Freeman pushes plan for new Atlanta cyclorama building
Councilman George Freeman urges replacing the flimsy old cyclorama building with a new $60,000 to $950,000 project funded by citizens or city funds. He argues the city must act to protect The Battle of Atlanta painting, warns of fire risk, and says receipts from the cyclorama could repay a private loan. Freeman also leads park issues but prioritizes the cyclorama upgrade.
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Atlanta
George Freeman
Freeman
Constiution
Council
Woodward
Health ad touts Tu-Bo-Lax for constipation relief
Adrienne cites avoiding drugs to protect lifelong bowel function and promotes Tu-Bo-Lax as a rectal laxative offering immediate relief without stomach disturbance. The pitch urges avoiding oral cathartics, touts a swift evacuation, and lists Jacobs Pharmacies and Tubo Company as distributors with mail order options.
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Adrienne
Jacobs’ Pharmacies
Tubo Company
Philadelphia
Atlanta
John B. Daniel
Wall St
Lamar & Ranhin Drug
South Forsyth St
Sewell Sentenced to Seven Years in Penitentiary
Judge Ben Hill sentenced James Sewell to seven years in the penitentiary for the manslaughter of H. Goodman in a Neal hotel altercation on Decatur Street, following a prior guilty verdict overturned by the supreme court and a later conviction after reconsideration.
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Ben. Hill
James Sewell
H. Goodman
Neal Hotel
Decatur Street
Calvin W. Hunnicutt laid to rest in Oakland
The funeral of Calvin W. Hunnicutt, Atlanta's oldest pioneer citizen, was held Friday at 10:30 AM at the First Methodist church. The pastor Dr H M DuBose assisted by Rev W F Glenn officiated in Oakland.
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Calvin W. Hunnicutt
Atlanta
First Methodist Church
H. M. DuBose
W. F. Glenn
Oakland
Soule Boosts Southeastern Fair Plans in Atlanta Luncheon
Dr Andrew M Soule president of the Georgia State College of Agriculture and J Phil Campbell attended a luncheon in the Chamber of Commerce Building with Mell R Wilkinson and other leaders. They discussed the Southeastern Fair now being established in Atlanta and potential exhibits. Soule, an expert on agricultural fairs, suggested five acres for agriculture horticulture and education displays and noted livestock as a key exhibit alongside corn and poultry. He will review the fair grounds Tuesday with committees. the State College of Agriculture will mount an elaborate fall exhibit, with Georgia Tech president K G Matheson promising a strong electricity demonstration for manufacturing industries.
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Andrew M. Soule
Georgia State College of Agriculture
J. Phil Campbell
Mell R. Wilkinson
Chamber of Commerce
Beaumont Davison
Southeastern Fair Committee
H. G. Hastings
Kriegshaber
B. Tur Iman
Board of County Commissioners
Walter G. Cooper
Atlanta
Soule
Guelph Agricultural Institute
Canda
Toronto
Southeastern Fair Association
State College of Agriculture
K. G. Matheson
Georgia School of Technology
Dark town to pay Negroes for aiding police in capturing fugitives
The Dark town police seek a small appropriation to reward Black residents who assist in capturing Black fugitives wanted for crimes. Officer Milam cited successes where Black informants helped the chase and even resisted fugitives. The plan aims to fund incentives for citizens to aid law enforcement.
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Darktown
Milam
Police Committee of Council
Facc. Vas
Debate on Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Intoxicants
Civic Forum to debate national prohibition tonight in the chamber of commerce. Henry Smith and Clarence Purtyburger lead the affirmative, Howard Stevens and A A Baumstark the negative, with L E Barton of Jackson Baptist church delivering a special address in favor of prohibition before public discussion begins at 8 o clock.
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United States
Civic Forum
Ore Commerce
Henry Smith
Clarence
Urtyburger
Howard G._ Stevens
A. A. Baumstark
L. BE. Barton
Jackson Thaw ‘Baptist Church
Important Rail Line Will Soon Be Built in Rochelle
Rochelle Ga January 22 Special. President Henderson and General Manager Staith of the Ocilla Southern Railway visited to secure city permission to lay Ashley street across Seaboard Air Line tracks for a Union Passenger station. Work to begin within days. Trains to Macon expected by early summer via an extended northward route through Pope City Hawkinsville and Grovania, linking Nashville to Macon by way of Rochelle Pitzgerald and Ocilla. The line will connect major towns and traverse a strong regional corridor.
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Rochelle
Henderson
Staith
Ocilla Southern Railway
Macon
Ashley Street
Seaboard Air Line
Union
Nashville
Ocilla
Pitzgerald
Hawkinsville
Ocilla Southern
Swindler's Scam Hits Rome Grocers
Rome Georgia January 22 Specially merchants report a smooth swindler who orders $1.50 worth of goods at vacant address claiming to need change for 310 and then vanishes after taking the change. Several stores were victimized, police pursue leads with no suspect yet.
