Fight In Wagon Yard Leaves Britt Wounded In Knife Attack
Kirby Ellison and D M Britt fought after inviting each other to a wagon yard behind a saloon near the police barracks. Ellison slashed Britt with a knife, leaving multiple wounds and endangering his life. Britt claimed a bottle of whisky sparked the quarrel. Ellison admitted using the knife as Britt allegedly bit him. Both men were heavily intoxicated. Ellison jailed, Britt hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Eilison
D. M. Britt
Britt
Ellison
Parracks
Elson
Elligton
Bilson
Butt
Ditt" Britt
Atlanta Machine Works
Kirby Ellison
W. NM. Ellison
Stockbridge
Stephens & Co
City Pressing Company charter filed by Atlanta youths
Application in superior court seeks a charter for the City Pressing Company with capital stock of 1200 dollars. Charter members include D. H Kirkland Walter T. Colquitt W. D. Harper A M Lloyd Franklin T. Smith and Lee M Jordan. The firm aims to absorb local pressing clubs and begin business August 1, promising reliability and legal protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
City Pressing Company
D. H Kirkland
Walter T. Colquitt
W. D. Harper
A M Lloyd
Franklin T. Smith
Lee M Jordan
Georgia State Band Plays Two City Park Concerts Today
The Georgia State Band performs today with an afternoon concert at Grant Park and an evening show at Ponce de Leon. The improved Ponce de Leon resort offers new beaches and quiet retreats, while cool park air and fine music attract crowds seeking relief from the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia State Band
Grant Park
Ponce de Leon
Ponce d A Leon
Two Views on City Hall Building Purchase
City council debates buying the Chamber of Commerce building as a future city hall with a $37,500 indebtedness and a $7,500 cash payment. Most members oppose, citing cost and long-term commitment, while a minority argues it could save taxes and provide a suitable home, advocating a larger new hall later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
General Council
Public Buildings and Finance Committees
Atlanta
Street Car Conductor and Motorman Case Postponed
The recorder's court postponed the cases against W. A. Bryant and C. F. Jones, Rapid Transit trolley crew, after two firemen were injured in a collision with a fire truck. Injured men Cody and Shields remain in hospital and Chief Joyner is away, delaying proceedings. The postponement will stand until the city and defendants agree on a new date and further investigation is conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Bryant
C. F. Jones
Recorder's Court
Cummings
Recorder
Joyner
Cody
Shields
Rosser
Broyles
Architects and Contractor Inspect New Federal Prison
Mr John Griffith of Chicago a contractor for the new federal prison visited the project here with architect W E Eames at the Aragon hotel yesterday. They inspected the site and departed last night for Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eames
Griffith
Federal Prison
John Griffith
Chicago
Aragon Hotel
W. E. Eames
Cincinnati
Sudden Death of R. I. Hambrick After Fever
R. I. Hambrick of Greensferry avenue and Larkin street died last night after recovering from typhoid fever. He began showing brain involvement, left home with rational behavior, and grew worse after returning, dying at 1230. He came to Atlanta from near Rockmart, Henry county. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I. Hambrick
R. L. Hambrick
Greensferry Avenue
Larkin Street
A. H Hambrick
Hambrick
Decatur Street
Atlanta
Rockmart
Henry County
Body of Colonel Sawyer B F to be buried in Alabama
Funeral services were held at his home on East Georgia Avenue with Dr Albion Knight officiating. The body will be taken to Oxford Alabama for interment today after services yesterday.
