Social Items Show Wide Range of Visitors and Guests
Notable residents and guests fill city social pages as New York New Orleans Athens Rome and Marietta connections appear. Companions and relatives visit or travel from Jacksonville Chicago Philadelphia and Tampa while local homes at Georgian Terrace Linden Street and East Third Street host gatherings and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Buttrill
Jackson
Jewell Durden
James G. Durden
New York City
Georgian Terrace
Bessie Moore
Rome
Lindsay Jonnaon
Charles Owena
New York
M. Greer
Owen
East Third Street
Gossip at Capitol notes governor's staff actions
Governor Brown's chief Frederic J. Paxon informs staff that the governor has accepted an invitation from the Ladies Memorial Association to attend Memorial Day exercises on April 26 and to outfit uniforms for a parade later. The staff numbers 29, down from 165 under earlier governors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxon
Frederic J. Paxon
Brown
Ladies'Memorial Association
Land
Atkinson
Terrell
Virginia Lipscomb at Mary Baldwin in Nashville
Miss Mary Smith of Athens will arrive Thursday to join Miss Laura Cobb during Mrs Lipscomb's absence. Mrs James L Dickey has returned from New York. Miss Corrie Hoyt Brown and Miss Dickey of Cleveland were guests of honor at a theater party last night at the Granda. Lift Company's salon in Atlanta reports week ending March 1 averaging 10.20 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Phinlzy
Athens
Hansom Wright
James T. Williams
New York
Nea
Irena Nickerson
Filliard Spalding
Athena
Smith D. Pickett
Waxhitton
Ilcc
Elisha Pickett
Laura Wyatt
Marietta
George McKenzie
Anna Lee McKenzie
William McKenzie
Alberta Patterson
Trome
Lewis Co. Smith
Louiaville
Smith
S. A. Visanska
St. Augustine
Florida
A. D.S. Johnston
St. Paul
W. L. Josgrove
Palm Beach
Virginia
Corrie Hoyt Brown
Dickey
Cleveland
Atlanta
Flood Damage Dims as Waters Recede in Georgia
Floodwaters recede after the Ocmulgee crest at Macon Ga with rail service resuming on the Southern and Macon Dublin Savannah lines. Cattle losses mount in lowlands near Macon and Columbus raids for repairs amid exhausted tin roofing. Augusta reports minimal damage as river levels fall while relief and rebuilding efforts start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Southern Railway
Dublin
Savannah
Central City Park
Mayon
Ocmulgee
Central
Cace
Augusta
Une
Aiken
Nisbet Wingfield
Broad Street
River Flood Reaches 54.4 Feet Higher Since 1902
The river peaks at 54.4 feet then recedes. Georgia lowlands and areas around Eufaula flood. Rail traffic delayed by washouts for 12 to 24 hours, with utilities near shutdowns in Colum_BUS. Southern Railway detours trains between Columbus and Atlanta via Harris City. central Georgia track used temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Eufaula
Hufaula
Southern
Columbus
Oak Mountains
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Harris City
Central of
Cyclone Victim Dies in Gordon County Toll Rises
Estella Holt dies from cyclone injuries in Gordon County, the sixth Bolt family death amid floodwaters. Father, mother, and two older children survive. two children’ bodies recovered from a well. three others still missing. Curryville and Rosedale isolated by floods as thousands of acres flood. Recovery efforts hampered by high water and threatened further suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Gordon County
Estella Holt
Bolt
Curryville
Rosedale
Tech Woral
April Team Opens New Court District Gainesville Ga
The new division of the United States court for the northern district of Georgia at Gainesville will hold its first session next month. Regular terms are set for the fourth Mondays in April and November to handle business from Hall White Lampkin Dawson Forsyth Banks Habersham Stephens Habun Towns Union and portions of Jackson and Gwinnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Spegal
United States Court For
Northern District of Georgia
Thomas M. Bell
Hall, White, Lampkin
Dawson
Forsyth
Banks, Habersham
Stephens, Habun
Towns
Union
Jackson and Gwinnett
Refuge From Police Too Cold For Suspect On River
Samuel Lutz taunted Patrolman Romine from neck deep in White River as crowds gathered in Indianapolis on March 17. Lutz, charged with intoxication after a restaurant fight over his drink, finally waded out to surrender when the officer stayed put on the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel Lutz
White River
Romine
Lam
Lutz
Hatman Named for Harrison Land Office
President Wilson sent to the senate the nomination of W. F. Hatman to be receiver of the land office at Harrison Arkansas as of March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatman
