Advance Guard of Delegates to Big Good Roads Congress Reached Atlanta
Delegates including Richard Hudgnends and L W Page arrive for the American Roads Congress opening Monday. Prominent officials from Washington and Atlanta’s road bureaus, engineers, and business leaders prepare exhibits and receptions at the Auditorium Armory. Fulton county is named a fifty good roads county with expert review to follow.
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Atlanta
American Roads Congress
Theta
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Detroi
Elso
South
American Road Congress
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Pennybacker
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Smith
Fulton County
Federal Road Bureau
National Department of Road Economies
Congress
VW Shepard
Georgia School of Technology
Chamber of Commerce
Fred House
Atlanta Convention Bureau
Wylie West
Automobile Committee
Roads
United States
Houser
West
John M Slaton
State Capitol
J F Letton
Kimball House
Ansley Thar
War Relief Committee Formed By Atlanta Women
Mrs Porter King chairs a new War Relief Committee formed at a Tuesday meeting of Atlanta women. Officers include Mrs Richard W Johnston recording secretary, Mrs Howard Bucknett corresponding secretary, Mrs Reuben Arnold treasurer, and Mrs Lote Belle Wylie publicity chairman. A distributing group will supply patterns and materials for shirts and mufflers, inviting both material providers and sewers. An executive panel of fifteen will recruit three ladies each to rally support, with a December 1 cargo shipment planned.
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War Relief Committee
Atlanta
Theodore Phonts
Yasterday
Richard W Johnston
Peachtres Street
Porter Hing
Richard W. Johnsten
Howard Bucknett
Reuben Arnold
Lote Belle Wylie
P J McGovern
Joseph N Moody
W Thomas
Johnston
Durham Wins Prize at Decatur Co Show
Bainbridge Ga November 1 Ennis Durham won the big prize at the Corn club Canning club and Pig club show of Decatur county. The big prize was a scholarship by the board of trade to attend the Agricultural college at Athens this winter. Walter names include John Whitaker James Cadden L B Rogers Benton Trawick Paul Insram Arthur Crawford Fears Tucker James Barwick John Smarlwood Ea Smallwood Minutdine Arline Trixie Woller Arrie Hatcher Martha Rogers Jeanie L Sut ton Fannie Duke Teresa Tarte Henrietta Rich Anuline Ard Lexa Sutton Leong Gardner Mattie L Rich Marie Ussory Trudie Gardner Maud MacGlanery Arnie Hatcher. Ray McLeod won a Poland China pig weighing 300 pounds with Beaufort Davie second and Setten club exhibit prizes all gifts from Bainbridge residents.
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Bainbridge Ga
Ennis
Durham
Corn Club
Canning Club
Decatur County
Board of Trade
Young Ennis
Agricultural College
Athens
John Whitaker
James Cadden
L B Rogers
Benton Trawick
Paul Insram
Arthur Crawford
Fears Tucker
James Barwick
John Smarlwood
Ea Smallwood
Minutdine
Arline Trixie Woller
Arrie Hatcher
Martha Rogers
Jeanie L. Sutton Fannie Duke
Teresa Tarte
Henrietta Rich
Anuine
Ard
Lexa Sutton Leong Gardner
Mattie L. Rich
Marie Ussory
Trudie Gardner
Maud McGlanery
Womans Club
Trizle Miller
Maud MacGlanery
Arnie Hatcher
Ray McLeod
Poland
Belcher
Beaufort Davie
Bainbridge
Fire destroys office of justice in Jackson
A two story building at 96 McDonough Road housing L E Dean blacksmith shop and the office of F M Jackson justice of the peace for South Benia district was burned last evening. The blaze caused several accidents including a fast freight car water hose mishap and a horse hitched to a fire wagon breaking loose. A portion of the fire wall collapsed forcing firefighters to retreat and leaving hoses beneath the debris.
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McDonough Road
L E Dean
F M Jackson
South Bena
Oelack
Southern Railroad
Milam
Erane
Jia
Letters Tell Stories of Big War in Europe
At the regular German American alliance meeting in the Turn Verein hall, over a hundred Germans shared private letters from fighters and non combatants in the German war. Speeches by 1 Steinichen and Frank Radenslaben highlighted front news, while donations were raised for the Red Cross and relief funds for German and Austrian sufferers.
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Allance
Turn Verein
Tone
1 Steinichen
Alliance
Frank Radenslaben
Red Cross
Wild West employee held for kicking boy
John Schmidt, a dishwasher at the Wild West show, was bound over on a charge of assault and battery after allegedly kicking thirteen year old Bawin Reid of 173 Whitehall Street. Schmidt claimed he did not kick Reid but may have hit him when a box was thrown at a pickpocket stealing potatoes from the show's larder. The boy remains in the hospital.
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John Schmidt
Bawin Reid
Whitehall Street
Recorder
Schmudt
Reid
Pickanniny
Censor Uses Pencil on Soldiers Letters
A Atlanta Scot describes British wartime censorship using excerpts from letters home. A Musselburgh wife awaiting news from her front line husband receives only a terse reply All well typed on one sheet. A neighbor finds a letter opened and parts written with pencils showing the censorship method.
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Atlanta
Obliterated Signa ture With Signed Note Fragments
A fragmentary note describes a damaged sign with two slips of typewritten paper attached. The readable line addresses a "Dear Madam" and mentions a husband who was too communicative. It references a nephew married days before mobilization and not heard from since war began, with his bride and family seeking news.
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Gigee
Prof A B Pike Appointed to State Farm College
Athens Ga November 5 Special In the place of the late Prof J W Ylart the State Farm College of Agriculture has secured Prof A B Pike a dairy husbandman. He comes from Virginia state dairy division with years of experience and a science graduate. He will be assisted by Professor Howell who comes to the college from Missouri.
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Athens
JW Ylart
State of College of Agriculture
A. B Pike
Federal Bureau of Animal Husbandry
State College of Agriculture
Pike
Virginia State
South
Howell
hesiGee
Missouri
Mechanical Man at 62 Peachtree Street Surprises Crowds
Crowds gather at the American Furnishing company window at 62 Peachtree Street to see The Mechanical Man. operable by electricity, the figure fools onlookers into questioning whether it is alive or a wax statue. The blue tag furniture case attraction also draws steady crowds, signaling good times in Atlanta.
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Peachtree Street
Alivn
Atlanta
The Count Rearrested On Post Office Breakin Charge
Frank Wagner known as That Count was arrested at the federal prison as he prepared to leave after a five year term. He faces a charge of breaking into a Massachusetts post office in 1908 and is held in Fulton county jail awaiting a hearing before Judge Newman next week. Wagner had 447 days shaved off his sentence for good behavior.
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Frank Wagner
Maine
Wagner
United States
Massachusetts
Fulton County
Newman
Mrs Brown to Teach Turn Verein Children
At a regular Atlanta Turn Verein meeting it was unanimously agreed that Mrs George Brown, wife of Dr George Brown and a member, may teach two children classes for members’ children. To arrange this, Mrs Brown will hold a demonstration for wives and children on Saturday at 3 o’clock, teaching dances to ages 2 to 16.
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Atlanta Turn Verein
George Brown
Atlanta Turn Ve
Brown Destrea
Brown
Inman Park Students Club Meets Today at Mrs Hoisenback's
The Inman Park Students' club holds its regular meeting this morning at 10 30 at the home of Mrs Hoisenback located at 26 DeKalb Avenue.
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Inman Park Students’ Club
Inman Park
Students’ Club
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