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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
4
Fragmentary text references splendid accommodations and cuisine at The Dest hotel with direct connections at Albany or Troy. Mentions express trains to points North Fast and West and a Yonkers service at 700 PM. Contains garbled OCR but indicates travel and lodging details for West Side New York area.
New York August 5 There will be no Christmas holidays at the West Point Military academy this year Cadets who have planned to visit relatives in other parts of the country will have to stay at their duties The order cites more frequent days off for athletic contests and a planned increase in classroom work by West Point Authorities
Macon Georgia August 5 Special W R Burnsit conductor for the Macon Railway and Light Company stabbed Early White a contractor in the right lung and arms in the store of E B Harris Co on Cherry street The attack followed alleged relations between White and Mrs Burnett Burnett’s friends claim the couple are separated Burnett fled the scene and was not yet arrested White was taken to the hospital.
Professor Charles S Culver was elected principal of the new Techno logical High school on Marietta street yesterday. The board voted to transfer C A Dean W R Snyder E 3 MacHn F K Maloane and W O Chenies to the Tech High. Superintendent Slaton said preparations for September opening were satisfactory.
Rumors swirl as Oakland City candidates enter the Tenth Ward alderman race. D S Ragsdale and J T J Baker announce runs for alderman and councilman, with W I Stoy likely pursuing the two year council term. Pagsdale is a longtime mayor. Baker belongs to Williams Lumber Co. Stoy is a leading Atlanta Typographical Union member. Other candidates may enter as the field tightens.
Rev. John J Holtgreve, jailed on charges from 31 indictments alleging gross immorality and criminal libel, was released on 72 250 bail in Plaquemine after being extradited from New Orleans. He plans to return to New Orleans to await Archbisop Bienk and then resign as pastor before possible reassignment.
Los Angeles August 5 Robert J Burdette humorist and Baptist preacher seriously ill from a spine injury suffered in March fall was placed in a plaster cast yesterday. His spinal cord is affected and the physician says the body must be held rigid for several months.
After four days of hard work Campbell superior court in Fairburn Georgia closed with Judge H J Reagan presiding over judgeLs Roan. The bar meeting offered a resolution of thanks to Judge Reagan for his able and impartial manner.
Fayette county grand jury in Lexington Kentucky today returned wholesale indictments against Mayor John W. Skain and several city officials for failing to enforce contracts with the Lexington Street Railway Company, up to arrest repairs.
Coastwise Galveston to Norfolk figures show 1,462 and 161 tied to the spot cotton market. Prices and regional movement reflect mid year trade conditions, with listed ports including Galveston and Norfolk and daily market notes from the period.
Darien Ga August special The Tackasonville Times Union reports a 20 horsepower Ford car arrived at 215 oclock led by T Oliver and Brunswick mayor Hopkins to test the Jacksonville to Savannah route. Oliver left Jacksonville early this morning via Brunswick and ferry hoping to reach Savannah later today.
The lake region of Wisconsin northern Michigan and Minnesota lies within easy reach from Chicago via the Chicago and North Western railway. Travel allows Pullman sleeping cars and breakfast the next morning in the heart of the North woods. The area offers over 1200 lakes, rivers, and abundant outdoor recreation with camps, hotels, yachting, fishing, golf, and tennis. Free descriptive booklets with maps are available from NM Bresze general agent Canada Ry 436 Walnut St Cincinnati.
Tis August 15 Taano C Wolfs of Paducah Kentucky was killed by an automobile on the highway near Belvidere today. The machine was driven by F A Nott and his son C A Nott. Wolfs was 70 years old, a Union veteran and a prominent Mason.
An old ad offers a $15 round trip to Washington via Seaboard. It mentions August 14th and tickets valid until August, with contact by phone from a Peachtree office. The fragment lists a 6 cent rate and partial phone details, indicating a travel promotion in a newspaper snippet.
Noseville Tennessee August 2 1860 Palmer Cecil Palmer whose death sentence was pronounced by the circuit court of Wilhemston county and affirmed by the Tennessee supreme court was refused for relearn today by Judge Meake of the circuit court. Palmer remanded to officers until September 2 the execution date set by the supreme court.
The Butta county Holiness gathering began today at the campground near Fioville and Indian Springs, Jackson, Ga, and will run ten days. Rev. Bud Robinson and Rev. Joseph Smith lead the event, with a large crowd in attendance.
The Rev Alfred Harrison Burroughs of Bristol claims the world record for solemnizing the most marriages. He wed his 3000th couple, Hugh S Jones of Wythe County Virginia to Miss Elizabeth Loeton of Wytheville. Burroughs notes Virginia and Tennessee law gaps push elopements, with 95 percent of couples from Virginia and West Virginia under 21. His business thrives near the union depot and Virginia state line.
In New York, Judge Brady ruled in a habeas corpus case that a sixteen month old boy should remain with his mother but allowed the father to visit once a week on Sundays. The decision followed the parents living separately, with the court emphasizing a father’s ordinary desire to see his child.
Dublin Georgia August 6 Special The city board of education was completely reorganized by the mayor and council. The old five member limit was repealed and a new nine member board was adopted for one to three year terms. New members elected were E R Orr W B Rogers Dr G Mingledorff F Chappell I B Daniel J S Simons EF A Rowe EB J Tarpley F G Corker Mossra Orr Daniel Simons and Corker remained on the board. Racing Auto Kills Boy Crown Point Indiana August 6 A seven passenger Chicago touring car with the number 2313 Uncle killed a 10 year old farmer boy named Tricker last night. The car was driven by two Chicago men Swartout and Cummings who are alleged to have been to Cece ABN MARCH Cet eyatrine s bey errant sanitie bats rata in Jalh.
In Pittsburg the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co reports July business at 3 million dollars, with production rising weekly as orders flood in. Chicago City Railways contracted for 1,404 trolley motors, while McClintie Marshal Construction wins the Kansas City railroad terminal project needing 16,000 tons of steel from Carnegie Steel.
A suit to break the will of Charles Schattner, a wealthy saloon keeper and politician who died months ago, seeks to invalidate a $117,000 charity bequest and a $26,000 share to Black employees. The estate valued at $200,000, alleges intoxication and undue influence by Mary Estates, a Black housekeeper, who was left $10,000, along with a Black porter and nurse as beneficiaries.
Clarence Cork a guard at Warrior mines was swept away with his horse while attempting to cross the Warrior River in pursuit of a convict. The drowning occurred near Birmingham on August 6 and the body has not been recovered. The swift current carried both horse and rider downstream.
Notices announce special stockholder meetings across multiple states to vote on approval of an Adjustment Plan and Deposit Agreement, authorized bonds up to 125 million dollars, and possible mortgage or deed of trust to secure refunding bonds. Meetings listed in North Carolina Florida Georgia Alabama South Carolina with dates August 4 1908 1909 and agenda items including merger options and underwriting syndicate terms.
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