Insane Women Detained as Police Matron Handles Two Cases
Two women, Miss Concha Balinguer and Mrs A J Shider, are held in the city’s female detention ward as lunacy writs are pursued. Balinguer imagines the world plotting against her while Shider laughs and talks of a future daughter. both cases reflect contrasting mental breakdowns. The report notes precarious conditions and assigns women to the lunatic asylum, alms house, or Charleston for treatment, with the matron overseeing the drifting occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concha Balingust
J. Bhider
Lucy Street
Miss Balinguer
Constitution
Wisi Balinguer
Charleston
D. C
Georgia
Death of William T Wood railroad man in Jacksonville
William T Wood general freight agent for the Plant system died yesterday morning at 6 after an operation Monday night in Jacksonville. He was 33, son of Mrs. Marta I Wood of this city, and brother in law of Fuden John BR Wilkinen the ordinary. Sisters Mrs J W VanEibber and Mrs J B Patterson, and brothers W Wood and H D Wood survive. Funeral arrangements not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Wood
Freteht
Jacksonville
Mr. Wood
Marta I. Wood
Fuden
John BR. Wilkinenn
J W. VanEibber
W. Wood
Bell Telephone Company
Columbia
S. C
H. D. Wood
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
McComb City
Miss
Wood
Hinloch Park Dates Set for St Louis Track Meet
In Chicago the Western Jockey Club granted Hinloch park St Louis racing from August 17 to September 14 after a long session, denying Wagner Brothers eighteen days at Worth before November 1. Stewards’ meeting described as the fattest since the organization’s growth, signaling possible conflict with Hawthorne and Harlem as Worth dates face strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Chicago
Western Jockey Club
Kintoch Park
St Louis
Wagner Brothers
Worth
Hawthorne
Harlem
Plans for Carnegie Library in Charlotte
Plans for the Carnegie library in Charlotte have been adapted and work is to begin this week. A suitable site has been purchased, marking a notable step in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Charlotte
Carnegie Lbrary
St Charlotte
Tax Digest Shows Strong Gains Across Georgia Counties
Net tax returns rise by 12.08 million with Muscogee leading at 1.01 million, driven by gains in lands, city property, manufacturing and stocks. Of 101 counties reporting, 90 show increases totaling 12.43 million. 11 counties post a 347 thousand decrease, leaving a net rise of 12.50 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgie
Muscogee
City of
Columbus
Baker
Chatham
Dooly
Elbert
Greene
Putnam
Welton
Mewether
Pike
Terrell
Haralson
Seaboard Rail Round Trip to New York At $23.30
Dr. Monnish vows court action after city council denied a building permit for a Peachtree Street residence. He denounces local opposition as persecution by wealthy neighbors and cites prior maternity home plans as unsuccessful lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seaboard Air Line
Monnish
W. A. Monnish
Peachtree Street
Payalian
Wife sues Alonzo Paris for divorce amid fugitive husband
Mrs Mattis E Paris through Speirs Furrell files for divorce from Alonzo Paris. Service not achieved as Paris escaped from city stockade after drunkenness charge. Petition recounts 1889 marriage, seven years of happiness, then drink and neglect leading to separation on April 15. Custody of two children requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Paris
Mattis E. Paris
Speaks & Furrell
Broyles
Jimmy Cox
Sheriff's Office
David Vining
Pars
Stockade
Captain Vining
Paris
Lit
Alabama prisoner seeks freedom to attend G A R encampment
Delamous a Alabama prisoner at Ohio penitentiary offers to post 100000 bond to attend the Grand Army of the Republic encampment. He claims he has never missed one and notes his odd ascent from tramp sleeper in the Alabama house to speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
G. A. BR
Columbus
Ohio
Bende Lamos
United States
United Sites
Grand Army of the Republic
de Damos
City Licenses Boost Atlanta Revenue Amid License Shifts
Deputy City Clerk Charles Adams reports July 1901 licenses rose 31 821.48 from July 1900 as general business, wholesale and retail liquor licenses shift. Seven month totals show general business up from 149,854 31 to 162,596 08 with other categories contributing, reflecting a new tax ordinance effective July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Adams
Atlanta
Wego
Mayor Commission
Mrs Gray's Prank Triggers Alarm Of Neighbors
Mrs J M Gray's husband travels away leaving her at No 11 East Pine street. Her year-old son Meredith made a noise at a window causing his mother to fear a burglary. Neighbors and police responded with cries of alarm as the house was searched. The boy received a lecture from officers after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Gray
East Pine Street
Merideth
Mrs. Gray
Train Held Up by Rebels in Colombian Trouble
United States may intervene as Consul Gudger reports etherals detained for an hour and government officials captured on a passenger train at Matachin. The incident blocks traffic on the Panama railroad and could impact Canal Route plans. No navy movement or ship dispatches reported yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Gudzer
Panama
State Department
Etherals
Matachin
Consus Gudger
Canal
Navy Department
An Ungrateful Guest And A Shirt Saga In Court
