Forsyth Street District Gets Out of the Woods
The Forsyth Street district reshapes Peachtree to Cone street with shade trees cut down to present a businesslike avenue. Realty Trust Company president B P Ansley oversees the improvements as the streets from Peachtree to the post office and to Cone street lose their overhanging trees.
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Forsyth Street
House Avenue
Atreet
Luckie
Boarwins Atraat
Peachtree
Federal Building
Cone Street
Peachtree Streets
B& P Ansley
Realty Trust Company
Vast Gulf Storm Destroys Rail Lines and Towns
Reports from New Orleans area describe extensive damage from a Gulf hurricane. Railroads including Illinois Central and Southerly and New Orleans faced washed away tracks, lines blocked, and trains halted for weeks. Terrebonne Parish suffered fatalities and many missing as fishing camps and island crops were wrecked, while Bay St Louis Biloxi and Jackson Mississippi saw extensive flood and property losses. Rescue crews and refugees converge as communication links fail and recovery begins.
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New Orleans
Hinois Central
Louisville
Nashvile
Canton
Terrebonne
New
Orleans
Capcrally
Terrebonne Parish
Ter Tower
Lean Trys
M F Smith
New Iberia
A F Smith
Seabreeze
Houma Lu
Th Gulf
Cagen
Orarae Oulats
Grand Isle
Mie Sweeney
Chentere Caminda
East Gulf Coast
Bay St Louis
Bay St. Aoa
George Doherty
Western Union
Doherty
TiNnota Central
Jackson
Tinnots Central
Baton Rouge
Natchez
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Chattanooga Flooding From Yesterday's Heavy Rain
Chattanooga Tenn September 22 heavy rain caused a cloud burst with inches of rainfall in two hours. Streets were torn up basements flooded and water rushed from hillsides. Market Street remained flooded for hours and streetcar lines suffered extensive damage. Walter Ballard Optical Co at 76 Peachtree St Atlanta Ga promotes invisible bifocals.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Subarea
Walter Ballard
Peachtree St
Atlanta, Ga
W C Conway Dies Proprietor of Langford Pressing Club
W O Conway, proprietor of the Langford Pressing Club, died yesterday morning at 6 30 at his home 405 Central Avenue after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, one brother Henry Conway, a foster mother Mrs E B M Blount, and a sister.
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Langford Pressing Club
W. O Conway
Central Avenue
Henry Conway
EB M Blount
Farnum on Trial for Bribery Charge in Chester Case
The trial centers on J Farnum accused of bribery tied to orders for whisky noted in dispensary records. Wylie testified about a 8125 draft paid at the Commercial Bank of Chester to Henry Samuela, with Wylie allegedly receiving the money. Proof hinges on bank traces and testimony over defense objections while witnesses outline motive and prior political defeats.
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Columbia
Joe B Wylie
Chester
The
State Alpensary
J . Farnum
Wryte
Farnum
Robert J Gage
Casheir
Commercial Bank of Chester
Henry Samuela
Hie Bank
Wylie
Memminger
Postoffice Robbed of $1,000 at Oakdale
Beaumont reports a post office safe at Oakdale Lawn town opened yesterday morning using nitroglycerine to gain entry. About $1,000 was taken along with registered letters and several packages. No statement from the postmaster was released.
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Beaumont
Texas
Oakdale
Playwright Hazelton Accused of Blackmail
Chicago September 22 George C Hazelton Jr draywright and L Scott Kemper attorney both of New York arrested here last night charged with extortion of 160 900 from Mr and Mrs James H Channon placed under bond 1500 in each case furnished by Murray Nelson Jr Mr and Mrs Channon attended court with papers they say prove the blackmail attempt tied to the settlement of the estate of Mabel Arev Ludiam a half sister of Mrs Channon
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Chicago
George C Hazelton, Jr
Draywright
L Scott Kemper
New York
James H Channon
Murry Nelson, Jr
Channon
Mabel Arev Ludiam
Mre Channon
Missionaries Sued In Congo Kasai Case Withdrawn
Leopoldville September 22 The charges against Rev W W Morrison an American missionary filed by Congo concession companies holding rubber monopoly in Kasai have been withdrawn with reserve to sue later for damages Rex W H Sheppard another American missionary faces a $6000 suit for calumnious denunciation based on a Kasai Herald article Judgment in this case to be rendered October 4 Heinze Pleads Not Guilty in New York United States circuit court Augustinus Heinze pleads not guilty to willful misapplication of Mercantile National Bank funds involving an $800000 loan to himself on October 14 1907 No trial date set and he remains on bail
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EAV
Messissippe
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Gulfport
IT Jones
Mississippi Coast Traction Company
Long Beach
Bllox
Pass Christian
Scranton
Missinnipp
Capitol
Miastesppl
Fifth
G. ¥. Plerea
Commission
Departmental
Atlanta
Fulton County
Otld
Fire Department
Aldermai
Leopoldville
Belgium
Congo
Charres
W W Morrison
Kasai
Rex W H Sheppard
Kasai Herald
Heinze
New York
Augustus Heinze
United States Circuit Court
Mercantile National Bank
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Whitehall
Luckie Street
Timmons
Abananza Studio
Fairlie
Federal
Elkhin Goldsmith
Piedmont Hotel
Limuma
Mestre
Atoxmiere
Cambads
Back Bay
Biloxi
Grunewald
Pensacola
Fla
Parkwood
Buenos Ayres
Pass Manchac
Miss. Jackson
Illinote Central
Lake Mancha
Tilmois Central
McComb
Bay ST. Louis
Louisville and Nashville
Rigelets
Postal Telegraph Company
Lee Station
Gulf of Mexico
Yacht Club
Frank Howard
Tba
Daniel
Hart, Schaffner & Marx& Rogers, Peet & Co
Daniel Brothers Co
L. J. Daniel
Peachtree Street
W. C. Conway
Ww. C. Conway
W O. Ballard
Mr. Peacock
West View Ceme
Tery
Barclay & Brandon's
Sam Hewlett
Arthur Folsom
Harry Dunning
W. Murphy
Tom Fleming
E. Smaith
W. Lanier
R. Riley
D. Buran
the Mills Printing Co
House OF Quarry
Griffin, GA
J. W. Maddox
Hazelton
Congo Rubber Company
Sughe
A Cereal al Co. Limited
Postum Cereal CO
Led
Battie Creek, Mich
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