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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
13
Chiengu February 10 Two thieves halted ransacking a fat yesterday afternoon to attend a sick man alone in the rooms. They gave him medicine and water, then ransacked a bureau and stole small jewelry items while threatening violence if he made a sound. The victim was J. S. McCullough, 4131 Indiana Avenue.
Shivage February 10 Former Queen Liluokalani of the Hawaiian Yelands left Chicago for San Francisco en route to Honolulu after a failed plea to regain lands seized by the United States during the 1893 revolution. Her secretary travels with her as she seeks settlement and maintains she is still queen to her people. The lands are valued around 22 million dollars and she argues the loss has boosted her popularity.
Senator Alfredo Zayas vice president of Cuba, with George M. Bradt, former Chattanooga resident now Havana business owner, visits Chattanooga en route to New York for a Lincoin anniversary dinner. They tour Lookout Mountain and Fort Oglethorpe and witness a ninth cavalry drill, with a dinner and public reception planned tonight.
Jackson Miss February 10 The laymen rally held at First Baptist Church concluded after three days with a permanent state mission policy urging all denominations to raise larger sums for foreign missions. Principal speaker Joshua Levering of Baltimore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was unaccounted for after adjournment. Police and friends continue a wide search, with possible sightings in Georgia or Florida. Meanwhile Mose Cohen Dayton Ohio February 10 a prominent merchant has been missing for days despite thorough searches by friends and authorities.
New York February 10 Laura Biggar former actress now defendant in a suit filed by Agnes Mary Hendrick seeking 100000 damages for alleged alienation of the plaintiff’s divorced husband Dr Charles C Hendrick. Hendrick and Biggar were once indicted for conspiracy over a million dollar Pittsburg theater manager Bennett estate dispute. Recount notes Biggar acquitted. Hendrick jailed but release due to technicality. Biggar abroad in California. depositions to be submitted on her behalf.
Madrid reports Jose Canalejas y Mendes moves to premiership, shocking reactionaries. King Alfonso is seen as guiding a constitutional regime with Cangrejas in government. Expected cabinet aims include revising the 1851 concordat and cutting religious orders.
Washington February 10 A resolution asks the secretary of state to inform the house whether the twelve cotton growing states have representation in the diplomatic and consular service in foreign countries that purchase American cotton especially the United Kingdom France and Germany introduced today by Representative Hull of Tennessee. Dollar for Ordinary Broom New Albany Ind February 10 Housewives may soon be forced to pay a dollar for an ordinary broom southern Indiana manufacturers fear Evanville factories report three times normal broom corn price and scarce availability.
Oliver Spitzer former dock superintendent of the American Sugar Refining Company plant at Williamsburg was sentenced to two years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for his role in sugar underweighing frauds His appeal was denied and he said the sugar trust made him a scapegoat after long service He claimed he earned only 65 a week and that higherups sacrificed him to save themselves He said he had little access to scale houses and disputed a supposed corset steel discovery and vowed to appeal for reversal.
Lexington, February 10. John Self a boy says two men were murdered and robbed on a circus train from Morehead to Lexington on July 25 1908. One man Harry Hamilton of Toledo Ohio died by a fall from the train. the second man remains unknown. Self fled the circus after the事件.
Hugh J. McKee, newly named Atlanta postmaster, appeared before the Postmaster General and forfeited his bond. His commission will date from March 1. Also, the House committee recommends abolishing seventeen pension agencies, leaving one in Washington.
A breezy forecast predicts fair and somewhat warm conditions in Atlanta, likely allowing overcoats to stay home for lunch. Overnight records show a near frost in the early hours with afternoon highs around 44 degrees, while clouds and cold pockets lingered yesterday. An exchange about vaccination humor intersects with wartime era caution, emphasizing health and safety in society.
