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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1909

Page

8

Short Items of Interest Across The City

Short items report family reunion of Italian Texas native born with two brothers, a patrolman and a motorman, after twenty seven years. A dispute at Central yard involving Frieson and Flynn ends with painting revolver drawn. suspect Charles Main er intervenes. Camp Walker meeting features General Clement Evans recounting Civil War incidents. Central Baptist Church invites a reunion with roll call and a musical program. Former Georgian Parks travels to Washington with plans on retirement discussions. Voluntary bankruptcy petition filed by T J Newman of Gainesville with assets 300. United States Grand Jury retires fifteen true bills on internal revenue law violations.

Walker United Confederate Veterans Forsyth Street Genral Clement A Evans Veterans Bia Holt Pession Gforgian Bin Grandfield Okla Lr Wi Waahingtin Jomel Tiktetts Waa United States Court T J Newman Gainesvile Ist HO Meron Penjamin Franklin

Inaugural Parade Plans and Military Movements Report

War department orders amended troops from Cuba to Fort McPherson Georgia sail from Havana on the transport Sumner January 1 for Gavannah then to Fort McPherson. Seventeenth Infantry to participate in Washington inaugural parade. Acting governor of Arkansas sworn in at Little Rock January 11 ahead of Donaghey inauguration.

Fort McPherson Washington War Department Seventeenth Infantry Cuba Havana Sumner Gavannah Mona Wwashttaton Little Rock Ark Donaghey

Taft Tours Augusta Barbecue Then Banquet Speech

President-elect Taft attended a heavy barbecue at Charles Bohler’s cotton plantation near Augusta Georgia and spoke at a local bar association banquet. He praised the Supreme Court and emphasized the lawyer’s role, warned on lax enforcement of law, and praised the South before noting the test of private property rights in coming decades.

Bar Associatios Supreme Court of United States Tatt Augusta Charles 8 Bohler Taft C P Taft W H Taft John Hays Hammond Frank H Hitchcock Banayet United States South Wiberty

Taft discusses legal limits on private property and monopoly

The speech covers how private property must be balanced against injurious combinations and monopolies through statute and court interpretation. Taft urges careful, nonpartisan justice, warning that appearance of justice matters as much as actual justice. Other speakers include Emory Speer, B H Will, Henry Hammond, with guests like Hitchcock, Woodruff, Hammond, Taft, and Governor-elect Joe Brown present.

Taft Tewyers Legistatures White House Emory Speer Federal Judiciary B H Will Henry Hammond Messrs Frank H Hitchcock Timothy &. Woodruff John Hayes Hammond Charlee P. Taft Jonathan Zourne Hill Russell Powell Joe Brown Justice Biddell Kings Court Quebec

Canada and United States sign Waterways Treaty to settle border differences

Secretary of State Root and Ambassador James Bryce sign the Waterways Treaty finalizing a long effort to settle international disputes between the United States and Canada. The pact creates a permanent joint high commission and addresses northern border water boundaries and Great Lakes regulations.

Foot Bryce Washington State Root James Bryce Great Britain United States Canada Tria Joint High Commission Pumeroum Great Lakes

Fabrics Bargains From $1.50 to $3.50 a Yard

Readable items show fabric prices ranging from $1.50 to $3.50 per yard. The listing notes a sale era with yardage options and indicates promotional discounts across several fabric types. Nearby shop names or dates are not clearly legible in the fragment.

Trial of Hains Narrows to Jury Per Judge Crane

Evidence in the Thornton Hains case was completed and the trial nears a jury verdict. Prosecutors and defense flagged lengthy closing summaries with Captain Peter Crane connected to the alleged killing of William E Annis. Bayside Yacht Club members testified they saw Mrs William Annis on the float after the first shot.

Flushing Thornton Jenking Hame Poon Thursay Justice Crane Statu Thornton Hains Peter Craine Wiliam E Annis John F Mcintyre Crane Derrin Bayside Yacht Club William Bennis

Bank of Cumming boards approves four year old dividend

Cumming January 44 stockholders and directors meet to declare a handcame dividend. The Bank of Cumming, four years old, shows capital stock of 28008 dollars and a surplus of an amount not disclosed in the fragment.

Cumming Bank of Cumming

Women drivers start New York to Philadelphia run without men

Twelve members of the Women's Motoring Club of New York left the Plaza hotel on a two day run to Philadelphia and back. Each woman drives her own car un aided by male assistance with Fred J Wegner sending them off. The starters include Mrs Alfee Ho Rameey and others from Hackensack, Richmond Hill, Poughkeepsie, Brooklyn, Huntington, Brielle, Newark and Morristown. Mrs Newton Cuneo led the return leg into county county. Also reports the death of Joseph Wharton at his Philadelphia home aged 60s after paralysis.

New York Philadelphia Women's Motoring Club of Plaza Hotel Fred J Wegner Vanderbilt Mra Alfee Ho Rameey Rameey Hackensack, N J, Mrs Joan Canso Richmond Hill Iditian M Gillespie Poughkeepsie A. W Seaman Brooklyn Evelyn M. Buckman Misa Bertha Rittwetzer Huntington Alice D Hayes Briel Misa Berice Wilson C Booner Newark J C Korkman Bach N J

Twelve year old boy preacher in New York

Michael Rueel, a 12 year old in New York, delivered a self composed sermon in an east side Catholic church with the text Behold Bring You Tidings of Great Joy. The event drew a favorable reception. Shoe Manufacturers In Convention in New York discussed an annual output of 450 million shoes at the Hotel Astoria. John H Hanan of Brooklyn urged cooperation with tanning interests to boost the industry.

New York Michael Rueel East Side Hotel Astoria John H Hanan Brookyn

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