Atlanta Trust and Bond Firm Fight Over Telegraph Company
In Fulton County a receiver is sought for the Atlanta Standard Telephone Company as the Atlanta Trust and Banking Company accuses the firm of insolvency and bond default. The court ordered a hearing for March 10 and restrained the trustee from enforcing bonds or foreclosing the mortgage until further ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Trust and Banking Coupany
J. A. Hunt
Telephone Company
City Trust, Safe Deposit and Surety Company
Philadelphia
Lumpkin
Issus
Atlanta Standard Telephone Company
Alexander & Maguire
Felder & Rountree
Atlanta Trust and Banking Company
Trust Company
J. H. Lampkin
Atlanta Trust and Barking Company
Fulton County
Georgia
Tele Phony
Standard Company
Arriva
Maier & Berkele, Jewelers
Whitehall Street
Atlanta Telephone Company
Supreme Court of the State
Not Very Elegant Genuewar in Northampton Describes Coffee Ills
A Northampton man recounts belching and coughing fits after meals tied to coffee use. He credits leaving coffee and using Postum Cereal Food Coffee for rapid relief, warning others that coffee can cause headaches, jaundice, and nervous breakdowns. The Postum Co. will furnish his name on request. The Rock Hill bank failure relief statement assures no losses. Amateur photographers announce a Velox paper demonstration at Glenn Photo Stock Co. in Atlanta.
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Northampton
Mass
Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
H. E. Talman
Nepera Chemical Company
Glenn Photo Stock Co
Whitehall Street
New $20,000 Conklin Building Planned in City
Conklin Manufacturing to start a new brick four story plus basement building at the corner of Marietta street and Jones avenue. Architect W T Downing has prepared plans for a 50 by 3817 foot frontage structure to house manufacturing operations alongside an existing facility. Bids are being received and the contract likely to be awarded within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conklin Manufacturing Company
W. T. Downing
Marietta Street
Jones Avenue
Invitation to William Jennings Bryan in Charleston
Charleston 8. C. February 13. The city council invited William Jennings Bryan to speak in Charleston after a resolution. J C Hemphill editor of The News and Courier was named chairman of the committee to go to Columbia and extend the invitation. Bryan declined Charleston college students offer yesterday but may accept. Alderman O'Neil, a bank president, cast the sole vote against the resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Columbus
Charleston
James Craig Receives War News From Durban Niece
James Craig of this city obtains two letters from his Durban based niece Miss Etta Welch. The missives detail family members in the South African conflict including David Hugh and Frank Craig and describe Durban refugees and battlefield scenes. The niece notes Dundee shelled and Ladysmith under bombardment, with martial law and transport scenes at the port.
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James Craig
South Africa
Misa’ Etta Welch
Durban
Craig
England
Natal ’Carbineers
Joubert
Etta Welch
Mr. Craig
David
Hugh Craig
Ladysmith
Frank
John Craig
Dundee
Smith Street
Uncle Craig
Herea
Durpan
Zululand
James
Nural
Pieterroarttzoure
Hxcourt
Colenso
Wylie
David Craig
Macon
Ot Jamey Craig
Atlanta
St Braith Street
Uncle
Hugh
Buller
Tugela
Montzburg
Moort
Missing Mother's Search Reaches New Stage
A lengthy notice explains an anonymous letter to W. P. of Jamesburg New Jersey seeking details to identify a Georgian mother. Walter Pitcher promises full proof of the child's identity and secrecy. if not resolved, he may reveal a sensational story after twenty years. The Atlanta newspaper ad sparked renewed public interest in the search.
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the Constitution
The
Constitution
Jamesburg
Walter Pitcher
Atlanta
Mayor Woodward Replies On Municipal Ownership Card
Mayor Woodward challenges Joel Hurt's statements in the Constitution card on municipal ownership. He says the 6 per cent gross receipts tax activates only after grants expire in 1941 and then applies to other companies. He notes the 50 year franchise limit and claims Atlanta airway and Power Company resists new ordinance requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Hurt
Woodward
Hurt
Collins Park
Atlanta Airway and Power Company
Grain-O Coffee Substitute Promoted for Delicate Stomachs
An advertisement declares a new grain beverage Grain-O substitutes coffee in grocery stores. Marketed to all, including children, it promises easy digestion for delicate stomachs and similar taste to coffee at 15 or 25 cents per package, claiming sales on Marietta Street.
