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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1902
Page
3
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Grant Park board approved the annual Master egg hunt with 8000 dyed eggs to be provided by J. & Mitchell. The event set for Saturday at 3 pm will feature prizes, a concert, and extensive policing. weather could postpone. Committee members include J. S. Mitchell Courtland Winn and Walter Ormond.
Supreme Commander D P Markey of the Knights of Maccabees of the World arrives in Atlanta to visit the local lodge. A large meeting is planned at 72 North Broad Street with A C G Woolley as secretary, and refreshments to follow. Markey, founder 21 years ago, leads a half million member organization and chairs the National Fraternal Congress committee on representation and revenue.
Comptroller General Wright received a letter from Rep John W Maddox asking for details on Georgia franchise laws and education funding for African Americans. The inquiry covers poll tax history, tax payment prerequisites for voting, and proportional school funding, aiming to show no voting restrictions exist for blacks if laws are followed. The information, prepared by Captain Tip Harrison, will be sent to Maddox.
A misty damp system from north Texas to Vicksburg drives drizzle and slippery sidewalks nationwide east of the Mississippi. Weather shifts favor Sunday with a forecast of fair skies and briefer rain, as a low barometer and northeast winds keep unsettled conditions.
Woodhouse, Bopp & Co., a major New York silk maker with a plant valued around 3.3 million and 300–400 employees, may open a southern annex in Atlanta. D A Woodhouse seeks local facilities info. Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to provide details. Mayor Mims backs the potential project, signaling strong local support and possible significant investment. Seaboard Air Line offers two thousand mile tickets to Baltimore via Nortel and Bay Line. inquiries to Harry F Kreuse.
Short items report four eastern Arkansas prisoners transported to Atlanta by Deputy Marshal Henry Cooper. Harve Reynolds and Bil Brown face one year and one day for whiskey distilling while Wil Cochran and Miles Johnson, African American, received six months for counterfeiting.
Secure tickets to Pallas Texas via the Frisco System through Memphis and enjoy overs in Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Side trips to Oklahoma City and return cost 33.40, Hot Springs and return 1.25. Includes special trains and chair car arrangements. For full details contact W. T. Saunders, G. A. P. D., Frisco System, Atlanta, Georgia.
Southern Railway offers Georgia Baptist Convention travel from Atlanta to Rome and back at 2.01, with 2% and 26 March dates and 27 for morning trains, valid to March 31. The Bapt ist Special departs Atlanta 2 80 p m March 26 arrives Rome 4 00 pm, pickup at the freight station near First Baptist church. Regular trains run various times. schedules promise quicker return. Call city ticket offices Kimball House or depot for details.
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