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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1904

Page

6

Health Issues Discussed at State Board Meeting

The state board of health met in the senate chamber at the capitol with Dr Willis Westmoreland presiding. Resolutions urged county and municipal health boards, vaccination, quarantining, and fumigation, and endorsed formaldehyde disinfection over sulfur candles.

Capitol State Board of Health Senate Willis Westmoreland Atlanta Benedict Athens Eighth Congressional District J B Morgan Augusta Tenth Tenmell Ingesson Westmoreland Piedmont

Just for the Mousey Lesson Sparks Teacher Debate

Philadelphia Bulletin item notes a local teaching dispute over a pupil named Mousey with a teacher scoring 82 on each lesson. The brief hints at criticism of the teacher's methods and the value of the instruction in a community context.

Philadelphia Bulletin Nords

Bitter Cold Stuns Nation With Record Lows Across Cities

January 5 reports detail unprecedented temperatures from New York to Ohio and beyond. Officials note a 4 below zero mark in the city with records set since 1875, severe windless cold slowing trains, halting outdoor work, and widespread fires. Reports from Wilmington, New Haven, Boston, Providence, and St Louis describe subzero readings, frozen rivers, frozen harbors, and freight delays.

New York Harlem River Maccombs Dam Fifth Street Delaware Wilmington Dee Christiana Thia City Mew Haven Connecticut Wis Banbury New Haven Traftford Boston England Balem Muse New Hillmpsture Keene Woods River Junction R I Philadelphia Delaware River Ohio Youngstown St. Louis St Louis Piirle Avenue Cft Thwaird Framundson Greenfield Town

The Shining Mark

Aunt Kezla brings news of a sudden death of a well liked young man in the community. The mother notes he hid things to seem pleasant while bright prospects faded and his parents suffered. Aunt Kezia adds dramatic emphasis on how the analyzed person is often the first to be blamed.

Lippincott 2 Magazine Kezla Kezia

Unclear phrasing from Philadelphia Press excerpt

Fragmentary OCR notes describe a scene where a woman poses, a man named Kammerer allegedly tricks someone, and a snapshot allegedly shows his wife eating corn, but details are incomplete and context is missing.

Philadelphia Press

Catching Up From The Yonkers Statesman

A fragmented item notes Philadelphia dining habits and timing of meals. The text suggests a remark about Philadelphians eating cereal in the evening, implying a shift or improvement, and mentions being twelve hours behind in some sense. The readability is limited with unclear context and dates.

Yonkers Philadelphia

Stockholders Left in Lurch

United States Steel directors cut the common dividend from 4 to 2 percent while the preferred 1 percent was declared. The December assets show a 2 percent shrinkage in earnings with last quarter profits well below 1902, and undivided surplus down from 1902 totals though depreciation and adjustments offset some losses.

York United States Steel Wallfleet Chaimmian Gary Trent Netesitungs Gs ‘Lstery Corpor Iton Pein

Soldiers Home Trustees Meet For Annual Election Of Officers

The Soldiers home trustees will hold their regular annual meeting this morning. Judge H W Bell may attend the funeral of General Longstreet, influencing the scheduling to avoid postponement. Thornton of Atlanta will preside if Bell is absent. The session will elect officers and discuss home needs, with current officers likely to be reelected. Papa's Experience and Positive Proof items follow in the page.

Soldiers Home H W Bell Jefferson Board of Trusteea Ss General Longstreet Beil Thornton

Thomas chosen speaker in Mississippi lower house

Jackson Mississippi reports Thomas of Washington elected speaker in the Mississippi House in regular biennial session with Lou Smith as clerk and E H Monre of Bollkar chosen Senate president pro tem. Governor Longino to send last message. Vardaman and other officers to be sworn in. Sketch notes Thomas’s Texas birth, Mississippi roots, education, law practice, service in four terms, leadership in Ways and Means, and role in capitol bill. he is twice married and praised as a skilled debater and parliamentarian.

Jackson Miss I N Thomas Washington Lou Smith E H Monre Bollkar Wis Senate Longino Clece Vardaman Speaker Thomas Bor Texas Eo‘ Thomas Mississippi Hinds County Gonzales Tex Thomas Mississippi College Greenville Ry Campbell Tar Ager Capitol Thomas Hog Board of Suptrvteurs Ashington County Greens We Public Schools The Presbyterian Church Viasonte Masons Miles Matticw Shackleford St Louis M. Thomas Russell

Case of Anthrax Found in Hospital Patient

A New York hospital reports a case of anthrax, a malignant disease of cattle, in a human patient. The man suspected a head carbuncle, which was swollen. doctors removed the affected tissue and expect recovery.

New York

Error in Bill Fatal Defect in Savannah Court

In Savannah on January 5 Judge Norwool dismissed attachment proceedings in the case of Michael A Connolly vs Benjamin D Greene John T Grynor and Akintic Contracting Company for $6000. The suit will proceed as a common law action. An attachment on defendants property was improperly described omitting the usual caption of Georgia Chatham county, a fatal defect according to the defense.

Savannah Norwool Michael A Connolly Benjamin D Greene John T Grynor Akintic Contracting Connolly Thiriff Georgia Chatham County

Injuries Stemming From December 17 Armours Station Crash

Two railway postal clerks sue the Southern Railway for damages totaling 17 000 after a December 17 accident at Armour s station near Allatta when Boutherm passenger train No 97 collided with an open switch. Walter Gray Jr seeks 15 000 and Baylis R Clarkes 2 000. Howard I McConnell sues Central of Georgia Railway for 6 000 after being struck by flat cars while crossing Peters Street last November. C B Palmer and wife Lillie Belie Palmer sue Georgia Railway and Electric Company for 15 000 and 5 000 respectively after Mrs Palmer was injured boarding a Luckie Street car on December 5. Attorneys Arnold and Arnold represent all plaintiffs. The piece closes with a poetical note from The Detroit Free Press.

Southern Armours Station Allatta Sulin Walter Gray, Jr Baylis R Clarks Poth Boutherm Armour Howard I McConnell Central of Georgia Railway Company McConnell Peters Street Sulit Georgia Railway and Electric Company C B Palmer Sirs Lillie Belie Palmer

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