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B. F. Sawyer
B F. Sawyer
East
Georgia Avenue
Albion Knight
Oxford
Ala
Work On Harbors and Rivers Shown To Go To War Secretary
General Gillespie reports two years without a river and harbor bill impairing river improvements. Captain Gillette cites Savannah harbor progress, dredging work and costs total to June 30 1901, and urges liberal appropriations for ongoing and new projects including Cumberland Sound. The Savannah port handled extensive cotton lumber and naval stores shipments in 1900 with significant tonnage and value while expenditures to date near $660,077 with further funds requested for oyster bed training wall extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gillespie
Army
United States
Secretary of War
Congress
Army Engineers
Ginette
O. M. Carter
Georgia
Savannah Harbor
Cumberland Solund
Savannah
George T. Warner
Beaufort
3. C
Central Railroad
Old Water Works
Rittenhouse H. Moore
Mud River
Gillette
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Cumberland Sound
Savannah river channel work reaches toward seventy five feet depth
The report details maintenance and construction funds for Savannah river works. Dykes were built at Rifle cut, Blue House and Bead's Bar, with 6 pilings driven and 2,064 sawed off. Bead’s Bar dredging removed 72,606.7 cubic yards. contract renewal debated. $58,000 expected to finish seventy five feet depth to Augusta.
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Savannah River
Rifie Cut
Bueg's Bar
Half Gunea Bar
Blue House Bar
Twige’s Bar
Gillette
Meat Row
Savannah
Augusta
Delroy Bar
Darien
Altamaha River
Bead’s Bluff
Cypress Nursery
Carter's Bight
Oconee
Fish Trap Cut
Ocmulgee
Macon Bar
Mansfield’s Bar
Mitchell's Bar
Davis's Beach
Hollingsworth Ferry
Westlake Bar
Gee's Point
Cow Face Bar
Hawkinsville
Brunswick Harbor
Dago Georges in Court Like a Dago Dialect Comedy
Recorder Broyles presided as the George family four members appeared on a street quarrel charge. They spoke in mixed dago dialect while muttering about a trunk. The judge released them, noting language ambiguity and etiquette, and cautioned against shoving the sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Recorder Broyles
Georges
Broyles
They Fought About Him Darktown Soldier War Hero
They fought about him a darktown soldier from the wars who faced enemies with grit yet bore eked and scarred marks. Women contended for his attention while he endured the lingering wounds of battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darktown
Briscoe's Old Blind Mule Heads a Crooked Alley Tale
A courtroom scene blends rural dialect and old plantation life as Briscoe Wright defends a blind mule. The recorder jokes about flags and punishments while Annie Bowles and Annie Johnson admit guilty amid a chaotic Crooked Alley dispute. The old mule is praised for insight and resilience, and Briscoe asserts the creature’s stubborn wit.
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Annie Bowles
Annie Johnson
Bob Breeie
Annie
Steele
Manny
Annie Johns
Mister Steele
Guyun
Oman
Bob
Clerk
Briscol Wright
Mfe
Briscoe
Yassah
Hullkentry
Estimated funds needed for Academy Creek work plan
The report states that until June 30, 1902 about $10,000 will be required and for the year ending June 1903 a further $10,000 may be needed unless funds are appropriated to remove shoals below the city, which would negate maintenance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy Creek
Boycott and Blacklist Debate Spreads
A narrative on persecution and resistance contrasts Arkansas Gazette boycott stance with counterclaims of coercion. The note urges reciprocal boycott, mentions a $2.00 fare from Atlanta to Chattanooga by W. and A for a Lookout Mountain trip on July 22 with a regular train at 845 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Gazette
Louisiana
Britain
Atlanta
Chattanooga
BRRB
Lookout Mountain
Kellam and Moore Grind Prescriptions in Atlanta
Kellam and Moore specialize in grinding ophthalmic prescriptions at 42 North Broad Street in the Prudential Building Atlanta. They offer quick service for neatly complicated orders and promise completion within a few hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellam & Moore
North Broad Street
Prudential Building
Atlanta
Expedition outfits in New York seek Incan gold in Ecuador
A San Francisco Chronicle item reports an expedition being outfitted in New York to explore Ecuador for gold deposits. It says the republic is believed to house the mines that funded the Incas and that vast riches may lie there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
New York
Heuador
Republic
California
Arizona
Nevada
United States
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Palace Theater
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Hauador
Andes
Ek Eee Eine Theater
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Harry Sefton
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