Trade Press Men Meet at Piedmont Hotel Convention
The Southern Trade Press Association holds its annual meeting at the Piedmont Hotel Friday and Saturday with sessions starting 10 o clock Friday. Presidents and publishers from Southern trade papers discuss postage rate hikes and plan delegates to Washington. Delegations from most Southern press associations attend this important gathering.
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Southern Trade Press Association
Piedmont Hotel
The
Piedmont
Harry E. Harman
Atlanta
Southern States
Washington
Congress
Pellgater
National Trade Press Association
Niagara Falls
Aswapaners
South
Mad Fice Holds Family At Bay
A mad dog kept a family confined for several hours at 410 Simpson Street after a call to police. Officer Hood arrived, entered with a pistol, located the animal, and it was killed. The family was then freed and doors unlocked.
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Simpson Street
Hood
J. B. Stamps
Democrats Meet to Name Candidate in Ninth Virginia
Special to The Georgian Bristol Tenn August 16 delegates fill Bristol for the Democratic congressional convention of the Ninth Virginia district. It is practically decided that former State Senator Robert P. Rice of Wise county will be the nominee. Republicans renominated Congressman C Slemp in June.
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Bristol, Tenn
Virginia
Bristol
Robert P. Rice
Wise County
C. Slemp
Atlanta Bid To Host Grand Army Encampment
Minneapolis dispatch reports the fortieth Grand Army of the Republic encampment opening with credentials and annual reports in focus. Canteen rules for the Soldiers Home and Wirz monument action loom, with officer elections likely postponed. R D Brown of Zanesville, Ohio favored for commander-in-chief, while Atlanta bids for the next encampment but Saratoga may win.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Fortieth
Grand Army of the Republic
Tanner
Wirz
R. D. Brown
Zanesville
Ohio
Atlanta
Baratoga
Standings Flaw Found In Southern League Reports
The Atlanta Georgian corrects a standing error in the Southern League noting Little Rock was deprived one win. Several papers including The Atlanta Constitution and The Birmingham News previously listed incorrect standings. The Georgian swears its updated standings are now accurate.
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Atlanta Georgian
Little Rock
Travelers
The
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta News
Arkansas Gazette
Birmingham Age-Herald
Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery Journal
Birmingham News
Harvard Crew Members Sidelined by Illness and Training
Two Harvard crew members are under the weather glass suffering knee strain and indigestion respectively with slow recovery expected after a light session. Cambridge training intensifies as the squad pushes through hard practice ahead of forthcoming events. In Nashville, the Douglas baseball team visited for two games with Nashville winning the opener 5 to 2. lineups listed.
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London
Jug
Harvard
Glass
Richardson
Cambridge
Nashville
Douglas
Ringside Riddles and bouts listed across the nation
Boxing notices from New York to Kansas City and Michigan plus race results in Marblehead and Nashville reveal upcoming welterweight showdowns. Wil Lewis vs Jack O Keefe, Joe Walcott vs Bill Rhodes, Kid Lavigne vs Ed Granger are planned, with purses and split details. Also notes on Joe Thomas vs Honey Mellody and a Denver draw, plus Roosevelt cup trials for defender selection.
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New York
Wil Lewis
Jack O'Keefe
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Joe Walcott
Bill Rhodes
Kansas City
Kid Lavigne
Ed Granger
Jackson City
Mich
Jack Dougherty
Milwaukee
Mike
Daunk Negro Pleaded He Was Going Abroad
John Mack was arrested on Ashby street West End by Officer Peargon. He claimed he was headed to Peachtree Street and living there. He said he came from Pittsburg Pa but drunk speech suggested Pittsburg, Atlanta. In court he admitted drunkenness and received ten days for a shorter sail to adjust to life at sea.
