City Police Plan to End Dives by Restricting Licenses
The police board and Chief Jennings back a policy to deny restaurant licenses unless councils approve first, aiming to close down illegal dives run as restaurants. They accuse dives near saloons of trafficking liquor to women and loitering, while civil service concerns rise over recent promotions and twelve new officers. Policeman George Jones faces trial tonight for neglect of property.
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Ontet Jennings
Poiice Board
Poice
Mat
Tocatea
Te Fa
Jennings
Police Board
Civil Service
Police Department
Oldknow
Haseen
George Jones
The Teaas Wonder Cures Rheumatic Troubles
Hoard of claims for Efiney relief from rheumatic troubles. Dr. W. Hall offers a two months treatment by mail for $1 from 2926 Olive Street, St. Louis MO. Sold by all druggists with testimonials.
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TEEAS
SW. Hall
Message From Mars and County Fair At Grand This Week
Richart Ganshony's A Meesawe from Ofkre returns to the Grand with David Proctor leading a capable company in a tale of reform and heart. Neil Burgess stars in The County Fair, a natural rural drama, next Saturday matinee and night. Haverly's Mastodons at Bijou next week with a familiar minstrel program.
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Mars
Richart Ganshony
Ofkre
David Proctor
Frtef
Mare
Proctor
the Grand
London
Nail Burgess
Abby
Mr. Burgess
Neil Burgess
Haverly
Haveriy's
Just Come Down Off Your Perch In Atlanta Gas Probe
Alderman Key and Attorney Hammond clashed in a tense morning exchange over the municipal gas investigation. With no quorum, the special committee adjourned, while Key warned the city will own its gas plant if the committee fails to act. The council slated a meeting for Tuesday to finalize a report.
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Atlanta Gas Light Company
Alderman Key
Gan
Attorney Hammond
Atlanta
Municipal
Hammond
Fe the
Key
Uls
Draper
Curtis
Gas Committee
Rumored Sale To Southern Railway Reaches Bristol
A Bristol Tenn report cites a strong rumor that the Southern railway has acquired or aims to secure the Virginia Southwestern trailway. The sale price is unlisted but suspected near 10 million dollars, with H K McHare of New York and Stamford, Conn owning controlling stock. The line runs about 40 miles from Mountain City Tenn through Bristol to Appalachia Va, linking with Louisville and Rushville, Southern at Bristol Bluff City and with Norfolk and Western at Bristol.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Sentinel
Bristol
Southern Railway
Virginia ‘Southwestern Trailway
H. K. McHare
New York
Stamford
Sea Wall Life In Galveston City and a Waco Testimony
The letter from H. W. Goodies of Untton Street, Waco Texas praises Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He credits five years of use with ending a long cough and notes the medicine cures bronchial conditions, croup and whooping cough, prevents pneumonia, with a guarantee. Available in bottles 50 cents and 1.00. trial bottle free.
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Galveston
HE. W. Goodies
Untton Street
Waco
Tex
Dr. King
Train's Bismains Interred at Annapolis Naval Cemetery
The Jews of late Admiral O. J. Train, who died in China on August 4 while commanding the Asiatic station, were interred in the naval cemetery at the Academy in Annapolis this afternoon. The obituary notes his service and the sense of loss felt by the naval community.
Thirty Days in Stockade for Local Negroes
A police court scene reports Alderman Sid Holland ordering thirty day stockade terms for several Black defendants over petty thefts, vagrancy, intoxication, and loitering. The piece notes the alderman’s harsh rhetoric, occasional leniency toward a white drunk, and the troubling tone of public order tied to race.
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Sid Holland
Roessey Dammie
Stockade
Gordon Griffin
Ernest Virtue
Vituur
Dean
Mamie Smith
Peters Street
Mamie
Ophelia Davia
Trolley Court Martial Ends With No Conviction At Trial
A Georgia Railway trolley car trial over a collision with a militia battalion ended without a conviction. Inspector Hoffman was dismissed, the motorman may be bound over, and much court time focused on military drill terms and right of way issues amid lively testimony and humor.
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Georgia Railway and Electric Company
J.S. de Loach
F. E. Hoffman
National Car of Georgia
Hoffman
Mayson
Superrior
Holland
Frst
Niger
Conyers
Palmer
Lavehter
Cetron
Hunter Street
South Pryor
Mitchell
Hunter Strut
Ita
Burton Smith
Claude R. Vows
Demagea
Ecompany
Thomas Cheat
Vinning
Passener
Pelut
Couneman Siddelland
Ku Klux
Adams
Kiser
Slunter
Bock
Miliitia
Smith
High Officials Visit Atlanta on Inspection Trip
Southern Railway chiefs arrived in Atlanta for a day of yard and shop inspections, visiting Austell and the new freight depot. They refused interviews about the rate bill and public interests, traveling in private cars and planning to depart depending on circumstances. The party included H. R B. Spencer and C. S. McManus, among others.
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The
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Austell
Interstate Commission
Nelson Street
Giles
Southern
Gate City
Feelins
H. R B. Spencer
C. S. McManus
J. N. Seale
C. P. Adams
W. N. Foreacre
Maintenarie
D. W. Lam
A. Stewart
W. H. Hudson
J. A. Dodson
T. 8. Morse
Central of Georgia
Central of Georgia Railway Summer Excursion Tickets Available
Seashore mountains and resorts in the north south and beyond are advertised for summer travel via the Central of Georgia Railway. Tickets are on sale at all ticket offices with rates and schedules available through any agent or the district passenger agent W. Hi. Fogs in Atlanta.
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Awe York
BOI Bae Baus More
Petly Delfeta
Sant
Panah
Athamebhipines
Asia
Central of Georgia Railway
W. Hi. Fogs
Man Himaelt Attempts Suicide From Brooklyn Bridge
An incident on August 29 in New York involved a 26 year old man named Manon Bacon, from Raleigh North Carolina, who attempted to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge. He was stopped by two passersby from a moving Upsley car and handed to police. He was later committed to Bellevue Hospital for observation.
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Himaelt
New York
Manon Bacon
Raleigh, N. C
Brooklyn Bridge
Upsley
Psycopathic Word
Bellevue Hospital
Give Up Law for Ministry in Americus Georgia
Two young Americus attorneys Allen Fort Jr and T F Calloway will leave law to enter the ministry. They plan to go to Baltimore in November as assistant pastors at a large North Carolina Baptist church, then study theology at a Chicago university. Both are highly talented in law and foresee bright ministerial futures.
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Americus
Allen Fort, Jr
T. F. Calloway
Baliabury
North Carolina
Chicago University
Ministry
Mysterious Unidentified Man Found Dead on Train
Remains of a stranger who died yesterday aboard a passenger train in Americus Georgia remain unclaimed and unidentified. Despite visits by travel ing men, no one recognizes the deceased and the body may be buried tomorrow unless identifying information is learned. Authorities suspect the man may be Dr Lincoln from Ann Arbor Michigan with relatives in Atlanta.
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Americus
Lincoln
Ann Arbor
Mich
Atlanta
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