A Few Days of Grace for Bib and Chatham
Macon Ga March 4 Secretary of State Phil Cook plans to give Bibb and Chatham county officials a grace period to reconsider actions on enforcing the state auto license law. He awaits official notification and mentions possible steps involving grand juries. Bibb county has under 10 percent licensing.
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Bibb and
Chatham
Bia
Fai
Chatham County
Cook
BIBE
Macon
Phil Cook
Bibo ‘County
Malory
BL Taylor
Board of County Commissioners
Bibb County
Taylor
Car Board
Dr Chapman Preaches to Negroes at First Congregational
Dr Wilbur Chapman will preach to the colored people Sunday at 4 30 PM at the First Congregational Church colored. A chorus of fifty voices will precede the sermon. The service, under the Colored Ministers union, will draw from all colored churches with a large audience expected. Students from local schools and colleges will attend.
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Wilbur Chapman
First Congregational Church
Chapman
Colored Ministers’ Union
John Van Landingham Buried in Charlotte
Atlanta friends learned Thursday of John Van Landingham death at his home the Chatham Estate near Charlotte. The funeral and interment were held in Charlotte. Van Landingham was a prominent Atlanta businessman and often visited with his son Ralph Van Landingham, a wealthy landowner.
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Atlanta
John van Landingham
Chatham Estate
Charlotte
van Landingham
Ralph van Landinsham
Friday gloom followed by sunny days forecast
The forecast describes a dreary rainy spell today with intermittent showers continuing into tonight. Snow chances exist if temperatures fall, with Atlanta expected to see possibly the season’s heaviest snowfall, though a return to fair, warmer weather is anticipated after this spell.
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Atlanta
Blind Tiger’s Coca-Cola Laced Whisky Scam Busted
Charles Thomas, known in Darktown blind tiger circles, ran a land office scheme selling water colored with coca-cola to counterfeit rye whisky for 75 cents a drink. He targeted unsuspecting rural visitors, but J L Toney exposed him in police court. Thomas was sentenced to thirty days in the stockade by the recorder.
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Charles Thomas
Darktown
Thomas
J. L, Toney
Toney
Atlanta
Illness of Humphrey Delays Government Case
Due to W G Humphrey's illness and upcoming operation Judge Newman postponed the government case against Bowden Lithia Springs Water Co in U S court. Humphrey, president of the company, is a key defense witness while the suit charged the firm overstated Lithia content in its water.
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W. G. HumPhrey
Bowden Lithia Springs ‘Water Company
Newman
United States
Lithia
Mtr. Humphrey
Waters, Jr. Fought with Boarder in Street Row Fined
Mrs J C Waters Jr engaged in a street fight with boarder H B Long. Both were fined 3.25 in police court Tuesday afternoon. A statement clarifies Mrs Waters Sr was not involved and locates Mrs Waters Jr at 71 Fairs Street.
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J. C. Waters, Jr
J. C. Waters, Sr
H. B. Long
Long
J. C. .Waters, Jr
Fairs Street
Injunction Filed in Carlisle Suit in Atlanta Court
An injunction suit was filed in the U S district court in Atlanta to halt a New Orleans action by W A Carlisle against C Elmer Smith of Pennsylvania for 764 061. Attorney Philip Alston of Alston & Alston filed the petition. The Carlisle suit stems from a merger between North Georgia Power and Atlanta Power. Carlisle seeks profits claimed from the merger.
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United States District Court
Atlanta
W. A. Carlisle
New Orleans
Carlisle
C. Elmer Smith
Pennsylvania
Philip Alston
Alston & Alston
Smith
North Georgia Power Company
Atlanta Power Company
County Board Plans City Improvements in Atlanta Area
The public works committee of the county board of commissioners met Thursday with W Tom Winn presiding to discuss a half million dollars in city improvements in Atlanta. Twenty five miles of new paving are proposed, with a joint meeting to follow Friday afternoon. City plans and specifications will be presented by the city engineering department. The 1914 county city work was valued at 533000, with further improvements eyed for East Point and College Park.
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Atlanta
Public Works Committee
County Board of Commissioners
Public Worke Committee
City Council
City Engineering Department
East Point
College Park
Liquor as Medicine Tales From a Decatur Street Saloon
Henry Demareat, a colored man, was found with six flasks of whisky in his pockets in Decatur. He claimed the liquor was his medicine for rheumatism and that he used pokeberry wine for his right leg and corn liquor for his left. He was arraigned and fined $15.75. The recorder noted the odd mix of rye, pokeberry wine, and corn liquor in his explanation.
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Decatur Street
Henry Demareat
Recorder's Court
Henry
Kimball Lessees Win Injunction Suit Over Peachtree Entrance
The Kimball house lessees, Barnes and Mabry, won a weeklong case before Judge Bell, denying D. M. Deitch's request to block the Peachtree street entrance from becoming a store. Deitch may pursue damages. Barnes and Mabry have leased the entrance to Florsheim Shoe Co. for a store. Attorneys Furton Smith and Hulbert for defendants. Deitch represented by R. B Blackburn.
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Kimball Howae
Kimball House
Furton, Smith
Hulbert
Deitch
R. B Blackburn
4 and W. P. Files Suit to Recover Taxes
A suit to recover 2975 dollars claimed to have been illegally collected by taxes was filed by the Atlanta and West Point railroad in United States district court. The action targets Henry Jackson a former internal revenue collector and Collector Blalock.
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Atlanta and West Point Railroad
United States District Court
Henry 8. Jackson
Internal Revenue
Blalock
Grand Opera Season Opens With Strong Day of Ticket Sales
Beaton ticket guarantors rush opens Thursday at 9 am in room 303 Third National Bank building. Guarantors can buy up to eight seats, only one aisle seat. Public sale starts Monday March 4 at Cable Plane Co and Philips & Crew, runs to March 27 with ample seats.
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Beaton
Metropolitan Grand Opera
Third National Bank
Atlanta Music Festival Association
Cable Plane Company
Philips & Crew
Judge Fines Stepson. Fine Paid by Father in Court
In police court Rev Zeke Robertson of Darktown, who preaches on Sundays, pursued his stepson Clarence Robertson over fear. Clarence sued his stepfather, both making claims of being afraid of the other. Recorder Johnson called it a double scare and ordered the boy to pay $3.75 while making the father bear the same amount to settle the dispute.
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Zeke Robertson
Clarence Robertson
Recorder Johnson
Child's death blamed on railroad at Athens
An Athens coroner's jury found Seaboard Air Line railroad liable for the death of 6 year old Owen Clayton Weatherly, struck by a switch train backing across Dougherty street. The jury said a ground flagman was needed to protect pedestrians and teams at the crossing.
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Athens
Seaboard Air Ling
Owen Clayton Weatherly
Harry Weatherly
Dougherty Street
Abarno
Amedeo Polignani
Carbone
Perkins
Tenth Ward League Meeting Set At Theological Seminary
The Tenth Ward Civic and Improvement League will convene Friday at 7 30 PM at the Atlanta Theological Seminary to hear reports from special committees on several ward projects pending for weeks.
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Tenth Ward Civic and Improvement League
Atlanta Theological Seminary
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DR. Chapman
Blind Tiger
Humphrey
Lessees OF
Kimball
W. P
Tenth Ward League
Daniel
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx Varsity
Regula
Daniel Bros. Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Niewaeraper Erehive
Varsity
Glen Urquhart
Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes Makers
Nhowera Perfat
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