C. F. Stroberg Heads Red Men of Georgia
Columbus Ga June 18 Special A largely attended meeting of the Haymakers closed the first day of the thirty fourth annual Great Council session of the Independent Order of Red Men Georgia Two hundred visitors attended Hon T H Jeffries of Atlanta spoke as did Great Sachem Sam J Bell of Jefferson Mayor L H Chappell extended greetings The day featured business and social events with the junior engamore and other leaders contributing addresses
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Columbus
Great Council of Georgia
Independent Order of Red Men
Masonic Templa
Sam J. Bell
Jefferson
L. H. Chappell
Supreme Council of Red Men
9. Miller
Red Men
United States
T. H. Jeffries
Atlanta
Great Sachem Ball
Georgia Red Men Elect Officers at Griffin Meeting
The annual gathering at Griffin elected officers for the next year and approved a plan to amend the constitution to manage the widows and orphans fund locally rather than through national authorities. Reports highlighted strong balances and progress, with Augusta chosen as next year’s meeting host. A trolley tour and a Chattahoochee river boat excursion followed afternoon events.
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LJ. Daniel
Griffin
Wampum
George E. Johnson
Atlanta
Augusta
Great Council
Sachem
C. F. Stroberg
Macon
Sagamare
J. R. Miller
Marietta
Sagamore
W. C. Hendrix
Allan
Sam J. Dell
Jefferson
M. J. Daniel
George BE. Johnson
Supreme Council
Sam
J. Bell
E. A. Baughan
Z. H. Chappell
Columbus
Gillett
A. M.ward
Savannah
Georgia Red Men
Chattahoochee River
Parole Law Determination on Misdemeanants Granted
Attorney General Thomas Felder informs Governor Brown that the 1908 parole statute applies only to felony convicts. He answers two questions negatively and states felons with two consecutive sentences may be paroled after the first term expires, while misdemeanants fall outside the parole law.
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Felder
Brown
Thomas & Felder
Plan Prayer Meetings for Wesley Memorial Church
The first midweek prayer meeting at Wesley Memorial, led by Rev. W. R. Hendrix, featured a moving picture show after his talk on "The Significance of the Wednesday Half Holiday." Hendrix plans to keep meetings engaging and recreational with timely topics at each session.
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Wesley Memorial Church
W. R. Hendrix
Hendrix
Army Aviator Killed in French Flight Crash
Etampes, France, June 18. Sappr de Weaver, a military aviator, was killed during a flight today. At 160 feet he raised his hands and the machine crashed to earth. The cause of the accident has not been ascertained.
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Etampes
France
Visits His Old Home After Long Absence
Wheeler Shropshire, once a familiar Atlantia figure, returns to his longtime residence after years away and is noted as a prominent citizen in the city.
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Wheeler Shropshire
Atlantia
Shreveport Leader Visits Atlanta After Fifteen Years
Shreveport, Louisiana resident Mr. Shropshire spent Tuesday in Atlanta. Since leaving the city fifteen years ago he has risen to vice president of the Louisiana Real Estate and Development Company, a major concern owning and developing oil wells in Caddo Parish and nearby areas. He expressed astonishment at Atlanta’s growth.
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Shreveport
Atlanta
Shropshire
Louisiana Real Estate and Devvelopment Company
Caddo Parish
Swearings and threats surface in miners negotiations
Testimony describes Lady Swears and Mother Jones claiming guns to back pay, while Governor Glasncork faces demands to release Pratt prisoners. The record includes letters between officials, mine payrolls, land assessments, and coal company ownership alongside dividend figures and profits.
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Charleston
Pratt
Knight
Henyon
Attar- Ipaya
Glasncork
Paint Creek
Cabin Creek
Pratt Land Company
Managers and Owners to Meet Here in 1915
The Building Managers and Owners convention chose Atlanta for 1915 after a heated floor vote at the Cincinnati meeting. Atlanta representatives argued for the 1915 gathering, while Duluth had lobbied for 1913 and 1914. The convention is described as a major capital gathering, second only to bankers.
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CincInnat
Atlanta
GF. Witkingon
L. S. Gill
W. A. Jones
Meeting at Taft Hall to discuss Western and Atlantic rail road future
Atlanta business leaders converge at Taft hall for an 8 o'clock chamber of commerce meeting. The discussion aims to decide whether a state convention of business men should be called to advise on the future of the Western and Atlantic railroad asset and to relay suggestions to the legislature. Governors and railroad commissioners attend, with tax reform also on the agenda.
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Georgia
Western and Atlantia
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Taft Hall
Joseph M. Brown
W. A. Wimbish
Hooper Alexander
James R. Gray
M. Candler
State Railroad Commission
Twenty Nine Schools Add Supernumerary Teachers
Superintendent William M. Slaton announced that twenty nine schools will receive supernumerary teachers before the September opening. The list includes Lillian Bloodworth at State Street and Mary E. Gray at Boulevard, with numerous others named for Atlanta sites such as Inman Park Davis Street and Pryor Street schools, to cover regular teachers when absences occur.
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William M. Slaton
Lillian Bloodworth
State Street
Caroline Campbell
Walter Street
Willis Carmichael
Grant Park
Sullie DeSaussure
East Atlanta
Annie Ruth Hatex
Davis Street
Clara May Fowler
Fraser Street
Irene Hancock
Inman Park
Fannie Henley
Fair Street
Annie Whitefoord Hill
North Avenue
Sarah Holmes
Peeples Street
Louise Lutper
Luckie Street
Fannie Marshall
W. F. Slaton
Ruth Miller
English Avenue
Lida Moore
Edgewood
Hortense
Football Star Succeeds Taft at Yale Corporation
Yale alumnus dinner announces Vance McCormick of Harrisburg Pennsylvania elected to the Yale corporation to fill the vacancy created by former President Taft retiring to take a professorship.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Yale Corporation
Vance
McCormick
Harrisburg
Taft
Warner county move opposed strong sentiment across counties
Judge HW H. Revell of Greenville reported strong opposition to forming Warner County with Manchester as the county seat. He cited livers sentiment in Meriwether Talbot and Harris counties and said representatives from all three counties would vote against the division in the state house. He emphasized Meriwether’s pride as a historic county producing governors and supreme court justices.
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Warner County
Manchester
Meriwether
Talbot
Harris
HW. H. Revell
Greenville
Revell
Meriwether, Talbot and Herris
Meriwether County
Supreme Court
Georgia
County sentiment fuels talk of new formation
The passage mentions Governor Slaton and argues the county movement aims to boost Manchester real estate. It notes opposition in other counties and hints the plan has backing from real estate interests. Former judge Revell is referenced as having represented the county in the legislature.
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Slaton
Manchester
Warner
Judes Revell
Four Editors Held for Criminal Libel in Seattle
Four editors faced arrest in Seattle on secret indictments charging criminal libel. The Seattle Times editor Colonel Alden J. Blethen and managing editor Clarence B. Blethen allegedly abetted a socialist agitator by printing an article about party funds. Leroy Sanders of The Seattle Star is charged with libeling a county official amid a grand jury probe. Clayson Sr. of The Patriarch stands accused of libeling superior court judges with attacks on their character.
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Seattle
Wash
Alden J. Blethen
The
Seattle Times
Clarence B. Blethen
Joseph Jarvis
Leroy Sanders
Seattle Star
Award Clayson, Sr
Patriarch
Superior Court
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Western and Atlantic Railroad
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Ars ‘Hall
Hartwelle SA
National Biscuit Company
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Forsyth
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