Shoe trade improves as street pavements studied in city report
Brown Shoe Company of St Louis reports 1915 shipments exceed 1914 by 1 138148 06 for five months, noting eight plants and two distribution houses and rising Buster Brown shops demand. A city street paving report compares costs and lifespans of granite, wood block, vitrified brick, and asphalt pavements, with a table calculating per yard yearly costs and expected lifespans. The street committee will consider these findings for next year’s paving guidance.
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Brown Shoe Company, Inc
St Louis
Buster Brown
Fado
Alabama Street
Hfe
Atlanta
Commercial High School
Sanitary Department
Augusta Trolley Men Granted Wage Increase
Augusta street car men and the company signed a three year contract providing a sliding scale of increased pay and reduced hours. The new agreement cuts daily hours from eleven to nine and a half, creating twenty additional jobs for workers as part of the wage and hour adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Earthquake Ruins Towns in San Salvador Republic
A San Salvador dispatch reports that the towns of Tal gut Las Flores and San Sebastian Flenduras were completely ruined by the recent earthquake shocks in the republic. Adylcea received here.
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San Salvador
Talgut Las Flores
San Sebastian
Flenduras
That Republic
Washington Heights School to Close in Atlanta Public Schools
The Atlanta Board of Education, via Superintendent Landrum, will close Washington Heights school at Washington Street and Ridge Avenue. 115 pupils will transfer to neighboring schools and four teachers reassigned. The move saves building use and places students in better facilities. Remaining staff will coordinate transfers for the start of the new term.
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Board of Education
Washington Heights
Washington Street
Ridge Avenue
Landrum
Atlanta Public Schools
St Hoom
New Milton Avenue
Fraser Street
Pryor Street
Lendrum
Georgia
Avenues
Profit of Eighty Thousand Dollars First Year
An article notes a business showing a first year profit of 80 000 dollars. The report references pending statements for 1915 and indicates forthcoming mailing of those statements to members.
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Bani
Bank clearings shine with 1915 gains across cities
The article reports strong 1915 bank clearings, noting substantial year over year increases in Atlanta, Chicago, Richmond, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Boston. It highlights that December figures and monthly totals surpassed 1914 and prior years, with building permits and municipal finances showing broad growth and prosperity indicators.
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Association
Europe
Atlanta
At- Tanta
Chicago
Chicago Clearing House Association
Detroit
Jel Noble
Boston
Clearing House Today
Piedmont Lodge Hosts Home-Coming Meeting
Piedmont Lodge No 199 of Oda Fellows held a home-coming meeting at 422 Marietta Street last night with Grand Master Judge Frank Howell of Ea Grange and Deputy Grand Master H R McClatchey of Rome as principal speakers. Following lodge ceremonies refreshments were served and social time enjoyed.
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Piedmont Lodge
Oda
Marietta Street
Frank Howell
Ea- Grange
H. R. McClatchey
Rome
Mortuary Notices from Jesup Georgia Deaths and Obituaries
A batch of obituaries from Jesup Georgia lists Mra O F Littlefield dying at home age about 70, survived by husband Tuige F Littlefield and a son H ta Littlefield. John Barrow and Mra H Coleman among others also noted. multiple residents' deaths are recorded with survivors and burial plans. text cites locations at city cemetery and local addresses. The notices include details of Mrs William A Pope’s death in Atlanta and connections to Mrs Johns on and other family members.
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Jesup
Littlefeld
F Littlefield
Wayne County Court
H Ta Littlefiel
Atlanta Celebrates New Year With Night of Pleasure
Atlanta awoke to a city alive with music, lights, and celebration as crowds filled hotels cafes and clubs for New Year festivities. Hundreds gathered at the Hotel Ansley and Piedmont venues where two orchestras vaudeville acts and dancing created a lively, elegant scene amid elaborate decorations and midnight revelry.
