Southeastern Fair project boosted by Atlanta officials
Representatives from business, city and county governments urged a $73,000 city appropriation to back the Southeastern Fair at Lakewood. The finance committee signaled support, joining county and chamber pledges of $75,000 each, with conditions for city backing. Led by Beaumont Davison, speakers including Mayor Woodward and Preston Arkwright argued the project would boost Georgia and Atlanta, offering lasting city-owned facilities and streetcar improvements for fair seasons.
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Finance Committee
Lakewood
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Beaumont Davison
Woodward
Walter Cooper
Chamber of Primerces
H. G. Hastings
E Car Show Association
S. B. Lurman
Preston Arkwright
The
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Major J.S. Cohen
Atlanta Journal
B. Turman
Board of County Commissioners
O. K
Preston ‘Arkwright
Southeastern Fair Association
Georgia
G. Mastings
Chamber of ‘Commerce
J. 5. Cohen
Arkwright
Severe Atlantic storm halts sea traffic along coast
Norfolk Virginia January 12 a severe storm sweeps the Atlantic coast prompting a weather bureau warning to ship masters to remain at anchor in Hampton Roads. A government wireless broadcast warned of an approaching northwest gale as northeast wind shifts bring ice rain and snow.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Hampton Roads
Indicted Shonuts and Directors in Fatal Wreck
New York January 12 Theodore Be ghonts president of the Interborough Rapid Transit company and officers including August Belmont and Cornelius Vanderbilt are indicted for culpable negligence in a Sixth Avenue elevated wreck last December that killed two men. Bail set at 5000 as coroner Riordan ordered no modification of verdict. Coroner charges murder and manslaughter despite protests from the company lawyers.
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New York
Theodore Beghonts
Interborough: Rapid Transit Company
New York City
August Belmont
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Sixth Avenue
Riordan
Smallpox on Buenos Aires Passengers Reach New York
Aboard the steamship Buenos Aires, thirty six steerage passengers exposed to smallpox were removed to Hoffman Island for observation. One passenger died recently in a malignant form. The ship heads to Havana. nineteen steerage passengers are booked for Cuba and will be replaced aboard and isolated. Quarantine applies to New York bound travelers for the incubation period. Health authorities across ports have reported smallpox suspects since the war began, with cases noted in Seville Valencia Havana Liverpool Vera Cruz Tampico Alexandria Hong Kong Patras Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro.
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New York
Buenos Aires
Hoffman Island
Barcelona
Cadiz
Havana
Cuba
Seville
Valencia
Liverpool
Vera, Cruz
Tampico
Alexandria
Egypt
Hong Kong
Work to Reorganize South Carolina Militia
Preparations for the reorganization of the South Carolina militia brigade, disbanded by Governor Blease, began with Adjutant General Moore announcing plans to meet with Secretary Garrison in Washington. Federal property valued around 200000 was to be preserved until muster-out or completion of reorganization. Telegrams urged Garrison to delay surrender of property until Manning takes office. Manning indicated support for the reorganization.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Blease
Moore
Washington
Garrison
War Department
Manning
Swedes Angry Over Britain Delays to Commerce
Stockholm January 12 The Dagblad Sweden's conservative paper denounces Britain's reply to the U S protest over commerce delays. It claims Britain pursues a harassing policy to restrict neutral trade and rejects Grey's figures on contraband as misleading. The edition asserts Swedes will not accept Britain dictating their import needs.
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Stockholm
London
The
Dagblad
Great Brittain
Great Britain
Sweden
Opium Smuggling Ring Arouses San Francisco Society
San Francisco January 13 A prominent bond company figure A R Gowan was arrested in a major opium smuggling conspiracy. A well known Chinese merchant UC alumnus and a socialite woman are named as associates. Police say $15,000 worth of opium crossed the Mexican border at Calexico with Gowan found with thirty nine tins.
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San Francisco
A. R. Gowan
University of California
Justus Wardell
Mexican
Calexico
Cal
Gowan
Defiance in Blease Farewell Marks South Carolina Session
In Columbia on January 12, South Carolina lawmakers adopted resolutions praising Wilson’s Mexican policy and the last Congress tariff. Gov Breaze urged tax cuts and lower higher-education funding while pushing immigration labor policy and states rights against federal encroachment. He stated no man or group has influenced him and claimed his life’s work is complete.
