Neal Bank Move Transfers to Central Bank and Trust
The effects of the Neal bank will be transferred to the Central Bank and Trust Corporation. Offices in the Prudential building will be closed for good. Judge John T Penderton approved the bond of Asa G. Candler, president of the Central Bank and Trust Corpora tion. Candler took charge at Neal bank and the transfer began. W F Manry and H Cobb Caldwel will assist for a week, with both having declined other propositions until their work concludes. President E H Thornton aided at the bank. Most clerks have found new positions, but the number retained remains unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Bank
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
Prudential
John T Penderton
Asa G. Candler
Candier
W.F Manry
H.cobb Caldwel
E H Thornton
Praise Given Police Board Report Highlights Praise
The police committee chaired by Charles M. Roberts releases its annual review of the police department. It praises the force, civil service gains, and fair handling of matters, and notes a request for twenty five more officers and twenty four reserves as important for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Committee of Council
Charles M. Roberts
Police Department
Police Board
Georgia Treasurer orders bank statements from all banks
State Treasurer RE Park has issued a call for four hundred forty eight Georgia banks to submit statements showing their business condition at the close of banking hours on December 17. The statements will be reviewed by Treasurer Park, Assistant Treasurer C. T Furlow, and Assistant Book Examiner JS Hollingshead over the next week to align with the new banking act requiring two examinations yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RE Park
Georgia
Aspcurttles i
New Visitor Rules at Federal Prison Limit to Tuesday Afternoons
Warden Moyer and AG Honaparte implement a visiting plan at the United States penitentiary limiting general visits to Tuesdays from 2:00 to 4:00 PM starting January 1, 2008. Admission by card only. limited numbers issued to known individuals. applications require three days' lead time. cards valid for specific days and issued to ensure orderly conduct through the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vialiting
Moyer
Honaparte
United States Penitentiary
Priso
Army officers to inspect Georgia state troops
War department will detail an Army officer to assist the inspector general and inspect the Georgia National Guard. The post blends roles of quartermaster general and inspector general with Colonel Obear in charge. No start date announced as governors await war department direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
War Department
Washington
National Guard of
Georgia
Adjutant General
Obear
L. D. Rucker
Uard
Ill Newspaper Figure James Sledge Stricken At Home
James H. Sledge a famed newspaper man, lies ill at his parents home with condition reported as not favorable. He rose from the Atlanta Daily Nova to The Savannah Press and Savannah Morning News, later returning to Atlanta then joining Southern Belt Telephone and Telegraph Co. friends hope for a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Sledge
William A. Wright
Sledge
Graphic
Atlanita Daily Nova
Walter Howard
Southern Belt Telephone and ‘Telegra Company
Ie Ae
Christmas Drunk Arrest in Atlanta Recorder Court
A man identified as W. C. Humphreys was arraigned in Atlanta’s recorder court after a Christmas Eve intoxication spree on Christmas Avenue. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was asked to pay three dollars plus costs, but claimed he had no money or friends to call for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
W. C. Humphreys
Recorder's Court
Humphrey
Record smashed in police court on Christmas day
Recorders court handled 826 cases in a twelve hour session as Judge Broyles presided over a Christmas day surge of minor offenses. Three sessions drew about 3,000 spectators and most fines ranged from 100.75 to 1765 dollars.
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Broyles
Recorders Court
Andy Calhoun
Fulton County
Jeff Hilleman
Hollis
Grady Hospital
Judge Wellborn III Resting at Daughter's Home
Jude C J Wellborn state librarian and notable state house official is resting at his daughter's home in Cobb County, hoping to quickly regain health. Appointed by Governor Terrell and reappointed by the current administration, he oversaw improvements at the state library with Maud Barker Cobb assisting. rare volumes cataloged and indexing refined, but his health has declined in recent months with a hopeful return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jude C. J. Wellborn
State House
Eakins County
C J Welborn
Terrell
Maud Barker , Cobb
State Library
Judge Wellborn
Ten More Arrive at Federal Pen in Wake of December Discharge
After four prisoners left the federal penitentiary under Warden Moyer yesterday, ten fresh arrivals are expected at Union Station this morning. The Raleigh North Carolina group will be guarded, photographed, bertillon measured, numbered, and sent to the prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moyer
United State
Federal Prison
Raleigh
N. C
Union Station
Confed Vet Hibbs Visits Capitol On Birthday
An elderly Confederate veteran W M Hibbs, about to turn eighty three, visits the Georgia capitol from the Georgia Soldiers Home. He recalls his birth in 1824 in McDowell County and shares a long walk from home to the capitol. He tells a farm story before heading back to dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip
Harrison
Comptroller's Office
Hibbs
West
W. M. Hibbs
The
Georgia Soldiers’ Home
Capitol
Venarian
N'Cliny
McDowall County
McDowell
Appeal for Negro Lodges Steady Support Across Counties
Secretary of 644 Fellows reports widespread fear after dynamiting of Negro lodges in Early County Georgia. He notes letters from Damascus and Barry counties claiming threats against Odd Fellows and implying attacks by white mobs. He stresses the integrity and lawfulness of Black lodge members and calls for protection under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Early County
B. J. Davis
The
Independent
Georgia
Davis
Negro Odd Fellows
Hut
Barry County
Avoneta
Damascam
Damascus
Duches
Oold Fellows
Masons
Supreme Circle
Davie
Order of Odd Fellows
Atlanta
Southland
State treasury nets 66000 in Georgia tax receipts
State Treasurer Park announces 66000 in taxes from several Georgia counties have been deposited with state depositories. The treasury plans to retire 100000 in Georgia bonds and cover interest on outstanding obligations. delinquents face action after the 20th. A Southern lodge appeals for protection from lawlessness and outlaw activity, urging neighbors and authorities to safeguard property and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Treasury
New York City
Comptroller General's Office
Tip’ Harrison
Chamber Plans Lunch For Last Day Of Year
Walter Cooper of the Atlanta chamber of commerce prepares the annual report due December 31 outlining past achievements and 1908 goals. An informal luncheon on December 31 may decide if a formal dinner is held amid optimistic notes of prosperity. Royal Daniel spoke in Douglasville on "Suggestion" under the Atlanta Lyceum Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Walter 4. Cooper
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Coober
Royal Daniel
Douglasville
Atlanta
Denter
Atlanta Lyceum Bureau
Young man sunders danger with homemade Christmas cannon
In a police court case W. H. Hughes of 50 Davis Street was fined 10.76 for discharging a dangerous firearm after building a toy cannon at home. The device fired launch and escaped into a neighbor’s yard before enforcement. The cannon, unloaded, could serve as a paper weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H Hughes
Davis Streak
Hughes
Broyles
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Broad Sts
Atlanta, GA
City Depository
Council Police
Federal
Maier & Berkele
Jim Sledge
Bonnell
Preston
Andy Cal
Noun
Judge Welborn III
Celeston
Cagbifory
Atlanta Milling Co
Central Bank and
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