Atlanta 6000 asserts Ed T Brown on city’s bank bid
Washington report says Ed ward Brown of Atlanta is optimistic about Atlanta securing a federal reserve bank and notes support from nearby cities. He expects John Sketon Williams of Virginia to pursue non interference, while Richmond vies for a reserve bank. Brown dined with the president and Mrs Wilson and heads to New York next. The joint committee of the Atlanta Clearing House association and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce prepares data for the regional banking center bid, as the organization committee in Washington weighs the case.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Reserve Bank
Atlantas
Williams
South
Batt Ie Mir
Brown
Wilson
White Rouge
New
Atlanta
Atlanta Clearing House Association
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlinta 15
T EK Orr
Chaimman
Jet
Organization
Macon Delegation Appears at Capital for Ogmulgee River Aid
A Macon delegation pressed the house rivers and harbors committee for a $40 000 appropriation to improve the Ogmulgee river. Mayor Bridges and W OC Dunwoody joined A T Long and H A Gillam in the delegation. Senator Bacon, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, received calls from William A Haygood Jr and George H Boynton of Allania urging aid to retain William A Haygood Sr at the coram service now stationed at Cape Town, South Africa. Representative William Schley Howard also contacted the attic department to advocate for Haygood.
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Washington
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Ogmulgee River
Bacon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William A Haygood Jr
George H Boynton
Allania
Williamt A Haygood Sr
Cape Town
South Africa
Wiliam Schley Howard
Haygoud
Berry School marks twelfth anniversary in gymnasium exhibition
The Berry school founded by Martha Berry in 1902 with five pupils now hosts 300 students. Alumni attended the program and participated in the exercises. The alumni meeting occurred at noon with dinner served at 1 oclock, followed by an athletic exhibition in the gymnasium.
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Berry School
Mass Martha Berrys
Aeloch
Veteran Stricken at Telephone In Savannah
A Savannah veteran engineer named George W. Smith was struck by paralysis while at a telephone call with his wife and is unconscious with little hope for recovery. In a separate note, the cotton firm Gordon & Co in Savannah announced its dissolution, marking the end of one of Georgia's oldest and best known concerns founded by the late General W W Gordon.
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Savannah
George W Smith
Gordon & Co
Wis
Georgia
W W Gordon
Belled Buzzard Seen Again by Fitzgerald Citizens
Fitzgerald Ga January 2. Reports say the belled buzzard has been spotted again near the area as residents on a car trip eight miles west of the city claim to have seen the bird and heard its bell. Witnesses recall the creature leaping from a limb and see it ringing, suggesting the bird may have traveled far in years past.
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Fitzgerald
Oklahoma Rate Case Injunctions To Stand In Guthrie
In Guthrie Oklahoma on January 23 the court denied the state’s plea to dismiss temporary injunctions securing two cent passenger fare clauses of the state constitution. Judge Cotteral ruled the fare case must be tried on its merits, noting the injunctions’ existence does not affect the case’s standing. The decision also covers suppressed freight rate orders by the state corporation commission. Attorneys for Santa Fe, Rock Island, Frisco, Missouri Kansas and Texas systems said they will seek permission to file a supplemental unit. Trial date not set.
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Guthrie Okla
R-Bronds
John E. Cottera
United States
Oklahoma
Cotteral
State Corporation Commission
Cour
Charles West
Cotterai
Hook
Circuit Court of Appeals
St Louis
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
Missouri
Arkansas
Oregon
DuBose to discuss new state tax law in Gconea County
Special State Senator Toombs DuBose will address Gconea County at noon Monday in the superior court. He will speak on the new state tax law passed by the legislature last summer. In the legislature DuBose opposed most provisions and now signals no firm stance on how he will handle the subject given early state experience.
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Athens
Toombs DuBose
Gconea County
Superior Court
DuBose
Lanett Citizen Dies at Breakfast Table
West Point on January 22 Williams of Lanett died suddenly while at the breakfast table with his family. He suffered a heart failure and died before aid could arrive. He was 72 years old and survived by a large family.
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West Point
Specalj—I A Williams
Lanett Aia
Epe Clati
J_L Bowen
Five Points
Theoush
Savannah committee to ask regional bank in Washington
Savannah Georgia January 25 special report says Savannah committee acts to remove lingering doubts about Savannah as regional banking hub. Parallel note from Floyd County Grand Jury in Rome reports recess until next Wednesday with reports expected. jury has investigated road and bridge questions amid extended session and pending adjournment.
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Savannah
Savanna
Southeast
Washington
Floyd Grand Jury
Rome
Floyd@ county grand jury
Grand Jury
Thaw on the Run with Guard in New Hampshire
A report describes Harry Thaw accompanied by a guard while a fugitive from justice awaits a final order potentially freeing him. The piece notes his possible escape from confinement and hints at a New Hampshire shopping tour in Concord as authorities pursue him.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford
New Hampshire
Concord
Local Obituaries from January Deaths in Dawson Athens and Quitman
Notices report several deaths including E Carpenter of Dawson from an apoplectic stroke and L Bowen of West Point Mississippi buried in family grounds. James F Wills of Athens buried after thirty years there with Milledgeville bed transfer. Miss Clara Avera of Quitman a pellagra death at 51 with Oak Hill cemetery funeral pending. Myrtice Rutledge of Atlanta dies in a private sanatorium with two siblings surviving.
