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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1900
Page
12
Disjointed OCR text recalls a grocery store setting with references to a bank book, a store, and a possible sale. The jumble mentions names like Meade and Peg, a shelf of items, and Emory (?) Broad, with stray numbers and prices. The fragmentary nature limits clear events or outcomes.
Georgia educators plan a large delegation for the National Educational Association meeting set in Charleston South Carolina from July 7. Professor William M. Slaton of Boys High School directs Georgia’s group. The city offers an 800 seat auditorium and expanded lodging to accommodate delegates.
Rev S P H Elwell 58, a Knight of Honor Pythias and Templar, collapsed from apoplexy while getting shaved in a Columbia barber shop. A veteran preacher and chaplain of the South Carolina division of the United Confederate Veterans, he helped push a $10,000 Confederate women monument through the Legislature. He had led Spring Street church Charleston for three years after previously serving Coln church four years.
The Yumuri valley near Matanzas is a basin shaped area about twelve miles across. From Mon Serrats one can view the valley in full, with a Catholic chapel atop the rock. The chapel houses gold religious artifacts, a diamond star, a fine onyx rosary and other offerings, all displayed amid intricate decorations and statues.
In Yumuri valley near Matanzas the party describes a moonlit church scene with candlelight and a tense moment about a possible threat, then climbs to view a vast valley of palms and fruit trees. They recount huts, worship carvings in rock, and ruins of a sugar refinery, ending with a poetic image of Mon Serrat and the Yumati river.
The Theodore Thomas Orchestra heads to Atlanta on March 13 for four concerts funded by local businessmen and a concert association. The drive supports music education and public access, with season tickets offering two admissions per concert at reduced prices. The program remains classical, showcasing mastery and unity under the conductor and musicians.
Hanover National Bank of New York files in federal court at Chattanooga Tennessee challenging the national bankruptcy act as unconstitutional. The bank argues the act is not uniform or equally applicable to all citizens and questions its compliance with the federal constitution.
The document argues the bankruptcy act favors corporations and ordinary citizens, allowing voluntary filings for some while restricting others and exempting debtors by state of domicile. It claims wage earners and farmers face limitations and cites unequal constitutional guarantees. The case likely heads to the United States Supreme Court.
A riot broke out among negro workers on the Seaboard road near Cheraw, South Carolina. Three men were mortally wounded with one captured and another dying, in a February 17 incident reported as a special dispatch from Columbia.
Skeptical physicians doubted the new file cure for piles. An analysis finds no cocaine or opiates. the Pyramid Pig Cure uses antiseptics and soothing oils. Suppositories give instant relief, reduce tumors, and claim permanent cure. sold by druggists for 60 cents with a free booklet from Pyramid Co Marshall Mich.
Havana readers learn that a mixed Cuban American commission has moved into permanent quarters at 14 Prado to study revisions to the island's laws and tax system. The body includes Luig Estevez y Romero and others. At hens and Mr Rubens are noted figures with ties to U.S. figures and Cuban officials.
The commission warns transplanting US law to Cuba is unwise and urges limited changes to court organization and procedure. It details four court levels, delays, and the inquest system, calling the current system slow, opaque, and a tool for the powerful. It cautions revolutionary leaders may oppose reforms, risking a return to colonial patterns.
A Kingston Tenn special reports Tete Hickey, the man who shot Maggie Jones and wounded John Billingslea at Sarah Kirklin's home, was found dead in the woods near the scene. The top of his head was blown off and authorities suspect a fellow pursuer or his own hand ended him. A shotgun lay nearby, fueling theories of suicide or execution by a companion.
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