Mrs Longstreet tells her story before Senate panel
Mrs Helen D Longstreet widow of General James Longstreet testified for three hours to the Senate committee on post offices and post roads about her removal from the Gainesville post office. She read letters praising her administration and lamented President Wilson’s silence, blaming Georgia interests and politics for her ouster amid controversy over Tallulah Falls and post office management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Corrigan
Washington
Speciak
Helen D. Longstreet
James Longstreet
Senate Committee On Poxt
Gainesville
William H. Felton
Cartersville
Virginia
Roosevelt
Fusteffics Department
Parong
Reuters
F. W. Ham
Wilson
General Longstreet
Tallulah Falls
Longstreet
Taft
Water Power Trust Company
Post Office
Vardaman
Ted
Tumulty
Tallulah
Bryan
Florida
Senator Bristow
Burleson
Sion
Appomat
Toxana
Georgia
White House
Beil
Felton
Longtreet
Pelton
Southern Church Debates Union and Mission Funds Split
A Southern Presbyterian assembly heard a drive for church union citing evil forces and urged closer evangelical ties within Presbyterians though timing was deemed not ripe. Debate followed over beneficence funding with foreign missions favored 64 percent, home missions 27 percent, education 11 percent, and Bible diffusion unchanged, triggering sharp floor conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Prentiss
Campbell
D. W. L. Lingle
Richmond
Permanent Committee
J. M. Cheney
Friends of Foreign Missions
Friends of Home Missions
A. W. Smith
Prasbyterians
Smith
Tegrarnd
H. H. Sweets
BR. B. Ma
Deliberations Over Church Funds and Missions Defeat
Dr Smith faced a defeat over the Cheney Institute report lowering foreign missions from 60 to 54 percent while the campaign seeks 600000 for equipment and 500000 for reinforcement over three years. Women's societies push for separate accounts. amendment rejected. Planned 1918 14 funds total 1064000 across four causes and Bible society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Smith
Macauley
Committee On Evangelist and Stewardship
H. Chester
Cheney
Chang
Magli
Committee On
Assembly
A American Bible Society
Foreign Missions
3Ssembly Home Missions
Bible Cause
Multiple Deaths and Funerals Reported in County Notices
Obituaries from Spudale Ragland to John W Archer list deaths Saturday and Sunday in this county. Ragland, 64, survived by widow, three sons Albert Arthur George and six daughters. services by Rev J M Smith. John A Scudder, retired capitalist, died in St Louis at 89. once steam boat captain and organizer of the Anchor Line. David R Singleton, 82, dies after lingering illness. survived by daughter Mrs Steve Marshall and sons Philip and Terell. John W Archer dies at home. funeral held and body sent to Jonesboro Ga. Burial details and addresses included.
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John A. Scudder
St. Louis
John A. Scudfey
Tero Tedly
Scunner
Memphis
St Louis
Anchor
Tatonton
David R. Singleton
Steve Marshall
Rebecca Griges
Philip Singleton
Terell Singleton
Dally and Heath Obituaries Reported in Local Notices
Miss Celia Frances Dally, 73, of Franklin county Georgia, died last night at a private sanitarium and was moved to Patterson's chapel. Funeral from Patterson's chapel at 11 o clock today with Rev. S B Belle officiating. Mrs Katie Heath, 46, widow of H G Heath, died at 62 Connally Street Monday night. Survived by one daughter Miss Katie Heath and two sisters Mrs E H Bray and Mrs Willie Bailey. Funeral from residence today, body to be sent to Gainesville early Wednesday. Standardization the Cole
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Barclay & Ehrandon Co
Forrest Avenue
Gainesville
John W. Archer
AL Bly
Ormeworl Street
Barclay & Brandon's
Jonesboro, Ga
Celia Frances Dally
Franklin County
William Dally
Patterson's Chapel
S. B
Belle
Katie Heath
H. G Heath
Connally Street
HE. Bray
Mra
Willie Bailey
Stone at Presbyterian assembly seeks duty over politics
Moderator Stone opened the northern Presbyterian assembly session declaring faith in God and duty, denying political influence in his election. He urged members to avoid personal attacks and focus on doing the Lord's work, amid critics who alleged newspaper influence in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moderator Stone
Northern Presbyterian Assembly
Tan New York Herald
Cincinnati Street Car Strike Ends After Agreement
Cincinnati May 19 The long street car strike ends as Cincinnati Traction and the street car workers union reach a settlement to resume service tomorrow. The union gains recognition but accepts open shop. wage increases apply to all employees with arbitration on the amount. Dismissed workers since the union formed will be reinstated.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Traction Company
A M School Heads Discuss Study Course
Athens Ga May 19 special An important meeting of district agricultural high school principals concluded at Me State College of Agriculture. Heads conferred with President Louis and Professor J S Stewart on a revised course of study for the schools. Attending were principals Maxwell Arnsley Tavis Ark esville Acree Madison White Sparta Walker Monroe Want Powder Springs and several boards of trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Me State College of Agriculture
Louis
J. 8. Stewart
University
State College
Frosissora Maxwell
Arnesylie
Tavis
Douglas
Gay
Dr Biederwolf to hold revival in Atlanta
World famous evangelist Dr W Biederwolf arrived in Atlanta to begin a week long revival at the Grand amid three Presbyterian assemblies. A national male quartet will sing daily at 22 16 o clock as he plans to finish the series next Friday and depart for Panama with Presbyterians for a three week canal zone trip ending June 11 in Atlanta.
