Five Story NYC Fire Kills Parker and Daughter
A late night blaze in a West Sixty Fifth Street five story building fatally wounds Parker and her daughter Lilian Cleveland and injures others. Rescues unfold as another elegant East Thirty-eighth Street building also suffers a dramatic fire with multiple escapes. Officials suspect arson and warn the fires may be connected as bodies are sought among the ruins.
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Damage suit on trial against Southern Railway
The trial before Judge William T. Wren in the United States court concerns a $20,000 damage suit by Mrs. Allee J. Flul, next friend J. K. Hussey, against Southern Railway Company for the death of her husband Charles W., a flagman who died on a job between Atlanta and run. The jury was seated yesterday and evidence resumes today. Arnold & Arnold represent the plaintiff, Dorsey Brew and Sanders McDaniel the railroad. Also noted is a separate suit by Abe Bryan & Alexander Posse against O. K. Allen & Co. for $5,037, alleging debts and assignments connected to C. L. Allen & Co.’s tannery. In Alabama, a black man named Sam Negro was shot and killed while attempting to flee a jail crowd. authorities allege he was involved in an incident with whites.
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Southern Railway
William T. Wren
United States
Allee J. Flul
J. K. Hussey
Southern Railway Company
Tlif
Charles W
Atlanta
Run. Ltds
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Dorsey, Brew
Sanders McDaniel
N & Co
New York
O. K. Allen
Thempany
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C. L. Alien & Co
Abe Bryan
Local items mix tragedy and transit news in Atlanta
Dr J B Smith remains under care at his daughter's home after a botched suicide attempt in Riverside woods. Coroner lists Billy Fisher’s death as natural. central Georgia train to debut new engines in Atlanta. Funeral for John W Walden held at J K Orr residence. body to Bartow. Social Union Baptist meets at Leland House. Kilpatrick family mourns Harrold and another child. Major N C Lee interred in Covington, Wm Thomas sent to Bristol. Mrs Marlah Hulbert obituary. Mary Jane Holroyd burial at Westview. Infant son of Hinton J Woofking dies at home. Unitarian Church Christmas Fair runs all day at Mrs J G St Amard home and church venues with tea, chocolate and kids activities.
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Central of Georgia Railroad
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Covington
W. Os. Thomas
Bristol
Marlah Hulbert
Davis Street
C. P. Bridewell
First Presbyterian Church
Oakland Cemetery
Mary Jane Holroyd
Hinton J. Woofking
Pryor Street
Woman's Alliance of the Unitarian Church
J. G. St. Amarid
Cain and
Spring Streets
Wheat Shows an Increase in Winter Acreage
Washington December 16 The statistician of the agricultural department affirms the newly secured areas of winter wheat at about 34,000,000 acres an increase of 5.1 percent over the area sown in fall 1901 The condition of winter wheat on December 2 was 99.7 compared with 86.7 in 1901
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Agricultural Department
Atlanta Knights of Columbus Elect Officers and Plan Initiation
Atlanta Council No. 600 Knights of Columbus re elected all officers except two at the annual meeting. T. F. Corrigan remains grand knight. D. F. Donahoe and J. E. McGuire were not reelected. Initiation of thirty five candidates into the first degree is set for December 16 under the Atlanta council team. A trip to Chattanooga is planned for Sunday to witness the first three degrees for visiting candidates.
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J. F. Burke
Joseph M. Nealon
D. M. Varley
John B. Guin
Dan Carey
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I. KE. O'Keefe
J. J. Spalding
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J. E. McGurra
Robert Otis
Jann Corrigan
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Tennessee
Tera Wonder and Great Recovery Promotion Notice
A scrambled testimonial style notice promotes Tera Wonder and Great Recovery cures for kidney bladder gravel and female troubles. Claims by a doctor and a company founder touts effectiveness and nationwide sales through mail order.
Monster Murphy potato tops world record in Georgia fields
J Merriam, Fulton county farmer and editor, exhibited a giant Irish potato weighing one pound thirteen ounces, grown on one third acre after two years of effort. He estimates seed price at twice the market value and suggests Atlanta area soil can yield similar bumper crops, sparking interest in truck farming.
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J. Merriam
Fulton County
Southern Ruralist
Lookout Mountain
Merriam
Argus
Black and Tans Organize Party in Selma Meeting
Black and Tans organize a Republican party effort at a Selma Alabama meeting to fight white Republicans in the state. The assembly aims to create a distinct negro organization likely to seek Washington recognition amid rumored removals and appointments. Old Confederates hold a love feast, with Camp Hardee planning a quiet veterans gathering in Birmingham.
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Plana
Geo. DeWhiting
Birmingham
Ala
Republican Party of Alabama
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Washington
Negrosa
Alabama
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Treaty With Newfoundland Terms Made Public in Washington
The treaty between the United States and Great Britain on commercial relations with Newfoundland was released in Washington. It states that raw cotton, cotton yarn, and cotton seed imported from the United States are admitted to Newfoundland free of duty.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
New Foundland
Southern Pacific declines to join St Louis colonization bureau
Washington announced that Southern Pacific will join the agriculture department to develop and colonize Texas tobacco lands, breaking the tobacco combine. The line notes the railroad will not join the St Louis based colonization bureau, continuing its own schemes via New Orleans gateway, signaling the start of a public clash with western lines.
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New Orleans
Washington
Southern Pacific
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Tobacco
St. Louis
Southwestern Colonization Bureau
F. B. Morse
St. Louis Association
Department Ofegriculture
Anti-Saloon League Adopts Public Address on Canteen
Washington December 10 The National Anti Saloon League at its annual sessions unanimously adopted an address to the public on the army canteen question charging high army officials with pursuing a course unfavorable to the anti canteen law. The association pledges to oppose any repeal until a full and fair trial.
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National Anti-Saloon League
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