Rail and lighting talks break down in Atlanta dispute
Atlanta officials report no agreement after lengthy meetings with street railway and electric lighting interests led by Hoke Smith and Judge Hillyer. Proposals covered fares, transfers, taxation, and consolidation terms, but parties remain divided and a formal plan is not forthcoming.
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Die
Feng
Messrs
Hoke Smith
Judy
Ifillyer
DY Mauver Waims
HM Atkinson Roshing
Atkinson
TRC
Smithed Hillyer
Brandon
City
Electric Lighting Company
Smilar
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Whitehall Street
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
Brandon and Spalding Reply
Corporation
Spalding and
Messrs Spalding
Cty
Mims Atanta
Hon Tiy- Wee
Mims
Atlanta
United Management
Brandon and Spalding
James Mayson
Theetty
L . Rosser
Tha Street Railroad and Electric
George Hilyer Hoke Smith
County Board to Consider Sewer Commission Recommendations
At the county commissioners meeting this morning the sewer issue is to be considered. Commissioner Walter R Brown will ask the board to endorse the sewer commission's recommendations. One calls for cleaning rubbish and underbrush from sewer streams to the river. Brown will seek immediate action and that the government be asked to assist.
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County Board
Indorse
Commigstoner Brown
Defense calls for Broughton in vice trial
Dr Len G Broughton pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church says subpoenas served to him for the defense are a joke and that he has his evidence ready. Attorney W Rucker confirms Broughton’s subpoena and asserts the defense will prove the innocence of the defendants in the city criminal court before Judge A H Calhoun.
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Broughton
Len G Broughton
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Atlanta
Anti-Vice Committee
A HE Calhoun
City Criminal Court
W Racker
Constitution
Senator H P Bell Speaks on Secession Convention
A large audience in the hall of representatives heard Hon Hiram Bell describe Georgia secession conventions and its surviving members. He detailed the prelude to the convention, key incidents, and Georgia South history, noting only seven survivors. Representative Park introduced thanks, and a joint meeting adjourned with a resolution praised Bell.
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Hall of Representatives
Hiram
Bell
Bells
Georgia
Senator Bell
Representative Park
Greene
Reformatory progress and sewer extension for Fort McPherson
Commissioner H W Palmer of the reformatory committee reports continued delays due to plumbing fixtures but the reformatory will open soon. Separate note mentions a fertilizer mill consolidation in Montgomery, Alabama, with articles filed to form the Alabama Fertilizer Company by two mills' owners.
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Fort McPherson
Prisen
H . W. Palmer
Reformatory Committee
Reformatory
Montgomery
Ala
Spesial
Alabama Fertilizer Company
Court proceedings delayed as defendant remains at home
Dr Broughton said to have stayed in his home this week to appear in court while Attorney Rucker discussed his being imposed upon. He testified that the prosecution plans to prove the alleged imposition by his own evidence. Colonel W S Thomson and Attorney Walter Ethridge assist Solicitor Eugene Black in the case.
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Broughton
Rucker
W S Thomson
Walter Ethridge
Eugene Black
Sewing machine worth cannot be estimated No 9 Wheeler & Wilson
A sales-room notice extols the Wheeler & Wilson No 9 sewing machine as perfectly suited to meet exacting standards. It claims unmatched value, ease of use, and light running, with demonstrations available at the White Street sales room where experienced salesmen await.
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Wheeler & Wilson
Whitewall Street
Social Improvement Society Forms in Georgia
Preliminary steps have begun to organize the State Social Improvement Society in Georgia. Some sixty members, including physicians, ministers, lawyers, educators, and business people, aim to study and address social issues such as consumption, insanity, crime, marriage laws, child labor, education, and disease prevention. A December 13-14, 1901 meeting in Atlanta will establish a permanent organization with a nonsectarian, nonpolitical charter.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Savannah
Macon
Augusta
Milledgeville
Rome
Atlanta City Tax Bill on Public Utilities Debated
A senate committee hearing and full chamber debate over a proposed city charter amendment to allow Atlanta to levy taxes on street utilities occupying city streets. Supporters led by Mayor Mims and Senator Howell argued for local taxation to fund city needs, while opponents warned of capital flight and broader impact. The measure, amended to require fees be just and reasonable, was tabled after a lengthy session with numerous council and corporate voices represented.
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Senate
Howell
Ellis
Atlanta
Special Judiciary Committee
Stone
Cann
Grantland
Hamrick
Harrell
Herndon
Johnson
Lyndon
McAfee
Smiley
Stewart
Walker
Wiliams
Allen
Baker
Bush
Carter
Chappell
Daniel
Tills
Ford
Hardaway
Hayes Hopps
Jaruagin
Newton
Norman
Tatum
Yopp
Italy
Dllis
Hillis
Gytate
House
Garrett-Pierce
Hoewell
Eilits
Savannah
Bilis
Elis
Supreme Court
Caan
Rom
Electric Light
Gas
Telephone
Telegraph
Ells
Hamack
Fulton
Senator Chappell
Mims
Spalding
Jack J Spalding
Mr. Spalding
Severth
Spaldine
Atkinson
Boston
Baltimore
Anywherelse
Luther Rosser
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Council
Holt
H. M Atkinson
Kontz
J. L Mayson
T. B Felder
Standard Telephone Company
Postal Telegraph Company
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Tee
Amimisles
Val
Akinson
Judge Hillyer
Brandon and
Vice Crusade
T. W. Rucker
H. P. Bell
Ing
Hiramp Bell
Thirty-Ninth
Christmas
Shakespeare
Auty
Meier , Berkele
Ati Stree
SAE
Esterbrook
IEE Estembrook Steel
John Siren
The
Whitehall St
Heing & Sgl & Gur
Alabama &St
Atlanta, Ga
Morris Brandon
Rountree’s
H. We. Rouniree & Bro. Trunk and Bag Co
Liseman Bros
Alabama and
Pryor Streets
Union Depot
Listinai Bays
Washington, D.C
Eiseman Brox
Eiseman Bius
Baltimore, Md
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