Scouting Committees Arrive Next Week For Good Roads Contests
Alabama Chamber of Commerce president announces Birmingham and Savannah scouting parties will visit Atlanta to map routes for the Georgia Good Roads Contests during Automobile Week. Birmingham committees led by George C Walters set to meet Savannah team. nine Birmingham cars depart October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ala. G. Candler
Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Savannah
George C. Walters
the Garage
George W. Hanson
Edward M Durant
Percy Whiting
Auto Era
R. V. Connerat
F. C. Steinhauer
Hirmingham
Atlanta
The
Garage
Walters
Birmingham Automobile Club
Georgia
Brand Cens supe rvisor Alonzo Brand in Fifth District
Alonzo Brand, longtime local leader and cultural manager, was named census supervisor for the Fifth Georgia congressional district. Washington later revoked the appointment and named Joseph Wome of Atlanta instead, prompting rapid political maneuvering before final outcome.
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Alonzo MM
Lithonia
Atlanta der
Lon
Livingston
Hela
Na‘ana
Alonzo
Eorgis
Con- Breseman Civingaton
Wastitngtus
Brand
Fe Aeld
Joseph Wome
Atlanta
Senate
Hrand
Well known attorneys form new law firm
Announcement yesterday outlined the formation of Ogburn, Dorsey & Shelton with offices in the Candler building, Atlanta. The partners are Hariten Osturn, Cam DD, Dorsey, and Charles Shelton, all praised for long, lucrative Atlanta practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogburn, Dorsey & Shelton
Candler
Athante
Mesars Hariten
Osturn
Cam DD
Dorsey
Charles Iq She'ton
Atlanta
Vee Cee Mingburn
Gainesville
Mercer University Ual
Harvard Law School
Savannah
Messrs
Garrard
Messrs. Candler
Thomson & Ulrich
A. Powell
Georgia Court of Appeals
Gen. Lee Not Wanted In The Hall Of Fame
Auburn Maine September national command of the veterans union at its annual encampment condemned plans to place a statue of General Robert Lee in statuary hall and to erect a statue to Captain Wirz of Andersonville prison. The resolution urged honoring Civil War prisoners rather than Confederate leaders.
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Gen. Lee
Hall OF Fame
Auburn
Maine
Veterans’ Union
Robert Lea
Washington
Captain Wirz
Anderson Villa
Enamel Jewelry Offered In Belt Pins And Cuff Links
Enamel jewelry is advertised with belt pins cuff links hat pins and sautoirs. The new enamel jewelry line is presented as attractive and inexpensive to readers seeking affordable items.
Shadowing sleuth caught in rival agency trap
Walter H. Koch, 28, head of the National Secret Service, was arraigned before Recorder Broyles on a charge of practicing detective work without a license and fined. An undercover sting by Carter-Patterson operatives led to Koch's arrest after a staged watch of a supposed wife, with Hood and Taylor tracing letters in his wastebasket and exposing his pending license application.
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Walter H. Koch
National Secret Service
Inman Building
Broyles
Koch
Board of Police Commissioners
Hoch
Carter-Patterson
Peachtree Street
Patterson 1S
Inman
Patterson Agency
Taylor
Whitehall
Alabama
Brown & Allen's
C. W. Hood
Hood
Recorder
Protection for visitors planned for Auto Week
After a Chamber of Commerce safety meeting the group met with city finance chair Amorous and asked for a $2000 appropriation to hire 50 extra pollermen, Broadway traffic police, two weeks of traffic drills, and 20 New York detectives to patrol during Auto Week in Atlanta. Chairman Amorous promised to help. The Automobile Week committee urged timely fund-raising and reported that the Atlanta Auto Trades Association secured arrangements to care for up to 3500 vehicles. Subscriptions are due October 1 and November 1.
