Promised Relief Is Appreciated in Atlanta Rail Rates
Rail officials say substantial reductions are promised with expected benefits to Atlanta. The report to the chamber of commerce is pending publication, as other towns would demand similar concessions. A single cut may trigger broader rate battles and revenue losses, with cities from Albany to Valdosta weighing in.
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Heavy Christmas Passenger Trade Swells at Atlanta
Railroads guiding Christmas shoppers report record passenger volume in Atlanta with many arriving travelers and crowded outgoing trains. A merchant from an inland town says shoppers come to pay cash, while several trains ran late yesterday due to heavy travel and handling of express packages. The Seaboard Air Line adds to the holiday rush with new accommodations.
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Passenger trains run heavy traffic on routes to Atlanta
The sectioned Southern railway train between Aiberton and Atlanta has drawn strong patronage with heavy travel. The 53 o clock afternoon service has been split into two sections for days, as one locomotive could not haul the load. Multiple lines including Central of Georgia, Western and Atlantic, Georgia and Atlanta and West Point report large passenger business.
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Depot hearing Friday on Atlanta passenger station plan
The Georgia Railroad Commission will hear a report from the railroads next Friday on Atlanta's passenger station issue. Bradford Gilbert proposed a plan criticized by rail officials and President Thomas, signaling potential outcomes of two stations or no action. Forsyth and Alabama Streets may become a joint station if roads align, while current track elevations raise cost concerns.
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Two More Roads May Build to the Pacific
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railways may extend to the Pacific coast. The Santa Fe’s new San Francisco access accelerates cross country competition. Reports suggest Burlington surveys through Idaho via Nee Perce and Lola Passes, with western Idaho and northeastern Oregon lines as part of a planned western extension.
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New Orleans Port Access Threat Tied to Illinois Central
Illinois Central complains of denied franchises in New Orleans after years of investing in wharf property and grain trade facilities. J. T. Harahan warns the railroad may shift export traffic to another southern port if access is not granted, stressing no threat is intended but stressing protection of its terminals.
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A Bigger Man Than Reed Meets Turk in Joke
Washington report notes Speaker Tom Reed enjoys joking about size and meeting larger men. He once met Mr. Turk, General Passenger Agent of the Southern Railway, a tall heavy man who towers Reed by inches and pounds.
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Distinguished Scientist Morse to Lecture Here This Week
Boston expert Prof Edward Morse guest of Mr Harry Atkinson, to lecture for the Atlanta Lecture Association on Thursday night. His chalk drawings illustrate Wonders In Animal Growth, a nonpopular but instructive talk by a world renowned naturalist.
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What the Miners Are Doing Around Dahlonega
Captain Ingersoll reports rich ore near Dahlonega with a dawn strike at the Dogheld and a two foot vein at the Hand, while the first Lumpkin county gold was found on the Calhoun property. Capitalists visit, the Crescent dam nears completion, and mining work expands at multiple sites as crews prepare for spring operations.
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Sugar Trust Rivalry Sparks Price Cut Battle in Chicago
Chicago becomes the hub of the struggle between American Sugar Refining Company and Arbuckles and the Door Achors as outside sugar prices are cut by about one eighth cent from trust levels. Wholesale grocers show signs of trust among rivals to back the American firm, while a new beet sugar source enters the field. The American company plans to meet rival prices today.
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Surgeons Ordered to Augusta
Acting Sur ana Molysnaux Turner and Elbert E. Orsons have been ordered from Washington to Augusta Georgia for assignment to duty Lieut Brooks Assigned to Duty First Lieut William Brooke of the Fourth United States Infantry has been ordered to Huntsville Alabama to serve as aide de camp on the staff of Major General Henry Lawton United States Volunteers
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Tod Sloan Returns to Kokomo for Christmas Visit
Tod Sloan arrives in Kokomo Indiana to spend Christmas with his foster agent and Mrs Blouser. It is his first return to his old home since starting his turf career ten years ago. He is accompanied by Eddie Bald, the bike rider and son of ML BF Dwyer of New York.
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Atkisson to Lead McTysire Memorial Church Jacksonville
Dr F R Atkisson, former pastor of Walker Street Methodist in Atlanta, will assume charge of the McTysire Memorial Church in Jacksonville on the first Sunday in January. The move follows five years in Atlanta and reflects his noted ministry and growing appeal within the Methodist denomination. He will finalize farewell duties and prepare to relocate to Florida.
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Bishop Becker Shows Marked Improvement in Health
The Right Reverend Heck er a’s condition improved yesterday morning with reduced nausea and nervousness. Doctors noted continued steady progress though he remains very ill. If no new complication arises, recovery appears increasingly likely despite the poisoning cause of illness.
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Weather forecast and regional conditions for December 24 1898
Daily weather report from December 24 1898 notes stationary temperatures along the gulf and Atlantic states, declines from the Mississippi to the Atlantic, and mild gains in the middle Rocky Mountain region. Light snow or rain observed in the lake region, light rain in Florida, with generally fair conditions elsewhere and a slight disturbance developing in Wisconsin. East coast cooler in the middle and north Atlantic states, warmer in upper Wisconsin and Minnesota. fair elsewhere. Forecast calls for Georgia to be fair with possible southeast storms, Mississippi Louisiana and eastern Texas generally fair with some threat, Tennessee and Kentucky fair with westerly winds, overall fair conditions on the Pacific coast.
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A Fine Piece of Color Work in 1899 Calender and Jewelry Sale
An art critic hails Hood’s Sarsaparila Calendar for 1899 as the year’s finest color work, functional and stylish. It features an “American Girl” portrait with a flag, available from C J Hood & Co of Lowell, 6 cents for a copy. also notices an auction at Pickett Jewelry Co. at 15 Peachties Street with stock sale to January 1st. Gouvenira at each sale. The Large Eye frame by A K Hawkes, first to introduce the large eye spectacle, based at 13 Whitehall Street, thirty years in business.
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Eminent Scientist Offers Free Course For Lung Diseases
An Atlanta Constitution notice extols Dr. Slocum of New York for a three bottle free course of treatment for lungs grip catarrh consumption and other cold weather diseases. Readers may request free medicine and advice by mail with confidential correspondence guaranteed.
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