Office Boy Lacey Becomes Star After Feutrell Mixup
In a chaotic Georgian newsroom, Lacey is mistaken for Mr Feutrell as calls ring for Feutrell in a late afternoon rush. Johnny the junior reporter trails a wild search while Lacey’s accidental misnaming earns him fame as Mr Fentrell, shocking staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey
Re- Donte
Mr. Feutrell
Johnny
Central
Feutrell
Geo
Wrathy
Fentrell
Fea~trell
Shone
Ven- Pe
Diamond Dick
Mr. Fentrell
Monte
Lacey Fentrell
Centrals
I am the last king says British ruler
Special to The Georgian from London June 16 reports labor and radical MPs threaten to reveal Arthur Balfour nepotism after he granted his brother Gerald a lifetime 10000 pension. Critics note Gerald is rich and question the pension, while Balfour opposed paying ordinary MPs. The piece adds Edward VII quips about radical victories and touches on geology and art investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Abercorn
London
Arthur Balfour
Balfour
Gerald Balfour
England
House of Commons
Hament
India
Edward
YM C A Camp Plan For Sevent h Annual Camp
Twenty boys from the Atlanta Young Men’s Christian Association depart July 5 for a two week camp at Demorest Georgia. Leaders include T R W i, Rev George Mack, and W Todor. Activities feature swimming baseball and outdoor recreation with no accidents reported. Names listed: James Beales Arthur Bass W B Compeen Jr Harry Woodward Randolp Neera aa George West Ward Evans among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Boys
The
Young Men's Christian Association
Demorest
Atlanta
Tilis
T. R. Wi
George Mack
W. Todor
James Beales
Lockereer
Arthur Bass
W. B. Compeen Jr
Harry
Dan W. Woodward
Kert Manly
William Raweon
Edward J. Reid
Arthur Tinpola
Randolph Neeraaae
George West
Grayer
John McRae
Ward Evans
Young Men's Christian Associaion
Wealth and Titles Across History and Nobility
The piece notes a high price for a painting once valued at 15 750 and details foreign titles held by British peers, linking titles like Duke of Wellington and Marquess of Maranham to ancestral exploits. It then discusses wealth as evil, citing James Paterson Gledstone on money’s Christian conflict and quotes John D. Rockefeller Jr. on wealth not being essential to nobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Duke
Caldad Rodrigo
England
Duke of Wellington
Earl Nelson
Bronte
Nalea
Duke of Marlborough
Mindelheim
Suabia
Dundonalds
Maranham
Brasil
Richmond
Dordon
Mile
de Querouailie
Charles II
Louis XIV
Duke d
Mr. Roasts
Schwab's stenographer dies. morphine kills
Myrtle Howard a former Schwab stenographer, died in Cincinnati at 30 after a struggle with morphine. She had come from Pittsburg on May 14 seeking cure and later contracted pneumonia while in poor health. Her drug habit felled her career and led to her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Myrtle Howard
Pittsburg
City Hospital
Charles Schwab
Rockefeller plans to lead new rubber monopoly
The article alleges John D Rockefeller Jr seeks to control the rubber industry by cornering the market, aiming to push King Leopold II out of business. It identifies Rockefeller and Bernard M. Baruch as key figures in the alleged plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
King Leopold
Belgium
John D
John D. Hockefelien
Ean Rockefeller, Jr
Bernard M
Four Vessels Race to Ports of China
A race to China around the Cape of Good Hope unfolds with the American bark EB. But 'ton and the British barkers Alcides Blendcon and Arrow among four ships. All are loaded with casé oil from Standard Oil. Maritime exchanges speculate, naming the Yankee boat as the favorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
China
Cape of Good Hope
Barker
Alcides
Blendcon
Arrow
Standard Oil Company
Maritime Exchange
End of London Reflections Stir Controversy in Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt reflects on statements about wealth, power, and the idea that "all men are Nara." The piece critiques singling out one man and questions the fairness of public criticism amid a broader debate on societal wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
David
Nara
Philadelphia
Ledger
Panama Canal Lock Type Adopted by House
Private Leased Wire in Washington reports the House decided the Panama canal will be a lock canal. An amendment to the sundry civil bill bars spending the $25,060,000 for sea level work and confirms the lock-type approach, with debate led by Representatives Littauer and Bartlett on expenditure and statutory authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama Canal
