Lenient stance urged for railroads amid revenue drop
Georgia railroad commission signals no new station or depot expenditures unless absolutely necessary due to sharply reduced carrier revenues from cotton and merchandise movements. Chairman Murphy Candler notes the need for economy and asks for public welfare essential facilities only as conditions improve.
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Jeffries
Routhern
Weishington
Deir Su
Railroad Commission
Southern Railway
Georgia
Atlanta
Ralph Sonn Is Honored for 25 Years at Hebrew Orphans Home
A dinner marked the silver anniversary of Ralph Abram Sonn, head of the Hebrew Orphans Home at 475 Washington Street. The event honored his 25 years of service, with board trustees and former inmates attending, including guests from other cities.
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Ralph Sonn
Orphans’ Home
Hebrew Orphans Home
Ralph Abram Sonn
Sonas
Washington Street
Board of Trustees
General Ballington Booth to Speak in Atlanta Banquet Weekend
General Ballington Booth founder of the Volunteers of America will arrive in Atlanta Saturday to attend a banquet in his honor. He will lead a mass meeting at the Baptist Tabernacle at 330 oclock Sunday afternoon with WS Witham as master of ceremonies and Governor John M Slaton introducing Booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballington Booth
Volunteers of Americca
Atlanta
Baptist Tabernacle
Oelock
Witham
John M Slaton
Hoath
America
Carthage Candy Plant May Move to Valdosta
Plans are under way to move a large candy factory from Carthage to Valdosta. Owner John B Drury, a leading manufacturer, is discussing the proposal with local businessmen. The move could shift a major employer to the city, with potential economic impact on employment and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Valdosta
Aldosta
John B
Southern Trains Discontinued and Petition Denied by Commission
The state railroad commission approved discontinuing trains Nos 38 and 36 between Atlanta and Birmingham and to adjust train No 24’s schedule to cover local runs. Trains Nos 9 and 30 between Atlanta and Columbus are also cut, leaving two trains daily each way. The commission refused to discontinue trains Nos 81 and 232 between Atlanta and Fort Valley. Southern cited lack of business on all three cases.
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State Railroad Commission
Southern Railway Company
Southern Authority
Atlanta
Birmingham
Columbus
Commission
Fort Valley
Southern
Arrested in raid fined by recorder for disorderly house
Jim Garvin and Daisy Wright, proprietors at 64 Decatur Street, were bound over by Judge Frayles for operating a disorderly house. Fines totaling 43826 were assessed. Police Officers Harper and Webb led the raid, disturbed by a noise of dancers, dice casters, whiskey drinkers, and jubilant onlookers as the raid unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Garvin
Daisy Wright
Decatur Street
Frayles
Harper and Webb
Thone
Atlanta appeals for aid to help little widows of India
Mrs S Baneyee arrived in Atlanta to seek aid from local women for the little widows of India her native land She says she was a little widow herself and that young girls are married to Indian princes and when widowed are placed in temples She has aided 800 little widows to escape to America and continues her campaign while staying at the Terminal hotel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrss Baneyee
Atlanta
India
Bander
America
Stockdale to Lecture on Rising Costs in Atlanta
Frank Stockdale of Chicago renowned ad authority will lecture on Keeping On With Rising Costs at the chamber of commerce cafe Thursday evening. A dollar dinner, arranged by the Ad Mens Cup of Atlanta, will precede the talk. Stockdale’s visit is by invitation, with the entire business community included in the club’s notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stockdale
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce Cafe
Atlanta
Stockdale
Crankshaw Declared Bankrupt in Federal Petition
The Wanchester Manufacturing Company of Providence through Waygan and Johnson Attorneys filed a petition in federal court seeking involuntary bankruptcy for Charles W Crankshaw jewelry in the Atlanta National Bank building. J M Fielander of New York and Allsopp Bliss of Newark joined the petition as preferred creditors. The Crankshaw concern is placed under a selected trustee with a creditors committee appointed to guide and control the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanchester Manufacturing Company
Providence
Sk I
Waygan & Johnson Attorness
Federal District Court
Charles W Crankshaw
Boy's Leg Broken In Auto Accident Near Greenwood Cemetery
Mrs Minnie Clark of 1283 Buelid avenue drove toward Greenwood cemetery Sunday afternoon when her car was struck by a street car. Her son Lauren Clark suffered a broken leg and was treated after the vehicle overturned. Dr H Tainhorme, of 189 eaten street, who had been at home nearby, set the fracture and dressed other minor injuries among Mrs Clark, Miss Sue Methyin, and Mr Harry Clark.
