Police Court Notes Show Cases of Theft and Disorder
In Atlanta yesterday, J W Cooper sues Georgia Railway and Electric for 10900 damages after a September collision injuring him. A divorce suit, a lumber company charter, and several real estate transfers are filed. Recorder cites drunkenness and disorderly acts on a trolley car and jails. multiple petty crimes and licenses appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cooper
Arnold & Arnold
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Twelfth Street
Otter
Callie W. Cruselle
George W. Caselle
John F. Methrin
WW. Griffin
Frank G. Lake
R. Hi. Plowden
Fulton County
Codington
Berrien County
Tifton Lumber and Manufacturing Company
Genel
Furtheast
Mitchell and
Madtoy Streets
Steren Ecm
Grantor
M. Kiman
F Warracty
John F. Ridley
Ivtom Peachtree
Vidle
George F. Subuits
Manel Jones Marshall
Wassingon Street
G. W. Sheffield
C. B. Hat
Logan Street
W. S. Larendon
I. Wright
Colquittaber
Windsor
Hood Streets
Martha W
Ka Nave
Windour
R. W. Pilwel
Empinvastment Company
C. C.hilley
Recorder’s Court
Hearst
Hitley
Lmits
Fraud Warning on Imitation King’s New Discovery
Public warning about counterfeiters selling imitations of Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. The notice stresses decades of proven success, urges buyers to seek the original wrappers on all Bucklin remedies, and cites Buckusn Co Chicago HL and Windsor Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Im. King
Dr. King
Buckien
Buckusn & CG
Chicago
Windsor
Canada
Diamonds Sparkle Forever in Pride and Value
Diamonds are celebrated as constant wonders, with perpetual appeal and rising value. The ad touts a magnificent assortment and invites shoppers to discuss diamonds anytime, framing them as the best possible investment for wearers.
Judge Elected but Cannot Sit in Buford Court
Residents accuse Governor of appointing a non resident as judge. F F Jahan of Lawrenceville won the Jan 18 election to fill Judge Brown's seat, but state law ties the office to gubernatorial appointment until December 1908. Secretary of State Philip Cook hesitates to issue a commission and urges notifying the governor of Brown’s death for proper filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Dwhan
Lawrenceville
Buford
Gwinnett County
Terrell
J. C. H. Brown
Mr. Jubian
Philip Cook
W. H. Brogdon
Juban
Cook
Johnson
Norcross
D. K. John
San
Senate
Hart
F. F. Jahan
Judes
Brogdan
Brown
Julian
Quack Cold Cure Ad Claims One-Day Relief
An old advertisement touts a remedy to cure a cold in one day using “axe Lasative Bromo Quinine Tapletz” with a money-back guarantee if not effective. W. Grove’s emblem is shown as the seller, price listed as 25 cents per bottle.
Stansbury Dies After Heart Failure in Atlanta Office
Dave H W Stansbury aged 89 died of heart failure in his Crawford Coal and Tex Company office shortly after 8 am. He walked from 174 Glenn Street to Central and Trinity Avenues, spoke of going blind, then collapsed. He was a Confederate veteran, formerly a Thomaston Tanner, and survived by sons Earl Alex Jarid and Roscoe. Funeral planned in Gainesville, Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave HW. Stansbury
Crawford Deal
Stanbury
Glenn Street
Pryor Street
Central
Trinity Avenues
Crawford Coal and Tex Company
Huburn & Pools
Gainesville
Thomaston
Earl
Alex
Jarid
Roscoe Stansbury
Night gang roams streets and steals ham from negro restaurant
A gang of youths tailed by secret signals entered a negro restaurant on a Tuesday night and placed a stolen ham on the counter. Police were summoned, three were placed on probation, and four were fined. The recorder denounced theft and noted a lighthearted remark by Fred Williams about the age law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Williams
Fred
Tragic Head-On Train Crash Claims Atlanta Men
Engineer Wilhelm and Flagman Calvin Archer, both of Atlanta, were killed in a head-on collision between freight trains Nos 54 and 83 near McDonough Georgia yesterday morning. Wilhelm, 36, of 145 Crew Street, left a widow and two children. Archer, 27, of 31 North Moore Street, was single. Funeral services for both, with local lodges in attendance, were scheduled in ensuing days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm
