Pierce Seeks City Charter Change To Tax Franchises
Alderman George Y Pierce introduces a resolution to amend Atlanta's charter allowing the city to levy occupation or gross receipts taxes on public utility corporations operating under city franchises. The measure aims to secure compensation for city rights and expects legislative passage this fall. The ordinance, referred to the committee and city attorney, is to be reported next meeting. Also, Recorder Broyles granted one month vacation. Atlanta Rapid Transit requests a Piedmont avenue double-track franchise.
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Pierce
General Assembly
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General Council
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Dr Pierce
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Auburn Avenue
Piedmont Avenue
JenF&s Street
Warren Place
Street Railway Committee
Colonel B. P. Sawyer Nearing Recovery Hope Fades
Colonel B F Sawyer longtime Georgia newspaper veteran is critically ill at 221 East Gordon street Atlanta and Rome newsrooms then editor at Rome paper his heart and other ailments worsen physicians fear little chance of recovery after days unconsciousness state mourns a noted journalist whose work shaped public opinion during reconstruction and beyond.
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Georgia
East Gordon Street
Colonel Sawyer
Atlanta
Rome
Beautiful Belt Buckles in Stock for Summer Fashion
Summer fashion hinges on the belt buckle and our signs highlight belts. Jeweters Mfunk and BERnen offer belt buckles at 5b Whitehall Street for stylish toilettes.
Birmingham Tales of Hoby Robinson’s Office Building Plan
The Birmingham Evening News notes Atlanta investment broker Hoby Robinson shows interest in constructing a front office building in Birmingham. He previously handled a large Atlanta transaction for The News, securing four percent funding and earning praise for efficiency and reliability. The News reorganized with Robinson aiding issuance of new securities, most stock held by Rufus Rhodes, a prominent southern publisher.
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Women to visit concentration camps in South Africa
London reports Lord Raglan announced in the house of Lords that Mr. Brodrick is selecting a committee of women to visit concentration camps in South Africa. He cited 4,?62 men, 27,711 women and 43,075 children as inmates and noted June mortality of 63 men, 138 women and 976 children.
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London
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Brodrick
Judge Newman Holds Court In Atlanta
Judge Newman returned to Atlanta Sunday night and held court yesterday morning. Jim Chester, arrested in a revenue raid for moonshining, was released after a six month Tower sentence was suspended. His two ill children prompted the father’s behavior. W MacClesky resigns as United States commissioner at Marietta. resignation received by Judge Newman this morning. McClesky recently won the estate office and has served the government in Marietta for years.
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Atlanta
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United States
Marietta
McClesky
City Council Acts On Veto, Franchises And Damages
Council discussed the mayor's veto on the technological school issue and the machinists' strike, with Barrett stating he would not seek an override. A Woodward Lumber Company spur track request and a J. W. Goldsmith property window change were referred to committees. A $4,500 settlement for Snook and Austin Furniture Co. was approved in principle, contingent on aldermen. Grady's resolution reordering business to place franchise items last was unanimously adopted. The aldermanic board will review the furniture claim next Thursday.
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Reward posted for Jacob du Voss in Georgia murder case
Governor Candler adds 200 to 150 existing rewards totaling 350 for the capture of Jacob du Voss, accused of killing Charles McKinnon in Coffee County. Detectives from Savannah and Jacksonville pursue the suspect amid reports he fled toward Florida turpentine camps after robbing the slain farmer.
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Charles McKinnon
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Georgia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Ellis Glenn Mystery Remains Unsolved at Parkersburg Trial
Parker sburg W Va July 15 Ellis Glenn case continues with mystery deepening as witnesses place him drinking whisky and visiting gambling houses. The state seeks to test a head scar but the judge denies it. The worn rubber trapping from Tuinola prison is shown. Attorneys discuss appealing habeas corpus to pause the criminal trial.
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Supreme Court Adjourning August For Summer Vacation
The Supreme Court plans to adjourn for summer around August 1 and render decisions on most pending cases by then. About half of twenty eight criminal cases will need oral argument and will be postponed until October 1. Remaining cases set for argument must have briefs filed by 9 am on the designated day or be dismissed.
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Electric Bitters Cured Lime Ridge Woman
Mrs I Hunt faced a dire prognosis for stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. After seven bottles of Electric Bitters she was wholly cured, avoided surgery, gained weight, and feels better than ever. The remedy is guaranteed to treat stomach liver and kidney issues and is sold at drug stores.
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Lime Ridge
Wis
Price Ste
Curious Names On The Police Docket In Atlanta
Clarence Moore notes a parade of unusual cognomens on the city court docket after adjournment. He lists curious names such as Emma Greenlea, Sallie Leave-it-All, Lady Bird, Duke, Shadow, Son Shine and others linked to local founders and prominent figures, reflecting a tradition of adopted noms in police records.
