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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
4
A veterinary surgeon warns horse owners to slow down as sleet slicks sidewalks and streets. Deputies, clerks, and bystanders watch as pedestrians slip, with one woman noted as a rare victim and a man recounting human behavior amid the slick. Walter Crosby returns from Shreveport praising southern progress, while locals debate old streetcars and home industry during cold weather.
Governor Candler says the depot matter will be settled at next week’s conference with the depot commission and railroad authorities. All railroads have replied to the state's depot proposal with assent expected from Southern after Central of Georgia joins. The outcome hinges on consensus among the railroads for building a new depot on state property in Atlanta.
A new schedule between Atlanta and Carrollton via Bremen was inaugurated effective February 9. Trains leave Atlanta 6:10 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., arriving Carrollton at 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Trains leave Carrollton 5:30 a.m., 9:20 a.m., and 5:00 p.m., arriving Atlanta at 11:30 a.m. and 10:15 p.m. respectively.
The Young Men's Christian Association membership committee and two teams from last year’s contest were hosted at a fine dinner by the Ladies' Auxiliary. Twenty six gentlemen attended as the teams mingled, pledging to recruit new members. Scott praised four years of progress and noted plans for a south side branch and a dormitory to aid members.
Ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills for quick relief from torpid liver jaundice dizziness fever and malaria. Claims cure without gripe or weakness and promotes small size and 25 cent price at druggists.
Chief Joyner and a crew of Atlanta firemen will run a fundraising dinner at the Sheltering Arms restaurant. The event features firemen servers, Atlanta women volunteers, six big chafing diaries, 360 birds, tender chafing dish birds and barbecued lamb, with many tickets sold in advance.
Senator Mason recounts his first experience with executive sessions in a New York World piece. He recalls a New England senator moving the session, bells ringing, pages fleeing, and a single cigar lit as John Smith was confirmed in Podunk. The vice president says it is ordered. The narrator laments his dream turning awry.
Railroad men debated next week’s conference between railroad executives and the state depot commission over a proposed Atlanta depot. Opinions varied on the plan’s impact on the Southern, with talks of site at Mitchell and Forsyth Streets and possible Southern concessions. Rumors about C A Wickersham’s rise to general manager were denied but debated, with emphasis on promoting internal talent. Interchangeable mileage plans by the Plant system expand across multiple lines, easing travel for the public.
Washington weather reports for February 14 forecast fair conditions in the north with possible rain in the south. North Carolina and Georgia show snow or rain Saturday, clearing to fair by Sunday. Eastern Florida expects rain Saturday, colder Sunday with strong winds. Western Florida Alabama clear and much colder, high winds. Mississippi and Louisiana forecast fair Saturday, warmer in the west, Sunday warmer in the north. Texas regions show fair weather with varying winds, colder nights elsewhere.
Ohio manufacturers aim to build a $160,000 cotton oil mill in Atlanta as part of a regional expansion. Procter & Gamble plans multiple mills in Augusta Memphis Selma and Little Rock with operation hoped by September 1 to coincide with the cotton seed season. Site choice for Atlanta is pending as promoters finalize details and begin work promptly.
Southern Railroady timetable lists numerous daily through and local trains from Atlanta to Cincinnati Chicago Brunswick Chattanooga and Birmingham with Pullman sleeping cars dining service and through connections to Washington Richmond New York and Detroit. It notes arrivals at Chattanooga Tallapoosa Jacksonville St Augustine and other points with standard service offerings and varying schedules.
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