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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1899
Page
4
In a chaotic session the recorder mocks Sarah Branch for quick sobering after drunken behavior and laments a separate offender Tim Snow who claims fun, faces a fine and possible Philippine trip, while Sid Boliver and John Lard offer excuses and motives amid a string of petty crimes and court rebukes. Experienced narrators describe finger-pointing, old antebellum courtesies, and harsh judgments in a bustling downtown courtroom.
Representative J R Hosch of Jackson county drew attention with a twelve and a half pound purple top turnip grown on his Hoschton farm. Planted August 12 and raised with ashes and cotton seed meal, he expects 150 bushels per acre and notes larger turnips may follow. The exhibit at Kimball House drew a large crowd all afternoon.
The Central of Georgia Railway promotes a Confederate Veterans reunion in Savannah, Ga, with free distribution and low round trip rates from all points to Savannah. Tickets go on sale November 6. Sleeping cars on night trains and parlor cars on day trains offered. For programme and information contact W. H. Fogg in Atlanta or any railway agent.
Atlanta Methodist churches plan a Thanksgiving morning service at Trinity Church with a notable program. Dr. K B Hoss of Nashville will deliver the sermon. Proceeds from the offering go to the Decatur Orphans Home. Also included are local ministers assisting in the program.
The Sunset Central Special gains direct New Orleans to central and northern Texas service with no car changes, palatial reclining chairs, and a special porter. Travel time drops to about 20 hours 55 minutes to Dallas, with connections to Houston and Texas Central routes, plus the Palace Tourist Sleeping Cars linking to California via New Orleans. Contact W. R. Fagan at the Southern Pacific for western trip arrangements. Also noted are Dewey memorial stamps and a newly refurbished Hotel Jackson in Atlanta.
Handkerchief sale from Belfast Ireland arrives with 10 cases featuring ladies embroidery and lace trim, gents hemstitched borders, and fine linen handkerchiefs. Prices advertised as 10c for many items, 15c to 35c for others, with bold notes on being half the usual price and substantial savings.
Auctioneer H L Wilson on Pryor Street announces a sale Tuesday November 21 at 12 o clock. The 60 by 120 foot lot with a three story brick building at Nos 27 and 28 Pryor Street lies near Capital City Bank and near wholesale district growth. Prospective buyers are urged to invest as real estate values rise with planned courthouse annexes and a new $750,000 union depot nearby. Only one fourth cash, balance on time at 7 percent.
The advertisement offers multiple rental options across Atlanta. It cites ground floor offices at The Exchange hotel with about 45 rooms, stores on 38 N Broad and 62 N Pryor, a 4000 g-story brick building near Magnolia off Marietta, a large warehouse on W and A Railway, offices in Fitten building, and boarding rooms on Marietta Street. Also listed are 7 to 10 room houses on various streets, and a small truck farm at 100 Highland Avenue.
An Atlanta real estate notice advertises a 165 acre Mayson mill area farm five miles from the city center and additional properties for sale. It urges immediate calls, notes non residents must sell, and cites prices and locations on Washington Street Pulliam Street and Pryor Street with West & Co in charge.
A report from the Atlanta Federation of Trades committee on The Journal of Labor faults its support and management, praises its role in building Georgia trade unionism, and urges all workers to subscribe and patronize advertisers to raise the paper’s standard.
The clipping lists regional weather notes with clear and cloudy conditions for many cities and includes an advertising snippet for Isaacs Pens sold by John M. Miller Co in Atlanta GA. It also reports on Major Logan, a soldier killed in the Philippi action, with remarks on his rise from Illinois and the president's notification.
Meridian Miss November 13 A fatal runaway accident occurred near Goodwater in the western county. Frank Brown a farmer was returning home with his family when the team ran away after dark. The eleven year old daughter was thrown from the wagon and instantly killed. Mrs Brown and three younger children were badly injured while Brown himself was injured.
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