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Rome
Bald Jack Rose Testifies for J. M. Sullivan in Becker Inquiry
New York January 22 Bald Jack Rose former New York gambler and Becker trial witness took the stand in the inquiry into James M Sullivan the American minister to the Dominican Republic Rose testified he had known Sullivan for twenty years dating from Waterbury Conn when Sullivan wrote sporting news and Rose ran boxing contests Sullivan’s role in promoting fights on his own account could not be confirmed.
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New York
Jack Rose
Charles Becker
James M. Sullivan
Dominican Republic
Sullivan
Burglary at Riverside Mills President’s Augusta Home
In Augusta Ga January 22 burglars entered the residence of George Stearns president of Riverside mills and stole jewelry valued about five thousand dollars belonging to Mrs Stearns from the Augusta home.
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Augusta
George Stearns
Riverside Mills
Mra Stearns
Southern Railway contracts awarded to Atlanta firms
The Southern Railway announced contracts for grading and double-tracking in Virginia costing about 1.5 million dollars. Morrow Construction will grade between Orange and Burnley, 15 miles, while C. W. Lane & Co. handles 13.7 miles from Burnley to Charlottesville. The project is key to doubling the line from Atlanta to Washington, eliminating 1303 degrees of curves and reshaping the route.
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Southern Railway Company
Atlanta
Virginia
Morrow Construction Company
Orange
Burnley
C. W. Lane & Co
Charlottesville
Southern
Washington
Whitman Boosted by Visiting New York Politicians in Atlanta
Two prominent New York figures, George A. Davis of Buffalo and A. T. Fancher of Salamanca, visited Atlanta on their way to Florida. They praised Charles A. Whitman as a likely 1916 Republican presidential candidate and endorsed Wilson's European war policy, seeing a prosperous era ahead.
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New York State
Atlanta
Florida
George A. Davis
Buffalo
New York Senate
A. T. Fancher
Salamanca
New York
Heau- Mont Davison
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Company
Government tax on bonds for titles clarified by collector
In response to numerous inquiries at the internal revenue office, Collector Blalock announced that all title bonds are subject to a 60 cent tax. Tobacco dealers who prepaid for special stamps will receive them as quickly as possible, with delays due to the large volume of emergency war tax stamps being mailed.
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Office of Internal Revenue
Blalock
Employing Convicts on Roads Investigated in Atlanta Visit
A team from the U S department of agriculture road economics division led by J E Pennybacker met with Fulton county prison officials to discuss using county convicts on road projects. The inquiry spans New York New Jersey Texas Alabama and the Pacific coast. Fulton public works committee members W Tom Winn J Oscar Mills and T J Hightower Jr participated and a general fund of Fulton convict methods information was shared.
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United States Department of Agriculture
J. E. Pennybacker
Department
Atlanta
State Prison Commission
New York
New, Jersey
Texas
Alabama
Pacific Coast
Fulton County Public Works Committee
W. Tom Winn
J. Oscar Mills
T. J. Hightower, Jr
Fulton County
Church choir singer faces alimony suit in Atlanta
Myrtle Hanson sues G Hanson, a North Avenue Presbyterian choir singer, in superior court for alimony alleging he abandoned wife and 5 month old baby in Atlanta. The suit accuses the chorister of leaving and abandoning his family.
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G. Hanson
Avenue Presbyterian Church
Myrtle Hanson
Atlanta
Sherman Joyce Suit Heard Today Before Judge Ellis
Mrs Joyce seeks a permanent injunction to stop Mrs Sherman from alienating her husband. The suit, filed two weeks ago, is set for ten o clock before Judge W D Ellis with both parties ready. The case follows a sensational love dispute involving Hazel Sherman and Arthur St George Joyce.
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Arthur St. George Joyce
Hazel Sherman
W. D. Ellis
Negro Drivers Will Retain Their Places
Chief John Jentzen of the sanitary department and Councilman Claude Ashley denied that the department intends to discharge all Negro drivers and replace them with whites. They said there has never been a fixed policy on race in hiring. whites and Negroes are employed where jobs exist and pay is equal. Some citizens urged restraint, but were told no changes were planned.
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John Jentzen
Sanitary Department
Claude Ashley
Sanitary Committee
General Council
Jentzen
Two Boys Shot While Going To Kill A Dog
Ivan Weaver fourteen of 48 Oglthorpe street was shot in the abdomen near his home Friday morning by M J Black of 65 Beecher street. The same bullet wounded Black’s left hand and struck Weaver. The boys were assigned to kill a troublesome dog and, while handling the revolver, it fired accidentally. Black held the pistol in his right hand when it discharged. Ivan Weaver is a brother of Lamar Weaver, star basketball player of the Atlanta Athletic club.
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Ivan Weaver
Oglgthorpe Street
M.J. Black
Beecher Street
Weaver
Black
Nee Weaver
Hoog
I Black
Lamar Weaver
Atlanta Athletic Club
Perry City Court Adjourns. Criminal Docket Delayed
The Perry City Court has adjourned until Monday when the criminal docket will be taken up. Thirty five criminal cases are set for two days.
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Ity
Weil
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