Incendiary Fire At Cobb L. Miller Home On Crew Street
Incendiaries broke into the residence of Cobb L. Miller at No 320 Crew Street while the family was away and started two fires in bedrooms and a clothes closet. Miller, cashier for Bell Telephone, called the fire department as flames gained headway but firefighters saved the home. No theft occurred. investigators suspect a deliberate act with motive unclear. The case will be investigated by city detectives today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb L. Miller
Crew Street
Miller
Bell Telephone Company
Doyal
Milter
Peirson
Resolutions on Death of Thomas B. Neal
The Atlanta Clearing House Association records resolutions mourning Thomas Benton Neal who lived in Atlanta over seventeen years. It praises his integrity kindness and service as banker citizen and Clearing House member and offers sympathy to his family with copies sent to local press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Lowry
Raul Romare
J W. English
T. B Neal
Atlanta
Clearing House Association
Atlanta Clearing House Association
Thomas Benton Neal
Romare
W. English
Pythians Mustered In Columbus Chapter No 9 Officers
Knights of Pythias held a meeting in Columbus Georgia on May 16 with uniform rank officers mustered in. Major Atkinson and Captain Smith of West Point officiated. Officers named include Captain G O Snackelford first lieutenant F M Sommerkamp second lieutenant L J Abbott guard R Patterson sentinel H M Bagley recorder P W Green treasurer Thomas S S Dixon battalion adjutant Arthur Bussey appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythians
Columbus
Knights of Pythias
Atkinson
Smith
West Point
G 0. Snackelford
F M. Sommerkamp
Leutenant
L. J. Abbott
R. ©. Patterson
Sentinel
H. M. Bagley
Recorder
P. W. Green
Thomas SS. Dixon
Arthur Bussey
Conductor Drew Concealed Weapon On Crowded Trolley
Attorney Smith justified actions when he struck the conductor after the latter drew a loaded revolver on a trolley car crowded with women. Conductor F McKinney was bound over in a $100 bond for carrying a concealed weapon as the case against Attorney Smith was dismissed for self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. McKinney
Burton Smith
Broyles
Attorney Smith
Mr. Smith
McHinney
Smith
McKinney
Georgia Goes to Macon to Face Mercer
Georgia sails to Macon for a decisive Mercy game in the final season. The University of Georgia baseball eleven, though crippled by injuries and withdrawals, hopes to clinch the Southern Intercollegiate Association title with captain Dickinson out and Colle ill, Beaver catching, Ridley at first, Anderson and Bower in right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Athens
Macon
Georgia
University
Southern Intercollegiate Association
Cornell
Hobart
South Carolina
iGeorgia
North Carolina
Wofford
Clemson
Auburn
Techs
Defaata
University of South Carolina
Billy Reynolds
Dickinson
Park
Tech
Colle
Blount
Beaver
Frank Ridley
Anderson
Bower
Pentecostal Tent Meetings Open Near Grace Methodist
A series of Pentecostal tent meetings began last night at the corner of Houston and Jackson streets behind Grace Methodist church. Rev J O McClurkan of the Pentecostal union mission will lead with workers from Nashville and local ministers N J Holmes, J M Pike. Services are at 10 am 3 pm and 8 pm daily, with nearby Houston Boulevard and Jackson streets passed by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Jackson Streets
Grace Methodist Church
J. O. McClurkan
Pentecostal Union Mission
Nashville
N. J. Holmes
J. M. Pike
Ex-Policeman narrowly escapes mob murder on McDaniel street
Five men confronted ex policeman S A Kerlin on a McDaniel street trestle near Fort McPherson. They beat him with clubs and one drew a pistol while a passing trolley car halted the attack. Kerlin, found unconscious with a fractured skull, was treated at home. County police pursued suspects and planned dawn captures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Kerlin
McDaniel Street
Kerlin
Fort McPherson
Stewart's Crossing
McPherson
4. P. Hall
Turner
Eubanks Case Proceeds in City Court Over $1000 Damages
The Eubanks suit against Southern Railway for the death of their 5 year old son David continues in Judge H. M. Held's division. Closing arguments may begin Monday with a possible verdict that afternoon. Mary Eubanks also seeks damages in a separate action. Two lunacy cases were tried by Ordinary John R. Wilkinson, adjudging Mrs. Sarah E Howell and Annie Giles insane and to be confined until asylum admission is secured. Hunter awarded $179 for damage to a milk wagon after a collision with an Atlanta Rapid Transit car on Forrest avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eubanks
H. M
C. G. Eubanks
Mary Eubanks
Southern Railway Company
John R.wilkinson
Sarah E. Howell
J. M Howell
Annie Giles
Connally Street
Hunter
A. E. Calhoun
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
Forrest Avenue
Lowry Arnold
L. 2 Rosser
Stole Horse and Buggy By Negro Boy Near City
Wil Jenkins a 12 year old Negro boy stole a horse and buggy from W W Holland Northwestern Railroad Agent yesterday afternoon. He drove toward Atlanta until overtaken a few miles from the city and captured. Holland took him to the police barracks and will obtain a warrant for horse stealing. The boy made no statement at questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Holland
Northwestern Railroad
Wil Jenkins
Chattahoochee River
Atlanta
Bugsy
Holland
Polleg Marrackas