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Minnie Clark
Buelid Avenue
Greenwood Cemetery
Lauren Clark
Dr & H Tainhorme
Phoss
Clark
Sue Methyin
Harry Clark
Slaton to address cotton situation at Baxley fair
Governor John M Slaton will speak at the Baxley fair in Appling county Wednesday at 10 30 am and likely cover current phases of the cotton situation He will also address the Boys and Girls Club and the school lab There is a similar appearance planned in Summerville Chattooga county Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mo Slaton
Baxley
Appling County
Boys Corn Club
Sherls Canning Lab
Slaton
Summerville
Chattooga County
Macon Warehouse Case Postponed Before State Railroad Board
The Macon Hoaded Warehouse Company suit alleging railroad discrimination in favor of Atlantic Compress Company was postponed from Tuesday to November 5. The firm seeks lower rates for compressed cotton versus uncompressed cotton, with a possible informal settlement before the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon Hoaded Warehouse Company
Atlantic Compress Company
State Railroad Commission
Macon
Whisky seized in Blandtown store raid leads to arrest
Seventy pints of whisky were found at the grocery store of W E Dupree in Blandtown Eben during a raid by SCURGy officers yesterday. Dupree was arrested and held on a $1000 bond for conducting a blind tiger. Officers had been watching Dupree selling liquor prior to the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grogery
W E Dupree
Blandtown
Eben
Scurgy
Yvesterda
Dupree
Gordon Street Church Repeats Night Services
Beginning last Sunday night services are being held every night at 7 30 at Gordon Street Baptist Church at the intersection of Gordon Street Lucila Avenue and Taman Street. The services are directed by William M Sentell and Gordon Singleton.
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Lelock
Gordon Street
Baptist
Lucila Avenue
Taman Street
William M Sentell
Gordon @ Singleton
Clinch County Taxes Set For 1914 Rate
Waycross October 15 special the Clinch county tax rate for 1914 fixed at 65 cents per hundred dollars. With the state rate property owners in Clinch this year will pay 11 per thousand.
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Waycross UN
Clinch County
Clinch
Macon bankers favor proposed cotton pool
The Macon Clearing House association plans a meeting this week to evaluate joining the St Louis cotton pool offering 150000000 loan for cotton at the rate of cents per pound. President J Heard of Fourth National Bank backs the plan and pledges support, with the bank ready to take its share of stock. If the pool succeeds, farmers can borrow up to 6 cents on stored cotton, reclaim if market improves next year.
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Macon Ga
Macon Clearing House Association
St Lous
Inter
J . Heard
Fourth National Bank
Blan
Macon
Bible Class To Occupy New Room Next Sunday
The Young Men s Bible class of Druc Mls Presbyterian church will move into a newly furnished room with an up to date library. D G Dumas teaches the class which has progressed since its organization. Officers include Mr Carry president Sterling Melvin vice president Pale Brockman secretary and treasurer. Ashburn Gavwas special. Calhoun was jailed on a charge of telling Tom Vinson to a negro at Hobby county last Sunday morning. Vinson was struck by a brick and died that afternoon. Calhoun fled but claimed Vinson provoked the incident with profanity in his wife’s presence.
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Luna
Macon
Mathews Srane
EC Stokes
Thomason
Stokes
Main Street
Dist
Issons
Sherif Ficks
Druc Mls Presbyterian Church
Rcom
D G Dumas
Mr Carry
Sterling
Melvin Vica
Pale Brockman
Ashburn
Wil Calhoun
John King
Tom Vinson
Hobby
Vinson
Calhoun
Deid Calhoun
Vinon
Little Girl Killed Lighting Camp Fire in Barns
Maudie May Smith seven died from severe burns after lighting a fire intended for cooking breakfast at a textile camp. Her mother Mrs W Vo Smith tried to help as the child ran screaming toward safety, but most of her body was burned. An ambulance transported Maudie to Grady hospital where she died at 11 o'clock. Her body was taken to the chapel of Harry G Poole.
