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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1910
Page
1
A 17 year old girl heiress to millions disappears with a man described as forty six and married. The pair, referred to as a couple, have been missing for many days in what authorities call a baffling situation.
Philadelphia heiress Huberta de Janon, a 17 year old, and Frederica Cohen, a Bellevue-Stratford Hotel waiter, were found in Chicago after a wide search. Cohen admitted his identity and the pair were arrested after a police inquiry. De Janon asked her parents to be brought to her. Police traced their movements from Philadelphia to Halifax and Montreal before reaching Chicago.
Spectators cheered as Paulhan piloted a two dirigible air display at Aviation Park in January. Glenn Curtiss opened the international meet with a new monoplane, flying 28.03 seconds over a short course. Willard followed in Curtiss No. 1, reaching seventy feet before the flight ended prematurely.
Reuben Arnold of Arnold & Arnold sold to J B Frost the Peachtree and West Hills Street corner property for 3102,000. The sale, handled by Ben Treadwell of W B Treadwell & Co, follows Arnold’s 1907 purchase at 362,000. The site faces the Aragon Hotel across from the Capital City Club and features 63 feet 9 inches frontage on Peachtree Street and 70 feet depth to an alley. The value has risen dramatically. three two-story brick stores now occupy the lot, likely to be replaced with a building matching the ground’s value. Frost recently sold the Gate City Guard Armory at Peachtree and James to W M McKenzie for 225,000. Treadwell’s recent sales include 37 and 89 Carnegie Way to F E P McBurney for 26,000 and 80 and 82 Capitol Avenue to J S Jarvis for 15,000.
Chicago January 10 Forty two letters found amid the Mies de Janon case reveal a young heiress sought Fred Cohen to elope. She claimed her father’s denial and her own wish to flee Philadelphia with him, while sending rhymed notes and pleas of abandonment to Cohen.
Three men, members of the Kansas City Southern switch engine crew, are held on murder charges after a wreck in the Shreveport union depot yards last midnight. Foreman Irvine, fireman RF Sebastien, and switchman W H Lindsay are jailed. engineer Maddox to be arrested if he recovers. Coroner blames the switching crew for attempting to use Texas and Pacific tracks to reach the yard.
Miss Mary E. McDowell of the University of Chicago settlement argues shirtwaists and democracy go together. She notes the aristocracy of women’s clothing is the wedding dress, while tailor-made suits and shirtwaists are the practical attire shaping modern womanhood.
Five large consignments of human hair from Japan and China reach the Louisville port warehouse for a local importer. It marks the first such shipment through the port, with 150 more crates expected tomorrow. The hair is cleared through customs and to be shipped to New York.
In six months several serious auto accidents, including two fatal crashes near Buckhead, highlight peril on Peachtree Road. Charles Tidwell and his wife died after his new car struck a street set and post, overturning. Garner neared hospital discharge to buy his own car when death struck.
A speed crash on Peachtree Road near Mayson Avenue left Frank, Harold, and Garner dead after their five passenger Locomobile collided head on with a trolley. W. H. George and Gabela died later at hospitals, while two others survived with injuries. Motorman A W Hawes aided at the scene.
Insurgents remain defiant amid political caucus push against opposition. Lodge’s son-in-law supports rebels, signaling a notable alignment in the power struggle and foreshadowing renewed political maneuvers.
Washington reports that the party caucus will be invoked to suppress insurgent Republicans in the House. Leaders say caucus decisions will govern party course when insurgents and majority clash. Insurgents vow to resist machine control, meeting secrecy noted as they brace for a first battle.
The forecast indicates FAIR weather for Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday with light east winds.
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