Friction Eases Near Forrest Avenue Line Franchise
An Atlanta council row over the Boulevard extension of the Forrest Avenue street railway eases after Alderman Kilpatrick and the Fourth Ward committee reach a friendly settlement. Kilpatrick vows to back both the Boulevard extension and Peters Street line, trimming the twenty-one year cap and signaling potential votes to override a mayoral veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Kimpatrick
Fourth Ward
Aldermanic Board
Forrest Avenue
Atlanta Rapid Tranatt Company
Kilpatrick
Garrett-Merce
Petery Street
Claase
Rapid Transit Company
West End
Welch
Pierce
PereTs Street
Mims
Powsle
Charles . Hopkins
Boulevard
Peters Street
Fourth Wara
Day
Kipatrick
CG. J. Simmons
Troops Return Bring Negro Rapist Ross to Canton for Execution
Major W. W. Barker and the Fifth Infantry returned from Canton with Raymond Foss the convict to be hanged August 27 after a swift trial. The governor protected Ross from lynching as crowds gathered around the depot and courthouse in Cherokee County. Sheriff Bedelle expects no trouble in transporting Ross back to Canton for the execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Barker
Fifth Infantry
Canton
Raymond Foss
Atlanta
Cherokee County
Ross
Court House
I 'I
Mqnor
Harriet Miller
Bedelle
Rosas
Gober
Barker
Rosa
Crawford Boy Holds Off Officers with Shotgun
I P Murphy arrested Sunday at corner of Marietta and Corput streets for a bludgeon. fined 150 dollars or 12 months in county chain gang, not yet paid. W W Crawford, 12, who held police at bay with a double barreled shotgun, pleaded guilty but was not sentenced. Judge Calhoun ordered the youth held and possible reform school placement. three other men were arrested in the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. P. Murphy
George Mathieson
Poole
Oliver
Marietta
Corput
A. B. Calhoun
City Criminal Court
W.W. M. Crawford
Hughes
Cherokee County
Calhoun
Murphys Place
Mathieson
Murphy
Crawford
Explosion Kills Dozens as Locust Street Debris Burns
A blast on Locust street above Tenth in Philadelphia leaves seven dead and over sixty injured, many fatally. Rescue teams search ruined grocery stores at 1012 to 1018 Locust, with evidence pointing to gasoline stored in shops. Firemen work through the night as rain slows debris clearing and the total loss tops about $75,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Augusta
Locust Street
Tenth Street
Department of Public Safety
Albert D. Mountain
Robert
Dalton Mountain
Lizzla Mountain
Patrick Quigley
Quigley
George McClenny
McClenny
M. Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Frank Schmidt
Schmidt
Alder
Warnock Streets
Western Saving Fund
Diamonds Tempt With Stock of Gems for Buyers
For readers drawn to diamonds the current display offers hundreds of stones in dainty jewelry or unset. The collection invites shoppers to choose stones and settings to create their own pieces.
Hutchins to Face Recorder Court Over Obscene Paper
J W Hutchins publisher of The Searchlight posted a $50 cash bond for appearance in Recorder's Court this afternoon. Police chief Ball says the case stems from articles printed in The Hearthlight deemed obscene and notes the matter is a solo judicial decision with copies to be reviewed at trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hutchins
the Searcight
Hutchins
Recorder’s Court
Ball
Recorder
Searchlight
Four New Letter Carriers Appointed in Atlanta
Postmaster W. H. Smyth announced the appointment of four new letter carriers from the senior substitutes J. I. Treadwell W. H. Briscoe Calvin Mitchell and Edgar N. Parks. They start October 1 dividing the city into new districts to ease workload and improve delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Smyth
J. I. Treadwell
W. H. Briscoe
Calvin Mitchell
Edgar N. Parks
Trescwell
Smyth
Washington
Atlanta
Willoon
The Marlborough Hotel in New York City
The Marlborough, a popular New York hotel near Central Park, attracts many Southern guests and invites visitors from Buffalo to feel at home on Broadway between 36th and 37th streets. It has long enjoyed strong patronage from the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Buffalo
Marlborough
Broadway
36Th
37Th
Central Park
Forrest Avenue Franchise Controversy and City Backing
