Governor wavering over Fifth Regiment camp move
The Fifth Georgia regiment faces a conflict between a state rifle shoot in Macon and an encampment order to seize a Seville Beach camp. Macon officials urge attendance, citing local expense in rifle-range construction, while Governor Candler has excused the unit from the shoot to join encampment. The governor has not yet decided whether to revoke the order.
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Macon
Constitut
Esterday
Candler
Seville Beach
N. C
Clifford L. Anderson
Fifth Georgia
Bibbe
Elife
Georgia
Wrightsville Beach
Jana
Vaudeville Bill for Second Week at Grand
The Grand launches week two of vaudeville tonight with a stronger bill. Headliners Miss Bettina Girard and Hubert Wilkie are comic opera stars known nationwide. Also featuring Scott and Wilson, Miss Marie Rogers, Snyder and Buckley, Boyce and Wilson, Miss Bertie Fowler, new Vitagraph pictures, and an upgraded orchestra. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. seats on sale.
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Bettina Girard
Hubert Wilkie
Girard
Wilkie
New York
Scott and Wilson
Marie Rogers
Snyder and
Buckley
Boyce and Wilson
Bertie Fowler
Vitagraph
Endeavorers' New Officers Named in Atlanta Union Election
At the Atlanta local Christian Endeavor union meeting held at Central Congregational church, officers for the coming year were elected. George T. Lewis became president with BE. B. Martindale as vice president, Miss Lucy Gleason as secretary, and Miss Ida Richmond as treasurer. Miss Jay Holderby was reelected corresponding secretary. The retiring president, Francis L. Padgett Jr., urged duty and the group adjourned with a watermelon social. Emperor William to sail for Norway aboard the Hohenzollern tomorrow.
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Sea Union
George T. Lewis
Atlanta
Union of Christian Endeavor Societies
Central Congregational Church
BE. B. Martindale
Lucy Gleason
Ida Richmond
Jay Holderby
Francis L. Padgett, Jr
Padgett
Record Heat Sweeps Atlanta as Temperatures Climb
Sunday shattered high marks with 99 degrees, nearly hitting 100, while Saturday rose to 97. A late afternoon thunderstorm cooled the air, bringing relief and leaving churches sparsely attended as residents sought breezy escapes.
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Atlanta
Traveling men urged to improve country cooking quality
A reader and traveling man discuss creating a small enterprise of expert cooks to spend a week in rural towns, teaching simple, well cooked dishes to uplift the road experience. A southern railroad president also considers distributing a first class cook book across his system to boost dining quality and advertise travel. Dick Murphy visits Montgomery after leaving Atlanta.
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South
Inés
Hte
Ife
Dick Murphy
Kimball House
Montgomery
Atlanta
Bootblack Stands Banned From City Sidewalks
Chief of Police John W. Ball orders removal of bootblack stands from sidewalks in Obductions city. Polishing of shoes must be done in stores or on private property. Permits may be issued to those who move operations to private sites or carry their own blocks and brushes. City council referred the matter to decide enforcement.
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Chiep Ball
John W. Ball
Chief Ball
No Tennis At Athletic Club As Members Favor Baseball
At the Atlanta Athletic Club no tennis will be played for a week as members show growing interest in baseball. Many players are away on vacation but about four games are expected next Saturday as the Atlanta Tennis Club plans to use city courts.
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Atlanta Athletic Club
Atlanta Tennis Club
Bible Institute Concludes First Year at Tabernacle
The Tabernacle Bible Institute closed its first nine months with a large congregation in Atlanta. Ninety eight certificates were awarded to attendees meeting the 75 percent participation rule. Plans for next year include an English and History of Religions department overseen by Rev. Julien S. Rodgers and additional Bible teachers. Rev. Len G. Broughton announced expanded facilities and a September reopening with a new emphasis on district nursing and outreach.
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Tabernacle Bible Institute
Tabernacle
Bible Institute
Julien & Rodgers
Tabernacle Orchestra
Myrta Wlers
Samuel Stocking
C. Holt
Music
Broughton
the Tabernacle
Rodgers
Atlanta
Krakatoa and St Pierre Catastrophes Compared in Imperiled World
The article contrasts Krakatoa in Sunda Strait and St Pierre in Martinique, noting mass destruction and vast loss of life. It cites surviving witnesses, such as the French cruiser Buchet, describing a night enveloped in darkness, burning debris, and engulfing tsunamis as cities collapse. The piece emphasizes the scale of prehistoric and historic volcanic violence.
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Krakatoa
Philadelphia
Mont Peles
St. Pierre
Martinique
Pompeii
Buchet
St. -Pierre
Mt. Krakatoa
Sunda Strait
Wilen's Foot-Ease Promises Comfort for Tight Shoes
Advert shows Wilen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight or new shoes and aid bunions blisters and corns. Claims instant relief and swollen feet prevention, a cure for sweating and aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free trial by mail from Ada Allen & Olmsted Le Ray NY.
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Wilen
Allen
Ruggista
Mai
Ada Allen & Olmsted
le Ray
Krakatoa eruption described by survivor in Java coast tale
A survivor details the Krakatoa eruption of August 1883, from Batavia to Anjer and Anjer’s destruction. He recounts distant booms heard across Indonesia, the immense ash plume, sea surges, burning villages, and his escape through Serang to hospital, with Java and Sumatra coastline finally torn apart and Dwers an-den-Weg split.
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Batavia
Java
St. Lucia
Borneo
Tavoy
Burham
Perth
Jean Theodore van Gestel
Anjer
Sunda Strait
St. Nicholas Point
Krakatoa
van Gestel
Ansen
Saya
Iran
Bay Ang Strait
Anfer
Serang
Reef
Sumatra
Strait of
Sunda
Dwersan-den-Weg
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Vernor
Emperor
Berlin
Emperor Wiliam
Norway
Hohenzollern
Hercary
Decatur Street
Whitehall
Leo Fresh
Peachtree
Baptist Tabernacle
L. G. Broughton
Atlanta Gas Light Company
Chas. W. Crankshaw
Whitehall Street
Eiseman & Weil
Boys' Outfitters
New York City
KRE Ladies and Gents
Trinity
Avene
Providence
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Harry BE. Kroush
C. P
T. A
Lanta
B. Clements
Aste Mie Kimball
Atlanta, Ga
B. Walker
Union Station
H. Fulton
Pea Equitable Waiting
W. J. Campbell
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Bpencer R. Atkinson
Frown
G Gunhy Jordan
J. D. Masscdy
Secereta
C.R. OR
Spencer R, Atreineon
J.D. Massey
Paris
Rue Dronot
Fougora & Coy
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