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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1909
Page
5
The discussion probes direct taxes under the new constitution with critics accusing the income tax of being inquisitorial. Mr Bale and Mr Bailey argue over framers' intent, wealthier payers, and the state’s tax enforcement while stressing protection costs and democratic freedoms.
Tickets on sale for the Tissue Ball to be held in the Auditorium Armory on May 14 benefiting the Boys' Club. Expect 2000 reservations, ornate decorations, and dances including barn, butterfly, Dutch, Riley, and sundownette themes. Cotillion led by Paine and Grant closes the evening after refreshments. Tickets run 8 per couple, 18 for two seats, 40 for four seats. Only ladies with paper dresses admitted to the floor.
Diverse obituary notices and funeral arrangements from LaGrange Georgia area, including Hattie Quinn death and burial at Hillview, Wiley J Phillips services, infant John R Cunningham death, J W Hyde obituary, and local rail line timetable noting Seaboard to Birmingham with May 2 service start.
Confined to her bed nursing a baby under forty eight hours old in extreme poverty with no money. Mrs Etta Smith of Ne ft Howells Mill Road found in pitiful condition yesterday afternoon. Husband unknown. Besides her newborn, she has another child under four. Ben Green of 795 Marietta street reported the condition. Green says the husband left a week ago and she has no relatives to help. Immediate needs were met, but external aid will be required until Mrs Smith can work.
Charles D Tyler, formerly secretary and treasurer, elected vice president of Exposition Cotton Mills. FP E Glenh of Jeffersonville Ga becomes secretary and treasurer, succeeding Tuller. Dr Turner remains head of the company, citing ill health, and Tuller brings over twenty five years of experience. Glenh, formerly cashier at Twiggs County Bank, has strong regional business ties.
On April 27 Shaw of Shaw Brothers shot five times at Dr. JC Keaton, a local physician. Three bullets struck Keaton. his injuries are described as recoverable. Shaw alleged the doctor had ruined his home.
Albert Spalding the young violinist plans a Great Southern Music Festival appearance while developing a hobby of collecting rare editions of old books. He recently acquired a 1768 Shakespeare in twenty volumes with Samuel Johnson notes and antique engravings. The bindings bear the crests of two English noble families.
Following memorial exercises at the courthouse Miss Exa Butler of the county and Mr George Moon of Madison county were quietly married by Justice ED Beard of Danbury. The ceremony drew few witnesses and Moon is a prominent Madison County farmer linked to a Wilkes County family.
Hardin S narp of St Charien near this city committed death by own action today by placing his toe against the trigger and blowing off his head at his home. He was thirty years old, left a wife and three children. His mind is believed to have been unbalanced.
Augusta on April 27 Special The state convention of nurses had adjourned about 130 o'clock Tuesday after electing officers and selecting Atlanta as the next meeting place. President Mrs Agnes Hartridge of Augusta led as first vice president Miss Em H H Dendy of Augusta as second vice president Miss Finley of Atlanta as recording secretary Miss Mary B Moran of Augusta as corresponding secretary Miss Angelica Sullivan of Augusta as treasurer Miss Margaret Stevenson of Augusta of Augusta
Judge F J Marshall of College Part returns from a three week stay in Chicago where he served as one of an eight member committee.
Mr Babes argued that changing views by a judge shows the position they hold, praising integrity while acknowledging no justice is infallible. The remarks drew congratulatory applause from a large crowd of Democratic and Republican senators who surrounded him.
The United States and Canada work on revising and enlarging the American Standard of Perfection for roughbred poultry continues. A new edition will update wording and descriptions after over thirty years. Judge Marshell is the sole southern member on the committee.
Ordinances advancing on city meter inspector appointment and a five member insurance committee were champions of the ordinance committee yesterday. The meter inspector salary is 1200 annually, and the insurance panel would include chairmen from several departments. A cemetery protection note cites insufficient police cover at Oakland Cemetery to guard graves.
Taft warns that a solid South could become Republican but hopes a political division there would foster diverse opinion. He argues a strong opposition keeps the party accountable and envisions a future where Americans judge leaders by principles rather than regional faction.
In Carrollton on April 27 a Norman J P marriage was performed by long distance telephone. Joe Creed and Miss Essie Fowler were pronounced husband and wife with the justice at Carrollton and the couple at Bowdon, distance about twelve miles apart. The officer noted the couple had traveled to reach the talking distance.
The Ottoman assembly forces abdication of Abdul Hamid II after a secret meeting and public vote. Mohamed Reshad Effendi Accepts the throne as Abdul Hamid bows to the people's will and seeks safety for his family during the transfer in Istanbul.
Tate Spring Tenn April 77 Captain Thomas Tomlinson longtime proprietor of the Tate Spring hotel and a prominent east Tennessee figure died shortly after 2 oclock after a brief illness He was 80 and survived by his wife and several children including Hon John Tomlinson of Birmingham and Clem and Oscar Tomlinson of Tate Spring He served in the first regiment in the Civil War and remained active in public life in the reconstruction era and beyond
A blast aboard the gunboat Nantes near Fieen men wrecked the vessel killing eleven crew members and wounding seven others. The Scorpion submarine unit reportedly suffered no damage while the Foca group escaped harm in the same incident.
Report notes past big profits from Ansley Park auctions and announces an auction at 2:30 this afternoon. garbled text mentions Harris Waves Hearing and a shooting in Warrington with Victim Wood Thompe, with unclear context and spelling errors.
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