Samuel M Inman Remembered in Atlanta Funeral Rites
The funeral of Samuel M. Inman at First Presbyterian drew hundreds of delegates from businesses banks and civic groups. Leaders from Wheeler's cavalry and city officials attended while courts adjourned. The interment was private at Oakland cemetery with tributes from Dr J Lyons and Edward T Ware noting his wide impact including aid to colored people and plans for a memorial professorship at Oglethorpe University.
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Samuel M. Inman
First Presbyterian Church
Oakland Cemetery
United States District Court
District Court
W. T. Newman
Samuel M Inman
Bir
Inman
Southern Railway
Mitchell Street
Madison Avenue
Peachtree Street
Inman Yard
Oglethorpe University
Edward T. Ware
Atlanta University
Mr. Ihman
Leaders of alleged business directory gang arrested
Dan S Lehon of the Burns detective agency says four leaders and members of a gang that swindled many business houses across Atlanta Macon Savannah Augusta Jacksonville Mobile Montgomery New Orleans and other southern cities are under arrest in Birmingham Alabama. They are held on $10 000 bonds.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dan S Lehon
Wiliam J. Burns Detective Agency
Lehon
Atlanta
Macon
Savannah
Augusta
Jacksonville
Mobile
Montgomery
New Orleans
Early Morning Blaze Endangers Nine Lives in Kirkwood
An early blaze Thursday destroyed two Kirkwood residences at 332 and 330 Kirkwood avenue, risking nine occupants including a week-old baby and mother. About $2,000 in damage. most fled in their clothing. Grady Matthew Nearder awoke to smoke and flames and alerted others, likely saving lives. Fire origin reported as unknown.
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Kirkwood
J. A. Cochran
Kirkwood Avenue
D. ¥. Moore
Grady Matthew
Cochran
Diamonds at One Price With Deferred Payments Offer
Advertises uniform diamond pricing with a single figure for all grades. Promotes prepaid selections on approval and easy deferred payments. Encourages writing or calling for a booklet titled Facts About Diamonds.
Dr Atwood to Speak to Pythians Tonight in Atlanta
Knights of Pythias of Atlanta complete arrangements for reception of Dr Frederick Ss Atwood who delivers a talk Friday night at Westey Memorial church titled EF.
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DR. Atwood
Knights of Pythias of
Pythian Knights Prepare Atlanta Visit Reception Details
James Kempton will preside over the meeting with Walter P. Andrews introducing the speaker. G. Moore travels to Rome to join Dr. Atwood and accompany him to Atlanta. A reception committee will greet the party at 11:30 AM and an informal reception is planned at the Piedmont hotel in the afternoon.
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James Kempton
Walter P. Andrews
Chancellors’ Association
G. Moore
Knights of Pythias
Rome
Dr. Atwood
Atlanta
C B Myers
B. L. Owens
W. F. Cross
James W Austin
Young H. Fraser
W. P. Bloodworth
Wiliam
Hess
J. J Moore
W. T. Winn
Jesse M Wood
G Wy Ackerman
Wallace Rhodes
J Harrison
T H Brannen
van B. Smith
Steve D 'Tighe
EB. L. Price
Earl Sims
Russ
Evans County Commissioners Stand Idle Until Legislature Act
Evans county’s newly elected commissioners, created by constitutional amendment, hold ornamental offices with no defined duties until the next legislative session. Attorney General Warren Grice ruled commissioners can be commissioned and bonds accepted, but duties await legislative assignment. the county ordinary serves as fiscal agent in the interim.
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Board of Commissioners
Evans
Warren Grice
Evans County
State House
Committees Named To Find Employment For Atlanta Idle Citizens
Cator Woolford chairman of the chamber of commerce on employment appointed subcommittees after yesterday's general meeting. The groups include City and County Work with A S Adams Rockwell Johnson Charles W Bernhardt. Work Among Manufacturers and Merchants with R S Wessels W W Orr S D Jones C T Nunnally Ivan E B Allen. Develop Trucking Industries with Rockwell Johnson F E Kamper L D Hicks Thomas W Jackson. Employment Bureau with Cator Woolford Edward H Alsop J M B Horsey. and Work for Women in cooperation with the women's committee with Woolford Alsop and Horsey.
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Cator Woolford
Chamber of Commerce On
A. S. Adams
Rockwell Johnson
Charles W Bernhardt
R. S Wessels
W. W. Orr
SD. Jones
C. T. Nunnally
Ivan EB. Alien
F E Kamper
L. D. Hicks
Thomas W. Jackson
Catro Woolford
Edward H. Alsop
J. M B. Horsey
Work
Women's Committee
J. M. B. Horsey
All Saints Choir to Sing The Holy City
All Saints Episcopal church choirmaster William Gaul announces the choir will perform the oratorio The Holy City in the coming weeks. Rehearsals progress with Mrs. James H. Whitten engaged as contralto soloist, noted as a leading southern church soloist.
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William §&Naud
All Saints' Episcopal Church
All Saints
Gaul
Holy City
James H. Whitten
First Baptist Church
AIL Saints
Wil
Whitten
South
New Deacons Named at Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist elected a board of twenty five deacons for the new year. New Sunday school officers were chosen and a public installation is set for next Sunday at 1 o clock with Pastor J. W. Autry and Superintendent. D Ridley will speak at the evening service.
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Central Baptist Church
J. W. Autry
D. Ridley
State Depositories Not Required to Stamp Bonds
Governor Slaton, via Commissioner W H Osborn, rules that banks designated as state depositories are not required to place stamps of the emergency tax law on their bonds.