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Grand
W. 2
Biederwolf
Atlanta
Wife Not Bound To Follow Husband in Divorce Case
Kansas City court of appeals reverses the old rule that a wife must follow her husband. In the Collet v Mary case a wife refused to join her husband on a farm, and the court ruled she was not bound to desert him by leaving, upholding Vernon county court’s denial of the decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Court of Appeals
James Collet
Mary
Vernon County
Court of Appeals
Sleeping Car Berths Up to Supreme Court
Washington may 19 states claim federal constitutional right to ban making sleeping car berths before sale. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway appealed Wisconsin court ruling upholding the state law asserting no federal regulation exists and allowing state enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Wisconsin
Underwood Typewriter ad promises high-grade stenographers
Office can furnish high grade stenographers. Phone Miss Hitt for service and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood
Churches Unite in Negro Work
The executive committee of the Council of the Reformed Churches in America urged cooperation in negro work. After a mass meeting in Atlanta, the committee supported a plan to avoid overlapping missions and extend joint efforts among Presbyterian and Reformed churches for colored communities, with recommendations to assemble in Atlanta and Lancaster in 1913 and 1924 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of the Reformed Churches In America
Reformed Church
Presbyterian Church
Felf
J. 8. Lyons
Louisville
Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Atlanta
W. S. Darby
Evandville
Ind
General Assemblies of the
Presbyterian Churches
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Ocean Grove
New Jersey
General Synod of the Reformed Church In the
United States
Lancaster
Council of the
Presbyterian and Reformed Churches
Wisston
Council
Presbyteriana
Knoxville College
Knoxville
Tenn
Churches of the Council
Remarked Names Of Committee Members From Various Cities
An OCR fragment lists a executive committee with names and cities including G Snedecor chairman Trycaloosa Alabama Wearby secretary Evansville Indiana Charles B Gcbeeffer Philadelphia PB Cowan Pittsburgh and R W Me of Knoxville Cottage Kingsville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Snedecor
Trycaloosa
Ala
Wearby
Evansville
Ind
Charles B. Gcbeeffer
Philadelphia
PB. Cowan
Pittsburg
R. W. Me
Knoxville Cottage
Knesville
Tenn
Daniels Celebrates Birthday in Washington Return
Josephus Danleys secretary of the navy, born in Raleigh, N C, celebrated his fifty second birthday in Washington N C and returned to duties in the national capital He paid a brief visit to The News and Courier here yesterday which issued in its own quarters for the first time since the fire.
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Senate
Maier & Berkele, Inc. Gold and Silversmiths
Whitehall St
Southern Church
J. H. Ragland, Lyerly
D. R. Singleton
Eatonton
E. C. Smith
Celia Frances Daily
Stone
Northern Assembly
DR. Biederwolf
Supreme Court
Rountree
Council of Reform Churches In America
Big Field
America
Yellowstone Park
Puget Sound
Columbia River Country
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Geyserland
Pacific Coast
Northern Pacific
Gardiner Gateway
Neal
Agith Pryor
San Francisco
Pypewriter Ribbo Am. Writing Machine Co
F. M. Hoyt Shoe Co
Eiaeyahine
Beacon Shoe Store
Peachtree St
Atlanta, Ga
Georgia Savings Bank & Trust Co
Grant Building
Eiseman Bros., Inc
Piedmont Park
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