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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1909

Page

9

The Constitution to New York Subscribing Info

Readers are urged to subscribe to The Constitution with notices about delivery options to hotels and addressing at Broadway and nearby streets. Traveling reps list names and a caution not to pay any unauthorized sellers. The column satirizes current events, including oil interests and politics, with jokes on Rockefeller, Taft, and legislative moves.

the Constitution New York Conjon Hotalleg Broadway Twenty-ninth Street Thirty-eighth Street Donnelly Wr Etoker Sled Constitution Publishing CO

Dr Henderson to Speak in Atlanta on Civic Stewardship

Dr Charles R Henderson of Chicago, sociology professor and charity reform advocate, will address Atlanta tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock on Civic Stewardship Our Duty to the Unfortunate. He has led national charity efforts and chaired related committees, appealing to a broad audience through Associated Charities.

Charles R. Henderson Chicago Atlanta Henderson University of Chicago National Congress of Charities and Correction Chicago Bureau of Charities International Prison Congress America Lillian United States Russell Associated Charities

Conviction of the Night Riders Sends Six to Gallows

A Tennessee trial of the Night Riders from Reelfoot Lake ends in guilty verdicts for eight defendants. Six face the gallows, two receive twenty-year penitentiaries. Jurors are praised for their duty, with leaders Garrett Johnson and others singled out for their roles in the lawless actions. The South watches, law and order vindicated. The court must soon set executions, with further trials pending for remaining members.

Tennessee South Reelfoot Lake Morris Huffman Rankin Garrett Johnson Realfoot Lake Kentucky Tenneanes Lawley

President Candler's Strong Appeal to Atlanta Citizens

The Atlanta Constitution lauds Asa G. Candler's call for urgent municipal action. It urges backing a proposed bond issue to fund sewer and water connections and school facilities, arguing bond ownership would boost citizenship and vigilant governance.

Asa G. Candler Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Atlanta Candler Atanuta Chamber of Commerce Atlentans

Augusta election crisis and party reform call

The passage laments partisan bias in the Taft Hearst era campaign and urges the Republican National Committee to rise above politics. It calls for competent specialists, ruthless removal of biased figures, and a return to examining trends and the Augusta announcement's gravity, imagining Hearst influencing the inquiry.

Taft National Committee Messrs Bryan Watson Hisgen Augusta Hearst Foraker

Holiday Delay and Humorous Spelling Lesson Tale

A long-winded fragment recalls a father who learns his son stayed home for holidays due to a missed spelling lesson. The teacher kept him after class to learn words, while the father funds the boy with extra pocket money. The piece blends verse, quotes, and commentary on boredom, optimism, and the hope of a brighter year.

Thia Alugent Gon

Pardon Granted to Nash Oxending of Croatan Tribe

Governor Smith pardoned Nash Oxending, a Croatan Indian who served eighteen years for the murder of another tribe member. Oxending, 63, has been a model prisoner and will return to Robla, North Carolina, with Roberta Lev aiding in the case. The article notes Cragton Indians in Robison County and NC intermarriage restrictions. It also mentions convict wage receipts, a $100 reward for Joshua Swain in Montgomery County, and memorial exercises for lawyer Ton Franklis Miller with remarks by Augusta officials. The Supreme Court closed October term arguments and will address the custorn circmt docket next.

Smith Nash Oxending Jones Oxending Robla North Carolina Georgia Liberty County Liberty Superior Court Robert B. Lev Lumbarton N. C Atlanta Oxendine Robinson County Amith Joshua Swain Montgomery County WC. Beasley Unwin Tim Supreme Court Ton Frankis Miller Augusta Cnorgla J & Black W IL Fleming Miller Hian Z D Harrison Mr Fleming Mr Harrison Hotare M Holden

Shadow of Gallows Negro Likely to Be Pardoned

The Georgia pardon may free George Dillard a Houston county Negro sentenced to death for the murder of Rich Brown. New affidavits claim Brown was intoxicated and attacked Dillard, who killed in self defense. The prison commission has urged a full pardon and the governor's decision is expected today.