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Atlanta
Exa
Ansley
Social season glitters with dances across Atlanta venues
A lively Piedmont Era page captures society scenes at the Georgian Terrace Winecoff and clubs along East Lake Piedmont Driving Capital City and Bika, with terraces and lobbies abuzz in festivity. Families join watch services in churches opening doors to welcome the new baby with prayers and hope.
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East Lake
Piedmont
Capital City
al Dunn
John Cutler Jr Promoted By G S F Road
John Mi Cutler Jr known as Little Jack at the Bell house has been appointed soliciting present agent for the Georgia Southern and Florida railway at Macon. He has served three years at the Macon joint agency and previously held clerk transfer clerk and foreman of transfers roles, with a bright future predicted.
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Atlanta
Emma Hell
John Mi Cutler
Little Jack
Bell House
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
Macon
Cutler
Southern Railway
Georgia Southern and Florida
Funeral Notices Remain for Barrow Family in Clinton
Funeral notices list Mr John P Barrow and family members invited to the service at A. J Roy Donehoo chapel in Atlanta. The funeral for John P Barrow is set for January 1 1916 at 2:30 pm, with interment in West Point Georgia and a morning departure from Terminal station.
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TL. White
West Point
Terminal
A. A
A & WP
Waatts—Farry
Edwin Watts
George E. Watts
Park Lane
Atlanta
Philadelphia
H M Patterson & Son
West View Cemetery
C B Witmer
St Luke's Episcopal Church
Leon—ard
Richards
Church of the Incarnation
Colquitt Howara
McHay French
Frank Mitchell
B_C _Alevander
W G Smith
St Louis
Mos Supers
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Magnolia Stove & Range Co
Edgewoos Ave
Maion
Aramus
Partiscers
Tlento
The
Fourth National Bank
Seria
America
McCord
Reserve Bank
Financial Cireley
Richmond Clearings
Hienmand
Richmond
Eading
Clearing House Association
O. F. Littlefield
John Barrow
John Barow
Hayden Street
Song
L A
Grover @ Barrow
Misnen Axile
Florella Barrow
William
J’ B Barrow
Thomas Wallace
Mrs. A. & Coleman
Mra H & Coleman
Agua
J.T Childers
Simpson Street
French Perdue
J W. Robert
I T Childers
John H. Maxwell
Junn H Maxwell
Weyman
Laat
Fourteenth ‘Street
Marian Maxwell
Eliza’ Lewis
Greenville
Pattergon’s Chapel
William A. Pope
William A Pope
Johnson
Minter Wimberly
Mark Cooper
Pembroke Pope
Washington
Georgian Terrace
Winecoff
Terpsichore
John Cutler, JR
G.s.&f. Road
First Presbyterian Church
Sixteenth and Peachtree
Lyons
Horlick
John J. Woodside Storage Co
Cunard
Liverpool
Scameronia
Irdina
San
Tuscania
California
Glasgow
Denuine
Jellico Coal
Eae
Etichya
Iiuasaes
Aina Sos
James Drug Company
Honoraie P H Adams
James Drug Co
Thereferee
Harry Dodd
Peachtree St
Harris St
Forrest
George Adair
Weyman & Connors
Truat Co
Bidg
I A. Miles
W. W. Nerikerm
W. Eling
Dng
Boa
Seedner Atlanta Audit Company, Inc
MS Dugire Bide
Allante
United States
Joel Hunter & CO
Certified Public Accountants
Atlanta, Georgia
NEAL
Neal Institute
Ga Eecler Iestitute
Woodward Ave
J. Sonway
Keeley
Forsyth
Keith Vandevilt
Bride Shop
Allman
Cody Mendelssohn
Tiny May
Circus Weimers and Burks
Jor
Saturdat Crand
Victoria
Vernon Castle
Vaudette
Dorothy Gish
Wallace Reed
Old Heidelberg
Ince
WC & C
Tenn
Garona Portland Cement CO
Atlant Ga
Dacksonville
Birmingham
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