Lessee of Atlantic and North Carolina railroad named in $100,000 attachment
In Buncombe county North Carolina, R B Howland, lessee of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad, faces a $100,000 damages suit for breach of contract brought by R P Foster. The attachment covers Howland’s real estate valued at $125,000 and stock worth $16,000 in Wachovia Bank. Foster, formerly freight agent for Southern Railway at ville, claims Howland now resides in Cuba and has disposed of much property.
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Asheville
N. C
Buncombe County
Howland
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
R. P. Foster
Wachovia Loan and Trust Company
Foster
Freigh
Southern Railway
Ville
Atlantic and North Carolina Railway
Notes of Labor World Reflects Union Activities Worldwide
The Notes of Labor World surveys labor movements across the United States and Canada under Gompers leadership, including efforts to unite with the International Brotherhood of Railway Expressmen and admission of women to full citizenship in the Bookbinders convention. It covers farm labor unity, Boston street workers seeking federation charter, and a tuberculosis facility funding proposal. The piece notes the 20th anniversary of the Order of Mallee Telegraphers and a Cedar Ray anecdote about a man who laughed so hard he lost his voice.
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States
Canada
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Wash
O An
Texas
United Brotherhood of Rural
America
Boston
Federation of Labor
Mallee
United States
Cedar Ray
Tall Texan on a Rat Merely Wanted Notoriety
A seven foot tall man weighing about 250 pounds, wearing a western outfit and sombrero, captivated Atlanta at a popular resort. He spoke in a booming voice and announced he sought notoriety, provoking a crowd. Police intervened as spectators grew wary of the overenthusiastic candidate.
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Atlanta
Jall Officers and Some Questions They Are Asked
Police at the station handle endless calls from burglar alarms to odd requests. One late night a caller asked for a dollar, saying only a few officers were on duty and a quarter could not be found, leaving the line open to a tense, humorous exchange.
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Jall
Grim
Pepe
Elt
Fell
Amon
Man in Prairie Ride Causes Buzz in Sunday Scene
In a peculiar incident a rugged man with a merry eye boarded a trolley car on a calm Sunday near Atlanta. He claimed heavy work forced him to quit and drew smiles from officers as he warned others to “all up take notice,” ending with a quiet, soft exit as the car returned home.
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Piatriat
Atlanta
Passage on Child Labor Bill Sparks Senate Vote Claim
Senator J. T. Peyton declares enough pledges exist to pass the child labor bill in the Senate, joint author with Senator P. F. M. Furr. He says the measure will pass this time after previous failure, noting changes and educational clauses in immigration amendments. Amid talk of political maneuvering, the piece also recounts a burglar alert and a late-night police call involving a frightened woman.
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J. T. Peyton
P. F. M. Furr
Senate
Peyton
House
Whelmi Nng
Eee Ee Hosetal
Two Ewing Brothers Outsmariate Their Dromedos
In a Georgia city, R A Ewing license inspector and J H Ewing assessor, born minutes apart, are revealed as twins. Both married daughters of former councilmen, each has four children. The brothers share many traits and have mistaken-identity anecdotes, including a comic misread at City Hall and a tale of mothers fooled by their ruses.
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Nyonett
Mr. Ebwing
R. A. Ewing
Hcense
J. H. Ewing
Tas Aeseasor
A. Morris
W. M. Terry
DeLena Morris
Ma A. Ewing
Lena Terry
Wes
Lawrenceville
City Hall
Ewing
Comptroller’s Office
Cty Hall
Repli
Comptroller
John
Tle
Kingsbery as New Collector for Atlanta Port
The next candidate for the collector of internal revenue for the Atlanta port is Charles B. Kingsberry of the former Kingsberry & Company. Backing purportedly comes from Colonel Robert J. Lowry and support from Atlanta merchants and the Chamber of Commerce. Rucker has held the post for over eight years. no official word on his removal, but Roosevelt-era tenure limits suggest a change may come.
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Atlanta
H. A. Rucker
Charles 8. Kingsberry
C. 8. Kingsberry & Company
Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta
Robert J. Lowry
Roosevelt
Georgia
Rucker
Sgoner
Inter
Concert Program At Ponce DeLeon
The program lists I Mallowell's band performing afternoon and evening concerts at Ponce DeLeon with selections from opera, German songs, and marches. Highlights include Where Is Ever, Parting Messenger, and Babes in Toyland medleys, plus national airs and a German program featuring Loreley and Soldaten Lieder among others. The schedule states afternoon at 3 30 P M and night at 8 30 P M with multiple instrumental and vocal pieces across two programs.
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Ponce DeLeon
I Mallowell
Mareh
New Opera
Saura
Vienna
Buppe
Prince
Piinen
Harrie
yegGirand
Laamibardy
Werner
Germany
Reaves
Eilenberg
Tobant
Loreley
Waltees
Reduced R. R. Rates for Fourth of July
The W and A R R and N C and S L Railway offer cheap round trip tickets to points south of the Ohio and Potomac and east of the Mississippi including Louisville Evansville and Cincinnati at one and one third fares. Tickets on July 2 3 and 4 with return to July 8 1906. For details consult any W and A R R agent.
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N.C. & S. L. Railway
Ohio and Potomac
Mississippi
Louis
Evaneville
Cincinnati
Deligton
Unclear dialogue yields a tense street encounter
A reporter witnesses a fraught exchange as a man and his wife react to a mistaken impression. The scene shifts to a hallway and street stairs where a colleague questions a man about a wife or sister, hinting at a looming confrontation. The moment ends with a whispered threat.
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Mr. Ewing
Janey
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Atlanta, GA
State OF Georgia
James W. English
Walker P. Inman
John K. Ottley
WM. T. Perkerson
AEGAN
W. P. Inman
Dames W. English
Albert Steiner
D, D. Robinson
J. R. Gray Joseph Hirsch
J. K. Ottley
J, R. Hopkine
Dan B. Harris
E. C. Peters
J, D. Turner
J. W. English, Je
H. C. Stockdell
Dohn
J. Woodside
W, D. Elis
Chas. J. Ryan
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North
Carolina Railroad
Tate
Labor World
Colorados
ToSetain
Highland Park
North America
Denver
Labor
AY Court
Ho Em
Senator Peyton
Bill
Gertees
North Side
Noes
Messrs. Ewing
Tristram Tupper
Pete
Joney
Jantesenyite
Mother
Brother Ape
Whitehall
Huntergeste
Kingsbery
Robert J
Lowry
R. R
Chas
E. Harman
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