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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
7
The special committee of the Atlanta police board recently appointed to probe Chief Adult Probation Officer SJ Cooler held a meeting at police barracks last night to review departmental affairs.
Commissioner Andy R King heads the committee reviewing seven years of probation department records in a policing board inquiry. The panel reports difficulty processing the voluminous files while planning a report for the board meeting on December second Tuesday. A separate special council probe on Officer Coogler's department aims for a tentative Monday afternoon update.
The chamber of commerce announced Dr W McCallie state geologist as delegate and B M Hall hydraulic engineer as alternate to the Pan American Scientific congress in Washington December 27 to January 9. Robert Lansing secretary of state invited local representatives, both men will attend and have notified President Mell Wilkinson they will go.
A brief notice urges residents to avoid being telephone-less by posting a card to the Bell Contract Office. It stresses using mail rather than telecommunication for service-related contact. The item reads like a period-appropriate guidance snippet.
The Orphans Toy and Doll Club of Atlanta invites Santa Claus to the capitol lawn on Christmas Eve for a tree loaded with candy oranges apples and toys for Atlanta children in need. Mrs E Gibba president coordinates gifts from the club at 167 Capitol Avenue with local volunteers contributing to the display.
Georgia Tech rushes a new power plant as equipment arrives and construction advances. Officials say the building may be ready for student use by late January or early February. The management expresses satisfaction with work pace and progress.
British crown asserts right to requisition an American owned steamship and provides an undertaking of appraised value to a British court. The American Trans Atlantic company is contesting and gathering affidavits to prove American ownership. Officials review precedent from Civil War prize cases and discuss potential diplomatic remedies.
Mrs Adele Hamilton has accepted the position as cashier at the Piedmont hotel. For years she has performed similar duties at Hotel Dempuie in Macon.
General Goethals, governor of the Panama Canal Zone, refused to forecast a reopening date as the canal remains closed by landslides. He reported minor renewals and new breaks from damage but said no precise forecast is possible while navigation is halted.
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