A drunken dealer, R M Day, slept off alcohol in a restaurant and accused the proprietor Jasper Palmisano of stealing his $20. The court ruled Day unable to identify a thief and Palmisano vowed no more drunks sleeping in his eatery. Meanwhile Mike Donohue was jailed for drunkenly stealing a shirt, Harman claimed it, and Donohue was fined while Harman went free. A drunken couple, J P Rays wife recounted long drink was spent, and the court jailed Ray for 30 days. Marie Coachman, a churchgoer, cursed a policeman in public and was fined. A drunken woman fought a police officer with a hat pin after being arrested. Tibbs disarmed her and warned of hat pins as weapons. A hat pin law was suggested due to danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Day
Wood and Cou
Jasper Palmisano
Ike
Aesop
Mike Donohue
R A
Harman
Donohue
Broyles
Aung
J. P. Ray
Marle
Will Jones
Broytes
Marie
Piedmont
Auburn Avenues
Tibbs
Atlanta
Georgians Named Officers in United States Army
Captain Cleveland Wilcoxon was appointed first lieutenant of infantry and James Longstreet Jr named first lieutenant of cavalry. The president released a full list of appointments including Lindsay P. Rucker and Mack Richardson as first lieutenants of infantry, with Cleveland Wilcoxon among the second lieutenants of infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Whilcoxon
James Longstreet
Longstreet
Wilcoxon sInation
Aant
Willcoxon
Atlanta
The
State University
Vileoxon & Mynatt
Intech
Georgia
United States Volunteers
Philippines
Frank D. Baldwin
James Regan
Frank B. Jones
Frank H. Whitman
Henry Dur Phelan
James, Longstreet, Jr
Herry N. Cootes
Theodore Schultz
James E. Shelley
Duncan Wyott
Charles H. Boyes
John J. Ryan
S. D. Smith
Willam Overton
Gordon N. Kimball
Walter F. Martin
Oscar
Lusk
Philip Mowery
Lindsay P. Rucker
Mack Richardson
Cleveland Wilcoxon
Albert B. Sloan
Leutenants
W. H. Clendenning
William B. Bunbum
Albert
Stolen Lowell Boy Spawned Reward Demand Across States
A letter to Atlanta police urges keeping watch over gypsy camps and fortune tellers to locate George Arthur Dent, a Lowell boy abducted March 28, 1900. A $500 reward offered by Atlantic City Detective Charles Ainge. the boy, about three years old, 28 inches tall, 42 pounds, plump with dark eyes and straight hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Maas
Charlie Rosa
George Arthur Dent
Atlanta
Artic Dent
Charles Ainge
Atlantic City
N. J
Be Careful When You Buy a Sewing Machine
A dealer selling multiple kinds may prioritize profit over satisfaction. Inspect the Wheeler & Wilson line closely especially the No 9. It claims superior light action speed and durability, inviting buyers to compare. Salesroom TL Whitehel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson No. 9
TL Whitehel
Deserted from the Navy by Atlanta Youth J E Jones
J Edgar Jones, a white youth from Atlanta, deserts the training ship Hartford and is held by police on a navy desertion charge. He says he joined four months ago and quit after harsh routine. He was sent to Fort McPherson, with the Navy to be notified by the police chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Jones
Atlanta
Hartford
United States Navy
Jovens
Fife
Jones
Constitution
Fort McPherson
Navy
Army
Navy Department
John Henry Tales at Miller Co. on Marietta Street
A humorous piece features John Henry telling tales that charm readers and ease temper in hot weather. The item promotes John M. Miller Co. at 99 Marietta Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry
Gotting
John M. Miller Co
Marietta Street
Army officer names and ranks in late 19th century list
A fragmentary listing of military personnel includes first lieutenants of artillery, second lieutenants, chaplains, and treasury cutter service officers. Names such as J Bright Robert McConnell Harry Comstock and H Clay Suplee appear alongside several junior officers and commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bright
Robert B. McConnell
Harry B. Comstock
H. Clay M. Suplee
Charies R. Marrigon
Christian A. Bach
Alexander B. Coz
Artillery Corpa
Stanley D. Embick
Ralph S. Granger
Henry B. Glark
Francis N. Cooke
Leutenants Artillery Corpe
R. T. Taylor
Frederick L. Perry
Donald W. String
Tlemen Campbell
John H. Dunn
Homer B
Georgia Will Hang the Fair Posters Across the State
Secretary T H Martin returns to Atlanta to push Georgia fair preparations. He visited Missouri and Wisconsin mid way attractions, plans contracts with top exhibitors, and orders aggressive advertising. Two newly painted wagons will distribute lithographed posters and badges across the state with routes set for biweekly returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
T. H Martin
Atlanta
Martin
Marlborough Hotel South Headquarters in New York
The Marlborough on Broadway between 36th and 37th streets serves as the South’s headquarters in New York. Popular with vacationists and commercial men from the south, it offers European and American plans and aims to meet the best class of people from that region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
New York
Marlborough
New York City
Broadway
36Th
Sith
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WM. T. Woop
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Delamous
Harris
Argain
Igeborhovud
Ray
Dibbs
United States Army
Aydin & Rinszams Yoracias
W P Valentine
Derry Avenue
Camden, N.J
Tink
Seoug Rae
Hesio
Libata
Macy
LE Ij
Guvwne Fwiveassidy DB
Po Ro
Alewieiy Ga
Mass
Fidelity and Deposit Co
Maryland
Bald State
Totel
Ee Ee
Insurance Commissioner
State OF Maryland
Aaron Haas & Son
S. Pryor Street
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Home Insurance CO
State OF Georgia
Fulton
Joel Hurt
Atlanta Home Insurance Company
Jorl Hurt
D. Browm
Fulton County
George F Hurt
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