Kirkwood Case Opens Court Battle Over Town Charter
A petition filed in DeKalb Superior Court seeks to enjoin Kirkwood’s mayor and council from acting under the newly granted charter and to declare the General Assembly act unconstitutional. Plaintiffs include J. W. Warren and other residents. hearing set for January 20 before Judge Candler. The filing signals a major legal contest over Kirkwood's incorporation and governance.
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Superior Court
DeKalb County
Decatur
Kirkwood
General Assembly
John J. Hopkins & Son
J. Co. A. Branan
Wandler
Judge Candler
Pryor Street
John §. Candler
DeKalb
Major J. W. Warren
Alfred Colquitt Warren
H. Sime
L. M. Castles
L. C. Castles
Z. F. Sisson
Joe Mynate
J. C. Kirkpatrick
Laura Ritley
C. W. Hunnicutt
J. C. A. Branan
Ity
Branna
Canler
Fragmentary OCR Note Hints at Unclear Engagements
The readable fragments suggest a report on engagements or agreements but lack clear names dates or places. Details are too garbled to identify involved parties or exact actions. Further legible text is needed to determine who acted and what was agreed.
Ainea the Yo Gelock Ele Whan Om Day
Fragmentary OCR reads about an event or schedule with unclear names and times. The readable parts suggest a brief item involving a person or group and a day of activity, but specifics remain obscured.
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Ainea
Ing
Christmas Visit Sparks Family Gatherings Across Town
The holiday week brought relatives from Cleveland and Tampa to celebrate at Mr and Mrs Rave’s home. Robe and others joined a large gathering, sharing stories, gifts, and a festive supper. A local bridge game and porch chats capped the evening as guests prepared for tomorrow’s travels back home.
Swindled New York Merchants in Birmingham Scam
An unknown man, posing as a member of Hood Exielding Company, deceived New York wholesale firms by ordering goods and passing drafts for part of the sums. He collected cash for the difference, affecting Powell Bros shoe firm and others like Ht. E. Bonner Co. and Lewinsohn Uleck. Goods valued at about $3,000, including shoes and garments, arrived in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Als
Hood Xielding Comppany
New York
Powell Bros., Shoe
Ht. E. Bonner & Co
Lewinsohn & Uleck
Ema Oe
Prosperous Year for Railroads Surges in 1899 Outlook Bright
Rail executives report 1899 as a peak year with unprecedented prosperity across the nation. Officials cite low rate volatility in the south, robust coal and raw material traffic, and projected gains into 1900 aided by new furnaces and industrial expansion. Leaders warn against overreach and dangerous potential rate changes while predicting continued gains if the money market remains stable.
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Fink
Norfolk and Western
Congress
Thomas
Drle
Erie
New County Commissioners Chairman Elected
From his latest photograph, he was recently elected chairman of the board of county commissioners, succeeding Judge Palmer in that office.
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the Board of County Commissioners
Palmer
Gas stove death prompts coroner inquest
Mrs Hentschel found her husband Carl Hentschel dead in a chair near a full gas stove after being away from home for about six hours. Neighbors note prior fainting spells and a prior suicide attempt. Coroner will hold an inquest with funeral plans to follow.
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Carl Hentschel
South Jackson Street
Hentschel
Germany
Decatur Street
Lyvy
Gussie Fichter
Atlinta
Bail
Cornet
City Finance Committee to Outline Apportionment
City finance leaders prepare to draft the annual apportionment as Tuesday night features a private dinner for the finance committee at J Wyte Pope’s home. Attendees include Mayor Woodward and Comptroller Goldsmith with plans to discuss department needs and municipal aid requests.
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Council
J. Wyte Pope
Afr
Pope
Johnson
Rawson
Mayer Woodward
Goldsmith
Anderson
Rail interests map out future routes and gear up
The Southern Classification Committee adjourned after an all day session to reconvene January 22. Atlanta and West Point Railroad adds new steel bridges and three Rogers locomotives with detailed specs. Changes arrive in agent appointments for multiple western territories and new management roles across several lines. A court refused the Pullman Warner merger injunction, and the Texas and Pacific promotes C P Fegan. New insurance adjustments appear on the Chicago and Alton plan. A Memphis Chattanooga Railway project forms an independent line from Chattanooga to Stevenson with officers named. New stock moves surface around Fitchburg and Rutland connections as the Kansas City reorganizations advance toward a Gulf route.
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Southern Classification Committee
Gulf
Atlantic
Southern Classication Committee
H. W. Morrison
Oklahoma and Gulf
Oklahoma City
O. T
C. B. Mart
General Western
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Krebs
Weatherford
Oklahoma
A. P. Kidwell
Memphis
Tenn
C. L. Eggleston
Monroe Street
Mississippi and
Ohio Rivers
Cairo
Paducah
Thenes
Nashville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Montgomery
Moblin
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Bremphis
Cincinnati
C. E
Little Rock
Ark
BE. M. Rumph
Louisville and Nashville
Evergreen
Ala
Protest Over Class Transfer and 2 Percent Advance Factored
A manufacturer confronted over the shift of an article from fourth to third class admits a 2 percent advance on his goods. He argues the railroads as the buyer face universal shipper objections to such advances, suggesting a broader practice in commerce while railroads resist. Mothers report giving Dr Siegert's Angostura Bitters to children for looseness or bowels.
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Dr. Siegert
Winter Tourist Tickets to Florida Via Central of Georgia Railway
Winter tourist excursion tickets are on sale to Florida Cuba and Nassau via the Central of Georgia railway. Travel in comfort on the Dixie Flyer in Pullman drawing room buffet sleeping cars and day coaches with no changes. Tickets at No 16 Wall Street and Union Depot.
