Railroad wage bill provokes protest plan March 15
Preparatory to tonight's protest, representatives from rail trades organizations met in the superior court room and arranged a demonstration against Congress passage of the rail wage compensation bill on March 15. Speakers including T Ladson H O Teat Jerome Jones Robert Broyles and Karl Karston are slated to speak, with others delivering talks and attending to express opposition.
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To. A
Superior Court Room
Congress
Angers
Mik
Apeak
Co. T Ladson
H. O. Teat
Jerome, Jones
Robert Broyles
Karl Karston
Réque
Sugar magnates charged under Sinai law in monopoly case
New York report on the Sherman act trial of Washington B. Thomas and three others from the American Sugar Refining Co. with alleged monopolistic lending to the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co. A federal prosecutor frames the case as violation of manmade law and the Tenth Commandment. Testimony covers a $1,250,000 loan, stock transfers, and extensive correspondence from 1902 to 1909.
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New York
Washington B. Thomas
American Sugar Refining Company
John E. Parson
Feredal
Moeses
Pennsylviiaa Sugar Refining Company
Failadelphia
Wise
Pennsylvania Company
John E. Parsons
Thomas B Harned
Adolph Segal
Philadelphia
Segal
Wis
James E. Freeman
Kissel
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Sait
Freeman
New Jersey
Diamond retailer cuts middleman by buying direct
Our large volume permits direct diamond purchases, matching wholesale prices and saving customers 10 to 15 percent. A 25 year veteran diamond classer grades stones by Standard classifications, with weights and grades on plain English tags. Diamonds ship on approval with attractive monthly payments. Catalog available, 1912 illustrated.
Parents Seek Pretty Daughter in Athens Disappearance
Athens March 12. Louise Harris 16 has vanished from her home after visiting a local dentist. Her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Harris fear harm befell her as she traveled beyond Atlanta toward Cartersville. A man named Guy Cowden, known to police, sent letters twice to the girl. authorities suspect possible involvement.
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Athens
Louise Harris
Atlanta
Carteraville
Thomas Harris
Uvingg
Nantahala Avenus
Guy Cowden
Mars
Cowden
Everywoman at the Grand and Forsyth vaudeville acts
Theatergoers praise Everywoman at the Grand for its charm, beauty, and broad appeal to both men and women, fueling strong word of mouth. At the Forsyth, the Courtiern act by Rolfe impresses with singing and versatile instrumentals, while Breen and Work and Ower provide engaging monologue and acrobatics throughout the show.
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iLral
Grand
Keith
Forsyth
Rolfe
Breen
Work
Owers
The Trouble Makers at the Lyric Ward and Vokes
Ward and Vokes star in The Trouble Makers at the Lyric Atlanta with strong reviews and a lively chorus. Frank McIntyre joins for a next Thursday engagement, billed as a top season option with intricate stage tricks and practical effects enhancing the show.
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Frank McIntyre
Atlanta
Peeples
New York
Chicago
Boxea
Penland and Perdue among several local obituaries
The town mourns SAMS Penland a prominent merchant and former city councilman who died after a ten day pneumonia illness. Eugenia Perdue wife of J A Perdue dies in Sandersville aged sixty a Fifth Baptist Church member. Also reports Joseph A Sylvester Willig O vouns Lucien A Thompson Leoni Lyon and Fred L Morgan among others with funerals and interments planned in coming days.
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Khouwels
Sams Penland
Micsion Penland
Harold
Hoyt Penland
Penland
Every Night! AtIG Sees the South Georgian
AtIG announces service to the South Georgian route joining A.B and A for all points in the South Georgia region. Sleepers available. occupancy of passengers at Union station at 9:00 p.m. The best route, try it.
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Atig
S South Geotea
Thomas
Union Station
Involuntary bankruptcy petition filed against Walker Bowden Co
Involuntary proceedings were filed in U S court against Walker Bowden Company of McDonough, with Atlanta firms Meador-Cauthorn Company, Rice-Hutchins Atlanta Company, and Floyd-Lehman Company as petitioners. No schedule of liabilities or assets was filed. John Slaton awarded 2500 dollars for services as special master in related litigation. Ward club meets. Butler and Askin wed. couple lived on Murphy's Avenue.
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United States
Walker- Bowden Company
Mcdonough
Vecnry County
Meador-Cauthorn
Rice-Hutchins Atlanta Company
Floyd-Lehman Company
Atlanta
John Slaton
Federal District Court
John M. Slaton
Stromberg: Carlson Telephone Manufacturing Company
Rochester
Jerome Simmons
Atlanta Telephone and Telegraph Company
Newman
Tenth Ward
T. B. Rice
Stewart Avenue
Butler-Askin
Imogene Butler
Askin
A. C. Ward
Mangum Street
Ward
Murphy's Avenue
Campaign at The Constitution offers $20,000 in prizes
The Constitution Campaign Department invites candidates to request receipt books and information for a city and district wide election. Forty prizes valued at $20,000 include two Mitchell automobiles, two Mitchell touring cars, nine planes, nine Grafonolas, and nine gold watches. Districts cover Atlanta Fulton DeKalb and surrounding areas. Campaign help is available on weekdays from 8 am to 9 pm at 30 West Alabama Street or by phone Bell Main 2949.
