Good Road Scouts Arrive March 28 in Atlanta
Washington to Atlanta scouting party of government road experts arrives in Atlanta Saturday March 28 at 2 PM. The mission is to stir citizen interest in maintaining good roads and to ensure federal appropriation is spent wisely. Secretary Light will join from Camden with three experts to meet county officials and gain cooperation along the route.
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Washington-to-Atlanta
Atlanta
Fred Houser
Charles P. Light
American Road Congress
Light
Camden
D. C
Scouts Welcome Atlanta in Preparations for Big Entertainment
The visiting scouting party will be met by Atlanta and DeKalb officials at Stone Mountain and Decatur with a large welcome by the Granite Highway promoters led by Booker Scott. Divisions travel via Athens and Madison on March 27 and 28, with planned stops through Thomson Crawfordville Union Point Madison and Decatur before reaching Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Fred Houser
Newcombe
Atreusta
Stone Mountain
Granite Highway Association
Decatur
Stoke Mountain
Booker ‘Scott
R. F. Freeman
DeKalb County
R. C. W.ramspeck
Decatur Board of Trade
American Toad Congress
W. T Winn
Roads
Je Hig
Augusta
Thomson
Ibeiclock
Athens
Madison
Thorson
Washington
Lexington
Crawford
Winderga
Lawrenceville
Mountain
Tollows
Crawfordville
Union Point
Greensboro
Secrei Circle
Govington
If. mi
Conyers
Man jailed for kissing woman on public street
Savanna Ga March 20 Special In Judge Davis P Free man s opinion a man who attempts to kiss a woman on the street over her objection should serve a day in jail for the offense He sentenced Frank Quin ley to that term when he appeared today charged with attempt to kiss Mrs Hattie Moore a pretty young wife several days ago Quinley was also charged with snatching her purse but this charge was dismissed
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Savanna
Davis P Freeman
Frank Quinley
Hattie Moore
Quinley
Expulsion Debate Over McDermott Resumes in Committee
Washington March 20 The judiciary committee debated expulsion of Representative McDermott of THnels and considered censure resolutions against him and NA M manufacturers officers for lobby investigation activities. The session opened hot over adding expulsion but ended without action.
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Washington
Representative McDermott
Th- Nels
House
Judiciary Committee
Gain
National Association of Manufacturers
Cotton Mill Men Strike at Rome in Union Push
Rome Ga March 20 Special The first southern cotton mill union drive sparked a strike by 150 Anchor Duck mill workers after management refused to recognize the union International Textile Workers organizer Charles A Miles says many workers have been discharged as they join the effort The mill runs full time with under a third idle and organizers plan to spread the drive to other southern mills
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Rome
Charles A. Miles
International Textile Workers
Fall River
Mass
Mil
Lil
Thore
Army Plans 10 Attack Capital and Frisco
The War Department announced joint maneuvers by the U S regular army and National Guard to include attacks on Washington and San Francisco. The plan calls for encampments nationwide with July start tentative and aims to improve efficiency, avoid spectacular displays, and train under two main coordinated forces, the red division and the blue division.
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Washington
United States Regular Army
National Guard
San Francisco
War Department
Department
Adjutants General
Seventh
Elgbth
Baltimore
National Capital
Defense Army
Cotton Grading Bill Set for Monday Consideration
Washington March 20 Senator Smith of South Carolina postponed calling up his cotton grading bill due to the priority of other measures and gave notice he would seek its consideration on Monday.
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Washington
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Pope Receives Dartford Bishop and 200 American Pilgrims
In Rome on March 20 the Pope gave a private audience to theRight Rev. John J. Nilan bishop of Dartford. Monsignor Charles A. O'Hern presented about 200 American pilgrims at the Vatican gathering.
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Rome
The_ Wight
John J. Nilan
Dartford
Charles A. O'Hern
The
American College
Narrow Escape as Lyric Theater Fire Triggers Panic
In Waycross Georgia 100 plus patrons evacuated the Lyric theater after a blaze in the operator's room filled the venue with smoke. Mrs N P Fletcher helped clear the exits while C H Gardner, trapped in a small room, fell from a window and was singed. damage estimated at five hundred dollars.
