Federal Reserve defense in article on banking system
A long defense of the Federal Reserve System argues against attacks as politically motivated, noting the system’s role in supporting farm credit and keeping banks afloat. It cites Atlanta district lending figures showing strong support for both city and country banks and asserts the system benefits agricultural sectors and the broader economy.
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Federal Reserve
Republican Party
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Atlanta
Richmond
St. Louis
Cottton Belt
Federal Reserve Bank In
Atlanta Reserve Bank
Federal reserve system saves country from financial collapse
A passage argues the federal reserve system protected city and country banks in six southern states during the fiscal year end. It notes sharp drops in reserve loans to city banks and gains to country banks, praising the system and warning against destroying or impairing it for political reasons.
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Federal Reserve
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia districts consider pruning agricultural schools plan
The Augusta Chronicle urges Georgia to balance the budget by cutting the twelve agricultural schools not functioning as intended. Attendees show negligible attendance and the work could move to local high schools, saving about $120,000 yearly and enabling state bond credit. Georgia can teach agriculture via state institutions and extension work rather than district schools. An Atlanta restaurateur seeks president of the National Caterers Association, promising fried chicken and watermelon as campaign planks.
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Augusta Chronicle
Georgia
the Chronicle
Atlanta
National Caterers' Association
Hia
Abolish Georgia Twelve Agricultural Schools Says Paper
The Augusta Chronicle urges Georgia to cut state costs by closing the twelve district agricultural schools and centralizing agriculture at the Athens state college. It argues the district schools duplicate local high schools, waste $120,000 yearly, and could be sold for funding to reduce debt, with Sparta and other towns as possible buyers.
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Augusta
Hardwick
State of
Georgia
Atlanta
Sparta
Granite Hill
Aprietie
State College of Agriculture
Athens
State College
Milledgeville
Thomson
Brasg
Linking the Two Waiters and the Atlantic Gulf Canal Plan
The Georgia legislature passes a Vocelle bill creating a canal commission to study a Georgia coast to New Orleans ship canal. The plan would join St Mary's in Florida to St Marks and integrate deep channels, forming a continuous route to the Atlantic for Gulf grain and eastern ports, with federal cooperation and a possible naval coaling station.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Cumberland Sound
St. Mary's
Atlantic
St. Marka
Gulf
New Orleans
Mobile
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Galveston
Gulf Ports
Ee Ae
House Committee On Canals and Railroads
Congress
Atlantic Gulf Canal
Georgia
St. Marys
St. Mary's River
St Marks
Georgia Coast
Bits of New York Life by O O M'Intyre
East Side life and its prohibition era spiels reveal dances and crowded night spots on Houston Grand and Delaney streets. The piece recalls Greaser McCloskey and Poke Cohen at New Moon hall, Beaskon receptions, young immigrant crowds, and role of ward heelers in fostering gatherings for votes while noting figures like Vernon Castle and Wallace Reid.
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New York
East Side
Houston
Grand
Delaney Street
Greaser McCloskey
Poke Cohen
New Moon Hall
Beaskon
Danny Einstein Association
Young Griffo
Bel Ringa
Aleo
Cirlg
Railroads Rates Must Come Down, Says Editor
An Atlanta reader cites high coal freight as a key cost harming families and public welfare. Editor notes Louisville and Nashville Railway's claimed $82 million surplus amid $182 million debt and $8 million annual interest, urging Interstate Commerce Commission rate cuts. The letter accuses rail directors of hollow profits and throttling fuel supply, calling for lower rates to ease heating costs. Le Hills Atlanta Ga 648 Glenn Street.
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Nashville
Harting
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England
le Hills
Gienn Street
Examination to Name Atlanta Postmaster on August 9
A civil service examination to select Atlanta's new postmaster will be held August 9. Applications go to the full service commissioner in Washington, with a special examiner present locally. George C. Rogers confirms he will not apply, and the top rated applicant will be recommended for presidential appointment. The 1920 examination is ignored.
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Civil Service
Atlanta
Civil Survey Commission
Washington
George C. Rogers
Injunction Denied In East Point Street Paving Case
Judge W D Ellis of Fulton Superior Court denied a petition by East Point citizens to restrain paving of Chattahoochee Avenue between Malin Street and Semmes Avenue. The temporary restraining order issued June 28 was dissolved and paving will proceed by East Point officials and Peter Ryan Construction. Plaintiffs alleged pavement did not meet specifications and required a public vote for approval.
