Fire destroys Electrical Building at Exposition Park
At about 1 30 in the morning a bright light appeared in the Electrical Building at Exposition Park then the structure caught fire. Sergeant Mac M White awoke and alerted residents, aiding in a thorough search before the blaze. Investigators found no definite cause or suspects though the earlier sighting of a Hecht moving light is noted. The Electrical Building owned by Interstate Fair Association carried 15000 in insurance. Transportation Building belonged to Piedmont Exposition Company and insurance status is unclear.
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Exposition Park
Mac M. White
Constitution Office
White
Interstate Fair Association
Vransportation
Piedmont Exposition Company
Tecal
Jack Wilson's Bowling Tournament Opens December 3
Jack Wilson hosts a multi week bowling tournament starting December 2 with daily matches and substantial cash prizes. Tom Lynch oversees the event and 13 teams have entered including Griffin Warren Constantine Merritt Ramsuer Bateman Berry Pattillo Miles Bladdworth Stoney Fair Priceh tt McCullough Ewing Speer Melian Reeder Wilson Meade J Conyers R Conyers Dodd Wilmerding Francis Carder Foster Chamberlain Bailey Dunlap Cunningham Leitner Eagan Hode Caldwell Ellis Gresham Rathers Clark Johnson West Landrum J Dunlap Boatenreiter Smith Stiluman Beasley Bond.
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Jack Wilson
Tom "Lynch
Giltetté
Mr. Wilson
Gome
Yega
Bailey
V. Dunlap
Cunningham
Leitner
Eagan
Hode
Caldwell
Ellis
Gresham
Rathers
Heino Oes
Clark
Johnson
West
Landrum
Dunlap
Boatenreiter
Smith
Stiluman
Beasley
Bond
Mathematics: Washington Star fragment on chickens and counting
A fragment from the Washington Star presents a dialog where the Treacher tries to grab attention of a class of colored children. Two are missing and a student answers that ninety-eight would remain if two were missing, illustrating a playful mishearing about numbers and chickens.
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Washington Star
Treacher
Jim
Poor Christians Feeding Upsets Mind and Nerves
A preacher warns that ill digestion from fatty, heavy meals harms peace, kindness, and faith. He urges eating easily digested foods like fruit, grape nuts, and Postum coffee, with little meat or grease, to restore nerves, mood, and spiritual well being.
Governor Candler Approves Fourteen Georgia Bills
Governor Candler approved fourteen bills yesterday that passed both house and senate. The measures include forms of pleas in suits on open accounts, amendments to Albany city court and Hartwell charter, and authorizations for waterworks, street sales, and local governance in multiple counties.
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Candler
House
Senate
Jocel
Billy
Candler Yesternay
Slatan
Fulton
Eiiter
Wight
Dougherty
City Court of
Albany
Bank of Winder
Harkins
Gordon
Calhoun
Gordon County
Hodges
Hart
Hartwell
Mitchell
Emanuel
Justices of the Peace
Tex
Engiish
Warren
Warren County
Gresham
Burke
Waynesboro
Henry
Murray
Murray County
Whitchard
Terrelly
Heard
Terrell County
Ford
Chappell
City of Columbus
Commons
Berrator
Chapwell
Meriwether
Loner Oak
Meriwether County
Street Car Death Inquiry Yields Release Of Suspects
Seven men connected to the street railway deaths of William Rasbury were released after police and coroner findings found no grounds for charges. Conductor G D Robson and Motorman T A Alford of ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT CO. Conductor J F Righies and Motorman L E Low of ATLANTA RAILWAY AND POWER CO were among those freed. Coroner Stampa and City Attorney concluded no inquest or investigation necessary. Funeral services for William Rasbury held at his residence on Chapel Street, with interment at Oakland. Nearby item notes Mlle Claire Heliot’s London tiger-taming exhibitions in the Hippodrome.
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Will Rasbury
William H.,rasbury
G. D. Robson
T. A. Alford
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
J FR. Srighies
Mile
Claire
London
New York
Mlle
Board Favors Better Sewers Move In City
The board of health passed a resolution endorsing better sewers and urging that the issue stay before voters despite lack of funds. A special county committee will meet Tuesday with officials to plan sewer extension. The sanitary inspector force will not be reduced and a committee will inspect the Atlanta Dairy Plant site under receiver control.
