City Streets Enveloped By Fog In Atlanta Weather
Dense fog and drizzle gripped Atlanta with trains delayed due to sleet storms and downed wires. West north communications interrupted. high and low barometer churned, obscuring the capital and hindering street traffic and crosswalk visibility.
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Atlanta
Tanta
Nast
Louisville
Northwest
China
Associated Press
New York City
Western Union
Texas
Georgia
Union Deport
Capitol
Hawkes Offers Glasses Repair at Whitehall Viaduct
A. K. Hawkes advertises skilled labor and mechanical facilities for making and repairing fine spectacles. Hawkes' repair department will restore broken glasses to as good as new at 14 Whitehall on the Viaduct.
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A. K. Hawkes
Hawkes
Whitehall
Brown Held for Murder in Coalbury Mine Death
Coroner's jury finds Sol Brown guilty of murdering John Askew a 17 year old Black convict in Coalbury mines. Askew was found dead with head beaten. Brown, jailed for poisoning two women, is accused after conflict over work refusal.
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Coalbury
Birmingham
Ala
Sol Brown
John Askew
Askew
Brown
Governor Aycock names North Carolina delegates for Charleston events
Governor Aycock appointed many young ladies as maids of honor to represent North Carolina at the Mardi Gras ball in Charleston on February 1. He also named delegates to the Southern Interstate Good Roads Convention in Charleston February 5–7. Additionally, the state chartered the Clark Brick and Tile Company of Kinston and the Murray Lumber Company of Marion.
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North Carolina
Charleston
Raleigh
Aycock
Charlies Price
Salisbury
Hilizabeth Henderson
Jennie Rankin
May Boyden
Alice Jones
Florence Holt
Minnie F. Tucker
Mattie Pace
Kate Badger
Isabel Bushee
Annie Kidder
Luc
George WW. Vanderbilt
P. H. Hanes
J. M. Barnhardt
R. H. Lewis
H. P. Kelepy
James A. Bryan
Z. V. Taylor
A. B. Young
W.W. ©. McMackin
Frank Loughran
W. A. Blair
3. B. Alexander
Flugh MacRae
T. K. Brewer
A. B. Andrews, Jr
Caesar Cone
Parker
George
Powell
Clark Brick and Tile Company
Kinston
Murray Lumber Company
Marion
Death of R. H. Randall prominent Atlanta real estate dealer
R. H. Randall died yesterday at 8 15 AM at his home 199 Courtland street after eleven days of pneumonia. Survived by wife three daughters two sons a brother and two sisters. Funeral at his residence this morning 3 30 o clock then interment at Lithonia via Georgia railroad at 10 30 AM. He was born November 16 1862 at Union Point G a and was a leading property owner in Lithonia before moving to Atlanta about fifteen years ago to continue rapid real estate work with the First Baptist Church.
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R. H. Randall
Courtland Street
Tera
Lithonia
Lynn Rhorer
Randall
Atlanta
Union Point
Ida Born
First Baptist Church
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with endorsements from local druggists. It touts internal action, 7 cents per bottle, and promises testimonials.
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Hall
Cheney & C.O
Props
Toledo
BF. J. Cheney
West
Tubing, Kinnan & Marvin
Hill
Halls
Asphalt Trust Scandal Leads to Fraud Charges
In Trenton on January 23 Henry C. Spinks of Newport Kentucky filed in the U S circuit court a bill against the officers of the Asphalt Company of America and the National Asphalt Company alleging fraud and collusion in declaring the firms insolvent and placing them in receivers hands. Spinks, owner of 125000 dollars in Asphalt Company securities, seeks to join as a defendant to trigger the appointment of receivers and contest the solvency claim. A rule to show cause returns February 10, potentially reopening the receivers issue.
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Combine
Trenton
N. J
Henry ¢. Spinks
Newport
United States Circuit
Asphalt Company of America
National Asphalt Company
Spinks
The
Dill
Youthful Preacher in Habeas Corpus Custody Battle
Law and court action center on 8 year old Lawrence Dennis known as a boy preacher. Mothers Lailie Montgomery and Cornelia Dennis contest custody with a habeas corpus petition heard by Judge Wilkinson. The child was placed in the Tower pending afternoon hearing to determine rightful custodianship. The case is led by Latham & Crawford.
