Interurban lines to reach Atlanta gain backing
President Moore of the Atlanta Chamber appoints an interurban development committee to back electric rail ventures to Atlanta. Duke contenders study routes from Anderson via Hartwell Athens Monroe to Atlanta or through the Athens Gainesville triangle, aiming to tap Northeastern Georgia and gain southern termini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Wilmer L. Moore
Chamber of Commerce
James B. Duke
North
South Carolina
Moor
Hollins N. Randolph
Mel R. Wilkinson
Freder. J. Paxon
P. S. Arkwright
Fred Lewis
Moore
Macon
Albany
South Georgia
Augusta
Savannah River
Duke
Chattanooga
West Point
Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson
Chamber of Commerce of
Anderson
CS. and
A. Iv
Durham
N. C
Norfolk
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Hartwell
Athens
Monroe
Georgia
Gainesville
Wrightsville Beach Round-Trip Tickets On Sale
Seaboard announces round-trip tickets to Wrightsville Beach on Thursdays with sleepers daily. Special pricing offers ten dollar fares, promoting Wrightsville Beach as better than ever through a Seaboard service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrightsville Beach
Seaboard
Dancing Lessons By an Expert At Lakewood
Prof A Ehrlich a graduate of New York Normal College of Dancing announces dancing classes for children artistic fancy dancing and physical culture at Lakewood starting Tuesday June 10 1913 at 10 am Mothers urged to attend for arrangements Tuition five dollars Classes for children mornings 19 a m to 12 Three times weekly Also adult lessons at any hour
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ehrlich
New York Normal College of Dancing
Chil
Nun Foretold Humbert’s End Dies In Italy
Special Cable reports the death of Maria Bene detta, also known as Miss Penelope Frey, a nun famed for alleged second sight. She reportedly foretold King Humbert’s assassination in 1900, the death of Cardinal Bebini, the papal elevation of Pius X, and the Messina earthquake, drawing pilgrims to the Viterbo convent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Viterbo
Maria Benedetta
Penelope Frey
Humbert
Bebini
Pius X
Messina
Nat Is Touched by Love Spark Goodwin Tells Fifth Wife Marjorie Moreland
Nat Goodwin speaks of his fifth wife Miss Marjorie Moreland in a candid note illustrated by a photograph captured shortly after their marriage ceremony. The piece highlights the couple and the actor’s personal remarks about the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat
Love
Goodwin
A. C
Marjorie Moreland
Nat Goodwin Marries Fifth Time in Film Star Spotlight
The report details Nat Goodwin's fifth wedding to Miss Moreland in Los Angeles with Justice Summerfield officiating and Sparks noting the license. The ceremony unfolds amid cameras, surf noise, and a playful exchange on whether to include the word obey, reflecting the couple’s televised era romance and high-society pageantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Goodwin
DeWolf Hopper
Hopper
Nat
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Justice Summerfield
Sparks
Goodwin
Jack Roberts
Shimizu
Idal
Miss Moreland
Mr. Goodwin
Louise Engel Soher
Ralph Morgan
William J. Morgan
Milwaukee
Fights Own Image in Window During Burglar Attempt
New York patrolman Kaner at Mulberry Street Station mistook his reflection in a drugstore window for a intruder on the Bowery No 272. He smashed the pane and climbed inside firing his revolver shattering a glass partition. Police rushed to the scene led by Captain Kinsler amid excitement and a large robbery report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kaner
Mulberry Street
the Bowery
Bowery
Kinsler
Pastor overlooks signature on wedding certificate
Peoria Illinois June 17 county clerk Oscar Hinrich seeks the whereabouts of Lynn Clifford Greene of Gallipolis Ohio and Rev FP Clingan after a marriage performed by the traveling minister lacked his signature. The missing signature renders the union potentially illegitimate and witnesses cannot locate the couple or clergyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Oscar Hinrich
Lynn Clifford Greene
Gallipolis
M. Clingan
Mr. Clingan
Clingan
Insurance firm locates man thought dead after 13 years
In Pittsburg on June 7, officials for a New York life insurance company report finding Ira J. Fuller, once treasurer of New Kensington, alive in a Western state after 13 years missing and a court declared death. His wife had divorced him for desertion, and she pursued a suit for the policy value of 16,900 dollars with interest. The suit was tried last year and ended in a verdict against the insurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Westmoreland County
New York Life Insurance Company
Ira J. Fuller
New Kensington
Puller
Atlanta Pupils Enlist to Wage War on Flies
