Georgians Back 1910 Avanta Exposition Effort
Georgia letters to President Maddox and Atlanta Chamber of Commerce show broad support for a southern exposition in 1910. Martin V. Calvin urges early grounds prep at Piedmont Park and larger outreach to farmers and manufacturers, while W L Mardre of Lumpkin pledges regional cooperation and advocacy for a state exhibit showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Robert F. Maddox
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Martin V. Calvin
W. L. Mardre
Bank of
Stewart County
Larmpkin
Atlanta
Calvin
Madde
Augusta
R. F. Maddox
Chamber of Commerce
Madox
Avlanta
Piedmont Park
Robert Lewis
United States
Unites States
South End
New England
St, Loo
W. L. Mahure
Pils and Pleasure: Distant Notes From a Faded Page
Fragments describe beverages and social scenes with scattered names and places. The text hints at packages, bets, and owners in a vague, era specific tone, leaving readable references to individuals and local settings embedded in garbled lines.
Robbers Visit Many Stores in Georgia
Carton Georgia November 10 Special. The Store of A W Roberts at Ball Ground was broken into with an iron safe blown open by dynamite and $500 in money and papers taken. At Brown's Station dynamite caps fuse matches and papers were found along with 6 cents and a deck of cards including an election card for Atlanta on the 14th. Fowler's store was robbed and burned. No arrests have been made as the saboteurs appear active in the area.
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Carton
A. W. Roberts
Ball Ground
Brown's Station
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Hall Ground
Canton
Orange
Cheap round trip rail rates announced for several cities
The Western & Atlantic Railroad and the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway announce cheap round trip fares to Chicago, Cincinnati, Saint Louis, Louisville, and Evansville. Tickets sell November 12 and are valid to November 20. For space and further details, write H. F. Smith, Traffic Manager, Nashville, Tenn, or Chas. H. Harman, General Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Saint Louis
Louisville
Evansville
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
H. F. Smith
Nashvillle
Tenn
Accidentally Shot Brother of Editor Herrington in Georgia
Wy J Herring Jr, a rural mail carrier from Sylvester near Tifton, was accidentally shot at his home while loading a revolver. The 47 year old man died from the wound after the ball passed through his body. he leaves a widow and seven children. He was the brother of J L Herring of The Tifton Gazette.
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Herrington
Tifton
Wy, J. Herring, Jr
Sylvester
Nis Gon
Mr. Herring
J. L. Herring
The
Tiiton Gazette
FIRED AT MAN EATING SUPPER
White A Holt and wife of Kirk wood were at supper near Oelock when a shot struck the window near Mr Flory. The bullet, fired from about ten feet away by a prisoner using a box as a boost, lodged in the wall behind Holt and was removed. A warrant was issued for two negro suspects after a quarrel two days earlier. they could not be found in Wirkwaad or Atlanta.
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White A Holt
Kirkwood
Oelock
Mr. Flory
Holt
Justice of the Peace
Wirkwaad
Avlanta
Cure for Catarrh Promised by Remarkable Remedy
An advertisement-style appeal lists telltale catarrh symptoms and assures relief from a non experimental remedy discovered by a scientific specialist. It claims a large company manufactures and markets the treatment at a nominal price to aid all sufferers who act now.
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Nove
Dixie Flyer Route to Florida Offered by Central of Georgia
The Central of Georgia Railway and Air Line offers via its Dixie Flyer route the most perfect service to Florida. Train leaves Atlanta daily at 9:00 p.m. The Day Express departs at 8:00 a.m. for reservations and information contact Basement Fourth National Bank Building and Terminal Station, Atlanta.
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Central OF Georgia Rait
WAY
Florida
Atlanta
Expresa
Fourth National Bank
W. H. Fogg
D.P. A
Synod of Georgia Chooses Waycross Next Meeting
The Georgia synod votes to meet in Waycross next year and forms a 16 member committee to plan a synodical college with wide powers. Reelects secretaries Rev. W A Nisbett and Dr James Stacy. A readjustment committee may create an additional presbytery in southeast Georgia.
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Griffin
Synod of Georgia
Waycross
James Stacy
W. A. Nisbett
James Steoy
Presbyterian Church In
Atlanta
James
Falr
BD. G. Carson
Auggusta
D. W. Brannen
T. H. Sibley
Cherokes Presbytery
E. W. Way
Hughes
Macon Presbytery
R. BE. Douglas
S. L. Morrin
Robert Anderson
First Church
Hitler James Watt
Thomasville
Colege
Synodical College
Eauth
Georgia
Walden
Plunkett
Columbian Theological Seminary
A. L. Phillips
Phillips
Richmond
N. G. Smith
Wr. Plunkett
Twesbyterian
Wesiner
Pickpockets At Covington Circus Leave Victims Glum
Pickpockets worked a land office business among the Covington crowds yesterday. In a rush near the low grounds several locals were relieved of cash by pickpockets and sharpers. An elderly man named Gus Hardwick, who had just sold cotton worth $120, was robbed while buying a ticket. Several suspects were arrested and jailed.
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Covington
Gus Hardwick
Death of Mrs Sara J Gray at Adairsville
Mrs Sara J Gray mother of James R Gray editor of The Atlanta Journal died suddenly of heart failure yesterday at her Adairsville home aged 74. Mr and Mrs Gray left Atlanta to attend the funeral this afternoon. Survived by Colonel Juba Gray her husband with whom she recently celebrated a wedding anniversary. She was a devout Methodist and beloved by many in Harrow and Adairsville communities.
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Adairsville
Sara J. Gray
James R. Gray
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta
Adaville
Jame
Raede
Harrow County
Jubaay
Gray
Resignation of Sparta Baptist Pastor W. W. Arnold
Hav. W. W. Arnold resigns as pastor of the Sparta Baptist church after two years of service. Rev. W. A. Logan, Mercer student, is called to succeed and will serve semi monthly next year, effective after the second Sunday in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Arnold
W. WW. Arnold
Sparta Baptist Church
W.A. Logan
Mercer University
Insurance departments press NY Life halt over officer removals
Nevada and Missouri seek to bar New York Life from operating until the company replaces its officers. The dispute follows investigative exposes by Lawson in Everybodys Magazine, with a second move reported in November issues, drawing wide reader interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Missouri
New York Life
Everybody’s Magazine
Lawson
Everybody's Magazine
New True Bill Indicts Senator Burton in Kansas
St Louis November 9 The federal grand jury convened and returned an indictment this afternoon against United States Senator Burton of Kansas. It states that certain features in the former quashed indictment were remedied in this new indictment.
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St. Louis
United States
Burton
Kansas
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Ek Aowel, Dasa
Thos. S.austin
Mgr
Leavenworth
Ind
Herring
SYNOD
NEW College
Remington
Wave
New York Journal of Commerce
Maier and Berkeie
Freercbed
Mozley
H. W. Rountree & Bro
W. Z. Turner
Whitehall Street
Eiseman Bros
Whitehall ST
Washington
Baltimore
I Stottgarter
Saamary
Dr. Davis
Zarvat
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