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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1900
Page
2
Commissioner Jones announces the board has rescinded its action and Officer Goulbsys badge is to be kept on by the officer following the earlier removal. The official statement confirms the badge will be returned and worn by the officer.
A city police board suspended W L Goulsby a Southern railway watchman and special officer for eight years from the force but did not remove his badge after debate about his conduct in sending Mr. Smith to the barracks. Mayor Woodward questioned the severity and noted Goulsby acted to protect Smith. Separately officer Newt Heard was suspended thirty days for being intoxicated on duty amid a cold January night. Jones resisted the suspension though most commissioners supported it.
The Atlanta Concert Association brings the renowned Russian violinist Petschnikoff to the Grand next Monday evening. Critics hail him as peerless in violin artistry, with high demand for tickets expected as sales open tomorrow morning. He is said to command about one dollar in the U.S. per performance.
An old time ad promotes the Newby Light by Carter and Gillespie Electric, selling Mantels, Chimneys, Shades and burners. It promises a white light and lower gas bills, noting service for broken mantels and supply of new Welsbach mantels and related parts at Broad Street.
Jane Williams, by attorney Roland Alston, sues Western and Atlanta Railroad for 38 000 damages for the life of her husband John Williams. She alleges he was run over and killed by a defendant engine at the Bellwood avenue crossing on the 16th of this month. Case set for the May term of court.
The notice announces very low rail rates to Birmingham Mobile and New Orleans for Mardi Gras travel. Valid on select Atlanta to Birmingham trains with return by March 1. Contact city ticket office for rates and further details.
Jerome Jones, business manager of The Atlanta Journal of Labor, returned from Macon where he organized the clerks at an open Tuesday night meeting. Temporary officers were elected and a full organization is to be completed at a later Friday session. Jones delivered an enthusiastic speech and received wide praise from attendees, with delegates from the Central Labor Union attending.
Dr J Kenton Hathaway promotes Manliness Vigor Health, sending free copies by mail to readers who mail names and addresses. He claims decades of success treating male diseases like varicocele, stricture, kidney troubles, rheumatism, ulcers and skin diseases with a home based method, no operation, no consultation fee, and a single low price for medicines and services. He cites worldwide cures and urges personal interviews when possible at 4154 South Broad Street Atlanta with office hours mornings and Sundays mornings.
Chairman F T Wirdwick of Dalton presides over a Georgia Tankers Association executive council meeting at the Aragon hotel at 1 o'clock. The gathering aims to finalize arrangements for the annual convention to be held in the early summer months, with expected attendance from council bankers.
The John M. Miller Co at Marietta Street offers stationery and keeps a range of correspondence paper and prices. The fragmentary text notes CASTORE Bears and a signature item in relation to stationery purchases.
The Pure Food Show committee secures rail special rates during exhibition at Gale City Guard Armory under Retail Grocers' Association. Show runs next month with many exhibitor spaces already contracted and broad public interest expected to draw attendees from nearby areas.
An old tale from Alexandria Virginia recounts Doc Letcher claiming to rid a local elf turnpike of a ghost seen by belated travelers. After a lengthy hunt he produced a skeleton as proof, sparking belief he alone halted the haunt with a bold but dubious lecture.
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