City News Meeting Burgeoning Sermons and Local Notices
The United Commercial Travelers meet in the Atlanta Kiser Building hall tonight. Dr Ogden of Central Presbyterian opens a three sermon series on The Spiritual Message with Know Thy Works. Unitarian Church ends services after Sunday until September. Rev A Little preaches on The Conditions of Present Day Life in Atlanta. Dr Dickey to Speak at John Methodist Church Sunday. Harvey Craig of The Georgia press visiting Atlanta. Special music planned. The Baptist Church pastor returns. a three sermon sequence on Faith, Hope, and Love follows. Fruit vendors fined for selling from stands on the sidewalk. involuntary bankruptcy filed in Fulton show case.
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Travelera
United Commercial Travelers
Atlanta
Order
Kiser
At & Eglock
Ogden
Central Presbyterian
Dickey
James E | Lickey
Emory College
John Methodist Church
Turkey
B Ledbetter
Iftite
A. Little
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Entenl Baptist Church
Bob Robertson
Central Baptist Church
Tony Town
Howard speaks at courthouse campaign speech draws crowd
William Sehrey Howard, Democratic congressional candidate, spoke to a packed crowd in the courthouse basement, with several hundred turned away. He criticized Livingston for 120 bills introduced in 20 years and votes with Republicans in the rules fight, while noting high tariffs tied to Livingston’s positions. The audience included state legislators and city officials as Howard plans Friday talks across Hulton county. The second item notes Grand Trunk Railway guidance on summer vacation for schoolboys, offering a published pamphlet What Shall the Boy Do With His Vacation, available from FPDwyer at 250 Broadway, New York.
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William Sehrey Howard
Congress
Court House
Livingston
National House of Representatives
Howard
Livingtons
Siats
Uclana
Hulton County
Weneressy
England
America
Grand Trunk Railway System
FPF Dwyer
Broadway
New York
City Plans Bellwood Avenue Closure Hearings
A special bridge committee meeting is set for 10 this morning in the mayor’s office to decide on closing Bellwood Avenue crossing. Citizens, railroad officials, property owners, and county commissioners are expected. Opponents urge a viaduct on Bellwood Avenue instead of closing the street. A petition with 400 signers was presented at the Fifth Ward Improvement Club protest meeting.
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Bridge Committee of Council
Mayora
Ballwood Avenue
Boas Avenue
Greer
Railromd
Board of County Commissioners
Bellwood Avenue
Fifth Wardere
Fifth Ward Improvement Club
Marietta Street
Sfth Ward
Forsyth To Open Next Week With Summer Theater At Ponce
The Forsyth opening is postponed a week due to weather. Plans for the summer campaign at Ponce de Leon Park are announced soon with expected artful entertainment to draw visitors. The Casino opening is delayed for rain and to avoid outdoor disappointment. Forsyth will feature familiar acts as this week’s popular performers.
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Ponce de Leon
Park
Forsyth
Taft Visits Moody and Attends Beverly Services
President Taft visits Justice Moody at Magnolia this afternoon and spends an hour at the jurist’s bedside. The visit is described as purely personal with no discussion of Moody’s retirement. Tickets will be required for attendees when Taft is present at Beverly’s Unitarian church to manage crowds.
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Beverly Mass
Taft
Justice Moody
Supreme Court
Magnolia
Moody Cottage
W C Brown
New York Central
Daniel L. Cease
Brotherhood of Railway Tralomens Journal
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Warner
Missouri
Hughes
Colorado
Denby
Michigan
Brantley
Georgia
Cap
Manchester Yacht Club
Edward © V Boyken
Smithfield
United States Miliary Academy
West Point
War Department
Unitarian Church
17 Cents a Day Buys the Oliver Typewriter
John W Cannon, a cattle dealer in Livingston Polk county, was hanged today after strenuous efforts for clemency. He was convicted of killing Warren Parryman, the main witness in a cattle stealing case. Houston, Texas scene reported.
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Houston
Texas
John W Cannon
Livingston
Polk County
Hae
Warren Parryman
Divide Pulaski County Accepting New Georgia County Boundaries
An appeal urges Pulaski residents to support creating a new county by arguing the constitution places the decision with voters. The letter notes the county’s narrow shape and proposes two better formed counties, promising easier access to court and local governance. It calls for civic action and pledges executive committee oversight to ensure a county citizens can be proud of.
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State of Georgia
Pulaski
Georgia
Nnhood
Witc
Imac Army Battles to Capture Chattanooga
A reconstructed report of a simulated battle between the Brown and Red armies at Wilder Monument Chattanooga Tennessee. The Brown detachment led by Colonel Van Orsdale faces the Red army from Rome with about five thousand troops and varied units including Mississippi Mississippi infantry Tennessee cavalry and regular artillery. The Brown army is declared victor by late afternoon.
