Money lender Thompson fined for illegal lending activity
Thompson Loan Company owner WS Thompson was fined $100 after testimony showed he took a mortgage on a sewing machine from Mrs Annie Shelton who borrowed $20 and paid $34 monthly for three months. The case referenced a 1904 city license law and a state act.
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Thompson Loan Company
South Pryor Steel
Recorderesterday
Ynorning
RP H Binckburn
Jacobse Pharmacy
Guy Street
Saares
Campbell
Tim
Vir Thompsons
Sach
Simson Hopkins
Mason
Broyles
Postmaster Robbed Tate Postrest in Riverton IA
Postmaster robbed and severely injured in Riverton Iowa according to a letter. He describes twenty years of chronic illness, jaundice, and recovery after using Electric Bitters. The tonic is promoted as a cure for biliousness neuralgia weakness and stomach liver kidney bladder issues. 50 cents at all drug stores.
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Rivertonia
Public Works Employees Win One-Week Summer Vacation
Councilman Chosewood wins a adopted resolution giving all public works employees hired since January 1 one week of summer vacation. Alderman Harwell favored discretion for the commissioner, but the street committee approved the measure, and it will apply to public works staff this summer with no council vote.
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Chosewood
Public Works
Blue Ridge Depot Burns. Origin of Fire Unknown
A fire destroyed the Tougrille and Nasr lle Depot in Blue Ridge on May 4 at 1 o clock. None of the contents were saved. The origin of the blaze remains a mystery as nearby buildings were saved by hard work.
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Blue Ridge
Oyster Shuckers Parade Into Atlanta On Gulf Port Train
A train carrying oyster shuckers from gulf ports arrived in Atlanta then headed to Baltimore. The diverse group, numbering about 2,500 to work in Baltimore canneries, included families and many nationalities amid a festive, crowded scene.
Atlanta Ware Advertising Letter From Chamber Secretary
Secretary Walter G Cooper of the Atlanta chamber of commerce urges manufacturers to send lists of Atlanta goods with selling territories and brief notes. He requests plant photographs for publication as a forthcoming booklet to be printed and distributed nationwide for advertising purposes.
Daughters Name Their Officers in Kings Daughters Meet
Waycross Georgia May 4 Special The convention of Kings Daughters closed last night electing officers for the ensuing term Misa Mary R Cambell Augusta state secretary Mrs T J Darling Waycross recording secretary Miss Law Guineaville treasurer executive committees Misg Cuthbert Miss Kaic Latham Savannah Mrs W Ballard Atlanta Era of High Expenditure From The New Orleans Times Democrat We are spending at a fearful rate and much of the expenditure has for the nonce no offset except paper profit The land full of nouveaux tithes who as the slang goes think they have no money to burn any their womenfolks are better ling the dnstruction The coat of building and living has thun been raised to a level on which it cannot rest for very long as the old adage hath it Put a beggar on horseback and ge will ride to the devil From the present outlook the record will be broken by the jockeys who are now in the saddle After a while the season of repose repentance and economy will
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Waycross
Convention of Kings Daughters
Misa Mary R Cambell
Augusta
T J Darling
Miss Law
Guineaville
Misg Cuthbert
Kaic Latham
Savannah
W . Ballard
Atlanta
New Orleans Times-Democrat
New Theater Seeks Awning and Street Easement
J B Thompson appeared before the city street committee seeking permission to place an awning and pole in front of his new theater at 144 146 and 148 Marietta Street. The theater will be three stories high with 2000 seats and a $75 000 project cost. The committee favored the petition but recommended amending the sidewalk ordinance to allow the awning. Thompson expects completion by July and a naming contest offers $25 to the best ladies choice.
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J B Thompson
Ctty Council
Amdd
Marietta Street
Thompson
The
Mittee
Marietta Bartow
Instant relief from catarrh promised by Eclipse Cure
Promises instant relief from catarrh using Eclipse Catarrh Cure a plant based remedy. Claims to clear clogged air passages soothe irritated membranes and reach distant areas. Offers trial treatment for twenty five cents plus stamps for testimonials and a booklet by mail from Eclipse Medicine and Manufacturing Co. Atlanta.
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Lette
Vase Collection Showcases Wide Range of Materials
The display highlights crystal in pure dazzling forms and intricate etched glass with gold accents. Popular wares include Rookwood Cloisonne Japanese and Dutch pottery Bronze and China, crafted by WMaster artisans into these vases.
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Wmaster
8000 Picnickers at Thomasville Union Picnic
8000 picnickers in Thomasville Georgia attended a joint school picnic with 360 visitors from Albany and Monticello. The event concluded without accidents. Police filed a series of charges following a disturbance involving a 1 year old and an officer, with subsequent allegations of improprieties amid the Muse case and local youth incidents.