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Fulton Superior Court
East Point
Chattahoochee Avenue
Malin Street
Semmes Avenue
Ellis
East
Brittain to Speak to Service League at Westminster Church
M J Brittain state superintendent of schools will headline a luncheon at Westminster Presbyterian Church hosted by the Service League at 6 30 pm Thursday. A father and son meeting is planned for the session with music by Leffingwell s orchestra.
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M. J. Brittain
Service League
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Leffingwell
War veteran charged with wheel thefts
Carl P. Benson, a soldier and heavily gassed veteran, was arrested Wednesday afternoon on larceny of bicycles. He collapsed with an epileptic fit and lung hemorrhage at the station, was taken to Grady hospital, then moved to Fort McPherson base hospital. Bond set at 500 dollars. he surrendered 3500 dollars to the Red Cross.
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Carl P. Benson
Corley and
Mashburn
Grady Hospital
Benson Haseen
Benson
Grady
Fort “McPherson
Red Cross
Butler Street Y M C A to hosts Bishop Fountain talk
The Negro Y Program at the Butler street colored branch of the M C A will feature Bishop W A Fountain who has just returned from a trip to South America and the West Indies. The 3:30 PM Sunday meeting will run an hour and a large turnout is expected. The men's Bible class is 5 to 6 PM and the Colored Boys meet 4 to 5 PM.
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Butler Street
M. C. AL
W. A. Fountain
South America
West Indies
Health Talks by Dr William Brady on public health and contagion
Dr Brady argues that personal convenience leads to spreading respiratory infections. He condemns attending work with a cold, urges isolation during illness, and warns that common colds cause more harm than acknowledged, affecting many through daily contact and work.
Drop In Prices At Atlanta Curb Market
An abundance of weather is expected to create a drop in prices at the Atlanta curb market with Thursday’s prices reaching the season’s lowest. Mrs Norman Sharp chairs the market committee with weekly updates by H E Brown and agricultural officials. Vegetables are shipped to Florida markets from Atlanta, Jacksonville receiving butterbeans and squash Tuesday to ease shortages. The plan is to alternate shipments to Florida with the market’s schedule, boosting local revenue and Fulton County farming prospects.
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Atlanta
Norman Sharp
H. E. Brown
Florida
Jacksonville
Bureau of Markets
Farmera
Fulton County
Farmery
Heroes of Battle to Rest Forever in Atlanta
Eleven American soldiers from the Southland who lost their eyes in France will arrive at Atlanta Terminal Station Friday at 7:15 am. Each coffin will be draped with the Stars and Stripes. About 100 bodies arrived in New York last Saturday on the transport Wheaton with some sent to Omaha and Philadelphia for distribution to relatives. the Atlanta names are not yet known.
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Southand
France
Atlanta
Terminal Station
New York
Wheaton
Omaha
Neb
Philadelphia
Penn
Fifty Years Ago in Shake Rag and Georgia Mining Camps
The article revisits Georgia’s 1871 era mining camps and rough towns like Shake Rag, where whisky, bacon, and tobacco were daily rations. It recalls mob-tough districts and wild frontier life, as Georgia’s development outpaced its rough livings, showing how the state has progressed since then.
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Georgia
Dahlonega
Bret Harte
Mark
Twain
Commonwealth
Robert Louis Stevenson
Billy Bones
Shake Rag
Shake Ray
Constitution
Shake Rag a Tennessee hamlet with wild gold seekers and fights
A rambling tale of Shake Rag near the Bend on the Chattahoochee, a dusty hamlet of 25 to 30 dwellings. It recalls a rough post office at Shetonville and a thriving tobacco whisky gambling scene where miners split earnings, heavy drinking, and a legendary bout with a wooden leg wound. Local bets on dancing, a peach brandy wager, and a Sherman era raid finish the colorful vignette.
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Shetonville
Shady Grove
Tom W
Warums
Major A
BI T
Bil T
Hill T
Bill
Judge S
Negro Bsd
ATL
Sherman
State Road
Billy
Metchauts' Ferry
Herman Heyman Opens Independent Law Practice in City
Herman Heyman son of Arthur Heyman and a University of Georgia honors graduate has opened a solo law office in the Connally Building. He trained at Plattsburg and Camp Perry, earned a second lieutenant commission, taught at the Georgian Technological School, and earned a bachelor of laws from Columbia College in 1921 before starting independent practice.
