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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1900
Page
8
A readable fragment mentions record 9 for an individual named RA Armas Inesay. The text is garbled but indicates a numbered item or entry connected to the person, without clear dates or places. Further context is needed to clarify its nature or event.
A decipherable fragment from the page shows unclear text mentioning names and a question about someone's wit or agreement. The readable portion lacks concrete events or dates but suggests a discussion or inquiry among individuals, possibly about plans or credibility.
Fragmentary OCR item notes property build rates and new locks at a street address in Pryor City. Mentions a large brand and Parca flsoa with May date hints and unclear lender or contractor names.
City council weighs taxing property now exempt from taxation to fund schools water mains and sewerage improvements. A one eighth of 1 percent special tax faced opposition but gained a bare majority. Officials study legality and potential revenue from exempt properties while arranging future meetings and apportionment plans.
A comic scene unfolds in Atlanta as dozens of would be census enumerators flood the third floor of the customs house, chasing rumors of Wines the census assistant director. They search offices, libraries, and even governor Candler, only to find no sign of the elusive official, while Covington’s Anderson also remains absent.
The Collins Park and Belt Line Company receives the first installment of 650000 dollars worth of street railway material in Atlanta. Rails and poles line Ivy Street toward Peachtree while Mr. Atkinson declares condemnation steps will finish the system. Officials and residents observe the progress as cars, cars, and more rails approach Decatur via Auburn Avenue. Superintendent Zimmerman returns with purchases for rolling stock.
County Attorney decided that the county treasurer could make payments to the old force. Checks were issued to cover salaries, ensuring all owed money would be paid.
Captain A M Verner and J C Connally, two of Fulton County’s old county police, were paid back wages yesterday by the county treasurer for services rendered over two years ago. The payments end a long dispute stemming from a court ruling that the county could not legally maintain a police force. Legislature recent acts authorized paying the old force, while the supreme court case remained pending. Inspectors of roads and bridges will be county police under sheriff direction until the case is decided.
Police detail led to the arrest ofTom Harris a mulatto about twenty five held on the charge of idling and loitering. He confessed during confinement telling how he robbed stores houses and clothes lines in Atlanta. Officer Sanford recounts Harris as an artist thief with years of suspected activity and lists several locations impacted.
Prisoner Harris explains to a barracks turnkey how he carries out thefts in broad daylight and at night. He claims he can steal knives, scissors, clothes from lines, and evade officers by posing as a petty thief. Officers at the barracks deem Harris the boldest rogue on their records.
Saturday trade features a big shipment of fresh and salt water trout white shad Florida bream and the finest celery. Norfolk Savannah Brunswick and Mobile oysters are available in shell or shucked. The oyster counter draws busy midday crowds and offers quick hot lunches. Dunhoo and Robinson, 2 South Broad Street. Phone 1042.
John M Miller Co offers a full range of blank books for bookkeeping including ledgers journals and cash books for single and double entry. Also available are patent flat openers with good papers and sturdy bindings at prices much lower than made to pale books. Located at 49 Marietta Street Atlanta Georgia.
Winter tourist excursion tickets are now on sale to Florida Cuba and Nassau. Travel via the Central of Georgia railway on the Dixie Flyer in Pullman drawing room and day coaches without change. Ticket office No 16 Wall street and union depot.
A police matinee recital features Burrell Leonard and others in a string of comic misdeeds. A white man recalls a ten cent supper and a remark about cheese. Judges Broyles and Broyles dole out fines, stockade terms, and moralizing on mercy and ingratitude amid Hardy street vignettes and witty condemnations.
A vintage ad promotes Buckien's Arnica Salve for volcanic or skin eruptions and a broad range of ailments. It claims quick relief for fevers, ulcers, boils, cuts, burns, chapped hands, corns, warts, and piles. Sold by druggists, 2 cents per box, with a guarantee.
A forthcoming Sunday issue will carry the official announcement of the Georgia Cracker Tobacco Prize contest. The agenda notes this is a key event with prize details and eligibility to be disclosed in the release. Local readers are urged to watch for the full statement.
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