Atlanta Gas Rate Case Ends in Agreement and Valuation Shift
Federal court master sets gas property valuation at about 8 million dollars and upholds the 1.55 per thousand cubic feet rate. Litigation between Atlanta Gas Light Co and the Public Service Commission ends by agreement, with refunds already issued for prior collections.
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Cam Poersey
Aha
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Dorsey
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District Court
Public Service Commission
Georgia’ Public Service Commission
Power Company
W. E. Watkins
Commission
E. M. Price
Price
Atlanta Gas Light Company
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Atlanta Man Leaps From Third Story Window
Falls Three Stories as detectives raid Peachtree Street apartment. R F Robinson of Ingleside Ga escapes with bruises and lacerations after leaping from the third story. He receives Grady Hospital treatment. police find no liquor and make no arrests.
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Falls
Atlanta
R. F. Robinson
Ingleside
Peachtree Street
Forrest Avenue
Grady
Three-Story Rising Fawn Building Burned Down
A fire gutted a three story brick building in Rising Fawn housing the Methodist church Masonic and Eastern Star hall. Originating in the upper story the blaze started when a jug of gasoline broke in a kitchenette and ignited from a stove. The structure, over fifty years old, was a total loss with nothing saved.
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Methodist Church
Masonic
Eastern Star Hall
Cook County Tobacco Crops Show Strong Growth This Year
Tobacco plants in Cook county look fine despite much rain. Demonstrators report plants above average for this time of year and ready for field planting. Many new barns are built and acreage is up. Last year Cook county averaged the highest market price with farmers expecting superior crop this year.
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Adel
Cook County
Four witnesses in Swain trial jailed on perjury charges
In Macon four witnesses including G D Welch and D W Welch were arrested and held on default bonds of 5 000 each for allegedly perjuring themselves to aid James A Swain during his trial. J P Kitchen and Will O Neal join the arrests as plans for funeral arrangements delay for former Senator James Edgar Martine in Miami. Sparta prepares tourist camp as spring brings more travelers.
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Neere
James A. Swain
Bible Superior Court
G. D. Welch
Central of Georgia Railroad
D. W. Welch
Central
J.P. Kitchen
Will O'Neal
Miami
James Edgar Martine
United States
Plainfield
N.S
Mary E. Cowan
First Street
Iare
Martine
Sparta
Hancock County
Patrolmen injured in Atlanta car-train crash
Patrolmen J H Jeffares and G O Carroll escaped death when their stalled patrol car was struck by a Georgia Railway and Power Co car. Jeffares unconscious on hospital admission, revived. Carroll had a fractured left thumb and other injuries. Both later discharged.
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Atlanta
J. H. Jeffares
G. O. Carroll
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Jeffares
Carroll
Audit recommends comprehensive review of public debt
A House committee report urges a full audit of the public debt after finding duplication of government bonds and possible fraud in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It details defective records, destroyed bonds, and substantial losses, with minority reports challenging conclusions. Florida posse pursues three robbers after a Melrose Tavern holdup. casualties and losses limited to about $10,000.
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King
Illinois
Stegall
Alabama
Stevenson
South Carolina
McFadden
Treasury
Representative Strong
Kansas
Congress
Harding
Bureau of Engraving
Civil Service
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Miami
Melrose Tavern
Henry Chase
Sherin
Card Fan Bishop Beauchamp Quips On Dancing And Cards
At a Nashville reception the Bishop notes the Methodist church now allows dancing and card playing explaining the young are obsessed with games. He recalls a family story where a father’s burial split relatives until the eldest son, a bridge fan, decides to bury him in spades.
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Beauchamp
Nashville
Methodist Church
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns On Genuine Packaging
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure authenticity. It claims Bayer Aspirin has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 28 years and warns that imitations may be dangerous.
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Savannah
Pierce
J. A. White
Bayer
Word variety in English tops other tongues in size
The Standard dictionary editor cites about 600000 English words with about half used mainly in science or obsolete terms. He notes German and French lexicons run to around 300000 and 210000 words respectively, highlighting English as the largest language.
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Frank H. Vizetelly
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Advertises Digestive Tonic
An advertisement for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills promotes both purgative and tonic effects on digestion. The copy urges readers to test the remedy at 872 Pearl St. N. and highlights its claimed benefits.
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Wright
Pearl St. N
London youth George John Malcolm hailed as future great
Seventeen year old George John Malcolm of London has impressed critics as a piano violin and organ virtuoso. Sir High Atlen, a renowned music authority, says he may become England’s greatest artist. The London County Council music committee awarded him a Marida Scholarship grant.
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George John Malcolm
London
England
High Atlen
Great Britain
Malcolm
London County Council
Harford's Balsam of Myrrh advertised for all ailments
An advertisement claims Harford's Balsam of Myrrh is indispensable for home use. It touts quick healing for coughs, burps, wounds and sores and notes three sizes are available in all stores.
France World Fair Exposition to Feature French Arts
An industrial art exposition for France plans a major event likely on a stretch from the Invalides to the Champs Elysees. Rising buildings anticipate the fair with French cooking and furniture making given prominent roles in the exposition.
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France
the Invalides
Champs Elysees
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