Marietta Mills Placed Under Temporary Receiver in Bond Dispute
The Marietta paper mills, among the largest in the South, were placed in the hands of temporary receiver Moultrie M. Sessions by Judge W. T. Newman. The action, filed by Wayne & Tyce for D. Robinson as trustee, aims to reorganize the company and pay all unsecured debts. The receiver may borrow up to 10 000 to cover floating debts. bondholders expect dollar-for-dollar repayment and a swift reorganization within about ninety days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Paper Mills
South
Paper Trust
W. T. Newman
United States Court
Wayne & Tyce
D. Robinson
Newman
Messrs
Payne
Tye
Mr. Sessions
Queen of the Carnival Chosen in Chattanooga
Miss Julia Leach, a prominent Chattanooga society belle, was selected to be the queen of the spring carnival to be held in May. She is well known in Atlanta, Memphis and Nashville and is described as a strikingly handsome woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Julia Leach
Ach
Atlanta
Memphis
Nashville
Distillers Merge Creates Cincinnati Distribution Branch
In Cincinnati on March 16 a deal was announced where the Distilling Company of America buys the local Distilling Company operation and will run it as a distributing branch under its existing Cincinnati name. The arrangement confirms the consolidation of regional distribution under a single banner, with operations continuing locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Distillers Combine
Cincinnati
Distilling Company of America
National Distributing Company, of
Atlanta Sues Pipe Firms Over Alleged Price Fixing
The city of Atlanta files a federal suit in Birmingham seeking 45000 damages and 5000 legal fees against Aniston Pipe and Foundry Company Howard-Harrison Iron Company and related firms. It alleges a trust formed on December 28, 1894 to monopolize cast iron pipe, drive up prices, and curb competition across 36 states. The case, viewed as a test, may reach the U S Supreme Court and prompt similar suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniaton Pipe and Foundry Company
Howard-Harrison Iron Company
United States
Birmingham
Annis~lton Company
Ala
Atlanta
Anniston Pipa and Foundry Company
Supreme Court
Chattanooga
Lana Pipe Works
Ga Trust
Anniston Pipe Works
United States Supreme Court
Timely information saves two lives with Dr King’s Discovery
Mrs George Long of New Straitsville Ohio credits Dr King’s Discovery with halting a deadly cough that kept her awake nightly and curing her husband’s severe pneumonia. The testimonial claims the remedy safeguards lungs and threats and offers bottles at one dollar with a free trial bottle at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Long
New Straitsville
Ohio
Dr. King
Long
Hall's Saloon License Revoked After After Hours Sale
Saloon owner John M Hall at 26 Marietta Street fined 25.75 by Recorder Broyles for selling after hours. The license revoke follows, with saloon closed pending certiorari. Lawyer Lowry Arnold said appeal to higher court. Case tied to porter Bob Coursey arrest and bond forfeiture, trial concluded yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder Broyles
John M. Hall
Marietta Street
Hall
Lowry Arnold
Broyles
Hail
Supreme Court
Bob Coursey
Halt Wan
One Man Wholly Cremated at McKeesport Furnace
A furnace accident at Monongahela Furnace Company in McKeesport results in George Martin being cremated while George Curwen and Sydney Jackson suffer fatal burns. Stephen Stoboswich and John Borieneck sustain burns but are expected to recover. others at the bottom of the furnace fare worse. The incident involves 300 tons of molten ore and materials failing as workers attempted to dislodge a jam, triggering a powerful explosion and leaving no trail of Martin's body.
