ICIMENT NAMES NEW OFFICERS FOR FIFTH REGIMENT
Colonel Park Woodward forwarded nominations for adjutant quartermaster and commissary of the Fifth Regiment. Captain Harry W Anderson becomes adjutant, Captain Sheldon is quartermaster, George S Brown is commissary, and Hunter Course is named inspector of rifle practice. Colonel Obear's Lt. Col. seat remains contested. the rifle range preparations boost regimental rifle training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Woodward
T. J. Ripley
Harry W. Anderon
C. A. Sheldon
Georges
Brown
Woodward
Hunter
Anderson
State House
Erskine
W. G. Obéar
Tan
Obear
Ovear
Wwever
Course
Final payment made on O Connor property by Jefferson Coolidge Jr
Jefferson Coolidge Jr of Boston paid 15000 dollars in cash completing the purchase of the O Connor property on Marietta street. Real estate man C Hendrix arranged the deal and delivered the deeds after the final payment. Coolidge plans a modern building at Broad and Marietta streets once the Empire building at the corner is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
O'Connor
Boston
Marietta Street
Coolidge
Fat'3. C. Hendrix
Ar. Coolidge
Atta
Broad
Marietta
Marietta Steet
Cake Walk At Gate City Guard Armory Tonight
A large crowd attended the pure ao show at the Gate City Guard armory est evening. An interesting pro mo was rendered. The Retail Grocers' Association meeting added several new members. A cake walk and boat dancers are scheduled as part of the city entertainment. An entertainment and ball for salesmen is planned tomorrow. Invitations were sent yesterday for a highly enjoyable affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate City Guard
Cily
Reformatory Will Be Considered By Grand Jury
Fulton grand jury meets at 10 in the courthouse to discuss a proposed Atlanta reformatory for youthful criminals. Ministers and city supporters urge the plan. if recommended, county commissioners may call an election. City involvement hinges on mayor and council backing.
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Fulton
Board of
Reformatory
Atlanta
General Assembly
Recorder's Court
County Reformatory
Southern Visitor Notes Marlborough Hotel During Dewey Reception
A southern business traveler recalls visiting New York for the Dewey home-coming, praising Marlborough Hotel as southern headquarters. He describes its superb service, convenient location, and hospitality, noting many southerners stayed there and predicting the event's rarity. Hood's Sarsaparilla is mentioned as yielding good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
New York
Kimball House
Marlborough Hotel
Broadway
Thirty-sixth
Marlborough
Hood
Woman fined for door slamming after girls found at her house
Virginia McTay, a Black woman, was arraigned after two white girls were found in her house. The recorder dismissed the charge of running a disorderly house and fined her five dollars and seventy-five cents for slamming the door in an officer’s face and for jabbing a finger in his eye. The evidence was conflicting and she was warned about the alleged conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder
Virginia McTay
Man Refuses Silence. Storekeeper Kills Intruder in Richmond
In Louisa county Hallis Estes, a white man, entered a store and became disruptive. William Graves, a salesman, ordered him to leave or quiet down. Estes advanced, Graves fired, killing Estes instantly. Graves surrendered at the courthouse awaiting a hearing.
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Richmond
Louisa County
Hallis Estes
Wiliam
Graves
Estes
Henry Barracks Renamed in Porto Rico Post
By presidential direction the Cayey military post in Porto Rico will hereafter be known as Henry Barracks in honor of the late Brigadier General Guy de Vere.
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Henry Barracks
Porto Rico
Washington
Cayey
Guy Veony
Slaton and King Enter Fulton County House Race
The May 15 general primary will feature John M. Slaton and Porter King for the state house from Fulton County. Slaton, an experienced former chair of the General Judiciary Committee, and King, ex-mayor of Atlanta, are joined by Morris Brandon and C. C. Houston as declared contenders. J. E. McElroy of Norcross is mentioned for the senate, with Clarke County delaying its congressional primary.
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Porter King
House of Representatives
Slaton
Fulton County
House
General Judiciary Committee
Assembly
Atlanta
Morris Brandon
Hon. C. C. Houston
C. C. Houston
Fulton
Clarke County
Howard
Eighth
Clarke
W. F. Brown
Carroll
Coweta
Judge Brown
Five Prisoners Linked in Unusual Watch Theft Case
Five prisoners were rounded up at police barracks after a theft case tracing a gold watch from Mrs. Nelie Peters Black on Peachtree Street. The chain allegedly runs from Caddie Barrow and Gertrude Williams to John Smith, Tomlinson, and jeweler F J Eddleman, with Eddleman claiming to have bought it from Tomlinson. Eddleman and Tomlinson are free on bond. others remain jailed as further arrests may follow.
