Dr Elkins Home Sells For 103000 On Peachtree Street
The residence of Dr W J Elkins at 22 Peachtree street and the old Bullock Rome at 231 Peachtree have been sold by Dr Elkins to Mr Alfriend for 103000. Alfriend plans future improvements but may leave the two houses as they are. He now holds frontage on the east side of Peachtree totaling about 203 feet. Excavation for a garage adjacent to the Elkins home has begun. further work depends on possession of the newly purchased lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 3. Elkins
Peachtree. Street
Bullock Rome
Peachtree
Baen
Dr. Elkins
Br. Alfriend
Alfriend
Alfrien
Bikini
South Side Players Hit First Night at Orleans Street Theater
The South Side Players rented a store on Orleans Street near Grant and turned it into a small theater. Their first performance drew a full house with many turned away. Three comedies were shown From Way Down Ra Stage Struck and Courting Linear Difficulties. The next show is slated for Thursday July 7 with another strong bill.
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South Side Players
Orleans Street
Grant
A& Good Bill
George M. Keeler Named Postmaster at Marietta
Washington June 24 President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of George M. Keeler to be postmaster at Marietta. The appointment follows the former Marietta postmaster moving to assistant postmaster at Avanta, creating the vacancy.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
George M. Keeler
Marietta
Avanta
Mass Meeting Protests City Officials Elected by Council
Vox Fopull calls a mass meeting at the Auditorium next Tuesday to protest the council action rescinding a 1908 reform that would let voters choose city officers. Citizens recall the two primaries where residents favored elections of the recorder building inspector electrician warden and clerk by the people. Local leaders and ex-officials gather to organize and hear speeches with brass band music before a council move to undo last Monday’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vox Fopull
Milinus
Water Board
General Council
Recorder
James L. Key
Wars
J. B. Everett
Aldine Chambers
J. C. Cochran
W. C. Puckett
J Lee Curtis
Horace Grant
W. H. Terrell
Henry F. Garrett
Martin May
Sam Crane
A. D. Greenfield
A. T. Hicks
Joseph Leavas
LW. Dunn
TO. Poole
Thomas L. Bishop
Counci
New National Talk Sparks Oyster Bay Speculation
Oyster Bay reports suggest Theodore Roosevelt held private talks with James R. Garfield and Gifford Pinchot as Taft era tensions loom. An Oyster Bay Pilot editorial hints the trio may be forming a new national party, though details remain undisclosed.
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Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Interior
Gifford Pinchot
Taft
Roosevelt
Welf
Conta
Messrs Pinchot
Garfield
Messrs
Pinchot
Garfiela
Wesley Henderson Dies After Private Sanitarium Stay
Wesley D. Henderson aged 52 died at a private sanitarium last night at 10 30 o clock. The body was placed in Greenberg Bond Bloomfield chapel and will be taken at 4 this morning to Hampton Georgia for funeral and interment. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Mert Wikerson also died at a private sanitarium last night at 9 o'clock. The body was in Greenberg Bond Bloomfield chapel and the funeral will be held this morning at 11 o'clock with interment at West View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley D. Henderson
Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfield
Hampton
Mert Wikerson
Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfeld
Georgia Meeting Called to Organize State Advertising Effort
Vereen of Moultrie convokes a Georgia Federated Trades bodies executive committee and vice presidents to meet in the state capital next week. The aim is to complete organization, map a campaign, and fund the statewide drive to advertise Georgia's resources to investors and home-seekers. The group includes nearly 60 commercial bodies and appeals to widespread cooperation across districts with named officers and regional vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vereen
Federated Trades Bodies
Federated Trades Bodies ‘of Georgia
Moultrie
Georgia
Ifaha
Wednesda
W. J. Walker
Sylvania
J. 3. Devis, Albany, Ta. Third—c. B. Council, Americus
Chappell
Columbu
Gre
J. K. Orr
Atlanta
W. E. Small
Macon
Saventi—Moultrie M. Sessions
Marietta
John D. Mell
Athens
Nioth
J. Hood
Commerce
The House of a Thousand Candles at Lyric and Lena Rivers at Forsyth
The Emma Bunting Atock Company presents The House of a Thousand Candles at the Lyric with two daily performances. Starting Monday, a dramatic Lena Rivers adaptation will feature Migs Bunting. At Forsyth, matinee vaudeville today draws large crowds with a strong, crowd-pleasing bill and every act a hit.
