Thurman Quit Work After Illness Says He Felt Weakened
Thurman, a 68 year old Atlanta carpenter, says persistent health problems, including bladder issues, digestion, and a blood infection, forced him to lay down his tools. He credits Taniac with restoring strength after a few bottles and notes it is sold exclusively in Atlanta at local pharmacies.
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Thurman
Harman
Wightand Avenue
Atlanta
Bhutan
Sears Agy
Huth
Ronte Mancumthe
Sid Mnate
Deee Ae
Athena
Tantac
Lacans Pharmacy
Thrilling War Film At Lyric Next Week
Reviewers at a private showing praised Fighting for France as the most thrilling war film yet seen in Atlanta. The screening at Lyric includes trench scenes, air battles, and life in the front lines with close-ups of King Albert, King George, Czar Nicholas, and Kaiser Wilhelm. A special orchestra and warlike decor accompany the exhibit by the French Alliance of Atlanta under Dr F. May.
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France
Lyric Theater
Atlanta
French Alliance
F. May
Lyric
King Albert
Belgium
King George
England
Czar Nicholas
Russia
Kaiser Wilhelm
Contlict
Alps
Dardanelles
Man Accidentally Shoots Lungs In Georgia Accident
Willacoochee Georgia January 6 Special 3 Jimmie Dean, a white man living six miles away, slipped while walking a single barreled 20 gauge shotgun on his shoulder. The gun discharged, tearing the lower left lung and part of two ribs. A physician treated the wounds and there is hope for recovery.
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Willacoochee
Jimmie Dean
Murrayville postmaster Gillespie bonds to await trial
William Gillespie, long a fugitive, returned from Oklahoma, posted 2500 bond and heads to his mountain home to raise 1400 misappropriated funds charge. His engagement girl waits, father confirms. Trial before Judge Newman on January third Monday.
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William Gillespie
Murrayville
Oklahoma
T C. Gillespie
Wicker County
Gillespie
Newman
Campbell Locked Up At Atlanta Stockade After Brief Court Session
In six weeks and after a ten day sentence, Mrs Irene Campbell was again placed in stockade for thirty days following a short police matinee. Sergeant Reed detained her after she approached him downtown declaring she was drunk and needed confinement.
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Irene Campbell
Pong" Reed
Yellow Gal held for grand jury in burglary case
Harris alias Yellow Gal confessed to burglaries of three furniture stores within three weeks. He was held to the grand jury Thursday afternoon under a $1,000 bond by Hecorder Johnson. Arrested by Chewning and Sturdivant, he admitted to stealing goods worth about 3600.
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Harris
Yellow Gal
Hecorder Johnson
Chewning
Sturdivant
Havng
Twelve Carloads of Cigarettes Headed to British Army
Savannah dispatch reports twelve carloads of cigarettes arriving from Richmond Virginia for the British army lines. The goods will be forwarded on the steamship Saltmarsh which is expected to await in Liverpool in a few days. This shipment is noted as the largest of its kind ever sent through the port of Savannah.
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Savannah
Rachmond
Steamship
Saltmarsh
Liverpool
Clarke County Plans A Tubercular Camp
Clarke County commissioners in Athens Ga announce plans for an open air tubercular camp to aid worthy needy patients. The project includes a suitable building and training to teach self care, with county and local support to care for patients who cannot be kept in sanitarium.
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Athens
Clarke
J M Moore Elected Villa Rica Mayor In Heated Race
Villa Rica Georgia January 6 special In a heated municipal election Colonel Joe Moore defeated RL Barry for mayor by 99 to 64 Walter Hamrick defeated RR Richardson for city clerk by four votes The following councilmen were elected H O Fielder G W Clecz A O White and Harper Frank Tiantekt
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Villa Rica
Joe Moore
RL. Barry
Walter Hamrick
RR Richardson
H_O
Fielder
G W Clecz
A O White
Harper
Frank Tiantekt
Atlanta Praised by Alfred E. Aarons of Klaw & Erlanger
Alfred E. Aarons, Klaw & Erlanger manager, praised Atlanta as the greatest southern city he has visited noting its life, streets, hotels, and shops. He commended the Atlanta theater for safety, sight lines, acoustics, and production readiness and called it a modern, superb house before departing for New York.
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Atlanta
Alfred E. Aarons
Klaw & Erlanger
New York
Homer C George
Aarons
St. Lows
Chick Jones Fined Over Dog Bite Dispute
Chick Jones and H H McGhee appeared before Recorder Johnson after an alcohol fueled argument about whether a dog bit Jones. Jones faced a single charge on his record. the judge fined him ten dollars and seventy-five cents, with court costs.
