Thousands Visit New Brown & Allen Store Opening
Atlanta crowds exceed 30 000 at the Brown & Allen store opening at Whitehall and Alabama. Dr Edward Brown and department heads greet guests from 6 am to 6 pm as mahogany fixtures, Angaston marble sods font, and a large candy refrigerator showcase the new store’s luxury. The staff remain in place, with W D Franklin guiding prescriptions and Tom Cox assisting. A massive horseshoe floral tribute greets entrants, and the store layout favors easy access and sanitary syrup and cream production in the basement.
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Jersons
Brown & Allen
Whitehall and
Alabama Streets
Edward Brown
Dr. Brown
Atlanta
New Brown & Alien
United States
Anc
Cigar Department
Cannan
W. D. Franklin
Tom ©. Cox
Dan Gunther
Guy Coleman
Alen
Crane
Brown
Glove and Clothing Bargains From D. & P. and Balmacaans
A lively catalog item promotes Slocha Cape and Kid gloves, priced at $1.50 and $2, with Stoeck quality and travel wear in high society. It advertises Balmacaans at $15, a variety of hats including Chance and Sphinx, and a resilient Mallory rainproof coat. It highlights a Boys' Clothing Department as economical and practical.
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Stoeck
Swaps Phone System for Farm in Hart County
Athens Ge October 15 Special An entire telephone system swapped off for a farm by A F Vickery of Lavonia He owned and managed the Lavonia Carnesville and Cannon system serving 59 subscribers a safe annual dividend Vickery exchanged for a Hart county plot belonging to W C Mason Mason will run the county farm work while Vickery grows crops and raises livestock
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Athens
A. F. Vickery
Lavonia
W. C. Mason
Mr. Vickery
Mr. Mason
Insurance Head Says Business Is Normal
Walter Lamac Talbot, president of Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance, said during a stop in Atlanta en route to Philadelphia that his tour shows Fidelity Mutual’s business is normal and on par with last year. He expressed optimism about the national outlook and blamed low morale in some areas on psychology. J. M. Burley hosted a reception at the Canton City club in honor of Talbot, with about a dozen Fidelity Mutual leaders present.
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Atlanta
Philadelphia
Walter Lamac Talbot
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company
Fidelity Mutual
J. M. Burley
Georgia Yennessee Department
Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad Officers Re-Elected
Maton Ga October 15 Special All of the present officers of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad were re elected at the annual stockholders meeting held here Fairfax Harrison is again president and Joan B Munson vice president and general manager The usual semi annual dividend of 3 12 per cent was declared on first preferred stock and 2 12 per cent on second preferred stock Reports of officers showed the road in good condition despite the present business mood
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Maton
Georgia Southern
Piorida Rairoad
the Road
Fairfax Harrison
Joan B. Munson
Dobbs Home Burns During Niece's Wedding in Marietta
Marietta Ga October 15 Special The Dobbs residence burned at 1 AM destroying a two year old $14000 house insured for $9000 and furniture insured Nothing saved but the piano Mrs Dobbs and two children were away at her niece Miss Stuart s wedding in Athens The fire likely started from electric wires and the house lay just outside city limits beyond fire protection
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Marietta
Hama
CHE& HL
Dobbs
Athens
Stuart
Atlanta Weather Forecast Passes Rain, Cloudy Friday
The forecast notes a slow moving southern storm over Georgia causing rain, but the main system should pass by tonight with Friday mostly dry though cloudy. Cool Friday with light to moderate northwest winds. October has been notably rainy in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Volunteers Add Story to Milledgeville High
Milledgeville Ga October 15 colored people of the city enlarged Eddy high school building by adding another story and improvements. Work was done largely by volunteers giving odd hours and many contributions were made for materials. With completion the fall term opened this week.
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Milledgeville, Ga
Eddy High School
Phi Delta Theta Alumni Banquet Set At Tech Chapter House
The Atlanta alumni chapter hosts the Tech chapter for a Saturday night smoker at the chapter house on 47 West North. The event runs from 8 to 10 o clock and marks annual alumni day with committee chair Fred Hauser and members George Northen Tommy Stout Frank Gillespie and Nick Carter coordinating. Local ad promotes Kriptoer Glasses made in Atlanta by John L. Moore & Sons at 79 Broad Street Grant Buildings.
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Atlanta
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Tech
West North
Fred Hauser
George Northen
Tommy ‘Stout
Frank Gillespie
Nick Carter
Slaton Praised For Delaying State Charter Action
Governor Slaton receives praise after persuading lawyers for the North Georgia Mineral Railway to let their charter application lie with the secretary of state untill the next regular session. This postponement avoids a costly special legislative session and draws many congratulations.
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North Georgia Mineral Railway
Secretary of State
General Assembly
Slaton
Governor greeted by many as state’s work praised
Prominent men congratulated him on satisfactory negotiations with attorneys. They praised the governor’s work, with many visitors saying it was the best piece of work any governor had done in years in Acornia.
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Acornia
Delegates Named to Mining Congress in Phoenix
The governor appointed delegates to the seventeenth annual American Mining congress to meet in Phoenix Arizona on December 7 9 and 10. Named are Prof St McCabe Atlanta Dr Craig R Arnold Dahlonega Dr Karl R Slocum Dry Branch C B Lamar Augusta W H Fluker Thomson J R Barker Cedartown H N Vandevender Cedartown T E Gratton Rome George J Aubrey Cartersville N P Pratt Atlanta B M Hall Atlanta T Parker Macon.
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American Mining Congress
Phoenix
Ariz
St. McCabe
Atlanta
Craig R. Arnold
Dahlonega
Karl R. Slocum
Dry ‘Branch
C. B. Lamar
Augusta
WH. Fluker
Thomson
J. R. Barker
Cedartown
H. N. Vandevender
T. E. Gratton
Rome
George J. Aubrey
Cartersville
N. P. Pratt
B.M. Hall
T. ©.Parker
Macon
Atlanta Special to Be Discontinued
Southern railway will discontinue the Atlanta Special Sunday October 18 as part of broader reductions in passenger service on routes from Atlanta to Washington Birmingham Columbus Fort Valley and other state lines. President Fairfax Harrison cites decreased traffic and aims to minimize local travel disruption while switching remaining trains to cover current routes.
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Southern Railway
Atlanta
Washington
Railroad Commission
Birmingham
Columbus
Fort Valley
Southern
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway Company
South
Sewanee Excursion by Brotherhood Members from Atlanta
Bishop Knight and other Brotherhood of St Andrew members depart Atlanta at 9 20 P M on Western and Atlantic train No 4 for Sewanee on October 18 1914 Round trip fare Atlanta to Sewanee and back is 6 50 Sleeping cars provided party leaves Cowan at 8 30 A M to reach Sewanee by 9 00 A M A Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railway and Western and Atlantic agent accompany the group for the trip For details contact J E Thomas F P and T A Whitehall Street viaduct or C B Walker U T A city car.
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Sewanee
Bishop Knight
Brotherhood of St Andrew
Atlanta
Western
Atlantic
Cowan
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Boys
the Globe Clothing
Whitehall &T
Atrtica
Luddem & Bates Sistes
Pryor Street
Th . Scutt
Hern House
Hart CO
G. 8. & F. Railroad
Milledgeville High
Jno
L. Moora & Sons
Broad Street
Grant Blds
Charter
Mining Congress
Harrison
Wheeler's Cavalry
Park Street Methodist Church
Essig Bros. Company
Peachtree Street
Peachtree St
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