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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
1
At McRae Mr Howell spoke to a large and enthusiastic crowd as Telfair Democrats enlisted under his leadership and the Democratic Party.
McRae Georgia August special Clark Howell drew a large Telfair county crowd by candidly answering questions from The Enterprise. He defended his positions on negro appointments and campaign issues, prompting loud cheers and praise from locals including Judge L. P. Jones and J. W. Cameron, while supporters urged Howell toward victory amid upcoming appearances by Hooper Alexander.
A traveler from Carroll County in northwest Georgia recounts a bet over Hall County votes for governor. He notes meeting Gainesville residents on August 8 and polling locals on the streets near the public square, yielding Howell 37 to Smith 1. The bet winner claims many who backed Howell had previously supported Gainesville.
In Newberry, disputes flare as J W Ragsdale challenges Frazer Lyon during a state campaign gathering. Lyons accuses, Ragsdale retorts, voices rise, a near clash erupts and Evans is escorted from the stand as officials and crowd resist further trouble. Authorities and onlookers scramble to separate rivals amid a tense scene.
Allenton Pa August 14 Daniel Colt 21 a brakeman for Trenton railroad lost his life saving three girls. His train rushed through a cut when he warned women and signaled the engine to stop. Colt’s selfless act kept the danger from becoming a worse tragedy as the carriages were struck and he perished.
A battalion of Twenty-fifth Infantry Negro troops marched into Brownsville Texas at midnight Monday after being barred from drinking at white establishments and arrested for disorder. They fired down Main Street injuring a policeman and killing bartender Frank Natus. They returned to Fort Brown afterward. Governor Lanham said he would not send state troops. federal authorities were to arrest the soldiers involved.
Satisfactory results with wireless apparatus reported to the chief signal officer at Camp Roosevelt Mount Gretna Pa From distances of ten or more miles when halts are made wireless apparatus is brought out and within five minutes or less messages are exchanged with head quarters Kites are used at the outlying temporary stations and it has been demonstrated that direct and quick communication can be established On some occasions the signal corps goes out with the cavalry carrying the apparatus moving at a rate which would render impossible the stringing of wires in order to keep in communication with headquarters By wireless communication can be had at any time with head quarters.
Hiberton Ga August 4 Special the Elberton bar unanimously endorses Judge P P Profit for a seat on the court of appeals bench a committee is appointed to urge candidacy statewide. The endorsement marks a rare honor by the bar in recent years and is seen as strengthening the candidate's bid.
Word from Chicago dated August 14 reports testimony that Milwaukee Avenue bank president Stensland planned extensive preparations before flight. Evidence shows trunks with curtains bedding and silverware taken, some traced to Baraboo Wisconsin. A warrant against Henry W Her sing was issued for forging a $10,000 note. A temporary restraining order halted interference with Milwaukee Avenue Cooperative Store assets as court weighs appointing a receiver.
James Piere, an Englishman, was fined 25 dollars in police court for hissing the U S flag during a theater performance last night. The judge who imposed the fine was a member of the audience. The incident followed an audience uproar during the waving of the stars and stripes at the conclusion of the act.
August 4 in Greenwood South Carolina one of the most brutal crimes unfolds as Bob Davis, a Black man, seizes a meat knife and slashes Miss Jennie Brooks four inch throat wound and near severing two fingers after grabbing an iron bar. A 1000 strong posse pursues him with risk of lynching. Davis’s brother was lynched years ago for assaulting a white woman. About an hour later the same man assaults a colored woman.
About three hundred members friends and guests gathered at Starling Roberts home near Stilesboro Georgia to celebrate the Bartow County Farmers Club anniversary with barbecue. The club founded in 1882 meets monthly at a member’s home to discuss local topics and has a history of prize winning at the Georgia State Fair, including a first prize in 1965 and ongoing exhibits led by White and Thad Hawking. Atlanta attendees included Mr and Mrs Use Garwood and Mr and Mrs Zack Sheffieki.
A small crowd gathered in Albany as T. W. Hardwick disrupted a Smith supporters meeting planned at the courthouse to back Hoke Smith. The speech was delayed, with Hardwick appearing briefly amid unsettled crowds. organizers planned a Bainbridge event and another attempt in Dodge county as the campaign continues.
In Baltimore three men were arrested with two held on $10,000 bail as part of an alleged Black Hand case linked to threats against the Lanasa family demanding 5000. Letters signed by the Mafia Association and Black Hand Company originated in New York and the mails. One letter yesterday threatened death if payment failed. Castalano and Romeo are jailed on $10,000 each. others implicated include Collogario Tony Stevie and Joseph. Antir ritualism note from London follows.
J CAMOND VA August 4 Stewart Battalle a tele graph operator for the Atlantic Coast Line railway at Acree near Petersburg was instantly killed tonight by lightning. He was at the sending table when a vivid flash and thunderclap struck. Minutes later he was found dead at his key. The table where he worked was wrecked and all wires into the station were damaged.
Birmingham officials plan an ordinance restricting bucket shops after October 1 and a state bill to ban exchanges and bucket shops statewide. The Chisholm case spurs aldermen and legislators to act as prosecutors disclose a $190,000 bank embezzlement and related broker ties.
The Weather Bureau reports local conditions in Georgia with rain likely on Wednesday and Thursday. Light variable winds shift to mostly southerly as showers move through the region.
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