Boat Line To Run On Ocmulgee River
Macon Georgia September 5 special navigation of the Ocmulgee river from Macon to Hawkinsville will begin September 2 a 30 ton gasoline boat will haul freight on a trial basis the first trip on Tuesday the service aims to test viability and if profitable more boats and a 45000 company may be formed also note a September 8 meeting of the city democratic executive committee to fix primary date and form subcommittee
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Macon
Hawkinsville
Ocmulsee
Wall
Nottingham
New City Democratic Executive Committee
Dr Ridley Sermon At Central Baptist Church
Dr A Ridley of Central Baptist Church will speak on The Kingdom of God and Money at morning service Sunday. In the evening he will deliver a second message ahead of meetings soon to begin at Central church. Both services were crowded with professions and additions to the membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ridley
Central Baptist Church
Kingdom of God
Central Church
Macon Homes Entered by Mysterious Intruder
A mysterious young white man has entered Macon homes at night for over a week. In Walnut Street a 1030 PM incident disturbed a young woman as she prepared to retire. Charles Avent on Second Street and a Plum Street home were also targeted with a shot fired at the intruder. Police urge residents to secure windows and report sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Walnut Street
Charles Avent
Second Street
Mr Avents
Ainsworth Predicts Devil Walks Macon Street Tale
In Macon on September an Ainsworth, former Wesleyan College president now pastor at Mulberry Street Methodist Church, plans to discuss how Macon women dress during a sermon. He likens the devil to enjoying a stroll on Cherry Street as Broadway in New York is mentioned by peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Ainsworth
Wesleyan College
Mulberry Street
Methodise Church
Lent Broughton
Dev
Broadway
New York
Ammsworth
Cherry Street
Alleged Walker County White Slavers Face Federal Charges
In Walker County two farmers, George Walker and Wil Walker, are accused of taking Susie Fricks, a fourteen year old, from her home for immoral purposes. The cases were moved to the December term by agreement of counsel and may be tried in federal court before state court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker County
Rome
George Walker
Wil Walker
Susie Fricks
United States
Roms
United States Grand Jury
Grand Jury Adjourns to Go to Ball Game
A brief session on Friday ended with the grand jury returning fourteen true bills and adjourned in time for the ball game. Among the true bills was Simpson Brown charged with murder, Charles L Smith charged with bigamy, and Christin charged with simple assault. other names and charges are listed for various offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Conley
National Penen Company 5
Mary Phegans
Simpson Brown
Viarha Hill
Charles L Smith
Alas
CR. Smith
Gertrude Wilson
Lennis Spain
Crawford seeks grand jury action in poisoning case
Mrs Mary Belle Crawford faces a poisoning charge against her husband Joshua B Crawford. Attorney Burton Smith formally asks Solicitor General Dorsey to bring the matter to the immediate attention of the grand jury, but no steps have been taken yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Belle Crawford
Joshua B Crawford
Burton Smith
Genars High M Dorsey
Grand
Fight For Daughter On In Three Courts
A writ of habeas corpus filed by Burton Smith for J B Barlow seeks the 10 year old Madeline from Edith P Barlow. Proceedings unfold in Fulton and Stewart counties and in the Americas court with contempt charges against Barlow for sending the child to Cuba for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Smith
J BE Barlow
Stewart County
Edith P Barlow
Madeline
George L. Bell
Bulton County
Americas Court
Judge
Littlejohn
Atlanta
West Feachtree Street
Moore & Pomeroy
Barlow
Americas
Candler College
Cuba
Little
Powell
Atlanta Smoke Law Compliance Expands Within City Limits
Smoke Inspector Poole reports widespread adherence to the city smoke ordinance within the half mile limit and plans to complete a heating plant at the Grant building. Most structures within the one mile limit are complying or remodeling furnaces. Harwell indicates some apartment owners seek a one year extension, while others move to meet requirements promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poole
