A B and A Railroad Financed and Expanding
Atlanta announces the A B and A Railroad Company is financed with 8 million dollars in bonds. The line includes a Brunswick to Boston steamship service, terminal and station contracts in Brunswick and Atlanta, a Warm Springs to Gate City route, and freighter construction for quick operation to Boston. Mr. Atkinson will depart for Canada after finalizing summer details.
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Atlanta
H. M. Atkinson
Atlanta, Birmingham& Atlantic Railroad Company
Brunswick
Warm Springs
Howell
Gate City
Mr. Atkinson
Boston
Canada
Pinehurst Notes on Weather and Local Visits
Pinehurst reports pleasant weather pleasing farmers amid news of church funerals, visits from Mrs. J R Barfield in Americh, Mrs. C Ivey in Fitzgerald, and Stovall from Vienna seeking care for fever. Local tradesman R L Story heads to Hawkinsville with ponies, Whitehead and Dr Edenfield travel to Ashdown to view town lot distribution, plus social events and visitors from Hawkinsville and Byromville.
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Gen. Green
Methodist Church
M. Jordan
Camilla
Snow
J. RB. Horne
J. KR. Barfield
Imerich
J.D. C. Ivey
Fitzgerald
C. Ivey
Miss Fonter
Firsyth
J. W. Horne
Stovall
Vienna
Our Town
O. W. Horne
R. L. Story
G. W. Fullington
Hawkinsville
R. Whitehead
W.N. Edenfield
Ashdown
Ark
Joe Gilbert
H. l. Adams
Carrie Gilbert
J. R. Horne
F. M. Barfield
Claud Allison
Odel
Byromville
Jessie Barfield
Wm. Snelling
J. E. Wilhelm
Atlanta
Messrs
Winter and Windham
Murphy Accepts Sales Position With Mr Cooper
W. E. Murphy of Atlanta has accepted the traveling salesman role for J. J. Cooper in the sewing machine business. An experienced salesman, he has spent several years in this field at various places and is not a stranger to some locals from his earlier work here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
W. E. Murphy
Atlanta
J. J. Cooper
Murphy
The Only Guaranteed Kidney Care Claim Prompts Refund
A garbled ad fragment touts guaranteed kidney care by a brand named Smith and promises a refund if a product bottle is not met, with incoherent terms about money, percentages, and druggists. The readable bits suggest a money back offer tied to a bottle, but details are unclear.
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Smith
Gubernatorial Debate Set for Mobley Park Rome
In Rome Georgia a large crowd is expected for the third joint debate between Hoke Smith and Clark Howell. The event will be at Mobley park with an outdoor theater setup to accommodate thousands. Howell opens with a speech, Smith replies, Howell closes. Debates around 11 am, Rome anticipates 5000 spectators.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Clark Howell
Rome
Mobley Park
Mr. Howell
Mr. Smith
Innocent Girl Causes Train Wreck Near Elba Georgia
In Marietta Georgia on June 11 a 12 year old girl named Alice Kyle confessed to wedging a rail bolt between rails causing the Pennsylvania Flyer wreck near Elba. Two passenger coaches overturned and the engine tender and mail car were hurled down an embankment. Railroad officials deem it a childish prank and say she will not be arrested.
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Marietta
Alice Kyle
Macksburg
Elba
Mob in Gotham Cries for Life of Street Thief
In New York on Houston Street a highwayman attacked Rebecca Kupfer of 25 Clinton Street aiming to steal her diamond earring. The assailant was captured after a chase and mobbed while in police custody, with bystanders offering $1000 to turn him over.
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Gotham
New York
Houston Street
Rebecca Kupfer
Clinton Street
Baptismal Services At Local Baptist Church Tonight
A two week protracted meeting at the Baptist church ends tonight with baptism by Rev. H C Bueckholz after the sermon due to Pastor Cutts illness. Services drew many attendees and church members report blessings from the soul stirring sermons. Fourteen candidates are slated for baptism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Cutts
H. C. Bueckholz
Buckholz
Tobacco habits noted in Georgia report
A reader summarizes a Georgia note on smoking and chewing tobacco habits, highlighting varied use patterns and potential health concerns observed in the region. The brief references general trends without specific names or dates.
Minister's wives and the burden on church life
The Home Circle considers how a minister's domestic life affects his career, noting wives can shape a minister's usefulness, with criticism, expectations, and the uneasy balance between family duties and church duties. It also reflects on minister's children and Memorial Day reflections on Civil War memories and honoring fallen soldiers.
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A., B. & A. Railroad Company
Atkinson
Pinehurst Points
Rachel Jackam
White House
Francis Cleveland
Ben Orovitz
J. B
Hardware Store
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Live Stock Insurance Company, of
Blakely, Ga
Feole
Dooly County
Hobbs & Bailey
Georgie
Gvery
Moseley Mercantile Co
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