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Chick
Jones
Johnson
H H. McGhee
R M Lasseter
Agricultural Train For Colored Farmers Departs From Athens
A special report from Athens Ga notes an agricultural train for colored farmers departed Athens under Eugene Williams and J Phil Campbell to extend extension work. The train toured the Central of Georgia line with support from President Wright Chancellor Barrow and Saulo of the State College of Agriculture, reaching about 3,000 colored farmers and students at the yard meeting and granting city and county schools a holiday to attend.
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Athens
Eugene Williams
J Phil Campbell
State College of Agriculture
Federal Department
Central of Georgia
Central
R.R. Wright
Georga Industrial College
Savannah
Barrow
University
Saulo
Atlanta Passengers In Urbana Derailment
A. B. & A. train derailed near Urbana south of Tifton while crossing a switch. Eight in the Atlanta sleeper were aboard. no injuries reported. Automobiles ferried passengers to Tifton where trains resumed service.
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Atlanta
Urbana
Tifton
Ins Raurong Company
Trai
Negro Odd Fellows Fight to Court Over Endowment
Attorneys William M. Smith and John Highsmith filed a suit in superior court to stop the Atlanta branch of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America from taking over its endowment department. Contempt charges are said to be against the Atlanta lodge for not obeying national officers to reinstate expelled members. Philadelphia houses the lodge headquarters. B S Ingram, Macon school superintendent, is Georgia grand master, with B J Davis of Atlanta as secretary. Suit brought for A. Brown.
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William M. Smith
John Highsmith
Nations
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows In America
Colored
Endowment
Atlanta
Atlantea Order
Lodge
Philadelphia
B S Ingram
Solored Schools
Macon
Drunkenness Drops After Saloon Closures in Athens
Athens report notes saloon closings on December 18 reduced drunkenness cases in police court. Only two cases appeared for drunkenness since, with fifteen cases dismissed and four defendants skipping bail or avoiding court.
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Athens
Tvo
Free Lecture On Before the War At Ponce Baptist
A free feature on wixim Before the war will be given by A. W. Lamar at Ponce de Leon Avenue Baptist Church this evening at 6 o clock. The public is invited. Silver offering.
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A. W. Lamar
K. D
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Moore & Sons Opticians Ad Promotes Prescription Glasses
An old advertisement for Moore and Sons Opticians at 42 N Broad St urges customers to bring their oculist prescription. It claims lenses are scientifically accurate with precise curves. the shop promises near perfect results from skilled mechanics.
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Inc
I. Moore & Sons
The
Opticians
N. Broad. St
Betts To Be Returned To Pennsylvania
Governor Harris received a requisition from Pennsylvania for the extradition of Edward alias Joseph Reed Batts for breaking parole. Betts is in the federal penitentiary with near-term release approaching. Parole officer John W. McKents is present to serve the papers.
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Harris
Pennsylvania
Edward
Joseph Reed Batts
Bett
Feders
John W. McKents
Papera
Betis
Shooting homicide and suicide reported in Georgia
In Marshallville Georgia on January 6 Iisha Martin colored man shot his wife three times then turned the gun on himself with a double barreled shotgun. Both died within hours Elishe’s father a school teacher of standing in Americus
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Marshallville
Iisha Martin
Elishe
Americus
Alleged Soul Mates Held On $100 Bonds
After a sensational policy matinee trial Recorder Johnson sent A B Wynne and R H Love to the criminal court on $100 bonds each. Love, a Decatur jitney operator, and his wife’s daughter testified about the Walton street arrangement while both Wynn and Love denied any improper relationship. The daughter said Love owned and operated a jitney service and often stayed at the Walton street house. Love claimed Mrs Wynne cared for him when ill.
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Horace Grant
Walton Street
Mra
A. B. Wynne
R. H. Love
Decatur
Criminal Court
Recorder Johnson
Love
Atlanta
Mra Wynne
Lave
Wynne
Walton Street House
Mre
Wynne Claims Doctor Targeted Her Over Indifference to Biri
Wynne testified that Dr Grant aimed to ruin her due to her indifference to Biri. The hearing concluded with statements that Wynne and Lave were generally treated as a married couple, known as Mr and Mrs.
Court Sets Bond For Couple In Custody Case
In a terse court entry Mrs Wynne and Recorder Johnson order the couple held under bonds of 100 dollars each. The case references a charge and a defendant identified only by initials, with the record noting quinine and a medical reference amid the unclear OCR fragment.
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Mre. Wynne
Johnson
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John W. Grant
Joseph E. Boston
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