Fire Company No 10 Opens New Engine House
Fire Department announces the new Company No 10 under Captain Harrison, with the fremen's corps and Yaarno escorting to the Oakland avenue and Erjan street engine house. Crowds cheer as the unit, later commanded by Captain W W B Turrison, assembles at headquarters and marches to the opening, where flags and bunting decorate the bay. A combined hose wagon and chemical engine are present, a steamer is on order, eight men currently, rising to eleven once installed.
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Frum Corps
Yaarno
Magcot
Oakland Avenue
Erjan Street
Www
B Turrison
Starrison
W. Hm.tips Harrison
the &Um Corps
Yasrah
Mo 19
Joyner
No 1O
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Tobacco Remedy Claim From Smith Ree'ingham Vi
An old note praises a tobacco remedy calling it a vegetable cure that can be added secretly to food or drink. The author asserts it cures the habit and prevents heart and cancer dangers, claiming many are cured and thanking the inventor for the remedy.
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Gerple
Smith
Ingham
Proposed Ansley Park site swap for Piedmont driveways
The exchange proposal would swap 39 acres in Ansley Park for 5 acres near Piedmont Park to expand the Piedmont Driveways project. Atlanta officials note contracts worth 830,000 to 840,000 for grading and improvements to the Prado area to extend driveways from Peachtree Circle. The plan envisions a 10 mile network linking Ansley Park to Peachtree Circle and Piedmont Avenue with an extended streetcar line, pending driving club member approval.
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Ansley Park
Piedmont
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Piedmont Park
Piedimont Park
Taretor
Atlanta
Alieuismon
Vance
Ponce de Sub
Atlantane
Leon Avenue
Piedimont Avenue
Khdwin
Ansley
Prado
PSG
Peachtree Circle
Piedmont Avenue
Peachtree
Ansie Park
Georgia Grown Grapevine Claims World’s Largest Under Cultivation
A historic Georgia grapevine planted December 1878 by J F P Willingham grows five feet thick at the base and covers about 5 000 square feet. The giant English vine nearby is smaller at the base and covers 2 800 square feet. The Georgia vine, about 135 years old, is described as remarkable and rivaling a famed English specimen, with branches spanning a vast area.
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J FP. Willingham
Georgia
Hen
Mild Winter May Bring Smoking Rule on Trolleys
Forecasts promise fair weather for Atlanta with no strong temperature change. The Sunday outlook hints at an ideal day, as sunshine and temperate conditions attract crowds downtown. Conductors report busy trolley lines amid pleasant conditions.
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Atlanta Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Statehood Stand Stakes Confident House Leaders
Washington March 19 The statehood question waits for rivers and harbors committee return to statehood debate. Leaders insist no change in attitude, with stalwarts claiming insurgents lack votes to concur in Senate amendments on Arizona and New Mexico. Speaker Cannon spoke at the White House noting no shift in House stance as efforts mount to induce concurrence and support from Oklahoma and Indian Territory allies.
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Cannon
Washington
House
Rivers and Harborg Committee
South
Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
Flamitton
Bapcock
Apentzer
Thiat
Uncle Joe
White House
Ing
Hamilton
Michigan
House Committee On Territories
Rouey
Beveridge
Senate Committee On Territories
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Stavenod
Sunday Crowds Fill City Parks Despite Mild Winter
Report notes large crowds at city parks on Sundays with more cars pressed into service due to mud and open winter. Conductors say weekday park traffic is higher than previous winters, extending into May or April. Public talks about smoking privileges rise as cars have open windows, with smoking rule delayed until weather improves.
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Asso
Bose Sands
Apri
Insane Man Takes Engine On a Rampage at Steel Plant
Charles Guenther, a former fireman at Ameri can steel foundry, leapt onto a locomotive on a side track and sped it forward. The engine derailed and crashed into a wall injuring no one. Guenther drew a revolver but was subdued by keeper W A Moore, then taken to the police station in St Louis on March 10.
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Charles Guenther
American Steel Foundry
ST J Ouis
Guenther
W A Moore
W. F. Slaton Jr Honored as UGA Debater
Walliam F Slaton Jr of Atlanta has earned a place as a sophomore debater at the University of Georgia. His contest result named him to speak on Municipal ownership of Public Utilities, showing depth of study and strong forensic ability. He previously attended Atlanta Boys High School where he showed notable speaking talent.
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Claus
State University
Atlanta
Walliam
F Slaton, Jr
University of Georgia
Ins Amity
Young Stanton
Slaton
Tis
Atlanta Boys' High School
Baptist Minister Convicted in Criminal Relations Case
Asheville March 10 Rev A I E Johns a Baptist minister and former leader of seven churches in Blue Ridge township Henderson county was convicted at Hendersonville yesterday of criminal relations with Mes Angeline Cagle and sentenced to one year in prison. The woman also was convicted and fined $100 and costs.
Georgia Fruit Prospects Bright Despite Cold Spell
Reports from the Southern Railway corridor show Georgia’s fruit industry expanding with peach trees at 3,560,850, plums 45,375, and apples 54,500. Melon and cantaloupe acreage also projected higher, while statewide tree counts rose 25 to 45 percent over prior years. In New York, actor Edward J Morgan, famed as John Storm, was found dead in his Belclaire hotel room from heart disease.
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Georgia
Georga
Southern Railway
Tread
New York
Edward J Morgan
John Storm
Belleclaire Hotel
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Ansley Parks
Piedmont Driving Club
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