Hearing in Mercantile Trust Case Consolidates Atlanta Rail Wa r
The Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company of Baltimore and the Atlanta Railway and Power Company faced a full day in U S District Court over the Collins Park Belt Railroad issue. The suit seeks to permanently bar the city of Atlanta from condemning parts of Atlanta Railway and Power tracks and challenges the governing ordinance. Plaintiffs submitted affidavits and argued over Joel Hurt’s testimony as the hearing extended into the next day.
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United States District Court
Mercantle Trust and Deposit Company
Baltimore
Atlanta Railway and Power Company of
Atlanta
Collins Park and Belt Railroad
City of
United States
Cotling Park Company
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Joel Hurt
Hurt
Orme Elected Vice President of Atlanta Clearing House
Joseph T. Orme cashier of the Lowry Banking Company was elected vice president of the Atlanta Clearing House Association at yesterday afternoon’s meeting, succeeding Charles A. Collier who retires from banking circles. Orme is a well known financier and expected to be an excellent officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Collier
Clearing House Association
Atlanta Clearing House Association
Joseph T. Orme
Lowry Banking Company
Charlies A. Collier
Orme
Census official Dr Wines to tour the South from Atlanta
Dr E H Wines assistant director of the census arrives in Atlanta to confer with Georgia South Carolina and Florida supervisors at the Kimball house. He will visit Nashville Birmingham and New Orleans over three weeks meeting 158 district supervisors and explaining census methods and duties before heading to Washington.
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Frei H. Vines
Atlanta
Washington
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Kimball House
Nashville
Dr. Wines
Henry Blun
Savannah
Henry W. Hopkins
Thomasville
Henry Wettereth
Americus
Melville L. Covington
Carrallton
James W. Angerson
Covington
Judson M. Strickland
Griffin
George D. Anderson
Marietta
Elbert L. Campbell
Eudora
John H. Witzel
Blue Ridge
Edward D. Smythe
Augusta
Alexandr Ackerman
Dublin
Jonathan W. Wheeler
Charleston
Samuel A. Pearce
Columbia
David M. Russall
Andersen
Andrew J
Thomas
Greenville
Thomas J. Cunningham
Clowney
Lindsey J. Breeden
Bennettsville
Richard Turnbull
Monticello
Vines
Worrington
Dirst
South
Birmingham
New Orleans
Dr.Wines
Boston
New York City
Albany
Chicago
St. Louis
Congress
Lucien Knight to Speak at Central Presbyterian Tonight
Lucien L. Knight will address the congregation of Central Presbyterian Church during the regular weekly prayer meeting tonight in the pastor's absence. After services, Sunday school teachers will meet to discuss several important questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Presbyterian Church
Theron H. Rice
Athens
Lucien L. Knight
Kirkwood Elects Mayor and Five Councilmen in First Incorporation
In Kirkwood’s first municipal election, 92 of 167 registered voters cast ballots and L. M. Cassels was elected mayor. The council winners were J. C. Kirkpatrick, J. F. Bates, Charles A. Bisson, G. C. A. Caldecott, and T. R. Burnsides by a narrow 11 vote margin after two ballots. An early issue saw 21 registered voters initially left off the lists, later allowed to vote amid challenges to eligibility.
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Kirkwood
L. M. Cassels
J. C. Kirkpatrick
J. F. Bates
Charles A. Bisson
G. C. A. Caldecott
T. R. Burnsides
Kirkwood Incorporation Vote Backed by Opponents
Voters in Kirkwood cast ballots from 6am to 8pm with early morning business men voting heavily. Two counts occurred after a voter cast two ballots, defeating ticket included Mayor J. C. A. Branan and councilmen Norwood Robson R. B. Scott P. S. Dunlap W. T. Bowden John W. Clary. Opponents expect Supreme Court review of Judge Candler’s charter ruling while awaiting its decision. Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J. C. A. Branan
Norwood Robson
R. B. Scott
P. S. Dunlap
W. T. Bowden
John W. Clary
C. A. Sisson
Kirkwood
Candler
Supreme Court
Town of
Miss Julia Morrison To Lecture In Chattanooga
Miss Julia Morrison has secured a lecture engagement in Chattanooga. She spoke to two city ministers who approved the talk and advised that women may attend. Dr Alonzo Monk of Centenary Church was among those who heard the lecture and may be cited in advertising notes.
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Chattanooga
Julia Morrison
Medical Society
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Petton
Avera
Trustee Corporation
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Standard Telephone Company
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Rock Hill
8. C
Mayor Woodward
Toh Mwee
E.H. Wines
Lucien Knight
F. J. Paxo Ph
Robert Neilson Stevens
Whitehall
Cassels
Nlu Rat As
Bea
Phila
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Cheney
Eiseman Bros
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