Littauer
New York
Bartlett
Witoe
Paama
Not a Sifter in Atlanta Says Old Fashioned Man
Colonel Wesley Shropshire on Washington Street seeks a kitchen sifter to separate bran from meal but finds stores in Summerville and Atlanta uninterested. He travels from shop to shop facing rebuffs and mocks, lamenting the town’s “hifalutin” taste and ending with a vow to adapt or abandon the quest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Wesley Shropshire
Peee Shropshire
Chattooga
Summerville
Washington Street
Ereii
Shropshire
Irs
Alee
Hauken
Hale
Shire
Alftera
Eamith
Aragon Hotel switches to European plan only
The Aragon Hotel, after fifteen years on both European and American plans, adopts the European plan exclusively. The American dining room will close for banquets and conventions. Manager J Lee Barnes aims to concentrate resources on the European plan, with new carpets, wallpaper, decor, kitchen moves, and upgraded telephones. George W Collier assists in the rehab, promising a modern, refined city hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aragon Hotel
J. Lee Barnes
Georgia Tech
Alee
Barnes
George W. Collier
J. W. Otto
Jesse Couch
Electric railroad movement grows in Georgia line
Columbus Ga June 16 The movement to build an electric railroad from Columbus to Dothan Ala and thence to St Andrews Bay Fla is gaining momentum The home project is considered feasible and work will begin soon with plans to link key Gulf Coast points and stimulate regional growth.
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Columbus
Dothan
Ala
St. Andrews Bay
Fis
Aeton
Inaugural Movement Discussed and Canal Type Question
A speaker urged immediate action to inaugurate the movement and drive it to a successful conclusion. He emphasized area scenes and specific specifications while pressing for a prompt decision on the canal type. He asserted thirty four of the ablest men believed this tide would advance the cause.
Lester's Nine Congresses History and Savannah Career
Rufus Beckie Lester of Burke County Georgia born December 1 1837. He studied law in Savannah started practice, served in the Confederate army, and pursued public life as mayor of Savannah and a long Senate and multiple Congress terms. He represented the First District in the 51st 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th and 58th Congresses and was Senate president late in service. He wavered about retirement as his current term neared end amid candidate announcements to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Beckie Lester
Burke County
Georgia
Car
Savannah
Confederate States
Senate
Savannebe
D. Higden
R. M. Hitels
Montadta
Hit
Work Began on Theater at Lyceum Corner
Special to The Georgian Decatur Alabama reports work started on the new Lyceum theater at the Canal and Church corner. The building costs about 15000 dollars and is to be completed by September 15. The Lyceum Stock Company owns the theater, composed largely of local men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
Lyceum
Canal and
Church
Lyceum Stock Company
Pardons Denied in Wide Range of Offenses by Commission
After deliberation Thursday afternoon the prison mission concluded its work with twenty-nine cases acted upon. Thirteen received favorable recommendations and sixteen were denied. Several involved murder, burglary, embezzlement, and other offenses. The commission also directed care for tubercular patients and related measures. Listed petition outcomes include Gully Decatur County. Amy Cobb County. Williams Fulton County. Boyden Fulton County. Kitchens Glascock County. Lon Martin Tift County. Jones Muscogee County. Majors Marion County. Gormley Sumter County. Hammond Dade County. Walter Brown Palton County. Henry Pike County. White Fulton County. Bryant Bibb County. Harrison Fulton County. Carlton Macon. Bailey Miller County.
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Thous
R. C. Gully
Decatur County
Ley Amy
Inaac Williams
Cobb County
Charles Boyden
Fulton County
Coay
Bi i Lewis
Hancock
C Ty
Fe Reuben Kitchens
Glascock
Willie Jones
Muscogee Cons Grancy
Majors
Marion Counceny
Abe Gormley
Sumter County
Bery
Horace Hammond
Dades
Walter Brown
Palton Ton Coenkay Ceny
Zeb Carlton
Wiltem
Macon
Pee Bailey
Milter County
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Mr. Futrell
Lacy
Edward VII
W. J. Sollas
Africa
Sollas
Oreward
T. H. Oe
Thacolee
Mr. Woods
Lady Windegrave
Woods
YM Csa
Schwab
Upton Sinclair
Chicago
Col
John C. Reese
Peachtree
Lester
Prison Commission Acte
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