Corner Lot Brings $45000 From Auburn Avenue Property
Real estate dealer George P Moore of Auburn avenue has brokered a corner lot sale at Luckie and Spring streets for $45000. The Tabernacle Baptist Church property, represented by Barry Etheridge, sold to Morris Brandon of Rosger Brandon. Lot fronts 150 feet on each street and will clear way for new development as Luckie street grade rises. Moore continues to expand his holdings, adding more desirable property to his portfolio.
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George P Moore
Auburn Avenue
Morris Brandon
Rosger
Luckie Street
Moore
Michigan Battleship Commissioned at New York Navy Yard
The new battleship Michigan was placed in commission at the New York navy yard with Captain N R Usher commanding. The ceremony occurred in January as the Star Spangled Banner played and the crew stood at attention.
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Michigan
Philadelphia
New York Navy Yard
N R Usher
Bill
Atlanta Park Workers Gain Support As City Expands
Secretary Dan Carey filed the annual park report showing past year work and recommending new orders. Appointments include L P Grant park supervisor D F Gillespie, florist F D Ritter, custodian J K Wilson, city forester Nelson Crist, and Piedmont park foreman John W Adams. Proposals call for a cyclorama building, extra playground funds, a tree trimming department, and widening Piedmont avenue and Tenth street. Carey notes rising public interest in parks and warns that new land requires proportional appropriations to avoid retrogression.
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Dan Carey
Park Commission
Carey
L P Grant Park
D F Gillespie
Grant Park
D ‘Ritter
J Kk
Wilson City Forester
Nelson Crist
Piedmont Park
John W .Adams
Augusta Menue
Grant
Piedmont Parks
Piedmont Avenue
Tenth Street
Vonclucion
Adtlanta
United States
Atlanta
Lakewood
Oakland City
Feichtren
West Peachtree
Department of Parka
General Council
Waivers Kept Secret by Navalto League Leaders
New York January 4 Thomas J Land, new president, announces that league club owners via mail vote have decided National League waiver requests shall be kept strictly confidential.
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New York
Thomas J Land
Navato League
Mail
Taft Moves Against Insurgent Republicans In Congress
Taft administration mobilizes against insurgent Republicans in Congress as postmaster patronage and political retaliation are discussed. Miller charges Hitchcock blocked Minnesota postmasterships over insurgent ties, with echoes of nationwide plans to pressure renomination and potentially force insurgents from GOP ranks.
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Tors
Taft
Senator Cummina
Des Moines
Bristow
Andi Taft
Senator la Follette
Clapp
Hoa
Nelson Brown Burkett
Borah
White House
Post Office Department Land Office
Internal Revenue Bureau
Hitchcock
Miller
Republican Congress
Muller
Rangreseman
Feneret
Winer
Wiler
Post Office Department
Minnesota
Fisit
Department
Humphrey
Washington
Cooper and
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Miler
Insurgent Fight Sparks House Clash Amid Tariff Debate
Representatives Murdock and Madlison of Kansas clash with Taft allies as insurgents vow to fight until victory. Speaker Cannon cites Lincoln and cites a Kansas City speech urging a strong stand against progressive opponents allied with Bryan, signaling a confrontational course.
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Murdock
Madlison
Kansas
Madison
Congressman Hayes
California
House
Cannon
Kansas City
Lincoln
Cumming
la Follette
Bristow
Mrs Armor to Speak in Jackson on Saturday
Mrs Mary Harriy Armor will address the Jackson courthouse at 2 PM on Saturday. On Sunday she will speak to children at 4 PM and lead a union service at 7 PM at the Methodist church. The event stirs local excitement.
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Mrs. Armor
Jackson
Mary Harriy Armor
Methodist Church
Mia Armor
Work on Streets in 1909 Surpasses Prior Year Efforts
The 1909 annual report by Commissioner Henry L Collier details a strong year for street work with more chert and macadam paving begun, substantial increases over 1908, and a surplus of material on hand to complete unfinished projects. The report notes weather delays late in the year and explains county funding supported extensive paving, grading, and masonry work, with precise yardage and square footage figures for improvements and a rise in prisoners received.
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Henry L Collier
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W. F. Donovan
Alabama Street
Luckie
Spring Streets
South
the Empire Life Insurance Co
Atlanta, Ga
Empire Life Insurance Company
Tme
Peters
Congress
National Party
Aspiranta
Polia
Cooper
Feld
Norris
Nebraska
Copenhagen
Daniel Mineral Water
Daniel
Ivy
Daniel Mineral Water, CO
Shaehive
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