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Thema
Oringain
Ita
Atlanta
Uet
Mitchell
Fulton
DeKalb
Phillips & Crew Company
Constitution Building
West Alaama Street
Bell
Main
Killed by ex husband before her children
In Louisville Kentucky on March 12 Rebecca Franks 32 was shot to death by former husband Clinton McCarthy at her home in front of their three children who witnessed the attack. McCarthy returned to the house and after she refused his plea fired five shots, two hitting her body. He was arrested.
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M. A. Knott
McDonough
Mark A. Knott
Tie
George Knott
Atlanta
Emma Knott
Mattie Knott
Lucy Knott
T Loussaville
Rebecca Franks
Clinton McCarthy
McCarthy
Bufeula
Ale
Will T. Brown
Morris
Polka Doughtie
Sherif Cadenhead
Quitman County
H. Pearlman
Brown
Pearlman
Farmers and Merchants' Bank of
Georgetown
Morrne
Chief Doughtle
Dr Broughton honored by Tabernacle staff banquet
Dr Len G Broughton was feted at a farewell banquet by the Tabernacle Infirmary medical and surgical staff at the Georgian Terrace on the eve of his departure for England to lead Christ Church in London. Speakers praised his ministry and service, noting the unusual honor by physicians after forty two years in New York.
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Len G. Broughton
Tabernacle Infirmary
Georgian Terrace
Dr Broughton
England
Christchurch
London
George M. Niles
New York City
MacArthur
Baptist Nabersnacle
Jones
Negro Arrested for Ingleside Fire in Decatur Ga
In Decatur Georgia on March 12 a Black man was arrested for starting a fire at the Ingleside employer Mr Carter’s plantation. The blaze damaged barns stables and outhouses and killed six cattle and several horses and mules. He confessed implicating two white men.
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Decatur
Carter
Ingleside
Tiia
TIED HORSES ON TRISUN FOR THE TRAIN TO KILL
Knoxville reporter: Fred Carter is sentenced to three years in the penitentiary after conviction for placing obstructing the track of the Southern Railway Company. Evidence showed he had collected damages from the railroad for two horses killed, with the railroad allegedly paying double their value. Carter denied the claim, but railroad detectives built a strong case leading to the verdict.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Fred Carter
Aftter
Southern Railway Company
Carter
Southern Offers Scholarships In Georgia
Georgia news briefs report Southern Railway official M W Richards discussing planned prize scholarships for Georgia road employees' sons with State College of Agriculture President A M Soble. An official announcement of eight scholarships is expected in a few weeks.
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Southern
Athens
M. WY. Richards
The
Southern Railway
Washington
Southern Field
Woad
South
A. M. Sotle
State College of Agriculture
Gorgia
Ashington End
Gainesville News Highlights Local Leaders and Civil Projects
Col Dunlap long prominent in northeast Georgia business and politics. Gainesville Chamber banquet to honor citizenship with about one hundred guests. New rail agency leaders take over in Gainesville as J T Hill resigns. Dr Remsen of Johns Hopkins visits University of Georgia with caps and gowns. West Point congratulates J J Robinson Jr for probate judges victory in Chambers county. Lumpkin primary set for April 12 with vote-buying pledge and anti-treat provisions. Lumpkin to pursue road improvements with new surveyor. Hall County to build a major highway from Gainesville to Blue Ridge foothills. q E Chadwick to retire after 25 years as mayor of Montgomery.
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Gainesville
Gainesvile Chamber of Commerce
Howard Thompson
P. E. B. Robertson
John B. Rudolph
P. N. Parker
H. J
Lumpkin
Dahlonega
Hall County
Blue Ridge Mountains
Nature's Proven Fat Reducing Idea Promises Quick Loss
An ad claims Marmola tablets after meals convert meals to proper nourishment, stopping fat growth and reducing daily fat loss by 12 to 13 ounces. It states users can eat freely and still shed fat, with physicians and druggists endorsing the product and orders sent to The Marmola Co. in Detroit.
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Marmola Co
Farmer Building
Detroit
Mich
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Spental
Eugenia Perdue
Plum Street
Sandersville
Ilhealth
Fifth Baptisl Church
Barnesville
Joseph A. Sylvester
Mafaula
Ala
William D. Jenks
Willig. O. Vouns
Bloomfield-Burkett Undertaking Establishment
Duluth
Lucien A. Thompson
Lucien A
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W. A. Thompson
Woodward Avenue
St. Paul's Church
West View
Leoni Lyon
Mra
H. BD. Lyon
Greenberg & Bond Co
Fred L. Morgan
Vried T. Morgan
Marietta Street
F. S Mortun
Patterson's Chapel
Antioch
City News
DR. Broughton
Tabernacle Staff
Trisun
Georgia
Ities
Emanuel
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Manchester
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Smithville
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Canton
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Dunlap
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Samuel C. Dunlap
Daniel Bros. Co
Georgia Bureau of Industries and Immigration
Ood
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Specia
Southern Railroad Agency
J. T. Hill
Compan
Houston
Texas
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Gadeden
C. E. Yoder
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Catawba Junction
C. BR. Cheney
Yoder
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Remsen
University of Johns Hopkins
University of Georgia
Chambers County
Lumpkin County
Aso
Q. E. Chadwick
Montgomery
Whitenall
Peter Thompson
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