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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1915
Page
6
Indications Sunday pointed to a compromise among Atlanta officials as the 1915 money sheet, carrying over $4.8 million for maintenance and improvements, risked being held up after the aldermanic board refused amendments. The finance committee meets today to trim expenses and avert idle work crews.
Pastor A. R. Holder laments that present systems neglect spiritual growth, stressing that intellect and physical schooling cannot save mankind. He warns that overemphasis on knowledge over scripture breeds lawlessness, crime, and infidelity at Moors Memorial Church.
The Ten club guests join William W. Orr Thursday afternoon at Druid Hills Golf Club for a golf match between Dr. White and Mr. Purser. Dinner at 6 o clock at the club house. Several guests invited. no afternoon paper. Infant death of Mrs Parks's granddaughter noted, with funeral details and family connections given.
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A Negro revival begins at First Congregational Church in a Tuskegee leadership style with Rev G Lake Imes delivering a keynote on love and surrender to God. Dean Ines encourages using any life for divine purposes as audiences endure wintry weather and attend nightly services.
Macon Georgia January 24 Special RK W Bassett died at his home after several weeks illness He was 56 and served for thirty five years as an engineer on the Central of Georgia railway He was widely known in the state and leaves a son Harry Miller of Jacksonville a daughter Mrs T B Holieman of Macon four sisters and two brothers in Georgia Alabama and Texas listed as survivors
Rome Ga January 24 L G Todd a prominent Rome merchant and former tax collector candidate has been indicted by Floyd grand jury charged with making false representations to obtain credit He allegedly told Simpson Grocery July 17 1914 that his debts were five to six thousand and assets nine thousand while he owed about twenty thousand and was insolvent Todd denies the charge saying the statement was not to obtain credit and that his bankruptcy last December left him with smaller debt to the wholesale house
Augusta business men meet Tuesday to discuss extending trade from the region to South American countries. C. L. Chandler, general South American agent of the Southern Railway, will speak along with William W. Therne, secretary of a temporary state organization. Delegates are to be sent to a February 16 Atlanta meeting.
Thomasville Ga January 24 Special The executive board of the Thomasville Study class has reported favorably regarding a municipal abattoir and steps toward action will be taken when the new council takes office. A movement to establish an abattoir has been recommended by state sanitary officers, so the new council is expected to address the matter soon.
Rome as January 24. Residents of Rome and nearby Georgians along the Coosa river follow a movement in Alabama to rename the Coosa to Alabama. Proponents argue the river flows largely through Alabama and the current name is inaccurate, noting chiefs may have called it Kusa or Coussa.
Dr. D Barrow chancellor of the University of Georgia is elected president of the Association of Southern colleges and preparatory schools at a Charlottesville Virginia meeting. President Pound of the State Normal School is named chairman of the committee to outline training course subjects for college work.
Athens Ga January 24 Special The subject of the high school debates for this year has been announced Resolved That Capital Punishment Should Be Abolished There will be at least three hundred debates on this subject between teams from a third of the number of high schools in the state during the coming two months
Jackson Ga January 24 Special An improvement in cotton mill business shown locally as Pepperton cotton mills move from four days to five days last week. Several hundred men employed, workers glad to see a pickup in business.
Dahlonega Ga January 24 Special The store belonging to Charles Whitner of Powder Springs son of JL A Whitner of Atlanta was destroyed with its contents by fire last night The loss is about 400 Nothing was saved the post office, which was in the building, also destroyed
Mrs G W Yarbrough wife of Dr George W Yarbrough a North Georgia conference member and mother of Rev John F Yarbrough pastor of First Methodist Church of Winder died at 4 this morning in Winder Ga The remains will be taken to Marietta Ga Tuesday morning for interment about noon
A fragmented note warns of poor eye wear and strain from long winter days. It mentions glasses, proper fitting, and relief by addressing vision issues with optical care from professionals. The text hints at caution against neglecting eyesight.
Atlanta theater hosts Baldwin-Melville stock company starting week with Our Wives directed by Walter S. Baldwin. War conditions push road tours aside, Klaw & Erlanger arranged this fill. Next week The Man From Home and Lady Windemere’s Fan follow with various stars and titles.