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Textule
Maudie May Smith
W Vo Smith
Maudie
Grady Hospital
Tlaclock
Harry G . Poole
Forced confession ruled out by court acquittal
A court in Judge Ben Hulls division ruled that a confession obtained by force from Frank Wright a colored youth accused of burglarizing the home of A Cruichshank was inadmissible. Wright pleaded not guilty and was acquitted after the principal witness Sergeant George C Bullard admitted slapping him before Wright confessed at pole headquarters.
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Ben Hulls
Superior Court
Frank Wright
George C Bullard
Wright
Pole
FMI
Temporary injunction blocks seven alleged loan brokers
Judge Bell issued temporary injunctions Monday restraining seven brokers from collecting from Vanidiver while a petition seeking a hearing on the matter proceeds. The action, prompted by an HC Wander employee of the Western and Atlantic railroad, targets firms including WC Cooper, G H Rosen bush, D Chestnut, P P Jackson, B E T McCurry, King Brothers, BD King & Co, and King.
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Judge Bell
HC ‘Wander
The
Western and Atlantic Railroad
WC Cooper
H Rosenbush
Chestnut P
P Jackson
T McCurry
King Brothers
King & Co
King
Valdosta Hotel Names Ferrell to Manage Dinkler Valdosta
Valdosta announces Kerrell Ferrell Jr who recently signed to manage the Valdosta Dinkler has accepted the mansion of the Hotel Dinkler in Macon Ferrell long linked with his father in Valdes management is praised as skilled and popular Colonel Ed Pope of Fayetteville a veteran hotel man takes over at the Valdes and has acquired stock while assuming active charge of the hotel.
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Macon
Dons
Valdosta
D Kerrell Jr
Valdes
Dinkler
Jm Macon
Ferrell
Ed Pope
Fayetteville
South
Mr Ferrell
Pope
Valdes Hotel Company
Campbell murder case rests in jury hands after today
In Pelham on October 19 special judge notes testimony in the State v Campbell charged with the murder of John Harrell. Court recessed until 1:30 p m for proceedings and arguments to follow with many lawyers set to speak. Jury deliberation expected to start tomorrow.
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Macon
Ip Newman
Atlanta
Lted States District Court
Pelham
Dy C Campbell
John Harrell
Successful Revival at Camtel Tabernacle This Week
Revival services conducted by Rev HA Yelaham at the Christian and Missionary Tabernacle on Camtel Avenue at 740 oclock nightly for two weeks lead up to the southern district convention of the Allance beginning October 9 and lasting ten days Delegates from many states and several prominent preachers and laymen will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian and Missionary Tabernacle
Camtel Avenue
HA Yelaham
The
Allance
Dodsons Liver Tone Offered As Calomel Substitute
An advertisement touts Dodsons Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel a mercurial laxative. It pledges a pleasant vegetable blend that cleanses the liver without salivation or sickness and claims relief from biliousness constipation and headaches with a money back promise.
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Dodsons
Roosevelt blasts party bosses in New York stop
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt denounces Democratic and Republican leaders in New York as corrupt and controlled by Wall Street. He cites Murphy and Barnes, calls for progressives like Raymond Robins, says big business backs party chiefs to keep immunity from regulation, recounting alleged past bargaining with Sherman and Lewis.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Willam Barnes
Charles Murphy
New York State
New York
Roosevelt
Dinos
Murphy
Barrest
Wall Street
Illinois
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Gen. Ballington Booth
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Boy
Gordon ST
Clearing House
Indorse
Kiley
West
Guia Maron
Touce George & Kiley
Civil Service
Frank B West
Joe ‘Thomas
Monroe Street
Thomas
Riley
Lhin
Suring
Mighty D
Ola
Locke
Blind Tigers
Negra
Valdosta Hotel
Campbell
Barnes and Murphy
Vassar Union
W.l.douglas
WL. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. J. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Douglas
Spark Street
Brookton
Peachtree Street
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