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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1902
Page
7
Judge James H. Blount, Macon native and veteran of Cuba and the Philippines, arrives home at 10 o'clock after a severe San Francisco hospital operation. Accompanied by his mother, he is met by friends at the station as family care hopes for his full recovery.
Special Governor Jelks ordered mustering out company C of the Second Alabama regiment at Selma after a board of inquiry found disobedience to orders at the camp last summer. It will be reorganized, excluding discordant elements, with the colonel and adjutant general approving the move.
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened an inquiry into proposed freight rate increases on grain products dress meats and provisions moving from the Mississippi to New York and eastern points. The hearing estimated the move could add 400000 in revenue to one line. Testimony cited higher operating costs as justification. Witnesses included George J Grammer traffic manager for Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and B O Witchell of Michigan Central.
Two suits for damages were filed in Augusta city court by widows against railroad companies over husbands deaths. Nettie Smith seeks 330,000 from Augusta Electric and Railway for killing Cr. O. Smith on a Washington Street crossing when a steam engine struck the electric car. Georgia V. Howell sues Augusta Southern for 10,000 over Joseph R. Howell killed on a trestle near Phoenix factory with no whistle blown.
Harry Miller of 241 Bass street, age eleven, obtained goods totaling 16.50 from two Whitehall street stores by posing as a brother of Emmett Heidt. Merchants discovered the deception. his father settled the bill and no arrest was made due to his youth. Officer Lockhart traced goods to the youth's home.
Reports from Lima to Buenos Aires summarize South American reactions to the Venezuela dispute. Peru favors collective action but will not act. Bolivia favors joint action but not steps yet. Ecuador shows strong patriotic protests yet no government action. Argentina denies intervention plans while protesting allied fleet moves. Chile abstains though decries great power conduct. Brazil remains indifferent. Panama sees Venezuela support from some officials but hopes US restraint. Nicaragua offers no reply.
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Southern amateur athletes and intercollegiate athletics focus on the upcoming Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association meeting at Tech next Saturday. Changes to the constitution and a possible shift in leadership are discussed, with debate over eligibility rules for first year players and preparation by the Georgia Tech committee for member entertainment. J. Ramseer of Eufaula dies after a three week illness. funeral tomorrow.
A reader from Mobile Alabama recalls a medical scare where doctors mistook illness for consumption and turned the patient’s room into an apothecary. After taking Cheney's Expectorant, the patient reports rapid recovery but higher medical bills.
Memphis December 16 Special According to Caruthers Ewing General T J Carnes of this city has become supreme dictator of political affairs in the reconstructed Southern League His allies control Memphis Nashville Shreveport Montgomery and Atlanta with votes to sway all questions H T Peters half interest in Atlanta franchise is to Carnes for 2000 and Memphis may cast votes with Atlanta if aligned R J Gill to supervise Shreveport Newt Tusker Lew Whistler and Charley Frank will manage respective bases in Nashville and Montgomery The plan faces Little Rock New Orleans and Birmingham as opposition Homer George may gain Atlanta interests from Carnes group
Friday afternoon at Piedmont Park the Prentice Tech football squad will clash with a picked team from several Georgia colleges. Tech players include Beall Butler Ellington and Davies, while the visitors are described as in excellent condition.
B M Bean aged 66 of Phoenix City Alabama died suddenly this afternoon while measuring potatoes beside his wagon on a street in Girard Georgia. He was observed lying on the ground shortly after collapse. He resided in Phoenix City, Alabama.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a list of prelimentary officers and a large donation to a university. Names appear garbled, with a referenced sum of $1,000,000 and a December date fragment. Not enough text to confirm any concrete actions or events.
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