Obituary notices from a Southern town area
Multiple death notices and funeral plans listed for residents including Mrs Margaret Camp of 4 Jackson Street and Mrs Covington, plus other locals like L B Fletcher and James Henry Kilgore. Details cover residences, ages, survivors, and scheduled services or interments at local cemeteries and chapels.
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Margaret Camp
Jackson Street
Mitchell
Won. Mitchell
Fool Shareh
Lithonia Ga. Thin
U. W
Delegates call for repeal of the corporate tax law
At the International Tax Conference in Des Moines delegates argued the corporation tax shifts the burden to consumers. Lawson Purdy of New York urged repeal, claiming the tax is effectively an income tax. W Glass of Kansas noted the burden cannot fall on any single corporation. The group resolved to oppose Taft's stance and seek repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Tax Conference
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rome
W . Glass
Topeka
Kansas
Glass
United States
Taft
Conductor Fines Man for Not Paying Fare
Rob McConnell, 72, fined $3.75 by Recorder Broyles after a pay car fare dispute at the corner of Heartwater and Hunter King. McConnell left streetcar, conductor claimed fare not paid, arrest followed when officer Cooper halted the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob McConnell
Broyles
Heartwater
Hunter and
King Streets
McConnell
Cooper Jed
Pursull
The Grand Presents The Lion and the Mouse and Wizard of Wiseland
The Grand features The Lion and the Mouse with Walter Edan Old wards and Carolyn Elbert in key roles while Charles Pitt struggles with enunciation. The Wizard of Wiseland at Lyric charms large crowds with dainty costumes and a male quartet in Act II. Mira Blanche Walsh promotes The Test at Grand with three performances starting next Monday. Mrs Fay headlines Orpheum vaudeville with daily performances and matinees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion and the Mouse
John Burkett Ryder
Walter Edan Oldwards
Atlanta
Carolyn Elbert
Shirley Rossmore
Elbert
Charles Pitt
Jefferson Rider
Wizard of Wiseland
Janseuse
Mira Blanche Walsh
Woods Hall Main
St Bernards
Boston Bulls
Miss Walsh
Lfe
the Grand
Jules Eckert Goodman
Race Course Postcard Now On the Newsstands
Postcards showing the new Atlanta Automobile Race Course have been printed and placed on sale at nearly all city newsstands. The management hopes Atlantans will distribute them broadly to advertise the November race and the city as a desirable souvenir.
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Atlanta
Abananza Studio
This Is Hell of a Ship Signs on Cruiser North Carolina
A large luminous mural reading This is hell of a ship appeared along two thirds of the North Carolina's hull while at anchor in Hampton Roads. The mutiny stemmed from insubordination and target practice violations that led to shore leave denial for about eight hundred sailors. Several fights among sailors and petty officers followed as crews tried to enforce the order, and several men were confined in the brig. Officers ordered a full investigation with no culprits yet identified.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
Hampton Roads
Capes
Lomingua
Alligator Caught After Chase Near Woodward and Kelly
L J Zibelin of 64 North Forsyth Street, superintendent of a Chattanooga foundry, chased a young alligator along Woodward Avenue and Kelly Street last night. He overtook it, trapped it in a flour sack, then locked it in a suitcase and delivered it to police headquarters. It is to be given to Manager Carey for the Grant Park collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L J Zibelin
Forsyth Street
Chattanooga
Woodward Avenue
Kelly Street
Zibelin
Refused to Promise to Obey and Deserted at Altar
In 1841 a woman born Mary FE Torrence was deserted at the altar after a ceremony making her the wife of James Torrence. Years later Mrs James Speer of Elizabeth township proved she is Torrence's child and the orphan court awarded her half of his estate worth about 300000. Lockets exchanged between mother and father convinced the court to grant the share.
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S. Brown
Cep Bady
Samuel Brown
Meru Charlie Smith
Bly
Texas
Charlie Smith
Big City
Will Stevens
Sumpo Summitown Bilder
Brown
Messrs
Washington Brown
John Cid
Tom Brown
Ron Wesley Brown
Meanoen
Cangochee
Pittsbury
Mary FE Torrence
Powers
James Torrence
James Spear
Elizabeth Township
Pittsburg
Fire destroys Avianta Agricultural Works woodshop
The Avianta Agricultural Works woodshop and contents on the Marietta car line near Atlanta were totally destroyed by fire last night. The loss is about 38 000, insured. Firefighters prevented spread to other plant buildings. water pressure hindered suppression. Cause likely sparks from a passing freight train. fire started on the second story rear.