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Columbia
S. C
Wilson
Congress
South Carolina
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Brease
Blease
Democratic Party
Republican Party
A Hughes
A Whitman
State’s Rights Party
Obituary notices from Jackson and nearby towns
A string of brief death notices from Jackson and surrounding areas report W P Williams of Jenkinsburg passing after illness, survived by wife and children. M J Powell of Leesburg dies at 74 from heart failure. Mrs Larah Bailey of East Point dies aged 72. W D Joyner of Nashville, Ga, dies after typhoid and spinal trouble. Mrs Sanders wife of Dr Lettus Sanders dies at 36. Perry Andrews aged 1 dies at home in Atlanta. D Brown, 69, dies on Howell Mill road. Mead, 1, dies in Blenwood. Paul R Jablonski, 66, dies at Fortress Ave home. Mrs Sprayberry of Jackson dies in Griffin. Mrs A A Mason dies at East Point. Cecil Smith of Lexington reports death of 1-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Eid Smith in Lexington.
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Jackson
W. P. Williams
Jenkinsburg
Rea Williams
N. C.williamson
J. C. Pressley
Reaves
Myrtice Williams
Cedar Rock Church
EH. Barron
M. J. Powell
Leesburg
Powell
Methodist Church
Leesburg Fomhorrow
L. B
Willie Powell
B Powell
Adel
Larah Jr. Bailey
Chattahoochee Avenue
East Point
Patterson's Undertaking Establishment
Bailey
GN. Peek
Red Oak
Florence Bailey
Atlanta
J. F. Bailey
Alva Danforth
A. J. Ford
Nashville
W. D. Joyner
Berrien County
Perry Andrews
North
Patterson's Chapel
Mr. Andrews
Idelia
Sarah McLaury
Yonkers
N. X
R. Andrews
Mason County
Washington
D. Brown
Howell Mill Road
Sardis Church
M Brown
J. W
N.T
J. H
George Brown
Sprayberry
W. R. Sprayberry
Griffin
Fellowship Church
Sarah Collins
Henry
Levy
Colins
Cecil Smith
Lexington
S. C
Cecil
Eid. Smith
Bancker Talks on Bank Organization at Chamber
A. Bancker Jr assistant cashier of the Lowry National Bank spoke Tuesday evening before the Atlanta chapter of the American Institute of Banking in the Chamber of Commerce building. His subject was Organization and Administration.
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A. Bancker, Jr
Lowry National Bank
At- Tanta
American Institution of Banking
Chamber of Commerce
Wheat prices blamed on holdback by farmers at Chicago meet
At the National Association of Retail Grocers annual convention in Chicago on January 12 officials blamed farmers for high wheat prices. F B Connolly said shipments are being held back and warned of a big price rise. Caleb H Canby cited global demand and production issues, noting Danube and Russian markets closed and Australia poor crops. Argentina may export 10,600,000 bushels weekly in February.
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Chicago
Warimerg
National Association of Retail Grocers
F. B. Connolly
Caleb H. Canby
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
Argentina
Charges of Brutality Denied by Germans
An official Berlin telegram repudiates charges of German brutality from a Wrench committee report on sa dens Amsterdam from January 7. The dispatch calls the French statement a slanderous attempt to inflame hatred, claims German commanders maintain discipline, and promises investigations with public results.
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Berlin
Germany
Sa Dens Amsterdams
Kern
Court orders booze into North Carolina
Richmond Va January 12 Under an opinion by the state supreme court of appeals common carriers must transport into North Carolina liquors intended only for personal consumption The Bristol Va suit against Southern Express Company sought to compel transport of liquor packages into certain North Carolina cities The high court held the North Carolina ban on importation applies to sale not personal use and reversed the lower court decision
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Richmond
Bupremé Court ‘of Appeals
North Carolina
Corperation Court
Bristol
Southern Express Company
Bristol Liquor Distributing Company
Express Company
Revelve
Transport Square
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Appeals of
Georgia Postmasters Confirmed by Senate
Washington January 12 Special Senate confirmed Georgia postmasters Tr B Perry Camilla Fannie Lon Smith Reidsville William T Adkins Edison Wilbur S Freeman Claxton.
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Georgia
Washington
Senate
Tr B Perry
Camilla
Fannie Lon Smith
Reidsville
Wiliam T. Adkins
Edison
Wilbur S. Freeman
Claxton
Handicap For the Dog
A brief item from The New York Times notes a dog in a unusual life scene. It references a cat and dog pairing with a muzzled dog and an oddly phrased remark about Canada exporting 26,941,000 pounds of cheese in October.
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New York Times
Canada
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Diamond Merchants
Whitehall Street
Atlanta, Ga
P. Williams
Sarah E. Bailey
Mrs. Sanders
Commerce
H. T. Brown
Loudie v. Bond
Lougie Vy. Mead
Blienwood
McDonough Methodist Church
J. S. Bond
Fred and
Morris Bond
Tate Bond
Paul R. Jablonski
Fortress Avenue
Podle
A. A. Mason
A. Mason
Center Street
Bancker
Eiseman Bros., Inc
Manhattan
Abso
Virginia High Court
Samat
Liniment Kills
Earl S. Sloan
Eiseman
Whitehall
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