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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1903
Page
3
An OCR fragment notes a January meeting and street work plans in a 1903 city notice. It mentions the Clot ay of January, Deracur street, sewer concerns, and a building project with monetary figures. Names and places are garbled, but the core is a public works agenda and budget items.
Chief Ball appeals to charitable residents to aid three distressed households. Reports detail Mrs J D Brooks of Tum or Inst seeking support as her husband, once a working man, was paralyzed nine lengths ago. Mrs Mamie Drake, widow of 597 Ma Metta Street, is ill with three young children and seeks shelter and aid. A third case involves a deserted wife, Mrs Alpha Hen, with two children, who requests city charity assistance as she struggles to provide for her family.
A bankruptcy petition was filed in federal court to move Equitable Loaning and Security Company from state to bankruptcy court. Receivers appointed by Superior Court would be discharged if the company is adjudged bankrupt, with hearing set for January 17. Petitioners include F. M. Loveless and others from Atlanta Buford and Cartersville, alleging insolvency and debt on certificates.
The Sixteenth United States Infantry Band gave its debut concert in the Fort McPherson post dining hall last night to a large appreciative crowd. John F. Klein led the well trained band through an Offenbach overture Verdi selections and Grieg pieces, with future performances set for Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 p m in the same hall. The day’s memorandum notes more weekly band concerts in the men’s hall at 7:30 p m on Tuesdays and Thursdays, inviting all attendees.
Professor Cornelius Oliverreaux, a Mt Pelee survivor and educator, will speak at the court house in Atlanta tonight. He plans to recount his escape from the St Pierre eruption and discuss race issues, with admission free but limited seating.
Police Captain Henry Jennings ordered heightened vigilance after several burglaries across Atlanta in recent nights. He urged officers to watch for suspicious characters and keep beats secure to prevent further depredations. Two homes were entered and an attempt on a third. another two stores were robbed Monday night. No incidents reported last night.
A. A. Marshall, an insurance man, is held at the Savannah police station and is wanted in Calhoun County on charges of cheating and swindling as a book agent. A special officer will transport him today to Calhoun County, where he maintains his innocence and asserts he has committed no crime.
Local event announces Rev T C Carter D D who spent two years in China will deliver a lecture Thursday night at the People's Tabernacle on Sights in China. Proceeds go to the tabernacle building fund. Also notes staff captain Berryman of the Salvation Army visits Atlanta for General Booth’s spring reception. park board set to meet at city hall. Several local deaths and notices follow, including Joseph Croney, 41, Ellen Hanson, 4, William Hancock, and William Briggs interments.
The AL lenia Athletic Club handball doubles final featured Stoedell and Fuller defeating Adair and McMillan in seven close games to claim the club championship for the third straight year. The match drew hundreds of spectators and ended with a celebratory lunch at the new club house. In a separate note from Rome Ga on January 6 a bigamy case against Rev. Justin Waytes was disposed of after Governor of South Carolina withdrew his requisition papers. the case originated from a charge in Columbia, S.C.
Race card from New Orleans reports six races with Chickadea winning race one after a heavy setup. weather and slow track noted. Andes, Prime, The Stewardess and Telamon among top finishers in subsequent events with prices, margins, and time records cited.
Buffalo reports Jim Corbett willing to meet Jim Jeffries for the world championship in a proposed twenty round bout. The Hays Valley Athletic Club of San Francisco offers a purse around the proposed sum, with Corbett confident Jeffries will accept as the champion has had no recent opponent. The event would be staged as a major boxing clash with prominent figures and betting details included.
Mrs. Blanch M. Chambers sues Southern Railway Company for $95,000 claiming her husband James C. Chambers was killed Aug 1 1901 in North Avenue yards by a sudden train jerk that threw him from a car. Attorneys Tappard for Chambers and Dorsey Brewster Howell for railroad appear as evidence is heard in U S Court before Judge Newman.
At Oakland track fast, Sad Sam captured the three-quarters of a mile handicap in the first of five races. Despite widespread favorites, other races featured Vohtiger and Constellator winning on selling or allowance terms with strong showings from Genevani, Artiid, and Minder. Time or exact margins vary in the fragmented results.
Historic Oakland meeting lists entries for Futurity and feature races with horses including Vigorose Ohio Girl Lansdowne Ishtar and Pyronerdale among others. Notes reference multiple races such as the Futurity course selling and mile events with trainers and jockeys amid a crowded program.
New York January 6 the conditions for the America's cup sent to the Royal Yacht Club have been signed by the challenging club officers. International races in August are arranged. Jackson Case former Racine mayor and owner of the Jay Bye See horseman and prominent Wisconsin manufacturer died this afternoon born in 1863.
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