Costly funerals and the critique of elite waste
Bill Arp denounces extravagant funeral costs for public figures citing Senator Morritt and others. He argues modest burials would ease hardship for the poor, laments government expenditures, and urges monuments to ordinary heroes like Tom Brumby. He contrasts charity from Carnegie and Rockefeller with need among the needy.
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Solomon
Senator Morritt
Washington
Springfield
Springfeld
Montpelier
Troy
Senate Chamber
Ghe Vear
Vermont
California
Oregon
Treasury
Congress
Booker Washington
Tom Brumby
Manila
Dewey
Capitol
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Marietta
Millionaires and strangers in need inspire quiet charity
A narrator reflects on a beggar woman and contrast between hardhearted city folk and discreet benefactors. He praises a humble, unnamed man who quietly aids orphans and poor young people, even funding a bride’s wedding dress, urging Carnegie and Rockefeller as models. The piece wonders about wealth trusteeship and moral responsibility.
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Millonaires
Prince Rupert
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Hedley
Sumang
Try Grain-O A Coffee Alternative Grain-O invented from grain
TRY GRAIN-O. Ask your grocer for a package of Grain-O the new food drink replacing coffee. It mimics mocha flavor yet is made from pure grain and is gentle on the stomach for both children and adults. 200 per package, sold by grocers.
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Cardus
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Atlanta Turn Verein Grand Masquerade Ball
The Atlanta Turn Verein hosts a grand masquerade ball on January 3rd with elaborate plans. Committees include Theo Cassirer as chairman and George May, George Delhi, John Jentzen, James Murphy, Eugene Schurr, Theo Grimes, Henry Kuhrt, and William Dismer. The program features grand march, waltzes, quadrilles, lancers, schottische, mazurka, and mixed solos with music by Gate City Orchestra and a supper after unmasking.
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Atlanta
Verin
Charles Berbusee
Jim Murphy
George Ruhmann
John Jentzen
George Ma
William Brand
Virginia Reel
Car -Anechutz
William Dismer
Gate City Orchestra
The Man With a Club in Government
Sarge Plunkett recalls Uncle Ben Williford as Atlanta’s first marshal and how the club, law, and reverence for courts shaped early policing. He contrasts old mercy with modern rigidity, arguing the need for authority to maintain order amid growing city size and changing ethics.
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Ben Williford
Atlanta
Chinquapin
Broad Street Bridge
Ben
Toosa
Ben Wilford
Uncle Ben
Progressive change and a club wielding leader cheer Bryan
Sarge Plunkett laments rapid change from old church tutelage to modern progress and mocks reliance on public sentiment. He suggests retreat to traditional ways and endorses Bryan as president, urging readers to consider what will be handed to future generations and ridiculing current governance by “the man with a club.”
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Sery
Bryan
Sarge Plunkett
Taxing Fellow Citizens Calls For $25 License Tax
Atlanta leaders debate a per annum license of 25 dollars for lawyers doctors and dentists to fund city government and permanent improvements. Joseph H Johnson argues for equity and cites potential revenue. The letter precedes the 17th volume of the Supreme Court reports delayed by a paper famine.
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Johnson
Constiutisa
Atlanta
General Council
Renda Aa
Nto
Treasury
Lonris
Joyner
Joseph H Johnson
Autonia
Hypnotism Revealed As Powerful Modern Force
A committee including a physician, jurist, minister and railroad man investigated hypnotism and found it a potent force for good. They studied at the New York Institute of Science in Rochester and reported the ability to influence others covertly. Dr Lincoln and Judge Schafer praised its therapeutic potential and public figures urged fundamental understanding, while the institute offered a free book and instructions to become a practical hypnotist.
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New York Institute of Science of
Rochester
N. Y
Lincoln
Judge Schafer
John E. Myers
Flemington
Eliot
Arvard College
New York Institute of Science
Have Officers Right To Vote In Riflemen Nomination
Brunswick Riflemen debate officer selection after a Wednesday vote. Styles led with 18 to Dunn’s 16, while legal questions about voting rights and eligibility infiltrate the process. Officers may be empowered to vote per Lawton order, and future adjutants for the unit are discussed as the outcome remains unsettled. Chattanooga chamber backs a $100,000 cotton mill project.
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Brunswick Riflemen
Brunswick
Jack Styles
Aiken
Frank Dunn
Lawton
Dunn
Styles
Byrd
Riflemen
Dart
Henry Hirsch
Hifferen
Eec
I. Elliot
Naval Militia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chamber of Commerce
Those Crosses of Honor in Athens to Honor Confederates
Athens residents celebrate the first Confederate veterans to receive the Southern Cross of Honor. Initiated by Mrs Alexander Irwin, the Athens chapter ordered 200 crosses from Miss Mildred Rutherford for Memorial Day April 26 and will distribute them alphabetically to living veterans and families, with more crosses planned for future years. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad follows.
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Athens
Confederacy
Daughters of the Confederacy
Richmond
Athena
Alexander Irwin
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mildred Rutherford
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