Funeral service for Jona Fletcher Barclay this afternoon
Funeral services for Jona Fletcher Barclay, Atlanta philanthropist and founder of Sheltering Arms, will be held this afternoon at 3 o clock at First Methodist Church. He will be interred in Oakland Cemetery with no Mason services. He died yesterday at his residence 76 West Peachtree Street at age 68, survived by a widow Lucie Allison Barclay, a brother J C Barclay of Louisville, sisters Mrs Sallis B Caldwall and Mrs Watter Hines, two nieces and a nephew.
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Jona Fletcher Barclay
West
Peachtree Street
First Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Gerere Glement A. Evans
W. F. Glens
Walker Lewin
G. Prior
T. J. Kelly
R. A. Hemphill
L. W. Arnold
W. Patterson
A. Bass
William King
W. T Colquitt
BB Ardwright
H. C. Leonard
Sheltering Army
Barclay Midslop
Vody
Gete City Lodge
Barclay
First
Methodial Church
Ita
Marietta Street
Sheltering Arms
Frm
Barclay & Brandon Co
Br. Barclay
Atlanta
Kentucky
Hae
W.dow
Lucie Allison
Runselmlis
J. C Barclay
Louisvilla
Sallis B. Caldwall
Wake Forest
N. C
Watter Hines
Trinidad
Barigar
Boston Man Left Money for Georgia
John D. Weld of Boston dies after a fire in Lenox. His will leaves 1000 to the Young Man's Christian Association of Savannah Georgia and his library to the Georgia Historical Society. James K Taylor a former servant in Weld's Savannah, gets 400. The bulk goes to relatives.
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Boston
Mac
John D. Weld
Hata
Lenox
Georgia Postmasters Appointments and Rural Free Delivery Carriers
Georgia Postmasters Washington January 22 Speciall Postmasters appointed Delph Columbia county Ora C Kendrick vice Z Kendrick removed Haraldon Coweta county Jesse B Cole vice W D Bishop resigned Rural free delivery carriers appointed Lexington route 2 Joseph H Thomas carrier William H Harmison substitute Louisville route 4 John D Alexander carrier W J Alexander substitute Reynolds route 4 Herman T Saunders carrier Andrew D Keksey substitute
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Georgia
Washington
Delph
Columbia County
Ora C. Kendrick
Z. Kendrick
Haraldon
Coweta
Jesse B. Cole
W. D. Bishop
Lexington
Joseph H. Thomas
William H. Harmison
Louisville
John D. Alexander
W. J. Alexander
Reynolds
Herman T. Saunders
Andrew D. Keksey
State-wide Prohibition Now Enforceable in Alabama
Montgomery January 22 special. State-wide prohibition seems fixed by court decisions. The Supreme Court held the bill good and attacks in lower courts failed. Whisky interests concede defeat as law stability is established. Sheriff Hood and Chief Taylor order strict enforcement.
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Montgomery, al
Supreme Court
Skegga
State
Hood
Taylor
Horror in Witwatersrand Mine Flood Traps 160 Dead
In Johannesburg on January 22 a disaster struck the Witwatersrand gold mine when Knight's dam burst after heavy rains. The flooding killed ten white men and about 150 native workers, trapping and drowning them inside the flooded shaft.
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Johannesburg
Witwaterarand
Knight's Dam
Roosevelt replies to Foraker on war fund expenditures
In a secret session President Roosevelt responded to Senator Foraker's demand for a detailed itemized account of the war deficiency fund expenditures. The executive document withholds some payer names, offering to provide them to the Senate Military Affairs Committee if requested. The move echoes McKinley withholding names in the Paris treaty accounts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Senator Foraker
Secretary of the Treasury
Foraker
Bennett
Ohio
Iate
McKinley
Treaty of Paris Commission
Fate of Hopkins Leaders in Chicago Convenes to Break Deadlock
Chicago January 22 Conferees gather in Chicago to decide if Genator A J Hopkins can be returned to the upper house as standoff in the legislature persists. Last ballot gave Hopkins 83 votes, Foss and Browne each had 1 votes, Shurtleff 14, De Neen governor remains outsider. A decisive move is expected at the Chicago conferences rather than on the floor.
