Quiet London Ceremony Seals Astor Shaw Marriage
Mrs Nannie Langhorne Shaw of Virginia and Waldorf Astor wed quietly at St James's Latham Place London in a restrained church ceremony to avoid clergy objections to a divorcee marrying. Guests included Ambassador Reid and Mrs Reid and Mrs Reginald Brooks. The couple plan a honeymoon at Ford Manor Surrey and then the Continent. Gifts featured the Sancy diamond tiara and a three strand pearl necklace.
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Nannie Langhurn Shaw
Virginia
Waldorf Astor Edest
William Waldorf Astor
Ail Souls
Latham Pice
London
Frances Scott Webster
William Wallers Astor
Jtnghorne
Brik
Ambassador Reid
Reid
Reginald Brooks
Charles Dana Gibson
E Moncure Perkins
Rexburgh
John Jacob Astor
Church of England
Mr Astor
Duawomond
Baton Pire
Waldorf Astor
Ford Manor
Surrey
Spender Clay
Continent
Chiveden
Ase
Astor Alao
Lof
Wiliam Waldorf Astor
Tvdey
Foormails
Astor Shaw
Revert Shaw
Boston
Forest bomb blast in Vincennes kills Russian student
Paris May 3 A bomb explodes in Vincennes forest killing Striga a Russian Mines student and injuring Sokoloff his companion Both carried bombs intended for later use An initial blast tears Striga apart while Sokoloff suffers severe wounds Police recover a revolver in Striga pocket and arrest two cousins of Sokoloff The blast triggers police searches for foreign revolutionaries with another bomb found and detonated in the same vicinity The incident follows days of secret meetings among Russian revolutionists and prompts a hunt through nearby forests Though the account mixes another report from Washington on Colonial Dames fund raising the Vincennes event dominates the page context
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Paris
Forest of
Vicennes
Russia
Striga
Sokoloff
Strigaa
Strigas
Sokolof
School of Mines
Russan Students Union
Hey
Revolutionary Society
Kelther
Sekolohit
Pelieve
Vincennes
Kingahonso
Loubet
Fans Iey
Alderman Key Seeks City Charter Amendments On Gas Plant
Alderman Key proposes charter amendments to authorize city ownership of the gas plant, regulate service and inspection, and enable condemnation if needed. He outlined steps to empower city attorneys, require hearings, and set a 5 to 8 percent net return on fair valuation. The plan awaits a committee meeting Saturday afternoon.
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Alderman Key
Atlanta Gaylight Company
Atlanta
Aldermary Holland
Cilman Patterson
Varney
Cly
Atlanta Gas Light Company
Key
Harriman to Pitch Bricks Fort Frisco for San Francisco Funds
San Francisco May 3. A committee appointed by Mayor Schmidt to discuss reconstruction plans met today. E H Harriman was chosen to lead the effort with vice chairman P McCarthy and secretary Rufus P Jennings. Hartman urged action, saying even if mistakes occur it is better to be doing something than idle. The group considered several schemes but none has official endorsement yet.
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San Francisco
Schmidt
E H Harriman
Spencer Fells Dead Amid Stock Ticker Collapse
Spencer H Corwin Spencer, noted grain capitalist and vice president of the Verdants Exchange, collapsed while watching stock quotes at Planters hotel. He died after cramping and uraemic poisoning was ruled the cause. his son Harlow and partner Thomas Akin were present, with others from Merchants Exchange nearby. The region’s bishops discussed African mission work behind closed doors in Chicago.
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St Louis Way
Corwin H Spencer
Verdants Exchange
Planters Hotel
Spencer
Harlow B Spencer
Thomas Akin
Merchants Etchange
Africa
Chicago
Board of Bishops
Igh
Seoul
Monriya Africa
Scott
Sna
Muck Rakers of Georgia Given Lesson by Bacon
Senate debate on the rate bill features Senator Bacon denouncing muckraking attacks on officials. He argues for trust in government and condemns attacks on judges and officeholders, urging confidence in a good government despite some unworthy actors.
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Georgia
Bacon
Washington
Senate
Tillman
Pardee
Florida
caaesWere
Tilman
Circuit Courts
Circuit Court
Supreme Cot
United States
Mr Presmont
Bacons
South Carolina
Believed City Was In Flames From Red Fire Display
A mistaken midnight spectacle in Atlanta caused great alarm as red fire appeared atop the Empire and Fourth National Bank buildings. Officials learned the display was a harmless advertisement for an entertainment at the Grand Opera House honoring Cherokee and Red Men. Police and fire crews responded. crowds gathered, but no real danger existed. The planned entertainment for the night was canceled or rescheduled as reports circulated. Meanwhile a separate note reports the Bay Shore Railroad sale proceeding in Norfolk after a mandamus denial, with Edward B Smith of Philadelphia purchasing for 765000.
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Atlanta
Empire Building
Fourth National Bank
Georgia
Grand Opera House
Frey
Forsyth and
Marietta
Empire
Fourth National
Marietta Street
Willis
Nurnally
Hoim
Decatur Street
Grand
R T Dante
Friends of the Regien
Bhermans
Bay Shore Railroad
Norfolk
Lee Scores Big Victory for Congress in Sweep
Early results show Lee defeating Judge Fite by about 6000 votes as a decisive victory. The substantial majority signals a strong win for Lee in the congressional race.
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Lee
Congress
Judge Fite
Gordon Lee Sweeps Seventh District in Early Returns
Special reports from counties in the seventh district except Haralson and Paulding show Gordon Lee winning a sweeping victory over Judge A W Fite. Early returns across multiple counties indicate Lee with comfortable majorities, with estimates ranging from about 7000 overall to substantial margins in Chattooga Polk Floyd Catoosa Dade Calhoun and Whitfield. Continued results expected on page two.
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Haralson
Paulding
Gordon Lee
W Fite
Walker Lafayette
Gorgon Lee
Fudge
Congress
Chattooga
Lee
Summerville
Fite Polk
Cedartown
Tee
Polk
Fite
Majori
Catoosa
Lee Ringgold
Dade Trenton
Gordon
Floyd County
Fites
Floyd
Selborn Wright
Robert Chamlee
Linton Dean
Claude Porter
Sheriff Byars
Bimmins
Ms Vandyke
Ike Berry
Carteraville Ga
Bartow
Cartersville
Murray Spragplace Gavit Dalton
Murray County
Whitfield
Dalton Ga
A White
Weather Forecast Across Regions for May Weekend
The forecast shows scattered showers and thunderstorms across Georgia Friday and Saturday with warmer conditions on Saturday and fresh southwest to west winds. East Florida looks for a fall in central and south areas with Friday showers. West Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana expect showers and thunderstorms Friday and likely Saturday with variable to mostly west night winds.
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Washington
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Dressmakers Threaten Merchants Retaliation
A historic note reports dressmakers planning retaliation against merchants who cut their work, signaling tension and possible strikes or immediate countermeasures in the local trade scene.
Dressmakers Plan Buy Outside Atlanta To Escape Local Discounts
About twenty leading Atlanta dressmakers met at Mrs Barnhart’s home to organize a plan to buy dry goods outside the city. They claim local merchants cut discounts, potentially losing up to fifty thousand dollars in annual trade, and say they will source from New York and Chicago houses while no boycott is intended. The action follows a discount withdrawal that ended May 1, under an earlier agreement.
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Atlanta
Eaking
Wow
Barnhart
West
Peachtree Street
New York
Chicago
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