New York reports a missing ten thousand dollar bill linked to Benson Lang's messenger pay case. Hornblower & Weeks holds the bill number, while Lang faces grand larceny accusations after being arraigned. A woman gambler’s agent is suspected to have used the boy, and recovery seems uncertain as the bill passed through many hands.
Washington February 10 The house committee on foreign affairs favored the Lowdon bill providing for annual expenditure exceeding $500000 for the erection of American embassies abroad.
Noble Harry B. Schreiber, Jerusalem Temple A. A. D., previews the Crescent City gathering set for April 10 to 15. He predicts the New Orleans Shrine convention will be the largest ever, with 50 000 Shriners, wives and families attending. The program promises parades, river trips, historic tours, banquets, Creole dishes, and special features for ladies, all anchored by ample railroad rates and easy access.
New York dispatch reports Eleanor Butler Alexander, daughter of Mrs. Henry Addison Alexander of 42 West Forty-seventh Street, engaged to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. He recently trained in carpet manufacturing after Harvard graduation. Separate Macon note covers annexation election in South Macon with Judge Poe and James Green registering sixty voters. race to push annexation faces opposition ahead of March 2 vote.
Washington February 10 President Taft will leave to Attorney General Wickersham the selection of a successor to Wade H Ells the special assistant in charge of trust prosecution who resigned to enter politics in Ohio It was said today that Mr Wickersham probably would select James A Fowler of Tennessee now an assistant attorney general in the department of justice.
Dainty toasted flakes of white corn advertised as light and crisp. Pack sizes shown as two prices tied to a grocery display with promotional language suggesting a lingering memory appeal. Local tone emphasizes affordability and product novelty.
Ambassador and Mrs James Bryce arrive in Tampa for opening of the Panama canal celebration. Bryce to be guest of honor at a banquet where he will discuss England's attitude during the crisis. Troops from Forts Oglethorpe Dade McPherson and Desoto have arrived for the festivities. Gunboats Marietta and Dubuque, Cuban warship Harvey, and Italian Etruria expected.
Chattanooga Tennessee February 10 Proporties of two local ice manufacturing companies valued at 100 000 today were transferred to the Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation with headquarters in Atlanta The corporation has recently secured control of ice plants in several southern cities Robbers loot Bank of Memphis February 10 Robbers early today looted the Bank of Memphis and secured 2700 in currency The vault was dynamited and the bandits escaped without arousing the citizens
Six men were killed in Bay City Michigan when a boiler exploded at Pricing’s sawmill in Crump. The mill was blown to pieces with fragments scattered as far as 100 feet.
Springfield February 10 The amended house direct plurality primary bill cleared the Illinois Senate with a rush vote of 87 to 0 in favor. The measure aims to overhaul the voting process and unify primary nominations across parties.
The Langley medal of the Smithsonian Institution was presented today to the Wright brothers. The medal, created in 1908 to commemorate Professor Langley and his work in aerodynamics, honors their achievements in aviation.
Chicago February 10 Martin Madden former president of the Building Trades Council M J Boyie official of the Electrical Workers Union and Fred Pouchot former business agent of the Metal Workers Union were fined 400 each after conviction on May 39 for conspiracy to do an illegal act A motion for a new trial was overruled
New York February 1. Missouri Democrats invite Mayor Gaynor to a Springfield dinner on April 1 to mark Thomas Jefferson’s birth anniversary. They hint he could be top national Democratic figure in 1913, though no assent yet. toast ideas named for Walterson and Van Wyck. Local Democrats expect a 1913 victory and see New York as the national leader source.
In Muscogee superior court Mrs Mamie T Asbell widow of a man killed by a street car three years ago was awarded a verdict of $6 000 against the Columbus Railroad Company. The decision arises from the fatal accident and reflects the court ruling in favor of the claimant.
Washington reports a drop in US exports of breadstuffs meat dairy cattle hogs sheep cotton and mineral oil by 22 3 601 dollars in January compared with the same month last year. For the first seven months of the fiscal year exports fell by 18 264 833 dollars versus the prior year.
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