Counterfeit maker Wade Poor convicted in Atlanta case
John Jackson, known in Atlanta crime circles, was arraigned for counterfeiting after authorities found fifty fake 25 cent pieces linked to him. Judge Newman sentenced him to six years in a U S penitentiary. Jackson admitted making coins, saying it was hard work but he knew capture was coming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
Atlanta
United States
Newman
Jackson
United States Penitentiary
United States Prison
Ettli
Goo Chenge
Boeus
Warden Hawk
Deathbed of Atlanta Leader Captain Howell Nears End
Captain Thomas J. Howell of Atlanta, a prominent citizen and former conductor, lies at death’s door at 117 Jones Avenue after an operation. Doctors Dat Ernest Donaldson and Todd performed the procedure as Howell battles a lingering illness, with his wife, daughter, and grandchild at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Howell
Atlanta
Jones Avenue
Howell
H. R Donaldson
Captain Howell
Ernest
Purse
Todd
Donaldson
Alabama
Georgia Pacific
Federal Prison Commissary Department
Crowded First Christian Church Sees Night Sermon
Dr J V Coombs preached again at the First Christian Church on Hunter street drawing a large crowd and turning some away The pastor will return tonight on Backbone targeting youth with a sermon The following morning a union Christian service will be held at 11 o clock with Coombs delivering The Heart of the Gospel Powell seeks police aid in destitution case Chief Ball deems him worthy of charity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Coombs
First Christian Church
Hunter Street
Auburn Avenue
Ivy Street
Coombs
Atlanta
Ww. H. Powell
Marietta Street
Ball
Powell
Title examination services for Fulton County real estate
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton County
Abandoned Spring Street trolley line leaves residents in the cold
West Peachtree area residents report no trolley car service for weeks on Luckie and Spring streets. The short line to Pulliam Street was dropped after Atkinsin interests seized the consolidated property. No notice was given and residents must walk longer to reach Peachtree or Hemp Hill lines. A petition to reopen argues the franchise promised a regular schedule and paying operation.
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Luckie
Spring Streets
West Peachtree Place
Pulliam Street
Atkinson
Sevion
Spring Street
Spring, Luckle
W. Harris
W. Cain
W. Baker
Simpson
South Side
Luckie and
Paine's Celery Compound Praised For Restoring Walk
Mrs Hickey reports a thirty year invalid struggle with rheumatism ended by Paine's Celery Compound. She could not walk for six years, requiring an invalid's chair, but is now able to move about and perform housework after the remedy. The ad cites physicians' approval and widespread use among professionals and wealthier individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
F Paine
Hickey
Officers Brief Camp Walker Grid Pulls Card Denial
A card from Camp Walker Confederate Veterans officers challenges an May article on April officer elections. It argues the ballot count was fair, lists managers and results, and claims further proof will reveal issues not fit for print. The note ends with a broadside on a beer garden and includes an advertisement insert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Walker
Uc V
AB Andrews
G. W. Powell
J. B. Legs
J. B McFadden
Joseph Alford
Y Fid Holland
Osborn
Atlows
R .S. Osborn
D. W. Johns
I. N. Farmer
J. B. McFadden
W I. Langston
A Cherry
M. Co. Martin
Ro Holderby
W H. Bettie
H. B Andrews
James A. Lathrop
G. L. Walker
James L. Bosworth
Wald
W. H. Bettie
J. Holland
T. J. Smith
James G. Ramsey
James Lathrop
Dimmock Improves Amid Illness at Home
W R Dimmock secretary to the Board of water commissioners is quite ill at his home 114 Jackson street. For several days his condition caused unease among family and physicians. He attended the Confederate reunion in Dallas and then traveled to Houston, marking a notable sequence in his illness.
Beach seeks commutation in double murder case
Calvin Beach of Houston County asks the state prison commission to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment after he and another Black man were indicted for separate trials in the same murder. Beach maintains innocence while local officials and a petition from prominent citizens urge clemency. the commission is expected to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Beach
Houston County
Beach
Prison Commission
Ufe
Good Appetite and Health Angles with Hood’s Sarsaparilla
A short promotion notes appetite is essential to health and presents Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a wonderful medicine to improve appetite tone digestion and strengthen the whole system urging readers to obtain it.
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L Miller
Zeuss
Thomas B. Neal
Bond
Maier & Berkele
Whitehall Street
A. Kerlin
Aliis Nisbet
James T M Nisbet
Nisbet
Wade
Impobed
Title Guarantee & Trust Co
Empire Building
Will Petition Company
Paine’s
Mary Hickey
South Sodus, N. Y
Benisher
Offigers
Camp Walter
Lowman
W. R. Dimmock
Noghigoeos
Hirsch Bros
Banister’s Fine Shoos
Travelers Insurance Company
J. de Riley & Co
Baorrow Transfer Co
C. E Murphey
Dimmock
Bose
Gall
Panama
Hess Shoes
Stuttgarter Underwear
Eiseman Bros
Whitehall St
Waagenos
Atlanta, GA
Ashington
B. C
Eiseman Beocs
Baltimore, Md
Newspaper
Halhive
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