Fifth Regimes Cos 10th Bugle Blasts As They Depart
The Fifth Regiment left Atlanta for camp by special train at 7:20 a.m. with under 20 men, fewer than expected. Major Barker managed the departure with Third Battalion arrivals and company formations. Soldiers and spectators watched commissary activity, with cantaloupes and a suspicious package drawing remarks. Several officers noted plans for more men joining on later trains, aiming for 50 to 75 additional recruits en route to Dalton. The Atlanta Rifles nearly left behind. two cars weren’t coupled, delaying the train until Captain Anderson helped avert further delay. The Fifth Regiment band accompanied the march, its 21-piece ensemble thrilling the crowd as the train departed.
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Atlanta
W.W. Barker
Gate City Guard
F. M. Myers, Jr
Yond
Dalton
Cartersville
Rome
Atlanta Rifles
Union Depot
Loyd Street
Forsyth, Street
Anderson
H. GL. Harrison
Sam
Western
Strander Road
Fifth Regiment
Mystery Burglar Haunts Piedmont Avenue Neighborhood
A persistent negro burglar robs homes in a tight two block area near Piedmont Avenue for weeks, avoiding capture after multiple shootings. Jacobs fired at him from long range, but the thief escaped under a house and through an alley, with authorities vowing to pursue.
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Ardoga
Jacobs
Polices
Aelitzen
Piedmont Avenue
Gilmer
Armstrong
Butler
Decatur Street
Amother House
Tha
Constitution
Piedmont
Three-Gent Fare Clausa To Occupy City Council
A busy council session is anticipated with key items from committees. Proposals include expanding aldermen seats to seven, extending 3-cent fare rules to street railways, and tying new extensions to lower fares for Atlanta Railway and Power Company and Atlanta Rapid Transit Company. Also to be discussed are Whitehall Street paving costs and the fate of the Whitehall viaduct brick versus asphalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Courechman Grady
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
Longino
Grady
Board of Police Commissioners
English
Police Board
Jones and Brotherton
Ball
Whitehall
Whitehall Street
Grant Wilkins
R. M. Clayton
Mr. Wilkins
Peachtree
Street Railway
Atlanta Raiilway and Power Company Deatres
Southern travelers favor Western North Carolina this summer
Railway passenger agents report more southern travelers to Western North Carolina than any other region. Asheville attracts the most visitors with Battery Park as the preferred hotel. Delighful mountain climate and Battery Park fare draw crowds, and service is noted as excellent. Georgians are among current visitors, with Atlanta parties planning trips.
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North Carolina
Asheville
Battery Park
Atlanta
Summer Excursion Tickets to Buffalo and Falls
Summer excursion tickets to Buffalo and Niagara Falls via Seaboard Air Line Railway on sale daily at low fares through Washington Philadelphia Old Point Comfort Baltimore New York and 614 Dominion steamers. For more information call or phone William B Clements traveling passenger agents Harry T. Kropse city ticket agent Hecket Kim.
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Buffalo
Wiagera Falls
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Washington
Philadelphia
Old Point Comfort
Baltimore
Dominion Steamers
New York
William B." Clements
Harry T. Kropse
City
Sity
Heket Kim
Barclay Mission Anniversary Marked by Experience Meeting
The seventeenth anniversary of the Barclay mission was observed with an experience meeting and short talks by beneficiaries. Judges Van Epps and Palmer spoke, noting mission impact while Mrs Barclay and Miss Holloway, two original organizers, were ill. The service included hymn singing and readings, with Miss Holloway sending a message of faith as she weakens.
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Barclay
John F. Barclay
Sue Holloway
Hollaway
Howard van Epps
Howard Palmer
van Epps
Mission Sunday School
Origin of Peachtree Street An Authentic Narrative
Louis L. Parham recounts how Peachtree Creek and road in Fulton DeKalb and Hall counties got their names. He cites Robert Young a Hall County trader who blazed a route to a standing Indian peach tree that defined the creek and road, linking cattle riding cattle markets in Augusta Savannah Macon and Milledgeville to a storied Georgia frontier.
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Atlanta
Peachtree Street
Robert Young
Hall County
Young
Georgia
Lawrence Villa
Peachtree Creek
Fulton County
Lawrenceville
Thiere
DeKalb County
Mr. Young
Randolph County
Alabama
Augusta
Savannah
Macon
Milledgeville
Peachtree Road
Indiana
Louis L
Parham
Barclay Mission Anniversary Honors Duty, Charity, Faith
The Barclay mission anniversary featured Judge Howard Palmer and Judge Van Epps praising efforts to teach temperance and live by Christian service. They recalled the mission’s early days, sung Precious Jewels, and urged monthly subscriptions to support the Sheltering Arms building rent.
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League
Brother Barclay
Christ
Palmer
Barclay Mission
van Epps
Barclay
Summer School at Georgia Tech Helps Delayed Students
If your son lags in studies you can enroll him in the Georgia Tech Summer school course this fall. He will receive special training and coaching to enter the regular fall session. For details address Professor B. B. Wallace, Atlanta.
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Georgia School’ of Technology
Wallace
Auierta
Gay
Lyceum Vaudeville Bill Promises Top Act and Comedy
A William Anderson led turn at the Lyceum features the Todd Judge family European acrobats first in America outside New York after two months in roof gardens. Mack and Elliott replace Fisher and Clark in a substitute farce. Ketler bounds on the rope novelty, and Jen nings Alto plus Mawi Meredith provide a diverse vaudeville program with strong advance sales and large expected audience.
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Lycéum
Anderson
Mack and
Elliott
Fisher and Clark
Todd Judge
New York Roof Gardens
America
New York
Mitchell
Cane
Ketler
Atlanta
Jennings
Alto
Mawi Meredith
Paperback books on sale at Marietta Street shop
A local ad invites readers to browse a large collection of fresh attractive paperbacks at low prices. John Miller, on Marietta Street, urges passersby to drop in and inspect the assortment.
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Agak
John Mr. Miller
Marietta Street
Hot Wave Ends as Showers Break Heat Spell in Atlanta
A brief local shower cooled Atlanta after days of extreme heat. Temperatures dropped about 16 degrees between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. as central city areas and busy streets received the rain. Forecasters predict more unsettled weather with intermittent showers, though overall heat remains a concern for gardeners and residents.
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Marbury
Atlanta
Mometer
Lkely
Government Weather Bureau
Atlante
North Georgia
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Hier
M. A. Erskine
Camp Warren
Davis
Amy Isterious
Wight
le Ae
St. Louis
Bohemian Beer
Jacobs’ Pharmacy Company
Atlanta, GA
American Brewing Co
St. + Plo
Peachtree ST
Miss Sue Hollaway
IIL
Death’s Door
Polies
Milas Sue Sonaway
Hill Street
Carrien Comefort
Sher Huwrette
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