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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
12
The newspaper prints straw ballot tallies from multiple Georgia towns and counties. Brown and Smith dominate, with various locales noting minor noncommittal votes and mixed results across Wayne, Bibb, and surrounding areas.
Lieutenant Fairfax Ayres resigns from the army amid a parade ground revolt at West Point. The Seventh Cavalry member, son of Molonal and Mrs Ayres, leaves effective May 4 after an incident involving cadets and overcoats, causing turmoil in the army circle and prompting Ayres wife to be shielded from the scene.
Coronel H. Robinson adjutant general at the department of the gale learns of his brother officers and friends mourning in Uniontown Pa upon the death of his father T C Robinson in Uniontown where he died Sunday morning. He had spent the past month at his father’s bedside and was in his eighty fifth year.
Marshalville Ga April 27 Special judging by wagon loads of crates moving from the factory to orchards indicates a bountiful crop of plums and peaches. Growers prepare for a busy canning season as factories gear up to process fruit for shipment.
A long connected journalist’s death prompt notes and regrets introduced by Mundy in Judge Orr's court form part of the regular monthly call, with Judge Ore remarking before adoption. Raysor, a former official, drew sorrow among friends in Parliament as the House of Commons reassembled after Easter, and tributes were paid to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. The house then adjourned to honor the late premier.
Municipal committees meet this afternoon to act on ordinances including banning near beer sales on Sundays and select changes to the parboard membership terms. Councilman Grant proposes a “live to the right and stop in the right way” measure while Alderman Hancock and Councilman Huddleston seek to alter term lengths for parboard members. The mayoral appointment process remains under discussion.
Wingard, a man about thirty, refused to be tried by Justice Owens, terrifying court officers. He snubbed the warrant and flouted the law, prompting a fresh warrant and a transfer to officers for potential appearance in Judge Broyles' court.
In accordance with a peadles Memorial Association request, police officers helped escort theme edges at Oakland cemeteries yesterday and received free-will offerings. Officers Rowle, Ferry, Pate, and Hudaan contributed amounts totaling 426. This sum was turned over to the association to aid parade expenses.
The College of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church held its annual session in Nashville beginning April 27. The gathering, originally planned for another city, includes the presiding officers for each annual conference and sets conference dates. A general discussion reviews church work and plans for the coming year. Members listed include C. P. Fitzgerald, Charles B. Galloway, W. A. Candier, J. F. Hoss, A. W. Wilson, B. Bienaricks, J. S. Key, I. C. Morrigan, Seth Ward, and Jones Atkins.
Information from Senator Tillman's home indicates he will leave with Mia Tillman and a party of friends May 18 for a tour of Europe, spending a substantial time in Italy. He intends to withdraw from national politics until the later part of the fall.
W R Flowers longtime county courthouse figure and Confederate Veterans member died at his Williams street home in Macon at 65. Funeral set for tomorrow at Second Street Methodist Church with interment at Jones Chapel cemetery. An undated note mentions a Republican convention in Arkansas and Taft’s nomination prospects.
Governor Hoke Smith spoke in Statesboro to a large crowd after a welcoming procession from Atlanta. Colonel A M Deal opened the meeting and Judge J Brannen introduced the governor who reviewed administration and discussed railroad extension plans and opposition to railroad rate cuts. The speech touched on the Louisville and Nashville line and potential state control of Western and Atlantic railroad property.
Augusta April 27 William B Morris treasurer and paymaster of the Georgia railroad announced his candidacy for the Georgia state senate nomination opposing Howdre Phinigy editor and publisher of the Augusta Herald. Not likely to have further entries and the contest between Morris and Phinigy will be a key legislative battle in the state.
Georgia fair organizers allocate a total prize fund of 9000 dollars for county unions and special premiums for exhibits at the state fair to be held in Atlanta. The plan includes 2060 to 1206 and 600 to several top county unions, plus 300 and 200 for lower placements, with a subcommittee guiding questions and eligibility. The meeting, held at Williams House on Forsyth Street, drew eight of eleven district representatives. A side prize is planned for the best twelve ears of corn and possibly twelve stalks of cotton, with more details to follow.
General Superintendent Park Woodward of the waterworks department said there is no danger to the pumping station as water levels are not high enough to threaten the intake pipe. Rain near the river produced only minor washouts and did not threaten the facility.
Prominent Masons from across the state travel to Macon for the Georgia grand council and star chapter sessions this week. Grand Master Thomas H. Jeffries of Atlanta and Past Grand Master Max Meyerhardt of Rome will attend. about two hundred Masons expected. Funeral services for Felix Gillespie held at St. Joseph's. relatives from Ireland attend.
In Cedartown Georgia on April 27 the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the North Georgia conference closed its weeklong canyon gathering. About 250 delegates attended from across the conference and heard addresses from prominent missionary workers. The district secretary reported extensive work accomplished in the past year.
Henry Weaver, secretary of the Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Alabama, died suddenly tonight at age 86 from a stroke. He was unmarried and died after being stricken in his office.
A San Francisco report details Jows of tan Wranclace Guilty of embezzlement with seven hundred bonds. J Dalzel Trewa former manager of California Rate Deposit and Trust Company pleaded guilty to siphoning sixty five mortgage bonds from Sacramento Electric Company. Brown arrested months ago in wrecking of a bank. An Arkansas death and a Colorado fruit region flood damages estimate reach one million as trains and orchards face disaster.
Miss Tinnaley of Atlanta was struck by a lightning bolt while boarding at Albany on Commerce Street. She suffered a badly bruised knee but survived with no other injuries. Reports indicate wind damage and a warnhout on the central road north of Albany. In Macon, a Bibb county Anti saloon League meeting discussed candidates for the legislature and their stance on prohibition.
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