City Finance Panel Sets 1914 Budget With 135000 Revenue Anticipation
The 1914 money sheet anticipates 135000 dollars in revenue and outlines funds for West Peachtree paving West Mitchell street widening and other projects. Mayor Woodward backs cautious spending while pushing key city improvements and a potential bond issue to finance schools and public needs.
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Finance Committee
James G. Woodward
W. @. Humphrey
Degr
Woodward
Atlanta
West Mitchell Strees
Butter
Highland Avenue
West Peachtree
Spring Street
Peachtree
Pryor and
Forsyth
Georgia Avenue
Fcrty
Board of Health
Submarine Hunt A-7 Sinks During Maneuvers Off Plymou th
In Firmouth England on January 16 two officers and nine men of the British submarine Hunt are trapped beneath waters of Weyland bay five miles southwest of Flymouth. Navy officials fear all may have perished as rescue efforts fail to bring the sunken vessel to the surface. The A-7, built 1904, 150 feet long, 204 tons submerged, 600 horsepower, 16 knot surface speed, 9 knot submerged speed, left the others during noon maneuvers and never surfaced. Resolution of the cause remains uncertain as grappling attempts continue and daylight nears.
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Firmouth
England
Witeland Bay
Flymouth
Ind
Almnais
Whitesand Bay
Gilbert M. Wolman
Tom Swift goes to claim child in custody case
Washington January 16 Special I am coming to get my own The father Tom Swift of Atlanta seeks custody of Lena Swift the child of late Mrs Jacques Bradley Swift The will naming Jennie Bell Wendal guardian and Lena Swift is contested by Tom Swift and the Wendals who employed a private detective to locate the child Funeral services for Mrs Swift were held at the Wendal residence The case involves disputed custody and an alleged bequest to Jennie Bell Wendal by the late Mrs Swift
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Washington
Harry Wendal
Tom, Swift
Atlanta
Jacques Bradley Swift
Swift
Jacques
Lena Swift Huntley
Jennie Bell Wendal
Lene Swift
Jennie Bella Wendal
Lena Swift
Jennie Belt Wengal
Jennie Bai
Wendal
Yeaserday
Tala
Yuar
Lena
Mitchel King
Jeannetta Swift
Wamers
Rich Brewer Bequeaths 40 Million to Art Fund
Copenhagen reports Dr. Carl Idacobeen, a wealthy brewer who died last Sunday, left most of his fortune estimated at 40 million dollars to art purposes. The will, said to have the consent of his children, provides only small legacies to them.
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Copenhagen
Carl Idacobeen
List of Robbed and Their Losses
A list shows robberies and losses for several individuals in New York City and Atlanta. W. E. Bennett at 109 Fifth Avenue reports $80. Albert Kuhn at 109 Grand Street reports $80. William C. Dunlop at 60 Wall Street reports $80. Fred W. Hadley at 183 Gordon Street reports $17.
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W. E. Bennett
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Albert Kuhn
Grand Street
William C. Dunlop
Wall Street
Fred W. Hadley
Gordon Street
Atlanta
Woman Passenger Roasts Men for Their Conduct
Miss Olive Swanson, a Chicago tourist aboard the Pullman, describes panic when an alarm of robbers rang out. She recalls the conductor and porter fleeing, passengers fearing fire, and men unable to calm themselves while a rough-looking robber demanded weapons and searched the car.
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Olive Swanson
Chicago
Unarmed Conductor Describes Train Robbery Encounter
Conductor J. E. Jackson recounts a bandit threatening passengers on a Pullman near Vinings. He was unarmed and forced to move as the robber pressed a revolver to his face, describing the assailant’s tall, slender figure in a light cap and mask.
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J. E. Jackson
Vining
Jackson
Vinings Thangona
Vinings
Holton
Alata
Hadley Only Atlanta Man Hurt In Train Hold-Up
Fred C. Hadley of 188 Gordon Street, an employee of the Georgia Railway and Power Co., was the sole Atlanta resident injured in a train hold-up. Mrs Hagley boarded at Kingston to return to Atlanta and was in the smoking compartment chatting with Mr Dunlop of New York when the bandit entered. Hadley described hearing a commotion at the rear door of the car.
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Fred C. Hadley
Gordon Street
The
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Atlanta
Hagley
Kingston
Mr. Dunlop
New York City
Mr. Hadley
Bacon Discovers He Broke His Rib While Bathing
Washington January 16 Special Senator Bacon of Georgia learned today that he broke a rib when he fell in a bathtub ten days earlier while visiting Mr and Mrs Henry A Tarver of Albany He initially ignored the incident while quail hunting and walking each afternoon A physician confirmed the sixth rib on his left side was broken and he is now bound up like a mummy with hope the fracture mends properly.
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Washington
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Henry A. Tarver
Albany
Bacon
Tim
Brent
Robber Escapes From Frontiers Style Train Hold-Up
A well dressed bandit wearing a blue mask boarded a south bound Nashville to St Louis train near Vinings and held up eleven passengers taking $280 to $600 in cash from four men while two women were not molested. A fierce gunbattle with Fulton county officers followed and the suspect, initially named John Jones, was arrested later and jailed in Atlanta.
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Pullman
Atlanta
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Vinings Station
Nyssa
Rother
Fulton County
Beverly Verner
Officera Williams
Allen
John Jones
Mitchell Street
Altlanta
Bolton
Jones
Matine, Son
Fulton County Police Fores
Vinings
Dann
Tomorrow's Big Society Contest Promised by The Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution teaser announces a major upcoming society contest open to all readers. It urges readers to buy tomorrow's paper for full details of the event, described as the most important society gathering of the season in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
The
Constitution
Weather Prophecy CLEAR Georgia Fair Weekend
Local report notes fair conditions in Georgia with a Saturday dry spell and a Sunday turn to cooler, clear weather. Report lists temperature readings with low and high estimates and a monthly rainfall deficiency, indicating below normal precipitation for the period.
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