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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1914
Page
9
A fire at Fort Myers on November 18 swept through property valued at $75,000. The Florida house, Kentucky house, Mill an hotel, the Tennelier and Hendry buildings, and several smaller structures were burned.
The forty first annual National Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention ended in Atlanta after ceremonies at Baptist Tabernacle. Seattle is favored for 1915, with the next city to be named by the executive committee at the Ansley hotel. Recognition Night highlighted membership gains across states led by Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio, while Virginia sparred over suffrage and prohibition. International WCTU officials from Australia and England delivered greetings as Atlanta was praised as a convention center and funds were raised for the Lillian M. N. Stevens fund to promote constitutional prohibition.
Champ Clark spoke at Georgina Normal and Industrial College in Milledgeville on America's Government. The talk emphasized congressional workings and civic study, urging better knowledge of republic formation and politics. He received a warm welcome from college girls with flags, praised Georgia leaders Howell Copp and Charles Crisp, and was introduced by President Parks.
The Negro State Fair opened in Macon following a street parade and formal exercises led by Bishop Holney of Atlanta. Mayor Bridges Smith sent a letter to President BR Wright read to attendees. The fair runs ten days with crowd of delegates and proceeds from cloth sales to the L N Stevens fund. The event also highlighted the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union convention and its impact on civic religious fellowship.
Marietta Ga November 18 One of the first items of business after organization was the election of committees to manage church affairs for the next four years. The lists name many boards including Board of Minsionals Sunday School Education Epworth League Church Extension and several others with numerous members led by R King Georgia Gary J B Beakes J B Cantist W T Hunnicutt and more.
Officials viewed the Turkish actions as a possible warning shot near Smyrna, not an unfriendly act. U S warships Tennessee and North Carolina operated under strict orders with Captain Decker, aiming to protect American interests as tensions with the Ottoman Porte and allied powers lingered.
In a chaotic session the duma fights bureaucracy over a one billion ruble loss, Finance Kokovsoff is ousted after Volga era sees vodka havoc in Petrograd. The czar approves a new finance minister as prohibition orders, tested during mobilization, show limited club and restaurant exemptions.
Vacuum carafes remain permanently stalled in the rooms of newly opened hotels as the ice water brigade faces delays. The delay signals supply and staffing challenges affecting guest amenities across multiple properties.
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