Duties of Citizenship Stressed In Atlanta Speeches
In a unique Fourth of July style ceremony at Piedmont park Atlanta women heard speeches stressing citizenship duties. Major General John Morrison Judge Samuel Sibley and Reuben Arnold delivered addresses to about 1500 attendees.
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Atlanta
Piedmont Park
Atlanta Woman’s Clubs
Piedmont Driving Club
Reuben Arnold
Alr
Gertrude L. Hails
Addreasen
John Morrison
Samuel H Sibley
United States District Court
Arnold
James L. Key
Otey Mitchell
The
American Legion
Robert Sams
Troop 15
Boy Scout Organization
B. M. Boykin
Atlanta Woman’s Club
Alonzo Richardson
Citizenship
W. C. Jarnigan
Gaergia
Mary Carter Winter
William Tyler Page
Georgia
Bessie Sima DeVaughn
Montezuma
America
J. C. Robinson
Chamber of Commerce
Robert H. Harvey
Julian Boehm
Boykin
Senator Watson Urges Free Textbooks at Union City Event
In Union City Georgia Senator Thomas E Watson addressed a crowd of five to sixteen thousand at a Fourth of July farmers reunion. He urged harmony and reform to restore prosperity, arguing for justice for Georgia and the south and support for orthodox democracy. Governor Hardwick attended and barbecues fed the mass as volunteers sent provisions to Washington’s patriots.
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Georgia
Union City
James A. Hollomon
United States
Thomas E Watson
Lfe
Sage of
McDuffie
Senate
Jefferson
Great Plain
South
Watson
Hardwick
Campbell
Charles S. Barerett
City
Senator Watson
Grover C. Edmonds
Atlanta
Washington
Charles
Berrett
Wilson Honored in Talk by Emery at Legion Meet
Georgia Division American Legion opens its third annual convention in Columbus with over a thousand delegates. J G Emery honors former president Woodrow Wilson for wounded stripes, praising late National Commander Frederick W Galbraith. Women's Auxiliary also convenes. resolutions to widow Mrs Galbraith will be sent. The event continues through Wednesday morning.
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Columbus
Woodrow Wilson
J. G. Emery
Grand Rapids
Mich
American Legion
Frederick W. Galbraith
Georgia Division
Women’s Auxiliary of the Legion
Emery
Galbraith
Frederick William Galbraith, Jr
A. le Enson
Calhoun
New Screen Home Opened Before Big House
The Metropolitan theater opened its doors to the Atlanta public at noon Monday and was formally designated the same evening at 9 15 o clock. Governor Thomas W Hardwick spoke for the state Mayor James L Key for Atlanta and Walter P Andrews acted as master of ceremonies. The interior is practical rather than ornate, but there is a pride in beauty felt by all patrons. Continued on Page 14 Column
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Paul Warwick
Metropolitan Theater
Atlanta
Thomas W. Hardwick
James L. Key
Walter P. Andrews
Watermelons abundant but sold by superficial inch
A July Mobile dispatch notes heat, no arrests, and watermelons plentiful yet priced by superficial inch. It reports Braxton Bragg Jr. filching a confrontation with Madison Wilson near the customs house, Wilson killed, with trial pending. An excursion gathering in old government shops ended with a pierce in a well, and a couple falling into it.
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Mobile
Ala
Braxton Bragg, Jr
General Bragg
Madison Wilson
L. M. Wilson
Mobile and Montgomery Railroad
Custom House
Wilson
Plan to Increase Size of Atlanta Voted by Council
The Atlanta city council met after Independence Day celebrations to approve a charter revision report seeking authority to expand the city limits by about two square miles. The move would annex parts of Brookwood, Piedmont Park area, South Boulevard vicinity, and West End Park. The body also requested reimbursement from the War Department for laying a 16 inch water main to Camp Gordon and discussed committee reorganizations and charter reform delegation appointments.
