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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1901
Page
9
The council approves the core ideas of Pierce's resolution on an occupation tax plan. A broad majority supports moving forward, with several members urging careful assessment of revenue impact and local business effects. Further discussion is expected at upcoming sessions.
Alderman Fierce pushes charter amendment to allow occupation, franchise, or gross receipts taxes on Atlanta public utilities. Most council members back the plan, seeking compensation from streetcar and electric firms for city privileges and hoping to fund needed improvements. Mayor Mims and others support applying taxes to all utility corporations to ensure fair returns and curb ongoing franchise giveaways.
Summer brings the belt buckle to prominence in chic outfits. The store showcases latest designs across a range of styles and stock.
London July 16 Many American Masons of high degree will attend the brilliant installation of the Duke of Connaught as grand master of English Masonry replacing King Edward who abdicated on the throne. Over 10,000 masons will fill Royal Albert Hall for the ceremony, the fifth such event in England since the last century.
Two electric clocks will be installed today in City Hall, one in the council chamber and one in the committee room, with daily synchronization from Washington. Council members discuss equitable treatment, a tax on franchises, and steps to secure revenue from street railway companies, supporting Alderman Pierce’s resolution.
The Times reports a major New York trust company plans to attempt collection or compromise of southern Reconstruction era bonds repudiated by states. An official said a circular inviting investor cooperation was sent to bondholders, but the firm does not hold such bonds and has no southern interests.
A promotional description extols Maine New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts coast as Nature's Playground. It lauds Boston and Maine Railroad for popularizing summer travel, developing roads hotels and tourism, and offering free illustrated guides via stations or mail. It claims yearly passenger growth and fame as the world’s greatest holiday route.
Lord Rosebery issues a manifesto on Liberal party divisions in a letter to the City Liberal Club. He rejects a political comeback but urges unity with the leader and free dissent on the imperial question amid wartime concerns. He warns that neutrality is impossible and lasting antagonism over empire could doom the party's future and Britain’s crisis.
Fire destroyed the Jacob Dold & Sons packing plant in Wichita Kansas. Four large buildings burned along with about seven million pounds of meat. Seven hundred fifty to eight hundred workers were left jobless. some workers were injured by a falling wall. The loss is about 1.7 million dollars. officials expect rebuilding. Cause suspected to be spontaneous combustion.
President J. 7. McCarthy told the Lewes State Bar Association that perjury taints American courts and that up to half of defense evidence and a large share of divorce and other suits may be false. He urged abolition of official oaths, jurists to administer oaths, and swift harsh punishment for perjurers to deter the crime.
An old sales pitch claims Syrup of Figs permanently overcomes habitual constipation. It urges buyers to choose the genuine California Fig Syrup Co product over other laxatives that “act for a time” but supposedly damage the system.
Plans call for a large Florida cotton oil mill in Jacksonville to open around October. Built by Tennessee capitalists, the facility will crush 100 tons of seed daily and employ about 50 to 100 families. Stock listed at $100,000 with possible worker cottages planned later.
Kansas City Star observes Emperor William’s early hot headedness and dismissal of Bismarck led some to fear European war. Despite radical utterances, no large peace disturbance occurred. The Kaiser’s truculent speeches have become royal eccentricity and he is called a disappointing war lord.
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