Washington
Wilson
Senate
W. F. Hatman
Harrison, Ark
Militant suffragettes clash with peaceful sisters in London
In London a meeting addressed by Phillip Snowden was disrupted by militant suffragettes demanding action. George Lansbury urged arming for order if police fail to protect public meetings. Labour Party criticisms and a theatrical league protest over a suffrage canvass are noted. Vocal calls in music halls urged harsh actions against Premier Asquith as Mrs Pankhurst spoke of Sylvia’s imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Phillip Snowden
M. P
Blackburn
Cateshead
Mr. Snowden
Snowden
George Lansbury
House of Commons
Bow and Bromely
Tower Hamlets
Man's ‘Federation For Women
Landsbury
Labor Party
Laborites
Hea
Actresses Franchise League
Asquith
Did Admiral Eaton End His Life in Inquest
Bingham Mass March 17 four witnesses heard at the inquest into Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton death the proceedings adjourned until tomorrow an official said authorities doubt natural causes and consider possible suicide though no definitive indication is given Judge Pratt says the report may take until week end investigators then visited the late admiral’s Norwell home where Mrs Harrison mother of Mrs Eaton was the only witness examined
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Mass
Joseph Giles Eaton
Anton
Barker
Bence
Norwell
Ballinger Tied to Alaska Coal Land Fraud Trial
Chicago March 17 Richard A Ballinger former secretary of the interior was named in the fraud trial of Albert C Frost and accomplices accused of conspiring to seize a vast Alaska coal land tract. Two women stenographers testified Frost pressed them to file coal locations without pay or gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richard A Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Albert C. Frost
Alaska
Frost
M. W. Ford
Ballinger
Washington
Lever measure urged by fertility league
The National Soil Fertility league, based in Chicago, announced it will urge the Lever agricultural extension bill. The measure died in conference at the end of the 1924 Congress, and the league plans to push for its consideration in the upcoming special session. The league lists railroad presidents, agriculturists, economists and public figures among its members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Soil Fertility League
Lever Agricultural Extension
House
Senate
McAdoo Bars Personal Office Requests to Save Time
Washington March 17 Secretary McAdoo announces he will not receive personal applications for office. He says ten days of in person pleas consume his time, notes only a Superman could remember all seekers, and urges write in, be filed, and receive careful consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
McAdoo
Store Wrecked by Mob of Irishmen in Jersey
Red Bank New Jersey March 17 a five and ten cent store was wrecked by a mob protesting Saint Patrick's Day souvenirs in the windows. Parish priest demanded removal but failed. About 200 marchers entered the shop tearing items from display, overturning counters and destroying goods. Owners say they will prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bank
N. J
Fatrick
Engravers Offer Round-the-Clock Service of Top Craft
The text asserts engravers produce superior work and maintain nonstop service, claiming their skilled workmen are among the best in the country and that no local engraving house matches their continuous operation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Otto H. Lehmann
Juliana. Lehmann
Hayden Apartments
Sanford Hust
New Orleans
RS. Hust
Marthe Greer
Sewilar
Melly Hostwick
Gaynesville
Mrs. Powell Ao
Hen Wing
East Linden Street
Nursday George
JE. Gewinner
Peachtree Street
George Crouch
Cartersville
Ww. B. Grouch
E. B. Caldwell
Philadelphia
Mary Brown
George M. Brown
James Holmes
Harold Holmes
Thompson
New Haven
Conn
David Woolward
Miss Woodward
Ove
Marion Phinizy
Giles
Oliver Jones
Rutherford Lipscomb
Capitol
Georeta
Angus and Savannah Steamboat Company
Richmond County
Clakely Southern Railroad Company
Early County
Lumber City and Oconee Railroad Company
Telfair County
Figurga
M. Candler
State Railroad Commission
Georgia Dmailway and Bower Company
Uve
Candler
Reguerk Itdde Cere
Bee Worsham
Worsham
North
Willan J. Speer
Speer
Wagle and Phenix
Chattahoochee
DY Walholts
Mufaula, Alw
Chattahoorhhee
Bott
Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls, N.Y
JHIVE
Militant Women
Admiral Eaton
Fertility League
M’adoo
Frank Hammond
Marion Jackson
Mayor Woodward
Chief Beavers
Jim
Southern Engraving CO
Henry W. Grady
Constitution Bldg
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