Grant
Foala
Rx MM Harwell
Ask Chicago to Aid Local Negro School Mass Meeting
An immense educational mass meeting is set for Sunday at Lithel church at Thirty and Dearborn to support the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute. Bishop Samuel W Fallows chairs the event and will advocate practical education for the Negro youth, focusing on character, home making, home ownership, and trainin g for usefulness in communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lithel Cbarch
Thirtieth
Dearborn
Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute
South
Samuel W Fallows
West Point Offices Close For Ball Game
West Point offices shut at noon Friday allowing officials and employees in the auditors height claim agent general passenger and president and general managers offices to attend a double bill between Mobile and Atlanta. Large numbers of clerks were able to witness the games. The offices will also close Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Pontimute
Mobile
Atlanta
Sesson
Home Coming Day Opens Fall Campaign at First Christian
The Bible School of the First Christian church in Atlanta plans a homecoming on Sunday September 14 drawing at least two thousand scholars. The event launches the fall campaign for new students and aims to break the world attendance record again as returning scholars fill the church seating capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
First Christian Church
Atlanta
Second Baptist
First Christian
First Christian School
Worti
First Christian Bible School
Nurses Get Charter in Tuberculosis War
Judge Bell of Fulton County Superior Court granted no charter to the Atlanta Ant Tuberculosis and Visiting Nurses' Association for twenty years. The group will be nonprofit with no capital stock and aim to wage war on tuberculosis. Petitioners include Hugh M. Wilet Howard Cole Mrs H W Salmon Nellie Peters Black Davis Woodward Mrs J Wade Conklin and Dr Theo Toopel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Bell
Fulton County Superior Court
Atlanta Ant
Hugh M Wilet
Howard Cole
H W Salmon
Nellie Peters Black
Davia Woodward
J. Wade "Conklin
Theo Toopel
Texas Banker Sought In Big Defalcation Case
Washington reports a $180000 defalcation at State National Bank of Fort Worth. Vice President M L Wedde’s whereabouts are unknown. Dr Baldwin Woods, university math professor, travels to Fort Worth amid embezzlement charges against him. Bank auditors cite a $120000 shortage.
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Washington
State National Bank of
Fort Worth
Texas
Thomas P Kaze
Actling
Natonal
van Zandt
M L Wedde
Kane
United States
Woods
State National Bank
Baldwin Woods
Berkeley
Calladay
ML Woods
State Natonal Bank
Ag O
University of California
Barred From Insurance On Life For Forgot Birthdate
A Green citizen identified as Cordela Ga born September 7 is barred from obtaining life insurance after forgetting his birth date and age. He attempted to secure a $2000 policy via a local agent but could not complete the application due to memory loss of essential details.
Congressman Walker Called to Valdosta
Congressman J R Walker of the Eleventh district and his ailing wife arrived in Valdosta this week. He plans to return to Washington by Saturday to attend currency bill proceedings at a rapid pace. Walker praises the Democratic administration and cites nationwide confidence in their legislative record. Mrs Walker, recently ill, is recovering after a serious operation and remains in Madison, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
J Ro Walker
Walker
Atlanta
Washington
Madison, Fla
Alabama Governor Back at His Desk After Absence
Governor O Neal returned to Montgomery after nearly two weeks away attending a governors conference in Colorado Springs and visiting Denver. He plans to wait on the seating of his appointed Senator Clayton, expecting Senate action within weeks, and will consider no other course unless seating is refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
O Neal
Governors’ Conference
Colorado Springs
Denver
Hiago
Middle West
Govenors
Cleston
Senate
Clayton
Tifton Man’s Knee Crushed by Box Cars in Yards
John Young, a young white switchman at the Georgia Southern and Florida railway yards in Tifton, had his knee crushed when two box cars came together. He was riding a box car and did not see the approaching car, was knocked off, and fell between them. This is his second accident in a few weeks, and he had only been back at work two weeks since recovering from a prior injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton
