Pressing need for vital statistics law in Georgia
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce committee on vital statistics urged state legislation to compile vital data. Dr J P Kennedy cited federal interest and Georgia lacking such laws. Dr Stuart Roberts noted correspondence with Dr Wilbur, who said accurate data needed for health planning and attracting residents. only Atlanta and Savannah collect stats. The group pledged support from county and state medical societies.
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Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Gan Vital Statistics
Alfred C. Newell
Stuart Roberts
J. P. Kennedy
United States
Wilbur
Wesbingten
Kennedy
Unio
Roberts
Idaho
Ware County
Georg
Atlants
Savannah
Georgia Osteopaths Demo Whitman Organs Out Of Place
At the Imperial hotel the Georgia Osteopathic association will witness Ells Mailman perform demonstrations showing Whitman’s purported ability to dislocate organs and move joints. Atlanta physicians report witnessing unusual joint and spine movements, with Grady hospital staff noting the entertainment as part of a medical anatomy exhibit.
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Imperial Hotel
The
Georgia Osteopathic Association
Ells Mailman
Atlanta
Whitman
Grady Hospital
W. H. Bowdein
Sermon in Own Tongue for Atlanta Swedes
The Rev A AL Swanlurid, Swedish Lutheran pastor from Thorsby, will preach in Swedish at the English Lutheran church tomorrow at 3 30 pm after visiting the Swedish colony at Prudhurst. He will also speak at 8 pm at 4 Johnson 23 Cherokee street, inviting all Swedes in Atlanta and nearby to attend in their language.
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Athinta
A AL Swanlurid
Thorsby
Aja
Prudhurst
Ieran
Guy Carpenter Heads Cotton Association
It was announced yesterday that Go Carpenter was elected manager of the Cotton Association, with headquarters in the Empire Site building. He previously belonged to Godfrey & Carpenter, the Grant building firm acting as general agents for American Central Fire Insurance and for Western Assurance and others.
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Go Carpenter
Cotton Tnsurance Association
Empire Site Building
Carpenter
J.C. Shafer
Godfrey & Carpenter
Grant Building
American Cerfical Fire Insurance Company
al Lewis
Western Assurance Company
Those Popular Excursions to Warm Springs Begin Sunday
Those popular excursions to Warm Springs via A B and A commence Sunday March 25. Only one round trip offered. Train departs Union Station at nine in the morning.
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Warm Springs
Union Station
Sa. In
Decatur Board of Trade Homecoming Smoker Planned
President W J Dabney and Secretary R C W Rampeck organize a DeKalb county smoker at the Decatur courthouse starting 6 30 P M Tickets cost 1 each with option for extra guests A large board of 250 members and local citizens will attend Speakers include J A Montgomery Wilmer L Moore R W Parker R F Gilliam Walter G Cooper Alonzo M Field and Forrest Adair The event features a good band and a substantial supper
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W. J. Dabney
R. C. W. Ramepeck
Decatur Card of Trade
DeKalb County
J. A. Montgomery
Decatur
Board of Trade
Wilmer L. Moore
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
R. W. Parker
Madison
R F. Gilliam
Kirkwood
rEnjties
Walter G. Cooper
Alonzo M. Field
Georgia
Forrest Adair
Ramapeck
Yoho
Bell
Summer Tours brochure highlights Baltimore and Ohio Resorts
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passenger department issued an illustrated excursion book titled Summer Tours. It covers over 260 pages of summer resorts along the line and its connections with photos of mountains, seashore, and lakes. Copies are available through the Baltimore tourist department or ticket offices.
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Balt Railroad
Baltimore
Onto
Baltimore and Ohio
Milledgeville College Commencement Opens With Alumnae Reception
Milledgeville Ga May 30 Special Commencement at the Georgia Normal and Industrial college opens with the annual alumnae reception held at the old governor mansion and surrounding lawn Saturday evening. A large number of visitors are in the city. hotels are filled. The alumnae reception and junior promenade form the main social events of the commencement. The class schedule will be resumed Saturday morning and a trustees meeting at 3 o'clock Saturday will elect next year’s faculty.
