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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1902
Page
12
At a police board meeting Commissioner Amos Fox said policemen earning $2 a day cannot meet rising food costs and family expenses. He announced an interim shift allowing officers to postpone old debts while newer debts should be paid. the measure passed unanimously with hopes that hard times will ease and old debts be settled later.
A police board meeting last night raised a new rule requiring the room be cleared during trials after testimony and arguments. Commissioner Patterson read Section 192 insisting reporters must leave during executive sessions, signaling a shift from prior practice where reporters stayed to relay outcomes.
Guests checked in at the Aragon yesterday include Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patton Grantville Ga Charles A Thenus New Orleans P H Seabrooke Charleston D C Mrs R J Plant Macon Ga Miss Flant Macon Ga L P Paris New York Mrs Paris and maid New York Afr and Mrs C Adams Philadelphia Pa David KK Stucki Buffalo Y G L Post Battle Creek Mich and Mrs W M Butler Amsterdam NY J Olver and wife Birmingham Ala Usher Thomasson Madison Ga C H DiNingham Columbus Ga Land and A T Goddin Lynchburg Va.
On January 12 the Cherokee and Chickasaw nations, by their councils, passed resolutions asking Congress to abolish tribal government and establish territorial government instead. They argue the two governments cannot effectively exist concurrently.
In a Darktown court room a series of scenes unfolds from a bitter wind night. Napoleon Denmark sleeps on the ground amid ten above zero while a bailiff jokes about joining a North Pole expedition. Julia Clark faces judgment for selling liquor as Sam Abner staggers in drunk. Lucinda Delma curses near Hell's Half Acre and clothes are weighed against a wind driven line. The recorder fines Julia ten dollars and fifty cents, and townsfolk allude to a rough, wind swept district economy and social order.
Atlanta capitalists pursue oil near Winchester Tennessee with reports of surface pockets and potential gushers. A party travels to Winchester and Shelbyville to map leases, with Standard Oil showing interest. A Crutcher-led contingent and others anticipate quick ventures, while local chatter notes lively streetcar conductor anecdotes and public officials visiting Atlanta.
A brief gratitude note from H C Morrison of Atlanta Ga dated January 73 1902 thanks friends and churches for sympathy services and floral offerings. It notes balm to the bleeding hearts and prays God bless those who sent thoughts and visits during sorrow.
Prominent Gainesville resident Mrs. J E Redwine wife of Colonel John Redwine former state senator and veteran newspaperman is dangerously ill at her Gainesville home with pneumonia Her condition is critical at age 77 Lynean Redwine of Atlanta is at her bedside and hopes for recovery are expressed
A visiting committee from the Baptist Home Mission Board, led by Dr W W Landrom, Dr McConnell, and Judge George Billyer, will travel to Havana to inspect Cuba missions and confer with local missionaries. The group, with Baptists from Atlanta, Virginia, and North Carolina, will stay about ten days to review operations, property, and church governance.
January 13 1902 Brunswick Circuit Mayo in Brunswick v Harvey et al. Argument concluded Harrigon Kirkland v A Candler Governor submitted Savannsh Florida and Western Railway Company Charles Ladzon Argued J B Wright v J duBignon Argued Gilbert Williams v Sarah Williams Submitted E Hirsch et al v Mayor and Council of Brenswieck Argued
The New Vintage, described as delicate and breedy like the 1859 and akin to the 333, is represented by G. H. Mumm's Extra Day now due on the market. Immense reserves guarantee its maintenance. The brand saw 120,359 cases imported in 290, about 64,000 cases locally.
Croker's successor as Tammany leader, Lewis Nixon, once shaped ships for the US Navy and designed the Oregon. The piece recalls Nixon's role in building the Massachusetts and Indiana fleets, his boast about sinking Spanish ships, and his pivotal push to make the Oregon a formidable sea force.
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