Fitzgerald Ga entry drives Cadillac in 1920s endurance contest
A list of entrants from Fitzgerald Georgia competes in an automobile endurance contest starting at the Lanier Hotel in Macon on November 9. Cars span Buick Cadillac and Ford in classes A B C, with drivers including B T Strickland D B Ware A H Denmark and J Fletcher among others. The event offers six prizes, rules set by H B Erminger Jr, and a three-stage course from Macon to Barnesville Harneaville and the Atlanta speedway club house with time penalties and sealed components.
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Pritzgerald
Atlanta
E J Dormins Fitz- Kerald
Buick
T Strickland
Ware
Fitzgerald
TF Ware
W Murrav
Parmer
Fitzgerald Ga
Denmark
James Fletcher Pitygerald
Ford
Jamey Fletcher
Park
Mo Parsons
Richard Armantront
Ware Fitzgerald
Russell
McLaughlin
Thomasville
Dorminy Fitsgerill
Fia
Parnell
Observer
Adams Lite
Gerald
Maxwell
Adams
James Taub
Letenn Fitgerald
Fletcher
Joe Rovers
Momand
Macon
Path
Pater Conrad
RO Clements
Brewer Douglas Rod
Clements
Brewer
Lem Farnell
Noolp
Tom Ashtiles
Douglas
Cadiilac
Op Bunn Farfas
Mitchell
Dorminy Drier
Camp Hall
Fliazgerald Business League
icFadden
G Knapp
Erminger
Maton
Lanier
Thnt
Atlanta Automobile Association
Aps
H B Erminger Jr
Nis
American National Bank
Macon Ga
Wii
Ao Peive
Barnesilla
Harneaville
Speedway Club House
Speedway Club
Barnesville
Houge
Barnedville
Barnesvie
Speedway
Macon Experts Big Entry List
Macon experts report a large entry list for the upcoming event with multiple cars from nearby cities expected to enter. Officials encourage interested participants to submit blanks and any desired information to facilitate the run.
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Macon
Demand Crowds For Auto Show Space In Auditorium
The National Automobile Show in Atlanta opens November 6 under the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Managers Miles and Reeves report record demand for exhibit space, prompting a basement re layout and new mezzanine work to accommodate dealers, with decorator L Fest overseeing the expansive decorative scheme and Tesley of Chicago directing matting and denim flooring.
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Auditorium Armory
National Association of Automobile Manufacturers
Samuel A Miles
Alfred Reeves
Mr Miles
Miles and Reeves
New York
Atlanta
Taft Tall Waa
Donald
Jt Ig Sn
L Fest
Chicago
Keata
Georgia
South
Tesley
Savannah to Atlanta reliability test stops at Covington
Twenty three cars enter from Fitzgerald as Savannah contestants head to Covington for the Savannah to Atlanta reliability run. Officials announce Covington as an authorized stop with preparations under way including a large warehouse, ample gasoline and lunch for motorists. The Athens section notes growing enthusiasm among Georgia autoists.
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Savannah
Covengtow Coxington
Battes
Savannah Automobile Club
Atlanta
North Covington
Fhre
Diamonds as a sure investment claim promoted by seller
The advertisement urges diamonds as a safe investment citing price advances since August. It states the sellers bought larger quantities then and cannot buy today without a twelve and a half percent rise. It claims good stones retain value and promises higher returns by selling at the original, unadvanced price. Maier & Berkele Niewepa pref APkIvVE
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Ead
Lumbermen Face Term In Prison In Peonage Case
Harlan, a wealthy lumberman and relative of a Supreme Court justice, and four employees face show cause hearings tomorrow in federal court over bond forfeiture and alleged peonage. Writs for immediate arrest were issued as the case, already moved through lower courts, returns to judge Thomas Jones of Alabama. Colonel J Veazle, in town for the Columbia Planter Co, promotes a machine claimed to harvest seeds from sunset to moon.
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Pensacola
Athens Entries In Auto Races Spark Enthusiasm
The Athens automobile section plans numerous entries for races against Atlanta, with many Athens automobilists expected to enter in the next few days. Augusta to Atlanta travelers will find ample facilities as preparations begin for visitors. Sumter County reports 600 miles of public roads and ongoing improvements, notably a 12 mile Plaine road with iron bridge work at Stewart's and Mill Creek.
