Atlanta Business League plans large cotton mill
The Atlanta Business Men's League considers establishing a large cotton mill with $1,000,000 capital to spur city industry and invite further mills. President Collier, who emphasizes not seeking office, envisions a board of skilled directors and predicts wholesale local manufacturing growth if a mill takes root in Atlanta. The league, active since February, touts past successes including securing the state fair and delivering prompt funds and premiums. A North Carolina cotton mill man, D A Tompkins, may speak at a special meeting next week.
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Atlanta
Business League
Charles A. Collier
Atlanta Business Lien's League
D. A. Tompkins
North Carolina
League
Collier
the Superior Court
Atlanta Business Men's League
South
Columbus
Milla
Lowell
Wiliam H. Young
Eagle and Phenix Mollis
Tach
At-lanta
Fat Tt
Tess
Southern Industrial League
New York
Capital City Bank
Martin
Dixie
State Fair
Southern Textile Manufacturers’ Association
Wo. F. Beck
D. Woodward
C. A. Collier
J. Kerr
R. L. Foreman
Forrest Adair
Lewis Newell
Joseph Jacobs
A. F. Maddox
J. E. Maddox
Chamber of Commerce
The
Thea Nance Committee of Council
Nervous Debility Cure Claims by Hallock Pills
An advertisement touts Old Dr Hallock Wonderful Electric Pills as a remedy for nervous debility headaches dizziness and other nerve ailments. Claims include restoring memory improving sleep and vitality for all ages with 50 years tested safety and a price of 1 per box or 3 for six boxes plus mail order options from Jacobs Pharmacy in Atlanta and other addresses.
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Dr. Hallock
Dr Hallock
Jacobs’ Pharmacy
Whitehail
Atlanta
Hallock Drug Co
West
Boston
Mass
Atlanta Industrial League’s Year of Growth and No Consolidation
The article notes the league’s financial gains and revived interest in agriculture and industry in Georgia. It highlights plans for a permanent Atlanta fair, a Southern Industrial League, and a national park prospectus. It credits Hon. Charles A. Collier and 3rd party leaders for progress and explains a failed bid to merge the chamber of commerce with the league, keeping them separate.
Forgery Suspect Slayton Indicted After Escape
Richmond report says Frank W. Slayton, a young man from an esteemed family, was indicted for uttering a fifty dollar check forged with Captain Louis F. Bossieux’s name. He fled the city, possibly to New York, after detection. Eight years earlier he used Bossieux’s name in Richmond and later posed as General Fitzhugh Lee’s son in Hartford.
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Richmond
Frank W. Slayton
Louis F. Bossieux
Slayton
New York
Gordonsville
Bossieux
Williamsburg
Connecticut
Fitshugh Lee
West Point
Hartford
Young Hay Is Well Received By Transvaal Government
Adelbert S. Hay, the new United States consul in Pretoria, presented his credentials to the Transvaal government today and created an excellent impression.
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Pretoria
Kruger
Adelbert S. Hay
United States
Transvaal
Remarkable Manifesto Sparks Boer War Confusion
London reports Lord Roberts distributing an invitation to Free Staters and Transvaalers to desert and receive favorable treatment. Foreign passage paid to Europe, horses sold, rebels urged to surrender. No reliable Buller news for three days. Movements near Magersfontein and Tugela provoke wary speculation amid sparse front reports.
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London
Lord Roberts
Europe
Nota
Bulter
Natal
Ladysmith
MacDonald
Magersfontein
Lord Methuen
Lora Roberts
Buller
Tugela
French
Norvalis Pont
Coleyberg
Bloemfontein
Kruger
Steyn
Kimberley
Mafeking
War Party Wins Decided Victory in Commons Debate
London February 6 The house of commons rejected Lord Edmund Pitt Maurice's amendment to the address by 32 to 1. John Burns praised the opposition for duty, while Balfour praised Chamberlain and urged unity. The division bell led Irish members to leave. Asquith and Lloyd George voted with the government against the amendment.
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London
House of Commons
Edmund Pitt Maurice
John Burns
Buattereea
Blackguards
Burns
South Africa
Speaker
Hurns
Pothouse
Stock Exchange
Balfour
Edward Clark
Plymouth
Mr. Asquith
Henry Campbell
Bannerman
Boers Fire On British Force In Trench Fight At Close Range
A party of Boers attacked the scene but retreated except four who hid and allowed the British to advance to within fifty yards. They fired a volley, killing three, as seen from a British fort which fired a shell and sent cavalry. The Boers repelled the counterattack, killing two British men. Boer prisoners at Mimontown attempted escape, wounding a warden. two fugitives were wounded and all recaptured.
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Cape Town
Mimontown
South Carolina abolishes state liquor control board
The South Carolina General Assembly moves to abolish the state board of liquor control and radically change dispensary governance. A 77 to 24 House vote approves a bill creating three directors for two years, with a governor elected commissioner earning 5000 dollars annually and empowered to hire staff. The act aims to end factional disputes, with broader reforms to follow after the upcoming primary.
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Board of Control
South Carolina
Columbia
State Board of Nquor Control
Senate
General Assembly
Problems of War Discussed by Spenser Wilkinson
London February 7 The Morning Post criticizes the war effort arguing conscription useless without army reform. It notes a war office failing to manage volunteers and warns the bayonet harms morale more than bodies, citing British losses against the Boers.
