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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
8
A night of unrest near Manhattan ends with an injunction calming the scene. Police report say the death toll rose as investigators piece together events surrounding the disturbance. Officials vow to pursue leads and maintain public safety as the city resumes normal activity after the tense episode.
Friends of Congressman Livingston are pushing him to head a key committee in the next Congress. They argue his seniority on the Appropriations Committee and influence in the district justify the promotion, while opponents say the decision hinges on House leadership and party balance.
In a projected plan a large new fleet is set for Defiant port with two ships scheduled for construction. The vessels named biomple and Thovnle will be fifth commission models powered by turbines and reciprocating engines. They are guaranteed to maintain at least 21 knots speed.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman died at Downing Street early this morning after a period of illness. The ex premier, aged and frail, was surrounded by family and close aides as he passed peacefully. funeral plans were announced for Westminster Abbey on April 27 with interment at Melgine Perthshire alongside his wife.
The report blends weather observations with social notes about dancing and theater discomforts. A memory column recounts a rainy day and a perfume bottle mishap, ending with a personal note on an umbrella mishap and a late bouquet. The piece also notes a verdict of 10,000 for Mele Olsen against the Southern railroad for injuries from a crash near Short Creek, Alabama.
Flooding on the Leon river near Tenmile south of Fort Worth isolates towns and washes out roads and bridges. The Missouri Kansas and Texas line suffers washouts while Temple Belton and Gatesville areas face outages. Damages include submerged power houses and destroyed farms.
Bids totaling 183232 dollars were accepted for bonds belonging to the late Atlanta Birmingham Fire Insurance Company. Judge Newman approved the sale after bids from nationwide bidders were opened. Top bidders included Otto Marx & Co and Harrie & Co among others.
Dr McElroy pastor of First Presbyterian Columbus Ga conducts revival at West End Presbyterian corner Gordon and Ashby streets. Services daily at 3 30 and 2 p m with sermons on A Christian What Does That Mean. He argues the word Christian is overused and aims for clear meaning.
At a Oxonians gathering in Candler hall last night officers were elected. Elected president is Professor E. H. Tohneson, succeeding Professor M. T. Peed. Secretary named Professor F. F. Farmer, succeeding Professor G. P. Shingler. A testing committee consists of Dr. Charles W. Peppler and Professor J. D. Hannaer. County school commissioner Professor Foster spoke on elimination in school life.
A dated advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a universal tonic and stimulant. It cites testimonials from physicians across the United States praising purity, uniform effect, and gentle support for weak, nervous, or aging patients. Orders offered: six bottles for 6 50, case of 12 for 10 00 with prepaid shipment.
In Cane of at Angle Virginia April 22 J Stevenson of the Stevenson Matting Company testified a full morning in the trial of T M Angle president of the Dry Fork Distilling Company accused of extensive fraud against the government. The Stevenson Distilling Company began December 1906 and conducted wholesale and retail whiskey business until its plant was closed last May by revenue officers. Records showed purchases and payments for twenty thousand gallons of whiskey from Dry Fork, while Dry Fork records allegedly omit most of these sales.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Nervine as a non addicting sleep aid. It asserts sleep restores energy for brain, muscles, and organs and includes a testimonial from May Scott of English Indiana praising relief after using one bottle and continuing with more. The pitch emphasizes safe after effects and nerve calming benefits.
Return from state elections indicates Governor Sanders and all Democratic ticket members won by large margins as around 69 000 votes were cast. Republican Henry I Pharr polled under 10 percent. Two Louisiana parishes turned dry Arcadia and St Landry, while West Feliciana and Concordia kept saloons. Savannah native Dr M Saliba seeks naturalization in America or return to Turkey facing possible imprisonment. Moultrie home of J N Pitcock Jr sold for about 16000 to H Clark of Moultrie Banking Co, a grand colonial residence sale.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co and the Trathschilds of London say they will issue 40 year bonds of the Pennsylvania railroad totaling 40,000,000 dollars at four percent. The issue, authorized for 100,000,000 in 1873, has about 12,800,000 still outstanding. The bonds are secured by a priority lien with about 20,000,000 in unsecured liens between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The issue price is understood to be 96.
May Cook, age 1, daughter of Mr and Mrs BD Ik Cook near Buckhead Georgia, died instantly Tuesday afternoon after accidental pistol discharge while parents were in the garden. Her clothing caught fire from the shot and the heart wound proved fatal.
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