Annual Reports Being Prepared for City Hall
The city prepares annual reports with twenty four standing committees submitting yearend work and several depictions. A bond issue of 200000 is recommended for paving streets and legislative action to divide misdemeanor convicts between city and county. Parks report highlights Grant park gains and Evan Howell park maintenance needs. School committee urges selling the Mariotta street lot for a new building. City Warden Evang’s report covers charity department operations. Possum Tainer dinner at Carter Home pleases guests. Board of Health closes year with smooth department progress. Ordinance committee reviews year’s work and prepares briefing for Monday.
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Connetl AM
Committee On Parks
Park Committee
Board of Park Commissioners
Grant Park
Evan P Howell
West End End
Piedmont Park
Mims Park
Olmateg Broe
Brook the
Whis
Wirden
Thomas Evang
Charity Department
General Council
Woodward
W W Landrum
Carter
Home Board of Health
Yard of Health
Health Department
John Jéentzen
J P Kennedy
Tabernacle Bible Training School Opens January Night
The Tabernacle Bible Training School begins Thursday night with Miss Blodgett as lead lecturer. Classes run two weeks of introductory talks and schedule announcements, then regular pupils enroll at the Baraca Nhraty. Rev Walker will cover general themes and morning hours, with diverse students from several states among three months of Bible training.
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Tabernacle
Pannery
Tabernacle Bible Training Sckoat
Junuay
Wol Walker
Baraca Hal
Scientists Meet at New Orleans for Annual Science Meeting
The fifty ninth annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science opened in New Orleans with about 300 delegates including prominent national figures. Sessions began at Temple Sinai and Tulane, with Cal vin M Woodward elected as new president. A major agenda includes a shift to summer meetings to boost attendance and a south section on physiology and experimental medicine featuring a yellow fever symposium. The council adopted a resolution urging immediate action to preserve Niagara Falls and delegates heard talks on cotton warehousing, cane by products, sugar, and marine formations. The event runs through Tuesday with receptions and visits to local sugar plantations and water projects.
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New Orleans
Kohnke
City Board of Health
James Carroll
Havana
Niagara
General Council
Congress
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Board of Trade
Eugene Williams
Waco
Texas
R Rutter
Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
W R Dodson
Baton Rouge
Richardson
Richardsonly
Zimets
Kinmicutts
Smith
Gulf Region
United States
Merriam
Sophie Newcomb College
W G Farlow
Harvard
Woodward
St Louis
Associatem
Fraud Indictments Over Imaginary Louisiana Oil Lands
Federal grand jury charged Louis A Gourdain pro pretor of the Imperial bank and John H Dalton former saloon owner with using mail to defraud. They allegedly sold fraudulent options on supposed Louisiana oil lands, forming a sham company to plait land and issue lottery like certificates. Assets listed at 600 dollars versus 1.5 million claimed, leases worthless, no bids or titles located.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Louis A Gourdain
Imperial Bank
Dearborn
Madison Streets
John H Dalton
North Side
Bath
Lousiana
Dalton
Gourdain
Lousiana State Loan and Crust
Foreign offices deny ultimatum to Venezuela reports
Paris December 29 The foreign offices say no ultimatum has been sent to Venezuela and call reports to that effect det a ted The discussions followed a conference between Secretary Yost and Ambassador Jusser and concern further instructions to be sent to Mimater Russell at Caracas.
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Na Ultaitum
Castro
Paris
Venezuel
Yost
Jusser
Mimater Russell
Caracas
Cotton Meeting Here January 3 In Atlanta
The Georgia division of the Southern Cotton Association will meet in the state capitol Atlanta on Wednesday January 3 at 10 am to elect officers for the year and conduct other important business. Delegates from every county urged to attend, with a complete list of delegates and addresses to be sent to President MIL Johnson in Atlanta. Johnson has pushed for higher cotton prices, including past efforts for a minimum 12.5 cents, with ongoing campaigns to prevent price fixing and to support a 15 cent holding movement for the crop average.
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Georga
Southern Cotton Association
Atate
Atlanta
Filiroads
Georgia
Dent
Mil Johnson
Empire Building
Georg
Mil Johnan
New Orleans
Jester
Texas
AshevMe
Johnson
Association
Have You Catarah An Offer For Relief From Hay Fever
A dated patent medicine pitch from Eclipse Medical Co offers a hay fever remedy. It describes symptoms such as sneezing throat irritation and nasal discharge and claims a proven treatment available by mail for $1.00 from Atlanta Georgia.
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Calatrh
Eclipse Mediane and Manufacturing Co
Atlanta
P. O
Contractors Offer First Class Building Services Southwide
Contractors for brick and stone buildings stores offices factories warehouses churches courthouses and jails. We execute first class work with ample capital. Contracts taken in all parts of the South. Security Company bond given on all work. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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South
Local deaths and service notices fill city paper
Short items report the death of Bie Oey B Underwood at 63 at 900 Marietta Street with heart failure cited as cause. funeral at Poole chapel and burial at Westview. Samuel J Scott funeral at 11 North Boulevard. interment Hollywood Cemetery. Mrs C A Whatley dies at 129 Hast Fine Street. survivors include daughter Eula Griff and son George C Whatley. funeral at Myrtle Hill, Rome. Also notes a Sacred Heart church carol service and community events at Railroad YMC, Salvation Army aid, and election returns for Clerk of Superior Court in Cuffee County.
