Beavers confronts Batten over Peachtree morals critique
Atlanta police chief Beavers received a letter from Rev. Samuel Batten of Philadelphia repeating his assertion that two prominent U S men were accosted by many women on Peachtree Street and denoting the locker club scene as a social evil while denying personal harassment. Batten defended police reform and described locker club conditions and underage drinking observed during a Peachtree stroll.
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Beavers
Samuel Zane Batten
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Peachtree
Beavers Agai
Peachtree Street
Dr. Batten
San Francisco
Georgia
Crowds Gather for Grand Theatre Quo Vadis One Week
The article reports strong crowds at the Grand for Quo Vadis in three acts and eight scenes with daily matinee and evening shows. Box office opens 9 a.m. for advance seating as attendance soars weekly. At Forsyth vaudeville remains popular with Bud Fisher and Pauline Welch delivering new songs and encores. Bijou installs an ozone machine promising pure air and better ventilation while the Duke of Durham musical comedy tops the bill.
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Forsyth
Bud” Fisher
Mutt
Jeff
Pauline Welch
Comedienne
Bijou
Maine Woods
Duke of Durham
Befo de Wah Folks Form a Society to Recall Traditions
An Old Settlers Society is forming in Atlanta for those born in the Dixie before Reconstruction. Promoter C H Burge lists members including J S Puckett and D M Houk, with ex-slaves to be honorary members such as Uncle William Dixon. motto will be I recollect as they recall the old days over corn tones and pot licker.
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Old Settlers’ Society
Dixie
Atlanta
C. H. Burge
Mr. Burge
C. J. Burton
H. N. Smith
W. J. Moncrief
Imperator Hires Four Captains and One Admiral
New York dispatch reports the Imperator is fully manned with four captains and one admiral in supreme command. One captain remains on the bridge while another leads general operations as the ship approaches New York for a welcoming arrival. Admiral Russer holds supreme control aboard the liner with 3,000 passengers aboard.
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New York
Imperator
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Crookhaven
London
Russer
Count Sternberg Objects to Diet Punch By Black Visitor
Vienna June 18 Count Adalbert Sternberg publicly charged to the Minister of the Interior that a Negro gave him a nose punch during a visit to the Austrian Diet. The minister dismissed it as non political and said he could not intervene. The report notes the count had insulted a visiting black person.
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Vienna
Adalbert Sternberg
Interior
Scientists Read Dead Professor's Brain At Harvard
Cambridge June 18 Scientists at Harvard Medical School are secretly examining the brain of the late Dr Maurice Howe Richardson. The tests follow his will and aim to locate definite thought lines in the brain as he believed.
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Cambridge
Harvard Medical School
Maurice Howe Richardson
Richardson
Flying Does No Good Declares Hauptmann
Berlin notes that Gerhart Hauptmann the renowned novelist and playwright argues aviation is futile for individuals. He says flying yields no new worlds or ideas, only new sensations that repetition dulls, offering no lasting value to human achievement.
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Hauptmann
Berlin
Gerhart Hauptmann
2500 on Strike at Studebaker Plant
Detroit Michigan June 18 Two thousand five hundred employees of the Studebaker Corporation struck this morning. Five hundred marched to the companys other big plant to induce a walkout there. The strike was brought about by I W W agitators.
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Detroit
Mich
Studebaker Corporation
Governor to Speak On W. and A. Disposal
Governor Joseph M. Brown while at the State University commencement in Athens said by long distance phone that if public business permits he would be glad to join the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce discussion at Taft Hall Thursday night on the disposal of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Other speakers include W A Wimish Hooper Alexander C M Candler and James R Gray.
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Joseph M. Brown
Athens
State University
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Taft Hall
Western and Atlantic Railroad
W. A. Wimbish
Hooper Alexander
C. M. Candler
James R. Gray
Rabbit Serum Cure for Cancer Tested
In Boston on June 18 Dr. Howard W. Nowell of Boston University Medical School reports rabbit serum cancer experiments are highly successful. The Evans Memorial Hospital board expanded his laboratory and added two physicians to assist him as he pursues two to three more years of research toward conclusions.
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Boston
Howard W. Nowell
Boston University Medical School
Evane Memorial Hospital
Nowell
President’s Aides May be Next to Go
Washington June 18 The President may remove the famed White House aides from his personal staff a move that could hurt his popularity with Washington belles though civilian beaux would welcome the change as social liturgy shifts away from decades of aide laces and buttons at parties and teas.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Collaboration Urged By Pure Food Expert
Mobile Alabama June 18 The third day of the seventeenth annual convention of the American Association of Dairy Food and Drug Officials featured Dr Carl L Alsberg chief of the USDA bureau of chemistry presenting on collaboration between the United States Department of Agriculture and state officials Its meaning and extent His remarks followed by a discussion led by J S Abbott Pure Food Commissioner of Texas lasting attention among attendees
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Mobile
Ala
American Association of Dairy Food and Drug
Carl L. Alsberg
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Alsberg
Harvey W. Wiley
J. S. Abbott
Pure Food
Texes
Skids Over 50-foot Cliff Injures Three In Laveta Pass
TRINIDAD COLO June 18 Charles E Carter wealthy automobile man of this city was seriously hurt and Frank Lewis and R E Chapman were probably fatally hurt when a touring car they were riding in skidded on an incline and toppled over a 50-foot precipice at Laveta Pass.
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Trinidad
Colo
Charles E. Carter
Frank Lewis
R. E. Chapman
Laveta Pass
Belasco Sails to England for Quiet Writing Time
New York June 18 Belasco playwright and producer David Belasco sails for England with two secretaries to seek quiet to finish two new plays. This marks his first extended trip in nine years.
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New York
David Belasco
England
Gompers Recovers From Mastoiditis Hospital Stay
Washington June 18 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor left the Episcopal Eye Ear and Throat hospital today for a short walk his recovery from an operation for mastoiditis which was hatched upon him about two weeks ago is practically accomplished
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Episcopal Eye, Ear and
First Summer Sale of Men's Shirts
The store advertises a first summer sale with shirts priced at 72 cents each. It promises good fits across sizes 14 to 17 and highlights white grounds with distinct black navy lavender and gray striped patterns suitable for wear without a vest or coat.
Shawknit Sox and Silk Wash Ties Offer Value
Shawknit Sox prove their quality with Lisle sole toe and heel wear in black tan gray and navy. A new silk wash tie, a popular novelty at 50c each, now features panel and cross stripe designs, previously selling for 1.00.
Sale of dresses and lawn outfits in junior department
Tomorrow in the Junior Department offers savings on textiles and dresses for children from one to eighteen years. Choices include lawn dresses, figured crepes, and washable fabrics in multiple sizes. Dresses priced at 1.50 and 0.49, with several styles repeated for women and girls planning summer travel.
Girls Dresses at Low Prices With Butterick Patterns
Girls' dresses priced at 1.75 and 1.19 for ages six to fourteen, described as prettier than typical gingham and lawn styles. Emphasizes neat patterns, fine colorings, and fashion details like low necks, short sleeves, matching bands, and long waists with plaited skirts. Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications.
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Studebaker
W. & A. Disposal
Belasco
Gompers
Silk Sox
James J. Hill
Edwin P. Ansley
Great Southern Railway
South Sound
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