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Thomasville
Albany Quilman
Monticello
Gail
Albany Ga
McDonald
Donald
Wesal
Waller
The Ad Power of a Magazine Midworded Trademark Insight
The piece argues that advertising value transcends space cost, comparing ad impact to horsepower not tied to room rent. It asserts advertising a trademarked article in Tue Lapis' Home Journal yields long lasting outcomes beyond space expenses, praising sustained prejudice in favor of a needed article. Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphia Boston Chicago.
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Tue Lapis
Board 10 to Hear Police Rackets
The city police board will meet next Tuesday night to hear five cases against officers. Captain Z B Moon and Police Matron Bahnefeld face charges about department contacts with girls of questionable character, with Moon countercharges by Bahnefeld. Moon has hired Madison Bell. Bahnefeld has attorney Walter McElreath.
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Bahnefeld
Bue
Walter McElreath
Moon
Madison Bell
Will Turner
Bass Rosser
Rosser
Wii
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Peyton
Peytons
Woodside
Wants to Find Comrades in Twenty-Second Georgia
G M Bartlett of Tunnel Hill Georgia seeks information about fellow soldiers from Captain J. Alberts’ company in the Twenty-Second Georgia regiment. He lists John Bowden Bull Simpson F M Clayton Bill Gardner and asks any known residents to write him at Tunnel Hill GA RF D No 2.
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M Bartlett
Twenty-Second Georgia
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Tunnel Hill
Twenty Second Georgia
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Twenty Second Georgia Regiment
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M_ Clayton
Bill Gardner
Tunnel Hit
Gom Bartlett
Police Officer Imposter Robs Couple in Grant Park
Walter Fischer a railroad special officer posed as an officer to stop courting in Grant Park. He held up John Thomason and a woman, demanded 25 dollars then 828 more, after which Thomason reported the incident. Fischer was arrested with a loaded pistol, a badge like policemen wear, a business card, and the woman's name on a slip. He faced robbery, concealed weapons, and pointing a pistol charges with bond set at 3500.
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Beaboard Air Line Railroad
Recorder
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Grant Park
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Park
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Park Street
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Resfords Acid Phosphate Headache Relief Ad
An old time pharmacy advertisement promotes Resfords Acid Phosphate claiming rapid relief from headaches caused by summer heat overwork nervous disorders or impaired digestion with a quick relief claim. The copy emphasizes general health benefits and uses period language typical of patent medicine ads.
Unsettled Weather and Rain Expected Across the South
The forecast warns of unsettled weather today with higher temperatures ahead. Yesterday brought 0.27 inch of rain in the morning, sun in the afternoon, and the Nashville trip limited baseball activities. April and May have been dry, with rain welcomed to ease dust and aid gardens, though light showers persist over the region.
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Weather Bureau
Nashville
Atlanta
Picnic season opens as Atlanta hosts numerous Sunday school trips
Two large picnics arrived in Atlanta yesterday. LaGrange public schools brought children and Moreland’s 360 Sunday school students and teachers met at Grane park. Railroads report a record tide of one day excursions, but big commercial trips are being dropped to avoid disrupting industries and labor.
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Atlana
LaGrange
Moreland
West Point
Grane Park
Atlanta
Atanta
BallS Taal Next Week Man May 4 Speals
Wimberly prepares a list of charges against Cip Sexton Roland Hall with copies to be served for trial next week. Council plans to act on each council member’s case as charges are filed.
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Y Atteries
Monier Wimberly
Agan
Cip Sexton Roland Hall
Council
Bin
Southern plan to bring emigrants boosts southern travel
Brooks Morgan and J C Beam Jr outline a program moving emigrants to southern ports to spur travel and labor. A Genoa and Havre voyage with 600 passengers arrives in New Orleans May 10, aiming to bring migrants to Atlanta and Georgia. Southern railways push more southbound travel as March and February beat last year. A special Washington and Southwest Limited runs May 14 toward Hot Springs, and the Southeastern Association meets May 18 in Hot Springs with certificate fare incentives.
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Brooks Morgan
Southern
Hardwick
New Orleans
J .C Beam, Jr
Atlanta
Georgia
Morgan
Southeastern Tatit Association
Hot Springs Va
Outing Suits and Summer Sports Fashion at Eiseman Bros
The article extols outdoor leisure attire highlighting a husky figure in a two piece outing suit. It celebrates the season for tennis, golfing and yachting and notes Eiseman Bros offering exclusive styles across standard clothes types to suit sports and leisure pursuits.
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Eiseman Bros
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