Webb seeks immediate preliminary hearing in bigamy case
William J. Webb petitioned Judge J H Lumpkin for a preliminary hearing before a nearby justice of the peace on the charge of bigamy. He alleges illegal detention, denial of due process at a Tower jail and a biased Georgia court. Webb, a frail youth, says a jail confinement would ruin his health and asks for a different justice to hear the case. He is represented by Attorney William J. Withers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam J. Webb
J. H. Lumpkin
Superior Court
Lumpkin
Webb
Fulton County
Balliff
Dodge D. A. Cook
6Th District
Cook
Alabama
Georgia
Justice of the Peace
Wiliam J. Withers
Jennie Williams
Superior Cour
J. H. Lumpkin Thas
Eclipse Rates Spur Railroads to Offer Reduced Fares
A railroad official notes rare requests for cut rates due to the sun eclipse visible across central Georgia on May 1 8. The Southeastern Passenger Association issues a circular offering reductions to eclipse viewing points, while officials warn against quinine abuse and recount army officers’ postings and past exploits in Georgia and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidenta
Georgia
Southeastern Passenger Association
Syrup of Igs Promotes Health On Each Trip
When traveling on pleasure or business, carry a bottle of Syrup of Mgs to gently cleanse the kidneys and liver and help prevent fevers headaches and other sickness. Sold in 6 cent bottles by leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Local court mistrials and divorces noted in brief
The Atlanta city and superior courts handled several actions including a mistrial in the Mrs. Deil Brownter versus Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway case over $10,000, a mistrial in Emma C. Pease v. L. R. Ray, a second divorce verdict for Mrs. Minsile Lee Smith with child custody, a request for alimony in Jennie Williams divorce, and aggravated charges against two men for stealing a ride. Additional suits include Mrs. Ole C. Bell v Miss Marie Larssen for $7,000, Daniel Webster Cox v Southern Railway for $1,999 damages, and R. S. Gibson v Southern Railway for $15,000 damages over injuries at Peters Street crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deil Brownter
Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Company
A. BE. Calhoun
Minsile Lee Smith
Ole C. Bell
Elly & Evtlis
Marie Larssen
Pryor Street
Daniel Webster Cox
Arnold
Gibson
Southern Railway Company
Peters Street
Arnold & Arnold
W. C. Cousins
Dr N D Hillis Lectures At The Grand Tonight
Dr Newell Dwight Hills a Brooklyn Presbyterian preacher lectures at the Grand tonight under the Atlanta Lecture Association. He will speak on John Ruskin s Message to the Nineteenth Century, showing sympathy with Ruskin and drawing crowds from New York Chicago and the North and East. The appearance is expected to be a premier season event.
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Newell Dwight Hills
Charles HE
Parkhurst
New York
Presbyterian Church
Grand Opera House
Hills
Atlanta
Brooklyn
Chicago
West
John Ruskin
Ruskin
Warner E G Elected President of Atlanta Symphony Club
Edward G. Warner was unanimously elected president of the Atlanta Symphony Club last Monday night. A well known member since its organization, he starred as Pooh Bah in the Mikado performance and his efforts helped secure opera success. His leadership is expected to boost the club's popularity among Atlanta music lovers and beyond.
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Cops Club
E. G. Warner
Atlanta Symphony Club
Warner
Pooh Bah
Shkado
Atlanta
Adjutant General Hall Retires Amid Praise for Service
Island notes that health should improve with the arranged change. Colonel Hall, adjutant general of the Department of the Gulf, earned many friends here after a career as a seasoned campaigner against the Indians. He is praised for leading Portaries with notable success and receiving repeated compliments for his department.
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W. P. Hall
Department of the Gulf
Guy W. Henry
Department of Forto Rico
United States
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
Hall
Porto Rico
Rotary
Oxtary
Porta Ries
Bell Building 18 Gone for New Atlanta Skyline
The Bell building at Marietta and Broad streets, a small seven by five foot relic saved from ruin, is replaced by a fourteen story office tower planned by Mr. Coolidge. Once owned by Marcus A. Bell, the parcel helped trigger Broad Street street cutting and a dramatic rise in property values, with the widow finally selling the strip for $25,000 to finance the future site.
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Bell
Coolidge
Atlanta
Marietta Street
Marcus A. Bell
McMillan
Broad Street
Marietta
Hulsey
Cross of Honor Ready For Memorial Day in Athens
Athens Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy seeks to award the cross of honor on Memorial Day April 26 to every living veteran mustered from Clarke and Oconee counties and to members of camp 78 United Confederate Veterans. Certificates of eligibility are with camp adjutant B C Latimer Athens. President Mildred Lewis Rutherford requests prompt replies. Also notes that Budweiser is the product of Anheuser Busch and that Potts Thompson Idquer Co sells wholesale beers.
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Athens
Daughters of the Confederacy
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Clarke
Oconee
United Confederate Veterans
B.C. Latimer
Mildred Lewis Rutherford
Athens, Ga
Pease
Annual Meeting Grand Chapter Masons Georgia Travel Deal
Announcement for the Annual Meeting of Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons and Grand Council Royal and Select Masons of Georgia in Macon April 24 26 1900. Southern Railway offers round trip tickets from Atlanta at half rates 32 64 with limited return April 28 1900. Details include schedules four daily trains each way and special first class coaches for masons.
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Royal Arch Masons and Grand Council Royal and Select Masons of Georgia
Macon
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Macon St
Atlante
Masons Soing
Kimball House Corner
A. A. Vernoy
Pass
Agt
C. C. Johnston
T. P. A. Broks
Grand Jury Indicts Baker for Wife's Murder
James J. Baker was indicted by the Fulton grand jury for the murder of his wife shot Friday at 7 Kennesaw Street. He appeared before Judge John S. Candler, trial set for tomorrow morning, defense planning a vigorous case. Witnesses include Charles A. Pittman as Baker claims he aimed at Pittman and shot his wife accidentally.
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Fulton Grand Jury
James J. Baker
John S. Candler
Superior Court
Baker
Lfe
Charles A. Pittman
Pittman
Pettingill's Axioms Spark Advertising Gold Rush
An editorial celebrates advertising as the modern lever of prosperity. It argues advertising is essential to business growth, condemns procrastination, and urges timely campaigns to reach buyers. The piece cites a well known authority and urges readers to seize the moment to attract customers.
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Toston E Herald
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Judge Lampkin
Henry T. Allen
Forty-third Infantry
United States Volunteers
Catbalogan
Samar
P. I
New York Sun
Vijayana
Allen
Major Allen
Oscar J. Brown
First Cavalry
Georgia Volunteers
Northwest
Fort Yellowstone
Wyo
Brown
Henry B. Freeman
Twentyfourth Infantry
Manila
San Francisco
Freeman
Fifth Infantry
Fort McPherson
Twentyfourth
Freeman Fried
Missionary Ridge
Chattanooga
Florida
Colonel Freeman
John Simpson
United States Army
San Antonio
Tex
Department of Texas
Simpson
Department of the
E Adams
Eugene Strickland
Southern Music Teachers’ Association
Masters’ Club
Maier &Berkele, Jewelers
Whitehall Street
N D. Hillis
Newell D. Hillis
Symphony Club
Edward G. Warner
Bears
Bell Building
Marietta and
Broad Streets
Sobn M. Miller Co
Atigita
St. Vitus
Manes
Dr. Williams
Tor
Candler
Hood
Pettingill’s Axioms
Minnie Fiedler
Mt. Pleasant
Tews
Williams
Gr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Eiseman Bros
Atlanta, GA
Bacemor
German Street
Washington, D
Whitehall
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