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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
2
An advertisement offers money and terms on all items, inviting customers to call and see the seller in Room 514 of the Empire Building.
Real estate notes advertise multiple new and nearly finished homes and cottages on North avenue Pear Jacksontrees Fifth Street and Peachtrees. Listings promise attractive terms with options near North Avenue Ponce De Leon and Peachtrees, including a 2 story eight room home and a nine room furnace heated house.
West Atlanta Park advertises seven and eight room houses for rent on the river electric car line a twenty minute ride from downtown. First month free, plus two more free after a year, totaling nine paid months. Houses front a fifty foot park with oaks evergreens and flowers under a new church store and schoolhouse. Captain J T Mills will conduct showings. Rent 20 per month.
Fragments describe properties at 428 West Fourth Street including a five-room modern cottage and two three-room cottages. Units available to white tenants at seven dollars monthly for one, and a small lot with bargain pricing around 1,000 dollars.
Fragmentary OCR reads an offer for a Peachtree vacant lot between Thirteenth and Fosrtnogtate with alley access, priced at $1,000 down and $1,000 yearly. The text is garbled but indicates a sales pitch with terse payment terms and a street reference POLO AVE.
P. H. Snoook Furniture Company at 56 North Broad Street advertises full quartered oak tables with large legs and other pieces. It lists 945 sideboards 20 china closets and leather dining chairs, plus iron beds, mattresses and davenports in Mahogany and oak, with low prices and a 600 roll matting sale upcoming.
Birth notices list several families with addresses and newborns. Death notices include ages from months to 72, with causes such as fever pneumonia and incidents. Building permits itemize new dwellings, additions, and sheds with multiple street addresses and values, followed by property transfers and warranty deeds among residents and a railroad project note.
Russell Rich a 16 year old wagon driver connected with Turnell Pressing Co is arrested after allegedly striking two persons in one city block. The incident, involving Dr Gardner’s neighbor and a girl named Brown, is set for court Wednesday morning as authorities pursue the case. Elks lodge in Jack Miss awards contract to build a $30,000 home on East President street with work to begin soon.
London and New York reports show irregular stock action with bullish hints on western rails and crop gains. Talks of dividends and earnings lift Atchison Katy Missouri Pacific and Rock Island while Canadian Pacific declares a regular dividend. transportation stocks move ahead as markets await Bank of England and U.S. liquidity signals.
Market column lists prices for potatoes onions and various grains and staples. No 1 barrel potatoes two dollars per barrel or per bushel notes. sugar refined at five dollars. rice and corn products with standard pricing. meats and lard priced with typical regional rates. overall grocery goods show mixed market activity and dealer names.
A two horse milk wagon was struck by a freight train at Edgewood avenue and Whitehall street. Milk spilled along the track, masking the area like a snowstorm. An ambulance arrived and a person covered in milk fled into the woods as the wagon lay badly damaged.
Three Washingtonians John Hoyle Leroy Marsh and J R Thomas narrowly escaped death after their auto on the boulevard near the spot where a Philadelphia chauffeur was killed and Wiree occupants injured on Saturday night suffered injuries blamed on the road condition.
Boyd Putnam joins The Prince of India cast in New York next month. Foxy Grandpa tours the South this season. Nat C Goodwin buys near Los Angeles and may settle there. Jefferson De Angelis hopes for The Spring See with his appearance. James Slavin writes Voice of the Mighty featuring James O Neill this season. The Hypocrites staged by Henry Arthur Jones at Hudson Theater soon. Viola Allen starts in Washington as Imogene in Cymbeline. Sherlock Holmes in French in Paris this season and Peter Pan headed for Australia. Annie Russell to appear in a big production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The New York Sun reports on stock market activity with Southern Pacific leading in market action while others moved on a heavy scale. The bulletin notes erratic transactions, firm leadership in a volatile session, and widespread professional involvement amid general market steadiness.
A fragmented market brief notes live stock receipts and prices with references to cattle and hog values. It mentions figures like 18000 in market activity and slight percentage changes, with unclear headings and scattered numbers from a noisy OCR segment.
Corinne Brown testifies she was assaulted by Julia Mitchell while en route to Justice Puckett's court to secure a peace warrant. Mitchell allegedly threatened Brown for weeks and used a torn wool package as a sign of intimidation. The piece notes Ellen Terry's season and a play at the Palace Theater later this month.
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