Seaboard Plans Birmingham Line From Atlanta to Birmingham
Seaboard Air Line moves to build a 176 to 181 mile Atlanta to Birmingham link via Cedartown or Rockmart, with surveys completed and Birmingham franchise sought. Barr in Birmingham to start on the 85 mile Pell City segment. route choice hinges on cost versus continuous operation. The project promises strong coal access, better Atlanta coal rates, and a western connection through Frisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East and West Railroad of
Alabama
Carteraville
Pell City
Als
Bladenburg, Thulman & Co
New York Banking House
Seaboard Air Line
Atlanta
Birmingham
Seaboard
Rockmart
Cedartown
Barr
J. M. Barr
Rocsmart
Cedar
Southern
Exhibit Put Off Until Next Fall
Atlanta manufacturers and fair directors discussed moving the Atlanta made goods exhibit from July to fall and possibly using Piedmont Park exposition buildings to run it with the Interstate Fair. A Monday meeting is planned with Manufacturers Association representatives to decide whether the two fairs will be held jointly, with fall timing favored to avoid hot July weather. If no agreement is reached, manufacturers may erect their own exposition building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Piedmont Park
Southern Interstate Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce
The
Fair Association
Manufacturers’ Association
Schley Initiated into Mystic Shrine at Shrine Meet
Washington May 2 Admiral Schley was initiated into the order of the Mystic Shrine tonight. About 800 members attended the ceremony and witnessed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Mystic
Thornton Made President of Neal Loan and Banking Co
At a stockholders meeting of the Neal Loan and Banking Company yesterday afternoon H. Thornton was elected president, succeeding the late Captain T. B. Neal. W. F. Manry became cashier and H. C. Caldwell assistant cashier and director. Thornton and Manry have long served the bank. Caldwell joined shortly after organization. Thornton is a prominent Atlanta financier expected to guide renewed success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Loan and Banking Company
Mapry
H. Thornton
T. B. Neal
W. F. Manry
H. C. Caldwell
Caldwell
Thornton
Mr. Manry
Mrr. Thornton
Atlanta
Captain Neal
Merusint Tailoring Slashes Prices at Greatly Reduced Sale
Joseph Gross, famed merchant tailor, announces a temporary sale to clear Fall and Winter stock. With 65 imported suiting pieces priced at 26 to 37.50 and 30 pants patterns at a three cent reduction, customers can order made to measure clothes at low prices. Call on Gross Tailoring Company at 140 Peachtree Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gross
London
Manchester
England
Gross Tailoring Company
Peachtree Street
Emory's New Science Hall Begins Construction
Emory College Oxford Ga May 22 Special The first definite work toward the J P Williams hall the new science building started today Edwin B Cosby representing the contractors arrived and said work would be pushed rapidly M T Lewman will supervise once he arrives Materials are arriving and basement excavation will precede building The hall will be the Souths most thoroughly equipped science facility with a dynamo and water plant supplying electricity and water to campus J P Williams of Savannah donated 15000 and will visit to meet trustees as corner stone is laid
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory College
Oxford
J. P. Williams
Edwin B. Cosby
Cosby
M. T. Lewman
Savannah
Civic Improvement League Changes at Charleston Exposition
E G Routzahan secretary of the American League for Civic Improvement announced a change in the Charleston exposition improvement day program. The event moves from Friday May 23 to Bathday May ?, with round table conferences for social and civic workers at 1 pm and ? pm. Night program titled The people's part in public improvement will be shown at the Unitarian church house under Charleston Civic Club auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deyton
Ohio
E. G. Routzahan
American League For Civic Improvement
Charleston Exposition
Charleston Civic Club
Unitarian Church House
Julius Wyly Dies After Blood Poison From Escape Shot
Julius Wyly of Atlanta, a well known figure, died in Durham camp hospital after a guard shot him in the leg during a failed escape from the Durham convict camp. Poison from the wound developed into gangrene, ending his life. Wyly had been serving five years for robbing a Confederate veteran on Decatur Street. His wife had visited Durham about ten days earlier. The body was brought back to Atlanta for interment.
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Durham
Walker County
Julius Wyly
Atlanta
Wyly
Decatur Street
Lberty
Tuesaday
Prison Commission
Jule Wyly
John 8. Candler
Criminal Superior Court
Paralyzed seven year old girl at Decatur Orphans Home
A seven year old girl paralyzed from the waist down was brought to the Decatur Orphans Home on Wednesday after both parents died within the past year. Local relief efforts assisted the transfer and care arrangements for the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Orphans’ Home
Shriners Feast Near East Point Barbecue Draws Crowds
Shriners of Yaarab temple and friends plan a large barbecue at Cold Springs Cue Club grounds near East Point. About 30 to 400 members and guests will attend the 2:30 pm serving, with dancing to follow and camel milk for drinks. Noble E McCandless and Jack Wilson oversee refreshments.