John Young
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
Young
Child near death after acid bottle explodes in Rome
The six weeks old child of Mr and Mrs Carpenter of Lindale lies at death's door from severe burns after a corked disinfecting compound bottle on a nail bursts when knocked. Mrs Carpenter held the child on her lap as the bottle toppled, splashing acid onto the head and body before she could wash it away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Carpenter
Lindale
Albany Man Appointed To State Chamber Committee
I S Davis of Albany, prominent in business and banking, was named to the executive committee of the Georgia chamber of commerce by J Haden of Atlanta. The appointment honors Albany and reflects the city's role in developing the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albania
I S Davis
The
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
J Haden
Atlanta
Davis
Macon Saloon Injunctions Target Five More Saloons
Macon Georgia September 5 Special The Law Enforcement league formed by city ministers moved to curb near beer saloons claiming they are public nuisances. Judge Mathews set hearings for the five cases on the first Monday in November. Names include Cassidy at 454 Mulberry and 2 Broadway Cassidy, A D Jones 1402 Broadway, Sam Williams 1204 Broadway and G M Bass 226 Cotton Ave. Sheriff raids report whisky at Cassidy and Jones establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Law Enforcement League
Mathews
James
Dennis Cassidy
Mulberry
Broadway
A D Jones
Uses Fists in Resenting Attentions to His Sister
In Floyd city court James Payne was acquitted of assault and battery against Kenny Vann. Payne admitted striking Vann but said the youth pursued Payne’s sister despite warnings. The defense argued the repeated advances made Payne’s actions justified to protect the girl and stop the harassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
James Payne
Floyd County
Floyd City
Kenny Vann
Payne
Vann
Suffragists Invite Jane Addams and Plan Growth
The Atlanta Jiqua Suffrage association met at Carnegie library to hear plans for expansion. They accepted Hotel Ansley as meeting venue, will open a bureau of information, and create a mail order department to reach women citywide. An invitation was sent to Jane Addams for October. The Addams Belmont home on Irwin Street will serve working girls with a reading room and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Suffrage Association
Carnegie Library
Pound
Ansley
Hig Hotel
Mia Woodall
Bureau of Information
Misa Jane Addams
Adam Ralls
Irwin Street
Jackson
Addams- Belmont
McLendon Hall
Dedication Service At English Lutheran Church
A dedication service will be held at English Lutheran Church next Sunday morning for the new Bible school annex built on the adjacent property. Rev W C Schaeffer Jr and Rev Dr E Weltner will address the consecration. The congregation, school, and public are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Luthern Church
Bible School
Lintef
W C Schaeffer Jr
E Weltner
New Jersey Organist to Play Here on Sunday
Clarence Reynolds official organist of Ocean Grove New Jersey will give a concert Sunday at 4 PM in the Atlanta Auditorium for local music lovers. Reynolds recently arrived from Ocean Grove where he served for four years, performing for crowds of 10 000 three afternoons weekly for three months each year. He explored the Atlanta organ Friday and called it one of the most remarkable he has seen. A well balanced program including classical and popular pieces is planned and should please the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Reynolds
Ocean Grove
Cro
Requisition Granted for A D Oliver alias L C Harding
The governor yesterday granted a requisition for A D Oliver also known as L C Harding who just finished a prison term for bigamy. Harding worked on Lee county roads and had built a reputation in Decatur county as a rapid wealth seeker. He married into a prominent southwest Georgia family and was jailed for bigamy after being charged as an escaped Mississippi convict. The governor ordered his return to serve the remaining term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D Oliver
L C Harding
Harding
Lee County
Decatur County
Wallingford
Georgia
Jal
Mississippi
Delegates Appointed by Governor Slaton to Knoxville Meeting
