Lifsey Named Manager for Penn Mutual Atlanta Office
Meesie, Bagley and Willet of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company announce the appointment of WY Lifsey as manager of their city department with headquarters in Atlanta. This development marks a new phase for the agency as it expands its local leadership and directs efforts in the Georgia market. Lifsey assumes duties overseeing sales, agents, and policy service under the Penn Mutual banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meesie, Bagley and Willet
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
WY. Lifsey
Atlanta
Georgia man named Penn Mutual city department head
Liffey, a Georgia native with deep railroad passenger service experience in Tennessee Georgia Florida and Alabama, leaves Consolidated Street Railways of Cincinnati to lead the Penn Mutual life insurance city department. His role will cover Atlanta and a broad southern region with noted energy fidelity and industry ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Mutual
Georgia
Liffey
Barnesville
South
Tennessee
Virginia
Syttom
Atlantic Coast Line
Atlanta
Injunction Sought Over Horse Collar Patents
Couch Bros and J J Eagan ask a bill of injunction against Allen Manufacturing and C L Allen of Atlanta to stop construction use and sale of horse collar improvements patented by Teig O Neged and assigned to the plaintiffs. The petition notes patents issued 1895 1902 1903 and transfers to the plaintiffs. Judge Newman set February 27 to show cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couch Bros
J. J. Eagan Company
Allen Mfg. Co
C. L. Allen
East Point
Allen Manufacturing Company
Lawrenceville
Atlanta
Teig O
W H. Lankford
A G. Couch
Andrew G. Couch
Newman
Lumber Mill Fire Destroys Kaylor and Bishop Enterprise
In Carrollton Georgia on January 21 a fire destroyed the lumber and shingle walls of Kaylor and Bishop in the Joel vicinity about 18 miles away. The loss is about $600 with no insurance, heavy on the enterprising young men who had recently started the venture.
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Carrollton
Kaylor & Bishop
Joel
Winners announced in port receipts prize contest
The Atlanta Constitution reports results of a port receipts contest judged by Secretary Hester. The top figure 5,588,367 was supplied by Mrs. Ellen Dora Beal of Ashburn, Georgia, earning $3,000. Mr. BR. H. Sonntag of Denmark, SC, is second with a $1,500 prize. A three-way tie shares $500, plus $200 to A. W. Bains of Bethany, La. and $62.50 each to W. F. Robertson of Logansville and D. W. Perdue of Griffin, Ga.
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Hester
Clerka
Ellen Dora Beal
Ashburn
BR. H. Sonntag
Denmark
Humber
A. W. Bains
Bethany
Mesers
W. F. Robertson
Logansville
D. W. Perdue
Griffin
THE
Atlanta Constitution
Red Hot Metal Crushes Men In Pittsburgh Area Mill Disaster
In Johnstown on January 21 a Cambria Steel No 2 raft mill flywheel burst after governor belt failure. Three men died and six were hurt, with two severely. Engineer Hishlock attempted to stop the engine but was killed by the blast. Fire and flooding followed, and victims include Edward Cablesky, Louis Stankovak, and Frank Tyak. The 50 ton wheel caused extensive damage. losses estimated at £10,000 to $12,000.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Hishlock
Edward Cablesky
Louis Stankovak
Frank Tyak
Tyak
Funeral of Mrs James M Thobson in Greensboro Ala
The remains of Mrs James M Thobson accompanied by her son Richmond Pearson Hobson arrived from Colorado this morning. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church at 3 o clock conducted by Hey R H Cobbs. Captain Woodsons Kappa Alpha fraternity gathered and many floral tokens were sent from near and far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Ala
James M. Thobson
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Colorado
Hey R H. Cobbs
Episcopal Church
Woodsons
The
Kappa Alpha
Payne Memorial Church
Westview Cemetery
Charles E Turner
North Avenue
Irondale
Payne Memorial Methodist Church
Tuckle and
Hundlcutt Streets
H M Quillan
Blue Lodge of Masons
Marcon
Georgia Home Reelects Officers in Annual Meeting
In Columbus Georgia on January 21 special report Rhodes Browne president and other officers were reelected at the Georgia Home Insurance Company annual meeting. The same board of directors was chosen for another term.