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Board of ‘Health
Burton Smith
Mims
Indore
County Board
Board of County
Council Chamber
Walter R. Brown
Cley
James le Mayron
Rosser
Wy. J. Northen
EB. W. Martin
Jacob ‘Haas
F. P. Hick
A. 3. West
AL Hyndes
USA
County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
Fulton County
Board of Health
Bizzell
Rawson
Finance Committee
Owiay
Burton
Smith
Tiend
Atlanta Dairy Company
Pierce ‘Ard
Mary E. Bryan
Ge Sunny South
Rising Generation and a Betrothal Tale
A Detroit Free Press fragment recounts a bachelor marveling at the rising generation while preparing for marriage. He notes his friends’ doubts as he chats with his fiancée and her young niece, joking about the future head of the family amid playful interruptions and a lighthearted scene.
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Detroit Free Press
Janny
Leonid Display Seen In Northwest Sky Again
A Leonid meteor display was visible yesterday before 5 a.m. with twenty five meteors in five minutes. The northwest sky showed long tailed and tailless shooting stars as dawn approached, prompting astronomers to anticipate a broader Leonid show soon amid a clear sky.
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Leonid
Leoniis
Education debate drives compulsory schooling stance shift
A state education committee debated two compulsory schooling bills and adopted a resolution opposing compulsory education for factory children. Bruce and Houston argued for reform while Wright urged a subcommittee substitute. the committee voted to report the first bill adversely.
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Committee On Education
Grice
Ules
Thomas
Pierce
Bruce
Luimptin
Wright
Houston
Fulton
Committee On
Funeral of Dr James F Yeater Day Services in Oakland
Funeral services for Dr James F Yeater were held yesterday at his residence and at 2:30 PM at the First Methodist Church with Rev. C P Byrd and Rev. Richard Orme Flytin officiating. The obituary notes a dignified, naval tribute and mentions the body interment at Oakland Cemetery with several ministers and pallbearers named.
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Oakland
Igte
James F
Ponce de‘Licon
C. P. Byrd
First Methodist Church
Richard’ Orme’ Flytin
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Cuinuun
U. Ustusea
A. Gioubus
Erlinoveau
Micnarasod
Urme
Ana J. Ot
Moles
Vehlang
The Gay Mr Goldstein at the Grand Theatre
The Grand features The Gay Mr Goldstein a rollicking comedy with George C Boniface as Reddy Rattleback and a witty supporting cast. A Runaway Girl follows, with a London and New York pedigree, while Florodora promises tuneful merriment next week. The Arnold Stock Company, Peck’s Bad Boy and Down the Slope headline at the Columbia, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra heads a Grand concert Sunday.
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Golistein
George C. Boniface
Adrlanta
Reddy Rattleback
Thomas
J. Keogh
J. Keogh An Mr. Goldstein
Mary Hampton
BB Reddy
Boniface
Keogh
Hampton
Grand Net
London
New York
Gaiety Theater
Augustin Daly
New York City
Arthur Dunn
Columbia
Arnold Stock Company
Peck
Bostom
Young
Braunig Stock Company
Sudden Temperature Drop to Freezing Point
A reported abrupt fall in temperature last night caused the thermometer to register near the freezing point. Weather notes describe a surprise chill impacting the area with conditions likely to persist into early morning.
Realistic Sketch Recalls Tennessee Folk Life and Dialect
The piece sketches life among Tennessee rustics with realistic dialog and local color. It mentions a dawn voice to read Graustark, a tea ritual honoring Miss Bulingsiey of Boston, and a German sawmill anecdote about efficiency and miscalculation. The prose reflects rural speech and social scenes from early 20th century journalism.
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Edwin Singer
Indianapolis
Sam
Watt
Ed Hokes
Mise
Bixley
New York
Misa
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Tory
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Henson
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Lewis Browne
O'Brien
Miller Hag
Button
Congress
Mary E Bryan
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