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Avianta Agricultural Works
Marietta
Atlanta
Marietta Street
Large Attendance at Emory College at Opening
Emory College in Oxford reports a record enrollment as new men pass entrance exams and sign the matriculation book. Chapel seats fill to capacity, prompting President James B. Dickey to note a possible annex to the chapel if attendance rises further. Greek letter fraternities are active with initiations and residences listing numerous members from Emory, the University of Georgia, and Georgia Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton K Starr
Emory College Oxford
Cmery College
James B. Dickey
Chi Phi
John Rush Li Ton
Eugene Merriweather Lester
Atlanta
William Legate Davia
East Point
Cecil Davis
Warrenton
Julian Deming
Whiting
Camilla
Calvin George
Madigan
University of Georgia Kappa Alpha
Hdlmond F
Jordan
Covington
Blanchard D Smith
la Grange
Wingate Battle
Albert & Herring
Jo Atlanta
D Pirkle
Monroe B .@ L Candler
George & Birch
Macon
Edger B. Dykes
Dooling
James B Johnstone
Dawson W Pryor
Fiitzgerald
Lowrey Stone
Oxford Phi Delta Q Theta
E H Greene
Shellman
Lawrence Gray
Fort Valley
Dave
Spencer Jackson
Edward E Kimbrought
Gainesville
Edward Terrell
Palmer Blackburn
Oxford
Henry Tanner
Auanta Morton Christian Oxford
Robert Wight
Cairo
Cleonis Cox Monroe
A. C Richardson Madison
University of Georgia
Fred Knight
Carteravile
Georgia Tech
Alpha Tau Omega
N F Blackwell
Jasper
G C Pittard
Winterville
The
Order of the Eshe Emory
Ester Coving
Neighbors Seek Removal Over Racial Remarks in Davis Street
Jem and Mary Cheater allege in recorders court that most neighbors called them bears while one labeled them a Kangaroo. Black residents on Davis Street testified about the abuse as they push for relocation of the couple from the neighborhood.
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Jem and
Mary Cheater
Davis
Recorders Court
Well Known Laxative Syrup of Figs and Senna Ad
One of the essentials for healthy homes promotes information on health and happiness and recommends the genuine Syrup of Figs and Flour of Senna. It claims medical approval and world renown, urging purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. via leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Comer Pays Tribute To Late Gov Johnson
Montgomery Alabama September 2 Governor Comer issued a statement on the death of Governor Johnson of Minnesota praising him as an American citizen of high ideals and national reputation. He noted Johnson’s remarkable accomplishments and suggested a promising future for him in public service.
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Montgomery
Ala
Comer
Johnson
Minnesota
The K K K Four sold by all grocers report
A young Begress woman Cleo Jones testified to Recorder Broyles that her husband Henry Jones was only “pisying with her” after a violent incident that left her with facial and hip injuries and missing teeth. They were fined $16.75 or thirty days.
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Cleo’ Jones
Broyles
Henry Jones
Neighborhood feud leads to fines and move order
Testimony from a neighbor described loud drinking and cursing at all hours and a porch gun display by Jim and Mary. The couple were fined 575 dollars each and ordered to move from the neighborhood. A chauffeur Arthur Parka was fined 175 dollars for violating the road ordinance on Edgewood avenue and left side driving. The article also notes an Atlanta Turn Verein event at Pryor street with a planned program and mentions Joe Schmidt arriving at tel low zone Park as a freight agent for Lion and Southern Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Parka
We Withers
Broyles
Edgewood Avenue
Jackson Street
Parke
Up Lown
Atlanta
Frank Wheat
George Sanseur
Theodore Casajever
Weidermeyer Band
Atinute
Tellow Zone Park
Joe Schmidt
Lion
Southern Pacific
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Knox
GEO. Muse Clothing CO
C. C. Covington
Smyrna
Richard Henley
Henley
Hunter Street
Hollywand
Pichard
L. B. Fletcher
L. B Fletcher
TD Aelock
Bedford Pine
Meeet
Cleyborn Beeland
Beeland
Whitehall Street
Harriman Tenn
Cleghter
HL Eelandus
Alster
Don Prater
Perry Ga
Upellka Abs
William Kirksey
Moilham Kirksey
Milledgevol
Sthenle
Pattersony Chapel
Oclock
Oakland Cemetery
George Kirkses
Auruble Ga
Curis Ally
J. M. Cobb
Evergreen
JM Cobb
Tampa Fla
E. B. McCarty
Demopolis
Demepaile Aia
McCarty
Pemepaila Times
Femist, Ee
Robert B Fea
North Pole
Preas
Commander Jr
Hota
Neo
Orpheum
Mrs Fay
A&w P
Atlantas
Guayquil
Quayaquil
Ecuador
Brown House
Atlanta and
West Point Railway
Macon and
Birmingham
Wickersham
West Point
Emory College
Dickey
Gov. Johnson
Byck’s
Byck
W. J. Tucker
Whitehall St
Atlanta, GA
Twyer
Barnesville
Rock Hill
Cochran
Ates
Georgia
Florida
National Lead Company
Broadway
New York
Lewis
Frye
Virgil Coblentz
Columbia University
Lewis 66
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Cincinnati, O
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