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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
6
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The Fulton County board of commissioners appointed Judge H. B. Rosser as chairman and elected a new vice chairman Judge E. B. Palmer. Salaries for 1900 were fixed with modest increases for the almshouse physician and county attorney, and several officer positions were filled including public works superintendent and courthouse officials. Committees were reorganized and routine business plus road and bridge matters were reviewed, with expenditures and payrolls for December 1899 discussed.
Brumby Monument Association chaired by Joyner forms committees to start fundraising. Walter Taylor proposes a city employee salary contribution plan with 1 percent from each wage to the fund on February 11. Fred Clower and Carl Witt contribute and raffle a grand gramophone for Brumby, with proceeds aiding the monument. Hood's Sarsaparilla advert appears.
A Boston mill syndicate representative has spent three days in Chattanooga gathering prices for lumber structural iron and other building materials for a potential large cotton mill here The figures show strong local production interest and suggest a mill in this city if the project proceeds January 2 Chattanooga special report
Washington January 3 The first formal dinner of the social season at the White House was hosted by President and Mrs McKinley with cabinet members and wives as guests of honor. Senate and House members attended along with others. East Room decor and Marine Band music accompanied the event with over seventy guests including Senator and Miss Morgan Senator and Mrs Jones of Arkansas and Representative Richardson.
An upcoming Sunday edition will reveal the official announcement of the Georgia Cracker Tobacco Prize Contest. Details on entry, prizes, and eligibility are expected to be released by the publication.
Police detained Benjamin F Lee after he wandered to the barracks saying his mind was queer and he needed care. He possessed a marriage license bearing his name and Mollie Belle Melton, but he cannot recall details of the couple or the wedding. Doctors and officers press to locate his family and the license’s counterpart as the case unfolds.
Special from Montgomery reports a daytime clash in Coosa County between a six man revenue posse led by Carl Tutwiler and a group of moonshiners. Three or four outlaws were said shot, others arrested, officers reportedly unharmed, but details remain unconfirmed due to remote field location.
Raleigh January 3 Special Israel Hargett former Rocky Mountain postmaster pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling 812 dollars. He offered a letter as mitigating evidence. Judgment not yet pronounced.
Excavations for abutments are under way on the Whitehall Street bridge over the Southern Railway near Humphries. A new bridge floor and heavy timbers are in place. Traffic may resume today or tomorrow. Piers for the iron bridge will take about two months or longer to complete. Pedestrian and streetcar travel has continued except for a brief cave in interruption.
Five miles west of Carrollton Georgia last night a fine horse was stolen from the barn of N J Chandler postmaster at Billow. Special report notes the theft occurred January 2 and cites the local sheriff for investigation.
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