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Waycross
Lyric Theater
N. P. Fletcher
C. H. Gardner
Gardner
Lyric
No 50000 Fund for Convict Made Goods
Washington March 20 Senator Overman chair of the senate lobby committee said there is no evidence of a 56000 fund related to convict labor contracts. He addressed Manard Boyle Chicago attorney and former treasurer of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections who denied lobbying accusations and claimed a full investigation. The chairman indicated no further witnesses would be called and the matter seemed closed.
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Washington
Senator Overman
Senate Lobby Committee
Manard Boyle
Chicago
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Boyle
Ator Overman
Boyle Munt
Contagion Sweeps Negro Orphanage Prompts Hospital Debate
An Atlanta orphanage faces a severe outbreak with whooping cough and possible diphtheria. Doctors collect samples to confirm diagnosis as three infants die and staff lament insufficient facilities. Mayor Woodward backs Grady hospital rebuilding and a bond plan linked to the Atlanta Plaza project.
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Woodware
Atlanta Plaza
Grady Hospital
Ways and Means Tree of the
Grady
Johns
Robert Lansing Named to Succeed Moore
Washington reports President Wilson nominated Robert Lansing of Watertown New York to be counselor for the department of state and Cone Tobman of Texas to be solicitor succeeding John Bassett Moore and Joseph W Folk. Lansing an international law author and former Behring Sea official.
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Washington
Wilson
Robert Lan Sing
Watertown
N.Y
Department of State
John Bassett Moore
Cone Tobmaon
Texas
Department
Joseph W. Folk
Lansing
American Journal of International Law
United States
Behring Sea Claims Commission
the Hague
X.Y
Johnson
White House
United States Senate
Il Health
White Hovee
Jor
State Department
William Phillips
John W. Foster
Bryan
John Bou
Baltimore
Week of Prayer at Jonesboro Baptist Church
Jonesboro Utah observer week of prayer organized by the Women s and Sunbeam Mission societies of the Jonesboro Baptist church. Program begins next Monday and continues through Friday. The plan aims to be interesting and instructive for all participants.
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Week of Prayer
Jonesboro
Starch
Women's and Sunbeam Missiona
Jonesboro Baptist Church
Funeral Notices For White Pitt Barksdale And More
Funeral notices announce Dr John White L Pitt and Charles E Barksdale funerals with dates times and locations. Services listed at Greenberg Bond Co chapel Oakland and West View cemetery with pallbearers requested to meet at the chapel. Numerous relatives and friends named in attendance invites extend to Birmingham New York and local addresses.
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Greenberg & Hand Co
Charles Vitter
Sword
J. B. Simmons
Oscar Pause
Paul Germann
GC. Lower
Patterson
John " White
West View Cemetery
MANY STOLEN ARTICLES RECOVERED IN PALMETTO
Palmetto Ga March 20 Spectal a good many articles such as brass candlesticks vases Jardinietes and clothing have been recovered by Chief of Police Jenkins since the arrest of the new Yack the Ripper He was arrested in Palmetto Ga Wednesday morning by Chief Jenkins of this place while selling art squares rugs clothing and various other articles to the colored population of this city Chief Jenkins arrested him on the charge of selling goods without a license and after four questions had been asked him Chief Jenkins called Chief Beavers and asked him to send someone down here to identify the articles such as art squares rugs arc thought to have been stolen from the Girls High school of Atlanta Detective Gillespie was sent to Palmetto accompanied by the negro janitor of the Girls High school to identify the articles and to carry the negro pack to Atlanta for safe Keeping.
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Jay
West View
Amy
Hail
Butler
Stek
Atlanta
Groves
Grady Hospital
Grady
Palmetto
Jenkins
the Ripper
Beavers
Girs’ High School
Gillespie
Girls’ High School
Investment Prospect on Peachtree Streets Lot and Income
An apartment house on Alexander Street yields $2,000 yearly. Compare Peachtree street values against West Peachtree, noting income, price of $25,000, and lot size 5 by 140 by 100 by 73 feet. Terms offered for this investment market.
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Alexander Street
Peachtree Street
Peachtree
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Southern Cotton Mills
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Contagion Sweeps Negro Orphanage
Robert Lansing
Moore
Cone Johnson
Barclay & Brandon Co
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