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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1901

Page

8

Georgia Governor's loan repaid from 200000 borrowed

State treasurer reports repayment of 200000 borrowed by Governor Carter to cover militiamen payments. Five Georgia banks supplied funds at 2 percent interest.Banks include Southern Bank 50000 Clute Fens Bank 28000 Neal and Tiphips Atlanta Sa Athin Central Bank 25900 Fourth Bank of Atlanta portion for six months. If court allows public property to pay interest on debt, future loans may be restricted.

ROC Park Carter Listhammer Ave. Gov Southern Bank Clute Fens Nealan Tt Hips Ompains of Atlanta Sa Athin Cectral Banke Bank of Atlanta Wace Sige PU

John Aldridge Dead Wife of Well Known Atlantan

Mrs John Aldridge, wife of a longtime J. F. Water Book and Stationery Company employee, died at St Josephs Infirmary after a sudden heart failure. She had been ill at her North Boulevard home for months, with nervous system breakdown suspected. Daughter Miss Maury Aldridge survives. Body to be moved to 472 North Boulevard. funeral arrangements to be announced later.

St. Joseph’s Infirmary John Aldraige North Fouleverd St. ImephamArmins Wag Ainldredge J. F. Water Book Statonery Company Aldridge

Delightful Menu at Kimball House Today

A dinner menu at Kimball House lists Blue Points Clams Terrapin Anglaise Consomme Royal and a variety of courses. Appetizers include Celery Salted Almonds and Stuffed Mangoes, followed by turkey, beef, suckling pig, quail, vegetables, and desserts such as English Plum Pudding and Tutti Frutti Ice Cream. The menu features Roquefort Cheese, Water Crackers, raisins, figs, and coffee.

Terrapin Anglaise Consomme Royal

A Poet and the King

A king summons a poet whose verse barely scans and jokes about counting syllables. The poet pleads his impaired left hand, saying the forefinger is missing, and the king pities him. The monarch offers a post as a magnate to accommodate his disability.

San Francisco Barniner Klast

Christmas music at Catholic churches planned services

Christmas mass schedules at Immaculate Conception and Sacred Heart churches feature elaborate ritual and famed compositions. At Immaculate Conception the 10 o clock high mass includes Mozart mass selections, Adeste Fideles, and solos by Hoffmann and Marshbank with a quartet, Led by Mary Madden. Sacred Heart services begin 10 30 with Rheinberger Mass in C Major conducted by J Lewis Browne, and a large choir will perform solo and choral works with distinguished treatment.

Immaculate Conception Sacred Heart Mozart Church of the Immaculate Conception Novello Hoffmann J. M Marshbank Louise Dooly Elizabeth Walpole Mr. Marshbank John Mullin Simmer Victor Elley Marshbank Panofka Victor Hammerer Mary Madden Church of the Sacred Heart J Lewis Browne Rheinberger

Disorderly Christmas Eve At Atlanta Barracks And Streets

Crowded prison barracks and drunken crowds kept police busy as cannon crackers and fireworks sparked chaos. A youth and an unknown man were injured, while families searched for relatives. Mayor Mims and Chief Ball coordinated efforts with 2 firemen squads to curb trouble downtown.

Grady Hospital Jennings Phelps Whitehall Street Atlanta National Bank Alabama Street Captain Thompson Chief Hall Atlanta Mims Ball Joyner

Flames Kill Young Wife in Open Grate Accident

Mrs Ola Faulkner of Ashby Street died from burns received last Sunday when her dress caught fire before an open grate. She was 23, married recently to J. K. Faulkner. Her body to Harmony Grove for burial, with her husband accompanying it.

Burns Ola Faulkner Ashby Street J. K. Faulkner Harmony Grove Faulkner

Hudson Burned to Death in Eatonton Georgia

Colonel John R Hudson a prominent Eatonton citizen and farmer died from burns after falling into a fire at his home He was 80 and had been confined to his room for months He led a career in business Masonry and state affairs including the Georgia constitutional convention of 1868 and a former cotton firm with houses in Savannah Augusta and Charleston.

Eatonton John R. Hudson Hudson Hudson, Fleming & Co Savannah Augusta Charleston Georgia Senate Thia

Cursed Black Man Led to Chain Gang Sentence in Macon

In Macon Georgia on December 24 Will Colbert a Black man and another stood outside a Poplar Street saloon. After a white man cursed him Colbert urged violence saying to his companions let’s cause fatal harm the white devil. Police were called and Colbert was sent to the chain gang for two months after claiming others cursed him.

Chaingane Macon Will Colbert Poplar Street Colbert

Betraying Family Secrets

A fragment from an Ohio State Journal item shows a mother asking Johnnie if another dish of ice cream is needed during an invitation. Johnnie's reply suggests scarcity, noting they have not had it more than once a year.

Ohio State Journal Johnnie

Baby Brightens House Amid Extended Gas Light Use

In a Philadelphia Record snippet, Walker compliments a baby for brightening the home while noting the family has kept the gas lit all night since the infant arrived three months ago. The exchange underscores domestic routines and early 20th century household details.

