State Officials Record Strong Eight Month Revenue
State department of agriculture praises results from June to January 1904 with net returns to the treasury totaling 26600 and projected year total over 40000 as receipts peak in season. Merritt reports rapid book replacements in eighty to one hundred of 137 counties with exchanges and purchases spreading, amid a general school term starting January 1. Candidates and pensions dominate capitol notes including Phillips running for solicitor general, increased pensions paid to nearly 200 veterans, and county executive committee consultations. Capitol activity covers pardons, convict labor contracts, and state investigation leadership updates.
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Department of Agriculture
Treasury
CC Cettie Denarem Oo
Stevens
W. B Merritt
Merritt
E T Brown
Democratic Executive Committee
Atlanta
State Executive Committee
State Committee
Jo W
Alfred Herrington
Bwainestor
B T Rawlins
Beverly T Evens
Supreme Bench
Lindsey
Fulton
Fulton County
Banks County
Secretary Hay in Thomasville
Secretary of State John Hay arrived in Thomasville at 6:20 from Washington in the Pullman car Couriet with Mr and Mrs Payne Whitney and family. He appeared well and walked from the car to Greenwood, greeted by Col O H Payne. The party plans to stay two weeks or more in this Georgia town. Mrs Whitney, formerly Miss Ellen Hay, spent her honeymoon here two years ago.
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Thomasville
John Hay
Washington
Payne Whitney
Couriet
Hay Bearn
O H. Payne
Greenwood
Doctor Urges U S to Manufacture Antitoxin
Chicago January 2 Dr R B Preble president of the Chicago Medical Society calls antitoxin control by a trust a danger to children and urges federal manufacture. He plans to appoint a committee to study facts and start a movement for U S government antitoxin production.
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Dr. Peeble
United States
Chicago
R.B Preble
Chicago Medical Society
Preble
Bridge Across Chattahoochee Spurs Fulton Cobb Cooperation
Fulton and Cobb counties plan a joint steel bridge over the Chattahoochee at Mason and Turner ferry about miles from Atlanta. Estimated cost around 10 000 to 12 000 dollars with two thirds borne by Fulton and one third by Cobb. Plans by J R DeLong and site survey by officials. bids likely within weeks. work aimed for summer completion and spring for Pace's ferry bridge.
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Fulton
Cobb
Chattahoochee River
Mason and Turner Ferry
Atlanta
Board of County
Fulton County
Awbry
Cobb County
E 3B Rosser
County Board
J R DeLong
Paces Ferry
Thomas J Donaldson
County Public Works
Ita
DeLong
Mason and Turner
Cobb Counties
Couch Bros and J J Eagan File Bill of Injunction
In federal court Couch Bros and J J Eagan sue Allen Mfg of Lawrenceville and C L Allen for infringing a horse collar patent. The bill alleges three styles including the Lankford patent and reserves right to sue merchants who buy and sell infringing collars. Case set for next Rules Day before Judge Newman. Arnold & Arnold of Atlanta filed the complaint.
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Couch Bros
J. J. Eagan
Circuit Court of the
United States
Couch Bros & J J Eagan Company
Allen Mfg Company
Lawrenceville
L Allen
Allen Company
Coach Bros. & J J Eagan Company
Mar‘ehanta
Georgia
Newman
Attorntyg Arnold
Society adopts memorial for Mrs. Sarah H. Conley
The Society of St. Luke and the Ladies Aid Society of St Philip Episcopal church adopt a memorial to Mrs. Sarah H. Conley. They note her long devotion to church work, modest offerings, and last acts decorating the church at Christmas. A copy will be inscribed in the minutes for enduring remembrance.
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Sarah H. Conley
Society of St. Luke
Ladies’ Aid Society
St Philip
Bella
Christ
Train Lighting Discussed At Southern Railway Club Meeting
Experts at the Southern and Southwestern Railway Club quarterly meeting tackled train lighting. The Piedmont hosted the session, drawing representatives from major heating and lighting firms and a full turnout of members. The club, over 200 strong, focuses on mechanical railway department topics with meetings set for January, April, August, and November.
