Hunt Behind Bars and the Destitute Family Case
A remarkable incident reports GM Hunt known as Bud Hunt being jailed for vagrancy while his family of four children faced destitution at No 1 Pine Street in Chastaintown. Police say Hunt will be tried by the recorder. Hunt denies neglect and asserts steady work as a carpenter, claiming he brings wages home every Saturday.
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Green and Steerman
Hunt
Bud Hunt
Polies
Pine Street
Chastaintown
Green
Steerman
Constitution
Chaingane
Recorder
Electric Bitters Claimed Cure for Scrofula
Dr B D Cargile reports Mrs Brewer cured of scrofula after four bottles of Electric Bitters. The note claims sores on head and face healed, praising the remedy as a supreme purifier. It says Electric Bitters stimulate liver kidneys and bowels, expel poisons, aid digestion, build strength, and sells for 60 cents with guarantee.
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B.D Cargile
Washita
J. T
Brewer
Second Quarter Payments on Convict Labor Owed
The prison commission reports $51,066.54 due the state for convict labor in Q2 1901 with distributions among lessees including J. W. English Jr., George Baxter & Co., Chickamauga Coal and Coke Co., Chattahoochee Brick Co., Enterprise Lumber Co., and others. The report was submitted to Comptroller General Wright and State Treasurer Perk yesterday.
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Prison Commission
Wright
J. W. English, Jr
B. Railroad
Joel Hurt
George 3. Baxter & Co
Jacksonville
Fla
Chickamauga Coat and Coke Company
Pittsburg
Chattahoochee Brick Company
Atlanta
Enterprise Lumber Company
Richwood
3 M Smith
Smithsonia
Took Brother's Fine Money Autrey Sent to Stockade
N Autry was sent to the stockade after improperly using funds to pay his brother's fine. Recorder Broyles fined Autrey 10.75 dollars and placed him in custody while noting a related incident involving his wife, a sister-in-law, and a purchase of whisky after money was misdirected.
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N. Autry
Stockade
Brother
MFL
Autrey
Recorder Broyles
ED WN. Autrey
M_ oF Autrey
Recorder
N. Agtrey
I, N
Big Brother
Georgia Tech Offers Six Free Scholarships for Men
The Georgia School of Technology announces six scholarships covering board and tuition for selected young men. Recipients receive a scientific education in mechanical electrical civil or textile engineering or in engineering chemistry. Lyman Hall president Atlanta Ga notes the institution's growing national reputation and modern facilities.
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Georgia
Georgia School of Technology
Lyman Hall
Atlanta
University of Georgia
University At
Athens
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta
School of Technology
Normal and Industrial College For Girls
Milledge
THE
Constitution
G. R. Glenn
Lehigh Valley Route to Pan American Exposition and Falls
Travelers are offered a continuous panorama from the south via Philadelphia or New York with rail and steamship connections. Chas. 8. Lee, general passenger agent, New York, invites readers to request a pamphlet and learn about the route and services. John M. Miller Co., 33 Marietta Street.
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Lehigh Valley
Miagara Falls
Philadelphia
New York
Chas
Lee
John M. Miller Co
Marietta Street
Leave for Beach Draws Merchants to Wrightsville
Local merchants head to Wrightsville Beach while many stores close tonight through Tuesday morning July 5. Housewives are urged to stock three days of provisions for Saturday through Monday to avoid hunger as grocers take a coastal outing.
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Atlanta
Wrightsville Beach
Papa
Mater Familias
Wrightsville
Justice Courts Deliberate Debates On Debts And Domestic Disputes
A justice court grapples with a minor debt case from Liseman Well and a promise to pay after reaching age. A separate domestic quarrel ends with a wife winning a 10 fine and husband serving 20 days for a street fight over clothes. The piece blends several local misdeeds and outcomes.
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Justice Bateman
New Trial Denied in Akridge Noble City Suit
Judge Lumpkin refused Mrs. Pearl Akridge’s request for a new trial in a $310,000 suit against Dr George H Noble and the city. She alleges negligent sewing of medicated gauze after an operation at Grady Hospital on July 1 1897, with the gauze remaining until September 8 1868, causing great pain. Trial resulted in verdict for defendants and appeal followed. No word on subsequent supreme court action.
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Lumpkin
Pearl Akridge
George H. Noble
J H. Lumpkin
Akridge
Noble
Grady Hospital
Supreme Court
General Sherman in Stockade for Reckless July Drive
Four suspects held the name General Sherman appeared before Judge Broyles yesterday on a July Fourth charge of driving through a stream at high speed. Arresting officer said the driver was drunk and tried to run over an officer who stopped him. Sherman denied intoxication but admitted drinking. He was fined 15.75 dollars and sent to the city chain gang for thirty days.
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Atlanta
Terael Wiggins
Israel
Ysrael
Darktown
Everalls
General Sherman
Aged Atlantan Thomas H Kennedy Dies at 70
Thomas H. Kennedy, a longtime Atlantan and former bookkeeper for prominent firms, died yesterday at 10:20 a.m. at his home 20 West Peachtree Street. Born in Laurens County, South Carolina, he moved to Atlanta in 1859 and served 25 years as confidential man for Nunnel ly Hallman Co. and Jefferson Bigh tower & Hallman. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ben Porter. funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Ben Porter
Salute to Mount Vernon aboard the Dolphin
The United States dispatch boat Dolphin nears Mount Vernon on the Potomac and the crew conducts a formal salute to Washington's home. A young deck officer commands the quarter and the ship rings twenty one strokes as the flagship passes the historic site. The scene echoes naval ceremony and reverence for the first president.
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Mount Vernon
United States
Dolphin
Potomac
Washington
Tropics
West Indies
Naval Academy
Suit for 50 000 filed against McCormick Harvesting Machine Co
Hickuighter Alleges Malicious Prosecution by McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and T P Waller. He claims warrant issued December 10 1927 for larceny based on allegations from December 8 1027. Waller and company accused him, arrest and magistrate appearance, bonds set, seeking punitive damages amid claim of malice and lack of probable cause. He asserts defendant wealth and abuse of power to pressure payment.
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Kicklishter
Kickighter
Passing Throng Highlights Trains Race Cow Incident
A Dalton track race tale draws a crowd as a cow struck by a fast engine was tossed high, bounced across the track, and crashed into a telegraph post, tearing down fencing. Drummers reflect on poker’s decline while Atlanta messenger Dick Owens wins a Piedmont park foot race. Notices include forthcoming Seventh Georgia reunion in Douglasville and local registrations.
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Councilman Branch Lewis
Councilman Lewis
Dalton
Lewis
Atlantic
Mr. Lewis
Whip Train
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