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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
4
Dan Bradley aged 16, son of a widow from Pratt City near Birmingham, carried dynamite to a Christmas party at Mike Dugan's Houses. It exploded on the porch injuring several guests. Bradley died from the blast, his right leg torn off, and the house wrecked amid chaos.
Rome Ga December 28 Special survey of Horselig shoals near Horseley creek is near completion. Chief Engineer Truss says postponing hull work by five days would have finished it. If a dam at Livingston is built to 12 feet high it would keep water over the shoals for much of the year. The lock proposal is considered thoroughly practical with little remaining doubt.
Edward H. Inman cotton buyer at Inmart Akers Inman enters race for police commissioner as friends predict a council vote majority. Other candidates include Carlos Mason Dr A H Van Dyke Dr Will Carnes and Alderman McEachern with Young Men's Prohibition League anticipated to influence the outcome as council caucuses begin January. The race will dominate local politics for months with a 24 member council needing 13 votes to elect.
In Gainesville Georgia on December 28 Mr W J Wiley 60 of New Holland was fatally struck by Southern Railroad freight train No 75 while walking on the track. The engineer saw him only when 100 yards away and could not stop in time. His body was terribly mangled. He leaves a wife and several children.
In Flowery Branch Georgia on December 26 Frank Fraser son of Squire Thos J Fraser of Cimchem Hall county was shot and instantly killed by H H Bennett who surrendered to a sheriff and is jailed in Gainesville Bennett says the killing was justifiable both men come from prominent families.
Dr. Lowe of Atlanta recalls William James Bryan of Jacksonville who was named by Governor Broward to fill the late Stephen Mallory's U S Senate term. The Emory College graduate, class of 1898, was praised as a balanced mind with eloquence and a promising career.
Instant relief from catarrh offered by Total Eclipse Catarrh Cure. Sample treatment and booklet promoted with testimonials from Mrs. S. A. Bryant of Home Georgia. Urges sending twenty five cents for trial and address Eclipse Medicine and Manufacturing Company at Winchester Virginia. Also notes deaths and Royal Arch names in tiny local notices.
Washington reports a sharp clash between line and staff in the navy after Admiral Brownson refused to transmit President Roosevelt’s order placing a surgeon in command of the hospital ship Relief. He resigned citing policy and legality, while staff and line officers urge a congressional hearing to settle the matter.
December 26 Port of Spain Trinidad Governor Sir Henry Moore Jackson hosted luncheon for captains and staffs of American battleships. Fleet officers watched races where American horses won most events as ships prepare to coal and sail. Yanktown will depart for Rio de Janeiro, Marcellua to return to League Island. Mail pouch theft reported in Madison with about 1000 letters including money and jewelry parcels stolen at Morriton Function. An organizer from Chicago was discharged from the military and railroad to be sold.
Albany December 26 Special Albany stood as a damp outpost in a dry region with liquor from the week routed to private shelves. Saloons stocked heavily as residents rushed to lay in supplies before the drought, turning trains into crowded fleets and whisky houses into scenes of frantic buying and bartering.
In Chicago on December 26 Judge Anderson in the U S district court overruled a motion to separate John H Walsh’s case from the jury. Miller argued that Walsh’s memoranda were fictitious while Anderson called them deceptive and noted the bank benefited from disputed investments including certificates and railway bonds. The judge questioned how a bank officer could receive 1 400 000 while the bank owned the bonds.
Montgomery Alabama December 26 Special Fudge Thommy Gones of the United States court was painfully hurt by a fall from a car near his home tonight. He stepped off in his footing in the dark. His shoulder is sprained and he will be laid up for several days. The railroads case against the state laws is pending in Judge Jones court.
Captain John J. Seay has filed a suit against the Rome Railway and Electric Company for 51600 to cover injuries from being struck by a street car in North Rome on October 31. He alleges permanent injuries and medical expenses. attorney F. W. Hartwell represents him. The story also mentions Hartwell boy injured at the county courthouse.
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