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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1908
Page
12
A verbose, partially garbled report on straw ballot printing after voters signed ballots. The piece references The Constitution’s willingness to publish polls despite political leanings, naming candidates such as Brown and Smith, and mentions polling locations and officials in Atlanta and Temple. It includes scattered names, dates, and places, with a chaotic OCR-derived texture.
The annual Easter egg hunt is planned at a park with 78,000 eggs secured. Prizes include toys and unique items from local officials. Steve Glass offers two special prizes a Turkey egg and a guinea hen marked Hoke Bath and Lottie Joe. Parents and children will be admitted to view and participate with prizes hidden in the paddock and park areas.
The city council adopted a resolution by rising vote congratulating Alderman Curtin on his wedding. It praised his good luck, wished him and his bride well, and directed the clerk to furnish a copy of the resolution.
A naval stores plant belonging to the Naval Stores and Crail ing Company burned this afternoon. Sparks from a smokestack ignited the blaze, destroying the facility. About 690 cords of wool and 2000 gallons of turpentine were burned. The loss was insured for 7000 dollars. The plant, rebuilt after a previous Easter Sunday fire, was again destroyed.
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A caricatured court scene opens with Lan Chappell and Luke Alin in a riotous police matinee. The recorder fines Lan for bath confusion and Luke for a trolley accident causing a fatal odor.
Rival campaigns report few new items as Governor Smith and Governor Brown teams announce dates across Georgia. Judge Hines and other speakers schedule engagements in Swainsboro Dublin Wrightsville Carterville and Columbus with plans to meet supporters in Macon Atlanta Valdosta Cordele and more. Brown headquarters tally shows strong turnout and large mail influx as organizers push See Brown.
An associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, A. J. Cobb of Athens, appears before his former colleagues as counsel in the Habeas Corpus case Fears versus Fearn. Cobb’s prior decision is cited against him, prompting amusement as he notes a volume in which his own opinion appears. The scene unfolds as Cobb and City Attorney James J. Mahon argue that a daughter should remain with her paternal guardians, while H. C. Peeples for the grandparents mispoints by quoting Cobb’s name. Concise remarks highlight the court’s reversal of Cobb’s earlier stance, creating a rare moment of self-scrutiny among jurists.
Finance Committee authorised park and library land purchases in North Avenue and Merritts Avenue. Council considers charter amendment to abolish the city sexton with cemetery control urged by Councilman Longino, but motion to defer carried. ordinances on fireproofing rules for tall buildings, near beer licensing, park board creation, and Sunday closings discussed.
The American Cotton Manufacturers Association notes councilman Luddleaton led an arrest work push in the Second Ward. Plans call for chert paving on West Side of Mr Daniel from Rockwell to railroad, Dodd avenue from Central to Pryor, curb and sidewalk on Renders street, and Pulliam Street repairs from Ormond to Atlanta. curbing on Glenn Street, and paving on Humphries and adjacent blocks.
Macedonians hold a mass meeting in a cultural amphitheater near the Minataxippi river by Granite City. A telegram from ten thousand Macedonians asks President Roosevelt to intercede for Macedonian autonomy and thanks him for hospitality. Matthew Carroll advertises West of England style patterns at 38 dollars, cheaper than elsewhere in the city.
General Manager Frank Weldon of the Atlanta Wall Association plans a fall fair with the Farmers Union in Atlanta. Railroads in the southeastern territory will offer a special fare to Atlanta in October, about 3 cents per mile round trip, following the old rate prior to a 24 cent mileage change. The Farmers Union fair committee will meet in Atlanta to finalize arrangements, with Elbert County projecting strong turnout.
Trinity River weather reports show water rising to 39 feet, forcing residents from homes in the lowlands. Officials fear further flooding and potential relocation as river stages reach their highest point this season in April.
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