The governor appoints delegates from Georgia to the National Conservation Exposition geologists and mining engineers meeting in Knoxville Tennessee on September 15 1913. The appointees include Professor W S McCallie state geologist Atlanta and Dr Craigar old Dahlonega.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
W. S McCallie
Atlanta
Craigarold
Dahlonega
Godbee murder case poised as trials move ahead
Millen Ga September 5 special Attorneys for Mrs Ana Perkins Godbee deny any postponement of the trial after the state announces readiness next Wednesday The defense insists they are anxious to proceed despite the night before last tragedy The case again dominates public interest as three killings unfold within a short span including the death of Mrs Belle Newton and a fatal strangulation in the city today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millen
Ana Perkins Godbee
Walter Godbes
Florence Boyer Godbee
GC. Dekle
Belle Newton
Rufus Bryant
Mra Godpeo
Medical Scholarships Appointed by Slaton University
The University of Georgia medical department grants scholarships in an executive order. Listed are top choices by congressional district with alternates in order, including Colson Oliver Statesboro J L Sample and T P Brown Beachton EM Walker, plus numerous named applicants across counties and towns, and a statewide slate led by W C Verders Harlem and W Herbert Bennett Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Georgia
First Congressional District
Cc Colson Oliver
J L Sample
Statesboro
T P Brown
Beachton Ga
EM Walker Tifton
W B Watts
Ir. Byromville
Douglas Graham
Cuthbert, Ga
A H Crane
Buena Vista
R O Montgomery
Function City
R E. McGill
Commerce
Madison County
Oscar S Spivey
Eatonton
L C McAfee
Macon
J A Johnson
Yatesville
F C Black
Dalton
Vv Hutcheson
Buchanan
W G Jenkins
John R. Lewis, Jr
Sparta
Ware
Lincolnton
J_ G “McDonald
Alma
E Z Hurst
Mershon
E J Hall
Adrian
L M Woodward Jr
Hastman
W C Verders
Harlem
Herbert Bennett
Gibson
R D Wells
Wadley
P D Leverett Moultrie
W T Freeman
Blythe
Frank Bealer Eastman
Robert L. English
Forsyth
Walter Mobley
Social Circle
Gordon Anderson
Erie
EG Eawards
Monroe
Hulett A Askew
Carrollton
Nevin Crawford
Lavonia
Wiliams
Bristol
Firkle
Buckhead
VW Tyler
Oella
Harvey Butler
A Reeves
Whitesburg
McGarity Temple
Thomas R Gaines
Elberton
EB Wright
Lloyd B Greene
Augusta
Plennie Miner Returns from Vacation to Duty
Deputy Sheriff Plennie Miner returns after a ten day vacation and resumes his court duties on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plennie Miner
Cotton Future Tax Triggers Market Collapse
New York reports say the senate caucus agreed to tax cotton futures by one tenth of a cent per pound. The announcement sparked a sharp selloff, driving prices down about $2 per bale and undermining the recent advance. Traders fear the Clarke amendment or original form could curb futures trading nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate
Turkey Trot Ban Lifted At Rome Nine O Clock Club
Rome officials report the Nine O Clock German club will allow modern dances next season including the tango and turkey trot after a prior ban. An earlier collision during a turkey trot led to a temporary prohibition, but the governing board reorganized and voted in favor of resuming such dances with lively times anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Rome
Rome Women Map Out Winter's Club Work
Home, Ga, September 3 Special The first meeting of the reorganized Rome Woman's Club was held with president Mrs A W Von House presiding The charter was read and adopted and plans for the winter were mapped by chairmen across education play grounds social service conservation public health literature art and sociology with named chairs including Miss Madeling Wyly Mrs Charles Pitner Mrs Taul White Mrs John H Reynolds Mrs Hubert Harbin Mrs Sproull Fou che Mrs Paul Cooper and Mrs Hughea Reynolds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home
Rome
Taul White
John H Reynolds
Hubert Harbin
Sproull Fouche
Paul Cooper
Hughea Reynolds
Dr Hugh K Walker to address women at WCA rooms
Dr Hugh K Walker pastor of First Presbyterian church will speak to women at the new WCA rooms at 5 o clock Sunday afternoon at 16 West Baker Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
W.C. A
Hugh K. Walker
First Presbyterian Church
WCA
West
Baker Street
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