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Athens
James F. Wills
Jackson & Vincent
Clara Avera
Quitman
Specia
R Avera
Pellagra
Oak Hill
J’ RF W and
CY Avera
An Australian Savage Who Spoke French
An Australian journey tale recounts meeting a desert-dwelling man who encountered a roving band of black women and a cheeky Adelaide-raised Aboriginal girl. The narrative describes tension, cultural clash, and mischievous humor as the man responds in French and the girl remains unbothered by settler proprieties.
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Earners Magazine
Nornan Duncan
Atv
Adelaide
Indy
Bragman
Ahn
Rail Fence Thoughts and Household Toil
A fragmented reflection by George Bingham on daily chores and social commentary. The text laments moving heavy household items amid scattered images of pets and cooking, then pivots to a satire on reforming poverty with luxuries and a grand rebuilding metaphor.
Last Two Showings of Peguv Sty Heart at Atlante
The Atlante hosts the final two performances of Peguv sty Heart this week with packed houses. Tickets for Nazimova in Bela Donna on Monday to Wednesday go fast, marking her first appearance here and drawing strong interest from fashionably large audiences. The New York company plans to come intact for the engagement.
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Atlanta
Nazmova
Forsyth theater hosts Vanderville and McGiveney crowds
Keith Vanderville and Owen McGiveney headline at Forsyth this week drawing large audiences. McGiveney, 16, portrays multiple Dickensian characters in Sykes sketch, while Laddie Cilft and English comedian Balla Baker join next week. Hackett adds to Stirring week with The Spendthrift May benefit for the Home for Incurables. Grand theater reports strong attendance for Prattie film. final Forsyth shows today.
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Owen McGiveney
McGiveney
I Sykes
Dickens Olver
Belleys
Porsyth
Otter Laddie
Balla Baker
Lil
Claus
Grand Theater
Cardoe
Supreme Court Proceedings and Early Automated Chair Claim
In a Georgia Supreme Court matter arguments involve Comers Barrows and Tefferson for Chatham Consolidated Lumber Company and Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah versus McKenzies Sons & Co and Lee versus the City of Savannah. A separate note discusses a Chicago concession to operate electric motor driven chairs at the 1915 Panama-Pacific exposition, detailing design, power, speed and braking mechanisms for two passenger seating chairs.
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Be oBilier DaLordh
Martha Tefferson
Chatham
Limber Company
Ceorgisi
Ocean Steamalyp Company
Savannah
JH McKenzies Sons & Coy Consolidated Lumber Company
Lee Versa
Chatham Major
Jordan
Bounds
Centre of Georgia Railway Company
Wow Sturr
Southern Pitting and Coundry Company
Chicago
San Francisco
Atlantc City
Palm Head
Prisoner Warned Of Digtagraph Plot In Oklahoma Case
Bartlesville Oklahoma January 2 E M Frye deputy warden testified that last July Mrs Laura M Reuter posing as a detective visited inmates Guy Vac Mackenzie and Joy Baker serving life terms for the killing of her husband to warn them of a rumor that secret telephonic devices would be installed in their cells The state says Reuter was party to a conspiracy to murder her husband attorney at his Tulsa home May 191 Frye testified Reuter gave her name as Mary B Gordon and claimed to be an attaché of a private detective agency The defense argues Reuter was unaware of any conspiracy and claims the attorney was killed by burglars The first defense witness will be heard tomorrow morning
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Bartlesville
Okla
EM. Frye
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Laura M Reuter
Guy “Vac
Kengie
Joy Baker
Reuter
Tulsa
Frye
Irs
Mary B. Gordon
Tate Today
J Ro Chariton
Reuer
MacKenzie
Eagles Dance Aids Eagles Home Fund At Taft Hall
The Taft hall Eagle ball drew over 600 attendees to raise funds for a new Eagles home in the city. Miss Blanche Williams won best lady dancer while Mr BL White received a walking cane as a gentleman's prize. Mayor Woodward and lawmakers attended the gala with John Smith and others observing.
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Taft Hall
Blanche Williams
BL. White
Genteman
Adair
Leedle
Dantes
Mayor Woodward
Porrest Adair
Fasles
John Smith
J ‘Vollmer
Lo Calloway
DG Rollins
H Richards
HA McDonald
F Pearce
The
Eagles
Wilson Declines Stand on Stock Exchange Legislation
White House officials said President Wilson has taken no attitude on stock exchange regulation and omitted the subject from his messages as not in the Democratic platform. They stressed his remarks do not approve or disapprove any congressional action and that current bills on trust legislation were not official administration positions.
