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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1915
Page
7
A thorough investigation of the mutilation of records in Dekalb Superior Court is under way by the Counts grand jury. Clerk Burgess offers a reward of 3200 for evidence leading to conviction. Reported missing deeds and post notes have disrupted the record chain, motive unknown.
James Chum, a former Lindale resident, is in Floyd County jail on bigamy charges. He was brought from Greenville with Deputy Sheriff Bobo returning last night. A man named Durham, described as a family friend, accompanied the prisoner and is attempting to halt the prosecution.
About fifty Maxwell sales agents from Georgia and South Carolina gathered at the Hotel Ansle in Atlanta to hear a new sales plan praised by Maxwell officials. John T Fraith led the meeting with an address by Mr Plait and preparations overseen by J Eagle and J T Morehouse.
At a meeting of the Atlanta Retail Merchants Association the druggists committee discussed the federal anti narcotic law which took effect on March 1. The group adopted a resolution urging city newspapers to publish the law's requirements for physicians druggists and individuals. The act requires full physician names and addresses on prescriptions for opium or cocoa leaves or preparations with issue date and physician registration number from the internal revenue collector.
Special report notes a first class flour mill to be installed at Honeville under Thomson Investment Company to grind the anticipated spring wheat harvest. March 6. Prepared for a big crop of wheat in Mduffie.
Goldstein fifth deputy grand master of the Order of Brith Abraham left Atlanta Saturday for New York where he will attend the meeting of the executive committee of the order.
Work on Roswell Road widening will begin soon once property owners along the route post the required bonds. Judge Pendleton had granted an injunction against Jacobs Pharmacy restricting construction on a ten foot strip at Buckhead, with bond to protect the pharmacy if it is injured. The injunction also requires completion of the project within the next sixty days.
A major snowstorm hit New York sweeping eastward causing accidents and traffic chaos. The storm dropped about 1.5 to 4 inches of snow and slowed transit as crews labored to clear streets. A man named Anthony Loria, 25, died after being struck by a train near Passaic, while others sustained fractures cuts and bruises in street and sidewalk incidents. Tonight about 15 000 workers were clearing snow and rain was forecast for the next day.
Over 15000 miners in the New River field threaten to strike as a conference committee for miners and operators adjourns without agreement. Wage pact expires March 31. operators reportedly refuse concessions while miners hold firm on all demands.
John W Masury & Son manager White, living in Elizabeth New Jersey, was held on $10,000 bail by Kings County Grand Jury for attempted robbery and related charges tied to an August 7 Sackett & Wilhelms employee heist. Bail was set after his arraignment with defense stating innocence. Police report two suspected chauffeurs arrested in San Francisco in connection with the case.
Mrs W M Calhoun reports a theft at Teachtree and Sixth as she walked with two companions. Police traced a similar description to two suspects, Gorman and Kirk, then to Richard Patton, a South Prado butler, who said a Black man snatched a small change purse near South Prado and Tast Seventeenth.
The Atlanta Realty corporation announces a forthcoming public real estate sale aimed at boosting investor confidence in Atlanta's central business district. The sale, described as the most significant in over eight years, includes a property shown alongside a map and street view from the state capital. The event is expected to draw Atlanta business leaders and real estate owners to inspect the offered asset. Six acres on the Marietta car line at Conway station recently sold for 2000 by Parris K Lane for Dr 4ly Whiteheid to BR Barmore.
WE Quinn sold 50 acres near Coldwell station on the Seaboard railway to De Eston Bruner for 1023 dollars. Sumer con plans a summer home on the property. Bennett Powell and A C Minh na form Bernett Powell & Mrnhinnete with offices in the Third National Bank building. The W T Cine Realty Co sold George Lawrence’s house and lot at 254 Peeples street for 920 dollars. Possession is given immediately.
A dense ledger lists numerous real estate transfers: Shainker to Mrs Echo Gordon on southeast corner of Anied Avenue and Connally Street. J T Kimbrough to A G Gordon. Walton Realty Co to Ira Waint & Swith Jr for a lot on Lacy Brenne near Hopkins Street. several other deeds dated January to March, detailing property lots, block numbers, street names, and corner specifications. Names include Thompson, Dillard, Johnson, Dallas, Gray, and many others, with varied parcel measurements and street names across multiple blocks and avenues. Some entries reference cemetery lots, Park Street and Chestnut Street segments, and Right of Way notes.
A stream of Southside property transactions records transfers and mortgages across Hopkins streets to McCartney rose hedgest east side of Southern callway fund for $3, and numerous deeds dated February through March. Names include Annie Le L00-Mra, Marvin Quillan, Mrs Annie Reese, W Z Shannon, C H Arnold, and D D Sherman. Transactions cover lots on West Side Lovejoy street, Wellington street, Lucile avenue, Hopkins street, White and Rugby streets, Milledge avenue, and Peachtree Hills Place. Notable amounts cited include $1000, $290, $1700, and $600, with various deeds, bonds, and notices of mortgage.
The data show a downturn in grain and garden products with March figures around 1 460 and 2 271 in February. Butter eggs potatoes cheese rise later, while wheat and breadstuffs fall. sugar and tobacco mixed. Provisions rise with beef sheep hogs. metals up on copper and tin as war effects widen markets.
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