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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
8
Mayor Mime backs a program proposed by Joseph H Morgan to empower police to abate dirty premises. Patrolmen would issue notices to property owners, then file cases if cleanup is not done, fostering pride in clean beats and urging public health through mild fines and closer enforcement.
The Agnes Scott Institute at Decatur Georgia is highlighted as a premier institution for the education of girls and young women. Described as well managed with a high curriculum, it attracts students from leading families and earns acclaim from faculty and parents. Parents may request catalogs by writing to Reverend F H Gaines in Decatur for further information.
A well known Avantan visiting Gotham extols the Marlborough on Broadway between Thirty sixth and Thirty seventh streets as an ideal hotel. He praises its distance from the commercial center yet close to theaters and business, fireproof safety, a superb cafe, and a homelike atmosphere labeled as southern headquarters.
Retail Grocers Association advertises a special Atlanta to Cumberland Island trip on July 7. The train features Pullman sleeping cars and vestibuled coaches, departing 8 PM from Atlanta for the seaside resort. Round trip rate is 3.50, with tickets valid on the return up to the Brunswick special train. Sleeping car reservations via Southern Railway City Ticket Office.
A reformed newspaper man retells a wild story of a Baltimore youth who joined a bachelor clique in New York, wined and dined at the Waldorf Astoria, courted a wealthy bride, and faced a sharp turn when debt and repayment schemes surfaced. The tale blends romance, finance, and a comic disaster as a phony wedding scheme unravels amid bets and bargains.
General rainfall aided crops statewide with no widespread blight. Cotton lies in excellent condition. peanuts and melons ship. peaches fair but below average. apples and pears poor. Counties report abundant rain, cool spells, and steady growth though some areas face dryness or excess rain. Local notes name Banks, Bartow, Cobb, Dekalb, Fannin, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, Walker, Whitfield, Bulloch, Carroll, Effingham, Emanuel, McDuffie, Toomdale, Schley, Taliaferro, Upson, Warren, Washington, Inside Georgia counties reporting varied yields and ongoing harvests.
Weather forecast for Georgia to the coast and interior shows fair to warm with scattered showers inland, southeast winds and generally improving conditions. Virginia and the Carolinas report fair to warmer days with possible showers. Regional markets report cattle and hog receipts, price ranges in Chicago and St Louis, coffee and sugar futures, and dairy and produce prices in Atlanta and New York.
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