Peachtree Street Repair Plan Moves to Public Works
Chairman Shelby Smith submits a resolution to County Commission public works committee outlining Peachtree Street improvements from Fifteenth Street to Buckhead. The plan calls for repair within 30 days with new pavement deferred to next year despite local petitions for a same-year replacement.
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Public Work Committee
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County Commission
Shelby Smith
Peachtree Street
Fifteenth Street
Buckhead
Smith
Peachtree
Peripatetic Pirate Ends Cruise in Jail
Charlie Jackson, described as a negro, faced trial before Judge Broyles after a turbulent episode at a Thirteenth Street residence. The head navigator condemned the pirate, stating no black pirates can sail these seas and sentencing him to ninety days in the stockade.
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Charlie Jackson
Stockade
Judge Broyles
Charlie
Thirteenth Street
Navigator Broyles
Street Improvement Promise Delivers Temporary Relief
Property owners and residents accept a temporary street fix with assurance it will be repaved next year, addressing concerns about immediate disruption and future durability.
Wilson nominates Major French for Memphis postmaster
President Wilson named Major J. C. French as Memphis Tennessee postmaster a $6 000 a year federal office. French aged 74 faced mixed reactions in Memphis with opposition linked to age and talk of appointing Hubert Fisher a Shelby County State Senator and Wilson ally.
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Washington
Wilson
J. C. French
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Major French
K. D. McKellar
Hubert Fisher
Shelby County
Princeton
College Praised for Students Record by Miss Alexander
Agnes Scott College president Dr F H Gaines commends the school as Miss Lucile Alexander of Atlanta a BA graduate earned her MA from Columbia College after one year. In 1912 US Bureau of Education ranked leading women's colleges grouping 59 in first tier based on BA graduates earning master degrees in one year at major schools.
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F. H. Gaines
Agnes Scott College
Lucile Alexander
Atlanta
Columbia College
United States Bureau of Education
United States
The Sunday American The Market Place of the South
The Sunday American markets itself as a wide reaching advertising medium across the South Coral advertising claim emphasizes broad reach and value for sellers and readers alike.
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South
Subpena Wired in Lobby Inquiry
Washington June 11 A Warren Moore publisher and M Baker publisher of The Courier News Fargo N D were subpenaed today by wire by the Overman lobby inquiry committee at Senator Gronna's request. The paper ridiculed Kenyon's claim of an organized lobby but Gronna said he referred to himself and demanded a further investigation.
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Washington
A. Warren Moore
M. Baker
Courier-News
Fargo
N. Dak
Overman Lobby Inquiry Committee
Gronna
Kenyon
la Newburg
Georgia Peaches in New York Prices Fair
First carload of 1913 Georgia peaches reached New York on June 11. Greensboro variety sold at $3.50 per carrier, most fruit at $3.25, some as low as $2.25. Quality irregular and size fair. Georgia crop total estimated 1,500 to 1,700 carloads.
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New York
Greensboro
Georgia
Undertakers Meet June 17 in Griffin
Annual conventions of the State Board of Embalmers and the Georgia Funeral Directors Association will be held in Griffin June 17 to 19. Mayor J. H. Smith will give the welcome address, to be followed by a response from H. M. Patterson of Atlanta.
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Griffin
State Board of Embalmers
The
Georgia Funeral Directors’ Association
J. H. Smith
H. M. Patterson
Atlanta
Home Rule Again Passes Common Bill Controversy Grows
London on June 11 marks a second reading of the Irish home rule bill in the House of Commons. Lord Charles Beresford and other leaders denounce the measure as fiery opposition spreads. The statements come as debate centers on Irish governance and relations with the South.
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London
House of Commons
Charles Beresford
Admiralty
Wealthy Macon man Ed Weishselbaum dies after long illness
Macon magnate Ed Weishselbaum died this morning after a long cancer battle. He spent thousands on care and operations in a bid to beat the disease. He leaves a wife and one child. His estate is estimated at $400,000.
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Macon
Ed Weishselbaum
Weishselbaum
Eckman’s Alterative for Throat and Lung Troubles
Eckman’s Alterative claims effectiveness in bronchitis asthma hay fever throat and lung troubles and overall system upbuilding. It contains no isons opiates or habit forming drugs and is sold by leading druggists. A booklet of cured cases is available and Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia PA invites inquiries or Jacobs’ Drug Stores carry it.
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Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Jacobs’ Drug
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