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Chattanooga
Wilder Monument
Tenn
Chickamauga
F van Orsdale
Seventeenth
United States Infantry
Red Army
Rome
Brown Army
Arthur Fridge
Miasiasippi
Caryl Spence
Third
Tennessee
Mississippi
Tennessee Infantry
Florida
Mississippi Cavalry
van Orsdale
Four School Plans Selected by Education and Pond Board
A joint committee from the board of education and the pond commission met at Boys High to review forty submitted plans for new school buildings. Edward F Dougherty, Edwarda & Walter, Harry Leslie Walker, and Edward & College teams were named the four viable designs. Estimated project costs were set at 36000 dollars for eight room plans and 45000 dollars for twelve room plans, with the committee advising no architect fee exceeding the standard percent of cost. They urged patent drinking faucets and panic balls in the schools. The boards will reconvene next Monday at 3 PM to hear the report and grant official sanction.
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Board of Education
The
Pond Commission
Boys High
Andout
Edward F Dougherty
Edwarda
Atlanta
Bond Commission
Lost Her Nerve Fell 50 Meters In Aviation Crash
A Baroness de Laroche in a poison biplane lost nerve at fifty meters, shut off the motor, and fell to the ground. She was mangled and rushed to a hospital with broken limbs and concussions. Spectators and authorities worked to calm the crowd, an inquiry cleared Lindpaintner of responsibility, and race notes mention Wachter’s earlier fatal monoplane crash.
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Bethany Plains
Rhelus
France
Baroness de Laroche
J Andpaintner
Lindpaintner
Charles Wachters Antoinette
Wachter Ollenlager
Chamber May Send Delegation to Omaha
The chamber convention committee will meet at 11 this morning to plan sending a representative to the National Association of Ad Men annual meeting in Omaha July 18 to 20. Walter G. Cooper is urged to attend to promote Atlanta hosting next year with support from the Ad Mens Club and Chamber of Commerce president George M Chaffin endorsing Atlanta’s chances.
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George M Chaffin
Atlanta
Ad Mens Club
Atlanta x
Chamber of Commerce
Examinations Set for Atlanta Teachers September 11 and 2
Examinations for teacher positions in Atlanta public schools will be held at Boys High School on September 11 and 12 under the education department and Superintendent Willam L Slaton. Applicants from city state south and north are welcome. Refresher exams offered for those not meeting the marked standard. The board aims for a more efficient teaching staff next year. The white teachers summer normal closes next Friday under Miss Nellie Sergeant and colleagues. the negro normal school closed last Friday, with many preparing at state normal schools and at Columbia University and Harvard summer programs.
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Atlanta
Willam L Slaton
Ciosa
Mise
Nellie Sergeant
Mias
Belle Kennedy
Milas
Jessie Muse
Mmas
Helen Dougherty
Mary Postell
Negro Normal School
Knoxville Town
Athens
Columbia University New York
Harvard
Rockefeller Celebrates Seventieth Birthday at Forest Hill
John D. Rockefeller celebrated his seventy fifth birthday anniversary today and spent the day much as usual at Forest Hill. Several telegrams of congratulation arrived from friends amid the summer greetings and well wishers in Cleveland Ohio.
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Rockefeller
Clevelan
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hil
Death of Louis Lefkowitz Linked to Grief and Bed Toxins
City bacteriologist and five physicians performed an autopsy on Louis Lefkowicz after his death in Fulton County Tower. They ruled grief over his wife and child and a toxic bed condition as the causes, in an effort to explain the mysterious circumstances surrounding his passing.
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Louis Lefkowicz
Fulton County
Aix
Lefkowsk
Abie Dest
Valdosta to Enforce Sunday Closing Law
Valdosta residents form Citizens League to enforce the Sunday closing law. The group warns ice cream and soda fountains and cigar stands of warrants to be sworn Monday for Sunday openings. A committee will patrol the city to report violators as grand juries have failed to curb the issue.
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Valdosta
Gasaly
Speainng— & Citizens League
Toda
Grand Jurien
League
Spoke Without Thinking Mrs Youngwed
Floorwalker directs to alarm clocks in second aisle right as a floor clerk prompts a shopper with abrupt, humorous exchanges about making bread rise and thinking before speaking.
Well to do farmer rides railroad for first time
Swainsboro July report notes J L Beasley a wealthy farmer living nine miles from rail, finally riding the Georgia and Florida train to Unadilla with his wife. He jokes about never before traveling by rail. George M Heath of Heath & Fountain recalls hearing only two political speeches in 38 years, the latest by CO G Edwards and Thomas E Watson years ago.
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Swainsboro
Mafern
J L Beasley
Furmer
Florida
Unadilla
Bessie
Thomas E Watson
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