Philadelphia Walker

Tabernacle Home for Helpless Women Appeals for Aid

Baptist Tabernacle church runs the home aiding women and children from the police station with no city support. Pastor L G Broughton says over 100 cared for this year, many placed in homes, more than $1,000 spent from voluntary gifts. Home overrun with about 15 sick inmates. fuel food and beds needed. Christmas donation event planned at Baptist Tabernacle Friday night.

Tabernacle Home Tabernacle Baptist Church Rev L. G Broughton Pr. Broughton The Baptist Tabernacle Tabernacle Iady Managers

Mistaken Identity Shootings Leads to Arrest in Macon

In Macon Georgia December 4 special report Alex Vance a Southern railway employee narrowly escaped death after John Maddox a drunk man shot at him in darkness Vance sought help from an officer who found Maddox asleep in a friend's house The judge deemed it assault with intent to kill and ordered Maddox held on 340 bond at the superior court.

Macon Alex Vance Southern Railway John Maddox Maddox Vance

Christmas Liquor Causes Trouble for Houston County Man

John Morgan of Houston county came to Macon to celebrate the holidays and, after drinking whiskey, followed two young ladies on Poplar street when they ignored his remarks. Patrolman Golden witnessed the scene and Morgan was charged with being drunk and disorderly. In court he admitted intoxication and was fined 35 or twenty days in city prison.

Houston County Macon John Morgan Poplar Street Morgan Golden

Saloon Keeper Bets On Whisky Slump Stop by Night Sale

Henry Hammond, keeper on Fourth street in Macon Georgia, reported a railroader named George Washington offering two gallons of whisky for one dollar. Hammond checked the bottle and had Washington detained as the price appeared one third of value. Washington said he bought the whisky from a wholesale house on Poplar street and the investigation continued through Thursday morning to gather witnesses.

Macon Henry Hammond Fourth Street George Washington Hammond Gale Washington Poplar Street

Negro Seeks To Preempt Officer Role In Macon

In Macon Georgia December 24 two country negroes clashed with Officer Reddy as one tried to seize his club. Richard Woodall carried a concealed weapon and was jailed charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Wallace Styles was arrested for intoxication and sent to jail. The other man demanded ten dollars or two months on the chain gang.

Macon Reddy Richard Woodall Wallace Styles Styles Fourth Street Woodall

Jury Acquits Andrews in Father-in-Law Slaying

Griffin Ga December 4 The coroner's jury ruled in Andrews favor after the inquest into the Sunday afternoon shooting of J M Davis his father in law. The evidence showed Davis came to threaten a confrontation and Andrews acted to avoid harm. Davis leaves a widow and five children.

Griffin W. Andrews J. M. Davis Davis Andrews

Christmas services at First Methodist church

Short items note a 11 oclock Christmas morning service at First Methodist with Rev Dr Byrd delivering the sermon and an augmented choir for a special musical program.

First Methodist Church Byrd

Doormats and Dishwashers in Suffrage Debate

A New York Sun column recalls intense remarks by Mrs. Clark Hoffman leading Missouri WCTU on women as doormats and dishwashers. Critics recall sharper quotes from Hattie A. Terhune and Mary A. Wadsworth, noting varied responses among suffragists and the crooked logic of the debate.

New York Sun Chicago Clark Hoffman Missouri Woman's Christian Temperance Union Ilingis Equal Suffrage Association Chicago Thibune Hattie A A. W. Terhune Political Equality League Mrs. Hoffman

Defective Dining Tables

A New Orleans Times-Democrat item quotes an epicure lamenting a universal defect in dining table architecture. He argues that tables should support rest during meals and that comfort and good food accompany nourishment, urging a revolution in table design.

New Orleans Times-Democrat

Leg Crossing Rights at the Dining Table Debate

A speaker asserts the right to cross legs under the dining table, arguing tables are poorly designed and roomier tables would allow comfortable crossing. The remark notes the privilege should not be hindered and that crossing is optional if one prefers not to.

Bobby Walthour's Romance and Rise of a Cycling Champion

The Boston Globe profiles Bobby Walthour's ascent from a Atlanta bicycle messenger to a renowned racer. It details early wins, the attention of a trim young woman with golden hair, and Walthour's persistence amid teasing, forming a southern racing circuit, and later triumphs against top riders like Bald and Butler as Atlanta fans cheer from stands and boxes.

Boston Globe Waltheour New York Atlanta Waithour Walthour Zirmamnerman Willie Windle Waithout Sally Walmhour Messenger The Guy One Bald Butler Cooper Coliseum Tate Tafifem

No clear headline in fragmentary text

Fragmentary OCR text covers multiple topics from a wedding anecdote to remarks on education and peace by Jules Cambon. It mentions a six day race, a wedding breakfast, and praises America's public schools, libraries, and philanthropists like Carnegie and Rockefeller as peacemakers, arguing education can prevent war and promote peace.

Leslie Jules Cambon France Chicago America American Republic Carnegies Rockefellers Morgang Pratts Stanfords Coopers M. Cambon

No Place for Tunnels, London Tit-Bits

A Scotsman who spent decades building railways in Scotland travels to the western plains of the United States. He is asked to advise on a new railway through the district but counters the plan with a blunt assessment that there is no place for tunnels or funnels in the arid expanse.

London Highlands Scotland United States Far West Ferguson

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