Finance committee to rush money sheet this week
Councilman Ed Iuman forecasts a busy week for the finance committee as they rush to finish the money sheet. A Monday 10 AM meeting at the mayor's house will cover routine checks with a possible afternoon adjournment. The street committee plans Friday discussions on a $150,000 expenditure for 1916 street works, with general allocation of $34,000 per ward and a special emergency appropriation for key avenues and resurfacing projects. City hall shakeups in the tax office loom as names move in, affecting clerks and offices.
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Finance Committee of Council
Ed H. Iuman
Iurg
Couns Viman
Renfree
Ponce
Heboon Avenue
Gordon Street
West
Mitchell Street
Fourteenth
Peachtree Road
Wil
Tae Uffies
Clack Liviege Beauchamp
Io Os
Simm Dallas
Exan
Morge Aaxe
Po" Salona
Ewa Perauns
Rieto
Cuminiiss
A. Tarlinger
Nalrimen
J. N. Heafrag
Woodall
Dames
Prettyest Women of Stage to Appear in Atlanta Fashion Show
Atlanta hosts a group of celebrated performers in the Million Dollar Fashion Show at Forsyth, led by Lea, a Vogueish Belle from Ziegfeld Follies. The lineup emphasizes beauty and stage poise, with all members selected for appearance, talent, and wardrobe.
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Atlanta
Thin Bess
Gieurge H. Hickman
Keith Veudeville
Forsyth
Belle Lea
Amit
Perse Tae
Lieut McDonald Killed in Snow Slide in Montana
Lieutenant Joseph A. McDonald U S Cavalry, a native of China, died after a snowslide at Five Lakes Springs near Fort Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park. His companions were free, but he remained buried forty five minutes, revived, and died that night. He was a West Point graduate and a son of Major McDonald stationed at Mantla.
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Tavingston
Mont
Joseph Afedonald
Lachenart Melunald
Ineyo
Trong West Point
Mago
Mcdonald
Mantla
Postmaster Carter Held as Embezzler in Alabama
Montgomery January 9 Postmaster Carter of Myrtlewood Marenga County Alabama was arrested by United States Marshal Geum of Mobile and taken to Selma after allegedly embezzling four thousand four hundred dollars from government funds. He is the brother of Ni Carter who years ago killed the notorious bandit Cooler Burrows.
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Montgomery
Ala
Clamenm Carter
Myrtlewood
Marenga County
Labama
United States
Play on Negro Problem Stirs Roanoke Audience
Mrs. Lucien Cocke of Roanoke presents a socially themed play at Hollins Institute to show deep bonds between southern whites and Black people. The production features a Black mammy character, moral messages, humor, and a plea for uplift, sung by local African American performers and praised by Kent Smith and Kent, a community preacher, for promoting loyalty and dignity.
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Lama Dooly
Darky
Lucien Cocke
Roanoke
Sallie Johnson
Atlanta
Chapel of Holling Institute
Jollins
Washington
White House
Justice Shepherd
Hollins
Virginia
Joseph M. Turner
South
Kent
Kent Cald
Evangelist addresses 2500 Macon women at city hall
A women only revival in Mason Georgia drew a 2500 strong audience including a lone male reporter. Evangelist Gypsy Smith Jr told the crowd the future of Macon rests with women and urged their faith during a three week Protestant revival. Fifty women publicly confessed Christ at the service.
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Mason
Gypsy Smuth, Jr
Gypsymith
Macon
One Family of God Topic by Dr Holderby at East Point
Dr. A R Holderby spoke on The One Family of God at East Point Presbyterian yesterday morning. He said denominations are names to distinguish parts of the same family and that all Christians are children of one family with no need for recall movements if the family remains united.
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A. R. Holderby
East Point Presbyterian Church
The Forsyth Presents Gowns and Variety Acts This Week
At the Forsyth theater this week the Woreyth showcases a nine GGU dollar fashion show with lavish gowns and hats, plus acts by Dorothy Desheils and company in a comedy sequence. Featured are Macymarus Clarke in a delightful act, Alfred Bernet’s bantone, and Paramount news pictures along with the Southern romantic comedy See and Men BHI starring Annie Russell in Savannah.
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Tne
Macymarus Clarke
Fotos
Paramount News Pictures
Savannah
Annie Russell
Berauve
Paramount
Lyric Shows Sensational War Picture Fighting for France
The Lyric screens Fighting for France this week, a war reel described as the most sensational ever shown. Five reels depict German invasion and trench warfare with vivid depictions. A special orchestra, led by Mrs. Honor Wright Stewart, provides the score. performances run continuously from noon to midnight with admission 25 cents for orchestra seats, 15 cents for balcony, and 10 cents for gallery.
