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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1902
Page
6
In Dec 29 1902 fragments refer to requirements and fractions under a book, with unclear context. Readable parts indicate a public or legal notice about dates and procedures. The item shows partial phrases rather than complete names or actions.
Dr. L G Broughton refutes misreadings of a Baptist ministers conference report. He says no official action aimed at controlling Tabernacle institutions was taken. He cites harmony issues and stresses the Tabernacle remains independent while preserving broader Baptist ties.
The Southern railway offers round trips at one and one third fare for travel to all points south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi on specified December dates and January first. Student tickets at the same rates sold December 14th and 15th with return by January 7th, per D. P. A. J C Beam Jr Atlanta.
Washington dispatch reports debate over Thomas Fortune’s Hawaii Philippines trip as a special commissioner on negro colonization. Senator Tilman opposes plans, warning of costs and race tensions. Georgia notes include Arnold Jr. charges dropped, Leonard’s reinstatement, and Bacon Pettus opposition to a militia bill section.
The funeral will be held this morning at 11 in the chapel of Barclay & Brandon's undertakers with Rev. Richard Orme Flynn officiating. Interment follows at Oakland cemetery.
Memphis dispatch reports continuing flood danger across western Tennessee and northern Mississippi. Rail lines including Louisville and Nashville and Nashville to St. Louis remain detoured via Paducah Junction, with long stretches of track under water. Trains run by hand car for safety. further resumption anticipated after another day. In Arkansas conditions improve with regular trains as rivers recede. farms suffer heavy losses and livestock drown. Three men reported drowned near Collierville have survived after a harrowing night. Weather remains clear and cold.
At Ashburn Georgia on December 16 an unsuccessful plan to wreck the Shoo Fly line failed when a timber tied to the rail with ropes broke upon impact. No damage occurred. A separate note from Raleigh reports fertilizer registration tightening, banning tobacco fertilizers with insufficient ammonia or potash content.
A long promotional piece extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It argues that poor digestion causes fatigue and nervousness, and that the tablets digest food to rest the stomach, nourishing nerves and restoring energy. It urges readers with weak digestion to try the remedy as a key health discovery.
The Senate discussed the Isthmian canal bill as Mr. Morgan accused current commissioners of wasting funds with twenty nine and a half months of service, six weeks in Nicaragua and two weeks in Panama. He urged salary reform and warned against Panama Canal Company mismanagement. The House moved regulations to curb contagious livestock diseases and advanced the legislative appropriation bill with several measures approved.
Vic W and A and N and St. L railroads publish Christmas holidays excursion rates with tickets on sale December 23 24 26 30 and January 1 1908 final return January 3 1903. Sales to teachers and students on presentation of certificates December 16 to 22 inclusive with final January 9 1903. Also mentions Union Depot and a local trust company vault promotion.
C. W. Aldrich manager of the theatrical company A Husband and Balery was arrested on a warrant by J. H. Harrington. He was released on a $200 bond posted by Forrest Adair after Aldrich’s trunk alleged to be soaked during a trip from Fort Valley to Atlanta. Harrington accused Aldrich of stealing trunks. Aldrich claimed his trunk was soaked too and blamed the others. Adair, a prominent Atlanta Mason, wired Denver for Aldrich’s standing and received assurance he could post bond to secure release.
A large party of twelve farming families plans to move from Milwaukee Wisconsin to Baldwin County Alabama in a few days to escape northern winters. The group travels with their families and intends to settle in the southern state.
An advert promoting Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the great kidney and bladder remedy. Includes testimonials from Robert Berner and an offer for a free sample bottle via mail, urging readers to seek kidney relief and warning of hidden kidney trouble.
In Columbus Georgia on December 16 special report notes the Chattahoochee river rose ten feet in twelve hours. The sudden flood covered the wharf with cotton and swept away thirteen bales. A steamboat downstream recovered the bales as they floated by, including one bale traced to a north Georgia point.
Tacoma December 16 shows evidence of Russian built flour mills in Alaska from the early last century. R B Taylor of the Smithsonian Institute investigated a Wood Island mill in southeastern Alaska and another mill in the interior, confirming Russian origins.
A Central News dispatch states that sixteen men aboard the British coal steamer Marlay are believed drowned after the vessel founder amid heavy mid channel weather. The ship left Liverpool for Dublin with coal and a lifeboat was washed away with one man aboard. The survivor says he saw the Marlay sink. Built in Belfast in 1890, the 793 gross ton steamer belonged to Tedcastle, Co Cormack & Co of Dublin.
Senator Pritchard of North Carolina had a slight surgical procedure today at the hospital. The operation was painful but not serious, and he is resting comfortably according to officials.
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