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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
1
Report notes Mr Howell's views warmly approved and leaders expect near unanimous support for Howell in Jasper and Tate areas, with election day August 22 cited as the key date.
The Pickens county Democratic executive committee met in the courthouse after Howell's address to arrange the primary. Twenty-five members attended, all districts represented. A poll showed 24 favor Clark Howell and 1 for Hoke Smith, indicating Howell’s likely countywide majority.
In Jasper Georgia August 6 a large Pickens county crowd greeted Clark Howell advancing in the Democratic primary. Reports say over 500 to 600 filled the Jasper court room and depot area to hear Howell speak, following a spirited reception by prominent local citizens led by M. F. Eaton and G. A. Burrel.
August 6. Chicago reports the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank closed by the state examiner with a deficit near 1,000,000. Depositors react as a man dies and another commits suicide after learning of the failure. Police guard the doors amid riotous scenes as officials vanish and a cashier is pursued for embezzlement. Evidence suggests losses in real estate and securities pushed the bank to collapse.
Philadelphia files report of Miss Josephine M Bradley of world traveler fame marrying Louis R Brine an Atlanta civil engineer in St James Catholic Church Philadelphia. The couple met in Illinois two years ago while Brine worked for the Atlanta Railway line and Brine left for the south after their wedding. The bride said she would marry in her ideal city and write to her future husband. They planned to travel south after the ceremony. Louis Brine is related to G W Brine vice president of the Georgian Railway and Electric company.
Albert Taylor a 14 year old bicycle rider was struck and run over by a touring car owned by jeweler Martin May on Peachtree Street in front of Perfecttree Pharmacy about 8 pm. He suffered cuts and possible internal injuries and was taken home after treatment at the drug store. The driver assisted and provided aid to the injured boy who remained conscious describing the incident before being joined by his family.
A city police auto show announces arrests of auto owners failing to renew licenses. Lists of delinquent plate numbers follow, with a note that officers will arrest those at the station and hold trials the next day before the acting recorder. The clerk’s list names numerous numbers amid a broader statement of a future work restart.
An 18 year old Augusta girl escaped from a private sanitarium and killed herself with a bullet in Westview Cemetery after a commission questioned her mental capacity. A photograph lay with her body as verdicts of insanity were rendered post escape. In St Louis, Alfred M Townley died from a bullet wound inflicted by his brother Vernon at Union Station after a quarrel.
Dr. Julian P. Thomas formerly of Atlanta and Roy Knabenhue of Toledo fly from New York City to Plymouth, landing near Massachusetts Bay after a 225 mile-plus voyage. They make one stop at Noank Conn for breakfast and water, with Knabenhue slightly cut on descent. The trip, aided by a guide rope, is hailed as one of the longest and most successful in U.S. aerial navigation history.
R F Knight, Southern Railway depot agent at New Holland, hanged himself at 4 PM at the home of Mr Oldfield, the regular agent. Knight left a note to J N Sims saying he had not eaten and would be better off dead. Coroner's inquest returned verdict of death by own action. Knight, about 25, faced grief over his wife’s death.
Columbus Ga August 6 five men were injured when a scaffold gave way while rolling a heavy lead roll inside a tank chamber at the Home Mixture Guano Company plant. Foreman John I Womack suffered a broken thigh and possible internal injuries. Green Butler H Jackson Ed Walker and Henderson Bailey, all colored, were shocked and bruised. The accident dropped rolls of lead and timber from twenty feet. Womack's leg was caught under lead. one roll pierced the floor. The company is rebuilding its acid department after a recent fire. Womack had come from Atlanta with family ties in Inman and Atlanta family.
New York and surrounding areas endure a blistering heat wave with temperatures around 92 to 103 degrees and high humidity. Dozens prostrated and hospitals overloaded as crowds flee heat, while curb brokers suspend trading and residents seek shade in parks and shorelines. Three deaths reported in Philadelphia amid the extreme heat.
Three Black defendants stand trial amid a deadly incident tied to the Lyerly family. Local authorities report a violent confrontation that left multiple casualties in Salisbury, Kansas City area.
A 3000 strong mob stormed Rowan County jail in Salisbury North Carolina to lynch three accused for the Lyerly family murders at Barber Junction on July 18. Two inmates were wounded during the intrusion as U.S. Senator Overman and local officials pleaded for restraint. Rowan Rifles were summoned for aid around nine.
Forecase calls for partly cloudy skies with local rains and thunderstorms in the mountain districts. Winds will be light and variable across Tuesday and Wednesday.
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