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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1902
Page
4
Two high speed trains the Chicago and Florida Special and the Chicago and Florida Limited arrived in Atlanta and nearby Macon, drawing keen interest from railroad men. The Limited, delayed by a locomotive breakdown, later moved into a shared car shed. The Special arrived in Atlanta late, with heavy passenger load, and proceeded to St Augustine.
Passenger and official notices detail widespread timetable changes over recent weeks as railroads add new trains for heavy tourist traffic. Interchangeable mileage books across Louisville and Nashville Nashville Chattanooga St Louis Western and Atlantic anticipated. passes and offices shift as staff move to new quarters.
The Central of Georgia Railway announces new schedules. No. 9 reduces Macon and Savannah depart from Atlanta to 7:50 a m. The Chicago and Florida Limited leaves Atlanta at 9:00 a m and reaches St Augustine by 7:65 p m. No. 4 Dixie Flyer departs Atlanta 8:30 p m with a Pullman sleeper. No. 1 arrives Savannah and Macon by 7:45 p m. Continuous adjustments follow for Nos 3 and other through services.
Richard H. Edmonds editor of The Manufacturers' Record will deliver the annual address at the Georgia School of Technology next June. His visit is welcomed by Tech friends and advocates of technical education in Georgia as the graduates of the recent class secure good positions soon after graduation. The list shows mechanical, electrical, and textile graduates employed at firms across Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Newnan, Richmond, and other locales, indicating strong placement success for the school’s programs.
ARRESTED AT DALTON. A man was arrested a few days since at Dalton and fined $300 for selling spectacles under the name of A. K. Hawkes, the Atlanta optician. This should be a lesson to all like impostor and a caution to the people of all communities in the south against such peddlers or fakirs, 14 Whitehall street, on the viaduct.
In Locust Fork a jury acquitted James Glaze Jake Hood William Glover Tom Snow and Joe Vines of assault with intent to murder after a novel woodland trial. The case grew from Jim Glaze seeking to elope with Hood’s daughter and a firefight that wounded Hood’s son and another, with a shot aimed at Hood himself. The informal proceeding resembled a pleasantry more than formal justice.
Birmingham January 7 John B Wilkie chief of the United States secret service is in Birmingham to inspect a recently established office He says robbers who took unsigned Montana bank notes are being rounded up with firm sentences He notes that once the public learns the currency designs new counterfeit prevention will reduce forgery nationwide
Special notice from January reports an interstate gun tournament at Raleigh on June 22. Elmer E Shaver of Pittsburgh, manager of the association, confirms the event and local preparations plus enhancements to the association’s parades. J D Carrier of Asheville is touted as the top clay pigeon shot in the state.
Raleigh January 7 report: the Carolina company of Wilmington is chartered with two million dollars capital. William B. Worth is the principal stockholder. The company is empowered to contract for railway work, sewers, mine shafts, tunnels, bridges and related structures.
A. K. Hawkes, an optician and eyewear maker, claims decades of experience and a wide selection of spectacles. The ad emphasizes craftsmanship and style, noting establishment since 1870 and long local presence near South.
At the Grand last night Herrmann delighted a large crowd with new and classic tricks. Nordica led a triumphant recital across the United States with dramatic power and thrilled the Metropolitan Opera audience in New York. The Galernti theater hosted Embassy stock, while Innes and Wilson set upcoming performances with a mix of grand opera scenes and light favorites.
Friends and acquaintances of William Clarke Rawson attend the funeral at Trinity Church at 10 30 a m with pallbearers named to meet at 9 45 a m. Honorary escort includes Mayor Livingstson Mims and many local dignitaries at 10 80 a m. Also notices for Johnson and Fowler families with service details and processions.
A sequence of fraternal notices states Ja zon Burr Council meets at Masonic Hall at 7 30 pm on Wednesday January 1902. special edification for At lente Lodge for funeral of William C Rawson. Gaza City council No 2 to march to funeral for C C Wallace at Trinity church Westview. Empire Lodge No 47 E of P to attend funeral of C Wallace. Weather forecast for several states notes fair or partly cloudy days with light southerly winds.
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