Taft Banquet Seats Hit Public Sale in Atlanta
Atlanta Chamber directors advance preparations for Taft visit with a special train from Augusta, city decor and a grand banquet at the armory. Tickets go on sale to the public after members’ reservations. Asa Candler to preside and Booker T. Washington may speak at Big Bethel church.
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Chambers of Commerce
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Ohio
Georgia
Little Joe" Brown
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South
Asa Candler
Tatt
Big Bethel Church
Auburn Avenue
Booker T. Washington
Negroes Split Over Taft Speaking at Atlanta Churches
In Atlanta the negro community divides over President elect Taft speaking at Big Bethel church. Gaines supporters celebrate a win while H L Johnson faction protests the award. A third faction seeks a venue change away from Big Bethel or Tabernacle and calls for Gaines and Johnson removal. If unresolved, Taft’s visit may be opposed by a growing third party.
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Taft
Big Bshel
H L. Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Johnson
Gaines
Tabernacle
Big Bethel
Jones
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Property Owners Push Repaving of Marietta Street
Property owners along Marietta Street in Atlanta plan a petition drive from Peachtree to Spring to fund pro rata contributions for repaving with smooth pavement to replace cobblestones. The initiative, led by Joe Rhodes and A Rhodes, aims to attract city finance approval for an appropriation to cover improvements. The movement aligns with new developments on Marietta Street including the Rhodes building and anticipated projects. Public interest centers on enhancing the street’s prominence and appearance with durable paving, easing access to installations like the United States Post Office.
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Marietta
Peachtree
Atlanta
Finance Committee of City
Joe Rhodes
Rhodes
Marietta Street
Gas and Electric
E C Kents
John W. Grant
Groad
United States Post Office
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Possum Feast Sparks Debate Over Champagne Washdown
Georgia sentiment heats as Captain Richard Rust argues champagne best accompanies possum and taters, dismissing persimmon beer as inferior. The tale shifts to possum prep details and a jovial call for refined taste in a prohibition era Georgia setting.
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Georgia
R.S Rust
Cotton School Opens Today and Minister Moves
Dr John White, pastor of Second Baptist, has received a flattering call to Lynchburg First Baptist with a higher salary and parsonage. If he accepts, his departure would be a loss to Atlanta civic and church life. Athens notes open of Georgia cotton school with 105 farmers last year, expected large attendance this session.
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Second Baptist Church
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Atlanta
White
Gren
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White Hag
Commonwealth
Athens
University of Georgia Cotton School
United States
Mempera
State College of Agriculture
First National Bank of Thomson Authorized to Open
The First National bank of Thomson Ga has been authorized to begin business with 90000 capital J H Boyd is president B F Johnson vice president and Paul A Bowden cashier in Washington on January 3.
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Washington
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Thomson
Sin and the Face by Prof Wille at Central YMCA
Over two hundred men attended Professor A oF Witla lecture on Sin and the Human Face. He blended Bible truth with science to show the face reveals inner life and urged continued talks, with a vote to hear him again next Sunday on The Face That Kills.
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Central Young Mena Christian Association
Willie
Alustra- Ven
Wille
Sorsby Caught At Jackson Charged With Murder
Jackson Miss January 3 William Sorsby deputy postmaster at Clinton was captured near the scene of the killing of Postoffice Inspector Charles Fitzgerald. He allegedly shot Fitzgerald during a dispute over a 760 discrepancy in Clinton post office books and was found hiding in an attic after weeks on the run. The motive cited involved preventing a report to the Postoffice Department. The suspect was en route to his home when captured.
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Borsby
Postoffice Department
Matsgerald
Bis
Extra session called as Alabama prohibition fight looms
Montgomery January 3 There is skepticism about the success of the attack on the prohibition law by a firm of young lawyers While Governor Comer pledges enforcement and may recall the legislature if needed supreme court rulings and opinions of leading Alabama lawyers bolster the law The U S court appears unlikely to intervene and authorities report few soft drink violations with arrests well below former levels
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Montgomery
Ala
Dora
Bob Comer
Alabama W Octu
Supreme Court
D Weakley
Birmingham
U. S. Court
United States Court
Supreme Court of
Thomas G Jones
Hood
Taylor
Wae
Father John of Cronstadt Laid In State Amid Grief
The body of Father John of Cronstadt was transferred to Saint Andrews Cathedral through mournful streets in Cronstadt. Thousands of mourners, many walking miles in cold, filled the funeral service and lay in state before interment in St Petersburg. Deputations will attend from distant Archangel as canonization expectations rise among followers.
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Cronstadt
Father John
Saint Andrews Cathedral
Oramenda
College on Wheels Tour To Visit Georgia Statewide
The Agricultural College of Georgia plans an annual College on Wheels tour approved by the railroad commission. The train will depart Athens around March for 30 to 60 days visiting every county, featuring lecture rooms, exhibit cars, and a moving picture machine to showcase college activities and cotton seed cattle feed experiments.
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Railroad Commission of Georgia
Commission
Capitol
McLendon
Georgian Agricultural College
Georgia
Athens
Soule
Contai
Boyle
Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia
House In Middle Of Byway Cannot Be Moved In Atlanta
In Brunswick on January 3 special report notes county plans for a new $26,000 site one block north of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic station. A dispute over moving several Dr W R Burroughs properties led to a judge granting an injunction to restrain clearing the alley, leaving a two story frame house stuck and not legally movable or demolishable.
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Atlanta
Birmingham and Atlantic
Newcastle Street
W R Burroughs
Bur
Burroughs
C M. Tuton
Parker
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