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France
Carneme Way
Marguerite Clark Stars in Sail Waters Photo Drama
Marguerite Clark appears in Sail Waters at the Georgian theater tonight and tomorrow. The film follows a circus troupe oppressed by misfortune and uplifted by fate, featuring vivid scenery and a strong performance by Clark amid dramatic twists and romance.
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Marguerite Clark
Bertevne
Sears
TSN Waters
Corey
Waters
Evangelistic Services Start at Past Congregational Church
Evangelistic services opened yesterday at the Past Congregational church for colored attendees with Rev Dr ienn of Charlotte as a powerful evangelist. Many attendees professed conversion and pledged to Christ. He will preach each night this week with a men’s service Sunday afternoon. Sidney Woodward leads the singing.
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Past Congregational Church
Colored
Ienn
Charlotte
Christ
Sidney Woodward
New York Sees Rapid Eradication of Immorality
A New York survey by the bureau of social hygiene chaired by John J. Rockefeller Sr reports a sharp decline in disorderly houses from 2,432 in 1912 to 125 on November 1, 1915. It notes reduced collusion between vice exploiters and police, while bribe temptations remain minor and raids are directed from headquarters.
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New York
New York City
Bureau of Social Hygiene
John J. Rockefeller, Sr
Southern States sow more wheat says diversified agriculture grows
Fairfax Warrlann, president of the Southern Railway, notes USDA winter wheat report shows Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi plant more wheat than last year while South Carolina remains the same. The southern states collectively rise 141000 acres though the region overall drops 18.19 percent, signaling potential higher local yields as national production falls.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Fairfax Warrlann
Southern Railway Company
South
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Miasissippi
South Carolina
United States
World forgetful of Sermon on the Mount sermon outlined
Rev Richard Orme Flinn at North Avenue Presbyterian in a Sunday sermon urged that the world seeks happiness in wealth power and praise while Christ’s Sermon on the Mount offers happiness through purity meekness humility and doing right for right’s sake. He announced the second sermon in the series, The Relationship of the Christian to Business, for next Sunday at 8 o'clock.
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Richard Orme Flinn
North Avenue
Christ
Dr. Flinn
Secon
Catamount Killed in Blackshear by Local Hunter
In Waycross January special a large catamount was exhibited in Blackshear by J. M. Moody after being killed near the Satila River early Saturday. The animal is believed to be the quarry hunters have pursued for months, marking one of the region’s largest catamounts killed in years.
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Waycross
Blackshear
J. M. Moody
Satila
Mr. Moody
Motherhood Aid Promises Relief for Expectant Mothers
An ad promotes Mothers Friend by Bradfield Regulator Co for expectant mothers. It claims the external remedy eases muscle expansion, soothes nerves, and benefits internal organs, with no drug effects. Free copies and doses are urged, noting decades of use and grateful letters from mothers.
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Bradfeld Regulator Co
Lamar
Atlanta
Socialists Refuse Bavarian Decoration
Berlin reports several socialists were awarded the Ludwig cross by King Ludwig of Bavaria for meritorious services during the nation's time of need. The Socialist party declined the decoration as incompatible with their principles, while socialist newspapers note their duty to work for the country's welfare without seeking reward.
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Berlin
Sayville
Ludwig
Bavaria
Munich
Suds Are Soaring in Americus Beer Prices Rise
Americus Georgia January 9 Special report notes beer prices climbing in town. Authorities point to a $25 prorated license increase for the first four months of 1911 as a key factor driving higher local beer costs.
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Americus, Ga
Americus
Its
Bob-Tailed Wildcat Killed by Atlanta Fireman Mascot
A bob tailed wildcat weighing about 15 pounds was killed by fireman R H Little at No 11 engine house while eating chickens in the Haslett coop near the station. The feline, three feet long with striped coat, will be stuffed as a permanent mascot for No 11 and later exhibited at No 14 Mescott company headquarters.
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R. H. Little
No. 11
Engine House
R. N. Haslett
Atlanta
Mescott
Woman kills herself and five children in Chicago
January 5 report says Christina Maven, wife of a teamster, killed herself and her five children ages 2 to 7 by turning on a gag. A fragment of writing blamed hardship and lack of money, as the husband, away at work, said he gave most wages to family.
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Chicago
Christina Maven
Schiffmanns New Concentrated Expectorant for Coughs
A historical notice promotes Schiffmanns New Concentrated Expectorant for bronchitis whooping cough and colds. It claims money back guarantee at Jacobs Drug Stores and with Dr Schiffmanns products asserting safety for children and no narcotics. One bottle yields a pint of cough medicine when mixed with sugar and water, offering economy versus traditional remedies.
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Schiffmann
Elsa
Jacobs’ Drug Stores
Dr. Schiffmann
BR. J. Schiffmann
Prep
Bt. Paul
Minn
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