The Fourth Ward committee notes a mayor veto on the Forrest avenue franchise and a sequence of letters urging a special council meeting. J Frank Beck and others acknowledge Mayor Howell and Alderman Pierce, praising the Garrett-Pierce resolution and withdrawal of the twenty one year clause. The group commends the mayor and pledges support to implement the franchise and related railway tax plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilpatrick
Hopkins
Atlanta
J. Frank Beck
Fourth Ward
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
Boulevard
Peters
Garrett-Pierce
Ihia
Terry
Garrett
Ton
Clark Howell
Forrest Avenue
Howell
Meek
Mialaxen
T. H. Willams, Jr
PB. F. Starke
H. I. Francis
H. A. Sellam
BR Ravenel
John Carey
C1. Fettignew
He Stanton
W. D. Hoyt
W. OM. Harrin
A. C Bruce
B.D. Crane
Pierce
Tlanta
City
Kirt
Lata
Yeterday
T. H. Williams
P. F. Clarke
H. L. Francis
H.A. Kellam
B. R Ravenel
E. "Pettigrew
Carl Stanton
W. 2
Hoyt
W. H. Harris
A.C. Bruce
L. B. Nelson
BE. D. Crane
Chas. T. Hopkins
Lawton Sobered by Vengeful Mob After Gambling Rampage
Lawton Oklahoma residents took matters into their own hands after a night of unlicensed gambling, robbery and threats. A mob served notice against the “sure thing” devices, leaving two killed, a third wounded, nine watches and $1,500 seized, and telegraph lines cut as highwaymen raided prairie schooners near Rush Springs injuring and killing. Irwin Rogers of May County was killed in a late night hold up south of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Vatu
Irwin Rogers
May County
Oklo
Rogers
Rush Springs
E. Beemblossom
Guthrie
Beemblossom
Railway Notes Highlight Expanding U S Mexico Trade and Rail Plans
The St Louis Mexico Railway Office releases four pamphlets on Mexico export trade and travel, noting U S dominance in trades and expected growth. Excursion to Montgomery offered by Atlanta and West Point on August 18, fare two dollars fifty cents round trip, led by George W. Allen. Southern Railway pamphlets discuss machinists strike stance, while Santa Fe promotes California summer outings. Kansas City lines move offices to Atlanta, with John N. Cornatzar named general agent and Charles O. Jackson to head passenger dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mexican Railway Company
Mexico
United States
Passenger Department
Atlanta
West Point
Montgomery
George W. Allen
Southern Railway Company
Spencer
Charleston
Hemen
Gannon
T“L
Santa Fe
California
Kansas City
Meerohis
Fort Scott
Kansasity
Mobile
Birmingham
Clinton
Springfeld
Memphis
Equitable
Pryor and
Decatur Streets
John N. Cornottar
Charles ©. Jackson
John N. Cornatzar
Nasser
Gao
Charles 0. Jackson
Chattanooga
Southern Pacific
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Castle Built In Spain Verse Haunts Dreamland Travel Ad
A fragmentary ad style piece mentions travel to New York with round trip rail aboard Seaboard Air Line for 31.30 dollars valid until October 41. It mixes a poetic dream of a castle by the sea with a romantic aside about a queen and a kiss. The text then shifts to a melancholic couplet about longing and a castle built in Spain symbolizing heartbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seaboard Air Line
Delegates Gather for Seabreeze Mental Science Convention
Jacksonville announces the International Mental Science Association convention at Seabreeze Florida from November 30 to December 3. Over fifty delegates from Europe and nearly all U S states expected. Helen Williams founder and Mrs C C Post based in Seabreeze. Officials aim to unify branches, expand educational aims, train speakers, and promote new thought philosophy with excursions drawing up to ten thousand visitors from major cities and tours from multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
International Mental Science Association
Seabreese
Europe
United States
Helen Williams
C. C. Post
Seabreeze
Florida
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Atlante
J. W
Haig
Eaid
Hore
Maier
Berkele
ST Whitehall St
Searchight
Dreget
Sala Bo Aff
Esterbrook Steel Pem CO
Warke, Ormden
Joba
C. W. Chears
Central of Georgia
el Reno
Rock Island Railway
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Imeresee
Sycamore
Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad
Suaiuen
Texas Midland Railway
Fts
Southern Railway Equipment Trust
Southern Railway
Dreamland
Spain
Hirsch Bros
Whitehall
Ney Berlin
Hitehall Street
Denver
Seattle
Chicago
Pittsburg
Eiseman Bros
Washington, D. C
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore, Md
W. 5
Burkhart
Cincinnati
Commonwealth
State St
Boston
Gures
Denis
U. S. Navy
Delgeeles
Comer Pryor and
Alabamg Streets
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