Madame Gadski Arrives In Atlanta For Grand Tonight
Opera star Madame Gadski reaches Atlanta from Chattanooga to perform at the Grand Theater tonight. She is hosted by the Piedmont Hotel with husband Jauscher and daughter Lattehen in attendance. The singer plans English verve in her program and will tour into February before a Metropolitan Opera run.
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Madame Johanna Gadski
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Grand
Piedmont Hotel
Madame Gadski
Mr. Jauscher
Lattehen
Tshittel
The
Valkyrie
Encaras
T_caon
Metropolitan Opera House
Salt
Tam
Cortract
Madame Gadski-Tauscher
Tauscher
Gadski
Four Cornered Thanksgiving Talk in Atlanta 1908
Four men on a street corner in Atlanta discuss politics autos football and turkey on Thanksgiving day November 26 1908. The piece notes Atlanta was in a four cornered mood with polities autos football and turkey vying for attention as residents teased each other and planned the holiday.
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Tam
Savannah
Tech
Clemson
Atlanta
Turkey
State Meeting of Laymen Held Here Next Month
Delegates from Georgia churches prepare for the International Laymen's Missionary Movement convention in Atlanta December 3 to 6. Ex governor Northen to preside with White and Vance as speakers. Morning and evening events planned at First Baptist and Bijou theater. A farewell mass meeting set for 7:30 PM. Also advertised: sale of Clarke's Pure Boys whiskey by mail order.
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Georgia
Laymen's Missionary Movement of
North America
Atlanta
New York City
Aragon Pote
Northen Wil
J. Campbell White
James E Vance
Newark
N. J
First Baptist Church
Nurses to receive legacy from Walter E. Ammon
Walter E. Ammon, a Jersey City batter maker, left legacies to three Illinois nurses who cared for him during typhoid fever at Presbyterian Hospital. Nelle Miller 500, Freda Phelps 600, Alice Voight 3500. The will also bequeaths funds to many York area women and a New York recipient 25000. Mr. Ammon was fatally shot in Jersey City on November 17 by Andrew McGrath.
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Chicago
Ilinola Training School
Walter E. Ammon
Nelle G. Miller
Freda B. Phelps
Alice L. Voight
Ammon
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Station
Andrew McGrath
New York
Anna Louise Carey
Magdalena Williams
Wil Hems
Grand to Feature Mme Gedekt in Gala Recital
At the Grand, Mme Johanna Gedekt, renowned Met opera soprano, will perform a varied program including English, German and French ballads. The staging promises a refined concert evening with notable orchestral and piano numbers, followed by announcements of upcoming shows at the Grand and Bijou.
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Johanna Gedekt
Metropollitan Opera House
Peachtree
Claasle
Gadski
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Venus
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Delate
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Chopin
Frank LaForge
Tency
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Memage
Grieg
Frank ‘LaForg
Frank Lavoree
Zuelsam
Richard Strauss
Chapin
Elna
Traum
Lohengrin
Wagner
Dich
Tannhauper
Weener
Five Die In Burning Home In Hartselt Alabama
At Woodland Miss 17 miles east of Hartselt an earlier report says Tom Richardson’s house burned last night killing his wife mother and three children. The rest of the children were found in the barn. A search for Richardson is underway as his body has not been found and robbery is a leading theory. In Baitas Georgia three suspected yegermen escaped deputies near town and are believed to be headed toward Atlanta. One of the men was seen shaving as the others prepared food before fleeing down a slope.
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Federal
The
Ban-dager Whitaker
Weber & Rush
Hartselt
Ala
Tom Richardson
Woodland Mis
Here
Richardson
Baitas
Riirth
Atlanta
Colbert
Wooda
Stein-Bloch
America
Engineering in Navy Discussed by Barton
Washington November 24 Admiral John K Barton engineer in chief outlines four vast fields for improvement in United States navy machinery pay efficiency and economy He urges better supervision of machinery details and higher skilled technical knowledge to cut coal consumption and ship repair costs He also calls for shore duty for twenty officers and permanent assignment of engineers to engineering duty plus revival of the bureau school of indication to restore specialized instruction for line officers
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Washington
United States
Navy Yard
John K. Barton
United States Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Ofaetne T
Goasibie
Aia Chingry So &S
Fire damages Central avenue laundry and adjoining restaurant
A basement fire at 2 Central Avenue damaged a laundry run by George Lee and spread to the restaurant above owned by W. S. Dobbins. The blaze caused extensive losses to both the laundry and the restaurant, with two feet of a Chinese proprietor’s cue reportedly lost in the effort. Governor Comer named additional delegates to the rivers and harbors congress in Washington and to the Southern Commercial congress set for December.