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Committee On Public Safety
Chamber of Commerce
Martin F. Amorous
City Finance Committee
New
F. J. Paxon
Automobile Week
Atlanta
Themag G. Erwin
Third National Bank
Brooks Morgan
Atlanta Auto Trades Association
Subscriptions Open for Fulton County National Bank Shareholders
Subscription books opened Thursday at room 319 Peters building showing $200000 of the $360000 goal subscribed. The list of shareholders includes prominent Atlanta businessmen and bankers such as M. R. Emmons, Hoke Smith, J. M. Stephenson, R. M. Rose, and J. T. Day, with many others from Georgia and nearby states. The former Atlanta National Bank building on East Alabama Street is prepared for the bank’s operations.
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Fulton County National Bank
Constitution
Peters Buiding
Atlanta Rationa Bank
Alabama Street
Atlanta
M. R. Emmons
BM. R. ‘Emmons Clothing Company
W. ©. Stamps
Faln & Stamps
W. BE. McCalla
Federal Chemical Companus W
Tennille
Alexander Irvin
Washington
G. W. Felker
Monroe
FL. Stanger
Lumpkine
J. H. Heard & Sons
Vienna
John T. Day
W. A. McCraw
Milledgeville
W. W. Sum. Merlin
Tallapoosa
M. Johnson
Carrollton Ga
L. B. Holt
Landéraville
Butch
D. C. Ashtey
Valdosta
Bs. B. Lewie
Sea Tractor
Decatur
Decline Shown In Cotton Crop Drought Hits Several States
New York September 30 Special October cotton report of the Journal of Commerce notes a national condition index of 69.5 on Sept 23, down from 66 last month, the lowest since 1901. Storms and drought hurt Louisiana most, with Arkansas and Tennessee faring better. Alabama slight, North and South Carolina declines listed with Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and others showing varied drops. Insects light, labor sufficient, top receipts poor.
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New York
Journal of Commerce
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Missouri
Busy preparations for Atlanta Horse Show in auditorium decor
Work to ready the Auditorium Armory for the Atlanta Horse Show Association event on October 19 to 22 includes carpenters clearing stable space and equipment, plans to remove the arena hardwood floor for tanbark carpet, and decorators to take over for final details. Horse Show boxes and season tickets go on sale at Daniel Brothers Company Monday and Tuesday mornings.
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Auditorium Armory
Atlanta Horse Show Association
Bis Majesty the Morse
Daniel Brothers Company
Trial of Teacher in Virginia Murder Case
Warrenton Virginia September thirtieth in the trial of Professor J D Harris for the murder of W A Thompson associate editor of The Warrenton Virginian considerable progress was made but verdict unlikely before Saturday Miss Etta Anderson an eyewitness testified for the defense that she did not hear Harris call for Manxheimer to take Thompson away W C Marshall senior partner of the dead editor was cross examined over a dispute in October 1908 about a subscription bill for The Virginian He could not recall the language of the letter but said the tone was offensive Albert Thomas testified that Harris said after the shooting he had been compelled to shoot Thompson.
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Warrenton
J. D. Harris
W. A. Thompson
Warrenton Virginian
Etta Anderson
Harris
Manxheimer
Thompson
W. C. Marshall
Rock Kills Engineer on Iron Mountain Train
In Bergman Arkansas on September 30 engineer T. Conley of an Iron Mountain freight train was killed near Crickett Arkansas after a rock struck him while leaning from the cab window as the train passed through a tunnel from Aurora Missouri to Cotter Arkansas. The fireman discovered the body once the train emerged.
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Bergman, Ark
T. Conley
Iron Mountain
Aurore
Cotter Ark
Crickett
Ark
Tailored Suits That Are Genuinely Good-Looking
A confident, facts based pitch for Chamberlins tailored suits offering testoring imported fabrics fine linings and style at lower prices than Fifth Avenue shops. The ad emphasizes honesty and reliability and urges readers to remember the dependable Chamberlins when buying a suit.
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America
Fifth Avenue
Avenue
Chamberins
Georgia to Hold Officers School of Instruction
Adjutant General Scott announces plans approved by the War Department for a state wide officers school of instruction for national guards officers in Georgia next June. Three schools are planned for each service branch with possible splits for infantry and facilities at Fort Screven Tybee Island and Fort Oglethorpe near Chickamauga. The program will organize officers into squads to study the fundamentals of military science.