Dr. J White at Tabernacle Baptist preached on The Prodigal Daughter third in a Modern Prodigal series. From I Tim 5 6 he warned against impure literature modern dances wine and frivolous fashion urging industry, modesty, and faith in Jesus as protection and rescue for temptation.
Lee Dreyfus, run down by a motorcycle last week, is resting comfortably though confined to his bed at 484 South Pryor. The report notes the victim remains under care after sustaining severe injuries.
Columbus Ga January 24 The weekly cotton market reports sales of about five thousand bales. Prices averaged around eight cents per pound making the week steady for growers and merchants.
Wheat prospects in Thomas County show a beautiful crop this fall with an unusually large yield possible if current conditions continue, despite not meeting market needs. Farmers experimented with wheat this season, a crop not typically suited to the area, and early results are favorable for the per acre output.
The First Presbyterian church in Atlanta launched an every member canvass to secure subscriptions for the annual church budget. Forty teams of two in autos visited all 660 members yesterday. Other cities have used the plan, but Atlanta is the first to implement it here. Amount raised not yet announced.
In Rome on January 24 a funeral service was held for Colonel T. W. Alexander a leading citizen and elder of the Rome bar. The services were at First Presbyterian Church with the Cherokee Lodge of Masons in full attendance, the late past master of the lodge.
Jim Sharkings an Irish peddler was found dead today on a road eleven miles northeast of Dahlonega Georgia. Twelve dollars in cash and merchandise valued at nineteen dollars were found on the body. He was last seen yesterday afternoon under the influence of liquor.
Augusta Georgia January 24 Special David 8 Daley a well known Augustan was attacked on the street late last night by Freda Otto also well known who slashed Daley across the face with a knife. The wound extends from the nose across the face stepping below the chin and required thirty eight stitches Otto was arrested and released on 500 bail.
Augusta Ga January 24 Special The annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary society of the North Georgia conference Methodist church opens here tomorrow and will be in session till Friday evening About 200 delegates will be in attendance.
New York January 24 August Sthvan former secretary to the foreign minister of Sweden and member of the Swedish legation at Petrograd and once an officer in the German army has been added to the staff of international experts being sent by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to leading colleges to organize clubs for study of international affairs The old order has failed says Mr Sehtan in a statement Our business is to inquire why it has failed and to determine what new order may succeed Study clubs of students have already been formed at Harvard Yale Cornell Brown Trinity and Syracuse
Norfolk Va January 1 34 The schooner Mary L Baxter dismantled by gale lies about 5 miles north by east of Cape Hatteras. Nine crewmen were rescued by steamer Eric Valle after a harrowing experience. Built 1909 in Essex Massachusetts it carries a gross tonnage of 7036 and net 826 with Bath Maine as home port.
Ladies free at Atlanta theater tonight with a cut out advertisement on the last page. See Our Wives, a funny comedy.
The Southern railway begins installing a modern interlocking plant at Empire Georgia to protect the crossing with the Wrightsville and Tennille railroad. A mechanical interlocking machine at the depot will operate derails and signals, allowing through trains between Florida and the west to pass without stopping. Similar plants and electric and telephone block systems are already in use on connected lines in Georgia and Tennessee.
The Sixth Ward Suffrage committee meets at 217 Peachtree Street this afternoon at 3 30. The main feature is a recital titled Sallie Ann's Experiences by Miss Helen Stewart. Stewart is well known in Atlanta for her talent and the Sixth ward ladies value the privilege of hearing her.
After seventeen years the World's Purity Federation based in Minneapolis will be incorporated. Rev Allen rector of St Luke's Church Jacksonville Alabama is among incorporators. The group plans a monster congress at the San Francisco fair this year with delegates from every state.
Ivan Weaver a 14 year old boy lies mortally wounded at Grady hospital after an accidental shooting by a friend with a pistol Friday morning His fight for life is described as gameness amid an impending grim outcome Doctors say only a single chance in a hundred may exist as a bullet near the spine risks gravenees He lives at 49 Oglethorpe Street West Fong
Jackson Ga January 4 Special Jim McMishael son of J M McMichael former representative from Butts county suffered the loss of four toes while cutting timber at a sawmill day or two ago. The ax caught in vines and descended on his foot causing a painful but not serious injury.
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