock
Ark
RS. Wilson
Hur
Brigcetany
Goa
Beok
Wilson
Economy Administration
Joseph R. Wilson
Rip Vanwrinkiel
Africa
Asia
F. F. Cleveland
White House
Beeston
Gloversville
M. V
James McConnell
McConnell
Big
Washington
Ohio
Supreme Court
Evelyn Nesbit
Jack Glifford
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Georgia
Ieague
Armegia Library
Atlénta Hauad Sutrage Associaton
Evelyn Dauntier
Tate
Havana
T. R. Wilder
Nclones
Ponce
Zeon
Bera
He Brooks
Jug
Mrs. Smith
Colles
R Fairburn
Cefi
R. B
Ras Ther
St Joseph’s Infirmary, Ralow
Yordan
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Mrd. Foster
Chester
Conn
G. Foster
George Sharpe
Aes
McWhorter Milner
G A. Howe
Mamta Battle
Clark Howell
Ates
Angie Eek
Juan Ter, Jr
John Pickiin
Jett Manday
Springfield
Mass
Tea
Lily
J. Eamon Clarke
Flor
Orria J. Ward
Porinen
Byoe
Atlantig Cie
Ents Helgan
Stheans
Ble EL
Omana
Fiorida
D. Greene
W. Ho. Hii
Jd. Greer
T. Justin
Ww. M. Wirberry
W. H. Hill Insurance Agency
Empire Building
Atlanta, GA
SEDI
Milwaukee Mechanics’ Fire Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
City Hall Square
Com Lgias
Gast
Updoreriters Posit
He-tesurance
Botner Tir
Eaal
Leger
AlLather
Eek
ASUS
Berette
Ineluai Ig
Aig
Act of Incorporation
Insurance County OF
State OF Wiscond Co Ho
William Ee Ene
Milwaukee Mechanics’ Insurance Comise Voragoine Statersons
William L. Jones
Milwaukee County
Graded Union
Macon Railway and Light Co
Jack Bonville
Wogtaga
Royer
Faust
Maull Bros
St. Louis
Mercer Fund
Asmed
Mercer University
I. H. Burghard
Retsin Ai
National Credit
China
Express
Ship By Express
Kean
Spremendad Road
Atlanta Constitution
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