Pournell Slain in Battle with Police in Wrightsville
Horace J. Pournell, 35, was shot and killed in a pistol battle with Wrightsville police and deputies during arrests. The clash began after midnight when an attempt was made to arrest him on threats. Pournell, who escaped, returned in the morning and exchanged fire. no officers were hurt. Deputy Sheriff S. W. Crawford and Deputy Felomen J. M. Jackson and J. W. Osden were jailed pending a commitment hearing Friday.
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Wrightsville
Horace J . Pournell
Pournell
Ward
Sherlet
W. Crawford
Felleemen
J. M. Jackson
J. W. Osden
Young People's Union to Meet Here Today
The annual convention of the Young People's Christian Union and Sunday schools of north Georgia churches will be held in this city July 29-30 at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. A program of unusual interest has been arranged covering two days of sessions with sermons, addresses, and class events led by Rev Wood Millen, Rev M T Ealis, Rev JW Carson, and others.
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Young Peopl’s Christian Union
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Whitehall Street
Whitehall Terrace
Foureday
Wood Millen
Elf
M—Adaress
JW Carson
Newberry
Milton Jackson
Fridar
M. T. Ealis
Nina Wore
Blanchard
JW. Carson
Adaress
Marion McH
J. BP. Jackson
J. W. Carson
W. A. Menngas
J. Jackson
J. S Moffatt
Db.d
Dawson's First Bate Receives Cotton at Hill & Hill Warehouse
Dawson today received its first bale of cotton marketed by D A Smith and stored at Hill and Hill warehouse. Weight forty five pounds, class middling wood middling, bought by the Georgia Cotton Company for one and a half cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson. A
Dawson
D. A. Smith
Hill & Hil
Georgia Cotton Company
Cured Pellagra Patient Praises Treatment
Ratlif Mise-Ida Creel of this place reports dramatic health gains from a Pellagra remedy. She weighs 116 pounds after starting at 94 and says she can eat anything without harm. The ad urges contacting American Compounding Co. in Jasper, Alabama for a free Pellagra book and a money-back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratlif
Ida Creel
Baughi
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Ala
Actor in Movies Pays Board Bill With Photo Drama
Edwin Bower Heaser, former head of the Hesser Motion Picture School, a capable actor and producer of a five reel drama, cannot pay an $160 hotel bill. Heaser, living lavishly at the Imperial, left town after failing to secure rapid work from eastern studios, offering five reels of The Plaza Coat instead. The film, produced with local help, has been censored by the Atlanta board and will soon be shown in Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Bower Heaser
Hesser Mation Picture School and Corporation
Hesser
Atlanta
Hesser School
Montgomery
Injunction Asked Over School Geography Change
Judge George L Bell signed an order granting eight temporary injunctions to restrain the city board of education from implementing the change in school geographies for the coming year. The hearing is set for August 10 to decide why the injunction should not become permanent. Petitioners claim a two year book-change limit was violated by selecting Tarr-McMurray for the current year and that Frye geographies were contracted for five years. Board members deny wrongdoing and say Frye geography was selected earlier and only the intervening year changed.
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George L Bell
City Board of Education
James T. Wright
Earl Criges
G. Griggs
J. Townsley
B. Rome
Walter
Fudse
Luther H St
Lea Powell
Atea
Ham
Allito
Frye Geographics
Tarr-McMurray
Education Board
Lunior
Frye
Atlanta Federation of Trades
Board of Education
Organized Labor
Miss Effie Moore Dies at Terminal After Train Stop
Miss Effie A Moore of Milledgeville died suddenly at the Terminal station yesterday afternoon after alighting from the Macon train. She collapsed in the depot plaza and died within minutes. she is survived by five brothers and several sisters. The body was taken to Patterson’s chapel and will be sent to Milledgeville for funeral and interment.
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Effie A Moore
Milledgeville
Terminal Station
Macon
Patterson's Chapel
Malledgeville
Miss Moore
Atlanta
John ©. Moore
Privarians
John Moore
R B
Moore
J. M Moore
Montezuma
Miss Nellie Clark and Arthur Pitman Wed in Mt Airy
Arthur T Pitman an attendant at Grady Hospital and Miss Nelle Clark of Mt Airy Georgia were quietly married Saturday evening at 8 o clock in the First Baptist church Mt Airy. Rev Henry Ayers officiated and the couple returned to the bride’s mother Mrs N A Clark then notified her of the marriage. The bride is noted as a popular Mt Airy girl and the groom is well known in Atlanta. They are at home to friends at 525 East Fair street.
