Father and Son Meet in Prison for Mercy Plea
A German father and his son, John H. Scock Sr and Jr, met in the city jail after the son confessed taking 1500 from the Kimball house cashier. The elder Scock from Florence Alabama urged mercy, vowing to support his son, while the prisoner expressed resolve to live honestly despite poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
John H. Scock, Sr
John H. Scock, Jr
Kimball House
Florence
Ala
Br. Spock
Hamburg
America
Knoxville
Atlanta
Old Atlantan Thomas Reed Dies After Long Illness
Thomas Reed of 67 Tyler street, probably Atlanta’s oldest citizen, died yesterday after a stroke. He came to Atlanta in 1817, worked 39 years at Winship machine works, helped build the first Georgia cotton press, aided in the Merrimac’s construction at Norfolk Navy Yard, and was a charter Mech No.2 firefighter. He leaves a wife and four children. funeral at 2 p.m. at his residence, Oakland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Reed
Tyler Street
Atlanta
North Carolna
Winship Machine Works
Confed
Erate Navy Yard
Norfolk
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Mechanics No. 2
T. W. Reed
Local figures visit city. meetings scheduled today
Mr. Charles Bannon of this Courier-Journal Ithographs forée is in the city and well known in Georgia. Jerome Jones of The Atlanta Journal of Labor left for Chattanooga to address boiler makers at tonight’s meeting, accompanied by Delegate Thomas Gowan of the Atlanta Federation of Trades. A Pioneer Citizens Society meeting is set for 3 PM at J. C. Hendrix’s office, 13 South Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bannon
Courier-Journal Ithographs Forée
Mr. Bannon
Georgia
Jerome Jones
Atlanta Journal of Labor
Chattanooga
Boiler Makers’ Union
Mr. Jones
Thomas Gowan
Atlanta Federation of Trades
Pioneer Citizens Society
J. C. Hendrix
South Broad Street
Water Commissioners
Park Woodward
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Waterworks
C. Walter Smith
Brown Building
E. T. Payne
Board of Water Comsmissioners
R. Dimock
Marlnet
Atlanta University Aid Meeting in New York City
A meeting at the brick Presbyterian church in New York discussed the condition of the Negro race and aid for Atlanta University. Speakers included John F. Parsons and Robert G. Smith, both graduates. Horace Burnemlead outlined the institution’s financial needs across educational religious and industrial departments. A collection was taken but yielded little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta University
New York
Brick Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
John FE. Parsons
Robert G. Smith
University
Texas Legislaaure
Sev
Horace Bumelead
Instituts
Safe blowers identified in Alabama case
Mobile March 4 Lee Cahm W W Williams and John Hall arrested last week for blowing the safe of the American Sash and Door Factory in New Orleans and trying to kill Watchman Henry were identified here by Parker. Police say the men operated extensively in Missouri Tennessee Louisiana. Telegrams have been received daily from Chief of Police Seost since arrests. The prisoners were taken to New Orleans today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Lee Cahm
W. W. Williams
John Hall
New Orleans
Henry R
Parker
Missouri
Tennee Tes
Louisiana
Seost
Stricken with apoplexy befalls Providence doctor visiting kin
Dr KE Bogman of Providence R I, visiting brother George Bogmean on Elizabeth Street in Inman Park, was suddenly stricken with apoplexy last night. His condition at a late hour was regarded as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. ¥. Bogman
Providence, R. 1
George Bogmean
Elizabeth Street
Inman Park
Spring Term Opens in Courts 10 Organizes Grand Jury
The March term in Atlanta courts begins with Judge J S Candler presiding in Jonesboro for Clayton county duties and Newton county sessions. Grand jury names are drawn, with twenty two to serve but thirty named. Petit juries will be organized and the term expected to produce true bills of indictment. The Will Lucas case is set for motion in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lumpkin
John §. Candler
Jonesboro
Clayton County
Newton County
Fulton County
J. T. Orme
E. P. Black
W. H. Else
M. M. M. Wells
Bryant's
EB. A. Brown
Charles D. Warlick
Buckhead
Seagraveg
Collins
J. H. Nun- Wally
L. H. Beck
H. HR. Durand
J. M. McGuirk
George E. Johnson
Craig Cofield
B.C. Atkins
Ticket Agents 10 Arrive Thursday For Atlanta Convention
The annual convention of the International Association of Ticket Agents arrives in Atlanta with 350 to 400 members. Governor Candler and Mayor Woodward welcome them. sessions start at 3 pm in the Kimball ballroom. A special train from the West will bring visitors, who will tour the city before traveling to Florida.