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Atlanta
Peachtree Road
Brookwood
Piedmont Park
Boulevard Park
City Nealong South
McDonough Road
Federal Prison
West Ind Park
Ank
War Department
Camp Gordon
J. R. Nutting
Claude E. Buchanan
Charter Reform Plans Council
Charter Revision Committee
Co-Operative Charter Committee
Mias Eleanor Raoul
Co-Operative Committee
Whi
Board of Education
Fulton County
General Assembly
Two U. S. Ambassadors Make July 4 Speeches In London and Paris
In London and Paris on July 4, diplomatic reps from over thirty foreign governments attended the Independence Day events. Ambassador Harvey spoke in London, urging frank Anglo American dialogue and reflecting on costs of war and debt, while Ambassador Wallace spoke in Paris calling for continued Franco American unity and paying Germany for wartime damages.
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U. S
London
Paris
Associated Press
American Society of London
Ambassador Harvey
Lord Lee
Fareham
the Admiralty
Harvey
Britain
America
United States
George III
George V
Philadelphia
Europe
Germany
Psc
Rae
Hudson Hawley
United News
Sta
Yorktown
Argonne
Wallace
Republic
League of Nations
Fourth of July Love Feast in Union City
Fifteen thousand Georgians crowded Peaceful Union City to honor independence with Senator Watson and Governor Hardwick. Charles Barrett led the Farmers Union and music united religion and patriotism as ex-Gov Nat Harris and Maj. E. McGrath observed. The crowd sang “My Country Tis of Thee” and hymns while leaders and locals mingled under oaks and pines before Watson’s arrival. Continued on Page 2.
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Warion Kendrick
Constitution
Union City
Thomas E. Watson
Thomas W. Hardwick
Charles 5. Barrett
Farmers’ Union
Charlie
Pinea
Watson
Charlie Barrett
James A. Holloman
Rogere Winter
Atlanta
Jesus
Nat E. Harris
E. McGragor
Georgia
State House
Senator Watson
Atlanta Drug Sundries Exposition Opens With Massive Display
The first national drug and sundries exposition opened in Atlanta at the Auditorium, drawing crowds Monday as a vast showcase of patent medicines, sundries, and related lines. Exhibits include hundreds of booths, with daily programs from 9 to 3 for druggists and public entertainment in the evenings, led by Virgil Shenard and featuring band concerts and a Mexican serenade.
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Atlanta
South
Georgian Pharmaceutical Association
D. G .Wise
Georgia
Florida
Carolina
Alabama
Tennesee
North Carolina
Virgil Shenard
Ruggists
Atlanta Candy Companien
Caruso Fears He Cannot Sing Again
In New York on July 4, Hnrico Caruso fears he may never sing again after an accident in Brooklyn last winter. Captain Charles Anthony Fulton, on the Presidente Wilson, says Caruso doubted his voice's return while in Italy. Crew members deny a planned outward concert, noting a phonograph played an old record instead. In Sorrento the tenor reportedly expressed deep concern over losing his celebrated voice. Italy views his recovery with pessimism, Fulton adds.
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New York
Hnrico Caruso
Brooklyn
Charles Anthony Fulton
Presidente Wilson
Caruso
Italy
Sorrento
Caruson
Fulton
Weather forecast across states shows partly cloudy skies
The forecast for Georgia and Virginia calls for partly cloudy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures not changing much in many areas. Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and parts of Florida and Texas expect mostly fair to partly cloudy weather with scattered thundershowers in some regions and little temperature change.
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Washington
Georgia
Louisiana
Waimy
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
West
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
North
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
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Woman’s Club
Morrison
Sibley
Key
Mitchell Taik
Valley Forge
Price
Charles S. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
D. G Page
H. S. Barrett
Marine Forces
Young Barrett
Legion Meet
Woman's Auxiliary TO
Legion
Harris
Big House
Atlanta Constitution
BY Fuzzy Woodruff
Beau Campbell
General Gordon
Mrs
Bartow
France
Rhine
American Chamber of Commerce
Palais D’orsay
Briand
Bordeaux
Laffayette
Paria
Lafayette
Chateau
Thierry
Belleau Wood
Harvard Glee
U. S. Army
Golden Tenor
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