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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1909
Page
8
Advertises reduced price clothing with focus on labels from Rogers, Peet & Co. and Hart, Schaffner & Marx. Warns buyers to check labels and beware unlabeled garments, claiming 25 percent off entire stock with no hidden costs. Lists example prices for suits and overcoats, emphasizing value and trusted brands.
Rioting and mob tensions erupt in Pittsburg as white residents accuse Black people of attacks on white women. Police deploy a large force to quell clashes in Herron Hill and Lawrenceville districts after incidents including a Black man’s arrest for insulting a white woman. One suspect, John Moulton, aged 26, was detained amid disturbances. crowd violence and police restraint follow.
In Gainerville February 5 the grand jury indicted Hall County Board of Roads and Revenues officials for malfeasance. J Bronk Dusan Jeff D Wheichel and W N Deer face seven counts for contracting cowd works without proper advertising and paying kickbacks. They are also charged with improper road machinery purchases. Foreman Fates Kimsey led the jury in a strong action. trials may not occur until the July term.
Reports describe a magistrate sentencing a Black defendant to six months in the workhouse after acknowledging no assault on a woman but urging protection of women. Separately a shooting in Uniontown injures a woman and a man’s charge of conspiracy to defraud is noted. Governor Haskell's Oklahoma visits draw crowds and flag displays, amid labor and constitutional tensions.
Local event notes a motor train by a Citizens With Brass Band in Moeshoges near Oklo on February 5. Haskell received an ovation and appeared at the court aid ceremony amid a small crowd, details remain fragmentary.
In Petersburg the superior court opened this morning with a large docket of cases. Amended docket motions were addressed, and trials for sedition and related offenses were scheduled. A military court proceeding involving nine soldiers continued with an attempted organization case before the Petersburg tribunal.
Congress debates a bill to curb the spoils system in census appointments by mandating competitive exams under civil service rules. President’s message urges merit based staffing to ensure security, efficiency, and fairness in the upcoming censuses.
Sheri Emiston of Durant Oklahoma arrived in Gainesville to seek Prater's return and face charges linked to stealing a two horse wagon and mules from Ed Potts. Potts was away two weeks. Prater allegedly moved Potts and his family while Constable Crow in Hall County pursued. Prater was arrested, with habeas corpus filed. moves included shipments of household items to Buford and alleged sale of two mules to a stock company in Atlanta.
A discussion on preassigned census appointments, spoils systems, and calls for competitive exams within civil service. Theodore Roosevelt condemns noncompetitive hires and urges merit-based methods. a Honduras case in New York Supreme Court unsettles state finances with a default judgment for 250 dollars.
The judgment settles a twenty three year old dispute over treasury funds pursued by Hon dures against Marco Autella Sots former president of the republic who died in Paris last year and who previously resided in York. The case seeks to recover costs and a cash bond secured to support the suit.
The firm of Bove and Fellows of Macon pledges a life insurance policy valued at 35,000 as part of settling a 827,000 debt incurred with the stranded Exchange tank. Receivers and Judge Whipple conferred to support the account, noting the total asset was 82,000. The figures reflect the limited assets available and the receivers’ cautious review.
At the February meeting the Fitzgerald city council determined to install a street sprinkler, a measure aimed at improving purchasing and operating conditions for local merchants and benefiting all residents.
Judge S P Gilbert denounced mob activity after authorities moved a Black man out of Columbus fearing lynching. He spoke to the Muscogee County grand jury, condemning vigilantism as the scum of the earth and pledging to protect prisoners in his court.
Washington February 8 Senator Gary of South Carolina introduced a resolution directing the immigration commission to report to the senate facts concerning expenditures and the probable time required to complete felabors.
President Roosevelt declines invitation to attend Genoa event marking the 400th birth anniversary of John Calvin. In a letter to the committee he states he will not visit Europe this year as a monument to the French reformer is to be unveiled on July 10.
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