Noted Atlanta cotton firm partner Sanders dies in Florida
William C. Sanders senior partner of Sanders Swann Co. of Atlanta and Bremen died suddenly at Suwannee Springs Florida after two weeks of illness. He was a liberal donor to charity and a powerful figure in Atlanta business. Funeral arrangements await details with services planned at his Washington Street home. The firm includes Jemea Swann John W Sanders and Inman H Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Sanders
Sanders, Swann & Co
Atlanta
Bremen
Suwannee Springs
Fla
Sanders
John Sanders
Henry Inman
Macon
Miss Sanders
Mr. Sanders
Washington Street
Atlanta Charitable Association
Sunderg
Jemea Swann
New York
Atlanta National Bank
John W. Sanders
Inman H. Sanders
Frank M. Inman
Germany
Sandera
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Direc
Longtime Atlanta financier S Sanders dies after life of service
Inman Sanders, son of a Barnwell South Carolina native, built a notable Atlanta career from humble beginnings. He joined Southern Express, then led Sanders Swann and Company, guiding the firm through postwar growth and its later split into three partnerships. Survived by wife Rebecca Hulsey and children, his death brings deep sorrow to family and friends.
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Mr. Sanders
Atlanta
Sanders
Misa Rebecca Hulsey
W. H. Hulsey
Inman Sanders
Bremen
John Sanders
J. E. Hickey
Julia Sanders
Clara Sanders
South Carolina
Barnwell County
Bamberg
Southern Express Company
Hulbert
Express
W. N. Hulsey
Fulton County
Sanders& Flake
Inman, Swan & Co
New York
Augusta
Savannah
Inman, Swan & Company
Sanders, Swann & Company
New Atlanta Directory Hits Press With 1930 Pages
The Foote and Davis directory for Atlanta, managed by J. W. Hill, arrives this month as the largest yet with 1,930 pages. It separates white and colored names for easier use, includes an city map, and highlights Atlanta industries and home-made goods to boost local patronage.
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Atlanta
Foote & Davis Company
J. W. Hill
Hill
Mass Meeting on Peters and Decatur Streets Veto Discussed
Property owners on Peters and Decatur streets plan a mass meeting at 244 Peters Street to discuss the mayor's veto of a paving ordinance and to outline a campaign to secure road paving. J R Smith, Peters Street steering chair, says attendees will not hold an indignation session and emphasizes county support for half the paving cost.
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Peters
Decatur Street
Peters Street
Peters and
Decatur Streets
J. R. Smith
Peachtree Street
Forsyth Street
South Prior Street
Atlanta
Whitehall Street
West End
Consent verdict granted in Allen suit against W and A Railroad
Mrs Sallie C Allen received a consent verdict of 3750 in her damage suit against the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company over the death of her husband Charles R Allen. She sought 25000 alleging he was struck by a leaning post on railway property causing injuries leading to consumption and death. Attorneys Goodwin Hallman and Westmo represented her.
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Sallie C. Allen
W. & A. Railroad Company
Sare C. Allen
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company
Alen
Charles R. Allen
Seaboard ‘Air-Line
Western and Atlantic Railway
Goodwin
Giant Premiums At Southern Interstate Fair Draw Huge Subscriptions
The Southern Interstate Fair Association reports rapid growth in its guarantee fund with $940 secured from Peachtre e and Marietta streets merchants, surpassing last year and signaling strong merchant appetite for space. Plans include expanded stalls, possible coliseum repairs, and major giant premiums open to all, with detailed rules for Group 1 exhibits in wheat oats corn cotton potatoes and hay and a Georgia-only collective exhibit group.
