Big Dinner For Atlantans Who Traveled North
Arrangements are made for a Saturday night dinner at Durands to honor Atlantans who went abroad to promote the city in Yankee Land. Toastmaster George M. Napier will lead. a guest list includes Governor Joseph M. Brown and Governor-elect John M. Slaton among others. committee members are named and program printing by Captain B Byrd is planned.
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Old Guard
Durand's
Yankee Land
George M. Napier
W. L. Hancock
Howard L. Whyte
Dan Carey
A J. West
Fred Mr. Paxon
B Byrd
Joseph M. Brown
John M. Slaton
RK. Evans
Department of the Gulf
J. T. van Orsdale
E. F.lcomeroy
Grerria
Paxon resigns from bond committee in city
Colonel Fred J Paxon resigns from the bond committee and Mayor Woodward is told. Councilman Albert Thomson, chairman, will consider successors. Sam Brady replaces Jerome Jones who resigned for health reasons. Committee to meet at 3 pm Tuesday to discuss no bond issuance and needed projects with a proposed $1 590 000 from bonds. Thomson seeks education campaign and mayoral support while Alderman Harwell considers a tax increase to 1 50 and elimination of the sanitary tax to raise funds.
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Fred J. Paxon
Woodward
Albert Thomson
Pagon
Thomson
Sam Brady
Gudeed Jerome Jones
Issan
J. H. Harwell
Council
Uncle John Ross Forest in West View
Funeral services will be held at Barcley & Brandon’s chapel at 3 PM, followed by interment at West View, for “Uncle John” Ross a longtime inmate and beloved figure who earned the prison Christian Endeavor presidency and was well respected by inmates and guards alike. The obituary notes his sailor origins from Nova Scotia, time served totaling 38 years, and his death after a life marked by a notorious end in Yokohama, Japan.
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Barcley & Brandon's Chapel
West View
John” Ross
Federal
Ufe
Nova Scotia
Yokohama
Japan
Prison Christian | Endeavor ‘Society
Cadets Sworn In At West Point Among New Plebes
West Point welcomes 164 plebes after nationwide exams held in April and May. Among them is a Chinese cadet and a Filipino cadet. They will reside in barracks until July 15 when the battalion moves to camp.
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West Point
Atlanta Ad Men Laud Baltimore Banquet Statistics
Delegates from the Atlanta Ad Men's club returned praising Baltimore and Gwynn Oak for a banquet that fed about 4,000 ad men. I Holiday described vast preparations and quantities of fish, crabs, beef, rolls, coffee, olives, and Apolinaria wine, noting the event as Baltimore's largest dinner by attendance.
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Atlanta
Ad Men's Club
Tenett
Baltimore
Gate City
Gwynn Way Park
Holliday
Gwynn Oak
Ill health drives Zebulon woman to suicide by poison
Zebulon Georgia June 14 Special. Mrs Bush wife of J B Bueb who lives about three miles from Zebulon committed suicide this morning by drinking carbolic acid. Ill health is thought to be the cause of her rash act. She was about 45 years of age and besides her husband leaves four children.
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Zebulon
Bush
J. B. Bueb
Gideons Place Bibles In Atlanta Hotels In One Day
One thousand pounds of Bibles were placed in Atlanta hotel rooms yesterday by the Gideons with one Bible per pound. The effort began at the Southern Hotel at 2 30 pm and covered nine hotels including the Wine Spot Georgian Terrace Ansley Kimball Imperial Piedmont Southern Brittains Dakota and Marion. The drive, led by C H Burge, yielded 75 Bibles in twelve minutes at the Georgian Terrace and evoked many remarks from hotel staff and guests alike.
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Atlanta
Gideons
Little Band
C. H. Burge
Georgian Terrace
Num‘ber
Winespott
Ansley
Kimball
Impérial
Piedmont
Southern
Brittains
Dakota
Marion
Fight on Commerce Court in Democratic Caucus
Washington June 14 The opposition to abolish the commerce court plans a fight in the Democratic caucus on June 26. Chairman Adamson and Representative Sims oppose continuance, arguing duties belong to courts of justice. Broussard urges need for tribunal, with about 30000 dollars in the efficiency bill to carry the court through the Text session.
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Washington
Commerce Court
House
Adamson
Sims
Interstate Commerce Commission
Courts of Justice
Commerce
Broussard
Louleiana
Three Men Drive Growth of Empire Store Company
Three men built a thriving Empire Store Company at 125 and 131 Cone Street, earning public confidence and securing orders from 2,000 purchasers. The business spread beyond Atlanta, attracting customers from distant markets as the store expanded and stock increased despite its youth.