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Athens
Atlanta
Athens Automobilista
Automobilista
Augusta
Slyter
Americus
Plaing
Sumter
Georgia
Sumter County
Robert Christian
Stewart's
Stewarts Mill Creek
Hnes
Muckaleea
Friendship Road
Americas
Felder Street
Plains Road
Funt River
Webster County
Plaina
Motor Car Men to Throne City Show Opening
Atlanta prepares for the 1910 National Automobile Show at the Auditorium Armory. Leading figures from Ford, Reo, Buick and others attend. 200 workers in three months, 125 staff during the event, 800 exhibiting staff, thousands of visitors expected. decorations and lighting cost thousands for the week.
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Armory Thess
Grand Central Palace
New York
Mammoth
Atlanta
South
A. Ae
Laula R Speare
Boston
Mass
Automobile Association of America
Asa
Benjamin Briscoe
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company
Frank Briscoe
Buick Runabout Company
Tarrytown N
Ecompany HO Smith
Premier
P F Olds
Reo Motor Car Company
Lansing
H Mora
Mora Motor Car Company
Newark
Henry Ford
James Cousin
Ford Motor Car Company
Tetrait
IB Bartholomes
Bartholomew Company
Peoria
C Newby
National Motor Vehicle Company of
Reeves Taike
Shaw
Alfred Reeves
American Water Car Manufacturers Association
Auditorium Armory
Asan Candler
Americus to Seek Sea Board Help for Rail Facilities
On October 28 Americus merchants and industries, backed by petitions signed by all local firms, will urge John Skelton Williams and Sea Board Air Line associates to grant favorable treatment. The request targets restoring division headquarters and enlarging raftway shops as management prepares to take control.
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Americus
Americus Board of Trade
John Skelton Williams
Seaboard Air Line
Woman Held for Killing Husband in Warren
In Warren Pennsylvania on October 28 Mrs F 01 Anderson was arraigned on murder charges after allegedly killing her husband last Friday and disappearing. A self defense and temporary insanity plea is planned, claiming brutal treatment. The Andersons lived three miles away. A son, Himer, received a letter from his mother saying she killed her husband and would kill herself. Anderson’s body was later found with knife and gunshot wounds in the back. Mrs Anderson was taken into custody after arriving from an eastern train. She could not explain her whereabouts.
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Warren Pa
Anderson
Andersons
Himer
Thayer Sentenced to Life for Wife Killing and Self Injury
Claude L Thayer, 27, of Lansing, shot his wife and tried to kill himself last July. He was sentenced in circuit court to life in Jackson prison after lying on a couch unable to rise. The judge cited the self inflicted bullet wound as the cause of his injury and plea outcome.
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Lansing
Claude L Thayer
Jackson
Thayer
One Cent A Day For Wife Aged 12 In Early Marriage
Sam Stone and his mother are accused in a superior court filing of persuading 12 year old Mary Lucy Stone to elope on September 4. The couple allegedly lived on 30 cents in 30 days as Stone claimed the bride was 18 to obtain a marriage license. The petition seeks alimony and details coerced elopement, a long dress given at departure, and the end of the relationship after a single month.
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Sam Stone
Brotherton
Childs
Stone
de Genero
Mary Lucy Stone
T C Lambert
Hves
Glrie
Btone
Nie
Schwab Arrives in Birmingham for Two Day Visit
Charles M Schwab and a large group of eastern capitalists arrived in Birmingham Alabama today for a two day stay. They visited Ensley this afternoon and it was announced that an important statement would likely be made before their return north.
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Schwab
Birmingham
Charles M Schwab
Ensley
No Congratulations For Mrs M Eikstein On Wedding
In a tense Atlanta court scene Mrs M Eikstein testified against Max Adler after an alleged gift of two negro messengers to celebrate her wedding. Adler fined 375 dollars. Eikstein 175 dollars. Police noted foreigners selling roasted chestnuts blocking streets. Recorder warned city to regulate street vendors.
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Max Adler
Broyles
Wenders
M Eikestein
Lower Decatur Street
Will
Mra [Lkstein
Adler
Elkstein
Eikstein
Grady Hospital
Atlanta
Pecorjer
Peachtree Street
Recorder Dig
Cits
Guilty Verdict In Wife Murder Case At New Roads
Sidney Jefferson was found guilty of murdering his wife after an eighteen hour jury deliberation in New Roads. Mrs Jefferson’s body was discovered at their home with her throat cut from ear to ear and a butcher knife nearby. The defense claimed the death was suicide.
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New Roads
Sidney Jefferson
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