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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
8
A jumble of obituaries and notices references a funeral morning service, a general holding at Wentviae, and several names with unclear roles. The text mentions charges, bonds, a grocery story, and legal actions, but details are garbled, leaving only scattered identifiers and partial events.
In Arollton Georgia on August 9 a court filing alleges that a man named Rother sued his brother for assault and battery. The plaintiff seeks seventeen million dollars in damages claiming the brother struck him with a buggy whip, knocked him down, and rendered him permanently blind, while threatening to kill him. The defendant, reportedly a wealthy landowner, allegedly beat the plaintiff while the victim was incapacitated and unable to resist.
In a Georgia tale the Sanford family ties to a local couple unfold after the hunter meets his future wife during a Morgan County fox chase. The marriage, timed near a historical farmers fight, swirls with rumors of love at first sight, a church ceremony, and Mrs Sanford's noted marksmanship.
A new team score of 892 points tops the international shoot at Fort Sherman. First Lt Prot C Baker from Fort Newfoundland Medical Dept scored 890, beating the previous record of 847. Lieutenant SN M Gren of Fifteenth Infantry and Corporal J Grandy of Fort Bulling also posted high scores earning gold medals for the top four shooters.
New York reports midshipman Robert Jackson who vanished after leaving the Missouri in New York waters is located by his father in Quebec. He traveled to earn money to return to the battleship and is being taken to Baltimore Harbor. He cannot account for his actions since leaving the ship and wandered away in a trance-like state.
A short promotional note extols Ceylon tea for being unmatched in taste and economy. It advises using half the usual quantity with fresh boiling water and steeping four to five minutes to prepare a cup.
In Valdosta Georgia on August 9 warrants were served on Justice of the Peace W T Corbett W Wheeler D W Dane P I Carter and Henry Connell all Lake Park citizens. They face charges of roping and beating a Black man named Bill Pierce who had testified against Wheeler a merchant accused of selling whisky without a license. The mob flogged the man while he tried to rescue him, drawing pistols and driving off rescuers. Each man posted 200 bonds to appear at the next superior court term.
Thirteen sailors from the fever-stricken British steamship Barnton, taken to Chester hospital after port shortages and spoiled meat abroad, describe severe suffering. Doctors note near-starvation risks while the men, now fed milk cereals and eggs, ravenously seek full meals. Captain MacGregor is cleared of blame for the food condition.
Milwaukee charges name over 120 individuals including two top Milwaukee lawyers in a gigantic conspiracy by Illinois Steel to seize lands on Jones Island. The disputed land at the harbor entrance is valued over a million dollars, with eviction cases long drawing public attention in Wisconsin. President Roosevelt to address miners in Wilkesbarre and Chautauqua schedule follows. The City of Washington steamer ran aground off Fowey Rock but was salvaged and headed to Key West.
Columbus Georgia August 9 a possible large furniture factory is under discussion by local press as Columbus builds toward an industrial center. If built it would rise on Jordan company land at Rose Hill station along the Southern railway with brickwork already starting on other factories nearby. A light rain fell through the day.
Roanoke Virginia August 9 The Republican state convention adopted a platform praising Roosevelt era policy and a square deal while pledging clean elections and a non partisan judiciary The gathering elected Bascom Slemp state chairman and nominated multiple state officers including Governor Lewis and Lieutenant Governor Kent with all nominations unopposed and the convention adjourned.
N Hemmelweit, formerly of New York, has rented 111% Broad street and will operate a cigar factory on the second floor in Columbus. The Americus ball team visits Columbus for three games on the city diamond. A thunderstorm at Warm Springs injures a carriage horse after lightning strikes a tree near the Warm Springs post office, endangering Mrs T E Blanchard Miss Alice McDougald and Miss Helen Dexter. A motion for a new trial in the Rawlings case is postponed to September 7.
Wooster Ohio August session resumes the Taggart divorce with deposition by Captain William P. Ferwell noting Taggart’s intoxication at a war college event. Arguments on alimony arise as Mrs Taggart’s income from her Chicago estate is revealed and testimonies by Captain Taggart’s servant shape the case. Nearby Troy reports two cotton bales arriving, one by J L Trotman and another by Mr. Davis, with middling price guidance.
Thousands attend a reception in Manila honoring Secretary Taft and Miss Alice Roosevelt with other party members. Army and Navy Club hosts the event as Rear Admiral Enquist and other officers from the Hussen navy staff attend, marking a historic moment in Manila.
Weer Point Mississippi August 9 Captain Walter B Barker was killed in a railway accident in Japan. He was a brother of Mrs F. A. Crita, wife of Judge His, who opposed Governor Vardaman for the nomination to the incumbent state campaign.
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