Peachtree Frontage Lot Sold For $50,000 To Witt
Carl Witt buys vacant Peachtree Harris corner lot with 1100 feet on Peachtree and 154 feet on Sharing. Price $50,000, front foot value $500, owner plans a five story modern apartment building with five ground floor stores and a large rear garage. Construction to start Monday near First Universalist Church.
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Carl Witt
Harris and
Peachtree Streets
Peachtree
Harris Street
Peachtree and
Harris Streets
Peachtree Street
Fharing Street
Roff Sims & Co
J F Leary
Birmingham
Atlanta
Baker Street
Post Office Receipts Rise in 1908 Atlanta Year
Postmaster Blodgett reports December income and full year totals for the Atlanta post office. 1908 receipts reach 871,220, up 47,207 from 1907, with December 1908 at 86,919.79, the largest month in the office’s history.
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Blodgett
Atlanta
Taft Accepts Birmingham Visit Invitation
A Birmingham Commercial Club telegram announced that President-elect Taft will visit Birmingham after an Augusta invitation. Spokesman Rufus Rhodes and others spoke at the meeting with Judge Taft, who responded with friendly patriotism and accepted the invitation with apparent joy.
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City
Birmingham
Birmingham Commercial Club
Taft
Augusta
Jurge Taft
Rufus Rhodes
Rhodes Truman
Aldrichard E Wo Barrett
Survey Resumes Line From Valdosta To Moultrie In 1909
The survey crew for the Valdosta and Moultrie railroad finished a line to Moultrie, using an older survey with an expected additional branch. The route runs about 42 miles from Valdosta, and financiers say the road will be completed. Bridge work contracts are already being pursued and terminal property secured.
Fat as an offense and a simple fat reducer truth
A historical column mocks fat women as enemies of artistic uplift. It touts a “simple fat reducer” recipe using Marmola, FMR Extract Cescara Aromatic and peppermint, claiming it safely allows removal of up to four pounds of fat. It contrasts Paris Latin Quarter figures with American women's bodies and promises easy slimming.
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Paria
Maver
Six Specials in Suits and Dresses at J P Allen Co
J P Allen and Company at 51 53 Whitehall Street advertises six specials in suits and dresses with dresses priced at 40.00 dollars. The ad highlights apparel offers and location details for shoppers seeking bargains on formal wear.
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J.P. Allen and Company
Whitehall St
Father John of Cronstad Dies After Chronic Illness
Petersburg January 2 Father John of Cronstad longtime priest known for zeal and devotion died after chronic drops and intestinal complaints though the end was sudden He was born November 30 1829 and served at Andrew church Cronstant where he drew followers and earned imperial notice His later years saw him condemn the Johnites sect exploited by a corrupt group and he exposed the false readers last summer lowering the sect's influence
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Petersburg
John of
Cronstad
John
St Petersburg
Andrew Church
Cronstant
St Seraphin
Father John
Dalton Grocery Company Insolvent in Valdosta
Creditors take charge after O D Dalton retires from management. Earl McKey to wind up assets reported at about 88 thousand dollars with liabilities near 346 thousand. Most assets are accounts receivable and creditors fear full realization. Company long operated locally but poor collections spurred suspension of business.
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Dalton Grocery Company
Valdosta
O D Dalton
Earl Mckey
Dalton
Creiitera
Dolar
Abe
Willis Instant Kill at Depot Shooting
A sensational shooting at the CC and O depot leaves John Willits, 40, dead. Sam Robinson, 30, opened fire without warning and fled. a Bristol traveler narrowly escaped being hit, and Robinson is pursued.
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Booneford Noc
John Willits
CC & O
Sam Robinson
Robinson
Bristol
Cann Defeats Colding for Chatham County Attorney
Superior Court Judge George T Cann defeats Colmonel Robert T Colding to become county attorney of Chatham County in Savannah Ga. Judge A B Moore reelected county commission chairman. Newell West defeats Wo F Chaplin as county superintendent of public works. Chaplin, well known for building Savannahs automobile race course. Dr E S Osborne reelected county physician. Phi Kappa Sigma delegates in Pittsburg announce a 200000 dollar fundraising plan to erect twelve bombs in diverse U S sections.
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Chatham County
Savannah
Superior
George T Cann
Colmonel
Robert T Colding
Chatham
A B Moore
Newell West
Wo F Chaplin
Chaplin
E S Osborne
Elaborate Decorations Planned for Taft Dinner in Atlanta
The Atlanta chamber of commerce plans an elaborate Taft dinner at the Armory Auditorium on January 16. Decorators will transform the lobby into a fern and floral display with electric lights. A giant United States flag formed of flowers and lights will hang behind the speakers’ table, with a Taft portrait in lights and flowers. The guest tables will form the flag’s stripes with white paper, roses, and lights. The committee vows an artistic, flower-filled setting and a lavish menu, including grapefruit from an orchard for the meal. Taft’s visit will be acknowledged with a commemorative menu card and a brass-bound keepsake. Taft is not expected to dine at Yale with Mrs Taft. Judge Taft will address Atlanta’s Black community at Big Bethel Church.
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Auditorium Armory
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Armory Auditorium
Wr Taft
Candler
Tat
Atlanta
Taft
United States
Ohio
Georgia
Tafts
Big Bethel
Big Bethel Mo
W J Gaines
Tuskegee Aly
Booker T Washington
Judge Taft
Keiley Coal Ad Promises Quality Over Low Price
Jellico coal advertised at four dollars or more cannot be bought at 90 cents per ton. Keiley Fuel Co promotes its own mine coal priced from four dollars for Nutri to five fifty for Blue Gem. Emphasizes quality over price and urges customers to try 2000 pounds of Keiley Coal.
