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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1904

Page

20

Mercer Planned by Iron Masters

New York January 26 Representatives of southern steel and iron companies met to discuss controlling output and regulating prices. Attendees included A W Thompson of Republic Iron and Steel, Lion Bacon of Tennessee Coal and Iron, and J Maben of Sloss Sheffield. No official statement issued. Proposals discussed: form a general sales agency, informal price agreement, or merger of all companies.

New York Southern Ste H:public Tron Btec Tols Southern Iron Pool A WW Thompson Republ'c Iron and Steel Company Lion Bacon Tennessee Coat and Iron Company J . Maben Sloss-Sheffield Company Howeer

Tramp Cremated in Barn in Tallapoosa Ga

Alfred I Willard's barn near Tallapoosa in Georgia burned last night destroying cotton hay and farm stock. A drunken man was lodged in the calaboose but died in the blaze leaving only a headless trunk. The fire also consumed a valuable cow and farming implements. Insurance had recently expired. The Times Enterprise reports Thomasville announcing the purchase of the South Georgia Progress by the Times Enterprise Publishing Company.

Times Enterprise Progress Thomasville South Georgia South Georgia Progress

Flames Close to Galt House Fire at Hotel Caps Panic

Loutaville January 25 A blaze at the Goddard Mercantile ware hub and surrounding firms caused panic among hotel guests at the Godthou The fire damaged assets valued around 225660 with major claims by W R Benedict Engteharat Cohen & Co and other wholesale grocers and coffee firms The blaze routed smoke through rooms and rotunda prompting guests to flee in light clothing before reassurance from staff The cause is believed to be spontaneous combustion.

Loutaville Goddard Mercantile Godthou Josers Benedict Engteharat Company H Wedkind & Co Torbette& Castlemat Minolarses Goddard Fan Bulding Cohen & Co Questa Bell Boys

STANDARD DIARIES. . ed at Jno M. Miller Co.'3

Greensboro Georgia reports Wilhelm Peterson dies after unconscious condition. authorities in Birmingham fail to locate relatives. $273 found. his belongings are cared for by city officials as the case closes. Cordele native George H. Tommey dies at home after a long illness. funeral by the Masons. Smallpox under control in Albany. 20 cases or fewer. compulsory vaccination in place. officials optimistic no new cases within 30 days.

Greensboro Wilhelm Paterson Birmingham Ale George H. Tommey Cordele George H Tommey Drops Albany Ga Major Lippitt Albany

Offered Money to Act Traitor

Washington January 28 Testimony aimed at proving a conspiracy to defraud the government opened in the Paesaltria trial. Diller B Groff testified inspectors pressured him with a bribe offer of 13 000 to name two men, while the government said the offer showed duress not voluntary action. The case unfolds with cross examination continuing as the government presses its lines.

Washington Paes! Tria Dilter B Groff Post Office Groff Diller B Diler B Groff Groffts Douglass Mayer Crosa Ijulius Caesar Rome

Recruits Fill Sixteenth Infantry at Fort McPherson

Fifty three new recruits arrive at Fort McPherson from Columbus Ohio increasing the Sixteenth Infantry ranks beyond full, with nearly a hundred more arrivals last week. The two battalions now exceed needed strength, signaling possible dispatch to the Isthmus Panama. First battalion remains at Fort Slocum New York.

Sixteenth Infantry Fort McPherson Columbus Ohio Nanami Sixteenth Panama Lothmus Fort Slocum New York

Colonel John Cannon Dead

Death of Colonel John Cannon attorney and justice of the peace for Duval county announced from Jacksonville Fla. He died yesterday afternoon aged twenty four after three years practice in Jacksonville and ten months illness. Survived by father John Cannon mother four sisters and one brother with funeral details to be announced.

Duval County John F Cannon Jacksonxlle Atlanta Atlante Jacksonville Fla Colonel Cannon John Cannon South Boulevard

Tennessee Schedule Made For Spring Baseball In Knoxville

UT manager G L Lockwood lists 14 games set for Knoxville during spring. Opponents include St Pauls School Gardenan, Grant University Athens, South Kentucky College Lexington, Cumberland University Lebanon, University of the South Sewanee, and University of Nashville Nashville. New uniforms bought. team poised for one of Tennessee’s best seasons.

Lockwood Knoxville Knucksy New Tenn G L Lockwood University of Tennessee St Pauls School Gardenan Grant University Athens Tenn South Kentucky College Lexingtom Cumberland Unversity Lebanon Tenn University of the South Bewanee University of Nashville Nashville

General Staff Not Popular

Dissatisfaction grows among older army officers over the general staff system and secrecy at the War Department under the new regime. Complaints reach Congress and officials about militarism and restricted access, with Lt Col Henry A. Greene serving as press censor and blocking visits to the chief of staff.

Jos. Ohl Washington Special General Staff War Department Henry A. Greene Army United States Navy Greene Congress General Corbin Miles Root

Royal Foot Waresart Cure for Odor and Warm Feet

Advertisement fragment offers Royal Foot waresrt product to remove armpit and foot odor, keep feet warm, with mail order in Atlanta Georgia. Provides pricing 25 cents for full size, 20 stamp postpaid, requests sending to Karan Drug Co. for samples and terms.

Druggis Karan Drug Co Atlanta

Cotton Going At Fast Rate In Georgia and Alabama

Reports from Columbus Cordele Greensboro Americus and Crawfordville show cotton selling at 15 cents per pound with notable sales including 37 bales at 15 1 4 cents in Greene County and 75 bales at 19 cents in Crawfordville Farmers invest in fertilizer and mules while mills secure raw material and demand remains strong Consuls Shishire and Davidson are to be dispatched to Mukden and Antung under the China treaty by the State Department

Columbus Georgia Alabama Todey JFE Armor Augusta Kimbrough Americas John Crawford Americus Crawford Dallas JS McCord Crawfordville Tilley & Park Gee & Taylor Manchuria Washington Ching State Department Cheshire and Davidson Mukden Antung

Funeral services for P A Traman G F Davis conducted

Short items report the funeral yesterday at Barclas Brandon chapel with about a hundred policemen as honorary escort and interment at Oakland. Also notes a severely injured machinist Davidson at Swift Fertilizer on Marietta road, treated at Grady hospital after leg crushed by machinery. Also mentions Methodist Stewards meeting, a Chinese missionary talk at Second Baptist, a large lemon grown by Mrs Renfroe, a murder trial of Jim McCann, Fulton County grand jury indictments, Atlanta Boys' Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Lodge Knights of Pythias meeting, and the body of Charles H Gibson arriving for funeral arrangements.

Patraman F Davis If Oclock Barclas & Brandon Mangag Oakland Davidson Swift Fertilizer Company Marietta Grady Hospital Inuts Jim McCann John Brown L S Roan Inferior Court McCann Brown Greensferry Avenus Attornes Lowry Arnold Charlie Hill JD Kilpatrick Jonn W Moore Fulton County Grand Jury Justus Bone Cliff Brewer

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