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International Association of Ticket Agents
Atlanta
Southern
Florida
Business Meg League
Riral
League
Association of
Western
Atlantic
Candler
Woodward
Harman
Association
Kimball
W. H. Fogg
George W. Allen
J. L. Edmondson
W. B. Clements
C. C. Johnston
E. Magill
Tampa
Savannah
Charleston
Asheville
Cincinnati
Chicago
Southern Railway
Netherlands appoints new minister Gevers to Washington
Baron Gevers, newly appointed Dutch minister, arrived in Washington. The Netherlands legation had been vacant for some time, with consular affairs handled by the New York consulate general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
Washington
Baron Gevers
Legation
New York
Insects and Plant Diseases FIRST PAPER
A historical overview introduces a series on insects and plant diseases harming southern crops. It explains aims, reader participation, and the link between civilization and pest spread, then surveys entomology as a science and basic arthropod classification with noted dangers from centipedes and related groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. & F. Department
Relief for La Grippe with Dr Miles Nervine
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for grip and nervous breakdowns. It claims grip causes severe head neck and spine pain, nervous prostration, and sleeplessness, and touts Nervine as a nerve food that rebuilds nerves, improves appetite, digestion, and sleep, with testimonials from Mrs. Swank and Mrs. Bawley and a guarantee on purchase.
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LaGrippe
Miles’ Nervine
Grip
Miles
Dr. Miles’ Nervine
Dr. Miles
E. C, Bawley
Waterloo
Ind
Mires
Mires Mepicar Co
Elkhart
Lod
Amusements at the Grand and Colum bia Opera House
Hoyt's Texas Steer headlines the Grand with Tuesday matinee and night shows in a farce praised for plot and satire. Katie Putnam stars as Bossy with a strong supporting cast. Richard Mansfield brings Cyrano de Bergerac to Atlanta Wednesday March 7, lavish scenery and top actors highlight a major tour. The Wilbur Kirwin Opera Company opens a week of popular opera at the Columbia tonight, led by Kirwin and including The Two Vagabonds and The Floor Walkers with Lucy Daly. The vaudeville lineup features The Girl with the Auburn Locks and Daly’s Dalyisms including Honolulu Queen.
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Hoyt
Charles H. H
Katie Putiam
James R. McCann
Maverick Brander
Charles H. Bleveng
Bretsy Gall
Harry J. Jackson
Major Bell
Lizzie Kendall
Mrs. Brander
Texas Steer
Richard Mansfield
Atlanta
Mansfield
Henry Irving
Mr. Mansfield
Rostand
Cyrano
Wilbur-Kirwin Opera Company
Columbia Tonight
Wilbur-Kirgins
Auburn Losks
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Wilbur
Erminie
Ward
Lucy Day
Lucy Daly
Honolulu
Grand to Feature Notable Chorus March Dates
The chorus, raiciums training, and vivid costumes mark the performance as a standout. The act appears at the Grand theater next Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9, drawing attention with its popular song cadence.
Republicans to Meet Wednesday in State Convention
Republicans across districts name delegates for the upcom ing meeting. Wood in the seventh district J J Hamilton and IM Parker eight district W A Pledger and M B Morton ninth district N I Ingersoll and J R Allen tenth district P H Craig and A B Williams eleventh district W H Mathews and Clark Grier. Delegates at large named include J W Lyons H A Packer IL L Johnson R R Wright and W H Johnson. Johnson is favored to be re elected as central committee chair. The party plans no state ticket, focusing on national affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IL. L. Johnson
Avanta
R. R. Wright
Savannah
W. H. Johnson
Columbus
Larg
State Central Committee
Asl
Colonel Johnson
Central Committee
Wail From the City Prison Amid Drunken Wakeup
In a rough tale a young man, drunk and arrested for the first time, wakes in a city prison cell at 2 a.m. and calls out in a cry of agony. Officers note the mournful sound and the mental torture of confinement as he contemplates his mother and father and his shame.
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John H. Spock, Sr
Spock
Police Barracks
Vider Socclk
Big
the Constitution
Mr. Souck
South Pryor Street
Episcopal Church
Mr. Svuck
Germany
Tim
Merrimac
Norfolk Navy Yard
Ironclad
First Cotton
Yusen
Criminal Superior Court
John S. Candler
A. C. Quaintance
The
Georgia Experiment Station
United States
Australia
Arthropoda
West Indies
South America
Insecta
Atlanta Milling CO
NEW Publication
Madison Square
Post Office
Thomas B. Paine & CO
Paine, Murphy & Co
Broadway
Southern Exchange
Tlonal and
Capital City Bankee
Murphy & CO
Ins
Pryor St
Jackson Building
South
Georgia 3
Augusta
West Papist Ga
North Carolina
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Southwestern Railroad
John W. Dickey
W. H. Patterson & GD
Nelson Street
Forsyth
Madison Avenue
Whitehall Street
Forsyth Street
Central Railway
Peters Street
Park Street
DAVID _G. WYLIE
Ioner of Public Works
Crna Marlial
Atlanta Police Department
Nodn
W. P. Manly
Police
Febti- Mech
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