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Georgia Home
Columbus
Georgia Home Insurance Company
Rhodes Browne
Firebugs Burn Barns in Montgomery Alabama January 21
Firebugs set barns ablaze destroying ex-Congressman Willis Brewer and John Gay properties along with their contents. State bloodhounds pursued leads but yielded no results. Albany, Columbus Ga January 21 Special: Columbus Knights of Pythias Uniform Rank No. 9 elected G C Shackelordered captain. The unit aims to compete at the grand lodge meeting in Albany and hopes to win the prize drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Albany
Columbus, Ga
Columbus Company No. 9
Knights of Pythias
G. C. Shackel- Tord
Grand Lodge of Pythiana
Prine
Will Wage War On Tax Dodgers In Newton County
Covington January 21 Special The Newton County Commissioners plan a thorough investigation into tax dodging at the next session. Rumor says the wealthiest citizens have for years valued property at less than one third of its true value.
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Covington
Newton County
Notable deaths and remembrances across Georgia and beyond
Obituaries report Dr William I Benham of Cartersville aged 81 dies after a grip illness at his son's home. Captain W T Smith buried in Buford after service in Georgia and Texas politics and church ties. W. Schatzman of Macon dies at 52, union veteran and civic leader buried with honors. Abraham J. hogg of West Point dies of heart failure. widow and five children survive. Mrs J M Stewart of Oxford dies after years of illness. Walter H Mattox of Bartow dies, leaves wife and six children. Simon S Goldman of New York dies. inventor linked to needle threader. Albert Von Maybach, ex-Prussian Public Works Minister, dies at 61.
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Wm. I. Benham
Cartersville
Cartersvile
William I Benham
Bartow County
Thomas Lumpkin
W H Lumpkin
Albert Strickland
W. T. Smith
Hanford
Buford
W. T Smith
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
WT Hamby
Methodist Church
T T Twitty
H. Schatzman
Macon
Schatzman
Spring Street
Ohio
Sherman
Knights of Pythias of Georgia
Sunda
Abraham J. Hogg
West Point
Abraham Jackson’ Loge
Pinewood Cemetery
J. M. Stewart
Oxford
Anniston
Ala
J M Stewart
Stewart
Calhoun County
Walter H. Mattox
Bartow
Fla
Ster H Mattox
Homerville
Simon
Goldman
New York
York
Albert von Maybach
Berlin
Mobile Cotton Exchange Pushes Panama Treaty Fast
By instruction of the directory D E Huger president of the Mobile cotton exchange has written to Senators Morgan and Pettus urging rapid action on the Panama treaty. He argues advantages to Gulf ports from the canal and notes that with the republic established further opposition offers no benefit to the country.
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Mobile Exchange
Mobile
Ala
D. E. Huger
Mobile Cotton Exchange
Morgan and
Pettus
Gulf
Green Stole Girl He Loved
Brunewick Georgia January 21 Special Tim Green and Alice Martin, a young couple whose marriage was stopped by a possessory warrant, have married after eluding police and parents. They eloped Tuesday night, wed in Wayne County Wednesday, boarded a Southern train near Jesup, and were married at 2 AM today. The girl’s father filed kidnapping charges and habeas corpus against the pair, and said the girl is only 13, seeking annulment in the superior court.
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Brunewick
Tim Green
Alice Martin
Wayne County
Green
Martin
Jesup
Lambright
Gade
Court Session Postponed By Smallpox Fears In Georgia
Athens January 21 Special There will be no session of Oconee and superior court at Watkinsville Monday The regular term postponed by Judge Russell after reports of widespread amalipoxag cases making court unsafe Date to be announced likely in April after Clarke superior court adjourns In separate incident on a Norfolk and Western train near Bluefield Virginia last night Thomas Leedy of Graham shot Walter Harris a conductor fatally wounding him Leedy arrested without ticket confrontation over fare amid gunfire caused by Leedy firing several shots ho hed heart injury noted in report
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Macon
Recorders Court
Nottingham
J . Williams
C . Riddleberger
Fourth Street
Riddleberger
Williams
Hiddleberger
Pace Court
Athens
Oconee
Watkinsville
Russell
Clarke Superior Court
Graham
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Thomas Leedy
Walter Harris
Reward Offered for Murderers in Escambia County
Governor Jelks announced a $250 reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Martin Ready, a prominent white man of Escambia County, who was shot at his home in the presence of his family in a cold blooded act. The note mentions Montgomerys Ali as related subjects.
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Montgomerys Ali
Jelks
Martin Ready
Escambia
Drake's Palmetto Wine advertised tonic elicits trial offer
Drakes Palmetto Wine promotes digestion and general health, claims to cure catarrh and various stomach issues, with a free trial bottle offer prepaid to readers. The ad lists price and purchase points in Chicago and Atlanta, urging readers to write for a trial.
