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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1907
Page
4
A Macon man Carter and a Savannah resident Oval Mare were arrested at Emmet Park on a reported robbery attempt against a white man. A twenty dollar bill and garter were found. Carter reportedly shows education and refinement while wearing diamonds according to witnesses.
James Davis a middle aged married man was arrested for an attempted rape of a four year old girl. The girl testified she was at Mrs Chester’s house helping with butterbeans when Davis seized her shoulder and tried to assault her. She feared to scream but said Mrs Chester would arrive. Davis was remanded in jail without bond awaiting the next term of the Superior Court.
The Housekeeper advises diets of grains vegetables fruits milk and eggs with little flesh, especially for predisposed children. Avoid wasteful foods, teach chewing, and limit meat after rheumatic events. Emphasizes fresh air, gentle exercise, bed rest during fevers, quiet surroundings, and avoiding sudden exertion to aid recovery from serious illnesses like diphtheria scarlet fever and measles.
A humorous remark from Transatlantic Tales cites a wife leaving with a chauffeur, prompting a Washington Star cartoonish exchange about a great orator. Farmer Corntonsel jokes that the orator’s speeches are pleasant to hear but lack combativeness or success.
Local plans detail a $40,000 to $25,000 investment in a new Americus YMCA building.President Akin of the state senate is invited to preside at the cornerstone ceremony, with state secretary Reed and local leaders backing a model facility featuring parlors, lounges, gym, showers, and 10 dorm rooms for young men. The cornerstone is slated for August with completion aimed by December 1, within 150 working days.
Special dispatch reports T D Clark, Central Railway engineer, attacked by a Negro at Gordon while on his engine. Severely injured, transported to Tennille then placed in doctors care in Fenrille Savannah. Wife residing in Columbia, condition unknown with rumors of possible death.
In Macon Georgia on August 1 a circular circulated accusing John T Moore of tied to city bond dealings during his chairmanship of the finance committee. Moore and his supporters plan a vigorous campaign while Judge Willer faces a tough fight as counter-circles prompt replies and a demand for the accuser’s name.
The Casino at Nandeville plans a strong vaudeville week with new acts and a nine o clock start plus afternoon shows on Thursday, Saturday, and Monday. The Pastime on Peachtree brings clever comedy and Danse La Conda with La Clair, George Brown, and Annette Stinburne in a varied bill with daily free band concerts and a cool, comfortable venue.
Moultrie residents and guests are noted in a flurry of visits and travels. Mrs Bob Wartsfield Mrs W Humphreys Sr Miss Kate Pirrish of Sparka and others are among visitors. Many local women hosted house parties and guests from nearby towns including Sparka Madison Dublin and Douglas. A week of visits, entertaining and trips to Indian Spring, Cordele and White Springs is described with notes on friends, relatives and seasonal gatherings.
Hartwell hosted a social evening with 188 guests at a Benson Street home. Complimentary to hosts guests included Esther Gottheimer Lexington Florent Brown Elberton Sarah Frances Hamrick Atlanta and others with extended visits from Leila Vickery Smith Brown and Nina Mason among Hartwell society figures. Families from Hartwell and nearby towns attended, with Mrs McAlpin Thronton and Mrs Peabody hosting and several visitors returning from cities like New York Madison and Atlanta.
From The London Regiment comes a note on male chivalry explaining that offering the left arm to a woman originated when all were fighting men and signified leaving the sword arm free to defend.
Ambassadors notified as Macon readers follow a chaotic week. A Russian inmate in jail after killing a fellow worker shows fragile improvement yet remains gravely ill. Local tensions rise over the death, administration filings, and a $4820 bill, while Macon's club scene faces looming prohibition looms and locker-based schemes. Public works, court, and hospital updates round out this busy dispatch.
In Statesboro a contested case centers on a water plant site and adjoining land. The suit asks for an immediate fair distribution of a four fifths undivided interest held by Inman and Burkhalter, with the city seeking clear title to the tract claimed for plant use. Community efforts three years ago funded the plant site, but title remains unsettled and a possible lengthy legal battle looms at the October term. Taxes in Whiskey County rise with new manufacturing and housing growth boosting the digest by about 40,000 dollars.
A costly blaze at noon gutted the retail millinery store of J Summerfield and the Burns sarry Company jewelry shop in Memphis Tennessee. Losses to stock and buildings reach sixty thousand dollars with partial insurance coverage.
A cable from Governor Magoon reports two U S soldiers in Cienfuegos diagnosed with yellow fever. Private Funk Lade of the Hospital Corps left Camp Columbia on July 26 arrived July 27 and fell ill August 4. Private Metcalf Wesley, resident in Cuba since April, developed symptoms August 6. Authorities at the Insular Affairs War Department confirm the case.
A disturbance at a gospel tent in Phenix City disrupted services when during the night unknown parties cut the ropes and left the canvas on the ground, raising suspicion of interference with religious practices. The tent, used for meetings under religious observation, remained unattended at dawn.
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