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Slaton
W. H. Osborn
Internal Revenue
Your Pocketbook advertisement on dependable thermometers
An advertisement urges readers to install a reliable thermometer to monitor home temperature and save on coal bills. Jno L Moore & Sons, Opticians, offer them at 42 North Broad Street.
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Jno. L Moore & Sons
Opticians
N. Broad Street
Lakewood Fair plan eyed for $75,000 funding
Atlanta facing a pivotal finance committee vote on a $75,000 working capital appropriation for a Lakewood Southeastern Fair. City and county leaders back the project, noting schools and public services strain finances, yet Chamber of Commerce officials vow substantial private and municipal support to boost Atlanta’s future permanent fair and regional advertising.
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City Council
Chamber of Commerce
Lakewood
A. W. Farlinger
Atlanta
Mr. Farlinger
Palka
O. K’s
Chamber of Commeres
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Walter G. Cooper
United States
Canada
Dallas
Texas
Flag day fund drive for Belgian relief planned
Mrs. Henry DeGive wife of the Belgian consul and Mrs. E M Holme head committees for a January 16 flag sale aided by College Park Inman Park and Georgia Military Academy students. Washington Seminary Woodberry actors and several chairmen lead local contingents with Piedmont hotel as headquarters and flag sellers to wear Belgian color badges. Future sale locations to be announced tomorrow morning.
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Henry DeGive
E. M. Holme
Colege Park
Inman Park
Georgia Military Academy
Washington Seminary
Woodberry
Alonzo Richardson
College Park
Blair Foster
Charles A. Sisson
Ewell Gay
Frank Pearson
Hugh Murray
DeGive
Horine
Piedmont Notel
Ten Thousand Dollar Peace Offer Fails in Divorce Case
Henry Johnston cites wife’s verbal and physical onslaughts after twenty five years of marriage. He says he spent $10,000 on peace offerings to calm domestic disharmony but the efforts failed. He filed for total divorce Thursday afternoon.
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Henry
Johnston
Johnstons
Cleon B Roe On Tour Of Country Visit In City
Mr and Mrs Cleon B Roe of Seattle Washington are visiting the city for a few days. He formerly supervised the Washington State Reformatory at Monroe and is now touring to inspect eleemosynary institutions. Mayor Woodward endorsed the fair plan saying the city’s sound finances will fund early fair operations.
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Cleon B. Roe
Seattle
Wash
Roe
Washington State Reformatory
Monroe
Woodward
Taxpayers’ Club
National Bank
Western and Atlantic terminals bill faces defeat in Tennessee
Judge John C. Hart and Attorney General Warren Grice report from Nashville and Chattanooga that Georgia expects a hearing opportunity to present its opposition. They note strong Chattanooga sentiment in favor of the bill but state Georgia’s case is meritorious and likely to be fairly considered. Georgia will be notified of the hearing date soon.
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John C. Hart
Warren Grice
Nashville
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Atlanta
Chattanoora
Georgia
Hart
Grice
Hamilton County
Georgia and Tennessee clash over condemned property case
A 1915 letter from Hart and Warren Grice of Atlanta discusses a Tennessee legislative action affecting a property condemnation. They anticipate a hearing date and promise to present a fact brief. En route home they briefly visited Chattanooga with a leaseholder official to inspect the proposed condemned property.
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Chattanooga
Georgia
Tennessee
Hart
Warren Grice
Atlanta
Temporary Tabernacle to House Revival Audience
A temporary tabernacle for Chapman Alexander revival services will rise on the Leyden house site between the governor's mansion and the University club. Plans for 6000 seats and heating, under E B Callaway, aim for completion before February 14 and removal after the revival ends.
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Leyden House
Governor’s Mansion
University Club
E B. C. Callaway
Tabernacle Committee
Paroled Atlanta Teen Robber Son of Street Preacher
Lee Ellenberg a 17 year old boy convicted in Atlanta of robbery in 1914 and given two years imprisonment was paroled yesterday. He is the son of a street preacher in Atlanta and was released on the promise his father will supervise him. He was represented by Attorney John Y. Smith.
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Lee Ellenberg
Atlanta
John Y. Smith
Reward for Negro Boy Sought as Murderer
A state reward of 190 dollars seeks Son L. Faulk also known as Buddie Faulk a negro boy charged with murdering W F Bonhart a white boy in Bibb county The crime followed an initiation attempt by white youths in East Macon Faulk stabbed Bonhart and fled The governor also offered 100 dollars for Clayton Ed wards wanted for Lem Anderson murder in Troup county Both parties are described as negroes.
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L. Faulk
Buddie Faulk
W. F. Bonhart
Bibb County
Eaat Macon
Faulk
Bonhart
Clayton Edwards
Lem Anderson
Troup County
Atlanta Club To Host Big Full Dress Ball Tonight
The Atlanta club will hold a full dress ball tonight from 9 to 12 with roof garden dancing and vaudeville intermissions. Eugene Roberts the club superintendent announced Johnnie Grean as dancing master, teaching free of charge each evening from 6 to 8 at the club.
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Atlanta
Eugene Roberts
Johnnie Grean
John M. Goff Freed in Georgia after jail incident
John M. Goff of Tift County is released from legal trouble following a previous arrest tied to a shooting of a black prisoner in Ben Hill county jail. The case arose after he was seen with Officer Ben Barton in Fitzgerald, and it ends with him again a free man.
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Ifton
J— ‘Ohn M. Goff
Tift
Ben Barton
Fitzgerald
Ben Hill County
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