City News Items Chronicle Atlanta Trade and Travel
Will Attend Convention Hardy Teat of Atlanta, leading member of the International Enginemen and Frainmen's Brotherhood, leaves for St. Paul to attend the annual session opening tomorrow. the brotherhood will stay five to six weeks. W H Mead, Detroit, oversees agents for Standard Accident Insurance Company in the city, while in Atlanta for conferences with local agents. Jacob Vogt returns from Jacksonville, plans to stay in Atlanta. St Philip's Sunday school picnic today at Union City with train transport from Union Station. Baseball game St Philips vs Union City planned, attractions expected. Boland Duncan, long-time Atlanta Constitution attache, now with New York accident insurer, called home to Atlanta by illness of Miss Elizabeth Ledbetter at 484 Spring Street. McClelland, prominent Atlanta attorney, returns from Illinois after legal work. discusses graft and indictments with Governor Dineen in Chicago and Springfield.
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Hardy Teat
Atlanta
International Enginemen and
Frainmen's Brotherhood
National Organization
Xuienta
St. Paul
Brotherhood
St Philip's
Union City
Union Station
Pryor Street
Méler & Berkele's
Proncan
Atlants
Boland Duncan
Atlanta Constitution
New York
Birmingham
Bionies
Hlizabeth Ledbetter
Spring Street
Ledbetter
West Point
McClelland
John E McClelland
Illinois
Chicago
Springfield
Dineen
John Welch Honored by Atlanta Locomotive Experts
John H Welch longtime Atlanta resident and former general council member and railroad engineer for the Western and Atlantic and the Louisville and Nashville networks was elected again to the board of trustees at the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers session in Detroit after three weeks away. Meanwhile in police court John Jones, a negro, explained his possession of 220.83 dollars and a pistol after threatening patrolmen Elder and Hart claiming he saved money from the last five years, while a false fire alarm at North Avenue School led Judge Nash Broyles to fine Harry Keen 26 dollars and costs and others up to 70 75 dollars for the prank, with Keen facing 2200 in penalties.
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John Welch
John H. Welch
Atlanta
General Council
Western
Altlanta
Louisville
Nashville
Detroit
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Welch
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
John Jones
Nash Broyles
Elder and Hart
North Avenue Schoal
Harry Keen
Sterling Hunter
WE Taylor
John Boyd
Keen
Broyles
Taylor
Hunter
Boyd
Underwood Typewriters for Rent in Knoxville Item
Knoxville dispatch reports Grant Walk, former Bristol police officer now jailed in Blountville Tenn, charged with murder of Houston Childress and accused of another killing. Walk, who fled west, worked in Spokane and Couer d Alene as a policeman under aliases, later linked to the disappearance and murder cases of Policeman Straytherne. Police wire directions to hold Walk for the Spokane murder.
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Grant Walk
Bristol
Spokane
Wash
Knoxville
Tenn
Bristol Police Force
Blountville
Houston Childress
Wash Walk
Childreay
Couer d'Alene
Mont
Childress
Walk
Strauthaine
Straytherne
Perry named president of Emory and Henry College
Dr J W Perry of Morristown Tenn succeeds Dr R C Waterhouse as president of Emory and Henry College. Waterhouse recently ordained bishop at the Methodist Church South general conference in Asheville NC. Perry is a prominent Holston conference minister, formerly pastor at Abingdon Virginia and Knoxville.
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DR. Perry
R. C. Waterhouse
Emory and
Henry We
Morristown
Tenn
Bristol, Tenn
Emory and Henry College
J W Perry
R C Waterhouse
Floating of Oysters Permitted by Department of Agriculture
Washington June 6 decision from the department of agriculture permits the floating of oysters if the water salinity matches the oysters' growing water. Interstate shipments require tagging if oysters are given fresh water. floated oysters in polluted water face implied penalties.
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The
Department of Agri
Weahington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Hardwick Attacks Watson in Public Card from Washington
Special Congressman Hardwick issues another broadside to Thomas E. Watson of Thomson Georgia. He calls Watson a liar backbiter and scandal monger and accuses him of falsehoods and personal attacks while defending his own record and motives in Georgia politics.
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Watson
Washington
Hardwick
Thomas E. Watson
Thomson
Bardwick
Lion Wall
Ion
Macon
Goa
Commonwealth of Georgia
Mana
Watson Ha
Georgia
Democratic Party
Grand Old
St Thomson
Hia
SEEK FOUNDLING IN BANDS OF POLICE
Macon Georgia June Special Chief Walter B Chapman of the police department has many inquiries for a four months old baby girl in his charge and for whom he is seeking foster parents A minister called today wanting the child The chief would give it a good home and keep and rear it He knows nothing of its past history and shows it only to those who wish to see it.
