Cuban Colony 5 in Distress at La Gloria
A Cuban Land and Steamship Company venture at La Gloria in Puerto Principe faces dire conditions. Prospective Atlanta investors warned by Dr. A E Seddon that promoters misrepresented the project. Colonists endure hunger and mud while chasing a glam hotel never built.
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Cuba
Cuban + Land and Steamship Company
la Gloria
A. E. Seddon
Cube
Atlanta
Elven
Cuban Land and Steamship Company
Omaha
Neby
Puerto Principe
Seddon
Nuevitas
New York
Gloria
Hla
Seddon exposes Cuba colony scheme failings and delays
A critical letter from A. B. Seddon details misrepresentations by the Cuban Land and Steamship Company. He describes swampy La Gloria camps, incomplete hotel and sawmill, Seddon’s Cuba trip, misused funds, false promises to colonists, and chaotic port logistics that left many settlers unalloted, without land selection, and burdened by costly transit and poor provisions.
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Atlanta
Lght
Cuba
B. C. McMurray
Whitehall Street
Miss McMurray
Seddon
la Gloria
Cuban Land and Steamship Company
Aincomfort
Nuevitas
New York
Port la Gloria
Yarmouth
Cupa
Jacksonville
Fla
Custom House
Corps of Survey
Peter
Fark
Commissariat
A. BE
Favors Carlisle's Heirs in Supreme Court Land Case
In the land suit between Major Carlisle heirs and the United States, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the heirs, touching about seventy thousand acres. The only unsettled area is a small gap between Littleton and Carlisle. it was remanded for further investigation. Smallpox Disappearing in Alabama City
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Carlisle
Alberteville
Ala
Major Carlisle
United States
United States Supreme Court
Littleton
Agreement to repair Atlanta Union Depot floors and crossings
A health board and railroad owners in Atlanta reach a pact to repair Pryor and Loyd street crossings at the union depot and to improve the depot floor only if no definite plans for a new depot are agreed by December 1, 1900. If plans fail, a granitoid or cement floor will be installed and the depot updated to meet sanitary standards.
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Board of Health
Union
George C. Smith
Atlanta and
West Point Railroad
Smith
West Point
C, Be, Harman
Western and
Burton Smith
Heavth Board
Pryor and Loyd
Board of Health of
Atlanta
Pryor and Loyd Street
Union Depot
Pryor and
Loyd Street
A. and
W. P. Railroad.Co
E Harman
W. and
Artheo
D. Kline
Central of Ga. R. R
E. Magill
Georgia ‘Railroad
D. W. Bizzell
Mitchell Street
Southern Railroad
Central Railroad
Inman
Brock
Sfreet
Auzora
J. G. Hendry
Desirable Fifth Ward Property For Immediate Investment
Property in the fifth ward appeals to investors and homeowners being near railroads and factories. Three pieces available in cash deals: a 50x137 ft Broom house on Jones avenue near Marietta street priced at 1500, a corner Jones avenue lot with a house and side street rental at 1500, and two Newton street houses on a 100x195 ft lot yielding 17 per month in rent with a 124 percent investment potential priced at 2100 for all or sold separately. G. W. Adair invites prompt attention.
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Fifth Ward
Broom
Jones Avenue
Marietta Street
Tia 'i
Side
Newton Street
G. W. Adair
Fortune Starts From Judicious Atlanta Dirt Purchase
On Feachtree Street the road to fortune begins with a prudent buy of Atlanta dirt. The snippet hints at real estate or investment advice, framing property acquisition as a gateway to wealth in the city.
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Atlanta
Clever Negro Swindles Grocers in City, Police After Him
A sharp young man, described as about twenty, ginger-colored, wearing a blue trousers and black sack coat, is alleged to defraud grocers by quick requests for items for a pretend household book delivery. He targets small groceries and has victimized multiple merchants, using varied female names and routine dinner-hour demand. Police warn merchants to beware this scammer.
Night Hawks Turn Now Police After Night Prowlers
Police arrest twenty five to thirty night hawks a term used for Black loiterers seen as a threat to late night streets. They are brought before the recorder for trial on idling and fostering charges. Some vow to work, others with bad records sent to the city chain gang.
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Ciy
Recorder
Weather notes from multiple cities with varied conditions
The report lists city weather conditions including clear, cloudy, snow, rain and partly cloudy across Augusta Buffalo Charleston Charlotte Chattanooga Chicago Cincinnati Corpus Curiati Detroit Galveston Huron Jacksonville Kansas City Knoxville Memphis Mobile Montgomery New Orleans New York Norfolk North Platte Omaha Palestine Raleigh Rapid City St Louis St Paul Savannah Tampa Vicksburg Wilmington. It notes traces of rain or snow and below zero readings per MARBURY.
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Augusta
Buffalo
Charleston
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Chicago
Cincinnati
Corpus Curiati
Detroit
Galveston
Huron
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Knoxville
Memphis
Mobile
Montgomery
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
North Platte
Omaha
Palestine
Raleigh
Rapid City
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Bell
Julius R. Watts & CO
Opticians
West Alabama ST
Aragon Hotel
Atlanta, GA
Geo
Troy Steam Laundry
North
Forsyth Street
Cheney
Peter Lynch
Standard Printing Ink Co
Manor Lithia Springs Sanitarium
Austell
Parian
Parian Paint Co
East
Alabama Street
Minnie Ria Salliyao
Trehton
Lycett’s
White China
L. D. Teackle Quinby
Equitable
R. T. Dorsey
P. H. Brewster
Albert Howell
Borsey
Brewster & Howell
Law Building
Hunter Streets
William M. Durham
William V. Robertson
Durham & Robertson
Peachtree St
Seventh Ward
Staton
Iota
Stephens
AE Seddon
Con
South Georgian Lumber Company
Alabama City
G. W. ‘Adair, Sean
Ri Real Estate and Renting: ‘Agents
A. F. Liebman
Feachtree Street
J. C. Hendrix
Capitol
Cc. Hendrix
A. J. West & CO
Washington Street
Pulliam Street
Pryor Street
Kimball House
The
Brown Supply Company
South Broad Street
Manufacturers
Keiley Coal&IceCo
N. P. Pratt Laboratory
Auburn Avenue
Corner Courtland
Bell and Standard
aeitWy Sloan
P. Us Lorie Medicine
Pacrarico
Earl &. Gloan
Boston, Mass
Champagne Triumph
G.H. ‘Amis
Tyner
William Truesdale
Jane Brown
N. C
William ‘Truesdale
Janet Brown
Seu Ads
Solicitor Criminal Court
Criminal Court
Fulton County
John Corrigan
Eugene R. Black
Criminal Court of
Criminal Court of Atlanta
Bhubert L. Culberson
D.N. McCulough
F. P. Rice Trayor
Maybe
Ely
Mitchell
Anit Nary
John BR. Wilkingur
Superior Court
Arnold Rroyles
GJ. Dallas
Anthony Murphy
A. P. Stewart
If Thornton
Paul Romare
B.C. Atkins
West
View
Masonic Hall
Pryor
Hunter Streeta
Isaac Steinheimer
Zadoc Moon
Washington
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Wharton Anderson
Dahlonega
C. H. Swift
Taylo
London
Tendon
Shall
Goreiggue
Taylor
Messag
Democrats
Alcans
Senate
Lo Ransa
Ting
Louisville
Rove
Catrys
Frankfort
Beckham
Nia
Arrangm Mada
Hache
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