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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1924

Page

3

Mystery Furnace death shocks Columbus church family

In Columbus Ohio November 18 the death of Mrs Addie Shearsley wife of Rev C Y Sheatsley of Christ Lutheran church is being treated as murder by prosecutor King though no conclusive clue has emerged. The body was found in the basement furnace as family members including the pastor and four children were questioned about the strange cremation and odd remarks by the deceased.

Columbus Ohio Addie Shearsley C. V Lutheran Hey. Shearsley Elizabeth John R. King Heaven DE Niles Associated Press Tomight Sheatstey Cormnce Murphy Sheatsiers Juninisteries Clarence Sheatsiey Milton Capitol University Hotse Sinton Milton S Tie AU Head Umy I Inna Inkl

Confederate Daughters Convene in Savannah Proceedings

At a U D C gathering in Savannah Georgia the convention opened with a band performance and a formal procession led by pages in white gowns and red sashes. Governors Walker and Lowden attended as dignitaries with reception by local organizers and remarks from General Thomas and others. A planned oyster roast at Shrine Country Club in Thunderbolt and a Savannah Yacht Club site event were highlighted as social highlights amid business sessions slated for Wednesday morning.

U. D 8Th Infantry Georgia Walter Grace Macon A. O B. Hull Savannah Seneral Cronk Larrold Americas Sifford Walker Lowden Walker Traffold R. Reese Georgait Paul E. Seabrook Divinion Hull Charley No. Bolin Richmond Shrine Country Thunderbolt Francis S. Barton Sons of Confederate Veterans Trix Frank Harvard U. D.C Confederate Memorial Hall Mra. 9. Anderson The Colonial Times Joby Tawkins Tuntington Club Mes. J. &. Wood

Convention Honors Daughters of the Confederacy in Atlanta

The United Daughters of the Confederacy convened in Atlanta with Mrs. Albion Turk presiding and Mrs. Franz Harrold hosting. Memorable sessions featured memorial tributes to long-deceased members, plans for the Jefferson Davis highway, and discussion of a $30,000 historical endowment to fund research and correct histories.

Woodrow Wilson W. B. Haldeman Julan S. Carr Jd. W. Bachman Nettie Story Miller W. E. Lee Harriet Abigail Rombant du Pont Barnes Colimbia Albion Turk An de Frete Dents Franz Harrold Walter Grace Macon Georgia Jefferson Davis Highway St. John Tawton Clinton S.C P. T. Stevens Atanta Julian Woodbury Kentucky Walter Lamb Lawton Myre Ink Alarrokt Mix Lawton Woduce My Marine

Clara Morris declines Clara Morris night honoring her

New York November 18 Clara Morris famed stage star once adored in the last century declines a proposed Clara Morris night at Proctor's Fifth Avenue. Crippled by rheumatism and aged, she writes of pain and pride, recalling her 1875 Fifth Avenue opening and asking management to pardon the pencil note. Born in Toronto on March 1 1846, she began in Cleveland and rose in New York at Daly's theater.

Robert D. Lusk New York Clara Morris Proctor Fifth Avenue Clara Mortis Fifth Avenue Theater Tuckahoe

Frank C. Lowden Praised At Daughters Of Confederacy Meet

The Washington convention of 1912 heard praise for Frank C. Lowden of Illinois a gubernatorial figure described as a refined capable leader. Speakers lauded his cooperative farming work and moral qualities seeing him as the ideal Republican presidential candidate.

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Ex Governor Lowden Addresses Meeting on Union and War

Former governor O Lowden spoke at length on the Civil War, asserting the founders’ dream of a united nation through war’s test and warning against congressional overreach to override Supreme Court decisions. He praised Confederate memory and Stone Mountain while arguing states must retain power against federal encroachment.

Lowden Wamar Macon Orla Commites Devy Wilnois Lanat United States Commonwealth Sherman South Abraham Lincoln Union North Wert Republic Orevermore Rink O. Lowden Wits Kentucky Virginia England New England Congress of the Supreme Court Congress Washington Stonewall Jackson France Napoleon Gyzig Robert B. Lee Richmond Tranite

Memorial Speech Praises Civil War Veterans Unity

A Civil War memorial remarks on the Grand Army of the Republic and United Confederate Veterans aiding widows and orphans, promoting reconciliation. It recalls Henry W. Grady’s praise of the New South and quotes his call for national healing after Grant’s death.

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Monumental Unity Speaks From Civil War Echoes

A veteran-decorated oration recalls the Civil War, praising Lincoln and Grant, honoring Confederate dead at a national cemetery, and celebrating reconciliation. It notes the first postwar meeting of blue and gray in 1870 at Chien Woods, honoring fallen soldiers and the enduring bonds of memory.

New England Plymouth Beck Republic Amenen Arios Brotherhood of the John B. Gordon Joby B. Gordon Georgia Lee Grant Appomattox General Gordon Iyak Woods Chien Longstreet Stephen D. Lee Fitzhugh Lee Wade Hamilton Teth Butler Underwoot Taneuit Laoad Land

System Averts Coal Car Shortage in 1924 Rail Travel

New system of hauling empties helped 193 railroads avoid freight shortages in 1924–a year marked by record car movements and faster backhauls. Western-owned cars rushed home, loading and unloading sped, and freight tonnage rose above 1923 levels. Also notes political travel disruptions and routine health ads of the era.

New York Car Service Dean Railroad Association Board of Director Toe Freigh Farm Maury Rae Washington

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