Baby in Basket Left on Street Sparks City Mystery
Two women heard a infant's wail in an alley near Alhambra hotel and found a baby boy in a basket amid blankets. He was taken to the Home for the Friendless while Detective Harris investigates who left him, the well dressed week-old child now cared for by sheltered staff.
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Mourtland Street
Alhambra
Peachtree Street
Garner
John Harris
Harris Io
Fuller
Nolice
Harrig
Ea Areres
Grain-O beverage touted as coffee substitute
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a new drink made from pure grains with a rich mocha like flavor. It claims children may drink it safely and promises wide appeal at a low price per package. It also notes a naturalization item for Edward P. Kenny involving Queen Victoria.
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Java
Missing Georgia mother sought in public plea from New Jersey
A long public appeal from Walter Pitcher of Jamesburg New Jersey seeks help locating a mother who left a child at birth and was later told of the child’s origin. The letter urges Georgia press intervention to publicize the case and aid a reunion, promising anonymity and proof of identity through the foster mother and physician.
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Jamesburg
N. J
Charles Reade
Georgia
N J
Sonstitution
Walter
Atitt
Walter Pitcher
Fox Tie
Aho
Wailtor Pitcher
New Jersey
Rates to Cuba Raised 20 to 25 Percent by Railroads
A rate committee representing Southern and Southwestern ports and interior points voted yesterday to raise Cuban business rates by 20 to 25 percent. The recommendation, made in Louisville and sent to the general committee in New York, is not final until approved. The move aims to reduce uncertainty and harmonize divergent rates among lines, with broad support from major railroads.
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Southwestern
Southeastern Freight Association
Louisville
W F Boaz
Illnois Central
Equitable
Boaz
C. C Cameron
Illinois Central
E Px Dennis
Beckwith
Florida East Coast
Gibson
Mobile and Ohio
Powell
Southern Railway
J A Bywater
Louisville and Nashville
J J Allen
Ward
New York
al Cubarr
Rate Committee
General Committee
Four Year Sentence for Young Gyp South
In the superior court yesterday Judge Candler sentence Young Gyp South to four years after a verdict of guilty for breaking into a car and stealing items. The trial included new evidence claimed by defense but failed to sway the jury. Other cases disposed included forgery by Ben Sims, who received five years, and insanity pleas, withTalliaferro ordered to the insane asylum.
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Superior Court
J H Lumpkin
John S Candler
Joe Thompson
Litt Bloadworth Jr
Candler
Thompson
Gyp South
Ben Sims
P A Allen
Sims
Charley Hill
Willis Taliaferro
Insane Asylum
Talliaferro
Peters Street
Albert Davia
Morgan McNeal
Public Works
Heila Hutchinson
Milledgeville
Fred Andrews
Will Dillon
Charley Cheek
Arley Cheek
W. 5
Mehaffey
City water purity defended amid alum distrust in Atlanta
Colonel Woodward, head of the waterworks, denounces a mineral water firm for alleging Atlanta’s water is impure. He notes extensive analyses show pure water, explains alum use in filtration, and counters claims as unfounded. Council debates race segregation on streetcars and sanitation budget cuts spark outreach. Park Board urged to feed Grant Park animals on Sundays. Councilman Parks returns after rheumatism. Pope travels to New York on business.
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Colonel Park Woodward
Mineral
Atlanta
Colonel Woodward
Johnson
Chatman
Mayorsy
Longino
Bishop Gaines
Jacksonville
Fig
Board of Poace Commissioners
Park Board
Grant Park
John 8 Parks
Death of Capt. J. M. Wilson former Fulton tax collector
News from Atlanta reports Captain J. M. Wilson of Fairburn died at his home Sunday night after a lingering illness. He was about fifty six, survived by his wife and several children. A former Fulton county tax collector and Campbell county legislator, he resided in Atlanta for years and was known for public spirited county service. He left many relatives including Dr. B D Longino and J H Low. His sister Mrs. George F. of Fairburn survives.
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Fulton County
Atlanta
J. M. Wilson
Fairburn
Captain Wilson
Campbell County
This County
BD. Longino
Mini
J. H. Low
Messrs
Leah Wilson
A. H. Ga
A. Wilson
George F. Is Fairburn
Park appropriation drive gains chamber and league support
The Business League and Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta announce joint committees to press national park funding in Washington. Leaders include Charles A Collier J B Thompson and Governor Candler with a large delegation set to depart Monday night. A Peachtree Creek battlefield booklet has been mailed nationwide to sway Congress.
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Washington
Business League Committee
Charles A. Collier
B. Thompson
David Woodward
R. B Bullock
Forrest Adair
W A Hemphill
W H. Johnson
Hoke Smith
T Watson
A J. West
Alex Mattison
T. H Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Candler
Mayor Woodward
W J Northen Clark Nowell
Woodson
E. P Black
George C’ Smith
J Spalding
H H Cabsniss
Business League
Chamber of Comme.c
League
Atlanta
Peachtree Creek
Electric Olivette Arrives In Atlanta On Experimental Car
A party of electrical experts and newspaper representatives arrives in Atlanta aboard the private Pullman car Olivette, equipped with the Electric Axle Light and Power Company Hahting system. The journey began in New York January 19, with intermediate stops and a return to New York expected next Saturday. The visit aims to inspect the car’s electric fighting system and discuss freight reclassification protests at a large New York meeting of trunk line traffic officials.
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Atlanta
Olivette
Atlanta and
West Paint
Electric Axle Light and Power Company
New York
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Cincinnati
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Charlotte
Danville
Lynchburg
Union Fepot
Southern
Electric
Trunk Line Central Traffic and
New England
Nathan Guilford
Classification Committee Meeting Amid Protests by Shippers
The session saw members from Pennsylvania New York Chicago and Boston among attendees. Shippers from western and eastern regions submitted verbal protests with about 150 representatives present including William R Corwine Clinton White and Simon Sterne as leading advocates.
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George E Terry
New York Central
New York City
H B Chamberlain
Erie
P J Flynn
Delaware
Lackawanna and Western
Lehigh Valley
Baltimore and
Ohio
Baltimore
Wabash
St. Louis
Chapin
Boston
Albany
Hoston
William R. Corwine
Merchants’ Association
F G Langley
Clinton White
New England Shippers
Thurber
National Board of Trade
United States Export Association
Simon Sterne
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John M. Miller Co
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Maier &. Berkele Bs . Jewelers
Whitehall Street
Cuba
Young Gyp South
Regad Forger
Prom City Hall
J T Lowry
Sanitary Department
J Wylie Pope
O E Hughes
Columbia
U.S
Swift Specific Company
Vitlita
Peruna
Ogden
Benton Jae
Eiseman Bros
Whitehall
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Washington, D. C
Whitehall ST
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