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Milledgeville
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Impressive Memorial Services at Andersonville GA
Andersonville Georgia May 90 Memorial services of the Grand Army of the Republic were beautifully observed in the National cemetery. Chaplain led the invocation. Addresses by Post Commander W W H Walcott and Department Commander Colonel Whitman. Oration by Rev A S Peterson. Ex Confederate soldiers attended. Crowd estimated at 1000 to 2000. The National cemetery, a noted park, holds 14 722 federal soldiers. No troops were sent here today.
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Andersonville
Grand Army of the Republic
National Cemetery
W.W. H. Walcott
Fitzgerald
Whitman
A. 8. Peterson
Methodist Church
Fitzgerald, Ga
Geratorsrae Bueemalas Eimele Aiasedart
Gwinnett County Man Found Dead in Bed
Lawrenceville Ga May 39. Othnile Davis about 60 was found dead in his bed this morning by his wife who awoke to prepare the making meal. He resided miles above Lawrenceville near the camp ground. He retired the night before in health and is supposed to have died from heart trouble. He is survived by his wife and his son William Davis of Buford and two grandsons. The remains will be interred at Prospect church Saturday morning.
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Lawrencevile
Othnile Devis
Nia Wite
Mr. Davis
Lawrenceville
Wisteian
William Davis
Buford
Frospert Church
Satur Mornina
Commencement Held at Young's College in Thomasville
May 30 Thomasville Ga The last of the commencement exercises at the Xasht Home was held in Young's college editorium with eleven graduates in the class of 1213. An industrial exhibit and field day exercises accompanied the events. Rev J B Johnstone of the Thomasville Methodist church delivered the closing sermon. The school will reopen next fall in larger facilities as demand outstrips capacity.
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Thomasville
Young's College Editorium
J. B. Johnstone
Underwood Typewriter Office Furnishes Stenographers
The Underwood Typewriter office offers high grade stenographers and provides contact through Miss Hitt for arrangements and services.
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Underwood Typewriter
Building Roads And Men The Same Work In Georgia
Secretary Philip Weltnar of the Prison Association of Georgia argues that road building and building men are one task. He opposes current coercive methods, urging reforms to reward effort, reduce brutality, and encourage convicts to work honestly while improving state roads and the penal system.
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Philip Weltnar
Prison Association of Georgia
Mr. Weltner
Georgia
Three Kids Stage One-Eyed Cat in Railroad Yards
Three street waifs staged a playful game of one-eyed cat in the railroad yards below the Whitehall viaduct at 2 pm entertaining about three hundred spectators on the viaduct. A switch engine and fireman watched as a boy impressed with a line drive nearly reached home before a watchman intervened. Spectators praised skinny for a memorable run while others recalled earlier days of the game.
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Ponce de Leon
Brooklyn
Tyris
Rube Waddell
Whitehall Viaduct
Merchant Prince
Ponce du Leon
Sonny
Hare
Georgia Merchants push garnish ment law changes at chamber meeting
Local merchants met at the chamber of commerce with Colonel Frea J. Paxon presiding to discuss two bills backed by Georgia retailers. One would tax day laborers wages over 1 dollar daily at 50 percent, the other would treat unbacked checks as a misdemeanor and aim to gain legislative support this summer. A July Atlanta merchants’ meeting and a July 25 session were planned to push the measures.