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Empire Taree Company
Atlanta
Fire Nearly Claims Two in Macon Blaze at Touchstone Home
A fire at Mrs. Oscar D. Touchstone’s home on 12 Orange Street Macon Ga caused near tragedy for Mrs. Touchstone who had been ill since her husband’s death. W C Holt was rescued as the roof collapsed. The loss is about 3000 dollars. The blaze also damaged adjacent homes of B F Anderson and T L Walton.
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Macon
Speciol
Oscar D. Touchstone
Orange Street
Mr. Holt
B. F. Anderson
T. L. Walton
Touchstone
Georgia May Establish School of Journalism
In Athens on June 14 a resolution by Judge Nat EB Harris urged creating a journalism school at the University. A bureau of alumni activity may be set up to disseminate college information and track alumni. Harrison Jones and Tom Connally pressed for the alumni bureau before trustees.
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George L. Williams
Lawrenceville
R. Hill Freeman
Newnan
Ernest L. Jackson
Athens
Mark W. Fitzpatrick
Jeffersonville
Georgia
Nat Eb, Harris
Macon
Georgia School of Technology
Harrison Jones
Atlanta
Tom Connally
General Strike Proclaimed and Withdrawn in Milan
In Milan on June 1 a general strike of all trades was proclaimed in protest at the imprisonment of eighteen workers arrested during the recent iron works strike. Authorities took energetic measures to maintain order, and up to now quiet prevailed as a party of strikers remained out last night.
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Milan
Italy
Prisoner claims British peerage as release nears
Leavenworth Kan June 14 Frederick Grey set to leave federal prison Monday after serving for misusing mails linked to 80 000 acres of Mexican land. He asserts he is son of John Grey Lord Dorothyn of Lancashire England, though records show Baron Dernthyn Cecil Talcot Clifton. He plans to go to Mexico to manage affairs rather than be deported to England.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Frederick Grey
John Grey
Lord Dorothyn
Lancashire
England
Cecil Talcot Clifton
Baron Dernthyn
Grey
Baron Deruthyn
Mexico
Poslam Skin Remedy Promises Rapid Relief
Advert reads Poslam Works Wonders on affected skin including eczema acne itch salt rheum and piles with immediate relief. It claims Poslam soap aids cleansing and skin health for tender skin including infants. Free samples offered from Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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Infante
West 25Th Street
New York City
Thousands of Cattle Shipped Into West From Georgia Loss
Albany residents confronted a westward cattle drive as Dan Miller bought up hundreds of local cattle for shipment to Missouri and beyond. Authorities delayed a Mitchell county consignment over spray for cattle tick. locals debate building a modern slaughterhouse and cold storage to profit from regional fattening and packing.
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West
Georgia
Albany
Mississippi
Mitchell County
101 Ranch
Kansas City
Secral Albany
River Bridge
Missouri
Dan Miller
Mims Sentenced to Four Years for Threat to Mother
Mecon Ga June 14 Thomas H Mims of Elko Ga was sentenced by Judge Emory Speer in U S court to four years in Atlanta federal prison for sending a threatening letter to his mother The letter demanded money and the threat prompted his arrest and conviction by postal authorities.
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Jackson
Macon
Speer
Henry
Williamson
Pike County
Mecon
Thomas H. Mims
Elko
Emory Speer
United States
Atlanta
Mims
War Correspondent Angus Hamilton Ends His Life in New York
New York June 14 Angus Hamilton former Balkan war correspondent for the Central News Association of London cut his throat and killed himself in his uptown hotel apartment. He had lectured on the Balkan war and earlier served with Turkish detachments, was captured by Bulgars and imprisoned as a spy but escaped. Hamilton 35, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, author of a Korea book regarded as a standard and stepson of playwright Sir Arthur Pinero. Hotel management reportedly pressed for payment of his bill.
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New York
Angus Hamilton
Balkans
Central News Association
London
Hos Hiliies
Hamilton
Royal Geographical Society of London
Korea
Arthur Pinar
Canada
Wrightsville Beach Round Trip Sale On Thursdays
Seaboard advertises a ten day sale to Wrightsville Beach with round trip fares at ten dollars. The offer emphasizes good service and states the route operates Thursdays with tickets available for a ten day window.
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Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsvitle Beach
Seaboard
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