Georgia George Dillard Houston County Rich Brown 99 & Train Dillard Porter VI Brown Prison Commission

Reconsideration of Monument Site by Camp Tige Anderson

At the January 5 meeting of Camp Tige Anderson No 1465 United Confederate Veterans resolutions praised United Daughters of the Confederacy for reconsidering the Wirt monument site. They urged placing the monument in Georgia locations such as Andersonville or Atlanta and asked Georgia Daughters to keep the work within Georgia. A copy of the resolution was to be sent to Mrs EG McCabe, president of the Atlanta DC chapter.

Camp Tige Anderson United Confederate Veterans Simeon H Landrum Cawet Joseph S Alford Camp Tige Anderson UC OY United Daughters of the Confederacy Savannah Ga Wirt Richmond Hollywood Cemetery Georgia Andersonville Americus Macon Atlanta Wirz EG McCabe Atlante U DC

Aged man commits suicide in Griffin Georgia home

In Griffin Georgia on January 8 special report states EB N Grosier, 73, shot himself in the head with a .38 caliber pistol at the home of Alderman J M Bassett, with whom he had lived recently. He had suffered a fall weeks earlier and serious injuries, and his mental condition was impaired. His body was taken to Macon for burial.

Griffin N. Grosier Smith & Wesson J. M Bassett Macon

Taft and Secretary of State Golf in Augusta

President-Elect Taft and his secretary of state spent a quiet morning in Augusta engaging in a round of golf. The duo planned an afternoon conference on forming Taft's cabinet with no political callers arriving today, keeping the focus on the upcoming labor of government.

Augusta Taft Jana Mr. Taft

Sheltering Arms Shows Year of Fine Work

The Sheltering Arms Home showcases its year of service aiding industrious mothers and their children. Miss Mary Barnwell’s kindergarten, the day nursery, and new facilities support seventy daily residents, with improved linen supplies, dietary kitchen, and expanded staff.

Sheltering Arma Goelaty Mary Barnwell Sheltering Armes Miss Barnwell Atils Savia Claus Ailenta Sheltering Arms Society Sheltering Arma Society William H Kier Frank Legat Sidney Holland Unechia Benedessties Shditering Mimrber Dirs Taura Mis Nebo Mary Barnwell Iescher Artie Compton Nestler Elas

City to Redraw City Wards and Street Projects

Alderman Aldine Chambers plans an ordinance to redraw the city into ten wards instead of nine, affecting all ward boundaries. Paving and widening on Gilmer Street, repaving Decatur and Marietta streets are under active consideration with funding from last year’s allocations and new appropriations to follow.

Aldine Chambers Gilmer Strees Pomeroy Courcl Gilmer Street Ivy Courtland Decatur Marietta Decatur Street Marietta Street Marieta Street Winn

Resurrection Hopes lecture by Walter Bundy in Brooklyn

Traveling evangelist Walter H Bundy under Watch Tower Society auspices will speak in Red Men's Hall Brooklyn on Sunday at 1 and 7:45 PM on the subject Resurrection Hopes. Bundy, once in Atlanta, is praised for gospel ministry and personal character. He will quote Bible testimony and God's word as the basis for his statements. Three Negro children burned in separate incident in Washington area.

Walter H Bundy Watch Tower Society Brooklyn Red Men's Hall Central Avenue Sir Bundy Alanta Bundy

WHAT PRESIDENT-ELECT THINKS OF GATE CITY

From Augusta a tale of a conversation between Judge Taft and James J Slee of Milledge, noting Milledgeville once the capital of Georgia and Atlanta’s rise to prominence. Taft quips that Atlanta has captured everything except the outer races at Savannah and Milledge.

Gate City Agusta Taft James J. Slee Milledge Atlante Sibley Milledgeville Georgia Atlanta Savannah

Bank of Taliaferro Holds 1909 Officers Meeting

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of Taliaferro, Crawfornville Georgia, was held today. Eight officers were elected for the year 1909, including John F. Holden as president and Grittin as vice president.

Bank of Taliaferro Crawfornville Storkholders John F. Holden Grittin Arise Cnabler

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