Atlanta Labor Leads Protest Against Act in Congress
Atlanta labor leaders have launched a protest against a proposed compensation act before Congress aimed at railroad workers. Georgia and regional unions join to rally opposition as hearings delayed to March 26. Leaders plan a Washington visit with delegations from Birmingham, Chattanooga, Memphis, and New Orleans to press their case.
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Atlanta
Congress
America
Rentire
Georgia
Jerome Jones
Georgia Federation of Labor
United States
Mr. Jones
Hoke Smith
al Bacon
William Schley Howard
Thomas W. Hardwick
Taft
H ©. Teat
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Washington
Mir
Jones
C. T la Ron
Secor
Ladson
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
New Orleans
South
Allen gang hunts continue in Blue Ridge hills
In Hillsville Virginia on March 17 the Allen gang, blamed for a courtroom massacre in Carroll County, eludes capture as a 75-strong posse patrols the area. Officials consider militia aid and an arraignment planned for March 26. Jack Allen distances himself from the plot, saying the brothers may not receive a fair trial.
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Hillsville
Blue Ridge Mountains
Allen
Carroll County
Mann
Devil's den
Allens
Jasper Allen
Jack
Sidna
Floyd
Filsville
The Gates of Hell Sermon in Atlanta Church
Second Baptist Pastor Dr John O White urges appointment of a Vice Commission to combat social evils in Atlanta He calls the theaters and saloons gateways of hell and argues Christians must oppose organized vice The sermon claims prostitution as a visible evil and condemns certain theaters and beer saloons as threats to city morality The pastor praises some stage offerings but denounces obscene performances and linked liquor outlets as a public menace in Atlanta.
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Gates of Hell
Atlanta
Second Baptist Church
John O. White
Hell
J. C. Black
Augusta
Georgia Capitol
Central Presbyterian Church
Church of Chrilat
Achgola
Pastora
Gates of
Aflauta
Georgia
Mquor
Hakor
Wanaittol
Prohibition and vice in Atlanta seen through civic lens
A critique argues Atlanta hosts cheap social clubs and saloons undermining Prohibition, fueling drunkenness and crime. It condemns boarding houses and hotels used for assignation, urging a vigorous vice commission to expose and curb the open vice tide and protect women.
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Atlanta
Police Department
Remins
Atlanta Chamber Boosts Stock Drive for YMCA Building
The Atlanta chamber promotes a 40,000 stock subscription toward buying the Young Men's Christian Association building. Committees report progress, aiming to exceed 50,000, with noon reporting at the Merchants and Manufacturers' Club. The plan includes exhibits of Georgia resources and Atlanta manufactured goods to attract visitors and prestige. The project is seen as civic pride and a potential money-maker, with stock not taxed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Christian Asseciaton
Merchanta and Manufacturers’ Club
Georgia
Atlanta
Athinta
Itta
Auantans
Hewitt and Jump Funeral Notices Readied for Today
Friends and relatives are invited to funeral services for infants and adults in Bloomfield and Philadelphia today. Services commence 2 pm for Hewitt infant at 170 Crew street. Jump funeral at 2 pm at Greenberg Bond Co chapel with West View burial. Pallbearers listed for Saunders service at 3 pm from All Saints Episcopal Church with burial at West View.
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Jump
John E. Jump
T R Mathews
George H. Brant
Philadelphia
John WH. Jump
Greenberg & Bond Co
Rey Dr. Bricker
West View
Weat View
Patterson & Son
F. M Farley Jr
I. M Teague
T .E. Dillard
George C Sprit
Charles Kingsbery
U‘bear, Jr
Women Injured and Arrests After Road Crash Near Adamsville
Two women were injured and later arrested after a buggy collision with a surrey carrying C E Dollar and his family between Adamsville and a nearby road junction. The crash left Mrs Beatty and Mrs Brittle unconscious, taken to a house then city by county patrol. Both men fled on foot. Camp and Post were later arrested for drunkenness on a public highway with bond set at 1000 dollars each.
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Devil's Jen
Mount Airy
Hillsville
Thuss Ile
Dexter Goad
Massie
Goad
Foster
Andrew Flewlett
Stuart Worrell
Columbus Kane
Adamsville
Surrey
C. E. Dollar
Yost
Camp
Brittle
Brittle and Mrs. Beatty
Post
Bugsies
Beatty
Noti
Carroll
Zack Rowan
Peatland Camp
Bomb Threat Tied to Judge Rosalsky Case Inquiries Grow
Police and postal inspectors pursue clues after a bomb threats target Judge Rosalsky amid the Brandt and forger Carlessi cases. Investigators compare the device to the Helen Taylor murder bomb, noting similar typewritten envelopes and dual batteries. Insufficient detonation left many questions.
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Anyane
Carlessi
Criminal Courts
Rosalsky
Folke E. Brandt
Helen Taylor
Iit
Lfe
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