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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1910
Page
7
In the Paris to Paris cross country event six of eight aviators completed the first leg to Troyes amid huge crowds. Le Blanc led in 1 hour 33 minutes 30 seconds, Aubrun followed in 1 hour 37 minutes 25 seconds, while Lindpainter Weymann and Leganeux also reached Troyes after compensating legs in tricky winds.
Advertises discounted rail fares via Seaboard to Washington Richmond and Norfolk departing Saturday August 14th. Tickets available at the city ticket office located at 48 Peachtree with a stated limit on August akth.
City officials plan a busy committee week with the ordinance committee to act on the gnawers on autos. Citizens for and against the measure are invited to testify. A crematory siting report is also planned by a health and bond committee group. The street committee will review several ordinances related to street lighting and assessments. The article notes Utica leaders pushing for Sunday baseball in the New York State League and potential season changes. President Farrell says Sunday games spark debate and possible early season closure.
Chicago buzzes for the Knights Templar triennial conclave amid massive crowds and decorated streets. Earl of Euston and English officials arrive as the parade setup and grand archways draw visitors, with weather forecast near perfect for the week's events. Meanwhile Washington reports census officers counting by hand toward a projected ninety million in the United States, with rapid city tallies and careful verification ongoing.
New York report cites Thomas A. Edison predicting a future era of flight with flying machines carrying mail and angels, speeds near 100 miles per hour, safety descent mechanisms, and a wireless energy transmission method to power aircraft in midair within ten years. He asserts commercial viability and notes smaller craft offer less air resistance.
In Macon Georgia on August 7 Jo Brown is jailed at the police station for violating state prohibition law. He is joined by Jack Freeman and Mary Hightower after police raided a Negro joint on Paradias Alley last night.
New York shows a subdued week with fewer trades and irregular price moves driven by professional trading amid concerns over large holdings and forced liquidations. Crop progress, especially wheat and corn, along with copper production and industrial signals, shapes the outlook as gold and foreign credits support banks and grain flows increase.
The rainy afternoon crowd at the Auditorium Armory applauded Dr. Percy J. Starnes as he performed a varied program for the Music Festival Association free concert series. Highlights included Chopin Nocturne in E flat, Polonalis in A major, Best organ sonata, and Gutman’s Prayer and Cradle Song, ending with Marche Heroique. The event drew a large audience and prompted plans for future Thursday and Sunday concerts to bring the grand organ and its artist to all residents.
A flood of unsigned letters reaches the Atlanta mayor from citizens with complaints about city affairs. Parks, streets, water bills, and streetcar service are cited, with many writers choosing anonymity. Officials note most messages are discarded, though some reach department heads.
Roosevelt considers labor leader John Mitchell as a potential Republican nominee for New York governor. Mitchell, former Mine Workers Union president, draws support from Roosevelts and other leaders as acceptable to factions, though his political activity has been limited and he faces a contempt of court case.
London August 7 a young Welshman Willows built and piloted a small dirigible from Cardiff to Crystal Palace London guided by towns along the way petrol exhausted he drifted and landed near Condon Illinois but covered 380 miles in the air a record for a amateur airship in Great Britain. Dublin August 7 Judge John Adams announces bid for solicitor general of the Queen's circuit with Solicitor E D Graham not running and not a candidate for the position.
At the Cedartown courthouse a large Ice Brown Club meeting drew a crowded audience. President Perkins opened the session and twenty five to thirty new members joined. Hom Ed Maddox, a well known Cedartown figure, spoke strongly in Brown’s favor recounting election-wide wins and criticizing Smith. He linked the Durham mine incident to labor agitation and accused Smith of overseas meddling before predicting Brown's victory.
Kansas City August 7 Joseph W Folk former Missouri governor warned Democrats at a Young Men's Democratic Club banquet that joining insurgents endangers the party He said Western Democrats were aligning with insurgent Republicans across states including Oregon California and Washington warning the danger is nationwide.
Swainsboro witnesses report telegrams and a botched arrival as Sheriff Fields and allies move Dr. W J McNaughton from Chatham to Emanuel jail amid fears of mob violence. McNaughton and Marie Flanders face charges of poisoning Flanders in June and may seek a preliminary hearing. Seaboard offers a $12 round trip to Norfolk and return with a late August limit.
Luther Tom and Bam Morton were returned to Grays by sheriff Brooke Warrants after consulting lawyers in the murder case arising from the Etheridge killings. Luther had a coroner's jury exonerating self defense in Steve Etheridge's death, but RF Etheridge's warrant requires imprisonment. The trio await trial in the fall.
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