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Dreheng Company
Drake Building
Chicago
Jacobs’ Pharmacies
Atlanta
Counsel Calls Wright a Liar in Fraud Trial
London January 21 Whitaker Wright the company promoter on trial for fraud left the witness box after two days of cross examination with the prosecutor denouncing him as a liar while Wright insisted his ledger figures and actions were legitimate and board approved He claimed a million plus logo in Lake Views and that window dressing of balance sheets was common in the city as a year end ploy The prosecution argued his own testimony admitted the offense and the trial adjourned for the day
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London
Whitaker Wright
Iles
Wright
London and Globe Corporation
London Stock Exchange
London and Globe
Confederate Day at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Nashville notices that Mrs A T Smythe of Charleston and Mrs A W Rapley of St Louis informed Mr John P Hickman that the United Daughters of the Confederacy annual convention will meet in St Louis October 4 to 8, 1904 with October 7 designated Confederate day at the exposition.
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Nashville
Tenn
A T Smythe
Charleston
United Daughters of the Confederacy
A W Rapley
St Louis
Missouri
John P. Hickman
Emory Seniors Plan Atlanta Banquet Trip
Emory College in Oxford Ga announces the senior class will travel to Atlanta February 22 for their annual banquet at the Piedmont hotel. A call meeting was held in the college chapel with committees named. Professor Frank Clyde Brown was chosen as the faculty member to accompany them. Individual photographs will be taken for exchange as four years at Emory are remembered.
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Emory College
Oxford
Atlanta
Clana
Piedmont Hotel
Frank Clyde Brown
Emory
Laughlinhouse-Gri mess announce wedding plans in Raleigh
Invitations were issued by Vic and Mrs Joseph Laughlinhouse of Greenville NC for the marriage of their daughter Fiizareth Forest to Secretary of State J Bryan Grimes. The home wedding is set for February 3, and Mr Grimes is the son of the late Major General Brian Grimes. The Laughlinhouse family runs one of the largest tobacco plantations in the South.
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Raleigh NC
Vic
Joseph J Laughlinhouse
Greenvile
Mnc
Fiizareth Forest
Bryan Grimes
Grimes
Brian Grimes
Leavey and Lancaster wed in Rome Georgia church ceremony
Clarence Howard Leavey editor of The Brunswick News married Sarah Cornelia Lancaster at Second Methodist church Rome in a large social gathering. The couple, described as prominent, left for Florida after a reception at the bride's home.
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Rome
Clarence Howard Leavey
Brunswick News
Sarah Cornelia Lancaster
Second Methodist Church
Leavey
Florida
Fire destroys Shelby Steel Tube warehouses in Ohio
Shelby Ohio January 21 The stock warehouses of the Shelby Steel Tube Company branch of United States Steel Corporation were destroyed by fire last night. They contained about 25 000 000 feet of tubing and the loss is estimated at 3 000 000 dollars. The buildings were saturated with grease and oil and burned tinder. The fire is believed to have started from a defective electric light wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Company
Ohio
Shelby
Shelby Steel Tube Company
United States Steel Corporation
Boy Strangled by Cord Wood in Charlotte
Four year old John Wells died after a pile of cord wood rolled and crushed him while he played. Officials say the stick of wood was pressing on his throat when he was found, ending the child’s suffering about an hour earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
John Wells
Supt Moise Named Central of Georgia Superintendent
Saxanax Ga January 21 Special Moise appointed general superintendent of the Central of Georgia railway by the executive committee Johnson named superintendent of transportation Moise previously served as general superintendent of transportation since the death of Theodore D Kline Moise arrived in Savannah six years ago from Columbus where he led the first division Johnson came from Columbus to take the first division post. Heavy Failure at San Antonio
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Saxanax
T S Moise
Central of Georgia Railway
J OT Johnson
Moise
Theodore D Kline
Kline
Savannah
Central
Columbus
Molse Wis
Johnson
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Smith
Forty-second
Texas
Senate
Oconee Superior Court
Drake
Promoter
St. Louis
Emory Students For
Laughlinhouse
Grimess
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G.H Mumm & Co
Cgborcia Military Academy, & Select College Preparatory
Hoya
College Park
Georgia Tech
Mercer
University
J. G. Woodward
California
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Southern Pacific
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Kansas City
Apri
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
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L. Panmore
Pryor and
Decatur Streets
Atlante
South Georgia
Waycross
Unites
J L Sweat
D J Carmichael
R D Harrin
T Cottingham
J J Wilkinson
R P Bird
W R Harbin
Jackson Grimes
E Cottingham
J P Paine
B A Johnson
Eunice
W P Humphreys
Jo W Booth
A J Sweat
KR Newson
Peoples
Tepanoke
Wrtheville
Felten
State
Chesley Peoples
John Seagle
Supt
San Antonio
San Antonio Tex
Rosenman Bros. Clothers
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