Atlanta claims Peachtree park as military site
Captain Eva Howell returned from Washington confident a Georgia bill to establish a military park on the Peachtree battlefield will pass. He said congressional support is growing and Atlanta’s case is tenable, with a favorable outlook for committee approval and a vote in the near term. The trip included lighthearted political talk and reminders of Atlanta’s strategic Civil War significance.
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Eva P. Howell
Seventh Ward
Atlanta
Howell
Washington
Prince Henrys
Bven P. Howell
Atlanta Ga
Raleigh
Henry
Germany
Moltke
Blind Man Stabbed After Corner Fight Near Decatur and Butler
In a Saturday afternoon incident near the Decatur Butler intersection Wells, a man who is blind, stabbed Pierce Wells after a dispute with a drinker named Pierce. Wells was arrested. Pierce, seriously wounded, was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Pierce
Weiss
Freres
City Criminal Court
A. E. Calhoun
Criminal Court
Old Court House
Judge Calhoun
John Correan
Atlanta
Manufacturers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Grady “Hospital
Edgewood Avenue
Jackson Street
Wedding Gift Suggestions from Chatelaine Watches
Elegant gift ideas feature L art Nouveau and French flora designs in rose gold and enamel. The items showcase delicate styling, pairing classic aesthetic with refined craftsmanship for discerning brides and grooms.
Charity Vaudeville Benefit for Stranded Actors in Atlanta
A vaudeville benefit will be held tomorrow night in the Cable Franc Company hall to aid stranded Electrical Vaudeville and Stock Company players. The troupe, new to Atlanta, relies on amateur acts and fellow citizens to raise funds, with Cable Piano Company lending their hall for the event.
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Electrical Vaudeville and Stock Company
Cable Franc Company
Atlanta
Cable Piano Company
Samuel Nesbitt Evins
George C. Spence
Empire Building
Hoth
Potocki Loses Record Baccarat Fortune in Vienna
Vienna Jockey Club rooms witness Count Joseph Potocki lose 600000 in four hours of baccarat. Von Szemere wins 500000 and Prince Braganza 250000. Potocki’s reckless play draws censure from the emperor. the club remains closed.
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Vienna
New York World
Herr von Saemere
Prince Francis Braganza
von Szemere
Potocki
Prince Braganse
Jockey Club
Prince Bragansza
Thor Aan der Footock
Prince Braganza
Potock
Benny Hoyos
Count Gotuchowski
Li Hung Chang Visits Philadelphia in 1896 Parade
Philadelphia Times reports Li Hung Chang visited the city on September 8, 1896 during Charles Warwick’s mayoralty. A Broad Street procession unfolded as crowds gathered. An exchange occurred when Warwick praised Philadelphia’s famed women and Li Hung Chang replied with a witty retort.
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Li Hung Chang
Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
Charles Warwick
Broad Street
Warwick
Fa Os
Atlanta Weather Sees Clear Skies After Cold Wave
Clear, crisp weather swept Atlanta as a predicted cold snap should drop temperatures to 35 degrees. Weather forecasters expect a prolonged period of clear conditions with the Chattahoochee River swollen to 26 feet above low water at Bolton before receding, and telegraph wires largely back to normal after a regional outage.
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Atlanta
Bere
Old Sol
Thomases
Marbury
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
South
Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee River
Bolton
Rescue Work in the City Cards on the Tabernacle Home
Mrs W Wiggs writes to Mrs Brown praising rescue work at the Tabernacle Home for Helpless Women and Children. She endorses the Home and city mission efforts, notes employment for the unemployed, and cites Dr A G Broughton’s mission work. The letter affirms sustained service, spiritual aims, and invites further contact.
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W. H. Wiggs
W Wo Wimes
Tabernacle Home For
Tabernacle Frame
Jesus
A. G. Broughton
Tabernacle Home
Walton Hunter
Deveaux May Profit Well By Legislature's Action
The reappointment of J. H. Deveaux as collector of the port of Savannah appears settled, with President Roosevelt noting Georgia’s legislature backing him by a bill restoring his rank as lieutenant colonel of state troops. Savannah leaders debate the politics of the appointment while Estill and Terrell campaigns gain traction in south Georgia, amid Governor Candler's Charleston flower carnival plans and Roosevelt's anticipated Charleston visit.
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J. H. Deveaux
Savannah
Washington
Roosevelt
3. F. Hanson
Macon
Deveaux
Major Hanson
Georgia
Devesur
Spain
Devaux
Morning News
South
Houes
Esti
Dupont Guerry
Jesup
Eatil
Colonel Estill
J MM Terrell
Wsall
Estill
Mr. Terrell
Joe Terrel
Kimball House
Terrell
Candler
Charleston
J. W. Robertson
State House
Atlanta
Daughters of the Confederacy to Organize Chapter in Lexington
Miss Mildred Rutherford, president of the Georgia division, has requested Mrs. P. W. Davis of Lexington to establish a Daughters of the Confederacy chapter there. Davis will summon Lexington ladies soon to organize, with several new chapters planned in the region.
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Athens
Daughters of the Confederacy
Lexington
Mildred Rutherford
Georgia
P. W. Davis
Man shot by deputy after refusing vaccination in Marion
A Marion dispatch reports Deputy Sheriff Watkins shot a man in the head after the man, arraigned before a magistrate, refused to be vaccinated and argued with the deputy. The wounded man was alive at last accounts but likely to die.
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Charlotte
Marion
Sherif Watkins
Choate's Hansom Cab Apology Recalls Embassy Gaffe
Brooklyn Eagle recounts Ambassador Choate returning from the Court of St James and a near scandal at a semi state reception. An English guest asked Choate to call a cab and was told Youre a cab. The mix up led to a formal clarification and Choate quips If the gentleman had been a little more polite I should have called him a Hansom cab.
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Choate
Brooklyn Eagle
Ambassador Choate
Court of St. James
Mr Choate
Dagisamran
Mr. Choate
United States
Artistic Compliment in Tit Bits Sale
In Dondon Tit-Bits a first artist boasts of selling his masterpiece to banker Parvenu for £1000. A second artist retorts that the miserable skinnut deserves to be swine dia, a sharp exchange reflecting characteristic satire.
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Dondon
Parvenu
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