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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
6
A local shoe advertisement promotes Carlton footwear combining style and lasting quality. It highlights over fifty styles including Colonials Pumps Oxfords Blucher and Button in popular leathers and fabrics. Featured values list $3.00 $3.50 and $4.00 leaders as unbeatable bargains.
Fragmented OCR notes show names Mary W Askew J D Bradley and others linked to a local street area near Mills Street. Mentions Jackson Street and George Aden with scattered references to properties, meetings, and possible transactions. Text is garbled but indicates neighborhood notices or notices of actions affecting residents.
A dense list of real estate actions from Atlanta showing mortgages bonds and deeds. Transactions include mortgage filings, transfers of parcels on South Pryor Street Temple Avenue and Peachtree Street with various owners and dates in 1912, plus sheriff and administrator deeds and guardianship transfers detailing lot sizes and street locations.
A New Orleans ruling affirmed by the United States circuit court of appeals upholding a $26,000 penalty imposed by Judge Emory Speer on Merchants and Miners Transportation Company. The case centered on rebates given to Miller & Son grain dealers of Philadelphia via Philadelphia to Savannah and Jacksonville routes, with rates filed by Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line. The court ruled railways and steamship lines must know all established rates and rejected testimony that an inadvertent incorrect rate was used.
G Q Lott a veteran engineer on the Georgia Southern and Florida railway was severely injured when a mail crane struck him on the head while he watched a hot box from the northbound train near Valdosta Georgia. Fireman Dixon pulled him back into the cab as he fell. He was taken to his home and is expected to recover.
A text touts Stenzel Eczema Liquid as stopping itching instantly and curing eczema permanently. It claims disease begins to disappear within days after use. Sold by Jacoba Pharmacies and other druggists with Park Chemical Co. of San Antonio, Texas cited as the distributor.
Several divorce actions listed for Fulton County Georgia with May Term 1912 return dates. Plaintiffs include Eva Mae Tapp Rob R Ray Leiman and Beverly McDonald among others. Notices require defendants to appear at the May Term to answer complaints. Also includes a Savannah naval stores report with turpentine and rosin price data.
A sprawling list from the Atlanta market details prices on vegetables fruits poultry and eggs, meats and groceries.Florida onions, tomatoes, beans, potatoes, and squash appear with crate and dozen pricing while poultry and eggs cover hens fries ducks geese and eggs. Grocery items include flour lard lard substitutes spices coffee sugar and canned goods with various brands and pack sizes.
New Orleans on April 4 reports a week of cotton trading closing 16 to 19 points higher than last week. Prices rose to new highs with demand spurred by Easter holidays, while nervous short-covering and reports of levee breaks influenced both old and new crop months. Spot values rose to 11-3/16 cents, with limited offerings and light sales.
The financial report lists assets and liabilities as of April 1 1912 including Loans and Discounts 246,798.58 Demand Loans 73,372.00 Real estate and furniture values 2,047.57 63,831.49 434,143.18 Cash on hand 20,557.37 Prepaid Interest 8,529.84 Other Resources 5,157.31 Liabilities show Capital Stock 250,000.00 Surplus 50,000.00 Net Profit 5,247.32 Deposits 600,757.02 Treasurer's Checks 15.00 Bills Payable 114,500.00 Other Liabilities 2,918.00.
A roster of officers and trustees is provided including Henry Hillyer as President, George S. Lowndes, William Hurd Hillyer as Vice Presidents, J Scott Todd Jr as Secretary, Herbert L Wiggs as Counsel, and Dr F Phinizy Calhoun among trustees. Additional names include James S. Floyd, R L Foreman, John Morris, Jack J Spalding, M C King, Evins Spence, and others. End names include Fred J Paxon, George Lowndes, Wm Hurd Hillyer, N Evins.
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