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Chicago
A. J. Hopkins
Washington
Deheen
Hopkins
Foss
Browne
Shurtleff
de Neen
Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets Ad Copy
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe tonic for women, claiming to strengthen the whole system and especially the female organs. It targets overworked and debilitated women and promotes the accompanying People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and free mail offer. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for digestive support and overall vitality.
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World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buffan, N.Y
St. Vitus
Pierce
The Shepherd King at Grand Indie's Grand Theater
Wright Larimer appears next week in the four act biblical romance The Shepherd King. Spectacle and scenic effects are highlighted with strong praise for Larimer's David and the production's artistry. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Bell venue features Gay New York at Bijou, with Hal Reid's Kentuckian closing at Lyrict today.
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Wright Larimer
Irving
Uume
Lorimer
David
Iad
Jess
Judea
Saul
Israel
Saal
Mia Sen Jonathan
Hosta
Goliath
Philistine
Harry Emerson
Gresham High School Boys Visit McCaw Soap Plant
In Macon Georgia on January 22 special report notes Gresham High School boys joined by Superintendent Chapman Principal Alfriend and Chamber of Commerce secretary Harry Burns visited the McCaw soap manufacturing plant. The trip marks the first in a series to learn about local industry and manufacturing interests.
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McCaw
S. Macon
Gresham High School
Chapman
Alfriend
Harry Burns
Chamber of Commerce
McCaws
ABANDA Route Service Announces Daily Sleepers to Thomasville
Daily sleeper service advertised from Atlanta to Thomasville Brunswick and Florida with reservations at 70 Peachtree. Bell Phone Main 11 Atlanta 223 listed for information and reservations.
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Thomasville
Brunswick
Florida
Peachtree
Bell Phone
Atlanta
Search for boy’s body in old Atlanta well drags on
Coroner Donehoo ordered a morning search of an old well under the Mitchell street bridge at Hillott street corner for the missing boy said to have fallen in the previous afternoon. Detectives using dragging poles failed to find any trace as the well holds about sixteen feet of water and trash. Locals cling to a rumor of a boy who reportedly saw another fall while playing catch near the vacant lot surrounding the well.
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Mitchell Street
Hiilott Street
Donehoo
Blliott Street
City election in Douglasville with unopposed mayor
Douglasville voters prepare for the city primary to select officers for the coming year. Mayor Hutcheson faces no opposition while Recorder and other posts attract multiple candidates, including eleven for the tax collector seat due to Renarden's death. A separate note promotes Jack London’s Martin Eden in Uncle Remus’s Home Magazine and a book offer.
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Jack London
Martin Eden
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Atlanta
Georgia
Douglasville
Hutcheson
Marshal McKelvey
LL A Renarden
Home
Boy Hurt At Lumber Mill Dislocates Shoulder Breaks Arm
Otis Clark age 14 son of Henry Clark of Reedy Springs district near Dublin Ga was injured at a sawmill while snakeing logs. He tripped and fell injuring his right shoulder dislocation and left arm fracture near the elbow.
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Dubin
Otis Clark
Henry Clark
Dublin
Reedy Springs
Siberian Exiles Rebel Prompt Martial Law in Tutokhansk
Report from St Petersbourg dated January 2 describes Siberian exiles in Tutokhansk seizing control after accusing Cossack officials of brutality especially toward women. They forced a deputation to seek redress, killed the district inspector who refused, and expelled authorities. Troops from Irkutsk later restored partial order.
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St. Petersouis
Lisanders
Siberia
Tutokhansk
Yanexelak
Irkutsk
Dublin Preachers Meet Opens Three Day Institute
The Dublin district preachers meeting and missionary institute will convene next Monday at the Methodist church. The program spans three days with many visiting preachers and lay delegates attending. Rev. F. W. Darley, pastor of the Methodist church, will deliver the opening sermon.
Ohio Legislature Trails Plan For Junkets Statewide
The Ohio legislature votes to adjourn until February 15 allowing the senate and finance committees to take junkets across the state to visit institutions and estimate the funds needed to operate the state government.
