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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
1
A spectator at the county fair was hauled aloft by a decorative anchor buoy and carried upward as an unintended participant in a midair spectacle. No serious injuries were reported, and onlookers watched the airborne scene with awe and concern.
At Ellenville during the Ulster county fair a professional woman aeronaut fell 500 feet when the anchor of a hot air balloon caught in Mrs. Roper of Brooklyn's dress. Roper suffered severe but non fatal injuries including shoulder and ankle fractures and multiple finger fractures after the rope yanked her from the balloon.
Valdesta Ga August 29 Special Wm Clark a negro about 22 is jailed for allegedly assaulting a Ave year old negro girl daughter of William Carswell The crime occurred last night and the mother a stranger did not report promptly The child is badly injured and in serious condition Locals threaten lynching and Clark was moved from the city prison to the county jail Officials cited lack of leadership as a factor in averting mob action
A well dressed American posing as a Harvard crew member duped West End tradesmen in London last week. He registered at hotels under Harvard names, had goods sent and paid in advance, then left before payment. Victims included gunmakers and tailors. he later courted a church curate and pledged over 2000 dollars to charities to boost bravado.
Torrene N J August 29 reports that persistent rain and mist hid targets at the Wimbledon Cup meet forcing postponement. About 267 competitors waited hours in waterlogged conditions as the 1000 yard range targets remained nearly invisible. Range officers and officials debated resuming but the flawed visibility led to immediate abandonment of the event.
Governor Ferrell and Comptroller Wright fixed Georgia’s state tax rate at 4.8 mills, down from last year’s 4.9. Of the 4.8 mills, 1.7 go to schools, 0.7 to sinking fund, and about 2.93 to general purposes including pensions. Net additional appropriations total 334,000 for 1906-1907, with 60,000 to be raised by new taxes if needed.
West Selkirk Manitoba August 29 word reaches here that the steamer Princess the largest passenger and freight boat on Lake Winnipeg was wrecked on Georges Island Sunday night Captain Howes and six members of the crew and passengers are known to have been drowned
In Chattanooga a meeting of the Southern Association of Stove Manufacturers voted a 5 percent price increase across all stove grades. The move cited higher cat and wage costs as the reason for the higher prices.
Roscoe Pound told the American Bar Association that the American system of administering justice is not decadent but behind the times. He outlined four sources of dissatisfaction and urged attention to judicial organization and procedure to move the system forward.
Congressman John Sharp Williams arrived on the White Star liner Majestic which docked late tonight in New York. He declined to comment on his overseas trip or discuss the political situation.
Indiana Populists met in Indianapolis and nominated a ticket headed by Jacob W. Clark for Secretary of State and Joseph Hauser as Auditor. Orlando L. Ross was named Attorney General, William E. Hurley Superintendent, William Smith State Geologist, and Parker T. Brown State Statistician. The party declared against fusion. F J 8 Robinson was reelected state chairman.
About 500 men gathered at the Mobile jail seeking to lynch William Thompson, a Black suspect in attacks on two white girls and a Black child. Deputies fired blanks, a jail door standoff occurred, and as a mob learned Thompson was not inside, the crowd dispersed after a committee was admitted and assurances given. Thompson was later moved to a railroad car toward Birmingham.
President Roosevelt issues proclamation announcing September 1 start of reciprocal tariff concessions with Spain. U S duties on Spanish wines brandies and other imports outlined with specific rates including 5 percent ad valorem on crude tartar wine and glassware duties noted.
Miss Annie Hedges, accused of running a confidence game while selling half hose, faced Recorder Nottingham. She was fined 30 for contempt after talky testimony and 10 more. she remains in city prison amid public commentary about her unbalanced mind and insistence on honesty unless paid.
William Jennings Bryan returns from a global voyage aboard the Prinzess Irene. He arrives in New York under gray skies but with strong crowds greeting him. He plans further engagements with Democratic leaders and attends private discussions at Lewis Nixon’s home before public appearances.
Monday's returns show B. B. Comer carrying 59 counties for governor with Cunningham second. Comer's unofficial majority around 27,000 and likely higher. Henry B. Gray leads 19 counties for lieutenant governor with Emmett O Neal eight and J J Meader eight. many counties remaining. Bankhead leads for alternate senator over Johnston, Knox, while Weakley and Tyson contest for chief justice. other races largely settled.
Levelland special reports Miss Margaret Schidu of No. 23 East Twenty-third Street will host a skidoo themed party on September 23 for her twenty third birthday. She plans twenty three candies in the cake, twenty three souvenir cards, twenty three guests, a twenty three piece orchestra, and twenty three palma arrangements. An uncle owns a farm of twenty three and a fraction acres where afternoon dancing will occur followed by twenty three dances in the evening.
In St Paul Minnesota August 23 a divorce congress study proposes a uniform act on divorce and marriage. A subcommittee advanced sections including setting the marriage age at 16 for females and 18 for males. The act defines two forms of divorce and awaits full committee approval for submission to Philadelphia congress.
Dr. W. H. Sanders investigated reports of fever in Homer Alabama and found the illness to be malarial rather than contagious. Local authorities noted no typhoid or other outbreaks, and no deaths were reported during the August visit.
Houston Texas August 29 an active supporter and lifelong trend of 5 B Cooper of Beaumont says after two year grant and renomination by Democrats of the second district Cooper will be a candidate for speaker of the next house of representatives.
Miss Charlotte Dean leading lady of the Mont Park Stock Company was killed in the Park hotel elevator shaft. She attempted to ride to her room before the car had stopped, was caught between the car and shaft, and fell to the basement.
Washington forecast notes showers for Thursday and Friday in Georgia with light south winds. Local report lists highest and lowest temperatures, mean temperature, normal values, and precipitation figures though many details are garbled.
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