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Spenser Wilkinson
London
Morning Post
Wilkinton
British Party Routed at Modder Spruit Bridge
Modder Spruit February 5. The Pretoria corps attacked a British party from Ladysmith entrenched at a railroad bridge. The engagement occurred Saturday with the British position under fire as troops pressed forward to dislodge them.
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Pretoria
Modder Spruit
Ladysmith
Louisiana Lily Whites Ticket Nominated at Republican Convention
New Orleans February 6 lily white Republican convention at Alexandria nominated a ticket for governor C Taylor Cade lieutenant governor W G Wylie secretary of state General W J Behan attorney general Clay Knoblach treasurer Captain J F Woodward auditor J C Weeks and superintendent of education A G Murray Fusion with the populists not yet effected but a conference committee will negotiate with all elements opposed to democracy.
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New Orleans
Lily White
Alexandria
C. Taylor Cade
W G. Wylie
W. J. Behan
Clay Knoblach
J. F. Woodward
J. C. Weeks
A. G. Murray
Big Lumber Deal At Dover Florida Sawmill Site Purchase
Dover Fla February 6 Greer Bros of Dakota Ga purchase a site for a large sawmill and 20000 acres of timber land for 200000 dollars. They plan to export timber mainly to Cuba and Central and South America and will build railroads from several property points.
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Georgia
Florida
Dover
Fla
Greer. Bros
Dakota
Cuba
Ante Bellum Home Burns in Wynnton
Fire destroyed the antebellum house at the Flewellen place in Wynnton early this morning. Occupied by J. W. Boyd and owned by the Muscogee Real Estate Company, the structure valued at three to four thousand dollars was uninsured for most of its contents. Boyd lost furniture worth about $1,800 and had $1,000 insurance on the dwelling. The fire started at the back of the house, origins undetermined, with the blaze well advanced when found.
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Flewellen Place
Columbus
J. W. Boyd
Wynnton
Muscoe Real Estate Company
Boyd
Mortuary notices from several counties reported
February 6 reports death of B F Welchel of Tuskegee age 67 a brave Confederate soldier who lost an arm Mrs Martha Adams of Baldwinsville Ga age 64 died after prolonged illness buried Baldwinville R J McGehee of Anniston aged 77 died at home Captain E W Westbrook of Montezuma Ga died at 620 am yesterday Wilbur Williams son of J B Williams of Oglethorpe Ga died after brief illness Mrs Smith widow of Chief Justice William V Smith died at 78 native of Murfreesboro N C
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F. Welchel
Tuskegee
Ala
Yuskaloosa
Welchel
Martha Adams
Baldwinville
Talbotton
B Adams
Baldwinsville
R. J. McGehee
Anniston
Robert J. McGehee
Calhoun County
E. Westbrook
Montezuma
Georgia
E. W. Westbrook
Wilbur Williams
Oglethorpe
Wilbur
J. B. Williams
Amendments Offered and Senate Passes Measure for One Woman Commissioner
Washington notes with amendments to a pending financial bill shaping monetary standards and no debate on Philippine issues unless by unanimous consent. A joint resolution passed to appoint one woman to represent the U S and the DAR at the LaFayette statue unveiling in Paris, while a Selma public building project of 100000 dollars was also approved. Head Hunters Not Wanted, Caffery resumes debate on the Philippine question.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Anance Committee
Pettus
Alabama
United States
Chandler
Treasury
Jones
Arkansas
Natooial Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
LaFayette
Paris
Selma
Ala
Caffery
Louisiana
Application to remove disabilities in Georgia court case
Hiram C Proctor files to remove disabilities caused by a divorce decree against Zoe Cawhere in Fulton Superior Court. The application, entered March term 1900 in the card court, seeks removal of disabilities following the verdict and decree granting the divorce. Proctor requests heard at March term 1900.
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John A Grant
Oxo A Logan
PTC
Fulton Superior Court
Spring Tem
L Grant
George W Logan
Himself
Lettle H Logan
Joseph Clayton Logan
George William Logan
Louisa Logan
John Grant Logan
Leomts Logan
Nannie F Logan
Robert H Logan
Wyre N Logan
Lemuel P Grant
J. P Grant
Bryan M Grant
Lawrence E Grant
Sach Court
J H Lumpkin
GH Tanner
Fulton County
L Pettigrew
Georgia
Willia Hanye
Paul Hanye
Fulton Emperiar Court
Superior Court
M Foote, JR
Hiram C Proctor
Zoe Cawhere
Card Court
HIRAM C_ PROCTOR
Rules of the World on Diet and Digestion
An overview argues meat eating nations lead progress while rice eating groups lag, then advocates balanced diet including meat, fruit, and grains. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe remedy for indigestion, urging after meals use for digestive support and overall health. Free stomach disease mailings and five cent tablet sales are noted.
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Germany
Blitong
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Marslow, Mich
Wanted Reliable agents in Life Insurance or Building and Loan
Classified notice seeks reliable agents with experience in life insurance or Building and Loan work for salaried positions at Southern Guarantee Loan Company in the Kiser Building, Atlanta Georgia. Assets quoted as one quarter of a million dollars. Active men urged to improve their condition.
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Southern Guarantee Loan Company
Kiser
Atlanta
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