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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1910

Page

9

Social Club Events Celebrate July Evenings In Capito

A series of gatherings hosted by Mr and Mrs G W Luneford in Capito featured watermelon games and a lawn melon feast for Miss Hattie Belle Lunsford and guests including Miss Ava ry and Mr Razemore. Recitations by Miss Avary and Mr Razemore enhanced the evening as attendees listed span Forsyth Arkansas and Atlanta.

G W Lunaford Capito Misa Hattie Belle Lunsford Misa ‘Avary Clim Razemore Alle Warnock Ethel Worsham Forsyth Milas Francia Hicks Julia Battle Biss Lelia Bazemore Misa Avary Litre Rock Ark Effie Annie Bazemore Lattice Belle Lunn Fort Mins Morgan Donald Thompson Barry Ola Guy Battla Ea McWhite Hardase M Warnock Dabney Camp Aid Flarr Camp Ff Bazemore W Luneford

Social items from the Atlanta area reflect a season of visits

Miss Lillian Wulismeon returns to Atlanta after hosting at Mrs Edward O Haras in Pablo Beach. A large party travels from Clayton to go to the mountains. many locals visit relatives in Dallas, New York, Pittsburg, Niagara Falls, Tate Spring, Sewanee, and Narragansett. The piece notes numerous trips, visits, anniversaries, and social gatherings with names and places across Georgia and beyond.

Lillian Wulismeon Edward © Hara Atlanta Edward O Gladys Hangon Snook New York George B Fagan Tate Spring Asheville Charles Northen Calhoun Missirginta Bowman Misa Lawson Hibea Suwanes Ga Victor Smith Sewanee Willis Timmons Messra Theodore Kendrick Smith

Turner Farmers Meet Annual Picnic Near Ashburn

The Turner county Farmers Union held its annual picnic at Shingler Park near Ashburn yesterday. A large crowd attended with Rev J J William as master of ceremonies and Judge R J Tipton and Sonny Hutchinson delivering addresses.

Ashburn Farmers Union of Turner County Shingler 5 Park J J William R. J. Tipton Sonny Hutchnson

Laundry offer prompts customer decision on patronage

A terse statement invites customers to test other laundries and then decide on future patronage. The message promises to accept the customer’s choice and implies ongoing willingness to serve if the week’s wash is sent in.

SUSSman ASKS INJUNCTION AGAINST WIFE PARENTS

Sam Sussman the baker in a divorce suit asks a judge to enjoin his wife Anna Fannjamin Sussman and her parents from interfering in their domestic relations. He claims his wife caused furniture to be moved to her parents home and that he was jailed to obtain the ghettos divorce. He states he offered to forgo alimony but claims she sought alimony and fees. He has a separate suit for 25000 damages against the wife’s parents for alienating his wife’s affection. Separately Mrs Berta Mathews sues Reuben Matthews for divorce alleging terror and abuse including threats over leaving him with custody sought. Mrs M L Smith and Mrs M H Whitner also file divorce actions.

Sam Sussman Anna Fannjamin Sussman Morris Macks Bussman Sussman Hea Nis Burge George Burge Berta Mathews Reuben Matthews

Joe Brown rally and travel notices in Jefferson county

A May 1910s Georgia dispatch covers railroad round trip fares from Atlanta and Chicago, and a Jefferson county Joe Brown Club meeting. It notes August travel dates for W and A tickets, a Knoxville senator’s reelection bid, and a Jefferson courthouse gathering with many district members enrolled in the Brown club.

Stark Brown Jefferson W Blark Commerce Jackson County Bi Pelice Court Joseph M Brown Joe Brown Jack Brown Club Bwainsboro Emanuel County

Posse Seeks Two Negroes in Lincoln Alabama Incident

Taxed by violence reports from Lincoln Alabama describe a constable shot by Ike Glover while arresting him for theft on Major Rankin's plantation. Glover fled, locals recall an attempted assault on Miss Perdua Jon Worthington. Police fears rise amid racial tension as events unfold.

Lincoln Venable Talladega Ike Glover Rankin Glover Perdua Jon Worthington

Plan Indorsed for White Way in Minneapolis project

The Finance and Electric Light committees in a unanimous vote recommend adopting George Miller’s plan for a Great White Way on Mitchell Street to Whitehall and Peachtree to Ellis in the Minneapolis area. The system features 126 Corinthian standards with five lights each, soft illumination, and nightly dusk-to-midnight arc lamps at corners. The project will be paid by property owners along the route and reimbursed from the October appropriation, with maintenance costs estimated at 46 dollars per year per standard.

