Monkeys Cause Violin Smash At Orpheum Dressing Room
Romeo and Frank escaped their dressing room and smashed a $250 violin belonging to the Kirksmith sisters during a vaudeville show. The keeper Mr Wormwood and manager Vivian Whitaker dispute blame while the monkeys return to their act and the incident is to be settled amicably.
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Romeo and
Frank
Orpheum
Kirksmith
Wormwood
Antragis
Romeo
Krank
Homer
Worrmwood
Kirkemith Sisters
Losa
Wormroed
Vivian Whitaker
Actors Keep Playing While Theater Burns in Erie
In Erie on January 1 Abraam Loach fireman urged performers to continue as a blaze broke out. The audience evacuated mostly safely. many fainted or were assisted. About 1,600 seats were filled. The fire originated from faulty wiring between the balcony ceiling and gallery floor.
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Erie
Abraam Loach
The
Park Opera
McMahon
Volcano at Sea Reported Off Georgia Coast
Norfott Va January 1 British officers report volcanic phenomena at sea near Georgia. First Officer Landmary saw an eruption about 20 miles westward on December 13 while Baltic sailed toward the coast. The disturbance lasted seconds. Lord Dufferin later reported boiling terrege more than 200 miles offshore on December 18.
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Georgia
Norfott
Sen
Hydrographic Office
Baltic
Lord Dufferin
No Interest Paid on Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Bonds
Boston January reports show holders of thirty year 6 per cent bonds of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad found January coupons unpaid at Old Colony Trust Company. reason given is no funds. Company officers confer with attorneys. system is new and not fully started. Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic formed 1906. capital stock planned 35 million with 10 million preferred and 25 million common. Bond debt includes 4,173,000 of thirty-year gold bonds dated 1906. President H. L. Attineon and VP Arkwright in Boston. Rosser and Branch Gen counsel silent.
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Boston
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad Company
Boston Capital
Old Colony Trust Company
Nce
Georgia
Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad Company
Uney
Brunswick
New York
Havana
Ntic and
Birmingham Railway
Freuire
Atlantic and Birmingham Railway
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
HLM Attineon
Atlanta
New Girls School Site Purchased On Peachtree Street
Bishop Cleland Kinloch Nelson of the Atlanta Episcopal diocese announces plans for a new girls school with a hospital to follow. A Peachtree Street lot costing 11 000 has been bought, with building costs projected at 16 000 to 26 000 and most funds already on hand. Nelson will be the sole trustee and will hire a manager to minimize rent.
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Cleland Kinloch Nelson
Atlanta
Bishop Nelson
H M. ‘Willett
Peachtree’ Street
Eleventh Street
Orme Campbell
E Harmon St Fron
Peachtree
Rune
Nelson
Italians Help Relief Effort Amid Earthquake Devastation
In Atlanta a relief drive for Italy's earthquake victims raises funds led by Tugazzi and Massa. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen attended to duties as Italy mourns two devastated regions. Princess Yolanda and royal family members contributed gifts at a Quirinal party. Great crowds, ships, and emigration efforts continue to aid the injured and displaced.
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Atlanta
Italy
Tugazzi
South Broad Street
Massa
Fast Fair Street
Rome
Ricco
Mount Aetna
Lipari
Victor Emmanuel
Messina
Genoa
Naplan
Caserta
Yolandd
Quirinal
Queen Margarita
Princess Mafalton
Umberto
Naples
Palermo
Estes
Straits of
Nord America
Possum Feast Fueled Taft Talk by Harry Fisher in Georgia
Harry C Fisher, famed possum connoisseur from Newnan, Georgia, describes a possum feast as a path to political harmony and industry. He predicts Taft’s favorable reception if Atlanta serves fat possum with taters and persimmon beer, praising Georgia governors and Congressman Gordon Lee.
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Fisher
Mr Fisher
Taft
Han F
Atlanta
Walker
Gordon
Georgia
Gordon Lee
South
Lee
Panama
Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce
Newnan
Chamber of Commerce
Fiaher
Possum market buzzes at chamber dinner plan
The chamber of commerce session centers on securing possums for the Taft dinner. Caverly, possum committee head, receives offers from Fulton and Brooks counties, long distance calls, and contracts for 150 possums. Secretaries explain the story spurred widespread interest and bids pour in from various sellers.
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Chamber of Commerce
E Caverly
Cooper
Taft
Walter G Cooper
Mrr Caverly
Caverly
Georgia
Cooper Sala
Constitution
Steward Merritt
Piedmont
South Georgia
C BE Caverly
Fulton County
Sherif WT Wilson
Brooks County
Quitman
Verly
Caverny
Police report for first year of prohibition period
Police records summarize the initial year of Prohibition, outlining enforcement actions, reported liquor seizures, and local arrest trends. The report contrasts expected crime shifts with actual incidents, noting patrol emphasis and community responses during the early prohibition era.
Prohibition Year Lowers Atlanta Drunkenness Arrests and Fines
Chief Henry Jennings reports in 1908 the first year of prohibition, showing a drop from 1907 in arrests and street fines. Arrests fell from 24,882 to 16,072, recorder court fines declined to 110,400.09, and street fines dropped to 36,682.96, with police department expenditures also easing.
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Lip Garr
Atlanta
Henry Jennings
Hhe
Atian Fas
Recorder
Amoun
Weather forecast for Georgia weekend shows light variable winds
Georgia forecast for Saturday and likely Sunday calls for light variable winds. No precipitation mentioned and conditions appear mild with no significant changes expected across coastal and inland areas.
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Georgia
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H. M. Atkinson
P. 3
Arkwright
Boaton
Rosser & Bran- Gen
Bishop Nelson's Girl's Institution
Princesa Yolande
Harry Fisher
Harry Fishel
Possum King
Recorders Court
Minigniincken Aglanta
Atillane
Augusta
Poston
Buffalo
Baltimore
Charleston
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Chicago
Cincinnati
Corpus Christi
Detroit
Dodge
Huron
Jacksonville
Jupiter
Key Weat
Knoxville
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