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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1903
Page
5
A heated assembly of Georgia colleges discussed hosting the contest on campus in Atlanta or other towns. Faculty demanded grading reforms, merit rules, and a clear code of conduct, while Emory and others pressed to keep the event in Atlanta.
Atlintans can view a large art display featuring vistas of American seaside resorts and landscapes. The exhibit, organized by the Grand Trunk System, will be supervised by RVC Smith and showcases scenes from New Hampshire to Maine with emphasis on summer travel opportunities.
A letter from a university faculty group argues against current contest venues and the crowd size for intercollegiate events. It suggests moving gatherings to college towns, notes Dahlonega and Gainesville as possibilities, and warns the association may die if demands are not settled at a late month Atlanta meeting.
Schley County farmer Dan Carroll was brought to Columbus from Schley by Sheut Street, held on two misdemeanor charges in Muscogee County for carrying concealed weapons and pointing a pistol. He claimed he expected not to appear in court and noted his seventh marriage and a wife left behind to protect his bondsman.
Dawson reports a shaft sunk on the Eldorado struck second bed rock feet below the first bed rock. An oily gravel vein runs as high as the bucket rate, with values cited in dollars per bucket.
Funeral services for J kyk are held this morning at the First Prospyterien church led by Dr W A Carter with Rev 264 eaeord begeo ase and Mr Messer assisting. Interment follows at Linwood. attendees include local figures such as 8 Gilson, 7 M Wheat, Lo G Lumphin, and others. The article notes related court actions, estates, and a new North Highlands Baptist church organization in Columbus.
In Savannah on February 2 special elections produced no contests as all matters were settled. Commands delivered a large complimentary vote to officers, aligning with forecasts from Conflation yesterday.
A business man quotes his sons as partners and secures a 1,000,000 life policy with The Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York after six months of investigation. The tale parallels a New York bank president’s will provision and references “A Banker's Will” and “The Largest Annual Premiums” with claims of company standings and wealth.
The Columbus Lufaula and Gulf Railroad Company announced a new line to extend from Columbus to St Andrews Bay Florida with a Birmingham branch. Stock subscriptions will open in Alabama counties, and Major Wood Butler of Chicago is linked to rights of way. The new company claims to be independent of the old line.
Montgomery February 2 The Montgomery baseball dispute shows signs of revival after the New Orleans agreement of January 2. Nashville’s James Palmer seeks to clarify muddiness while Southern League officials press strict adherence to the pact. Ragland notes a change in arbitration duties as Kinkins is named in place of We Ewing. The full Southern League committee must visit Montgomery to review the situation. Memphis February 3 The Memphis Baseball Club stockholders elect officers for the new year with Caruthers serving as president and Charles Brank as treasurer and manager EL Venago named secretary.
In Macon the three Macon volunteer companies and the Tied Rifles and Macon Hussars elected staff officers for the Second Georgia regiment. Theguenin retained command with Jones as lieutenant colonel and Griffin as major for the first battalion. Other officers were reappointed across the nine companies, with minor changes noted in Augusta and Rome as well.
A call to action warning that thousands of young women in large department stores and public offices are weak and ill. The piece urges awareness and remedies to improve health and working conditions for female workers.
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a health and vitality aid for young women employed in large stores and offices. It claims the remedy acts as a nerve food and system cleanse, relieves constipation, aids digestion, promotes deep sleep, and restores color and energy to pale faces, urging sickly workers to use the medicine for strong, happy results.
Bowen asserts an ultimatum tied to blockade actions and notes possible shifts in Allied posture. In Washington he met with Secretary Hay and foreign envoys as Italy Britain and Germany weighed conciliatory versus firm responses amid ongoing negotiations. A Caracas revolutionary circular dated Curacao December 27 circulated February 2 claiming Venezuelan blockade delays and urging revolutionaries to join the army by February 3 to march on Caracas.
In Americus and Sumter area a push to cultivate cane and produce sirup gains momentum. Captain H C Bagley of Atlanta plans large scale cane farming on a 50 acre tract near Americus and, with Judge George F Gober, has organized the Bagley Gober Orchard Company with $100,000 capital to plant half a million Beach trees and pursue fruit farming.
Ace advertises wholesale and retail sales of gas and electric fixtures from various locations and residences in Georgia. The notice lists several names and places including Palmers residence, Pearhirre street, Conkling residence, tree street, Governor Terrell at the state capitol, James Nuntils residence, Brookwood, Kincaids residence Griffin, and Harry Liberman's cigar store on Whitehall street. It promises goods and savings to customers with limited stock and erratic phrasing.
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