Construction to start on county almshouse near Buckhead
Work on the new county almshouse along Peachtree Road near Buckhead, estimated at 75000 dollars, is set to begin soon. Architects Morgan & Dillon prepared plans accepted with minor changes by the county commissioners. The brick buildings include a superintendent�s home and separate wards for white paupers, negroes, and tuberculosis patients.
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Buckhead End
Peachtree Road
Morgan & Dillon
Board of County Commissioners
Acoustical value of Atlanta's auditorium tested
R M Walker of Walker contractors conducted a precise acoustical test on Atlanta's new auditorium using a sound wave instrument and Sabine formula. Findings indicate the music auditorium is ideal for performances and will be further tested for perfection.
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Atlanta
R. M Walker
Walker
Europe
America
Atcoustlea
Governor Smith Visits Wimberly Farm in Georgia Tour
Governor Hoke Smith and Prison Commissioners visited the Wimberly farm near Dekalb, Georgia, to inspect land and discuss using white convicts on farms. The party, including Minter Wimberly, toured farms, with plans to visit the Grier property if no Wimberly deal is reached.
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Macon
C B Rhodes
Georgia Southern
Florida
Smith
Newa
Wimberly
Atlanta
The Many Uses of Gold Dust
The advertisement extols Gold Dust as a universal cleaner for washing, cleaning, curing, and scrubbing. It claims vast social preparations require no borax, ammonia, kerosene, or naphtha and that Gold Dust can replace all such chemicals with broad effectiveness.
Musical Festival Promises South’s Greatest Talent Gathering
An advertisement touts a forthcoming musical festival as the greatest gathering of music talent in the South. It also promotes optics products from Barble Walter Ballard Optical Co. of Atlanta, offering toric lenses and curved deep-piece bifocals advertised at 75 Peachtree Street.
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South
Barble
Walter Ballard Optical Co
Peachtree
Atlanta
Atlanta to Waycross Automobile Endeavor
An automobile party from Waycross Georgia led by J E Cameron C W Parker E H Crawley and A P Perham Jr left Atlanta this morning in three cars for Waycross They aim to set a through country record between the two cities and trust to ten hours actual running time despite high water in central Georgia An invitation was extended in Atlanta to Governor elect Joseph M Brown to visit Waycross on the 90th instant Brown will travel to Folkston Charlton county on the 31st
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J E Cameron
C W Parker
E H Crawley
A. P Perham, Jr
Waycross
Atlanta
Joseph M Brown
Mr. Brown
Folkston
Charlton County
Col John D Walker Invited to Speak at Bankers Meet
Sparta Ga March 23 Special Colonel John D Walker a prominent Georgia banker has been asked to deliver an address at the next annual meeting of the South Carolina Bankers Association to be held at Wrightsville Beach in June He is noted as a friend of farmers and has spoken widely in the south and Georgia Dr Woodrow Wilson of Princeton University is also invited to address the convention.
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Sparta
John D Walker
South Carolina Bankers’ Association
Wrightsville Beach
Walker
Georgia
South
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Seed Crushers Will Go to College in Athens
The Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia will visit the State Agricultural College in Athens for two days of schooling on cattle raising cattle feeding and improving Georgia cotton seed grades. Dr A M Soule president of the college led the invitation and April 1 and 20 were set as school days with the executive committee in Atlanta unanimously approving.
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A M Soule
State Agricultural College
Athens
Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association of Georgia
Georgia
Crushers’ Association
Atlanta
Goule
Raid Supposed Blind Tigers in Macon Georgia
Special City Detective Nat Harrison led a raid in Macon on a suspected blind tiger operation. Char gee s were preferred against J P Devin P G Doan and Edward Cassidy for alleged intoxicant sales. Doan was charged at two locations near headquarters. No ostensible counts found in the store but investigators report positive evidence. The accused are out on bonds and Cassidy faces a heavier potential sentence. A police court hearing is set for tomorrow morning.
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Macon
Nat Harrison
Charcee
J P Devin
P G Doan
Edward Cassidy
Cassidy
Finch Chosen by Knox for Kibera Commission
Washington March 23 George A Finch of the District of Columbia was selected by Secretary Knox to serve as secretary of the Kibera commission. The appointment emphasizes Finch's role in the colonial administration task force and follows Knox's push for broader oversight.
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Finch
Knox
Washington
George A Finch
Columbia
Kiberia
Sale of Oriental Rugs Promises Sharp Reductions and Wide Selection
A bold sale touts guaranteed honesty in Oriental Rug deals with promises of real discounts on a broad range of rugs from prayer mats to fourteen-foot carpets. The dealer claims no markup tricks and asserts every word is trustworthy while highlighting the Royal Kirmen shah and Kazak mats among the diverse stock.
Bnai Brith Elects Officers for Year in Savannah
Savannah Ga March 23 Today session closed the convention of District No Bnai B rith The officers elected for a year are President Montague Thent Charleston Co First Vice President Leonora Hea Atlanta Ga Second Vice President M W Jacob Richmond Va Treasurer Aaron Goodman Baltimore Sergeant at arms Sidney Teiser State Deputies Maryland Rabbi A Simon Washington DC Sol Herzog Virginia Rabbi E Calisch North Carolina A A Joseph Southee Rabbi Barnet Lises Georgia Emanuel Kaufman
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Savannah
Montague Thent
Charleston
Leonora Hea
Atlanta
M. W. Ja Ecob
Richmond
Aaron Goodman
Baltimore
Sidney Teiser
Maryland
A Simon
Washington
Sol Herzog
Virginia
E . Calisch
North Carolina
A A Joseph
Southee
Barnet Lises
Georgia
Emanuel Kaufman
Mississippi Towns Tired of Negro Postmasters
In several Mississippi towns a quiet movement aims to replace Negro postmasters at term end. Ocean Springs Ray St Louis and Edwards report efforts to urge Washington to appoint competent white successors. The push claims no racial animosity and is supported by local citizens seeking change under President.
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Jackson
Miss
Ocean Springs
Ray St Louis
Edwards
Ben
Washington
Col William B Lamb Dies Hero of Fort Fisher at 78
Norfolk mourns Col William B Lamb 78 a soldier lawyer editor and politician known as the Hero of Fort Fisher for a three day siege at Wilmington North Carolina where 1 900 men held off 10 000 federal troops on land and 600 on water He served as Norfolk mayor and held multiple state offices Taft policy on appointments for negroes in the south cited.
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Norfolk
Wiliam B. Lamb
Fort Fisher
Wilmington
N. C
Butler
Porter
Lamb
Women Clubs Mobilize Against Tariff Increase
Chicago March 23 Bevan vocal women clubs reject the idea that women cannot grasp tariff issues and adopt nationwide protest resolutions targeting higher costs for essentials like gloves and hosiery The resolutions will be sent to Washington and presented at the upcoming Women’s Federation of Clubs council in Texas and before Illinois state and county federations of women’s clubs The ad mentions Clarke’s Pure Rye with a government green stamp and a four quart delivery offer for mail order buyers.
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Chicago
Bevan
Washington
Council of Women's Federation of Clubs
Texas
Ilinois
County Federations of Womens Clubs
Clarke
Davis Silver Service for the Mississippi
Washington reports navy officers believe no official objection would be made to presenting a silver service to the battleship Mississippi for the state it represents. The issue hinges on whether Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederacy, is named. no decision will be made until the matter is formally before the department. Clinchfield, the Coal of Quality, is noted as best for every use.
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Washington
Navy
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
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Wrightsville
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