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Genere A. J. Scott
United States War Department
Georgia
Scott
Savannah
Atlanta
Fort Screven
Tybee
Fort Oglethorpe
Chickamauga
100th Anniversary Tickets to St Louis from Atlanta
The N C and St L Ry and W and A R R offer round trip tickets to St Louis for the 100th anniversary celebration. Tickets on sale October 2 to 7, with return by October 11. From Atlanta the rate is 19.60 pounds. Apply to any Ticket Agent or C E Harman G P A Atlanta Ga.
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St. L. Ry
W.&a.r.r
St. Louis
Incorporation of
Atlanta
C. E. Harman
Short to His Company Webster Kills Self
Grand Rapids Mich September 30 Following the death by own action today of Dr Alfred M Webster secretary of the New Era Association a life insurance company the organization's directors issued an official statement tonight saying investigation has not yet progressed sufficiently to determine the head amount of the shortage making allowances however for all unadjusted death claims there remains a bank balance of 15000 above all possible liabilities so far as can be ascertained The statement was signed also by State Insurance Commissioner J V Barry State Insurance Examiner Englehart today made an unofficial statement estimating the shortage at 16694
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Alfred M. Webster
New Era Association
Nfe
J. V. Barry
Englehart
Atlanta Urged to Welcome 5000 Visitors During Auto Week
Atlanta committee on public comfort asks 5000 residents to come to the Empire building or call to pledge hosting 20,000 visitors in Auto Week. G M Chapin notes Atlanta will outdo New York Hudson Fulton in hospitality, inviting guests to be treated well and open homes for guests. Telephone and outreach details provided.
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Committee On Public Comfort
Atlanta
Empire Buillding
Bell Telephone Main
G.M. Chapin
Felder Seeks Victory In Prison Sentencing Case
Inquiry before the supreme court regarding shackling prisoners in the city stockade and the recorder's court power to sentence without trial by jury centers on Col. T B Felder's stance. He argues four defendants shared the same grounds, and courted by his friends, Felder believes the appellate court is aligned with his view until the high court rules.
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Supreme Court
State Court of Appeals
Atockade
T. B. Felder
Anderson, Felder, Rountree & Wilson
Recorder's Court
Felder
Samuel Loeb
Henry Jannings
Court of Appeals
Bu- Dreme
Colonal
Warfield to Appear at the Grand in Atlanta
Cards received in Atlanta announce that David Warfield will appear at the Grand on October 13 14 15 and 16 with his original supporting cast. The repertoire is unannounced but likely includes The Music Master and The Grand Army Man. Matinees are expected to be offered during the four day engagement.
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Atlanta
David Belasco
David Warfeld
Sotor
Mr. Warfield
Football by Horses Highlight at Buffalo Bill Show
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bills Far East will feature football by horses as a novelty act. Riders push a large ball on a gridiron with padded ponies, creating a comical display as they attempt to score, drawing audience interest with the unique equestrian sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
Wild West
Pawnee Bills
Ehibition
Great Cotton Cargo Leaves Galveston for Liverpool
One of the most valuable cotton cargos ever sent from an American port left Galveston today aboard the Gulf transport liner Trak. Captain De largy commanded the ship, which carried 26,873 bales valued at $1,200,000 to Liverpool.
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Galveston
Caay
Depumue
Liverpool
Trak
Delargy
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A. K. Hawkes Co
Opticians
Percy’ Whiting Ia
Birmingham Auto Club
Birmingham Athletic Club
G. T. Brazelton
G. T. Whitehead
Birmingham Motor Club
Alonzo MI
Livingston Wires
Federal
Veterans of Maine
Wirz
Berkele
Gordon and Wilson
W. K. Ellis, Jr
Board of Police Commissioner
Rock Kills Engineer
Rountree
Z. Turner
Mer
DuBose Company
National Guard
Short
Webster
Bristol
Tenn
Albert Johnson
George M. Smith
John Cox
Coleman
Johnson Way
Hudson-Fulton
David Warfield
Pensacola
Fla
John Gunn
Ceregordo
Here
Operaton
Victor Hugo
Parle
Rodin
Palais Foyal
Aising Beast
Ryan
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