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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
10
Colonel W Huff and Charles McGuire fought outside McGuire home in Dehlonese on February 17. McGuire knocked Huff down and punched him while his parents and mother intervened. Huff shouted that the blow was for harming his sister’s name.
The city of Atlanta won a court order granting permanent polling locations across wards. Ordinary John Wilkinson designated specific sites: Fir ward Mitchell and Forsyth streets, aemond ward Pryor and Hunter streets, third ward Hin ter and Fraser streets, fourth ward Wheatno Jackson streets, fifth ward Martie and Walten streets, sixth ward Peachtree and James streets, seventh ward Leonard Gordon streets, eighth ward Peachtree and Tenth, ninth ward DeKalb and Mayeon.
Charles Funes and James Young were killed by an explosion of dynamite today in West Dalles. The men reportedly carried dynamite in their pockets and lit a firecracker, triggering the blast. Both bodies were badly mangled in the incident.
Ten Pullman cars and two large engines carry 250 Nobles of Yaarah Temple to Atlanta after a Birmingham visit led by Forrest Adair. They gathered at Terminal Station, wore regalia for photos, and planned ceremonies at Shriners Hall and the Hillman House during the trip.
A mother seeks the return of her seven year old daughter believed abducted by her husband. Mrs Martin of 47 Torolin Street appeals for information after the child disappeared Tuesday morning following a Fulton County court decree. She reports the father’s alleged plan to spirit the girl away and asks readers to contact her with any sightings or details.
An Imperial pageant train voyage led by Forrest Adair carried visiting nobles in fezs, with Ed Clapp directing floor work by the Atlanta team. The entourage toured Birmingham, dined at Hillman Hotel, and attended a Zamora Temple ceremony. Dozens of named officials and guests accompanied the caravan, with elaborate menu and parade preparations.
The House moved to prohibit COD liquor shipments by making carriers act as agents for sales, with the Knox bill attached as a rider to the criminal code bill. Anti-Saloon League pushed to curb dry states, while Brantley of Georgia faced an adverse vote on extending peonage/court jurisdiction. The session included battle over capital punishment, with a narrow rejection of electrocution replacing hanging.
The Atlanta Area Club of Young Businessmen held a relaxed dinner at Durend's Bohemian last night with over sixty members attending. Speakers praised the club's work and the convivial four course meal was followed by coffee and cigars, reflecting a bustling social gathering.
President Holliday opened the meeting describing the club’s purpose to cultivate ability reliability endurance and action among members. E. D. Ellenwood urged positive habits, J O Palmer spoke on getting on together, followed by F B Harrison on Psychology in Business and L B Rogers on benefits of club work. D Mehulen spoke on Salesmanship.
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