Atlanta Men Hurt In Southern Wreck At Greenville
A Southern railway wreck at Greenville Washington DC involved train 38 rear ending train 40 at 8 45 pm on December 24 injuring several trainmen and passengers. Notables include D C Lyle of College Park and R L Gilmer conductor of No 39 with back bruises. Also J E Siple Semple and others report injuries. Federal judge released twelve moonshiners on Monday for Christmas.
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Southern Railway
Greenville
D. C
Atlanta
D. C. Lyle
College Park
R. L. Gilmer
N. O. Terrell
Avia
Semple
Tex
Charles Wilson
New York
Tom Blair
Danville
Dave Clary
C. P. Stim
John Kidwell
J. D. Streateon
Pullman Porter
Washington, D. C
Mary Brown
Steadsburg
Funeral of Mrs. Sallie C. Driver in Griffin Georgia
Special to The Georgian Griffin Ga Dec 25 The funeral of Mrs Sallie C Driver who died at the residence of her daughter Mrs George Bishop of Griffin was held at the residence of B W Torrance Saturday morning with interment at Zebulon Ga Mrs Driver is survived by five children Mrs Colquitt Clarke of Atlanta Mrs George Bishop of Griffin two young daughters and Master Charles Driver of Atlanta one sister Mrs B W Torrance of Griffin and two brothers S T and H C Caldwell of Atlanta She was a Christian woman and had many friends in Griffin where she spent most of her married life.
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Sallie C._Driver
George Bishop
B. W. Torrance
Zebulon
Gar
Driver
Colquitt Clarke
Atlanta
Charles Driver
8. T. and
H. C. Caldwell
Other Peonage Charges Being Investigated
Jackson Mississippi December 25 More trouble awaits the men charged with holding a negro named Dan January for months and now on bond for grand jury appearance It is charged that in taking January into custody they impersonated a federal official Indications point to more peonage cases in Rankin County and the government has begun a quiet inquiry to verify the report
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Jackson, Miss
Dan January
Federal Grand Jury
Rankin County
Hundreds HAPPIER For Salvation Army Dinner Drive
Atlanta residents endured cold and hunger outside the Salvation Army on Marietta Street as Major John M. Berriman and aides distributed 280 Christmas dinners for five. The crowd included old, poor, and children, all receiving baskets funded by local donors after high demand required expanding the list beyond 1,000.
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Atlanta
Salvation Army Fund
Army
John M. Berriman
Salvation Army
Marietta Street
Major Berriman
Drust
Pacerita
Linen suit and straw hat provoke Christmas morning stir
An Atlantan, attired in a linen crush suit with a sporty straw hat and a heavy overcoat folded on his arm, caused a mild sensation at Broad and Marietta streets on Christmas morning. Spectators questioned the cold weather, noting he wore heavy cloth beneath the linen suit for warmth while remaining unruffled as he rode a trolley car.
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Broad
Marietta
Klondike
Fifty Per Cent Increase Shown At Postoffice
The Atlanta postoffice reports at least a 50 percent rise in Christmas business this year compared with last year. The office has smashed previous high water records as flood of mail arrived in the days leading to Christmas. Postmaster Blodgett and staff handled the enormous throughput with rapid, efficient service, delivering a “clean house” before 11 o'clock on Christmas morning.
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Atlanta Postoffice
Atlanta
Postoffice
Blodgett
Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon Convention Opens in Atlanta
Fraternity men arrive for the fiftieth annual SAE convention in Atlanta. Delegates from Washington New York and Philadelphia expected. Eastbound trains may run late. Hotels display gold and purple colors as registrations rise. A smoker is planned at the Piedmont Wednesday night with several SAE members listed among registrants.
