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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1899
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows talks on importers and popular markets, noting cotton growing and livestock demand. References to Argentina, salta, and port measures appear with unclear names and numbers. The text hints at export tensions, cattle and beef production, and shifting trade in the late period.
The state fair concluded with all premium payments made and exhibits being removed. Despite the rush, management praised the event as a financial success with guards on grounds Tuesday and Wednesday to protect displays, while officials wind up accounts and finalize payments.
A Congregational Committee on foods hears testimony from Professor Vaughan and Professor Mallet on alum baking powders harming health. They say alum and its decomposition products in bread can be harmful, causing constipation and stomach irritation, while cream of tartar powders are safer and may aid digestion.
Chief Manly holds a fine gold watch recovered from a thief for owner identification at the chief’s office. Thomas A Gloder, sent from state asylum, returned to Atlanta after threats to his family. he’ll be returned to the asylum. Police court receipts surge with fines averaging 200 dollars daily. last year’s total near 20 thousand, this year expected over 40 thousand. Twenty five fine bird dogs stolen in three weeks. two valued over 300 dollars recovered on farms. Bill McDowell, Cobb County, jailed for mule theft. mule later identified by a Cobb farmer, McDowell to stand trial. Fire at Grant and Hunter streets minor damage. Ed Brow, prominent hotel clergyman, returns to Atlanta and to the Aragon. Sacred concert at Merritts Avenue Church to fund church movement. proceeds to buy front feet of lot at corner West Peachtree and North avenues.
Admiral Schley and his wife drew crowds as Atlanta celebrated his Santiago victory. The public rejected credit shifting and insisted Schley receive honors for his own deeds, praising his leadership and vigor while denouncing administration attempts to crown another as victor.
The audience applauded Otte Skinner after the third act and the star praised Atlanta for its cosmopolitan warmth and hospitality. George Boniface, George Ober, Miss Bertha Waltalager, and Hyams of The Dear Old Charley company attended. Others, including Wat Harris of Macon and J Medberry with Ruth Medbery, were seen at the Aragon and Kimball hotels as guests of the Southern tour amid southern quarantine pains.
Dr Roland D Grant from Portland Oregon filled the pulpit at First Baptist Church last night delivering an eloquent sermon. The Northwest minister spoke to a receptive audience and will lecture at the Young Men's Christian Association tonight.
In the Georgia House the tax bill prepared by the tax commission reads for the second time as interference is reduced. Opposition remains minimal with attempts to speed passage defeated. The bill’s complex provisions have been studied by most members, who acknowledge the need for tax reform while concerns shift to city impacts and foreign-born voters. Further, the Hardwick disfranchisement measure gains weight with a favorable committee report, though some fear effects on non English speakers. The prison department seeks a specific $120,000 annual appropriation to cover expenses, with a $200,000 income projected under the new system and $80,000 to spare.
A historical note on the Orphan House at Bethesda in early Georgia under Reverend George Whitefield. It recounts its mission to shelter and aid orphans, its influence on colonial society, and events leading to its decline and destruction by fire, with references to John Edgeworth Jones and William Ewen.
The text chronicles the Georgian Bethesda orphan house founded by Rev Charles Vestey and Rev George Whitefield, its 1740 start under James Habersham, and the 1764 vision to convert it into a college. It notes Whitefield’s fundraising, the bright routine of orphans, and the eventual rejection of a colonial charter, followed by Whitefield’s death in 1770 and a devastating fire that ended the venture.
Wards of a charity receive support from figures like Whitefield and Habersham as part of a continuing report on delegates from Georgia to a constitutional congress. The text highlights a philanthropic context surrounding early political figures and their influence.
Dr Roland D Grant, famed western preacher and lecturer, speaks at the YMCA hall tonight on The Trees of Eden or Snakes in Paradise. Introduced by Li Landrum, he preaches at First Baptist tomorrow night and continues a southern tour before Lyceum dates at Emory College Griffin and Rome.
City Boys High School defeated the Subclass team from the Technological School 13 to 0 in a hard fought Saturday game. Chapple scored both touchdowns after long runs of around fifty yards, with Mattox High School credited for standout effort. Tech fumbled repeatedly and was outclassed, while Budweiser brand discussions appeared as a stray aside about brand use.
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