$1,600 Raised for Old Ladies Home at Atlanta Event
A large audience packed a Georgia hall to raise funds for an Old Ladies Home. Donations totaled 1690.41 with major gifts from J. Furtell, Carteraylite, and others, as Rev Sam Jones and Mrs. Mims led readings, music, and appeals, ending in a triumphant communal effort.
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Frank Stanton
Rosch
Ain
Sam Jones
Mr Jones
Avin
Lee Haugen
J. M. Patterson
John Temple Grave
J. Robinson
L. W. Arnold
A. J. McKellar
J. J. Fain
M. UC. Morris
Dr. Chappell
Drs. M. FE
W. Cranehaw
Dr. He Hil
Hanlon
Randolph
Stephen ‘Knapp
J. M. Wright
J. M. Haskilies
W. EB. Mathews
Christianburg
Mo J. Cars
Boe
F. G White
Thiel
J. Furtell
Atlanta
Mrs.Purtell
Georgia
Elh. Thornton
Harry Echiesinger
John E. Brice
E. H. Carman
Sam
PB. Jonea
John ' Temple] Graves
W. ‘W. Landrum
Major Livingston Mima
Mins
McCord
W.'T
Atlanta Eyes Auditorium as City Struggles for Larger Halls
A mass meeting for the Old Ladies' Home raised 2000 attendees before overflow crowds, fueling renewed talk of building a public auditorium in Atlanta. City leaders and the Chamber of Commerce consider funding and locations, with Mayor Woodward showing strong support for a larger venue beyond the Grand Opera House.
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Old Ladies
Atlanta
Harry T. Sehieginger
Ation
Aslania
Opera
Chamber of Commerce
General Council
Woodward
Ladies Announce Program for Interdenominational Conference
Official list of exercises for the Great Gaithering at Macon on Thursday and Friday this week has been made public. The fourteenth annual Interdenominational missionary conference opens with devotional and instructional sessions at First Baptist Church and other venues. Delegates from Georgia Baptists will number about six hundred as committees arrange hospitality and city venues for the November convention in Macon.
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Hope
Hinton
Salvation Army
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Joe
Jess
Convention of Georgia Baptists
Ie Tity
the Cty
Illness of Major Williams Notes Local Friends
The Many Friends of Major Thomas H. Williams learn he is very ill at his home on Forrest Avenue and Port Street. Friends fear his illness has worsened though there is some temporary improvement. Williams is a prominent Atlanta figure and his illness will concern many.
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Réget
Dla Willams
Corvee
Forrest Avenue
Ana Portatreet
Williame
Atlanta
Moore and Sons Improve Eye Glass Frames at 42 N Broad Street
Inq L Moore and Sons fill oculists prescriptions for glasses. They polish finishes on their glasses that opticians deem hard to match. They claim to be the best frame adjusters in the area, located at 42 North Broad Street Prudential Building.
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Atlante
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Inman Building
Broad Street
INQ
L. Moore & Sons
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Mortuary notices from Forsyth and Columbus Georgia
Deaths include Mrs Ogden G Persons wife of Colonel Ogden Persons and Mrs Nancy Crowder widow of Colonel Terrell Crowder in Forsyth. Marlin Skinner 24 dies in Covington. T T McCoy 53 farmer from Lee county dies near Columbus. G W Allen 52 dies in Columbus with funeral held today. Funeral services held at First Methodist church and interments at Oakland cemetery and family burial ground.
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Forsyth
Ogden G. Persons
Nancy Crowder
Ney Crowder
Terrell Crowder
Monrose County
Buria
Marlin Skinner
Covington
Mise Bexsie Jankina
Al-lanta
Starrsvitle
T. T. McCoy
Columbus
Lee County
Alabama
Bulletin on eight hour agreements signed with 240 unions
Bulletin issued by International Typographical Union officers reports that 249 local unions have reached eight hour day agreements with employers to take effect January 1. The bulletin notes workers in 33 cities still out, with many towns having only a few on strike. Contracts extend into 809 cities and towns, with expirations set for January 1 or later.
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Manepelle
International Typographical Umion
Immigrant movement swells along Augusta Florida line
Augusta Georgia readies one of the largest immigration movements in the South as the Augusta and Florida railroad begins freight and passenger service. The Gough Lana'and Improvement Company plans to move several hundred families from the northwest to Gough with Braddyton, Fendling & Co. arranging land deals and opening November 14 to 16 with special excursion trains. Local capitalists plan a bank, canning factory, and textile ventures as the line expands 48 miles toward Augusta with terminal facilities and extensive rights of way.
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Augusta and Florida
Georgia
Gough Lana’and Improvement Company
Gough, Ga
Florida
Bradyton, Fendlg & Co
Brunswick
Jacksonville
Gough
A. Bank
Augusta and
Midville
Keysville
Swannahors
Police Raid Gambling Rooms in Augusta Citywide Sweep
Last night, Augusta police raided every gambling room in the city. Investigators found active games at each location and detained proprietors and players. At one site, property valued at 7000 dollars was secured. A long-running joint above Cafe Metropole was raided for the first time in 30 years. Dr. S R Belk, pastor of a major Methodist church, praised the action and commended the police chief for enforcing the law.
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Augusta
Auguste
S. R. Belk
Follce
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