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Washington Jar
White House
Wilson
Congress
Baptists Meet in Nashville to Discuss Denominational Education
Nashville January 23 Baptist educators from across the region gathered for the Southern Baptist Educational association meeting. The three day session opens with round table discussions aiming to unify Southern Baptist sentiment on denominational education and raise the efficiency of Baptist schools with Dr J J Kesler of Baylor University and Dr J H Burnett of Tennessee College among the officers present.
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Nashville
Southern Baptist Educational Association
Southern Baptist
J J. Kesler
Baylor University
Waco -Texas
Burnett Tennessee College Murfreesboro
Review by Supreme Court on dynamite case convictions
Washington January 3 The initial step for a Supreme Court review of the dynamite conspiracy convictions involving officials of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers was the forwarding of records from federal courts in Indianapolis and Chicago. The court will decide whether a writ is granted, testing the court’s discretion rather than exceeding a right.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Rhen Dan
Federal
Indwiapabs
Chicago
E P King Boosted for Superintendent Post
Washington January 23 Special The removal of HMS Robinson to New Orleans as superintendent of mail for the twelfth district rekindles the contest. Senator Hoke Smith backs E P King acting superintendent at Atlanta and will recommend promotion to postmaster general. King is brother of AC King a leading Atlanta lawyer. Austin of Jacksonville, Vir now chief clerk, has strong backing from congressional representatives. He is brother of Col James M Austin a prominent attorney and secret er man of Atlanta MH Bunn, Birmingham chief clerk, is also a candidate in the vacancy created by Robinson’s transfer.
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Washington, D .C
Hms Robinson
New Orleans
Maila
Hoke Smith
E PF King
Atlanta
Wall
Mr King
AC King
Stong
Congress
Wol VW
Austin
Jacksonville
James MW Austin
Atlanna
MH Bunn
Birmingham
Robinsons Transfer
Sir Oliver Lodge Seeks Weather Control by Electricity
LondonJanuary 23 Sir Oliver Lodge the physicist and Birmingham university head spoke to the Institute of Electrical Engineers on weather control by electricity He suggested weather might be influenced by directing electricity to clouds and triggering rain or clear skies He proposed sending negative electricity to induce rain and positive electricity for good weather if enough charge is released to make clouds coalesce and shower formation possible
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Sir Oliver Lodge
London
Oliver Lodge
Birmingham University
Institute of Electrical Engineers
First Account of a Subantarctic Sea Elephant Expedition
Robert C Murphy reports from South Georgia, detailing sea elephants’ quarrelsome behavior and social dynamics. He notes instinctive temper and aggression among bulls, pups, and adults, with vivid scenes of clashes, tusks, and defensive actions toward humans during their expedition.
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Sea Elephants
Harpers Magazine
Robert C Murphy
South Georgia
Cane Horn
Wolgast Beats Rivers In Fast Bout
Michigan boxer Wolgast defeats Rivers in a fast ten round bout. The fight features constant action with Wolgast using reach and ring control to dominate early and late rounds while Rivers rallies in spots. Both men exchange hard blows, but Wolgast sustains the lead and earns a clear victory amid frenzied exchanges.
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Michuke
Wis
Chainran
Bette
Michigan
Jeaciing
Wilain
Woina
Risers
Wolatst
Wolgast
Black Az Pious
Eloerinne
Rita Febte
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Land Regional Reserve Bank
Macon
Lanett
M. Rich & Bros. CO
Harry Thaw
Guard
E. Carpenter
Dawson
E Carpénte
Cutizeng National Life Insurance Company
Louisville Ky
Campbell Dlatriet
Plains
A. L Bowen
J. F. Wills
Myrtice Rutledge
FR Rutledge
Estelle Rutledge
Toad
Wang —George Bingham
Nazimova
Tase Atianes
Keith Vanderville
I Feraeth
Norman Hackett
Korman
Hackett
Amatis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Comers
Barrows
Chat
Baptist Educators
RED Man Brand
Madras
Earl & Wilson Maerers OF Troy
Daniel Geos, Co
Fenchtree St. Ence ES
DR. Hughes
North Wrod St
Atanas Ge
E. P.king
Robinson
Hirshberg
Jacob Hirshberg
N37than’ Saltzmay
Ispa
Louis
Will Hirshberg
H Hirshberg
Sliss
Esther Hirshberg
William Rich
Nashville ‘Tenn
Mortis’ Rich and Fast
Dan Rich
Famil
Tuwer
Windsor Street
Oaksi
Greenbers & Bond Co
Julius Macks
Waly Ter Rick
Adolph Teitebaum
Morris Teitlebaum
Percy Fleh
Eawin Haas
Sam Siltzman
Herman Teitlebaum
Barclay & Brandon CO
Ivy Street Corner
Baker
Auto Ambulance
Opier
Bal Woollee
AD Wolgast
Rivers
American Museum of Safety
United States Steel ‘Corporation
New York Telephone Company
Aukremeinelactrics Tut Geellschaft
Southern Pacife Company
Hertit
Aslee
Forrest
George Adair
Alexander Street
Alexander
John J. Woodside
Allstate
Bell Ivk
Phan Estate
Allsteel
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