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Lyric
Emma Bunting
Lyric Theater
Mary J. Holmes
Lena Rivers
Migs Bunting
Forsyth
Focal Theater
Muskoka the Beautiful pamphlet promotion
An advertisement offers Muskoka information via a Grand Trunk Railway folder with a map views and facts from F P Dwyer 990 Broadway New York. Everett to make race for alderman from 4th ward after ward change and support for popular vote for city officers.
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Muskoka the Beautiful
Grand Trunk Railway System
F. P. Dwyer
Broadway
New York
Everett
J. B. Everett
Gilmer County Writ Denial in Reform Registration Battle
Gilmer County political feud grows as Judge Bell rules no jurisdiction to mandamus Judge Morris and the county registrars to restore 287 names purged from the rolls. The case hinges on interpretations of authority amid long running factional strife involving Judge Morris and W. A. Cox.
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George L. Bell
Gilmer County
Ball
Newton A. Morris
Judge Morris
W. A. Cox
Morris
Tagigtrara
Bell
Fulton County Superior Court
Uner Tha Laws
Georgia
Judge Bells
Bells
Morrie
George F. Gober
C. H. Griffin
G. W. Bale
Blair Aled
Imadé
Mr. Blair
Morria
Gober
Morrig
My. Grifin
Ena
Glimer
L W. A. Cox
Board of Registrara
United States
Georgis
Blair
Beil
Hel
Parade of Ford Automobiles Returns to Atlanta
Parade of Ford automobiles planned in Atlanta to honor the city’s winning car in the New York roads contest. Meet at 12:30 at 41 Ivy Street garage, brass band leads parade along Edgwood to Peachtree and through local streets to Broad and Peach Tree, ending at New Ford sales rooms. City tax notice also appears with E. T. Payne listed as tax collector.
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Ford
Atlanta
New York
Ivy Street
Ednegood
Peachtree
Peachtree Mecrosa
Whitehall
Mitdish
Broad
Ponce de Leon
Ball Park
Southern Railway runs sleeping car from Atlanta to Asheville
The Southern Railway now operates a sleeping car service between Atlanta and Asheville. It departs Atlanta at 8 45 p m daily and arrives in Asheville at 7 o clock the following morning. The route covers Weyresville, Balsar, and other places in Western North Carolina.
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Land of the Sky
The
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Asheville
Mor ‘del
Weyresvillé
Balsar
North Carolins
Delicious Berry Pie Possible For All Purses
Mary Reynolds Carter notes berries are plentiful and cheap with quart buckets of big, sweet blackberries and huckleberries for 5 cents. Peaches, Georgia Albertas, cantaloupes, watermelons, and other produce show steady or falling prices as summer advances. Fish supply is scarce due to coastal storms, but various species list moderate prices per pound or per unit, including pompano at 20 cents and lobster at 40 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Reynolds Carter
Georgia
Pompano
Seaboard Train Service to New York via Richmond
Passenger service offers electric light observation and Pullman drawing room sleepers to New York via Richmond and Washington aboard the 11 45 a m Seaboard train, arriving 2 48 p m. Dining car a la carte service available. Effective June 6. City Ticket Office 88 Peachtree.
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New York
Richmond
Washington
Seaboard
Peachtree
Mrs Rosa Cornett Funeral at Ledman Churchyard
The obituary notes Mrs Rosa Cornett died early yesterday at 3 Ethel Street. The funeral will be held at Harry G Foole's chapel at 9 o clock this morning, with interment to follow at Ledman's churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Vornett
Ethel Street
Harry G. Foole
Ledman's
City to widen Marietta Street meeting set this afternoon
A Chamber of Commerce gathering of property owners is scheduled for 4 pm to discuss widening Marietta Street between Thurmond and Alexander. Councilman Winn notes urgency due to imminent paving and a new Mansell building, aiming to widen the street by six feet for better city access and traffic flow.
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Chamber of Commerce
Marietta Street
Thurmond
Alexander BarPots
Cty Tn
W. T. Winn
Massall Ty
Simpson
Alexander Streets
Peachtree Street
North Avenue
Marietta Breet
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H. H. Tift
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Asa G. Candler
F Gray
Savannah
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Western Circuit
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Cilmer
E. T. Payne
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