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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1902
Page
11
Rumors of inviting the prince of Wales to visit New York provoke Berlin with resentment while denying a crown prince trip. Aktic respect is discussed as Heine plans to prevent further estrangement between Germany and Britain through diplomatic signaling.
Georgia Cotton Products Company seeks incorporation in Fulton County under Georgia law. Walter S. Griffin Hampden Tener Sr and Alexander Nininger petition to form a Georgia corporation to gin clean press bale and manufacture cotton products including oils soap fertilizers pulp and paper and other cotton plant products with capital stock of 250000 dollars divided into 2500 shares of 100 dollars each and initial paid-in capital of 50000 dollars. The corporate powers include real and personal property acquisitions licenses patents and trademarks and operations across the United States. Principal office requested in Atlanta with 20 year duration and renewal option. capital stock may be increased to 1 million dollars by majority vote. Filed April 16 1902.
Sealed bids to repave Peters street with sheet asphalt from near Central railroad crossing to Walker street junction will be received until 3 p m Monday April 21 at the city clerk's office. A 500 dollar certified check accompanies each bid. Details at the city engineer's office. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. R M Clayton City Engineer. Aurelien Scholl noted author and journalist died after an operation.
Commissioner Henry L. Collier begins street repairs in central Atlanta with 2506 dollars. Work will focus on Alabama Street first, replacing worn Belgian blocks and leveling Pryor Street near the railroad crossing. Mayor Mims has pressed for broader improvements, but funds are exhausted, limiting results to a modest but needed start.
Mrs Charles Applegate of Alexandria Indiana recalls nearly nonstop coughing at night from consumption. After trying many medicines she used Dr King’s New Discovery, which cured her and helped gain 58 pounds. The remedy guarantees relief for coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and lung troubles priced 50 cents and 1 dollar with trial bottles at druggists.
Train timetable excerpt lists arrivals and departures for Union Depot Atlanta and other lines. Includes Central of Georgia, Atlanta and West Point, BeBeard Air Line, Georgia Railroad, and Atlanta Knoxville & Northern routes with times for Jonesboro Savannah Hapeville Macon College Park Montgomery Selma LaGrange Augusta Covington Lithonia Conyers and Knoville. Daily except Sunday noted for most trains.
Rail notice lists numerous Southern Railway daily trains with destinations from Atlanta to Cincinnati, Brunswick, Columbus, Birmingham, Memphis, Kansas City, Charlotte, Richmond, Norfolk, Washington, New York, Macon, and Jacksonville. It highlights through sleeping, dining, and observation cars, approximate arrival times, and local service to various stops, including special trains like the Florida Limited and the Washington to New York corridor.
A special dispatch reports Morris Brown college in Atlanta receiving 1200 dollars from the African Methodist Episcopal church via subscribers R D Stinson and J S Flippen. Other items note Universalist meetings and fellowship for Rev G J Harris, plus county official Walter R Brown to speak at New Canaan school commencement. Weather predicts rainless day with variable winds. Several local deaths, funerals, and legal petitions fill the page along with detec tives arresting Ling Smith for burglary.
Dr William Pitts after years with Jacobs Pharmacy departs for a Baltimore house to cover the entire south. The Mahaley case in Salisbury N C opens in the U S circuit court with a goode seizure dispute. Witnesses for plaintiff examined. defense to be presented today. The notice ends with a health plug praising Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as kidney and liver tonics.
At the Camp Walker Confederate Veterans meeting the final arrangements for the Dallas reunion were made. Twenty or more delegates and alternates plus camp members will travel, with about sixteen Uniformed Daughters joining the veterans. The route chosen runs via Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis on Choctaw rails. The party departs Sunday to reach Dallas for the opening exercises.
The funeral of Mrs Dr J B Todd was held yesterday morning at First Methodist Church with Dr C W Byrd officiating. Interment followed in Oakland cemetery. A large group attended as floral tributes reflected the departed’s character and church membership.
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