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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1900
Page
6
A Park Board meeting to elect a park superintendent ended in a fourballot tie between H D Austin and J L Mosteller. The session in the mayor’s office led to a postponement to the first Friday in February with debate over public versus closed proceedings.
R A Williams, a Georgia figure also known as Pegieg Williams, declares he will swear out warrants and pay taxes after a clash with passenger agents. He was in Atlanta yesterday accompanied by Greene County's sheriff and spoke of his case with notable interest.
A Splendid meeting of the Pioneer Society saw twenty four applications for membership acted upon. All were approved and the new members join the pioneers. Historian W A Fuller resigns with committees appointed to confer and seek his stay.
In a tense Grant Park board meeting, officials spar over park leadership. Verney defends Austin while Moyers and Haas press for change citing incompetence in animal care. Minchinnett questions confidences and supports Mosteller, but no seconded nomination surfaces. The panel votes to postpone officer elections and plans to tighten park finances and access.
Chairman Sam Steele of the Central Candler Club of Georgia calls the executive committee to convene in Atlanta on the first Tuesday in February to discuss plans for the coming state election and to strengthen the club statewide. Steele says the group aims to urge the largest registration of democratic Negro voters ever known in the state. The club’s first regular meeting will follow shortly after the executive session.
George Harmon colored was sentenced by Judge John 8 Candler to eight years for choking Miss Sadie Tycett and aiding another man to snatch her purse. The crime occurred two days before Christmas as she walked near the Baltimore block. Harmon's conviction followed positive identification by the victim. Twenty One jail cases were disposed of yesterday in Fulton superior court.
The record details several defendants and sentences including larceny, burglary, and assault with varying terms from six months to twelve years. Names include Claud Davis Jess Beavers Will Walker Cotton Spencer Richard Knvyckles Joe Thompson and Will Macks. The trial docket notes a poisoner case and schedule for the criminal superior court session beginning at 8:45 AM with jail cases to be disposed of today or tomorrow.
The Office of Assistant Adjutant General has not been abolished. Colonel Phil G Byrd is reappointed as assistant adjutant general and Colonel W G Qbear as inspector general, both receiving favorable replies from military leaders and friends. Governor Candler and General Kell approved the two appointments ahead of the February 1 reorganization, correcting erroneous reports.
The GWW Mumm's Extra Dry led imports with 109,203 cases in 1899, 72,495 more than any other brand. A vast stock of fine wines is carried, promising maintained quality. The 1895 vintage now being imported is exceptionally fine.
A historic overview shows digestion now viewed from mouth to bowels with three dyspepsia types. Acid, alkaline, and intestinal forms require distinct treatments. The R T Booth Company presents Hyomel as a universal germicide safe for internal use. They guarantee a cure or money back.
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