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Herman Heyman
Connally
Mr. Heyman
Arthur Heyman
University of Georgia
Round Table
Wilcox
Heyman
Plattsburg
Smaall Arms Firing School
Camp Perry
Georgian Technological School
Columbia College
Atlanta Sailor Safe After Ill Fated Ship Sinking
Ill fated Western Front sank off England's coast with engineers aboard. Wood of Peachtree Heights, Atlanta, is confirmed safe via cable to his parents after serving 28 months on the Leviathan and making eleven Atlantic crossings. Lectures on social diseases and medical talks accompany a clinic at Emory and a Fulton County Medical Society meeting for visiting physicians.
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ER. Wood
Spn
HL Wood
Peachtree Heights
Atlanta
Western Front
Young Wood
England
Engineer Wood
Navy
Wood
Georgia
H. A. Peacock
Dublin
Emory University
Lake
United States
Ton
Fulton County Medical Society
Chapster of Commerce
Nnstitute
Girl Hobo Lecture Ends With Jailed Men in Georgia
A 1 year old girl and two Porterdale men were jailed after a hobo trip that started Tuesday in Porterdale and ended in Recorder Johnson's court Wednesday. Mrs J R Hall claims to be J C Williams daughter and described Mon to Atlanta by hopping freight with her husband following. both men received five days in the station and the girl was admonished.
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Porterdale
Recorder Johnson's
Hall
Atlanta
Johnson
D E Luther Former Atlanta Leader Dies in Los Angeles
Dr D E Luther a former Atlanta M A leader and general secretary of the Atlanta M A before 1905 died at his Los Angeles home. He headed the D E Luther Publishing Company of Atlanta and was active in social affairs in both cities. He served on Trinity Methodist church board of stewards in Los Angeles and Atlanta.
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D. E. Tuther
Los Angeles
Cal
D. EK
Luther Publishing Company
Atlanta
Trinity Methodist’ Church
Southern employees to meet next Sunday
A welfare meeting for Southern railway system staff and employees will be held Sunday afternoon at Payne Memorial church under the Efficiency association. More than 790 workers and friends are expected. arrangements are set for Atlanta workers who lay over between journeys to attend.
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Southern Railway System
Payne Memorial Church
Efficiency Association of the Southern
The
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Jung
Freeman Back From Shoe Markets At Keely’s Atlanta
W. R. Freeman head of Keely company shoe department returns to Atlanta from a buying trip to Boston New York and other major shoe centers. Experienced in the trade he previews current and future styles and promises patrons that new purchases will reflect the best in shoe values and up to date styles.
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W. R. Freeman
Keely Company
Atlanta
Boston
New York
Freeman
Keelyn
Marietta Shriners Entertain Yaarab Night
The Shrine Club of Marietta plans a July 20 event with poten tate Heinz and his divan band and chantiers arriving at 3 pm. Yaarab band players, drills, and Masalah oriental dancer Mirzala are billed for concerts and entertainment at the Marietta Golf Club dinner at 6:30 pm with games for the crowd.
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Shrine Club
Marietta
Imperial Council
Des Moines
Henry C. Yeing
H Strigus
Heinz
Len C. Baldwin
Etna
Lersia
Tawa
Marietta Golf Club
Yaaarab
Drilla
Yaaarab Petro
Mirzala
Ewing in Clash With Hal Lindsay at Booze Hearing
A lively preliminary hearing before Commissioner W OC Carter centered on Joe Ewing defense counsel and Hal Lindsay assistant district attorney. Curtis Gordon and Mrs Gordon, 9 45 Carrier street, faced Prohibition Act charges after two gallons of whisky were found in an adjacent vacant apartment. Testimony included Gordon entering the liquor location minutes before rain and nurse Minnie Branham recounting Gordon’s drive to Carter ville with liquor plans. The case was taken under advisement with a July 28 decision pending.
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Hal Lindsay
Joe Ewing
W. OC. Carter
Curtis Gordon
Carrier Street
Henry Sapephire
Careter
Sapphire
Gordons
F.by Colter
Gordon
Minnie Branham
Mrs. Gordon
Cartersville
Atlanta
Ewing
Lindsay
Alleged Hold Up Man Identified by Victim
A man identified as the shooter in a Monday night holdup at 162 B Fort street has been arrested. J A Thomason of 1628 Fort street was shot in the neck during the attempted robbery. Detectives trapped Will Harris after he tried to dispose of stolen bicycles on Edgeswood avenue near Pladmont avenue. Thomason identified Harris as the shooter and police continue to pursue two accomplices. Harris was taken to Grady hospital for treatment.
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J. A. Thomason
Fort Street
Will Harris
Powers
Whattey
Lowe
Harris
Edgeswood Avenue
Pladmont Avenue
Grady Hospital
Thomason A
Thomason
Harrin
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