Fulton roads damaged by heavy rains and washed bridge
Heavy rains in Fulton caused extensive damage to roads and washed away the Nances Creek bridge on Pow Ferry Road. Officials estimate total losses between 5000 and 10000 dollars as culverts failed and road beds washed out. Chairman West Adair coordinates assessments with Captain J Donaldson and churching crews to resume work, with possible split repair squads.
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Fulton Conian
West Adair
Board of County Commission
Adair
Nances Creek
Charman Air
J. Donaldson
Public Times
Donalds
Ablic
Census Figures Show Virginia Manufacturing Growth in 1900
A preliminary census report details Virginia manufacturing in 1900 with 825 establishments state wide, capital 103 million, wages 22.4 million, and products valued at 132.7 million. Norfolk Petersburg Richmond Roanoke figures show varied gains and declines across cities. Plans for consolidation of major mills in New England are noted, with New York and New England capitalists forming a syndicate.
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Washington
Bucay Today
VirgInia
Norfolk
Petersburg
Richmond
Roanoke
Ecapital
New England
New York
Flippant Balloon Incident Ends in Courtroom Fines
Mandy Maddox, charged with dousing a Darktown parson, explains water sprayed from a garden hose during a street incident. The recorder imposes a thirty day sentence with a fine for Hanover for balloon mischief tied to two rival cape owners Cynthia Morris and Sallie Walker amid a torn banner dispute and church festival tensions.
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Mandy Maddox
Police
Darktown
Oman
Mandy
Yassah
Jedge Briles
Hove
Hanover Jornaon
Hanover
Eanover
Broyles
Huth
Cynthia Morris
Sallie Walker
Cynthia
Sis
Walker
Sis’ Morris
The Political Bacillus Transforming Henry Smith
A small town grocer Henry Smith succumbs to a political fever after a ward politician inflames his vanity. He attends mass meetings, gives a speech, gains local notoriety through newspapers, and soon entries himself as a candidate for alderman, jeopardizing his ordinary life and business.
Atlanta Board of Education urged to fund manual training program
The Board of Lady Visitors led by Mrs. H. B. Wey reports in Atlanta that the Board of Education is low on funds and asks for immediate 1902–style improvements. They push for hydrants, coolers, room expansion, maps, repairs, and stronger support for manual training amid concerns over high schools and finances.
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Board of Education
Board of Lady Visitors
H. B. Wey
Hoke Smith
Hamilton Douglas
5. M. Landrum
James T. Orme
Council
Hs Bs
H. 8. Wey
Atlanta
Atlanta Pubic Schools
Board of Viaitors
Calhoun Street
Crew Street School
Utterbach
Perp
National Educational Association
Dr. Toevel
Davis Street
Moten
Han
The Bacillus of Politics Bites Henry Smith Again
Henry Smith learns the hard way that local politics cost more than it pays. He mortgages his store, loses business, and ends up alienating allies as he chases elections. After a year his term ends and he vows to return to selling bacon and butter, still afflicted by the political bacillus.
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Henry Smith
Foreign Mission Society
Republic
Dan Delaney
Mr. Delaney
Smith
Netty
Daily Deluge
Delaney
Jeraccilus
Bacellus
Goodby
Arrivals at the Aragon
James Damine reports the arrivals at the Aragon yesterday including Colonel Pope James Menzies W A Winburn Ruth McCash TV Ashby Annie Youse and others from Reading Savannah LaGrange Macon Philadelphia Waycross Augusta and nearby areas.
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Aragon
R. Poormen
Reading
Colonel Pope
James Menzies
W. A. Winburn
Savannah Ga
John M. Cutter
Macon
C. B. Roberts
Savannah
P. RB. Ischeon
Gambier
Ohio
Ruth McCash
LaGrange
Ashby
New Orleans
Annie Youse
InGrange
William J. Warener
Waycross
John Humphrey
Philadelphia
Charles_H. Highbleys
Edgar 8. Wilson
Benjamin Vyooney
Fjerrge T. Tenter
Porter Fleming
Augusta
Aveon
Avesta Ge
James D. Damine
Aragon Yesteray
Race With Death To Save Husband From Consumption
A Michigan woman and her dying husband, aided by their five year old daughter, sought free transport from Atlanta toward Florida for a hopeful cure. They had traveled by buggy, sold the team, and begged for help after the city warden limited aid to Griffin. The chief and matron gave shelter.
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Edward Willams
Alpena
Mich
Florida
Atlanta
Hunter
Grifin
Griffin
Ball
Working 24 Hours a Day by Scr King’s New Life Pills
The advertisement touts Scr King’s New Life Pills as tireless little workers curing torpid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague. It claims millions use them daily, banish sick headache drive out malaria never gripe or weaken and that a small taste works wonders sold at druggists for 2e.
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King’s New Life
Additional Train Service Between Atlanta and Birmingham
Forday January 6 new schedule changes on the Southern Railway Sheingham division add a direct Atlanta Anniston train leaving here at 3:40 pm and arriving Birmingham 7:40 am No 27 departs Atlanta 4:15 pm arriving Birmingham 9:50 pm. The train to Atlanta from here will depart daily at 2:40 pm arriving Anniston at 2? Dy. Details unclear. official J C Beam and Dr A.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Forday
Sheingham
Southern Railway
Anniston
Stlanta
Affonta
Aniston
Lee
T. m
J. C. Beam
State supervision lists Savikis Bank and Trust Co
Joseph E. Boston, secretary and treasurer, and Payne S. Tye, with two directors named J A McCord and J A Miller. Other directors include Eugene C. Spalding Jo Oliver Elijah A Brown John L George M Brown.
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Geghin Savikis Bank & Trust CO
Joseph E. Boston
Treas
Payne S Tye
Joseph A. McCord
J. A. Miller
Eugene C. Spalding
Jo Oliver
Elijah A. Brown
John L. George M. Brown
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Redus
Hay Amwau
Alin
Wances Creek
Pow Ferry Road
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Bach
Guff
Sworthard
Aldermanic Board
Encyclopedia of Biography
Elie
Titmeelf
Blagon
Gonr
Girore
Cincinnati
Beaty
Dutaet Conlin
Tusnaloosa
Woolsey
Bas Gefuonlle
West Alabama
A. Magre & Sons
Branly
Gur Shoe
Hirsch Bros
Whitehall
Chas, Adler
St. Vitor
Waughington Senitarium Co
Fa,avenue
Ler
Ft. Martin
Washington, D. C
Elrepre
Hotel Earlington
Went
Broadway
New York City
Ery
Rultes
Gultes
Bulteg
B &O
Earle & Son
George M. Brown
Eugene
Spalding
South Road
Peter
Chen Fallange
Dusru
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