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Pittshore
Monongahela Furnace Company
McKeesport
George Martin
George Curwen
Sydney Jackson
Stephen Stoboswich
John Borieneck
Martin
Curwen
Curren
Jackson
St Patrick's Day observed by Irish and English in Atlanta
St Patrick's Day celebrations spread across the British empire with unity as SONS OF IRELAND and English alike wear the green. In Atlanta the Hibernian Society attends Mass at the Immaculate Conception Church at 9 o'clock with Rev Aloysius O Hanlon delivering the service and sermon. The Hibernians meet at noon to elect officers, and the annual banquet is postponed to Monday to fit the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Ireland
John Bull
Pat
British Empire
England
St. Patrick
Atlanta
Hibernian Hall
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Aloysius O'Hanlon
O'Hanlon
St. Mary's College
Belmont
N C
Hibernian Society
Red Men Will Celebrate Annual Cherokee Lodge Reunion
The Cherokee Tribe No 1 Improved Order of Red Men will hold its annual reunion Tuesday night March 20 at 7 30 in the lodge hall. A full program includes music recitations solos an address by Brother James L Mayson and refreshments promising a pleasant time for attendees A mistrial was declared in the Henry Milner versus Southern Railway Company case after the jury failed to agree in the city court regarding the two thousand dollar damages claim for loss of a leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayres
Henry Milner
Southern Railway Company
Milner
Grape-Nuts Endorsed By Naval Officer Frank J De
A damaged testimonial letter praises Grape-Nuts for curing stomach trouble and nervousness. The officer signs as Frank J. De from Avalon, Maine, asserting the cereal strengthened him and revived energy despite errors in the handwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custo
Auiaots
Trial consumes day in DeKalb county murder case
The DeKalb county murder trial of Hiram Sharpe, who killed his wife and wounded his stepmother at a hillside cabin on last December 6, stretched through eleven and a half hours. The jury of twelve, chosen from forty nominees, could not reach a verdict after deliberating three quarters of an hour as Sharpe’s defense and the state presented their cases and witnesses, including the victim’s mother and Dr. Grace.
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Hiram Sharpe
DeKalb County
New House of Justice
Mttle
Decatur
Candler
Sharpe
Rullty
Hooper Alexander
Milner & Brand
Lithonia
W. T. Kimsey
Jones & Morrison
L. B. Norton
W. P. Brown
T. M. Donaldson
J. F Stubbs
W. A. Evans
J. W. Tribble
M. W. Bishop
J. J. Cassels
J. B. DeBell
R. W. McEvoy
E. A. Beauchamp
T. H. Carter
J. A. Campbell
Fred
Grace
Trial details of Sharpe murder case unfold in court
Narrative recounts conflicting testimony over the cause of Mary Sharpe's death and the prisoner's statement versus his mother-in-law. Witnesses describe Sharpe's arrest after the shooting at Mrs. Sharpe's home near Lithonia, DeKalb county, December events, and three children testifying about Mrs. Sharpe's character. The jury foresees a guilty verdict as arguments wrap and judge charges conclude.
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Grace
Kirling
Sharpe
Htte
George Oakes
Mary Sharpe
Haguire Wrigley
T. J. Crosby
Messie
Milner
Alexander
Colonel Jones
Kimsey
Candler
Lithonia
Arabian District
DeKalb County
Decatur
Only One Bidder Named for Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf Sale
Silas W. Pettit announced that the Kansas City Southern Railway Company will be the sole bidder at the trustees sale in Joplin next Monday. The bidder will hold over 22 million of the road’s 23 million bonds, representing nearly all bondholders. The line from Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico will be operated by the restructured entity once formed under Missouri law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Gulf
Silas W. Pettit
Chicago
Philadelphia Reorganization Committee
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
Joplin
Pettit
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Company
Gulf of Mexico
Bryan not to attend Democratic national convention
Kansas City dispatch says William Jennings Bryan will not be in Kansas City for the July Democratic national convention. Hotels hoped the Nebraska delegation would bring him, but a hotel manager reported he was told Bryan would not attend. Source could not disclose the informant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Kansas City
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Helpes Green Goods Game Case Far-Reaching in New York
Chester A. Mele Jatt, a Western Union telegraph operator arrested in Kingston on a bench warrant, was today held in 32490 dollars bond by Judge Fudge Thomas in the U S circuit court. He is indicted with Henry Lawrence and Henry Bersrard on a charge of operating a green goods game that lured a Florida man to Philadelphia Kingston and Green Point where his money was lost.
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New York
Chester A. Mele Jatt
Western Union
Kingston
N. Y
Commissioner Shields
Helad
Fudge Thomas
United States Circuit Court
Henry Lawrence
Lewis
Henry Bers Rard
Erg
Florida
Philadelphia
Green Point
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Sessions
Marieta
Orde
United States’ Court
Trust
Moultrie M. Sessions
Pany
Maier & Berkele
Jewelers
Whitehall
City
Cou
Sons OF Ireland
Luis Piel
Field
Clara Kelly
Sousa
Angelus Orchestral
Sunny South
Misa Allee King
Lula Camp
Coney Island
Victoria and
Maud Bell
Angelus
James L. Mayson
Minnie Lee Hay
Miss Daisy Kelly
Mune
Sallie Jenks
Miss Maud Bell
Annie Blanch Cooke
Muale
Rufus
Nel
Bob
Son of
Battle
Indiana
Whitehall St Abanta
Ntion
Stuttgarter
Eiseman Bros
Baltimore
W. German St
Washington, D. C
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