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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1910
Page
11
Colonel P. H. Brewster of Dorsey Brewster Howell and Hey man is confined to his bed with an attack of la grippe. He fell ill last Friday and remains unable to attend to duties.
Reports from his residence indicate the patient remains resting under physician care. The condition, while not serious, will keep him away from the office for several days.
The Kentucky crew were landed at Kee Weer Fra after rescue by the Mallory One Alamo off the Carolina coast. Captain Moore and most crew praised Captain McIntosh and the Alamo's crew. transfers were made in two boats as the ship sank after three o clock. The Nerwan Notodden works would combine for 240,000 horsepower and saltpeter production valued at $6,164,000.
Editorial crowd enjoys a speed typing show as Miss Wilson, an amateur 18 year old, writes with unusual speed on an Underwood machine. Mr Blaisdell and Miss Phede read from a Constitution editorial while the demonstration spans 109 words a minute and travels to Georgia cities afterward.
A daylight burglary at Dr. F West's home 201 South Boulevard ended when a fleeing robber covered by a revolver forced a retreat. Oxford West chased the culprit as he hid under a Park avenue house. A suitcase of clothing and an outfit missing, no money reported, police notified. The suspect, an unidentified Black man, escaped on horseback with officers in pursuit.
R Clyde Johnson a young man died at the Terminal Station while waiting for a train to Chattanooga. He had been ill with tuberculosis and collapsed in the smoking room in Atlanta. His brother W J Kasen and Officer Wilhelm Banks tried to help before he died. The body was taken to Greenberg Bond Bloomfield’s chapel pending burial in Chattanooga.
Atlanta police detain Ethel Latham in the matron's ward after she declares she will not stay with relatives and wants independence. Detected after leaving a printing job, her parents travel from Macon to retrieve her. Police seek reconciliation to resolve the apparent family rift and scandal concerns.
The Chamberlin Johnson DuBose Company presented a morning notice for its Second Floor space. This listing repeats the firm name, indicating a location description for a storefront or office area.
The Senate debated a resolution linked to a Confederate Veterans reunion and the placement of a General Lee statue. Heyburn argued against waving the bloody shirt, urged removing Confederate symbols from federal property, and pressed Virginians to relocate the statue. He noted his own limited war service and warned against divisive public sentiment. The vote followed, with the chamber adjourning after the tally.
Short Items of Interest note that two crack companies of the Seven teenth Infantry A and B under Captain Hunt will leave Fort McPherson on Wednesday February 9 for Tampa Florida to participate in carnival festivities February 11 to 21. The regiment is described as in the pink of perfection and will represent the infantry at the celebration.
Chicago officials face a Mer riam commission finding that coal bids were hindered by weak specifications guiding independent suppliers. The city spends about 4600,000 yearly on coal with an estimated 160,000 waste, totaling 200,000 over two years beyond fair costs. The report notes bid difficulties and calls for reform to curb graft and save taxpayer money.
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