Flagman
Calvin Archer
Atlanta
McDonough
BR. C. Wilhelm
Southern Railway
G. Archer, Jr
Flretan
Freman
Archer
Oelock
R. C. Wilhelm
Crew Street
Mary
Red
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Gate City Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Weedview
North Moore Street
Tie
J T Keown Wins Lectureship at Cyclorama Event
J T Keown was awarded the bhk ribbon for best oration and the lecturer job for the Cyclorama depiction of the Battle of Atlanta by 18 park commissioners led by Walter F. Brown. The event featured speakers including B L Hearn and H D Ausin as Colonel Seals did not speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Keown
Keown
Atanta
Board of Park Commissioners
Walter F. Brown
Atlanta
J. T. Keown
B. L. Hearn
H. D. Ausin
W. HR. Hanleiter
W. W. Fisher
J. A Seals
Harrys L. Schlesinger
Colonel Seals
Convulsion Cure Claim From Dr Miles Nervine
An advertisement proclaims Miles Nervine cures convulsions fits and epilepsy, citing a Lincoln Indiana case where a patient reportedly recovered after years of illness. It urges referrals, notes guaranteed relief or money back, and lists Miles Medical Co. of Ekhart Indiana as the producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mules
Henson
Poreite Hospital
Logansport
Runngll
Lincoln
Miles Medical Co
Eikhart, Ind
Spectator Confusion at Open Air Oratorical Contest
Mr Schiesinzer gave a fine address on the erclorama then withdrew from the contest, claiming he was ousted. The park board charged admission and arranged foil for newsmen, with the event held in the cyclorama instead of the open air, echoing Atlanta’s battle in a staged setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiesinzer
Park Board
Atlanta
S. Lalonera
Charley Chasewood
St 'm
Dz. A
Fog Prevented View of Train in Fort Worth
A foggy morning in Fort Worth, Texas, left a freight train and a street car collision injuring about fifty passengers. Two were seriously hurt, including Martha Andrews and A. R. Knowles, after a rear-end crash near the stock yards. Motormen said fog obscured the headlight as three stock cars led the Frisco engine, causing the street car to be struck and thrown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fin) Worth
Texas
St. Louis
San Francisco
Misa Martha Andrews
North Fort Worth
A. R. Knowles
Hall County Grand Jury Recommends Road Bond Issue
Gainesville Ga February 14 Hall county grand jury just adjourned urges county commissioners to hold an election to issue 200000 in bonds for public roads at interest over 4 percent with annual payments for 30 years. They also suggest selling the county home farm except Superintendent’s home and a small vegetable tract, renting to a low bidder, and allocating 500 to a Confederate memorial fund in Gainesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall County
Gainesville
Pecsan
Hall Superior Court
Hal County
Fig Grand Jury
County Commissior
Longstreet
Daughters of the Confederacy
Purdue Square
Ninth
Captures Alleged Forger Near Gainesville
Gainesville reaches report that Sheriff Crow jailed Jim Smallwood after Lula, 12 miles north, captured him following a forged check bearing the sheriff’s signature. Smallwood is held in Hall County jail on a serious charge of forgery, with a manhunt description provided by Gillsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
W. A. Crow
Lula
Jim Smallwood
Gillsville
Eula
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Twhamsben
Conicton
Bar
Evan
E. E
Sutherland Medicine
Paduicah
Broyles
Paul Craddick
Emanuel Drews
Darktown
Paul
Emanuel
Recorder Broyles
Polices Cour
Will Burnett
Fis
Bea
Burnett
Winch
Bunk” Reed
Decatur Street
Recorder
Bart
Iazmens
Wilson
Johnnie Jones
Charla
Woodson
Billy Moreland
Dan _Dorses
Johnnie Hayes
Hia
Maier & Berkele
D. H. Stansbury
Washington
House
Iiierary
RC Wma
Calvin Sacher, JR
McDonowsh
Fort Worth
J. Curtis
Park Committee of Council
Curtis
Ohce
Yuri Board
Mal
Genesee Base Food Co
le Roy
Eiseman Bros
Untire
Liz
Manhattan
Whitehall ST
Baltimore
Hess
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