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Florida
Cuba
Nassau
N. P
Central of Georgia Railway
Jin Pullman
Wall Street
Union Depot
Special Bar Committee Expected to Report on Tapp and Langley
The Atlanta Bar Association special committee on unprofessional conduct by attorneys Tapp and Langley will likely deliver its report next Saturday. The panel has held near daily sessions, with Tapp and Langley’s testimony wrapping up and Mr. Austin set to present rebuttal unless new points arise. Committee members Fulton Colville, Preston Arkwright, and Hooper Alexander aim to complete deliberations soon and present findings at the bar’s next meeting.
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Special Bar Committee
Tapp
Langley
Atlanta Bar Association
Lee J. Langley
Thomas
H. Austin
Snook & Austin Furniture Company
Atlanta
Mr. Austin
Messrs
Bar Association
Austin
Amusements at Columbia Theatre with Mabel Paige Company
The Mabel Paige Marshall Musical Comedy Company opens a week at the Columbia Theatre with A Girl from Ireland. Free admission for one penny ticket buyers. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Imperial theater to relay McGovern-Dixon fight results live on Tuesday night. Stolen Pleasures and The Professor sketch highlight a strong weekly program with new acts Robinson and Sheldon.
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Mabel Paige
Marshall Musical Comedy Company
Columbia Theater
Ireland
Juliet
Imperial Theater
Robinson
Sheldon
Swithh
Rev F P Spencer New Pastor of St John s Methodist Church
Rev F P Spencer, soon to be Atlanta's St John s pastor, arrived after leading St Luke's Augusta to grow from 200 to 600 members. Virginian born, Vanderbilt educated, he entered ministry in 1886 and has served in Dahlonega Hampton Culloden and Augusta. He praised St John s as strong socially financially and spiritually and announced a sermon series on souls immortality and immortality inviting public attendance.
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F. P. Spencer
St. John’s Methodist Church
Atlanta
St. Luke's ' Church
Augusta
Old Dominion
Vanderbilt University
Dr. Spencer
Richmond
Mississippi
Spencer
North Mississer
North Georgia
Madison
Dahlonega
First Methodist
Hampton
Culloden
St. Luke's Methodist Church
LaGrange
St. John's Church
No action taken against Fort McPherson chaplain Nave
Chaplain Orville J. Nave of Fort McPherson will not face charges for words deemed disrespectful toward the hospital’s medical officer. Weeks earlier War Department considered action after a letter to a U.S. senator used the term old duffer. A telegram from the senator confirms no action will be taken, bringing relief to Nave and his friends.
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O. J. Nave
Fort McPherson
Orville J. Nave
Army and Navy Journal
Army and Navy Gazette
Nave
United States
War Department
Fulton County Pubic Auction Notices Mix in 1900
Fulton county court orders sale of Rhoderick D Budger estate and two Atlanta houses on Daniel Street under court and deed provisions. Also notice of February auction by Southern Mutual Building and Loan Association of two town lot parcels in Fulton with Church and Emma Street boundaries.
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Georgia
Fulton County
Cuesuay Isebrusry
Rhoderick D. Budger
Ueceasca
Court of Ordinary
Caid County
Daniel Street
City of
Atlanta
Said
Daniel Stree
Edgewood Avenue
Safe Alley
John Comer
Catherine Comer
Fulton
State of Georgia
Southern Mutual Building and Loan Association of
Rome
Jan
Calherine Comer
Sata
John
Superior Court
Roby Robinson
Southern Mutual Building and Loan Association
M. A. O'Byrne
Church's Alley
Emma Street
Thomas Alley
Thomas’s Alley
Porter's Alley
Lee's Alley
M.A. Obyrne
Derson
James A. A
Mutual Buttas
Loan Association of
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Bill
Mayson
George
Candler
Lotta
Oliday Rd
Ned Hoveland
Rey
Tampa
Ncution
Jenton
Mis
E. B. Rosser
Marces
Mr.Pope
Comptroller
Atlanta and
West Point Railroad
Line Creek
Calebee Creek
Grant Wilkins
Rogers Locomotive Works
West Point Road
Westinghouse
Pyle National Electric
George T. Linde
Intery
Great Northern
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
Decatur Axtell
Toledo and Ohio
Pullman Palace Car Company
Warner Palace Car Company
Chicago
Consolidated Companies
Pullman Company
C. P. Fegan
Texas and Pacific
Chicago and Alton
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Alton
Ramen
Hide
Yuri
Alton Company
Memphis and Chatta- Rouga
Southern
Stevenson
H. 5. Chamberlain
George W. Ochs
Chattan Doogar
W. A. Henderson
Washington
Southern Railway Company
Seward Webb
New York Central Railroad
Boston
Fitchbury Railroad
Chaslead & Co
Posten
Maine
Fitchburg
Webb
Witchburg
Rutland Railroad
W. 8. Norris
Chesapeake and Ohio
Taston
Newport News
Norfolk
R. F. Kegneh
Carolina Construction Company
Dt 19
Seaboard Air Line Syndicate
John Scott
T. M. R. Talcott
Seaboard Air Line
C. H. Nolting
EB. Randolph Wiliams
8. A. Lancaster
William &. Harrity
Philadelphia
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
Kansas City
Port Arthur
Northern Lines
Omaha
St. Laws
Kansas City and Eastern
Kansas City and Northern
ST. John's
A. Satzky
Prudential Building
G. W. Adair
Hilliard Street
Irwin Street
Auburn Avenue
City of Ausuta
Saia
Ana
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Gil Wheat Street
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