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Georgia
Chamber of Commerce
Agon
Frea J. Paxon
Supreme Court
Georgia Bankers’ Association
State Merchants’ Association
General Assembly
Georgia Retail Merchants’ Association
Atlanta
Houe
Senate
Lanastrong
Absence of Winburn Postpones City Meeting
Due to the absence of W A Winburn vice president of the Central of Georgia the committee postponed its hearing on Forsyth underpass plans until 3 o clock Tuesday Captain Clayton presented two schemes for entering the railroad tracks after closure One route would go through Alabama street around Central of Georgia property the other along Wall Street Members present included Clark Howell James R Gray Robert F Maddox and W F Winecoff Aldermen Ragsdale and Everett and Councilmen Mason Kimbrough and Everall The committee chair Kimbrough asked notification of Captain James W English and Fa P Ansley to appear before the committee The panel will review the plans before Governor Brown and the railroad commission as required by the recent legislature act prior to starting the work
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W. A. Winburn
Central of Georgia
Pue Council
R. M. Clayto
Construction Department
Forsyth
Citizens’ Committee
Clark Howell
James R. Gray
Robert F. Maddox
W. F. Winecoff
Ragsdale
Everett
Mason, Kimbrough
Everall
Clayton
Alabama Street
Wall Street
Gray
Wisdom Will Speak Lecture at Cable Concert Hall
The International Bible Students Association plans a free public lecture by Wisdom Will Speak Wea in the sow room city. The topic is God’s Love vs Hell Fire, with the usual subject and speaker’s reputation drawing attendees. All are cordially invited.
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Wea
Cable
International Bible Students’ Association
Song Service Sunday at Railroad Y M C A Rooms
A service of song and praise is announced for Sunday afternoon at 2 20 at the Railroad Young Men Christian Association rooms. All railroad men and friends are invited. Several men will give short talks and the singing will be full of inspiration. A welcome awaits every man.
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Railroad Young Men
Christian Aasocietion
Railroad
Teutonia Insurance Deal Sends New Business To Atlanta
A Hartford Fire Insurance takeover of Teutonia Insurance of New Orleans shifts about two thirds of Teutonia’s $900,000 annual premium income to Atlanta. The reinsurance agreement liquidates Teutonia and transfers goodwill, with two thirds of southern business expected to route through Hartford via Atlanta, boosting bank deposits by roughly $300,000 yearly.
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Atlanta
Teutonia Insurance Company
New Orleans
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Teutonia Company
Egleston & Prescntt
Southern Department
Hartford Company
W. R B. Prescott
Louisiana
Teutonia
Hartford Fire
San Francisco
United States
Lenape Sets Freight Record From New York to West
The steamship Lenape reportedly set a new record for east to west freight transit. Freight left New York Tuesday afternoon and arrived by 6 am the following morning, being only 1 and a half days in transit, a time described as remarkable and likely lasting.
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Vames
Clyde Ine
New York
All Day Singing at Stone Mountain by Sacred Harp Singers
An all day singing hosted by the Sacred Harp Singers will be held Sunday at Stone Mountain with invitations to the public. Promised participants include skilled singers from various parts of the country and a large crowd is expected to attend.
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Stone Mountain
Sacred Harp Singers
Clemency sought for Oscar Newberry in murder case
Roan yesterday sentenced Oscar Dewberry a Black man convicted of killing Horace Dodson a white boy on Decatur Street that winter to hang on July 14. Attorneys Calhoun and Connally said they would appeal to the pardon board for clemency citing mitigating circumstances not presented at trial.
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Roan
Oscar Dewberry
Horace Dodson
Decatur Street
Calhoun & Connally
Pardon Board
New Civic Consciousness Regersdon Education Note
A civic club criticizes past and present efforts to educate its members in civic consciousness. It lauds women learning to collaborate, work disinterestedly, and avoid division over new issues that could provoke antagonism or conflict.
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Regerston 1S
Clube
General Federation Magazine
Bell Telephone Directory subscription opens for May 31 press
The next Bell Telephone Directory goes to press May 31. Subscribe now to have your name in the new book or call the Manager's office at Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company to make corrections or changes.
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Bell Telephone
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Cotton Association
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Diamond Merchants
Whitehall Street
Gwinnett County
Winburn
L. E. Waterman Company
Broadway
Teutonla
Yhe
Trentonta
Harford
Crescent Insurance Company
Eiseman Bros., Inc
Eiseman Bros
Whitehall
Oscar ‘Newberry
James
Rountree
L Turner
Louisville
Indianapolis
Knoxville
Guy Ticket Office
Peachtree St
Trust Company of Georgia
Equitable Bldg
Cs Pryor ST
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