Finance and Electric Light Mitchell Street Whitehall Peachtree Street Ellis Street General Council Georges Miller Flour City Ornamental Iron Works Minneapolis H P Keane Tl. Mott Company Mr Miller Miller Keane Georgia Railway and Electric Company Electric Lght Committee

Fair Weather Forecast For Atlanta Continues

A period of fair weather and cool nights is expected in Atlanta with a forecast of continued mild conditions. Forecasters say the current pattern could persist for some time, bringing clear skies and comfortable evenings.

Atlanta

Saturnia Autumn Weather and a Joyride Mishap

The sky over Saturnia cleared to a fall like afternoon with a red sun and a cool breeze. A tale recalls a boastful young man who let a relative’s car idle overnight, its chugging wheel keeping neighbors awake and reducing his swagger in auto lore.

Saturnia Gopher

Man Killed by Lightning in Mobile

Lightning struck near a yard in Mobile shortly before noon today, instantly killing Auguste Mahler, a 28 year old street car motorman, as he crossed the rear of his yard. His family witnessed the flash and found him dead. he leaves a wife and four small children.

Mobile Ala Augustue Mahler

Boycott Against Railroads Over Excessive Rates

Five hundred Grand Army of the Republic veterans declare a boycott against railroads over discriminatory excursion rates to the upcoming national encampment in Atlantic City. The action means the state will not be represented at the reunion for the first time.

Lowey Seveneni Grand Army of the Republic G A. R Atlantic City

Harlem Resident Robbed and Beaten Thrown Into North River

An elderly Harlem resident, John Maughan, was robbed and beaten by assailants who then threw him into the North River near Thirty ninth Street. He fought to stay afloat for hours before police rescued him, his survival uncertain after the brutal attack by thugs wielding a knife and violence on the pier.

John Maughan Harlem North River City Thirtyninth Street

Mortuary notices and deaths in multiple towns

A list of obituaries and funeral notices from August 12 reports deaths in Stanford Kentucky Dublin Georgia Macon Georgia and Cleveland Ohio. Entries include Judge Saufley dies at home from heart failure aged 64 formerly a Confederate cavalry first lieutenant and Wyoming Supreme Court associate justice. Minnie Stephans age 22 dies at her parents residence in College Park. Mrs W M Pitts 66 dies in Greensferry Avenue. R B Ward of Dublin aged 70 dies at home. R H Walker 65 dies after months of illness. J F Rogers of Macon dies, funeral held at College Street residence. Lester James Sykes age 1 dies at parents’ home. and a note on pool selling halted at Grand Circuit races in Cleveland with ongoing activity despite a warrant.

Saufley Stanford Micah Chrisman Seufley Thirteenth Judicial District Supreme Court of the Territory of Wyoming Cleveland Minne Stephens Misa Minnie Stephans Resi W Om Bearden College Park Crest Hill R. H. Walker Dublin Specia H Walker Wilkerson J M Cutler Ohio Harmon Yurstion Cuyahogs County H. A. Qevereaux Forrest Btock and Fair Company

Five Die in Auto Crossing Train Wreck Near Rochester

Five killed and two injured when a Lake Erie and Western passenger train struck an automobile at a crossing east of Rochester Indiana at 6 pm. The dead include Mrs John Eckert Agnes Eckert Anna Wagner and Mrs John Kelp. Chauffeur Charles Lambert and passenger Mrs Kelp also among the deceased. The injured include Carl Bucher and Lourne Eckert. The party was traveling to Lake Manitou. the car owned by John Kelp a Logansport brewer.

Logansport Ind Lake Erie Rochester John Eckert Agnes Eckert Peeansport Anna Wagner Charles Lambert John Kelp Logenaport Carl Bucher Lourne Eckert Lake Manitou Kelp

Flood Devastates Villages and Towns in Tokio

August 1 dispatch reports widespread flood destruction across districts in Tokio with 30000 homes submerged. Rail communication in the affected area is cut, merchants face destitution, and overall losses run into millions as lives are lost amid severe disruption. A separate Ohio earthquake bulletin notes a distant tremor near Cleveland with seismograph readings and westward wave motions observed.

Tokio

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