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Arthur T. Pitman
Grady Hospital
Nelle Clark
N. A. Clark
Dr Landrum To Speak At The First Baptist Church
The First Baptist congregation and hundreds will travel to hear Dr W W Landrum former pastor present two sermons next Sunday. The 11: a m service features The Pace That Kills and the 8 p m talk What My Church Means to Me. A quartette choir will provide special music.
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First Baptist Church
W. W. Landrum
Red Cross Meeting To Be Held Tonight in Atlanta
The regular Red Cross meeting of the German American Alliance will be held at the Atlanta Turn Verein hall at 261 2 South Pryor Street tonight at 8 30 o clock. Meetings occur biweekly during the summer months.
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Red Cross
Atlanta
White Friends Carry Former Slave to Grave in Milledgeville
In Milledgeville Georgia on July 28 special report notes Jack Brooks a former slave raised in Georgia died at his home. He served through the war with Thomas Greene of Athens Governor's Horse Guard and was a faithful floral bearer at Confederate veterans’ graves. Pallbearers included Colonel D S Sanford W W Stembridge BB Adams F I Wootten Jr Dan B Sanford Jr and others.
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Millidgeville
Jack Brooks
Georgia
Jack
Thomas Greene
Athens
W. H Stembridge
Han
Pure
Dan B. Sanford
D. 8. Sanford
W.W. Stembridge
BB. Adama
I. Wootten
Stembridg T
Council votes to examine police board as beaver case rises
Eleven members pledge to the reform movement as the mayor notes careful deliberation. Councilman White urged abolishing the police board and introduced a resolution for the board to provide council with complete records from the Ghlet Beavers trial. He argued the public deserves full scrutiny of board actions.
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J. ©. White
Seventh Ward
Auanta
Lam
Mermar Ot
White
General Council
Police Board
Ghlet Beavers
Dr. White
Council
Missing youth Clement Adams sought by police
The Atlante police department seeks Clement Adams age 10 who lives at 114 Glennwood Avenue. He left home shortly after 9 oclock Tuesday morning telling his mother he would visit a barber shop for a haircut and did not return. His mother notified police. he was last seen in a shabby working clothes suit.
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Atlante
Clement Adams
Glennwood Avenue
Young Adams
Columbus Baptists Select Ellerslie as Next Meeting Site
The Columbus Baptist association adjourned tonight to meet next year at Boarslie Georgia. Dr. W L Pickard president of Mercer University spoke twice on education. A feature was a missions address by Dr Lansing Morrowa of Americus president of the Southern Baptist convention. Devotional exercises were led by J Albert Kirven a prominent Columbus businessman.
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Columbus
Columbus Baptist Association
Boarslie
W. L Pickard
Mercer ‘University
Lansing Morrowa
Americus
Southern Baptist Convention
J. Albert Kirven
Maker of Ink Fabrics to Open Branch Factory in Muncie
Emanuel & Co plan a four unit Ink fabrics plant in Muncie Ind titled Georgia Ribbon and Carbon company. W F Thurmond says top Moore building rented with R A Grant of Jacksonville Fla as plant manager and J T Herbert of Pittsburgh Pa as production superintendent. Both to relocate families.
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Emanuel & Co
Muncie
Ind
W. F. Thurmond
Moore Building
Harvey Johnson
Industrial Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Thurmond
Georgia Ribbon and Carbon Company
Ot ‘Thurmond
R. A. Grant
Jacksonville
Fly
J.T. Herbert
Pittsburg
Mr. Grant
M. Herbert
Beavers Faces Trial Over Police Fight in Atlanta
A 1915 Atlanta report shows Police Chief Beavers denying extra charges and preparing for a trial amid alleged vice ties. Subpoenas issued for Assistant Chief L. Fett and Captains Foole and Terry, with many officers mobilized for testimony. A protest meeting at the Auditorium plans to urge support for Beavers, framed as a fight for law and order.
