Atlanta Health Upheld by Doctors in Board of Health Review
A controverted claim that Atlanta ranks among the most unhealthy cities is refuted by board of health records. Officials note no malaria deaths in years, low diarrhoeal deaths, and overall healthier metrics. 1900 and 1901 figures are corrected to show actual deaths around 1,694 in 1900 and 2,141 in 1901 with proper counting practices.
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Board of Health
Atlanta
Leslie
Baltimore Sun
United States
Allegheny
Denver
Aslanta
B. W. Bizzell
Rocky Mountains
Kennedy
Lee Faces Jury in Insanity Hearing This Morning
Millard Lee, who killed Miss Lim May Suttles in Wesley Chapel, is set to face a sanity hearing before Judge John 8. Candler in criminal superior court. If found sane, the murder trial proceeds. if insane, he would be committed to the state asylum pending trial. The docket includes five other homicide cases and may require two weeks.
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Millard Lee
Lee
Ben Hill
Adamsville
Supreme Court
Willis R. Biggers
H. I. Bierne
William H. Slvapson
Mollie Eady Duncan
Henry King
Pittsburg
Hammond
Jim Erwin
E. H. DeBray
Tom Burch
John Echols
Candler
Special Train to Knoxville for Teachers Week in Atlanta
An article notes a Southern Railway special train from Atlanta at 8 46 a m on Wednesday June 18 for teachers attending Knoxville Summer School with a one fare round trip. Also discusses health statements about Atlanta and responses from Health Commissioner and Dr Bizzell debunking claims of high death rates and praising current improvements.
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Southern Railway
Southern Ra Y
Atlanta
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Southern B’y
Kimball House Corner
Main
J. C. Beam, Jr
Athens
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Buford
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Gainesville
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Powder Springs
Strickland Springs
Sic
Toccoa
Tallapoosa
Allulah Falls
Warm Springs
Isle of Palms
St Simon
Cumberland Island
Atlantic Beach
St. Simon
City Ticket
Amateur press fever in Atlanta's youth era
The piece recalls Atlanta’s boyhood era of amateur journalism sparked by The Enterprise, The Rocket and The Sentinel. It notes Walter Howard and Sidney Ormond founded The Enterprise in 1888, the rise of rival papers, a playful poem by Ben Thornton, and a vibrant circle of early editors including Howell Woodward and DeWitt Bacon, with a preserved first volume copy shown.
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Atlanta
Enterprise
Walter Howard
Sidney Ormond
Attata
R L. D. McAlister
the Sentinel
Benton Neal Thornton
The
Sentinel
Jan-guage
Bop
Ben Thornton
Eastern Amateur Press Association
Baltimore
Milt Saul
Journal
Georgia Sociological Society Holds First Convention in Atlanta
The first annual convention of the Georgia Sociological Society will be in Atlanta on June 24 and 26. A rich program includes speakers such as Dr. W. W. Landrum Dr. B G Pinckney Dr. T O Powell of Milledgeville Dr. W B Parks Dr D R Browder of Chicago Shepard Bryan Rev J G Solomon Dr J Lawton Herts of Savannah Dr W C Jarnagin Dr G H Price of Nashville and Rev C B Wilmer. Sessions will be at the First Methodist church with social railroad rates arranged for delegates from across the state.
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The
Georgia Sociological Society
Atlanta
W. W. Landrum
G. C. Pinckney
T. O Powell
Milledgeville
W. B. Parks
D. R. Browder
Chicago
Shepard Bryan
J. G. Solomon
J. Lawton Herts
Savannah
W. C. Jarnagin
G. H. Price
Nashville
HR. R. Kime
Algyro Monk
C. B. Wilmer
First Methodist Church
Sparkling Cut Glass Show by Libbey's Designs
Sparkling cut glass is praised as distinctly beautiful when cut correctly. Libbey's displays the possibilities of expert cutting in superb shapes and finishes. The copy extols the craft as the culmination of years of study, showing silver wares from modest to high end, from Davis & Freeman.
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Libbey's
Libbey
Davis & Freeman
Tech Students Set Diplomamas for June at Georgia Tech
Graduating exercises will be held Thursday June 19 at Georgia School of Technology with twenty five diplomas in civil mechanical and textile engineering. No invitations issued as the school is state property. Public invited to witness open shops and exhibitions. Prominent Atlanta figures plan to attend. The school seeks 10000 from General Education Board with 1000 more needed by June 19 to equip electrical labs. Delegates from Warren County appointed to state convention in Atlanta July 2.
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Georgia School of Technology
Captain Hall
Atlanta
James W. English
John W. Grant
J. K. Orr
D. Woodward
General Education Board
White Man Shot in Row at River in Boiton
A clash last night in Boiton involved two white men and four negroes. B L Wynne was shot in the leg as pistols were fired near Dr W C Fisher's premises. Wynne and J P Ditchright allege the negroes attempted highway robbery. Dr Fisher fired a winchester to deter the attackers who fled. a later report noted another river row. Police will investigate further today. Also advertisements for DeWitt's Little Early Risers and Southern Railway week end fares appear.
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B. L. Wynne
W. C. Fisher
Winchester
Wynne
J. P. Ditchright
Dr Fisher
Fisher
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