Atlanta Women Fight to Block Plumage Amendment
Georgia women organize a campaign in Atlanta to oppose a national game law amendment backed by Senator Clapp. Miss Nina Hornady leads the effort with support from Bird Lovers Association and several Daughters groups. They urge Georgia’s delegation to pressure Senator Hoke Smith, aiming to restrict plumage imports and protect rare birds.
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Clapp
Atlanta
Georgia
Washington
Hoke Smith
Hornady
Nina Hornady
Bird Lovers’ Association
Daughters of the American Revolution
United Daughters of 1812
Daughters of the Confederacy
Colonial Dames
Uncle Remus Memorial Association
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Federation of Women's Clubs
Atlanta Musical Association
Miss Hornady
William T. Hornaty
New York Zoological Society
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Smith
Senator Smith
Twenty Five Kings Honor German Emperor in Berlin Jubile
Berlin celebrates the twenty fifth anniversary of Emperor William's accession with military events musical fetes and a grand stadium dedication. Twenty five German rulers plus foreign embassies attend as Andrew Carnegie is rumored to receive an order and Berlin spends over 390000 on decorations for Unter der Linden and related streets.
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Andrew Carnegie
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria
Atlanta
Berlin
William
Olympic
Saxony
Bavaria
Wurtemberg
United
Germany
Victoria Luise
Ernst August of Cumberland
Unter der Linden
Friederichas Unter der Linden
Friederichstrasse
Leipzigerstrasse
Pariser Platz
Potsdamer Platz
Brandenburg Gate
Professors Schulte Bruno
Paul and
Behrens
Putnam Gris
Goat Saved Family From Fire By Pet Goat Lazarus
A Chicago family narrowly escaped a deadly blaze as their pet goat Lazarus alerted them to fire at the shavings and sawdust plant above their home. The flames caused around 175000 in damage while Lazarus woke James Fitzgerald, his wife, and their five children.
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Chicago
Lazarus
James Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
President Wilson Completes Portrait Sitting
President Wilson gave the final sitting for the official portrait by Louis Theodore Dube of Paris. The full size work shows the President at his desk in the private office dictating to his secretary. Dube is noted as a Paris Salon gold medalist.
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Washington
Wilson
M. Louis Theodore Dube
Paris
M. Dube
Trust Co to Break Record in Suit Trial
Trial of the suit against the Guarantee Trust and Banking Company promises a record time in Superior Court. After a two week interruption for an auditor to review the books, the case resumes before Judge Pendleton on Thursday. The audit shows bondholder receipts of $483,902.52 with $233,949.40 in coupons paid. Cash surrender value listed at $76,944.38. The company’s liability is stated as $9,300,127.26.
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Guarantee Trust and Banking Company
Pendleton
J. Metz
The Plays This Week At Forsyth And Bijou
The Forsyth features Chick Sales in a strong vaudeville bill with Travato the violinist John and Max Burke and Gordon Pickens in sketches Boehms Athletic Girls and Steiner Trio also on the program. At the Bijou Hiram at the Cabaret delights Marietta Street audiences with dancing and singing acts and comic routines led by Jimmy Hunter.
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Forsyth
Chick Sales
Atlanta
Sales
Travato
John
Max Burke
Gordon Pickens
Company
Boehm
Ami
Hiram
Bijou
Marietta Street Playhouse
Jimmy Hunter
Acquitted of Mail Theft In Federal Trial
Henry Eckstorm and George H Hill were acquitted after trial in Charleston on charges of robbing a mail car at Hardesville Georgia in December 1912. The men faced federal charges and were found not guilty.
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Charleston
S. C
Henry Eckstorm
George H. Hill
Hardesville Ga
Painter Insurance Mystery Deepens In Jacksonville Death
Baltimore reports show Dr Charles Glaser delaying final report on E O Painter million dollar policy taken out by the Jacksonville fertilizer magnate who drowned May 22. Coroner C D Abbott awaits Glaser findings as tests on Painter vital organs lag. No new details emerge about the suspected cause of death.
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Baltimore
Charles Glaser
E. O. Painter
Jacksonville
St. John’s River
Glaser
Painter
C. D. Abbott
E. ©. Painter
Painter Insurance
Dalton Escape From Exploding Dynamite Fuses
Dalton escaped a serious explosion when fuses attached to seven sticks of dynamite burned out.
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Dalton
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Offer Quick Tonic
An OCR ad touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a quick remedy for liver and bowel troubles and constipation. It discourages calomel and purgatives, promises rapid feelings of wellness, and notes availability through druggists with a free sample from Hot Springs Chemical Co. Ark.
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Hot Springs
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Hot Springs Ark
Ten Milestones in the Reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II
A portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II detailing his ascent at twenty nine and a reign marked by independence from Bismarck, multiple chancellors, and broad reforms. He advanced education, industry, and science, built the Kiel canal and Berlin to Lotzen electric railway, expanded the navy and mercantile marine, and engaged in diplomacy from Kruger letters to the Algeciras conference. He supported religious freedom and cultural pursuits while shaping Germany’s modern power.
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Germany
Prussia
Empire
Bismarck
Kiel Ship Canal
Berlin
Lotzen
Kruger
England
France
Algeciras
New U S Submarine In Trial for Record
In Long Beach California a new cage submarine owned by the Los Angeles Submarine Company dived to beat the 24 hour Octopus record. It sank at 5 o clock and remained submerged at 7 30 arriving at the surface time.
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U.S
Long Beach
Cal
United States
Los Angeles Submarine Company
Wilson Risks Mumps To Say Hello to Boy
Wilson braved mumps to greet a boy named Joseph Jr., son of Secretary Tumulty, who had contracted the disease at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Boy
Washington
Joseph, Jr
Tumulty
Women Demand Voice in Church Laity Affairs
North Georgia Methodist women led by Mrs. W F Trenary Mrs J N McFachern Mrs R P Milam and Mrs R K Rambo call for women to gain a voice on laity church boards saying they do most of the work and face taxation without representation They anticipate opposition at the next general conference but say the movement will educate and succeed The Laity Advocate operates outside the church to push reforms.
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Laity Advocate
W. F. Trenary
J. N. McFachern
Home Department
North Georgia
R. P. Milam
R. K. Rambo
Methodist Church
Wenind
North Georgia Conference
McEachern
Woman's Council
Rambo
General Council
Atlanta
Atlanta Methodist Church
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IAD
Slaughte
Kaiser Wilhelm
Carnegie
St. Petersburg
Kasta
Hungary
Ulm
Imperial Life Guards
Kaiser Frederick Wiliam III
William I
Kaiser William III
the Kaiser
Goat
Painter Gase
Kaiser Wilhelm II
White City Park
Mrs. Astors
Mrs. Astor No. 1
Bien
M. E
South
Chautauqua Lake
Chautauqua
Cincinnati
Westfield
New York Central Lines
Big
Lake Shore
E. E. Smith
Atlanta, Ga
New York
Entralines
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