City News Highlights From Sheltering Arms to Labor Day Events
A busy morning includes a Sheltering Arms governing board meeting at 10 o clock on Walton Street and a plan review for a new city hall. A crematory committee meets at noon to outline procedure. Widow wins damages in a railroad death suit. A house sale at 154 Courtland Street netted 11260. Labor Day plans advance as committees report progress. Howard to speak in Oak Grove and Fourth Ward. Pan coast visits Atlanta. Coal case fines a dealer for shortages. Major Bettie withdraws from coronary race. Missionary convention delegates grow, finances forecast to top prior years. Public sermons at Auditorium invite white residents to join.
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Piagor Maddox
Pemoniics
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Butler Street
L.iTe
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Hia
Atlante
Midsummer Gift Goods Catalogue Promises Convenience
Borineas advertises two stores for gifts and offers home delivery of presents for weddings birthdays anniversaries and vacations. It touts a narrated catalogue to save time and avoid trips, inviting customers to write for the full listing.
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Street Car Men Rally Behind Governor Brown in Georgia
Campaign workers at Fulton County Brown Club report strong union support for Governor Joseph M Brown. A wireless message from D E Shumaker on a ship reads 17 for Brown in Georgiana polls. Atlanta streetcar workers deny any Hoke Smith backing and affirm unanimous support for Brown, citing past layoffs and legislation. En Maddox, W O Stamps, and J G Perry are reviewing Fulton County and statewide responses at Brown campaign HQ.
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Woo
DE Bhumaker
Hoke Smith
O A Smith
Atlante
Isoas
Joseph M Brown
Georgia
Ihia
Horaford's Acid Phosphate Ad Urges Relief
An old advertisement promotes Horaford's Acid Phosphate for indigestion nervous dyspepsia and appetite issues. It claims benefits such as restoring appetite and easing headaches, presenting a remedy within a period advertisement voice.
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Southern cotton seed oil rule anchors dairy on exchanges
Members of the Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia report that the New York Produce Exchange approved an amendment tying rules to deliverable oils so only American cotton seed oil may be traded. Southern producers in New York defeated efforts to include alien oils, aiding southern planters and oil mills. The move acknowledges southern cotton seed oil as irreplaceable and sets a rule favoring southern deliveries.
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New York Produce Exchange
Georgia
South
Produce Exchange
New York City
Julia Rivers Death Provokes Southern Mammy Tribute
The Constitution editorials praised Julia Rivers known as Mammy Julie who died at 130 East Harrie Street. Decatur resident Thomas L Cooper recalls lifelong service to his family and notes such care would ease the so called negro problem. Survived by four children Annie B Thomas Elijah J Thomas James J Thomas and William Henry Rivers.
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Decatur
Julia Rivers
East Harrie Street
Cooper
Constitution
Julls Rivers
Yaera
Julla Rivers
Mary BR. Cooper
Washington
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Julie
Anniie B Thomas
Morris Brown College
Fijah
J Thomas
James J Thomas
William Henry Rivers
Organ Recital Tonight Draws Wide City Interest
Dr Percy Starnes, famed organist, will perform at the mammoth organ in the Audh orium Armory as part of the Music Festival Association series. The program blends classical selections with entertaining pieces to appeal to all listeners. Admission is 25 cents tonight, with future recitals planned as free events, beginning promptly at 9 15 oclock.
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Music Festival Association
Audhorium Armory
Starnes
King's Daughters Dispute Could Reach Courts Over Home
Georgia Libby Circle plans to file a superior court bill to appoint a neutral guardian for the Home for Old Women in West End and bar Mrs Purtell from control. Attorney Dodgen says title may rest with King's Daughters as funds were raised in that name. A neutral meeting is set with state secretary Kate Hall at Kimball House to question. If Gordon Circle refuses to abdicate, legal action will follow.
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J Purtell
West End
Georgis Libby
Ynas
Mrs Purtells
Georgia Libby
Mrs Purtell
Kate C Hall
Kimball House
Dodgen
Gordon Circle
Banker With Meteoric Career Shows Effect Of Prison Life
Valicata Ga July 77 Special Oliver the former banker and high finacier whose spectacular career ended at Climax Ga was brought here from Toombs county to testify in the Cairo Banking Company case before Judge Wilfred Lane as special master. It is alleged Oliver transferred 7000 to 8000 dollars worth of notes to the Cairo bank before bankruptcy and the trustee Frank Btone seeks recovery. Testimony consumed nearly the day. Oliver, a convict, appears thinner and more tan after months in prison serving a four year sentence for bigamy.
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A.D Oliver
Climax
Toombs
Frank Btone
Cairo Banking Company
Wilfred C. Lane
Emory Speer
Olver
Cairo
Speer Oliver
Alleged Tiger Made Whisky From Honey of Wild Bees
Valdosta Georgia July 27 special p4 Griffis a Clinch county resident near Edith Ga was brought to Valdosta on an operating a illicit distillery charge before U S Commissioner Ro E Powell He allegedly ran a lard can distillery using honey as main ingredient producing liquor A witness testified Griffis pleaded not guilty and was bound over for $100 to appear next Monday for further hearings
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Clinch County
Edith
United States
Ro E Powell
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Okefaneke
Griffle
Hundreds of pretty babies photographed for contest
The Constitution will reprint the baby picture contest coupon next Sunday and every Sunday until close. Photographer Weasley Hirshburg at 34 Whitehall Street takes baby pictures for about 30 cents a day, promising some of the finest images in the South. Details of the contest and entry instructions will appear next Sunday. bring your baby to Hirshburg’s studio for a chance at gold prizes.
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Macon Store Burglarized on Fourth Street
In Macon Georgia on July 27 a store owned by C Richmond on Fourth Street was broken into last night. The thief entered by cutting the door and raising a bar, stole the cash register contents and a small amount of money along with some minor goods. No arrests have been made.
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Macon
Macon Ga
Richmond
Amphitrite Anchors at St Louis Stationed For Naval Reserves
The United States monitor Amphitrite, steaming up the Mississippi to St Louis, casts anchor in port late this afternoon and will remain until tomorrow noon. A hundred tons of coal is being loaded and the city is to reach St Louis about Wednesday next for her use by the naval reserves.
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St. Louis
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Hoke Smith Ready With First Speech Urged For Friday
Former Governor Hoke Smith travels from Waycross to Macon to campaign with a planned Friday stop at Titton where supporters from many counties are expected. He prepared his Waycross address to outline issues for his gubernatorial bid, focusing on state finances and teacher salaries.
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Rockdale
Screven
Spalding
Stewart
Sumter
Talbot
Taliaferra
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Taylor
Pollatr
Operators Oppose Advance In Coal At Southern Meeting
A special meeting of the Southern Appalachian Coal Operators Association in Knoxville Tennessee resolved to oppose a proposed 16 cent per ton coal increase from the field to the Carolinas. A strong special committee was appointed to report at a later meeting on July 29.
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Southern Appalschian Coal Operatora Association
Carolinas
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