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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
15
Iron framed service wagons advertised for rough use and capable of carrying heavy loads. Listings show multiple wheel sizes from 6 to 22 inches with prices ranging from .75 to 5.50. Includes police patrol coaster wheels and various configurations like No. 18 No. 20 and hook No. 1. Fire equipment priced at 3.50.
A fragmentary line describes a fire engine as an exact model of the very subject. The readable text hints at a replica or demonstration piece, with limited context for a full event or date.
A mysterious blaze damaged a sewing machine at 74 East Ellis Street last night near 7:30. No one was present when it started. the interior ignited somehow and the flames were extinguished quickly, leaving the machine wrecked and the room burned. The cause remains undetermined.
Friction patented self distributing mechanism powers Hill Climbers toys. A light push and two or three hard pushes before release send the toy many hundreds of feet on smooth surfaces. Smaller automobiles sized 10 inches by 4 1/2 by 8 inches are crafted to high speed with careful finishing and factory testing.
An 7 inch long toy modeled after racing machines with full friction action. It is brightly painted and marketed as a fast tuner. Price not shown. The listing notes a range of other exercise and novelty items including dumb bells and Indian clubs.
In Montgomery Alabama on December 16 a mob pursues a Black man after a brutal assault on Mrs S J Tarver near Eleta. Tarver fractured skull but alive. robbery suspected. Posedly Phelan seen smoking near the machine earlier, but he denies involvement. Authorities puzzled by the fire’s cause and interior damage.
The Georgia annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets in Ellijay on December 6. Bishop Earle Cranston of Portland, Oregon has arrived to preach. Delegates are arriving from various locations and appointments will be announced next Monday.
Carreton Ga December 6 Special The trial of Robert Smith the young man held for murder of his wife in the superior court concluded Wednesday evening with a verdict of death for the prisoner as the jury did not recommend mercy Attorneys appointed by the court pressed insanity but Smith remained unmoved and silent through the proceedings He was brought away after the verdict without uttering a word
St Petersburg reports the sea of Azof shrinking over five days, exposing the seabed for thousands of feet at Tag anng. High winds drive sand onto the town while harbor activity stalls and factory work suffers from water shortages as vessels lie stranded.
At Cannonville Georgia the Atlanta and West Point train fatally struck a section hand and injured another after a man failed to move from the track. The incident occurred about six miles below LaGrange as hands worked on the rail line. A separate report from Shreveport Louisiana says planter J T Watkins was shot and killed by his driver near Coushatta in a robbery motive killing.
Athens December reports Prof J M Johnson notes five new farmers institutes formed in South Georgia over the week with large crowds at each event despite limited ads. He says the Institutes will advance state agriculture and that local interest is high as the work under the University of Georgia continues across districts. Meanwhile, murder arrest news from Palatka Florida and a New Orleans opera house manager's death are noted in brief items.
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