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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1902
Page
8
A fragmented OCR item mentions Tate Oaks and coal in a city context alongside an ad for beef labeled Jess. The readable text suggests a local market or consumer notice tied to food and coal, but specifics are unclear.
A special committee formed to secure a place for the November 14 ceremony. General Greene, aged about twenty, is to be a guest of Asa Bird Gardiner and other officials. Delegations from Georgia and the governor’s circle will attend the event at the colonial cemetery, with invitations extended to legislators and mill participants.
Fragmentary report notes Sherman presenting cases in Atlanta on a Sunday. Text references a doctor J R Lesthes from a local clinic and mentions a disease discussion, with unclear details and timing.
The judge hears a scene from the saloon era with Bascom and a boy in a wrecked Casablanca tableau. A boy recalls his father’s instruction as the recorder scolds for the peril and the coal strike misrule. A separate tale follows Briles and Katty Rice with a jailbound thread and a flirtation with a strike’s echo in Hell’s Half Acre.
An officer recalls pulling Ab Johnson for disturbing Devil’s Dipper with a bass drum as un housed Adis joined a brass band. Ab, who has not worked in six months, argues the drum kept neighbors awake while defending racial tensions. Recorder Brogies questions the claim and a judge fines him $1.75, offering a chance to reform.
Proceedings resume in the injunction suit of Central of Georgia Sailway Company to stop construction on the Whitehall street viaduct as the Peoples habeas corpus case returns to the docket. Contempt proceedings against Clerk Perkins for alimony default draw attention amid a crowded calendar, with jury business and motions slated to occupy daily sessions this week.
Walter L. Main's circus arrives in Atlanta for two performances today at the old Athletic park between Jackson Street and North Boulevard. The show features a famed menagerie including a rare black tiger and a large Bengal tiger cub lineage. Two parades and performances at 2 and 8 p.m. are planned with open dens an hour beforehand.
A troublesome tout hawks Mud Scow as the race winner while bookies fear losses on a slippery river track. The scene blends slang patter with betting chatter, describing Mud Scow as bred for the track and a sure thing until the stretch, where a mass meetin g of disappointed backers follows.
The city of Atlanta's Sherman antitrust suit against a southern pipe cartel in federal court at Chattanooga heads to the jury after lengthy arguments. Judge Clarke will brief the panel, with City Attorney George Westmoreland and C P Goree leading the defense. Damages, if the city wins, could reach thousands.
A dense OCR of classified lines offers a collage of wants and ads. It includes calls for male telegraph college recruits in Georgia, home writing jobs, loan borrowing for real estate, forwarders in bindery, district managers, barber trade training, a first class barber position, hardware and contract listings, and various sales pitches for coal, harness goods, rails, plant equipment, and more. Limited readable names include Georgia Telegraph College at Senoia, Palfrey-Cameron Co., The Old Curiosity Shop in Atlanta, and Morgan’s in Whitehall Street, with scattered addresses and phone references.
A dense listing of daily and nightly rail services with through sleeper and observation cars. Details include departures to Cincinnati Brunswick Charlotte Richmond and Washington plus connections to Birmingham Columbus and New York. Indicates sleeping dining and parlor features and arrival times at multiple hubs.
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