Ordinances Adopted and City Employee Fare Policy
City council passed a resolution condemning free rides by city employees on trolley cars after two policemen sued for injuries from such incidents. Introduced by Alderman Hirsch, the measure aimed to express sentiment, not ban rides, and was adopted by eight votes. Also noted were board of education members elected and park board change requests with a bond issue referred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman-Hirsch
Ayes
Sims
Hirsch
McEachern
Peters
Quillian
Curtis
Pattillo
Old
Atlanta City Council Elections and Ordinances Report
Council ballots elect L Z Rosser T D Meador and L P Stephens to the board of education. FR P Holland named automobile inspector. A special committee to settle a dispute between the State Fair Association and Carridge Builders Association about Piedmont Park. temperance union petitions referred to police. Report on Atlanta Gain fight company read. action postponed. Tax ordinance postponed. Draper proposes bonds issue of one million dollars referred to finance committee. Ordinance to create a park board referred to ordinance committee. City engineer asked for a full street list to resolve name duplicates. Several important ordinances adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Z. Rosser
T. D. Meador
L. P. Stephens
Board of Education
FR. P. Holland
State Fair Association
Carridge Builders’ National Association
Piedmont Park
Wilard Temperance Union
Atlanta Gan
Draper
Board of Park Commissioners
Atlanta City Council Ordinances 1906 Passed Or Businesses
Elucidates ordinances on hotel street entrances under wholesale licenses, admission of retail entrances, recommissioning of city officers, police board power over private detectives, license criteria for automobile owners, civil service substitutes rejected, Meador succeeds Hoke Smith on the board, and election of five year board of education members L. P. Stevens D. Meador L. Z. Hosser H. Nolland. Also discusses Piedmont park exhibit approval, Willard WCTU objection to a saloon near 78 1-2 North Broad, Gas Light Company charter inquiry, tax ordinance 1906, wholesale liquor license scales, proposed $1,000,000 city improvements and a request to prepare a city survey of all streets.
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Know
Elis
Taylor
Wikle
Hancock
Patterson
Roberts
Key
Terrell
Chasewood
Foster
Pomeroy
Draper
Glass
Police Board
Civil Service
Meador
Hoke Smith
Woodward
Board of Education
L. P. Stevens
D. Meador
L. Z Hosser
State Vall Association
Mr. Dunn
Illrec
Flitseh
Piers
Tne
Atlanta Willard Women’s Christian Ternterance Union
North Broad Street
Atlanta Gas Light Company
Ellis
Ard
Our San Francisco Yesterday and Today Disaster Report
A fragmentary description from Everybody's magazine June presents James Hopper's eyewitness account of the great San Francisco earthquake and ensuing fire. It notes a vivid, sweeping fire front two miles long and a haunting silence, with pencil sketches by Vernon Howe Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
San’ Francisco
James Hopper
Vernon Howe Bailey
Albany Damaged by Wind Storm
Albany Ga May 21 a wind storm struck the city causing extensive damage including unroofed homes flooded interiors and a large chimney crashing through a senator's dwelling. About an inch and a half of rain fell in fifteen minutes as trees were blown down and utility wires interrupted. A similar storm had visited the area recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Sanuer Parkas
Jurge D. F
Salaries Raised as Engineers Review Insurance Matters
Memphis May 21 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers adopts a resolution boosting salaries for the grand chief engineer his assistants and the insurance department president while the meeting focuses on insurance department changes and relief appeals. Higgins vetoes Niagara power bill in Albany as legislature measures water usage.
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Memphis
Tenn
Insurance Department
Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Uesegament
Butes
Higgins
Niagara
Albany
Higring
Niagara River
Stuart Russ Assassin Victim in Batoum Murder
Stuart Russ, an American vice consul, was shot and killed at his country home in Batoum on May 21. Ambassador Meyer in St Petersburg reported the murder and noted the assassin escaped. The British broker Gtyart was involved in a 1,600 holiday gratuity incident with dock laborers last Christmas. The state department doubts Russian action to capture the killer and plans no immediate measures.
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Batoum
Stuart
Gtyart
Suart
Ambassddor Meyer
Washington
Batoum 8
Black Sea
Russian Air District
Indus Uy
State Department
Meyer
St. Petersburg
Dends
Krebbs Arrested After Following Miss Carr to Home
Miss Cary, pursued by Krebbs after leaving Torrey and Alexander meeting, reached Mrs Moore’s residence at 293 Gordon Street. Police arrested Krebbs in the reception hall, later rearrested him after witnesses revived the case. He was bonded, and the trial set for this afternoon at 2:30 with City Attorney Mayson for the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Carr
Gordon Street
Torrey and Alexander
EB. T. Krebbs
Cary
Ahs
Td Bérand
Krebs
Beavers
Holcompe
Lindsay
Krenba
Krebbs
Mooré
Chandler
Holcombe
Mayson
Misa Care
Brurnette
Moore
Moving Picture Train To Tour Cincinnati To Chattanooga
Queen and Crescent officials plan a high speed moving picture train along the line through Kentucky and Tennessee to photograph scenery from The Knobs region to the high bridge below Lexington and other landmarks. The 33½ mile trip will include Orl Floyds famed countryside and landmarks during the week. Moving pictures will be shot with full equipment aboard the train.