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Ohio
Found Dead in St Patrick’s Church in Prayer Pose
Otto Schueitzer of Philadelphia was found dead in St Patrick's church Savannah in a kneeling prayer position with a bullet wound to the temple. A pistol lay beside him and two notes were found one bequeathing money for St Anthony's bread and another expressing regret that he had permitted himself to have any feelings. The death occurred early after the steamer arrival and no shot was heard.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Otto Schueitzer
Philadelphia
Schueitzer
Shaw Illness Cancels Fabian Society Lecture
George Bernard Shaw, the dramatist, unable to deliver a Fabian Society lecture due to illness. In a note to the public he quips Inform the public there am dead, it will have a great deal of trouble, though his condition is not serious.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Fabian Society
Shaw
Legislature Tables Whisky Lobby Investigation Resolution
Nashville Tenn January 22 by a good majority vote the house tabled today the senate joint resolution calling for an investigation of the alleged whisky lobby and for the second time during the session the lower house put itself on record as opposed to any kind of personal and private legislation of this character a similar joint resolution asking for an investigation of the charge made by E B Chappell and B Haynes local Methodist ministers that corrupt influences were being used on members of the assembly was laid on the table by practically a unanimous vote
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Nashville
Tenn
House of Representatives
Senate
Chappell
B . Haynes
Teapot guides consul to wrecked Mesalla consulate
Washington reports Lupton vice consul Stuart K Lupton located the American consulate after the quake by finding a battered teapot belonging to Mrs Cheney, wife of the Mesalla consul, amid ruins and floodwater. He recalls wading through water up to his knees and identifying the site by the teapot's location.
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Washington
Cheney
Mesalla
Stuart K Lupton
Messing
Atete
Lupton
Mra Cheney
Hardwick Byrom Hurt in Sawmill Accident
Hardwick Byrom of Dooly County suffered a severe hand injury when his left hand was caught in a saw at his nearby sawmill while making adjustments. He was brought to Banitar ium for medical care. Byrom is the son of Hon. J Byrom of Byromville.
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Cordele
Hardwick Byrom
Dooly
Here
Banitarium
Byrom
Hon. J. & Byrom
Byromville
Chamberlain Remains Hopeful About Return to Politics
London January 22 Joseph Chamberlain clings to belief he will reenter politics and lead tariff reform efforts. He plans to stand again as a West Birmingham candidate at the next general election though he may be excused from speaking during the campaign. His condition shows little change at age 72, but friends note small improvements.
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Joe Chamberlain
London
Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
West Birmingham
Chamberslain
famBy
Chang
Senate approves $50,000 for Lincoln centenary survey
Washington January 22 by note of 46 to 24 the Senate adopted Senator Knoxy amendment to the Lincoln centenary resolution approving $50,000 for a survey of the Lincoln War between Washington and Gettysburg. The act aims to construct a memorial to Avraham Lincoln and proclaims February 12 as a holiday.
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Washington
Senate
Knoxy
Gettysburg
Avraham Lincoln
Hidden Fortune Rumors Stir Louisiana Town
In Grand Pont a fortune teller with a history of reversed prophecies told patrons a large sum of money was buried in a town locality. Since then hundreds have hunted with picks and shovels as searches continue, though the exact spot remains undisclosed.
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Louisiana
Grand Pont
Burned barn sparks incendiary theft case in Musengre
George E Glenn, a planter in Musengre county, faced charges after a barn burned and items valued at 1500 dollars were stolen during a day in court. Authorities suspect arson as the cause of the blaze.
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LoLumous
George E Glenn
Musengre County
Cus
Receipt That Cures Weak Men Free
A claimant offers a free printed prescription said to cure weakness, memory decline, and loss of vigor in men. The ad promises a potent home remedy from a physician, with a confidential copy mailed at no charge to any man who writes for it, from A B Robinson in Detroit, Michigan.
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Nervana
Robinson
Detroit
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Hal Reid
Bijou
Harry Bryant
Fred ‘Wyckoff
Ada Good
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Rogers, Peet & Co
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L. J. Baniel
Judge Best
Scott
George B. Shaw
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Messina
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