Atlanta Chief urges asbestos curtains for theaters
Chief W R Joyner of the Atlanta Fire Department warns of theater fire risks after Chicago disaster. He proposes ordinances for asbestos curtains in all theaters and churches, a trained fire officer on stage for every performance, and constant checks of fire appliances and exits. He notes the Grand Opera House could rank among safest with these measures and stresses crowd safety in worship spaces.
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Chicago
Grester Cara
W. R. Joyner
Ore /G Department
Joyner
Jayner
Chet Joyner
Grand Opera House
Architects Split and New Firm Forms in Atlanta
Announcement details a mutal dissolution of the partnership Bruce Thomas Morgan and Jann R. Dilton, with Thomas H. Morgan and John P. Dilton creating Morgan & Dillion, taking over the old Frudential building office. A. Birneo withdraws from active work, joining a law firm as consulting architect.
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Aa. C. Bruce
Thomas H. Morgan
Jann RB. Dilton
Mutic Concert
Thomas H. Mowan
John PR. Dilton
Morgan & Dillion
Bruze & Morgan
Frudential
A. Birneo
Iers
Thos. H. Moreau
4. C. Bruce
Atlanta
South
Dion
Bruce
Morgan
Larerst
Chicago
West
No Unpleasant Effects Buck as gripins
Ad copy touts Mostly's Lemon Elixir as a pleasant tonic with no unpleasant effects. Marketed as the ideal laxative, it promises easy consumption and lists a price of 60 cents per bottle at drugstores.
Brooch Beauty Reveals Diamond Paved Hearts and Crowns
A bejeweled brooch stands as a finest gift option, crafted with diamond pave and select stones. Featuring motifs such as hearts, sunbursts, scrolls, crowns, and pennants, the piece highlights premium materials and superior craftsmanship.
Southern Educational Association elects officers at Atlanta meeting
The Southern Educational Association elected Walter B. Hill as president and R. J. Tighe as secretary with E. P. Burna as treasurer and Francia Venable as vice president. The convention reviewed high school and college programs, visited Georgia Tech, and closed with fourteenth annual addresses and resolutions praising Southern education and city hospitality.
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Southern Educajational Association
Walter B. Hill
University of Georgia
R. J. Tighe
Asheville
E. P. Burna
Atlanta
Francia FP
Venable
Chapel Hhi
N.C
Jacksonville
Fla
Birmingham
Ala
Tme
Walter B. HY
Southern Educational Association
C. Alphonso Smith
University of North Carolina
South
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Ruark Slain In Farm Scuffle In Georgia
In Madison County Georgia twelve miles north of Maillson George Ruark was accidentally killed in a gun discharge during a struggle with Pack Ruark and neighbor E P Cowan over the possession of a tenant. The accident occurred on Cowan's farm as the men moved a tenant. Cowan and the Ruarks, both prominent farmers, declined custody as the incident was explained.
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Sdadison
Cowan
George Ruark
Pack Fiuark
E. P. Cowan
P. Cowan
Ruarks
Ruark
Officers Installed at Barca Lodge Odd Fellows Meeting
Newly elected Barca Lodge No. 55 J. O. O. F. officers were installed at the hall at Broad and Alabama. Past Grand Master Alex Dittler presided as Installing officer. Officers named include Noble Grand George W. Grubb, Vice Grand J. H. Davis Sr, Secretary Thomas J. Buchanan, Treasurer W. L. Holbrook, and several wardens sentinels and guards.
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Barnes Lodge
Odd Fellows
Barca Indge
Broad and
aAlabama
Alex Dittler
Noble
George W. Grubb
J. H. Davis, Sr
Thomas J. Buchanan
Jona A. Watts
BP. L. Wilbanks
Plucky Little Woman Manages Decatur Business After Husband's Death
Enola G Polk of Decatur proves what a determined widow can achieve as she continues her late husband’s insurance and real estate business. With one child to care for she built a top equipped north Alabama office and runs a thriving agency. Her father Hon B E Greenlen serves as clerk in the U S court and her sister Edna Greenlent is a court clerk in Anniston.
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New Drestnut
Ala
Enola G. Polk
Decatur
Cara Yor
Polk
North Alabama
Decaturs
B. E.greenlent
Northern District
United States Court of Alabama
Greenlenf
Humansville
Aln
Misa Edna
March Greenlent
United States Court
Anniston
South
Child burned to death at Spartanburg in fire tragedy
A one year old child of Henry Bailenger, colored, died after the bedclothing near a hearth caught fire while the mother washed inside their Spartanburg home. Firefighters nearby helped save the cottage as church trustees provided space for meetings. W. L. Prather and others report the incident and note the convention’s strong attendance and revived spirit in the state association with new directors named for several states.
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S. C
Spartanburg
Henry Bailenger
First Baptist Church
W. L. Prather
H. Phillips
R. B. Fulton
Louisiana
J. E. Keeny
Normal School
Nachitoches
Texas
T. G. Harris
Texas State Normal
San Marlos
Tennessee
C. J. Bell
Nashville
Alabama
J. H. Philips
Birmingham
North
Carolinna
W. C
A. Haemmel
Greenstore
Florida
Clem Hampton
Gainesville
Georgia
W. 2. Merritt
Atlanta
South Carolina
HT. Edmunds
Bumter
Maryland
Uddergraff
Baltimore
Kentucky
Marks
Louisville
Tighe
Burning ship sighted in Mexican Gulf near Florida
Report from Norwe- Bien steamer Hispania captain Sechers, from Port Limon, describes December 30 sighting a burning vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, near 27.14 N 85.2 W, then identifies the burning ship as the Pacific steamer El Valle bound Galveston to New York with cotton cargo damaged by fire. Valle proceeded after escort declined.
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Orleans
Hispania
Sechers
Port Limon
Menico
Morgan Jine Southern
E! Valle
D. J. Grant
Galveston
New York
Seeberg
Hi Valle
Judges Refuse to Preside Over Wilcox County Lynching Case
Pineapple Ann January 1 Special The court organized to try five white men accused of lynching a Black man here was dissolved rather than adjourned when Justice Sessions, after two associates retired, said he would not take on the responsibility. The original committing magistrate was disqualified yesterday leaving habeas corpus or governor action as possible paths. The prisoners were remanded to fall without call, a situation without precedent in Wilcox County.
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Justice Sessions
Wilcox County
Covington Editor J W Anderson Heads for Central America
Covington Ga January 1 Special Colonel J W Anderson veteran country newspaper editor and secretary of the Georgia Weekly Press Association and Georgia Press Association left this week for Costa Rica for health and pleasure He will likely visit Panama Colombia and other Central and South American republics and will contribute a series of letters to The Constitu tion He has been in the newspaper business since 1852 In 1878 he started The Covington Star and published it until 1902 when he sold to The Georges Enterprise Kaiser Not Looking for Trouble Berlin January The report that Germany planned to acquire a coaling station at St Thomas Danish West Indies is semi officially denied as unfounded
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Central America
J. W. Anderson
Georgia Weekly Press Association
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Georgia Press Association
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Constituan
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Whitehall Street
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Fulton
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Washington and Lee University
Virginia
RB. J. Tighe
Lyman Hall
Georgia School of Tenology
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W. B. Merritt
J. W. Gaines
Hartsville
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University of Virginia
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W. L. Weber
Emory College
George D. Denny
Joan W. ‘Abercrombie
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Anna
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New Orleans
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Athens
May Taylor
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Department of Superintendence
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