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Unl
Southern Interstate Fair Association
Peachree
Marietta
Martin Y
Coliseum
Martin
Atlanta
T. H. Martin
Southern Interstate Fair
Express
The
Fair Association
Southern Inter-State Fair Association
Upland
H. G. McKerron
Boston
Musa
Georgia
A. m
Marietta and
Peachtree Street
Local Business Names and Firms Listed in Trade Directory
A fragmented OCR listing shows multiple business names and owners such as J Northrow Manson Wilson P B H Furnitre Go L er Peoples Outfitting Co R Crutcher Furniture Go Bunion Bellipnrath Come Dunn Francis Woolside Paprein Co Robert Sharp J T Donovan Guthman Steam Laundry L R Bratton Pink H Cherry Deltridge West Floral J G Thrower Sam Walker Carter Gil ie John Church Co Total step.
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J.’ Northrow
Manson
Sam Walker
Carter & Gil Ie John Church Co
Total
Step
Railway reshuffle and rail executive moves across the industry
The freight traffic department of the Chesapeake and Ohio is reorganized effective April 1 with F W Whittaker in charge of all freight traffic reporting to President Stevens and A G Troup overseeing westbound routes from New York. Other appointments include E D Hotchkiss and J B Orndorff in Richmond, W J Divine in Cincinnati, and several regional freight agents. The piece notes further executive shifts at Kansas City Southern and Lake Erie and Western, wage payment changes at the Wabash, and various railroad industry rumors and confirmations. The report also covers the Cliver Leaf railroad sale to bondholders and a surprise wedding in Opelna Alabama.
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Shesapeake and
Ohio
F. W. Whittaker
Cincinnati
Stevens
A. G. Troup
New York
E. D. Hotchkiss
Richmond
John B. Orndorff
W. J. Divine
William A. Sullivan
Clifton Forge East
WKR Hite
Clifton Forge
Huntington
W. Va
A. H. Pape
Chicago Times-Herald
George Lewis Bradbury
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf
Bradbury
Colorado
Philadelphia
Lake Erie and Western
F. W. Pettit
Pettit
Harriman
John W. Gates
John Lambert
Guardian Trust Company
A. E B. Stillwell
Cliver
Toledo
Messrs
Samuel Hunt
Geveral
Merrill Moores
Fragmentary Verses Hint at Wealth and Ambition
A fragmentary quatrain urges pursuit of great things through wealth and treasure. The line hints at ambition and material gain as paths to achievement, though its incomplete form leaves interpretation open to readers.
Torpel’s Work Successful In Public School Calisthenics
Dr. Theodore Toepel has led daily calisthenics for seven months in city grammar and normal schools, earning support from teachers, pupils, and Superintendent Sinton. The Board of Education endorsed the method, and it seeks city council funding to hire him as physical instructor with a fair salary.
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Theodore Torpel
Toepel
Board of Education
W. F. Sinton
Tocpel
Toppel
Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets Laxative Urges
An old time advertisement promotes Cascarets candy cathartic as a natural, gentle remedy for constipation. It claims the product can educate the bowels, cure constipation, and offers samples by mail with prices in 1c to ic ranges.
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Cascarets
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
Canada
New York
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Wic
Jae
Maier
Ibe
W. C. Sanders
Suwannee Springs, Fla
Wabash
Caldwell
Lackawanna
Mr. C. 8. Jewett
Mr. Jewett
Fitchburg
Chicago, Springfield
Ilingis
Harriman Syndicate
Baltimore and Ohio
St. Louis- Chicago
Commissons
East Tennessee
North Carolina
Traindelphia
Southern Capitalists
Lincolnton
Carolina Central Division
Seaboard Air Line
RE. A. Ford
New York and
Long Branch
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ocean Grove
N. J
Goddard
Trunk Line
Order of Things
St. Louis
Opelna
Ala
H. H. Nathan
New Orleans
Mildred R. Lang
J ._ J.F. Purser
Torpel
Electro Mano
Eleire Mano
J. R. Leatherman
Kelro Mann Medical Institute
Austell
Oband
Suna
Baltimore
Hladelphia
Providence
A. W. Emith
Trav
Kimball House
Gay& Whitney
T. M
Turner
G. P
Ball
Ore, Md
Our Hat Department
Eiseman Bros
Atlanta, GA
Whitehall
W. German St
Washington, D. C
Col
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