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Central Avenue
George Lee
Chines
W. 8. Dobbins
Comer Nemes
Montgomery
Aln
Comer
Rivers Sea ‘Harbors
Washington
Perl City
J. A. VanHoose
George B. Ward
Birmingham
T. Witlett
Tuscal Suedace Ets
Hunt Gosport
Selma
Thomas Berlin
Lafayette
Argeon
Huntaville
C.mingham
Bankhead
Jobsoton
Southern Commercial Congress
Sto
Phankegiving Observed in Americus With Quiet Observance
Americus Ga November 6 Special. The day was wholly suspended and every business house closed. Americus observed Phankegiving appropriately. Services were held in churches after which the day was given over to quiet enjoyment, with no accident or casualties reported.
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Americus
Fine tribute paid by board honors late C B Willingham
Macon Ga November 26 resolutions honoring the late C B Willingham were adopted by the board of education. He was a leading member who advanced local education from grammar school to colleges while supporting the district financially and guiding improvements. The tribute moved many as he was absent but keenly felt. Orphans enjoyed a fine dinner at three city homes with gifts making it a Christmaslike day. The Hepelian Georgia Industrial Home and Methodist Orphans Home hosted hundreds of children. Horemen coming to Macon describes horsemen bringing fast stock to Central City park tracks and stables for winter with city consent for yearlong access. Deferred turfing parks notes Dusinene men gain park use on Poplar Street until April with plans to turf and limit cotton storage and horse hitching after that.
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Macon
C. B. Willingham
Board of Education
Willingham
Iis
Boqra Imstaight
Hepelian
Georgia Industrial Home
Methodist Orphans’ Home
Horemen
Qdacon
Central City Park
F. S. Whitney
Poplar Street
Cassanova trial begins in New Orleans murder case
In New Orleans on November 26 the state opened its case against George Cassanova for the murder of Anne Lavin at a Japanese hotel last summer. Witnesses described responders finding the woman with a severed throat and Cassanova allegedly claiming suicide in a note found among her belongings.
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New Orleans
Nerraw Escape From Death in Columbus Train Collision
R A Monroe and his son Richard Monroe narrowly escaped injury when their carriage collided with a railroad train after their horse bolted. Both men were thrown from the buggy and suffered severe bruises as witnesses described the chaotic scene in Columbus, Georgia.
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Nerraw
Columbus
R.A. Monroe
Richard Monros
Wors
Fable Fragments From a Brooklyn Wedding Tale
A garbled OCR fragment recounts a Brooklyn tale of a would be groom seeking to marry his affianced bride. The man navigates a strange scene as he approaches her house and hears the proposed question amid muddled dialogue and misread lines.
Chi Phi Holds Annual Session in Atlanta
The sighty fourth annual congress of the Chi Phi fraternity opens at the Piedmont hotel with 250 delegates from New Indiana to Texas attending. Two sessions today will be private. a banquet at Piedmont Driving Club features toasts by notable members. The third session tomorrow closes the congress.
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Piedmont Hotel
New Indlana
Texago
Omega
Georata School of Technology
Piedmont Driving Club
Seaboard Air Line
New York
Piedmont St
Eugene R. Aladla
John A. Hynds
Walter Colquitt
John Burt, Jr
Jucian L Knight
Emory Speer
Alumni Association
Atlante
Uthen
Fragmented humor snippets from two papers
The piece braids two jokes: Sauandered Wad from The Washington Herald about a vacation and a young man thinking of a wad, and a Chicago News gag where a Sunday School teacher asks Johnny about thanks, noting Bill Jones’s wrist explanation.
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Washington Herald
Jonny'e
Chicago News
Weill
Johnny
Johnnny
Bill Jones
May Send Troops to Take Charge May Send Troops to Take Charge
In Tiptonville Tennessee on November 26 rumors say Governor Patterson may send 160 soldiers to seize control and arrest lynching participants. Sheriff Haynes threatens resignation if troops arrive, asserting he can handle the situation without military aid. Patterson says no decision yet and plans to consult Lake County actions tomorrow.
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Patterson
Haynes
Acidiera
Lake County
Flag Raising at Poplar Springs School Notables Attend
Short items report a flag raising at Poplar Springs School on South Decatur Street with two girls hoisting the flag while four young ladies sang the Red White and Blue. The Junior Order United American Mechanics and United Daughters of America gave a Bible to the school. Rev Edenfield delivered the presentation, Colonel Ed T Willama spoke briefly. Also noted is the death of William Brenner, 78, pioneer Atlante resident, at 210 Simpson Street.
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Poplar Springs
Decatur Street
United American Mechanics
The
United Daughters of America
Edenfield
Ed. T. Willama
Opened Throttle Jumped At Music Miome Railroad Yard
A miscreant on a stationary engine at the Southern yard in Rome Ga pulled the throttle lever causing the engine to lurch forward at high speed. It jumped the track striking another engine, causing damage but no serious injuries amid efforts by yardmen to stop the runaway engine. Officials say the act was likely intended to wreck a Jacksonville train and note extensive damage to nearby equipment. The report also mentions a sensational note about the royal crown of Roumania made from war cannon relics.
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Cadig
Jacksonville
Pininville
Aiwa
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