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H Underwood
Marietta Street
Harry G Poole & Go
Poole Chapel
Westview Cemetery
Underwood
C A Whatley
Fine Street
G Cc Whatley
Slaabma
Whatley
Eula Griff
George C Whalley
Birmingham
Ala
Myrtle Hill
Rome
East
Pine Street
John T Pendleton
Bowen W H Yannison
John R Dickey
Thomas Day
Commission issuances for Savannah cavalry officers
Gerri D W Gaskin was elected on December 27 and the Jales election certified to Governor Terrell. Commissions were issued yesterday from the office of Adjutant General SW Harris to Captain McIntyre, First Lieutenant C P F Rowland, and Second Lieutenant H C Baysley of Troop A First Regiment Cavalry. These commissions were forwarded tonight.
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Gerri D W. Gaskin
Jales
Terrell
SW. Harris
First Regiment Cavalry
Savannah
McIntyre
C_ PF
Rowland
H C Baisley
Professor Napoleon musical ready for Graal Opera debut
After weeks of worry over cooperation from 720 participants and a crew of stage directors, musical directors, electricians, and costumers, the Professor Napoleon extravaganza is set for opening at the Graal Opera. Box office opens tomorrow at 8 am with thousands of tickets issued and crowded houses expected. The full program lists all 720 participants, and a final full dress rehearsal is planned on stage. The orchestra will rehearse Wednesday afternoon, and the catchy songs are already heard on the street. The ladies auxiliary of the Presbyterian hospital backs the initiative, and Mrs E McCabe chairs the patrons and patrocinars assisting the event.
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Napo Con
Graal Opera
Nouse
Napoleon
Presbyterian Hospital
E . McCabe
Chirman
Holiday Rates By Western & Atlantic Railroads
The Western and Atlantic Railroad and Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway announce round trip tickets at one and one third fares plus 25 cents for Christmas and New Year holidays. Teachers and students may buy Dec 16–24 with final limit Jan 9 1906. General public sale Dec 22–25, 30, 31 and Jan 1 with final limit Jan 4, 1906. Chas E Harman, General Passenger Agent.
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Western & Atlantic R. R
Nashville
Chattanooga & St. Louis
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Lows Railway
Chas
E. Harman
Flames destroy Valdosta lumber plant in fire
Valdosta Sash and Door Company plant, a reading manufacturing concern, suffered a major fire this afternoon. The office boiler house and one wareroom were saved. main works and valuable machinery, plus a warehouse of finished products and loose lumber, were burned. Cause suspected as a heated defective pulley. Plant owned by David Shay, Wol and W E Thomas, employing nearly 100. owner had 20,000 in France, not enough to cover losses. Plant to be rebuilt.
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Valdosta
Valdosta Sash and Doo Company
Reading
David Shay
Wol
W E Thomas
France
Injustice Named in Arizona New Mexico Statehood Debate
James Douglass of Phelps, Dodge & Co opposes joint statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. He argues the union would unfairly favor New Mexico, worsening Arizona’s taxation and demographics while delaying Arizona’s statehood. He urges separate statehood to protect Arizona’s interests. Regular rail service from Elkins to Charleston will begin New Year’s Day via the newly built car and coke railroad, improving West Virginia coal access.
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New Mexico
New York
James Douglass
Arizona
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Arzona
Douglass
Arigona
Angona
Elkins
W Va
Charleston
H G Davis
West Virginia
No Promises by Nebraskan Manila Banquet
At a Manila banquet for W J Bryan on December 29 Filipino speakers urged immediate independence, appealing to Bryan to champion their cause before the American public. Bryan gave no promises, and Amigino was present among insurgent banners and American flags. The Americans praised Bryan for his conservatism.
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Manila
W J Bryan
Bryan i Iis
Agminaldo
Engineer Peter Ryan Killed in Yard Accident at Nashville
In Nashville Town December 29 Peter Ryan was killed when an engine jumped the track at the CLamsville and Nashville Terminal Company yards. Fireman Burke and switchman Mitchell were injured. Burke and Mitchell not dangerously hurt. The engine overturned. Ryan was crushed under the locomotive.
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Burke
Mitchell
Nashville
Nashville Town
Peter Ryan
Eer
Peter C Burke
M Mitchel
Clamsville and
Enemeer Ryin
Howland Sells His Interest In Railroad Lease
Asheville December 29 special it was learned yesterday that RS Howland president of the Howland Improvement Company has no further interest in the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad leased from the state for 99 years Howlands interests were sold to Perry J Marsden United States Senator Wesson Aldrich and other Rhode Island capitalists connected with the Rhode Island Company which owns most street railways and electric plants in Rhode Island
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Howland
Asheville N
RS Howland
Howland Imovement Company
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Howland Improvement Company
North Carolina
Howlands
Perry J Marsden
Wesson Aldrich
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Company
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Mariotta Street
Hitsis
Mondas
Liebig Companys
Aoa
Nheweps
Hart Schaffner & Marx
America
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Rogers, Peet & Co
Peachtree
Alton Jt
Georgia Division
SC. A
Capitol
Atlanta Fireproofing CO
Fourth National Bank
Marista Street
Samuel J Scott
North Boulevay
De 1
Sacred Heart Church
Cildrens
John Terrdoll
GF Engine Company No 6
Railroad Young Mens Christin Association
Salvaton Army
Army
Gestion
Cuffee County
Yeeterday
Philip Cook
Fales
Professor Napoleon
Nebraskan
Mr. Bryan
Mozley
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