Fifteen Thousand Disciples of Christ Convene in Atlanta
Delegates numbering about fifteen thousand will arrive in Atlanta for a week long international convention of the Disciples of Christ. Sessions open Wednesday at the Auditorium with exhaustive hospitality preparations led by a 509 member Atlanta committee. The gathering unites various Christian bodies and missions groups, tracing origins to Thomas and Alexander Campbell and highlighting the churchs evangelical work and extensive mission history.
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International Convention of the Disciples of Christ
Atlanta
Deleg
Atlantis
H. M. Papterson
George Clayton
R.A. Burnett
Harry Jones
Georgia
John A. Perdue
Christian Churches of America
Ducipins of Christ
Merfea
Les
Weveral
Thomas
Alexander Campbell
Von
Pennsylvania
Bethany Collate
West, Virginia
Lats
American Christian Missionary Society
Tte
Christian Women’s Board of ‘Missions
Green Christian Missionary, Society
Oard of Church Extension
Board of Miniaterial Relief
National Benevolent Association
Brotherhood of the Disciples of Christ
American Temperance Board
Commission On Christian Union
National Board of Christian Endeavor
German Americans to Hold Convention in Atlanta
The Atlanta chapter of the German American alliance marks its signth anniversary at Turn Ver sia hall with a pared down program. Aimed to honor Pastorius and the first German settlement at Germantown 228 years ago, the event features Ruth Oppenheim and others, a Saenger-Band folk program, and an address by Mr. Radesleben on the European situation.
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Atlanta
Ruth Oppenheim
George May
George Lindner
Saenger-Band
Radesleben
Ang
Trial of Mrs Chapman Before Gordon Court
Calhoun Ga December 5 Special The adjourned term of Gordon county superior court opened with a large crowd. Two murder cases are slated for trial including Mrs Nora Chapman accused of killing her uncle Lewis Chapman last February. A busy docket with many important cases to follow is anticipated all week.
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Calhoun
Getnber
Gordon Vanaty
Nora Chapman
Lewis Chapman
Wills of Colonel Reuben Arnold and John H George Probated
The wills of the late Colonel Reuben Arnold and the late John H George were probated in solemn form on Monday. The value of neither estate was made public.
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Reuben Arnold
John H. George
Fights for Kaiser General von Kluck
General Alexander von Kluck, commander of the German right wing, has repelled repeated Allied assaults but is steadily pushed back and threatened with envelopment. Born in Munster, Westphalia in 186? He became a colonel in 1896 and a lieutenant general in 190?. He led the Fifth Army Corps in 1906 and the First Army Corps in 1907, elevated to nobility in 1905, a pivotal figure in the battle raging in France.
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von Kluck
Alexander von Kluck
Munster
Westphalia
Bfth
First
Maging
France
King Solomon and Queen of Sheba in Ringling Spectacle Opens Atlanta Show
Ringling Brothers presents a mammoth circus spectacle featuring Solomon and the Queen of Sheba as central figures. The production, under Al Ringling and balletmaster Ottokar Bart, uses a 520 by 280 foot tent and a cast of over a thousand actors with hundreds of horses. It opens the afternoon and evening performances in Atlanta next Monday.
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Nero
Rome
Pompeii
Cleopatra
Solomon
Sheba
Canvag
Ringling Brothers
Postal Department Considers Cotton Cord Use
Washington October 5. Inquiry by a committee of experts opens to determine if cotton cord should replace jute twine in postal service. Postmaster General Burleson cites high jute prices and cotton's cheaper potential. Last year the postal service used 1.7 million pounds of jute twine. the department seeks bids to match jute prices.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Burleson
Mell R. Wilkinson
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Chamber
Wilkinson
Wiliam Schley Howard
City primary refunds ten percent to candidates
Secretary J. Cochran announced that candidates in the recent city primary will receive a ten percent refund of their assessments. The Surplus funds after paying expenses of two primaries amount to $2,900, with costs lower than first estimated. A vote of thanks was given to Chairman T. C. Poole and Secretary Cochran for organizing the primaries.
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J. ©. Cochran
Cefunc
Vemmites
T. C. Poole
Gochran
Fulton Grand Jury to Meet Wednesday
The Fulton grand jury will meet on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, per an announcement from the solicitor's office in Dawson Georgia. J G Dean, a progressive Dawson citizen, plans to enlarge his peach orchards with ten thousand young trees of top varieties to be planted in the coming days.
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Fulton Grand Jury
Solicitors Office
Menda
Dawson, Ga
J. G. Dean
Dawson
Denby Motor Truck Co Plans 30 000 Cotton Buy
The Denby Motor Truck company of Detroit will invest about 30000 in cotton buys for its dealers in the cotton states. Four bales per dealer, with ten current dealers and more to come, plus two bales per truck entering the region, are planned. Estimated spending around 10000, already appropriated.
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Denby Motor Truck Company
Detroit
Atlanta
Benjamin Rennard
Denby Company
Rennard
Victor Machine Company Alda
Blues-Austell Company
Avlanta
Snellenburg Clothing Company
Philadelphia
James C. Workheiser
Ita
P. M. Essig
Georgia
Alabama
J. M. Flynn
South Carolina
Florida
John M. Smith Company
Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland
Chandler
South
Glennville Giddings Not Seriously Hurt
Glennville Giddings son of Dr Charles Giddings of Atlanta was in a University of Virginia sight-seeing party car crash near Charlottesville. He was reported dangerously injured but is now out of danger and able to leave the college hospital. Driver W M Taliaferro, the most severely hurt of eight, remains living.
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Glennville Giddings
Charles G. Giddings
Atlanta
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
College Hospital
W. M. Taliaferro
Dr. Giddings
State Laws of 1914 Now For Sale
The laws passed by the legislature for 1914 have been published and delivered to Mrs. Maud Barker Cobb, the state librarian. They may be secured at the state library for $1.65.
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Maud Barker Cobb
Lbrarian
State Library
Biggest Boil Down On Record 5 Here
Beginning tomorrow Wednesday and continuing for seven days the National Newspaper Syndicate’s Atlanta representative The Constitution will distribute a great reference work with no remuneration to themselves. Read the announcement on another use of this issue and then clipped upon and be ready to present it at The Constitution.
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Atlanta
The
Constitution
SOROSIS SHOES PROMOTE HUMANIZED MANUFACTURING
An advertising piece for SOROSIS SYSTEM touts a humane, person centered approach to selling and making shoes. It criticizes rigid over systematization and promotes skilled artisans, individual talent, and fair pay. The prose highlights Sorosis boots and slippers, praising craftsmanship and artistic design with price cited at 7.00.
The Shoe-Shop Promises Free Maids Service With Purchases
The advertisement touts a shoe shop offering a maid's service at no charge whether you buy there or elsewhere. It emphasizes brand-new, specially made shoes with distinctive packaging, extra tissue sheets, and heavy pasteboard boxes. It claims meticulous attention to every small detail to create the most complete and satisfactory shoe shop for women and children.
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Christ Disciples
Gordon Court
Kaiser
King Solomon
Postal Department
Dawson Orchards
Victor Talking, Machine Company
Glennville
Giddings
Balmacaans
Parks-Chambers- Hardwick
Peachtree Company
Atlanta, Ga
Chamberlin-Johnson-Dubose
Allania
New York
Paris
Sorosis
Boston
Butte
Proteus
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