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Beavers
Wardlaw
Atlanta
M Merthrow
Law and Order
Benvera
L. Fett
A. Lamar Foole
W. F. Terry
Wageener
Moon
Judge George Bell Praises Judge Tindall in Contempt Case
Judge George Bell expressed confidence in the integrity of Judge W W Tindall after apologizing for a contempt charge incident arising during a habeas corpus proceeding sought by Mrs Minnie Faulkenbury for her children Grace and Daisy. The exchange occurred in juvenile court when a writ was deemed issued by mistake.
Paralyzed by dive shocks Jesup crowd
Jesup Georgia July 28 Special Curt Wheler while bathing with young men at the Altamaha river suffered a severe diving accident. His foot slipped during a dive from no boat causing a head impact and paralysis from the shoulders down. He retains speech but recovery is doubtful. Dr J Gruten rushed him to Parkview Sanitarium Savannah from the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
Curton Wheler
Altamaha River
J. Gruten
White Star Steamship Arabic Sails With Sandbags For Liverpool
The White Star liner Arabic sailed from New York to Liverpool with sandbags around steering gear to guard against submarine attack. It carried 16,000 tons of cargo mainly war supplies such as aeroplanes and automobiles. Of its 148 passengers, twelve were American, and no passenger list was published. Cargo and baggage were inspected for bombs.
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New York
Amer
Liverpool
Sixteenth Child Born in Douglas Family
Douglas Georgia special report notes the Vichera couple welcomed their sixteenth child, a 16-pound boy, born Monday night near Douglas. The item highlights the unprecedented size of the newborn and the large family.
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Douglas
Mra
Dan Vichera
Dgugiag
Yaqui raid near Guaymas leaves Chinese dead and girl kidnapped
Footnote from Nogales Arizona reports that about 500 Yaquis raided four miles from Guaymas killing twenty nine Chinese and abducting a young girl. It also states raiders reached Sonora’s capital Hermosillo two weeks earlier, killing Louis Cameu, son of a wealthy merchant.
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Nogales
Ariz
Susyeg
Pan Jose de Guaymas
Guaymas
Mermosillo
Sonora
Louis Cameu
Wool Clip Sold in Douglas as 18000 Pound Shipment
Wool clip totaling 18000 pounds gathered near Douglas sold yesterday to D Kirkland of Savannah. White wool brought 21 cents and black 28. Not the county’s full yield, with large quantities marketed at Ambrose Nicholls and McDonald.
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Douglas
D. Kirkland
Savannah
Ambrose, Nicholls
McDonald
Tuberculosis Convention Dates Set for Columbia
Announcement today confirms the annual meeting of the Southern section of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will be held in Columbia October 1 and 12. The convention was held last year in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Eauthemn Section
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Atlanta
Stop That Rheumatism With Jacobs' Liver Salt Ad
Overtaxed dealers refuse to throw off uric acid, causing joints to swell and kidneys to weaken leading to Bright's disease or diabetes. Jacobs' Liver Salt dissolves uric acid crystals, removes them gently without gripe, and helps you feel fine without calomel. Take in the morning before breakfast.
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Bright
Crematory Suit To Cost Atlanta Eighty Thousand
The report details a conflict over a crematory plant testing in Atlanta. It alleges mayoral obstruction, city failure to supply testing conditions, and delays caused by the city while the contractor sought fair testing. The master finds the company ready for tests and not at fault, though local officials dispute the findings.
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Wits
Woodward
Sne Cify
Sundaland
Claude Ashlie
Sanitary Committee
Britain Denies Reshipping Seized Cotton Cargoes
London July 28 The foreign office told the House of Commons this afternoon that a statement circulating in the United States claiming Britain is reshipping seized American cotton to resell in neutral ports is not being acted on. The issue concerns cargo seized by British authorities during disturbances and the government reiterated it has no plan to resell such cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
House of Commons
United States
Sunday School Conference Concludes at Lake Junaluska
A conference of chairmen of the Sunday school board and field secretaries, held at Lake Junaluska with the Sunday School Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south, ended today. Tomorrow opens the Sunday school workers' conference with Bishop James Atking of Waynesville discussing conditions in the Orient.
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Ashevlile
N.C
Lake Junaluska
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
James Atking
Waynesville
Orient
Genmion
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