Negro vote heavy shapes recall meeting in Atlanta
Announcement said recall leaders will hold a big meeting at the Atlanta theater Monday night. Councilman Knight refused use of the auditorium for political purposes. Registration tallies show 13,000 likely citywide turnout, with 4,000 names on the registration list not on the tax digest. Retailers report a large meeting in the tenth ward and talks across all wards.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Theater
At & Clock
Councilman Knight
Auditorium Committee
Antirécall
Eek
Sam
Mayson
Tenth Ward
Atlanta Baptist Sunday Schools Meet Tomorrow
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Baptist Church the Atlanta Baptist Sunday School Association will hold its first monthly meeting of 1916 with Dr G McConnell as speaker. The address will be A Greater Atlanta Baptist Sunday School Association and How to Secure it. A feature is the presence of about two hundred from the Hapeville orphanage Sunday school.
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First Baptist Church
Atlanta Baptist Sunday School Association
Augusta Man Killed by Fall Down Shaft
December 21. Spe Taper, a nightwatchman at the Stbrey Cotton mills, fell to the bottom of an elevator shaft this morning and was found dead. He was 44 years old and leaves a wife in Augusta.
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Spe‘Taper
Stbrey
Augusta
Fen A
Parks Chambers Hardwick 40 Patronage Appeal
The firm extends New Year greetings and gratitude for unprecedented business. Public patronage and faith in Merchandise and Service are credited for success. A share of the Nineteen-sixteen patronage is solicited.
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Parks -Chambers - Hardwick 40
New Auto Tax Law Takes Effect Today In Georgia
A new automobile license tax law from an extraordinary session of the general assembly becomes effective today in Georgia. It sets annual fees by vehicle type, requires dealer and manufacturer registration, and introduces chauffeur license taxation with a March filing deadline. Prices range from 2 to 8 dollars for various vehicle categories, with reductions for late-year registrations.
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General Assembly
Phil Cook
State Capitol
Atlanta
Leenaing
Secretary of State
Recallers' Support Depends on Platform for Atlanta Mayor
Atlanta observers debate Mel Wilkinson as potential mayor as recall factions split over his platform. Marion Jackson says support hinges on Wilkinson outline while noting a controversial festival gambling stance. The Forsyth matinee ad hints at city attention shifting to the recall issue and Wilkinson’s possible candidacy.
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Atlanta
Mel K K. Wilkinson
Avlants
Wilkingen Mnigtt
Marion Jackson
Jackson
Wilkinson
Mr. Jackson
Air
John J. Eagan
Reall
Wkinson Room
Moralists and Recall Clash Across Atlanta Politics
Atlanta editors split on memo line but unite against Recall, clashing over church politics and whether moralists Ben Davis Hearst and others incite or hinder reform. The piece catalogs national city recalls, cites Memphis Savannah Seattle Roanoke and Charleston, and urges law enforcement and voter outrage to vindicate Atlanta’s name.
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Atlanta
Ben J. Davis
The
Independent
Ben
Hearst
Missionary
South
Georgia
Mr. Gray
Jack
Clark
Albert
God
Constitution
Ben and
Gray
Orgian
Journal and Constitution
Cohen
Howell
New York
Becker
Rosenthal
Seattle
Gill
Vice
Roanoke
Richmond
Nashville
Charleston
Tillman
Savannah
Chatham
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Whitehall Street
Wilkinson Boom
James L. Beavers
Asa G. Candler
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Asa Candler
HH. Y. “Ord
George E. King
John C. White
J. ScFachin
EH. Kelley
Brent J.wellborn
F. A. Minor
J. J. Met’ford
George €. Jones
Jim
Pierpont
Memphis
Ciid
Esy
Fitshugh
Charlie Jones
TWO Jims
Terre Haute
Messrs
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