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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
2
A high ranking official departs active duty after forty six years with the navy department. A letter resigning for stated reasons was issued, but officials refused further details beyond the bare announcement and the appointment of a successor.
Muskogee December 25 reports say Negroes rapidly left Henrietta following the murder of Albert Bates, a prominent white businessman. A mob attacked a jail seeking a man named Hill Smith accused of inciting Garden, but Sheriff Robertson protected him and moved him to Okmulgee. A separate shooting in Tomacula left Louis Escallier dead. Horace Magee, a halfbreed Indian, was implicated after a billiard-room incident.
A series of death notices from Atlanta area sources list funeral arrangements for Mrs Adaline M Bogman Mrs J Y W Stephens Mrs Mary Lewellyn and others with services today at residences and churches. Pallbearers named include Fleming Smith Hightower Slaton and Slaton Jr. Interments are at Westview Hollywood Casey and Fort Hill cemeteries.
A shareholder meeting in New Orleans will be held January 28 to vote on placing the State National Bank in liquidation, with attendance and proceedings to determine the bank's future status.
William Jennings Bryan and his son joined Colonel W L Mooty for several days of duck hunting on the Lake Surprise preserve. The party includes Governor Campbell and his son and Geo A Garden of Delius. They embarked shortly before noon for the hunt.
Washington special report says Democrats expect to gain 29 House seats to control the next Congress. Leaders cheer prospects as Champ Clark and others note Truman Roosevelt era shifts favoring Democratic gains. A new chairman is likely, with Lloyd of Missouri and Flood of Virginia seen as contenders.
In Sharpeville Street early today William Van Bush 48 slashed his wife Sharon Pa's throat with a Taser and then wounded himself. Their two sons in law found the bodies as others slept in the house. Police described jealousy over a lodger as a motive.
Chief Turner seeks a permanent home for five Appling children deserted by their mother. Officers will locate maternal grandparents in Clayton County to take custody or arrange care with Decatur Orphan's Home. A prior wife beating warrant and disappearances surround the family. the children have been with a Black family since.
New York December 25 Mate Donald Morrison of the lost bark Alexandra Oubin has returned to Southampton Long Island after a Pacific wreck. He and nine others hid on an uninhabited island for five months, subsisting on turtles and a small brackish spring water until rescued by a sloop crew from the other boat.
Augusta, Ga December 25 Special Bryan Lawrence member of city council and leading Augusta businessman accuses R J Edenfield of using influence to shield gambling interests and of involvement in the escape of burglar J W Garnett. Lawrence demands investigation before Edenfield’s reelection. City council support for inquiry noted among many members. Roosevelt Leaves for Pine Knot Tomorrow With Mrs Roosevelt and Theodore Jr the president plans horseback riding in Virginia hills and return for New Year’s Day White House reception.
In Norfolk Virginia on Christmas night marines from the navy yards clashed with African Americans as police called out the entire reserve force to restore order. Marines in squads battled groups of negroes in the streets, with rough exchanges noted and authorities citing recent training-school contact with black servants as a contributing factor.
New Bedford Massachusetts reports that eighteen cotton mills paid total dividends of 2,576,250 on capital stock of 18,770,000 in 1907. The average dividend rate was 13 73 percent, higher than 8.92 percent in 1906, 4 6 percent in 1905, and 5.2 percent in 1904.
Durango Colorado December 25 Charles BE McLonnell president of the Smelter City Bank which closed December 17 was tonight placed under arrest. The warrant was sworn by Harry Jackson a depositor who held 3400 on deposit when the bank closed.
A humorous dialogue about newlyweds returning from Niagara Falls and settling on an old farm. Cynthia chides Silas for bad humor and jokes about butter making being hard work. They muse on love and the world going round, with witty banter on the return journey.
In Valdosta Georgia on December 25 four Black residents nearly died after drinking formaldehyde from an embalmer’s grip. They mistook the chemical for gin, suffering mouth and throat burns. local physicians treated them as the group fell deathly ill.
A vintage advertisement touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to cure bad breath from indigestion smoking or eating. It claims charcoal neutralizes odors by cleansing the stomach and intestines, purifies the blood, acts as a laxative, and leaves a sweet breath. A trial package is offered for 25 cents.
The Atlas arrived in San Francisco after a 225 day sea voyage from Baltimore marked by disaster. It collided with the Norwegian bark Viking off Cape Horn, killing the captain and his wife, with mutiny aboard and several deaths among crew prior to the final voyage to Rio de Janeiro for repairs. The Viking, 2541 tons, disappeared after the collision. Atlas carried coal for the U.S. government and was 120 days out from Rio when quarantined after mutiny and illness among officers.
A Georgia prohibition shift triggers a regional economic view. The piece argues liquor trade decline will redirect millions into other trades, boosting labor income and thrift. It promotes southern shoe manufacturing, highlighting Red Seal Shoe Factory in Atlanta and a sales pitch for shoe business investments.
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