Forecasts and news items from Atlanta and Georgia
Weather forecast for Georgia indicates partly Tuesday and Wednesday with light to fresh east winds and higher yesterday. Atlanta developments include a new coat cost surpassing 1.5 million, seizure case involving a young woman, and plans for a wind power project and an electric road to connect Atlanta and Galesville. Local council discussion on hospital matters yielded no action while the police board schedules a meeting to review captains. Confederate veterans set next reunion in Rome, and clergy changes move W W Pinson to Kentucky. Longshoremen seek wage hikes, incoming indictments touch postal scandal, and political tension surrounds Tammany tickets. Foreign and national items cover the Duke of Devonshire’s resignation, Chamberlain’s succession, and domestic unrest in various regions.
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Atlanta Erminal Company
Bhoris
Atlanta
Gales Ble
Thompson
Moun Auantans
Drasbach
John Harris
BNO
Offcer Drasbach
Newbee
Duke of Devonshire resigns as lord president of the council
The Duke of Devonshire, leader of the Conservative party in the House of Lords, has resigned his post as lord president of the council. King George V has accepted the resignation. In a letter to Balfour, the Duke cites the Sheffield speech and insular free trade as reasons, prompting a detailed reply from Balfour explaining the timing and implications.
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Council
Raw
London
Duke of Devonshire
House of Lords
Balfour
Sheffield
Mr. Balfour
Whittingham
Duke
Devonshire
Edinburgh
Mr. Chamberlain
Pie famine menace passes from Gotham headline
At a weekly Central Federated Union meeting in New York on an October date, a delegate announced that the pre famine threat was averted as employers granted a weekly wage scale of 3 14 and other concessions.
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Gotham
New York
Central Federated Union
Cabinet Crisis Ends Dramatically In Britain
London reports the three week cabinet crisis concluded with a striking departure from the prior plan as Mr Balfour forms a new ministry amid reshuffles. The Devonshire withdrawal weakens Liberal Unionist backing and may prompt an early general election as Alfred Lyttelton is named secretary for the colonies, a surprise given his lack of ministerial experience and fame as a cricketer and tennis champion.
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Balfour
Duke of Devonshire
Ritchie
House of Lorde
Lord Lansdowne
Alfred Lyttleton
Lyttleton
Mr. Brodrick
Lord George Hamilton
India
Austen Chamberlain
Mr. Ritchie
Oxford
Joseph Chamberlain
H .Co
Arnold Forster
Admiralty
Graham Murray
Scotland
Lord Balfour
Burleton
Lord Stanley
War Office
Alfred Lyttelton
Lyttelton
Mr. Lyttelton
Mr. Balfour
Charles Tennant
Archibald Balfour
Herbert Gladstone
Sir Neville Lyttelton
South Africa
Reid Newfoundland
Depot cost soars as Atlanta wins million six hundred thousand bid
Gude & Walker win the contract to erect Atlanta’s new union depot at a total cost of 1 600 000 dollars. The plan includes the purchase of property razing of buildings and grand improvements. The project will start soon and aim for completion in twelve months with the train shed costing about 350 000 dollars.
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Gude & Walker
Atlanta
Union
Terminal Company
James W. English
Captain English
Indictments Returned in Post Office Scandal Case
Fifteen new indictments were issued by the Washington grand jury in the post office department investigation. Targeted are James N. Tyner and Harrison J. Barrett along with Norman Metcalf, James T. Metcalf, Harry Hallenbeck, W. Scott Towers, George A. Green, and others for conspiracy and misconduct. Bond amounts were set, Tyner and Barrett failing to appear, and the case signals the end of the departmental inquiry according to post office officials.
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Grand
Supreme Court For
District of Columbia
Post Office Department
James N. Tyner
Postoffice Department
Harrison J. Barrett
James T. Metcalf
Norman Metcalf
James T
Harry Hallenbeck
Wynhoop, Hallenbeck and Crawford Company
New York
William D. Doremus
August W. Machen
Barrett
Tyner
Mallenbeck
the Metcalfs
United States
Hallenbeck
Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Crawford Company
Post Office Authoritig Thaat
Young Metcalf
Metcalf
Machen
Charlies J. Heller
Philadelphia
Beavers
Scott Towers
W. D. Doremus Towers
Doromus
A. 8
Worthington
Hastrict
Taggart
Payne
Ax- EE
Senerel Payne
Two Captains Moon Thompson to be Tried Next Friday
Captain Z B Moon and Captain John A Thompson, suspended police captains, will be tried Friday at 10 o clock. The board set the date after electing fair supernumeraries. Charges include insubordination and conduct unbecoming an officer.
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Z. B Moon
John A. Thompson
English
Day
Moon
Captain Thompson
Moonie
Kilpatrick
Captain Moon
Thompson
Williams Takes Hopeful View of Railroad Affairs
New York October reports John Skelton Williams says routine business in progress and securities remain valuable. He counters selling securities in weak markets and expects recovery with market normality and public confidence. Norfolk October 6 judge files deeds to separate Williams syndicate street railway interests and release pledged securities.
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New York
John Skelton Wiliams
Middendorf
Williams
Norfolk
D Tucker Brock
W. J. Payne
Newport News and
Hampton Street Railway
Huntings
Williams Syndicate
Richmond Trust and Base Deposit Company
Old Point
Playmates Forcibly Forage Boy To Eat Sand Death
Neligh Nebraska October 6 The year old son of Frederick Wagoner is dead after an attempt by two playmates to make him eat sand They altered his neck area and sand was found in his stomach The offenders are known and will be arrested soon as the coroner s jury reports
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Neligh
Nebr
Frederick Wagoner
Two Men Arrested Forcing Entry Into White House
Two men were captured at the executive mansion after attempting to force their way into the president's rooms. One, Peter Elliott, a heavily armed Swede, wounded a patrolman during capture. The other was a sailor recently dishonorably discharged from the U S Navy. Elliott, described as driven, had earlier sent a crank letter and photo to the president. Elliott was pronounced insane and will be sent to an asylum.
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Washington
White House
Peter Elliott
Minnesota
United States Navy
Elliott
Executive Mansion
Loeb
Secret Service
White Rouge
Ebmott
Leoffler
Elhott
Ellett
James Ciscle
George Parker
Eliett
Usher Stone
House of Detention
Elliot
Clack
Hirote
Billiott
Down Town
Navy
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