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Keiley Coal
Keiley
Keiley Fuel Co
Roanoke Vote Falls Under Protest By Whisky Wen
Roanoke Roanoke January 2 The Virginia Brewing Company of Roanoke claims the Wednesday election that ousted saloons by a majority of 86 votes will be contested The challenge hinges on the Ward law now being tested for constitutionality by the state supreme court The Roanoke election was held under the Ward law and will be argued as an issue of constitutional validity
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Whisky Wen
Roanoke
Louis Seholy
Virginia Brewing Company
Itacity
State Supreme Court
Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions by Atlanta Baptist Women
Baptist women in Atlanta and vicinity plan a week of prayer for foreign missions at First Baptist Church from 3 to 4 pm daily. The program includes sessions on the Foreign Mission Board, our uttermost parts of the earth, a tour of mission stations in China, and the work of the Women’s Missionary Union. A Christmas offering for work in China is also planned.
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Baptist Women
Atlanta
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
China
Foreign Mission Board
Department of Work In
Womans Missionarty Union
Compromise Agreement Reached Between Railway and Employees
Announcement by the board of mediation under the Erdman act states the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Company and its employees have settled a dispute in Washington on January 2. The agreement covers twelve points, ten about contract construction and enforcement and two seeking better terms and conditions for engineers firemen trainmen and conductors.
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Washington
Board of Mediation
Erdman
Missour Kansas and Texas Railway Company
Williams Hurt In Bad Fall In Macon Jan 2
Special report describes Williams a prominent farmer from Loraine 61 severely injured when frightened mules bolted on Lifth street, throwing him from a fodder wagon into a basement. he was treated briefly at the city hospital and returned home. Other items note bankruptcy petitions by Reuben Arnk and Graves Gardner, Judge Speer’s Augusta visit, Albany court work, Macon city court January term, and a Macon business partnership formed by William Brunson.
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Brown House
Macon
Lifth Street
Williams
Loraine
Plum
Prater
Georgia Southern
Florida Railyay
Hospita
Nisajurtes
Waxelbaum Company
Macon Ga
Reuben Arn Kt
Laurens County
Togo
Graves Gardner Do
Barnesville
Graves Gardner & M B Gardner
Speer
Emory
Augusta
Albany
Wilde
R W Smrtth
New York
Wacon
Tinsley
Barbecue King of Georgia to Prepare Taft Feast
Washington Galand reports Taft may visit Atlanta with a day in Washington style hospitality. Georgia's famed barbecue team, led by Chief Cooks, prepares a genuine Georgia barbecue for Taft, potentially in a mock reception as part of southern hospitality. Local officials note Butler of Ohio aided the push to persuade Taft.
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Georgia
Taft
Washington
William
Atlanta
Diaie
Tafls
Attempted theft at Memphis coffin factory shocks city
A burglary attempt at a Memphis coffin factory led to a fire and substantial damage. Investigators say one man organized the effort, with a force of workers removing items and beginning to steal before police arrived.
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Memphis Coffin Factory
Russia Faces Rising Death Penalties Amid Political Debate
In St Petersburg on January 2, constitutional democrats led by MO Wlukoff condemned Russia’s increasing death sentences as a moral blight. Socialists and Labour supporters backed the motion while Ottoberists criticized it as propaganda. The hall erupted with cries of murderers as calls were made to curb punishments and secure clemency.
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de St Peersburg
Russia
Sory
Aima Todas MO Wlukoff
Constitutional Democrats
Gentache
Labor Party
T Wan
MacGoudhkoff
Yekaterinasias
Gudi Koff
Khojako
Macon Man Arrested for Forgery on Central Railway
Macon police detained an employee of the Central railway who was arrested on forgery charges. He allegedly forged a bill of lading for five bales of rotten goods and received $250 in cash. He was taken to Augusta to face the charge after leaving Augusta and working in Macon.
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Macon
Speemly
C B Moore
Central
Raiiwat
Augusta
The
Minor Tenders Resignation From Local Church
Social Rev Carl Minor has tendered his resignation from the First Baptist Church of this city on January 2 and is likely to accept a call to his former church in Bridge. The move follows prior service and reasons tied to Moultrie.
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Moultrie
Carl Minor
First Baptist
Hae
Moultela
Savannah couple faces torture claim in divorce filing
Mrs Anne BK Mali alleges in Savannah court that her husband Sandy Mell tortured her during marriage. She says he forced her to sleep nude in a cold room and waved a knife, threatening death. she stood by him during his murder trial but seeks divorce and protection. The filing notes his 12 month sentence and seeks relief as of January.
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Savannah
Spe
Tenrisband
Sandy Mell
Anne BK Mali
Palol
Perhaps You May and The Labor Trust Address
fragmentary text hints at a magazine offer or address related to labor topics and payments. It mentions a $100 annual fee and references to a magazine, labor issues, and a potential open address or invitation to readers. The readable material is severely garbled.
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Ralee
Beyond
BIG Concern
Willis
North Carolina
Colding
Cann
Phi Kayps Sigmas
Pittsburg
Phi Kappa 6Lgma Fraternity
United
Woen
William Brunson
Macon Cireilt
Esterday West
Roland Ells
Brunson & Bills
Frank E. Block CO
Wese Hirman
Tepro Floan
Tcanpa
Butler
Nformatan
Ikea
Georga
Ronaa
Callaway
Pryare
Fulding
Lafini
James
Paton
Surge Mesu Ely
Labor Trust
Cc. W. Post
Conan
C. W. Post Press, Ltd
St. Jamex
Yew
York
Rattle Creek
Wieh
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