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Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Queen and Crescent
Medis
Kentucky
Knobs
John Orl Floyd
High Bridge
Lexington
Somerset
King’s Mountain’ Tunnel
Auis
Tennessee
Real Cumberland Assembly Nears Decision on Injury Suit
Cumberland Presbyterians push ahead with work as Judge Johnson delays ruling in the injunction suit until Thursday. Committees labors proceed, with reports on union likely to be reviewed only after the decision. Dixon Williams, Chicago evangelist, scolds both sides for their conduct. Some anti unionists threaten to stay after adjournment and form a separate assembly.
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Deratwr
John
Cumberland ‘Presbyterian
Thesembly
Committee On Union
Joba
Seselon
Dixon Williams
Chicago
Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly
Presbyterian Brotherhood Moves to Organize Men’s Society
Des Moines May 21 The Northern General Assembly unanimously approved immediate steps to form a Presbyterian Brotherhood to unite men of Presbyterian churches, foster spiritual growth, fraternal ties, denominational loyalty, fellowship, and Christian service. A 20 member committee will raise $300,000 for San Francisco churches.
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Northern General Assembly
Des Moines
Laws
Presbyterian General Assembly
Presbyterian Brotherhood
San Frincisco
Geogia Petroleum claims high grade oil near Louisville
Georgia Geological surveys dispute commercial quantity of oil near Louisville Georgia. State Geologist W S Yeates confirms drill main method to prove oil existence. Meanwhile Judge Russell rents Macon offices to run campaign from a new headquarters with delegates expected.
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Georgia Petroleum Company
Atlanta
5. W. McCabb
Tha
Louisville
W. FB. Little
Laboratory Survey of
Georgia
Grade of Petroleum
W. S. Yeates
Age of a big Maltese cat provokes court discussion
In Judge Bloodworth's court the age of a Maltese cat named Kitty became the central issue as plaintiff Rosenthal seeks possession after the cat was taken from a saloon. Witnesses describe Kitty's travels, feeding, and care by several locals including Nat Thoroton and Mr. Cowen. The judge ordered the cat returned to Rosenthal upon bond.
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Blodworth
Kitty
Nat Thoroton
Atlanta
Bryan Grant
Ben Rosenthal
Whitehall
Mitchell Streets
Mr. James
Rosenthal
Lawrence James
Thoston
Justice of the Peace Bloodworth
Thornton
Washington
May
Ena S
Poe
Virginia
James L Davis
Hadl Sage
Zellman
Elie
Iman
Cowen
Gaénthal
Bloodworth
Ordinaries Call Biot Macon Meeting
An invitation was sent to Georgia ordinaries to gather in Macon on May 29 at 4 p.m. in the courthouse for the reorganization of the ordinaries association. The call is signed by Henry J R Wilkinson Cobb Wiley and William Redd among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biot
Macon
Gtds
Tuling
Walt
Henry
J. R. Wikinson
A. Cobb
Wiley
Wiliam Redd
Ted
Peale
Scares
Nominees Named by President for Consul General Posts
The President named Consul General candidates including Ernest A in Florida at Copenhagen, Frank P. Sargent as Commissioner General, and several posts such as Postmaster in North Carolina and Tennessee near Salisbury. The fragmentary text lists multiple individuals with scattered locations and titles.
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Ernest A Ee
Florida
Copenhagen
Ial
Frank P. Sargent
Minvis
North Carelina
J. F. Vert
Sailsbury
Southanton
J. H. Ramsa
Tennessee
B. A. Fe
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America
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Gardiner Gateway
Great Pacific Northwest
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Minnesota
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Great Northern Steamship Line
T. Foyes
North Pryor St
Alacha
Northern Pacific Railway
Soayear
South Georgia
Itr
Moziay
Mozley
Russ
United States
Assaasin
Tims
Vickeburg
Ain
Supreme Court of the United States
Vicksburg
Worla Company
United, States
Mississippi
Wng
Weibel
Real Cumberland Assembly
Unega
Essig Bros
Whitehall ST
P. Pelegreni
Atlanta Concrete
Edgewood Ave
Phone
Avlanta
Ludge Russell
Agumph
Southern Spring
Bett Bell Street
Ceorglla
Anta, Am
Geo. A. Dickel
Dumilers
Nashville, Tenn
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