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Atlanta
General Sherman
Clerk Moore
George Washington
Fogg
Bright
Day
Knight
Buge
Adam Flood
Emma Greenlea
Sallie Leave-it-All
A Polo
Annanias Marshman
Sewall Gass
A. Mifer
Lady Pease
May Medows
Son Shine
Rush of the Home Seekers in El Reno Draw
Registration clerks issued 10967 papers in El Reno on July 16 lifting total registrations to 31015 as the great drawing loomsJuly 20. In Lawton 7800 registered in four days ending Saturday evening with over 10000 in El Reno today.
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Wilhelm Concedes as He Salutes a Second Son
Albany Argus reports Emperor William indicating his second son begins a military career. He says the son is responsible to God and father, and may pursue his path accordingly. The article hints at political ties between personal duty and state structures in the era.
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Albany Argus
William
Atlanta clergyman seeks federal prison chaplaincy
Rev. T. C. Tupper assistant rector of St Luke's Episcopal church in Atlanta is in Washington to press for appointment as chaplain at the new federal prison. He carries strong endorsements from Georgia Alabama Mississippi South Carolina and Virginia clergy and lay leaders and met with Attorney General Knox who pledged consideration when the Atlanta prison post is decided. He preached at St John's in Alexandria yesterday as a guest of a former classmate.
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Virginia
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Alexandria
Water farming predicted to boom as land runs out
Scientists warn that once all U S land is cultivated water farming may become common. Wisconsin, with its lakes, could lead the boom where fish harvests rise and city folk join the labor season. Houseboats would serve as summer homes and harvesting expands a potential industry valued at tens of millions. Georgia Baltors returning?
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Wis
Sentinel
United States
Wisconsin
Union
Llttle
A CRIPPLE BY DYNAMITE Alabama Boy Fatally Injured
Gates Stevenson twelve years old son of Charles Stevenson of Dothan played near the Alabama Midland road at his grandfather John Watsons home eleven miles south of were. He found a box of dynamite caps and tried to cut one open with a knife causing an explosion. He was fatally injured his hands torn his thigh burned and his recovery feared. A four year old companion Dave Watson was badly hurt and may lose an eye. The box contained dynamite caps.
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Bufaula
Ala
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Dothan
John Watson
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Dave Watson
Four Indictments Found in Assault on Editor Glass
Grand jury in Montgomery on July 15 returned indictments against W. W. Hill Wilby Hill Dr L L Hill and Dr L B Hill for assault and battery on Frank P. Glass, co owner of The Montgomery Advertizer. The incident occurred on a sidewalk near the Advertiser office last winter. Glass prosecuted, Hill faced pistol concealed weapon charge. editors Serens and a son from each side were involved as defense parties.
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Montgomery
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Grand Jury Today
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Confederate Veteran Sentenced to Virginia Penitentiary
Joseph H. Shepherd, a gray-haired Confederate veteran, Mason, temperance leader and former Clark Cavalry member, was sentenced in Richmond to five years in state prison for embezzling public funds. He pleaded guilty, receiving three years for one case and one year for each of two others, after living in Richmond society.
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Richmond
Joseph H. Shepherd
Shepherd
Clark Cavalry
State Auditor's
Five Killed by Lightning in Straw Shed Refuge
A severe storm in New Concordstown Ohio causes five deaths when a straw shed on Mrs. O McMackin’s farm near Columbus is struck. Victims include Mrs. James Huff, her daughter Mrs. Thornton her granddaughter Myrtle 16, and Thornton’s other child aged about seven. A sheltering family is shattered by the bolt.
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Ohio
Ohio State Journal
New Comerstown
Oo. McMackin
James Huff
Thornton
Urfen
Myrtle
Night illumination planned for Illinois Central right of way
Chicago July 15 In a short time the Illinois Central right of way from Chicago to Matteson will be illuminated at night as well as by day. A new electric light plant at Twenty seventh street will supply power to light air, tracks, stations and yards for about forty thirty miles. Wires for sightsee cables will be in stone and conduits underground.
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Illinois Central
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Matteson, Il
Twenty-seventh Street
Sheightsee
Telling the Depth of Water in the Mississippi River
An old steamboat captain explains how river pilots gauge depth from surface waves and ripples. He notes normal conditions allow accurate depth reading, while erratic currents and wind disrupt judgment. Dead water depth and current management help pilots save time and fuel while avoiding shallow bars.
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New Orleans Times-Democrats
England’s wartime alliances avoidable, says Henderson
An analysis from Mr Henderson in New York World argues that the United States should avoid war and reject England as an ally. He cautions that if England goes to war it would exhaust its resources and anger civilized nations, and warns against any alliance that would drag American blood and resources into England’s failures.
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Nashville Heat Eases as Breeze Relieves July Altitude
Nashville Tennessee July 16 Special The mercury rose to 10 again today but a strong breeze helped relieve the heat with no great suffering reported.
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Tenn
Mercury
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