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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1905
Page
5
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for back pain and kidney trouble. It promises a free sample bottle and book of testimonials, with order details and retailer availability across drug stores.
Moody notes the Supreme Court decision sustains government contentions and affirms lower court decree. The ruling declares live stock shipped across state lines for sale falls under interstate commerce and bans price fixing and preferential transport deals among independent dealers. The Attorney General hopes defendants heed the law in spirit as well as letter.
Obituaries and notices from Valdosta and surrounding areas report the death of R T Prescott, veteran hotel proprietor of the Prescott house, about seventy, after a long career in the local hotel trade. Remains sent to Statenville for burial. other obituaries include Dick Haden of Oxford, Charles H Sibley of Augusta, Dr J Dearing of Covington, and several local residents with funeral plans and survivors noted.
W W Tompkins, head of the American Deforrest Wireless Telegraph Co, announced plans to place coast stations and then establish Atlanta Augusta Columbia and Macon and Columbus as inland links. A Savannah station will reach New York to Havana, with two world circuits within eighteen months including a gulf coast chain from Los Angeles to Savannah and a northern line via Seattle and New York.
Washington January 30 The US Supreme Court denied certiorari in the case of August W Machen George E Lorenz Diller B ana Samuel A Groff with conspiracy to defraud the government over post office irregularities The DC Court of Appeals upheld a lower court verdict that convicted them of defrauding the United States by selling letter box fasteners to the government at 125 each though worth 75 Lorenz allegedly took 40 of the amount for himself and Machen The Groffs and Lorenz were sentenced to two years in prison and fines of 10000 each all defendants to custodial posting pending execution of the sentence.
Survey progress on the Atlanta and Carolina line headed by Mason chief engineer of Montgomery Alabama shows 7 9 miles surveyed from East Atlanta to Lithonia and less than 20 miles remain to reach Atlanta. A separate item mentions Shaw Oxford arrest warrants and a shooting four years ago with connections to Alabama authorities.
An advertisement promotes a no-risk kidney remedy centered on the idea that kidney nerves control organ health. It pledges a free first dollar bottle and outlines a mail-order system, listing multiple books on related topics and claiming mild cases cure with a single bottle, at drugstores.
The bill outlines powers for rate fixing and joint rates. It creates the Court of Transportation with five circuit judges and five additional circuit judges later, appoints Interstate commissioners, and sets procedures for reviews, penalties, and open court filings. It specifies evidence rules, prima facie findings, and appeals to the Supreme Court. The act dates April 1905.
Washington reports 400 063 immigrants admitted in six months to December 31, the highest Russia derived influx at 86 131. Comparisons note 323 641 and 902 403 for prior periods in 1903 and 1902 respectively. Refused entries reach 4 645, up from 3 363 and 4 011 in earlier years.
Richmond Virginia January 30 A communication from John Skelton Williams notes that wealthy backers will fund the Sea Board Air Line under new conditions differing from Ryan Blair terms The plan envisions 15 to 18 million dollars in first preferred stock exchange of existing preferred and common stock share for share The underwriters would cover 6 million with 2 percent commission and pro rata subscription rights apply The new syndicate would gain majority or half of voting trustees and directors if they furnish all or half the funds respectively
The case of Second Lieutenant Paul McDonald Tenth Infantry from Atlanta is under review by President Roosevelt after wartime court martial at Fort Lawton, covering about forty specifications. McDonald, a Virginia native and Boys High School graduate, rose from private to second lieutenant amid alleged pay duplications and other infractions.
Senator Platt of Connecticut called a Swayne committee meeting for January 31 to review impeachment records and decide the procedural program. Questions arise on whether senators, the court, or trial managers should handle issues and whether the matter should be delegated to managers and defendant representatives.
Columbus January 20 A special communication reports that Charles Jewett Swift announced the Blue Springs Company will soon submit a definite proposition to the city for furnishing water for domestic use by a gravity system. Supreme Court takes a recess Washington January 20 The Supreme Court of the United States today took a recess for three weeks.
An advertisement explains that doctors likely mean Scott’s Emulsion cod liver oil when recommending cod liver oil for digestion. It touts emulsified preparation for easy digestion, appealing to sensitive stomachs, and promises an ample free sample.
Reports describe troops forming a square under sniper fire while civilians suffer. Witnesses cite killings of children by a lone soldier before disarmament, widespread hunger, and desperate women. authorities warn against sensationalism and stress ongoing martial crackdown in the city.
Special meeting of cotton mill men of South Georgia called for February 1 at 12 noon in Thomasville. Representatives from Tifton Moultrie Pelham Poulan Hawkinsville Dublin Cochran and the Atlantic and Gulf mills expected. Purpose to discuss abuses and solve issues in the state mill business.
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