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Southern and Southwestern Railway Club
Piedmont
South
Transportation’ Club
Gold Car Heating and Lighting Company
Adams and Westlake Company
Consolidated Railway Electric Lighting and Heating Company
Axle
Pintsch Gas Company
Ford
Technological School
JR Lane
Macon
Samuel Higgins
Washington, DC
W N Cox
Montgomery
Ala
W A Love
Atlanta
A J Merrill
Slow poison kills woman in Clayton county case
Deputy Sheriff Buchanan of DeKalb arrested John Shaw an old negro at East Lake on a murder charge. He is charged with poisoning Sarah Mann of Ellenwood Clayton county. The coroner held an inquest January 6 verdict that Mann died from poison in whisky given by Shaw. Mann's husband Charlie Mann and Bob Middlebrooks were held as accessories.
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Buchanan
DeKalb County
John Shaw
East Lake
Sarah Mann
Ellenwood
Clayton County
Shaw
Sherif Ril Waggoner
Charlie Mann
Bob Middlebrooks
Wag- Boner
Hat cleaning and reshaping at 28 percent discount
Bussey cleans dyes and reshapes old hats and Panamas into late styles. Prices reflect work done at 28 percent off. Located at Whitehall Street.
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Bussey
Whitehall ‘Street
Memorial committee forms for General John Gordon tribute
The five member memorial committee led by Judge W L Calhoun met to plan a formal John Gordon memorial. They will announce the twenty five member permanent committee, seek charter, and designate southern subscription reps at a Saturday meeting in City Hall.
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Committee of Five
W L . Calhoun
John Gordon
Calhoun
A J McBride
A J West
R E Park
Harry L. Schlesinger
John B Gordon Memorial Association
Committee of Twenty-Five
Dr Link in custody over child desertion case
Atlanta police arrested Louige Link a physician accused of leaving his two young children with an old Negro woman for months. He owns several houses and a Mississippi farm, says he supported them but the woman disputes the payments. The case, involving his wife and custody of the children, proceeds to the recorder for full investigation.
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Link
Baine
Louige Link
Giloer
Negro House
Dr Link
Coundry Street
Gleer
Greer
Tink
Negro Womans House
Nettle
Mississippi
The
Constitution
Atlanta
Yazoo City
Recorder
John C Martin Fund Bible Conferences Move Across Georgia
The John C Martin educational fund launches a second Georgia campaign to aid negro preachers and teachers through Bible conferences and literature distribution. Starting Barnesville January 26, the effort aims to build permanent Bible schools with white and Black church leaders, led by Rev M M Fontan and a Georgia advisory group.
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Georgia
John C Martin
Atlanta
Barnesville
Martin
South
Walter JD. Hil
Theron H Rice
J W Greer
Gaines and
Helsey
Funa Ig
J Wn Heidt
M M Fontan
Macon
Dublin
Milledgeville
Newnan
Cartersville
Dalton
Americus
Aska
Funeral pallbearers named from police for Magin funeral
At the request of T Masterson & Bros undertakers Chief of Police Kiely listed four policemen as pallbearers at Frank Magin's funeral held today. Magin, a Writers' Union member, had friends in unions. family and undertakers sourced pallbearers from unions but refusals occurred due to non-union carriage drivers. Fifty liverymen and undertakers were sworn in as private watchmen today amid a drivers strike that began yesterday.
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Bt Louis
T Masterson & Bros
Fire defied by holy word at Iroquois theater
Chicago January 21 reports that among religious articles taken to the Iroquois theater before the fire only a Bible survived, its covers burned and edges charred yet the text intact. Also moved were two pulpits a communion service with a silver pitcher and eight silver cups and linen stored in an alcove on stage. Central church had leased the theater for yearlong Sunday services.
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Chicago
Central Church
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