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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1900
Page
3
A garbled OCR excerpt hints at financial topics and banking terms across cities including London and New York. Names such as Fiske and Bennett appear amid disjointed phrases about drafts, stocks, and municipal matters, with unclear dates or context.
Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy back a memorial annex at the State Normal school in Athens funded by a ten thousand dollar drive. Mr Richardson will lecture for the Winnie Davis memorial in Atlanta, aiding the fund and commemorating the memory of Miss Di vis. The Alabama Woman's Press Club meets in Montgomery April 19 and 6 with Mrs Ball presiding and notable speakers invited from Georgia and elsewhere.
Miss Inez Sledge in Nashville studying at Peabody Normal Institute will visit Atlanta for her sister’s wedding in April. L H Becks’ Cairo stay noted in a communication from Cairo dated February 24. Washington Seminary students prepare an afternoon play with young ladies participating. Fr Mr g Thomas Beleston visits. Ruth Cunningham visits New York City. Mrs D C Bacon hosts informal lunch at Capital City Club for her son Milton Bacon. Sara Frazier of Chattanooga visits Colonel and Mrs P J Cleary. Mr and Mrs Wilmer Moore to move into new home on April 1. Mrs Carlton Wright and daughter Addie of Rome visit Mrs A F P Davis. Special for today, tailored suits on sale, regular $65-50, English and Scotch imports. 8. Aronson, Whitehall St.
The Grand staged Faust to a good crowd with no Morrison in the cast yet the show impressed. Errolle Dunbar as Mephisto and Miss Kane as Marguerite drew praise for performance and beauty. The program boasted elaborate scenery, quartet singing, and strong supporting players. The Wiedemann company previews Cinderella at the Columbia theater and Moses and Son closes the night with a lottery prize. Ada Rehan headlines a Daly tour with The School for Scandal and As You Like It planned at the Grand next week. Tickets go on sale Tuesday morning at Miller's book store.
Professor Webb will lecture at the Boys High School this morning in Nashville. Superintendent Slaton has arranged a program inviting the board of education and city educators to attend. The event includes a penmanship and drawing lecture by Webb and a later talk by Slaton on his Chicago visit and observations of grammar schools.
A new preparation named Grain-O is sold in all grocery stores as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It appeals to the most delicate stomachs and can be mistaken for coffee. offered at 15 and 25 cents per package, safe for children to drink.
Southern Railway will sell round trip tickets to Macon at one fare for the March 22d celebration in honor of Admiral Dewey. Sale dates are March 22 and the morning trains on March 23, with March 24 omitted. Four daily trains each way on the Southern Railway touk line. City ticket office at Kimball House. Brooks Morgan, District Passenger Agent.
Partial hearing before Judge Lumpkin on Atlanta Railway and Power Company versus Southern Railway over Whitehall Street bridge. city trade party defendant added. affidavits and blueprints presented. decision expected today or Monday afternoon. Colonel Goodwin and C Pierce lawyers noted. Story of 4 Slave: Electric Bitters claims to cure female health issues. testimonial from George D. Williams of Manchester, Michigan. advertises 60 cent bottles for nervousness, sleep, and related ailments.
Abbeville South Carolina reports the death of J A Allen a then illness of Walter L Miller a noted lawyer and writer serious illness in his Abbeville home and a Republican county convention delegates chosen amid a quiet political scene with McSweeney likely reelected governor Abbeville recalls its Spanish American War volunteers and a cousin who died in the Civil War while noting local growth and public affairs
Florida truck growers say vast muck lands in the state could become fertile pastures and productive farmland. A proposed canal from the upper St John’s to the Indian River could reclaim five million acres by gravity, with soils four to fifty feet deep. The article argues Florida’s climate supports higher returns from this reclaimed land.
A reproduction map of Atlanta’s geography published by H B Baylor is offered for ten cents with no extra mailing charge. John M. Miller Co., book seller and stationer, 39 Marietta Street, Atlanta, presents the item for readers seeking an indexed guide.
Southern Railway to Macon with round trip tickets at one fare on selected dates March 2 and March 23. Morning trains available, limited March 24. Ticket office at Kimball House. Brooks Morgan, District Passenger Agent.
In Huntsville Alabama on March 16 a hose reel from the city fire department overturned while running to a fire. Driver Thomas Moore and Engineer Turbyfill were badly bruised along with Policeman James McHee. The accident occurred late this evening and left three men injured.
Subscriptions toward a 15000 guarantee fund for the Southern Interstate Fair are rushing in. Secretary T H Martin works on the premium list, aiming to boost individual farm exhibits and award large premiums for top pumpkins corn hay and other products, as Atlanta merchants back the first interstate fair.
The Georgia Supreme Court civil docket lists multiple cases from Cherokee and Rome circuits with submissions and arguments completed. Dockets include M C Martin Co v Armour Packing Co, Massillon Engine and Thresher Co v Walter Akerman, Atlas Savings and Loan v G W Kirklin, Tinny McIntosh v Cleghorn Co, Ware v D T McCall, Wyatt v Southern Building and Loan, Tripod Paint v Harper Hamilton, Weatherly v Southern Foundry, United Glass v McConnell sheriff, Rome Grocery v Greenwich Insurance, Miller v Baker, Jones v Cherokee Lodge 66 F and A M, H O Neill Mfg v Pruitt, plus a note that cases at the civil docket heel will be heard next Tuesday and criminal docket Monday.
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