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Macon
Walter B Chapman
Police Department
Journal Herald Tour Under Way From Atlanta to New York
The second annual Journal Heral d good roads tour began at 8 20 a m with more than 70 cars led by Chief Cummings and Captain Beavers. The route runs from Broad Street Atlanta to Broadway New York over eight days ending in Philadelphia. 248 participants in 70 cars started proceeding toward New York amid orderly formation and police escort. Several cars reported early incidents near Auburn and Duluth, with wheel damage and punctures noted. Anderson South Carolina welcomed the convoy with a festive night stop and al fresco lunch.
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Atlanta Journal
New York Herald
Atlanta
New York
Cummings
Journal
Broad Street
Whitehall
East
South
Broadway
Fred
Robert F. Maddox
Herald Square
Good Roads
Sach
Plato
Peachtree
Journal-Herald
Parsons
Philadelphia
Weaden Ny
Denvers
Peachtrea Street
Beavers
Police Department
Packard
Beaumont Davison
Brookwoo Bridge
Shief
Atlantic
John W Grant
Mr Grant
Ocher
Mre Grant
Winder
Lambert
J T MecNinch
John Grant
Commerce
Andersa
Ansley Park home built by Pargett and Hon
A local builder Pargett and Hon completed Mrs JB Bitrean's residence on Pearhtree Road. The firm invites inquiries to construct homes in the neighborhood with their office at Tanithee.
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Ansley Park
Pargett & Hon
Bitrean’s
Pearhtree
Tanithee
Amateur aviator hurled to ground at Mineola landing
New York on a June afternoon amateur Clifford Harman piloting a plane at Mineola, Long Island, was jolted from the aircraft as he prepared to alight after a brief circular flight. He escaped with bruises and a bad shake, while the machine was wrecked after the motor failed near landing.
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Clifford Harman
New York
Cifford
Harman
Mineola
L. L
Hoe
Harmon
Griffin Public Building Contract Awarded in Georgia
The Griffin public building contract goes to George Beking Company of Chattanooga Tennessee for 46 149. The award follows a bid by the firm and the project is noted in Georgia Postal News. Joseph B Hamsey named postmaster at Piiity Columbia County after D D Hamssy resignation.
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Griffin Public Building
Washington
Griffin, Ga
George Beking Company
Chattanooga
Georgia Postal News
Joseph B. Hamsey
Piiity
Columbia County
D Hamssy
Bishop Sessums Opposes Gambling Reform in Louisiana Race Track Revival
In New Orleans during June, Bishop Sessums of the Louisiana Episcopal diocese voiced strong anti gambling views against reviving horse racing. He argued multiple reasons showing race track gambling as demoralizing to business and belonging to an outdated era. Church leaders from Catholic and other denominations supported the opposition to reestablishing tracks in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Sessums
Episcopal Diocese of
Sessuma
Pienk
Augusta Bankers to Attend Meeting in Atlanta
Augusta bankers announce representation at the state meeting in Atlanta. The Clearing Home Association will be represented by Rufus H Brown and assistant cashier of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. Albert Hatch of Merchants Bank, May Dowling of Citizens Bank, and Allan Pendleton of National Exchange Bank will attend. Additional Augusta banks’ delegates are expected but not yet named.
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Augusta
Ust
Atlanta
Assersl
Georgia
Clearing Home Association
Rufus H Brown
Georgia Railroad and Banking
Merchanta Bank
Albert Hatch
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City News
EL Mead
W H Mead
Standard Accident Insurance Company
Pladmont
Broad
J & Moore
J M. Wallace
Ola
Jacob Vogt
Jacksonville
Vogt
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Sss
Whitehall Street
Underwood
Broad Bt
Tom Watson
Biff
Rountree
W. Z. Turner
Mgr
Whitehall St
Fire Department
Brookwood Bridge
the Southern States Life
Gor
Wolfe
S. H. Wolfe
S.H. Wolfe
Insurance Department of
State of
Alabama
S H Wolfe
Insurance Department of the
State of Alabama
Southern States Life Insurance Co
Wilmer L. Moore
Thomas D. Meador
Frank Orme
Jackson & Orme
Joseph H. Williams
W. S. Kendrick
Robert F. Moore
Atlanta, GA
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Ainst
Eiseman Bros
Georgia Bankers’ Association
Eiseman
Rufus H. Brown
Clearing House Association
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