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Lawrence Dennis
Wilkinson
Sallie Montgomery
Cornelia Aile
Iee
Dennis
Latham & Crawford
Hennie J. Schiff
Georgia Electric Light Company
Abbott & Albott
Arnold Broyles
Superior Court
J. Carroll Paykie
Mirebeau L. Towns
State of New York
West Peters Street
Peachtree and
Third
Cure For Cramps Is Asked From Desperate Mother
A mother appeals publicly for a remedy to cure crippling cramps in her daughter's lower limbs. She describes long, painful episodes and a fading hope despite typhoid illness earlier in the year. Readers are urged to write any known effective treatments or share names of hypnotists or physicians who might help.
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der. Price
Atlanta
W. W. Carmical
Sargents
D. 3. Cox
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Sores and Inflammation
An old advertisement claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures eczema and skin sores, easing burning and itching without fear and with a pleasant scent. The text asserts guaranteed relief and general healing benefits for skin diseases.
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Bucklen
Nix He
Als
Big Walt’s Free Concerts and a Night in Crooked Alley
Big Walt, famed Crooked Alley guitar virtuoso with a mighty voice, faced a $5.75 fine for nightly open air concerts that disturbed neighbors. He offered a defiant reply and hinted at pawned guitar as payment, while authorities warned of rest and quiet after persistent disturbance. The passage includes local slang and a satirical line about conspiratorial “concerts of action” despite the discord.
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Big Walt
Alabaster Alley King and Hen Riot in Devil's Dip
A riotous scene in 1930s real or imagined District Court features Chadwick Summers titled the King of Alabaster Alley charged with blackmailing local Alabasters. Henrietta Moulton admits killing a neighbor’s chicken and serving it for supper amid a rowdy, racialized setting with reflexive street slang and stockade threats.
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Chadwick Summers
Alabaster Alley
Darktown
Recorder Broyles
Chadwick
Henrietta
Henrietta Moulton
Sis' Jones
Judge Candler Keeps Memory for Repeat Offenders
Judge Candler recalls prior appearances of prisoners and imposes heavier sentences on those convicted again. A case showed him recognizing a felon under multiple names, reaffirming his vigilance. The article also notes Assistant Solicitor Corrigan’s humor and the Fulton County grand jury preparing presentments on municipal corruption rumors and street railway franchises.
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Fulton County Grand Jury
Anf
Fulton County Probate Notices Dismissal Requests
In Fulton County Georgia Ordinary's Office notices from 1901 announce dismission requests for administrators and executors. D W Johnson, Wellorn Bray, Dan Perkerson and Paul Lyte, William Feaga and George W Timms seek letters of dismission after discharging duties, with show-cause dates by early February or March.
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Georgia
Fclton County
D. W. Johnson
Henry W. Stephens
John R. Wilkinson
Fultow County
Albert H. Schenck
Alvin’ L. Schernik
Fultom County
Charles RB. Winship
Jamest Woodrum
Robert Winship
John H. Wilkinson
Fulton County
Dward Wilson
E. Wilson
John BK
Wilkinson
Harry W. D McArthur
Elizapeth A. McArthur
Joan RB. Wilkinson
James F. Walker
Long L. Harris
Tully Dine
John I Wilkinson
Wellorn M. Bray
Ralphill
R. Wilkinson
Dan Perkerson
Snd
Paul. Lyte
Witl
Abram II
Lyte
William Feaga
Matilda Feaga
George W. Timms
John A. Timme
Cath Trust
Jorn KR
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First Baptist Church—Funeral
Bian Atoee
Orr
Srassoe
Worley
JE. Maddox
Mother Institutes Habeas Corpus Proceedings
Fate Ort
Kspasoer
Teresa Meust
Jeucorrhera Anu
Warner
Cardu
Fire Creek
Cardi
John Ss. Candler
Criminal Superior Court
Candler
Smith
DeKalb
Clayton Counties
Jones
John Corrigan
City Criminal Court
Temple of Justice
Huband
OCR
Itsidas
Boston
Gibraltar
Naples
Genoa
Alexandria
Egypt
New Basland
Joy
Romnan
Gabe Sd
Richards, Oiria &Co
Styte St
Hoston
Mgnt
Omar
Ansiec
Peter Lynch
Whitehall Street
West Mitch Oil
Ana
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