Patrolman Shepard Suspended Again in Atlanta Police
Patrolman James T. Shepard a longtime Atlanta officer, was suspended pending investigation after a dispute with Sergeant Abbott over a thirteen minute versus three minute conversation with citizens. Abbott filed charges of conduct unbecoming an officer, citing disdain for authority, while Shepard claimed a desire for satisfaction and defended his good blood.
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James T. Shepard
Atlanta Police Department
John Abbott
Morning Watch
Shepard
W. 2. Manly
Abbott
Friends of
Board of Police Commissioners
Manly
Ball
John
Bates
Abbogt
First Home Grown English Peas B Lamar Brings Pods
B Lamar of Battle Hill ships the season’s first home raised English peas to Atlanta. He brought a plant and pods to The Constitution office, noting the season is early and rain has slowed gardeners, yet his plant stood a foot and a half high with every pod full. Lamar says gardeners are faring unusually well this spring.
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B. Lamar
Battle Hill
Lamar Colored
Lamar
Atlanta
Constitution Office
Georgia
Fulton County
E. J. Connally
Thomas W. Connally
W.H. Hulspy
Ordin
Laurent de Ive
Josephine M. Marion
Seid Trust
WH. Hulsey
Georg Fulton County
W. H. Hols
Bibi A Comedy of Toys Seen as Clever Amateur Play
Great interest surrounds the doll play Bibi to be staged at the Grand Friday and Saturday nights. The production showcases Atlanta's talented young amateurs with Miss Palma Phelan Frances Johnson and others delivering engaging performances. The Owl and Pussy Cat solo by Frances Johnson stands out, and Walter Vick Ed Austin also receive praise for their clever impersonations. The show, in elaborate costumes with dancing and singing, benefits a charity and is anticipated to outshine many professional Atlanta performances.
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Bibi
Atlanta
the Grand
Biol
Barefooted walk to win fifteen dollar bet
A well dressed barefoot man walked from Pryor and Mitchell toward Loyd street drawing crowds. He carried tan shoes and fancy socks, stepping carefully on hot brick as bets swirled around the odd street display amid curious onlookers.
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Loyd Street
Pryor and
Mitchell Streets
Mitchell
Loyd
Barefoot walk confounds bets as Loyd street challenge grows
Cheries Cook, earning $15, undertakes a shoes off trek from 458 Loyd street toward home at 453 Loyd street, three trips in three days, with peers betting on nerve. Meanwhile a feature touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a cure for constipation and general health, claiming wide relief for stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels.
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Loyd Street
Cheries Cook
Charles Cook
Fred Lindurma
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Cook
Childlains
Miles
Eagle St
Kuhmlman
Terre Haute
Ind
Tennis Under Discussion at Atlanta Athletic Club
Directors met Tuesday night and formed a tennis section restricting play to members of the group. Dues are 50 cents monthly including ball use. A spring tournament will select players to represent Atlanta in Montgomery. The club plans an entertainment this month and reports growing membership. Large Stark nursery opens near Huntsville, Alabama, expanding the district's wholesale fruit production to a 366 acre facility seven miles south.
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Athletic Club
Atlanta Athletic Club
Montgomery
Atlanta
Excellent Shops
Huntsville
Ala
Stark Broa
Louisiana
Joe Hall spared from gallows by gubernatorial clemency
The Macon county case known as Joe Hall’s murder conviction ends with Governor Candler commuting the sentence to life imprisonment after the pardon board’s recommendation. Doubt over who fired the fatal shot and other shooters present led to the clemency decision, despite eleven jurors and county bar supporting mercy. The executive order cites doubt over weapon fire as grounds for leniency.
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Ufe
Joe Hall
Macon County
Candler
Pardon Board
Hall
Hal
Executive Department
State of Georgia
Atlanta
Iunerior Court
Prison Commission
William Candle
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Zeigler
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Blues
Miles’ Nervine
Dr. Miles Medical Company
Elkhart, Ind
Whitehall
Hunter
Cather
SWIFT
Atlanta. GA
Joe Halls Supe
United States
New York
King Hardware CO
Peachtree Street
Aianta
Bankera
Vie
Bank OF Atlanta
Dudenda
Ticona
Pius
Filtones
John K Ottley
Beiler Jobn
K. Ottley
Edward C Potera
J EK Gray
Directora O
Castori
Lala LL ED
Stuart
Havana
Cuesta, Ray & CO
Tata
Peachtree St
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