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Big Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Atlanta
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Piedmont and
Kimball
Piedmont
Arthur Beckman
Lincoln
Neb
N. A. Mills, Jr
Mabel
Harding
J. O. Kinsey
Providence
Piedmonts Only Baby Has Christmas Tree
The Piedmont hotel’s sole baby, Baby Dutton, aged two, celebrated with a Christmas tree in the hotel’s Miss M. M. Connor room. The hotel staff contributed items, making the tree a delight for the young proprietor who effectively rules the roost over Manager Dutton.
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Piedmont
Baby Dutton
H. N. Dutton
Dutton
M. M. Connor
Prisoners Escape From Fort Dungeon
New York report details two former soldiers escaping from Fort Hamilton underground dungeon by a wax key smuggled in from outside. William H. Lee of Massachusetts, from a wealthy family, drew a congressman's intercession. Geo Ellison of New Jersey, a Federal prisoner, also escaped. An island-wide search followed with no discovery yet.
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New York
Fort Hamilton
William H. Lee
Massachusetts
War Department
Geo Ellison
New Jersey
Two Inquests Set After Christmas Crime Planned
Coroner Thompson will hold an inquest over the remains of Bessie Jones who was shot by Walter Hightower Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The inquest over Hightower will be held at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
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Bessie Jones
Walter Hightower
Hightower
Hatchet Attack on Woman Astray Ends in Arrest
Chicago dispatch reports Michael Finca kin beating Martha Hayes with a hatchet in her home. He was robbed and brought to police as a robbery witness, then arrested for attempted murder within 20 minutes. Hayes, 34, suffered a head wound likely to prove fatal. The assailant claimed Mrs Hayes caused his wife to desert him.
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Chicago
Michael Fincakin
Martha Hayes
Fineuken
Hayes
Gifts to Employees by Henry McHarg Totaled Fifty Thousand
Special to The Georgian from Bristol Tenn December 25 Henry McHarg president of the Virginia and Southwestern railway who sold property to the Southern Railway Company recently distributed checks equal to a year's salary to department heads and equal to a month’s salary to other employees including clerks trainmen switchmen and janitors The gifts total about 350000 and mirror a prior practice when he propated checks to his staff The general manager John B ton and Mr Newton participate in the gifts scheduled for tomorrow
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Bristol
Tenn
Henry Et McHarg
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Southern Railway Company
McHarg
A. K. Railway
John B. Ton
Newton
Christmas holiday ticket sale across southern routes
Christmas habtage tickets will be sold at all points south of the Ohio and Potomac and east of the Mississippi river, St. Louis included, at one and one third first class fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Tickets on sale December 20 to 25 30 31 and January 1 final limit January 7 1907. For further information apply to any ticket agent. G Jackson C M Millin O S E A Reute Augusta Ga
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Ohio and Potomac
Mississippi River
St. Louis
G. Jackson
C. Mimillin
Esa Reute Augusta
All Quiet Today County Police Say It Breaks Record
Christmas morning reports from Fulton county police say the county was exceptionally quiet with no drunks or disorder. Chief Turner notes conditions were the quietest he'd seen, and mounted reports confirm continued order through noon today.
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Fulton County
Turner
Winter tourist travel to the South will be heavier
Houstoun R. Harper of Harvey & Wood hotels says winter travel from the East and West to the South will be heavier than ever. He just returned from a two week trip to Boston and other points, noting railroads will add fast trains from January. Many travelers are expected to stop over in Atlanta for the season.
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Houstoun R. Harper
Harvey & Wood Hotels
Harper
Boston
Wedding Abandoned After Priest’s Threats in London
London, December 25. Terrorized by threats from Father Black, the marriage of Mina Eveline Cavendinh Bentinick and Walter Burna was abandoned as a social season event. The couple will marry secretly in one of the few London churches permitting such unions, on a date to be set.
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London
Father Black
Mina Eveline Cavendinh-Bentinick
Walter Burna
Public protest by LE against Pather Black over second marriage plan
A trusted group learns that LE will publicly protest at the church against Pather Black. Black vows the church must not sanction a second marriage for someone separated from their spouse by law, a stance now echoed worldwide.
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Pather Black
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