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Shriners
Yaarab Temple
Cold Springs
Cue Club
East Point
Tom Ware
McCandless
Jack Wilson
Ed Brown
Committee On
Wurm
J. C. Greenfield
Orphans' home aids crippled child and charity rail fares
A crippled child from Hartwell, placed at the Orphans' home in Decatur, will receive treatment funded by the David and Wadiey Stesle endowment while 218 children already reside there. Separate notices mention reduced rail fares to National Conference Charities and Corrections in Detroit and a Senate bill to recover the Maine wreck victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwell
Asa Candler, Jr
National Surgical Institute
Orphans’ Home
David and Wadiey Stesle
Decatur
Welter Clark Endorsed in Three Counties for Chief Justice
Raleigh May 22. Three counties have held democratic conventions and endorsed Welter Clark for chief justice. Report says few lawyers back Clark while fear prevents open disapproval. The campaign is said to be engineered by certain corporations to scare judges into neutrality, keeping Clark’s strength largely intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Clark
Exercises at Hartwell May Commencement Programme
Hartwell Georgia May 22 Special The Hartwell institute commencements run May 25 to 28 with a week of events led by Principal M L Parker. Features include a sermon by Dr M C Peabody, debates by Phi society, addresses by Col George T McGill and Col H Dorsey, and graduation exercises with Judge BR Russell. Evening entertainments are planned Monday through Wednesday.
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Hartwell
Hartwell Institute
M. L. Parker
M. CG. Peabody
Phi Society
George T. McGill
H. Dorsey
Atlanta
Exer Jes
BR. B. Russell
North Georgia Baptist college rites temper revival as 15 students convert
At Morgantown Georgia on May 22 commencement exercises of the North Georgia Baptist college ended with a remarkable revival in which fifteen students were converted. Rev. H Emmett Stephens departs after two years as president to pursue missionary work in China. Rev J Ellis Sammons, Mercer and Southern Seminary graduate, will succeed him. The senate approved a bill authorizing payment to Cham Delaney Scott of Richmond for Marblehead light use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College End
Morgantown
North Georgia Baptist College
Emmett Stephens
Chine
Rev
J. Ellis Sammons
Mercer University
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Senate
Light Hose Board
Delaney & Scott
Richmond
Shaw Praises Georgia Rail Journey and Prosperity
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw rode a fast train from Washington to Atlanta and praised the South as prosperous and independent now. He said Georgia has a bright agricultural future and noted rapid regional progress. He spoke with a Constitution reporter and predicted changes ahead as a congressional committee's Tuskegee investigation travels through Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Atlanta
Montgomery
Ala
Congressional Committee
South
Washington
Constitution
Georgia
Tuskegee
Insurance notes name Chapin for presidentship
The Southeastern Tariff Association in Old Point Comfort Virginia reports that William Chapin of the Pennsylvania Fire and the Fire Association of Philadelphia is expected to be elected president. The announcement comes from the current annual meeting venue.
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Chapin
Old Point Comfort
Southeastern Tariff Association
Southern
William §. Chapin
Pennsylvania Fire and the Fire Association of Philadelphia
Y. . Chapin
Atlanta Fire
Insurance Men Welcome Chapin to Atlanta Leadership
In Atlanta yesterday a new year’s outlook for fire and life insurers emerged. Mr Chapin, born in Richmond and trained with Thomas W Alfriend & Sons, rose through Germania and Knowles organizations to manager roles in Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Fire and Fire Association. Atlanta Home considers reducing capital stock from 360 000 to 200 000 to build a working surplus. stockholders to meet June 10. President Stockdell’s Old Point address covered the association’s past year and Atlanta rate discussions. National Life Insurance signs three top writers in Georgia to expand business. Moody of Vermont to lead. Cooper Holiman and Hunter join, promising solid gains for the state this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Chapin
Richmond
Thomas W. Alfriend & Sons
Washington Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Virginia
Clarence Knowles
The
Germania
North Carolina
Knowles
Pennsylvania
Stockdell
Southeastern Tariff Association
Old Point
John T. Moody
Georgia
National Life Insurance Company
Vermont
James H. Cooper
Security Mutual
W. 8. Holiiman
New York Life
Sam B. Hunter
Provident Savings Life
National
Theas Gentlemen
City boards seek funds for rest of year
The city finance committee heard department needs in a second open meeting. Police chief James W. English asked 3725.02 for bicycles, boiler repairs, roof painting, a new dog pound, and other items. Water board sought 2400 for a replacement dynamo and mains work. Park commissioners urged 1200 for zoo attractions and improved returns. The panel plans another session to draft the June apportionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Finance
Water Board
Police Board
Park Commissioners
James W. English
George Hillyer
E. C. Peters
Water Works Department
W. T. Moyers
Board of Patt Commissioners
Grant park visit on Sunday by mayor and committee
The mayor and committee members planned a Sunday afternoon visit to Grant Park to inspect what had been accomplished and what remained needed. The notice also advertises Wesleyan Female College commencement exercises in Macon Georgia from May 23 to 28, 1902 and offers low railway ticket rates via Central of Georgia railway travel agent W H Fogg in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Conference Charities and Corrections
Jewish National Conference of Charities
Detroit
Mich
Atlanta
Knoxville
Worthern
Beenie
Hiawassee
Loop
Aate
J. H. M. Williams
P. A
Tenn
Grant Park
Wesleyan Female Colleges
Macon
Central of Georgia Railway
W. H. Fogg
Wall Street
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Maier & Berkele
Whitehall St
Merusint Tailoring
Emory’s New Science Hall
Civic Improvement League
Guard
Maine
Senator Lodge
Wavona
Belta
Hirsch Bros
Whitehall Street
Morrow Transfer Co
Insurance Notes
Whitehall
Chas. Adler
Shoe Department
Title Guarantee and Trust Co
Empire Building
Hess Shoes
Stuttgarter Underwear
Eiseman Bros
Eman Bros
Kington, D. G
Atlanta, GA
Eltmare, Ma
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