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Daunk Negro
John Mack
Ashby Street
West End
Peargon
Peachtree Street
James
Pittsburg
John
Atlanta
Pearson
Europe
Mack
Quillian
Daylight Burglary at 200 Ashby Street
A burglar entered the residence of EB B Lowry at 200 Ashby street while the family was away on Wednesday at 4 p m. The thief took a pocketbook containing $4 50 from a dresser drawer. This marks the third burglary in the immediate neighborhood, the most audacious yet.
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EB. R. Lowry
Ashby Street
Red haired suspect bound for court in watch theft case
J T Haynes a red haired man from Columbus Ga was bound over to city criminal court on a $500 bond for allegedly stealing a watch from a house occupied by three women at 98 Ellis street Pawnbroker J Jacobs testified Haynes brought the watch and offered ten one dollar bills claiming the three women at 98 Ellis street sold it Detective Spradman found the watch with the name Laura Weston inside Haynes acted as his own attorney in questioning the pawnbroker The case was prosecuted by Officers Evans and Eddleton and the evidence included a remark that only one red headed man in 600 visits a shop }
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J. T. Haynes
Columbus, Ga
City Criminal Court
J. Jacobw
Decatur Street
Haynes
Ellis Street
Ellis
Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs
Jem
Evans
Eddleton
Spraditn
Laura Weston
Seaboard Returns Agreed Upon for 1906 Valley Road
Comptroller General Wright and W L Stanley of Portsmouth tax attorney for Seaboard Air Line settled returns for 1906. Agreed on 12 040 per mile for 66 miles of the new Atlantic and Birmingham, vs 5 100 per mile initial and 12 500 per mile proposed. Restored 125 000 decrease for Georgia and Birmingham Terminal. Total Seaboard increase this year 443 748. all Georgia corporations rise 6 192 140 to taxes.
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Wright
W. L. Stanley
Portsmouth
Seaboard Air Line
Ama
Atlantic
Birmingham
Seares
Georgia and Birmingham Terminal Company
Seaboard
Georgia
Samuel Gompers Heads to Lewiston Campaign Kickoff
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor left Washington for Lewiston Maine where on Saturday he will deliver the opening speech in the congressional campaign. This marks AFL's first decisive step into politics.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lewiston
Poercy
Portrait of Maud Gonne Connected to Paris Divorce
From a recent portrait of Mrs MacBride known as Maud Gonne the Irish Joan of Arc. She has been legally separated from her husband by a Paris court strengthening public interest in her figure and role in Irish history.
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Mra. MacBride
Maud Gonne
Joan of Arc
Paris Court
Gotham bucket shops to be smashed in New York
Throngs gather in the Tombs police court as four men tied to the John A Boardman Company and related firms are arraigned in the sweeping anti bucket shop crackdown. Police probe the operations of M J Sage and Company and the famed Sophia Beck amid links to Al Adams and the Story Cotton Company fallout.
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New York
Garvan
Conville
John A. Boardman Company
Philadelphia
Sophia Beck
Adams
Sophia
Beck
No Corns Found in Greer Case Amid Loitering Charge
Detectives testify against Greer, described as a Black man, in a loitering case while a court official questions his hand signs. Greer claims to be a bricklayer but is fined $5 as a result. Mrs Maggie James, 43, died Wednesday night at 11:95 or 11:0, and her funeral will be held in Camak Friday.
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Greer
Negro
Starnes
Coogler Lee
Maggie James
T. James
Woodward Avenue
Camak
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G. A. A. Reunion
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Atlanta, Georgia
Marie
State OF Pennsylvania
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Pete
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Joe Thomas
San Francisco
Billy Rhodes
Davenport
Iowa
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Chelsea
Honey Mellody
Rube Smith
Mike Bullivan
Denver
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W. W. Fisciler
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A. M
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Bass
Georgia School of Technology
Geo
K. G. Matheson
A.M
Peacock’s School
University A Georgia
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Peacock
Washington Seminary
North Avenue
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Alino
Elenora
Marvelous
Dogs
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Gartmett
Reid
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