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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1902

Page

6

Pool selling ordinance tests Atlanta council stance

This afternoon Atlanta council debates a pool selling license for Piedmont park during racing at the track project. Supporters say the ordinance edge is crucial for a $50,000 track and park fairs, while opponents including Evangelical ministers push against it amid church and business factions.

Piedmont Park Exposition Park Atlanta Atlanta Amusement Company The Fair Association

Accident injures General Feng in Mexico City doorway

March 16 report from Mexztco City says General feng minister of public works suffered abdominal and leg injuries after being pinned between an elevator foot and a steel gateway cornice. He is likely confined to his room for nine weeks.

Mens Mexztco City Feng

City pastors oppose pool ordinance debate in Atlanta

In Atlanta, city pastors urge council to keep the pool selling ban amid proposed changes tied to Piedmont park. Rev H S Bradley Dr Len G Broughton and Dr Holderby lead sermons opposing repeal while Christian Endeavor society resolves to support existing ordinances 1888 to 1892 and oppose race track related pool gambling.

Evangelical Ministers' Association H. S. Bradley Trinity Church Len G. Broughton Tabernacle Baptist Church Holderby Moore Memorial Church Broughton Bradley Atlanta Bayern! Times Piedmont Park Christian Endeavor Society of Sore Memorial Church Union of Atlanta Christian Endeavor Union of Atlanta Christian Emdeavor Society of Moore Memorial Farris

Valuable War Relic for Colonel L. P. Thomas

Deputy Sheriff Colonel L. P. Thomas unearthed a Civil War Colts revolver relic from a Confederate fort near Bellwood. Discovered by A. A. Northcutt, the rusty weapon shows several loaded chambers and a visible cap. Thomas, a Confederate veteran, values the find and his collection of relics.

Olonel L. P. Thomas Atlanta Bellwood Colonel Thomas A. A. Northcutt Thomas Tic

Crap Shooters Raided In Old Horse Stable

Sunday dawn raid targets a craps game in a Decatur street stable. Seven white men arrested after officers burst in, one man fled to a trough but was caught. Each posted $1075 cash bonds for disorderly conduct amid a mix of horse stalls and sawdust and a foul odor.

Ciity Decatur Street

Officers trap Duncan but not the right one

Four Atlanta officers captured a man named Frank Duncan at a boarding house on Decatur Street and Central Avenue. He resembled the Birmingham murder suspect but was identified as a Gwinnett planter also named Frank Duncan. He claimed to be aiding a destitute woman and two children en route to a South Carolina funeral.

Duncan Kirk Jey Adama Birmingham Atlanta Frank Duncan Decatur Street Central Avenue Hollse Tibbs Doyal Dorsey Frank Duncar Gwinnett Court 7 Rr Hall cc South Carolina

Hillis Speaks Tonight on The Romance of Invention

Dr Newell Dwight Hillis a Brooklyn minister will lecture at the Grand tonight under the Atlanta Lecture Association. His talk titled The Romance of Invention the Heroism of Inventors and the Redemption of the World Through Tools and Machinery will draw a large audience. He pastors Plymouth Church and is regarded as one of the nation’s best known ministers.

Newell Dwight Hillis Brooklyn Atlanta Lecture Association Hillis United States Plymouth Church Amerina Avaris

Grimm's Wife Now Gets Even in Russian Colonel Case

Vienna reports about sixty arrests linked to a Warsaw court martial sentencing a Russian colonel named Grimm for revealing military secrets to Germany. Grimm, accused of ten years of disclosing Russia's wartime plans, has not yet been executed. His wife, angered by his attentions to other women, denounced him.

Vienna Warsaw Grimm Germany Russia

Seven Seek Seats as Cakoweees Ta Cee Aust Meets

A county executive committee subcommittee sets March 25 noon as the candidacy entry deadline for the Fulton county primary. Seven candidates have paid assessments, including Clark Howell and I. C. Clark, with more expected. Attorney Lee Langley announces for Fulton county representative. Multiple candidates, including Slaton and Houston, vie for the legislature as about 2000 voters are registered and daily additions expected before the primary deadline.

Clark Howell I. C. Clark Edgar Latham Arnold Broyles Superior Court John M. Blaton F. J. Merriam J. R. Stamps Cook Lee Langley Lee J. Langley Fulton County Langley Georgia John M. Slaton C. C. Houston McCullen J. Merriam E. Pronilareas

Justice Lewis Takes Rest From Strain on Health

Justice Hal T. Lewis of the supreme court has left the bench temporarily to rest for his health. He is at his Greene County country home and will stay some time, likely going north in spring. Friends hope rest will restore his health and allow him to return to the bench.

Hal T. Lewis Supreme Court Greene County Justice Lewis Treasurer Park Capitol Augusta Captain Park Public Property Fund Cobb and Fish Lees Virginia Fox Pitt

Mrs John H Gavan Dies at 62 in Atlanta

Mrs John H Gavan died yesterday morning at 8 30 at her home 44 East Twelfth street from heart failure after a period of ill health. She leaves husband John H Gavan and two children Owen Burnett of California and J C Gavan of Atlanta. Funeral at Sacred Heart church Ivy street at 10 this morning. Interment Oakland cemetery. Pallbearers named Gatins O Keefe Farrell Lynch Daly Morris to meet at 8 20 at Miller Bowden parlors.

John H Gavan East Twelfth Street Gavan John H. Gavan Owen Burnett California J. C. Gavan Southern Book Exchange John Farrell Peter A. Lynch John H. Daly John Morris

Givra Proclaims Authority Over Samar After Lukban Capture

Manila reports insurgent leader Givra issues a proclamation on Samar declaring success over General Lukban, who was captured by American forces, and states that all Lukban orders are void. Givra also states he will continue to issue this proclamation.

Givra Manila Samar Generi Lukban Lukpan Givre Elso

Banks in good shape says Treasurer Park

Treasurer R E Park reports progress in bank examinations across Georgia after trips to Brunswick and Darien. He and assistant W N Albertson are surveying over 186 state banks this year with more than a dozen added recently. Park notes strong deposits and rising reserves, while noting political talk remains limited during the survey.

TATH R. E. Park Frag South Georgia Brunswick Darien Park W. N. Albertson Albertson Treasurer Park Ravidky

Local political notes amid Georgia race tensions and club growth

Newton veteran Captain Carr, married in Covington, is described as popular and a Confederate veteran entering politics. Attorney General Boykin Wright visited to see his ailing mother in Dalton. In Whitfield County the gubernatorial race draws little attention with Terrell and Estill leading. Guerry enjoys support from some. The Dooly County Guerry Club formed with seventy eight members and plans officer elections and precinct committee setup next Saturday. Audrey at Miller's, 99 Marietta.

Georgia J. M. Terrell Nashville Berrien County South Georgia Wilcox Johnson Putnam Dupont Guerry Covington Newton County J. H. Estill Irwin Poltics Captain Carr Newton Boykin Wright Dalton Whitfield County Terrell Estill Guerry The Constitution Cordete Dooly County

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