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Nolice Barracks
Nelie Peters Black
Peachtree Street
Dodd
Hollis
McIntyre
F. J. Eddleman
Marietta Street
C. O. Tomlinson
John Smith
Caddle Barrow
Gertrude Williams
Caddie
Gertrude
Joan Smith
Tomlinson
Tomlnson
Eddleman
Eddieman
the Constitution
Caddie Barrow
Hddleman
Pond
Labor Sub-Commission Hears Chicago Worker Viewpoints
The Industrial Sub-Commission in Chicago opened hearings on the labor situation viewed by workers and leaders amid sparse labor representation. Contractor Michael Hovey denounced unions as restricting families and fostering crime, claiming unions unjustly hinder sons from learning trades and promote dependency.
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Industrial Sub-Commission
Chicago
Kennedy
Michael Hovey
Glencos
Hovey
Trades Unions
Landrum Rates Sam Jones a Reformer and Conscience Caller
Dr. W. W. Landrum of First Baptist in Atlanta praised Sam Jones as a reformer and conscience in chief while urging caution in equating mass prayer convulsions with genuine spiritual regeneration. He warned that hundreds may have acted from contagious religious feeling without lasting change and urged careful verification of conversions.
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W. W. Landrum
First Baptist Church
Landrum
Dr. Landrum
Tabernacle
Sam Jones
Atlanta
Christ
Jones
Bam Jones
Stewart
Were Married in Brunswick by Savannah Couple
A young couple from Savannah, Alexander M. Sauls and Miss Florence Bellham, were married at the First Methodist Church parsonage in Brunswick after arriving by train. The ceremony was conducted with a friend as intermediary and they celebrated at the friend’s home. The license appears to have been secured after arrival. The event drew admiring attention from locals. Separate note: two new cotton mills were projected near Columbia, South Carolina, boosting 1920s capital activity with $5,000,000 yearly target. mills planned at Verdery in Greenwood and Liberty in Pickens County.
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Savannah
Brunswick
Hatch
Alexander M. Sauls
Florence Bellham
First Methodist Church
Columbia
Verdery
Greenwood County
Liberty
Pickens
Fifth Baptist Church Faces Racial Sale of Property
Citizens rally in Fourth Ward over the sale of the Fifth Baptist Church property at Bell and Gilmer Streets to a Negro congregation. Major Slaton hinted the new school might move if the church is sold, prompting a five member citizen committee to negotiate a compromise. The church, 27 years in place, has most members in the Third Ward across the railroad.
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Fifth Baptist Church
Fourth Ward
Board of Education
Bell and Gilmer Streets
Fifth Baptist
Third Ward
Fifth Baptist sale sparks neighborhood protests in city
A plan to sell the old Fifth Baptist property to the Ebenezer Baptist church for 2500 dollars triggers neighborhood opposition while a new 15000 dollar Bell Street school project faces protests. Citizens, church members seek an amicable settlement as Major Slaton and Judge Van Epps are slated to speak at an upcoming meeting.
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Woodward Avenue
Thomas Street
Ebenezer Baptist Church
St Idast
Ebenezer
Fifth Baptist
Fourth Ward
Bell Street
Fifth
Baptist Church
Major Slaton
Judge van Epps
City section drawn to church school question
The section of the city is engrossed almost entirely with the church school question, reflecting local debate over school governance and religious involvement.
Filipino Play Suppressed Arrests In Manila Theater
A theater manager and the author of a Tagalog play titled For Love of Country were arrested after a performance provoked disorder among natives when they shouted Vive Filipinos and Vive Aguinaldo amid references to independence. American authorities had forbidden the production and the theater owner’s newspaper proprietor connected with radical utterances faced prior warning. Nebraska and Gulf Chartered
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St. Manila
Tagaia
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Iciment
Harry Anderson
Sheldon
George S. Brown
Qbear
Jon
Jiaier & Berkele, Jewelers
Whitehall St
Grand Jury
Fortan
State Capitol
J. E. McElroy
Norcross
McElroy
Senate
Tower
Hancock County
Edgar Thompson
Hancock
WATCH
Peachtree
Liebig Company
Cizeus
New School
Chamber of Commerce
Howard van Epps
D. M. Vining
Joseph Greene
W. E. Adams
Edward Dunn
The
Rae
Hirsch Bros
Nebraska and Gulf
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska and Gulf Railroad
Running Water
Neh
Knox County
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Galveston
Gee rAyen Best
Eiseman Bros
Pets
Washington, D. C
Tihand
Whitehall
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