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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
10
A fragmented price list shows multiple Panamas at varying dollars and splits listed in odd increments. The lines include entries such as five dollar, six dollar, seven fifty, ten, fifteen and twenty dollar Panamas, plus several split figures and parenthetical notes.
Attorney General Hart concludes Judge Speer acted within the law in granting a habeas corpus stay for J G Rawlings of Lowndes County. The ruling bars Georgia sheriff Passmore from executing the murder sentence while the U S Supreme Court reviews the appeal, upholding federal authority over state terminal actions. The decision emphasizes that the sheriff must obey the law and suspend execution pending final Supreme Court determination.
Obituaries and funeral notices list Miss Mary E Smith aged 61 at 138 West Hunter Street with funeral at 3:30 pm at residence and Westview burial. Glenn Troup aged months died yesterday at Rhinehart Street with 3:30 pm funeral at residence and Westview burial. Mrs Dallas Church wife of Dr Charles A Church died after months with tuberculosis in Andersonville with body arriving at 9 pm and funeral plans at Barclay Reardon. Mrs Elisabeth BH Ogden services at 10 am at 48 Gartrell Street with Oakland Cemetery burial. Edmund Revess of Paris noted dead aged 89 once counsel for Commune members. Prof A H Thompson of U S Geological Survey in Washington died last night aged 67, a noted geographer.
Abbeville County sheriff Hucksby arrived in Atlanta with Charles Sunter in custody on murder charges. Detectives Connally and Campbell recovered stolen goods at a Madison Avenue corner house. Several civil suits and deeds were filed, including transfers for St Lukes church property and two high value property deeds.
Atlanta post office receipts for July 1906 reached 60 7399 24 up from July 1905 s 5105385 a gain of 9685 99 dollars or 18 percent. Postmaster Blodgett filed the year over year report showing the increase amid details of the month s transactions and revenue figures.
Fifteen or twenty citizens of Decatur form a banking company to operate as Bank of Decatur. Building to start within thirty days on a purchased site. Capital stock listed at $25,000. Directors include WHW Treeches, J A Montgomery, P Lo Workes, EB E Treadwell, Fletcher Pearson, and Thomas C. Macon. Subscription open five days, no individual may take over $8 stock.
A vaudeville bill features Abadel Kader and his three wives, Algerian artist known for painted lightning effects, plus Hammerstein imported act and sensations from various shows. Other features include Charles F Lemon the narrow feller and Johnny Johnson with Bob Hart from the Chip Mary Marble show.
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