Atlanta to decorate for Taft visit in bid for civic pride
Vice President Paxon urged widespread decoration in white and blue as Atlanta plans a showy welcome for President-elect William Howard Taft. The city hall and Whitehall viaduct will be festooned, with shopfronts and residences encouraged to display flags and banners during Taft's stay and banquet setup at Piedmont hotel.
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Atlanta Chamber of Commerce IB
W H Taft
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
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Taft
Whitehall Street
Piedmont Hotel
Wall Street
Pryor
Winter Street
Hunter
Washington Street
Capitol
Mitchell Street
Whiteall Whitehall
Paxon
Ov Titan
Whitehall
Wwe
Charlot A Merritt
Robbers gag man and women near Pittsburgh farm
Six masked robbers bound gagged and assaulted Solomon Loughner 80 and his two sisters 70 to 80 at a secluded Jeannette Harrigan City area farm. They ransacked the home took about $1,800 then fled after forcing the old man to open a small safe containing $1,500. The victims are in serious condition from the beating and shock.
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Pittsburg
Solomon Loughner
Loughners
Jeannette
Harrigan City
Mr Loughner
Loughner
Georgia Railroad Opens Pullman Service Atlanta Augusta
Effective January 8 the Georgia Railroad placed in service Pullman Briler Parlor car service between Atlanta and Augusta on trains leaving Atlanta at 7 30 a m and 3 30 p m and arriving in Atlanta at 12 45 p m and 2 30 p m
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Georgia Railroad
Atlanta
Aul- Austa
Atlanta Druggists Elect Officers
The Atlanta Retal Druggists Association met Tuesday night and elected officers for the year. Officers include H Brannen as president James Shirp as vice president BR J Adams as secretary Ww Pp Smith as treasurer. Retiring officers Pickard and J Q McRat were praised for their past year’s service. The association remains a leading group with nearly every Atlanta retail drugstore as a member.
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Atlanta
H Brannen
James Shirp
BR J Adams
Pp Smith
Pickard
J Q McRat
Stekind
Banquet Fruit Gift Ties Florida to Atlanta Chamber
The Holsto rough Press of Clearwater Florida reports Coachman of our town secured a contract to supply an abundance of grapefruit and oranges for the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce banquet on January 18. The fruit will be shipped from here through Coachman, president of the Chamber, leveraging local influence for broad advertising of our citrus fruit.
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Hulstorough
Clearwater
Fla
Coachman
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
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Hin Ecabinst
G@ Candler
Candler
Mr Coachman
The
Chamber of Commerce
Governor Smith Says Governor Up to Solicitor in Prohibition Complaints
Governor Smith replies to Savannah citizens criticizing prohibition violations. He urges citizens to present facts to the circuit's solicitor general, emphasizes local authorities must enforce the law, and notes his purpose is not to interfere. He cites the November 19 1882 act enabling citizens to seek injunctions and calls for public vigilance against illicit spirits.
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Savannah
Smith
Circuit
Natora
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Six lynchers arrested in Florence county lynching case
A Florence county coroner's jury reports Arthur Davis died from gunshot wounds inflicted by three white men L B Ham Jr A H Fuller Dan Hines and three alleged black accomplices Robert Singletary John White and Jim Burch all were arrested and jailed in Florence awaiting trial. The solicitor calls the lynching one of the county's most outrageous crimes and notes threats of retribution by lynchers.
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Columbia
Arthur Davis
Florence County
ForestyiNe
Bigham
Jr A
H Fuller
Dan Hines
Robert Singletary
John White
Jim Burch
Florence
Glen the Game
National Probation League movement eyed in Illinois
A Chicago start is hoped as Judge Cleland may push a probation law. A state probation leagues network backs the drive to create a national system with a parole styled approach. The bill would parole offenders eligible for fines or imprisonment when society benefits and create a state commission to promote the law.
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Chicago
Macken
Call
Cleland
Big System
Anderson Men To Visit Augusta For Taft Audience
More than two hundred Anderson business leaders will travel by special train to Augusta, Georgia, January 13 to meet President elect Taft. Lamorrow will arrange the reception with Taft setting 3 o'clock as the audience time. Mayor Sherard acts as spokesman in extending the invitation and visiting Taft's southern tour after the inauguration.
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Winit Taft, Anderson, & I
Andersona
Augusta
Lamorrow
Taft
Morniw
Sherard
Anderson White
Two True Bills Return Against L B Crory
Grand jury returned two true bills against I A McCrory of the Kiser Building charging violations of postal laws. Indictments allege use of the mails to promote a Credit Adjusting Company scheme with promised monthly pay and interest to agents. McCrory was arrested, posted bond, and denies wrongdoing while noting an employee absconded with company funds.
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Kiser
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Post Office
Inspectora
Somes
Credit Adjusting Company
Cred Adjusting Company
Blanenmacher
Chattanooga
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Jackeona
Columbia
Loulaville
MacCrory
Maile Motrory
Nonnenmacher
Thomas
Jacksonville
Credit Adjusting
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