In a February drive, Atlanta school children mobilize a citywide war on flies. Louise Woodruff leads the effort, declaring the insect a disease carrier and urging sanitation, screens, and removal of breeding sites. Prize essays by students from Fulton County and Atlanta schools highlight methods and urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Louise Woodruff
Peeples Street
M. J. Willingham
Center Hill
Mildred Chandler
Josephine Colbert
Fulton County
Ralph Morris
Lakewood Heights
Ira
Alice R. Cooper
Alice Keebler
Yonge Street
Jimmie LeSueur
Not Guilty for Wood in Lawrence Dynamite Case
In Suffolk Superior Court at 9:55 p.m. William M. Wood of the American Woolen Company was acquitted on all six conspiracy counts. Frederick Atteaux and Dennis J. Collins faced mixed verdicts. Atteaux largely not guilty while Collins was found guilty on two counts. Juror tampering allegations prompted District Attorney probes and potential arrests of several unnamed men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
Suffolk Superior Court
Frederick E. Atteaux
Dennis J. Collins
Cambridge
Wood
Atteaux
Pelletier
Morris Shuman
John Doe
John Campbell
Foreman Wesser
Collins
Crosby
Clear Swamp Land in Chatham County Promise
Savannah June 7. Percy Sugden engineer and surveyor declares draining lowlands will reclaim rich lands in Chatham County. He says county commissioners near completion of drainage, and clearing trees and undergrowth will finish drying swamps. Suburban Savannah areas see most activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Chatham County
Percy Sugden
Chatham
Sugden
Healthy pupils must pass health exam for graduation
Indiana Pennsylvania June 7 Dr James E Ament principal orders that all 300 students at Indiana State Normal School must obtain a certificate of perfect health before diplomas are awarded He cites section 1320 of the School Code requiring teaching diploma applicants be examined and certified healthy by a reputable physician prior to eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
James E. Ament
Indiana State Normal School
Ament
Pennsylvania
Frog, Two Feet High, Perils B. & C. Road
Pittsburg dispatch reports England’s militant suffragettes are mocked by a two foot high frog with a loud croak that mimicked danger signals on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Trainmen pulled emergency cords fearing wrecks, prompting an investigation that located the culprit and saved jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
England
Baltimore and Ohio
Mr. Frog
Women Fight Cruelty by Giving Up Finery in Millenium Guild
Boston women form the Millenium Guild to oppose animal cruelty in fashion and daily life. Led by Mrs. Mead R. L. Sharpe, members abandon fur, leather, and animal products, wearing only humane alternatives. They advocate diet changes and moral leadership by mothers to improve society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millenium Guild
Boston
Mead R. L. Sharpe
Commonwealth Avenue
Mob Fights to Lynch Driver After Boy's Death
A mob in New York clashed around Dominick Chirallo whose truck struck and killed four year old Patrick Tassano at 337 West Twenty sixth Street. Police restrained the crowd and Chirallo was moved to seventeenth Street station on a homicide charge after witnesses said the driver was not to blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Twenty-sixth Street
Dominick Chirallo
Hoboken
Patrick Tassano
Schlusing
Chirallo
Seventeenth Street
West Thirtieth Street
Po Wise
No Band Concert in Grant Park Sunday Afternoons
Park officials report no funds to hire musicians for the Fifth Regiment Band at Grant Park Sunday. Chairman J O Cochran laments the Georgia Railway and Electric Company withheld its typical musical appropriation, unlike Piedmont Park where funding was found. He condemns the policy as harming Grant Park’s popularity and urges fairness between parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Park
J. 0. Cochran
Park Board
Fifth Regiment
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Park Commissioners
Piedmont
Piedmont Park
Divorce Cost Up Ten Dollars And Marriage Fee Change
Kansas City reports that divorce costs have risen by ten dollars while marriage licenses rise by fifty cents to two dollars and fifty cents. The state requires age disclosure for all marriages and filings go to the registrar of social statistics in Topeka, with the extra fifty cents allotted to the registrar. The age underscoring rule means no “over 18” loopholes will be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Registrar of Social Statistics
Topeka
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Cochran
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Cascade
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