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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1900
Page
10
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R P Connors a stockholder filed in superior court for a temporary receiver and injunction against the Interstate Building and Loan Association claiming insolvency and pending tax liabilities. Judge Lumpkin ordered restraint on transfers while appointing a temporary receiver and set a show-cause date. Officers named are A M Wilson president A S Seals VP and W H Scott secretary and GM. The firm began in 1891 and taxes due to city of Atlanta reportedly total $20000.
The Atlanta Athletic Club held a quiet election at the clubhouse with most members voting. Three officers and ten directors were chosen for a one year term. Officers: Burton Smith president, Arnold Broyles vice president, B. S. Dunlap secretary and treasurer. Directors: W. R. Tichenor, T. S. Dunlap, J. H. Porter, Charles King, George Adair, W. B. Roberts, Henry Thornton, Harry Styer man, A. H. Haynes, Julian Harris. The club reports strong growth and plans improvements as terms begin immediately.
Assistant General Superintendent B Thompson of the Southern Railway rejects talk of a telegraphers strike. He says no new developments exist and that employees have avenues to present grievances. He accuses Mr Powell of self serving motives and defends management against outsider influence and interferences.
A Connecticut woman recalls suffering paralysis from long coffee use, with dizziness and confusion. A physician advised leaving coffee and using Postum Food Coffee, after which she reports clarity and health. Product made at Postum Cereal Co factories in Battle Creek Michigan.
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Dewey stated he never planned to withdraw from the presidential race. He dismissed a New York journal's claim as a mistake and said he had given no one any such information.
Captain Egan Howell, board member, reports on new president John M. Egan and director Hanson. Improvements include eighty pound rail on 180 miles, seven steel bridges, new depots, and Savannah terminals with over 300,000 dollars spent. Freight handling cheaper 30 percent, three new sleepers, 360 box cars, and airbrakes.
Friends of Congressman John D. Bellamy press him for democratic national committeeman from North Carolina as Raleigh Minnesota report notes April 10 specials.
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