Augusta man’s death suit ends in favor of Postal Telegraph
Edmond R. Berry as administrator of W. Wesley Bennett sued Postal Telegraph Cable Co. claiming a telegram error caused Bennett’s death. The United States court verdict favored the defendant, finding the misprint did not incur damages and that the case centered on the telegram’s phrasing rather than causation. The lengthy petition and testimony referenced Bennett’s insurance work and a reported $25,000 claim.
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Edmond R. Berry
W. Wesley Bennett
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
United States
Bennett
Anderson, Felder & Davis
Augusta
James T. France
Travelers' Insurance Company
Hartford
Ames T. Prince
Postal-Cable Company
Major Preston
Preston
Postal- Telegraph-Cable Company
Glenn & Rountree
James A. Anderson
A. H. Davis
Dantel W. Rountree
Newman
Grazing Leases Slated in Indian Territory
Conflicting reports on grazing leases in the Indian Territory include statements by Indian Inspector Wright and Principal Chief Porter of the Creek nation. They say cattlemen may lease pastures from Creek citizens and graze cattle without fear of tribal law interference.
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Indian ‘Territory
Wright
Porter
Creek Ration
Old Buildings Sold for New Library Project in Atlanta
The Means High School building, a landmark moved from Greenville, Georgia to Atlanta, is to be razed by Green & Matthews who will reuse timber in new houses. Architect Akerman to arrive Wednesday for trustee meeting to discuss material and working drawings. Architec t plans consider Georgia marble for stone. bids to follow.
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Caracelibrary
Lbrary
Green & Matthews
Means High School
Unitarian Church
Means High
Atlanta
Augustus Sharp
Greenville
Church and
Forsyth Streets
Sharp
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Akerman & Rosg
Georgia
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A Night of Terror at Mrs Burnham’s Bedside
A widow of General Burnham of Matthias Maine faced a night of anxious illness. Doctors feared она could not live till morning but Mrs Lincoln recounts she begged for Dr King’s New Discovery. After three small doses she slept, and its continued use cured her throat chest and lung disease. Trial bottles free at drug stores.
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Matthias
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Fulton Camp Spanish American War Volunteers Formed
In a Fulton County courtroom last night an organization named Fulton Camp Spanish American War Volunteers was formed by enlisted Fulton men. John B. Waddell elected president, Edgar W. Latham vice president, J. F. C. Chambers secretary. other officers to be chosen next Monday. The group plans to recruit veterans and establish committees to guide activities.
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Hunter Street
Fulton County
Fulton Camp
John B. Waddell
Edgar W. Latham
J. F. C. Chambers
Battery B
Georgia Volunteers
Finance Committee Meets at City Hall For City Budget Hearings
The city general council finance committee will hear from all departments at City Hall today on current year appropriations. Charitable institutions’ officers will request aid, plus a push to fund Peter Street improvements. Tonight the chair J Wyle Pope hosts dinner before drafting the appropriation sheet with May or Woodward, Attorney Anderson, and Comptroller Goldsmith assisting.
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Tifton Thomasville and Gulf Railroad Opens Vast Georgia Link
The Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf, Georgia's new railroad, runs from Tifton to Thomasville and connects with Plant System lines at both ends. Atlanta investors own a majority of stock, with H M Atkinson as president and W A Heath as general manager. The line traverses pine lands in Berrien, Worth, Colquitt and Thomas counties, owning about 70,000 acres of timber. Officials project freight and passenger growth and expect towns to spring up along the route as development spreads through southwest Georgia.
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Ite
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T. Jafferson Coolidge
Old Colony Trust Company of
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Gulf Acoucies
Berrien
Worth
Colquitt
Thomas
Colquit
Railroad notes and promotions stir Southeastern rail lines
Chairman Joseph Richardson leaves for Auburn N Y and returns later in the week. Promotions unfold in the St Paul offices with A B Bridges and George W Cross named to senior posts, effective February 1. Directors discuss raising the Louisville and Nashville dividend as freight rates face reduction in Mississippi after a state commission meeting.
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Southeastern Passenger Association
Auburn
N. Y
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State Commission
Mississippi
President Loubet’s Son Prepared for the Field of Honor
Paris reports a possible duel between M. Loubet’s son Paul and M. DeLaunay after a conviction of Neraulede. the event seems unlikely though a challenge was issued. Seconds arranged the affair and Paul Louberig was to shoot today at Marly.
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Marly
Bookkeeping supplies offered by John M. Ler Co Atlanta
An ad stating the John M. Ler Co offers blank books and office supplies in stock with prompt service and reasonable prices. They publish two phone numbers for orders and note their address at 39 Marietta Street in Atlanta.
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John M.ler
Outcast Died in Prison Barracks and Onc e Adjudged Insane
Henry Pollard a dying inmate died in the police barracks from natural causes amid inquest questions by County Physician Dr Bizzell. Wiley Thomas, later adjudged a lunatic, may die in jail. the third man Robert Bell remains in pain at the barracks. The piece notes a push to relocate such inmates from the city prison.
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Potters Field
B. W. Bizzell
Captain Ball
Hall
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Atlanta
Deyote
New York
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Wendling to Speak at Grand on Unseen Realities
Hon George R Wendling will present Unseen Realities at the Grand Friday night as part of a limited southeastern tour. The Atlanta Lecture Association opens reserved seating tomorrow for members, marking his third Atlanta appearance amid strong local and public acclaim.
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Negro Adjudged Lunatic in Atlanta Case
Wylie Thompson, a Black man who arrived from Texas claiming passage to Africa, was declared insane by a jury in the ordinary's office and ordered held at the Tower pending asylum placement. Officials said he is nonviolent but in fragile health and could become dangerous, with a roadmap to New York cited as his embarkation plan.
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