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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1910
Page
1
Paulhar achieves a $10,600 prize by flying a biplane with dating Frenchman. The flight covers 47 1 2 miles in about eight minutes, showcasing speed and navigation skill amid competitive air sports.
Louis Paulhan in a Farman biplane achieves a cross country flight of about 47 miles from Aviation Field to Baldwin's ranch and back in 1 hour 2 minutes 45 seconds. The ascent peaks at 2120 feet over the Santa Anita area as crowds witness the feat. Mrs. Paulhan followed in an automobile praying and crying as the crowd mobbed the aviator upon return.
London voters returned 51 unionist seats to liberals nine and laborites one as 44 London seats were contested. Unionists gained 12 liberal losses came from three cornered races with labor or socialist candidates. Bermondsey in Southwark saw H. J. Glanville regain the seat for government. Continued on Page Three.
Washington January 18 Republicans rally to replace Democratic picks on the Halinger Pinchot investigating committee, sparking a fight to control seats. Insurgents divided, many threaten to skip the Republican caucus. Democrats defend their selections. Some insurgent Republicans fear being used to undermine the administration.
A wife questions if a man can be compelled to operate a beer saloon. Harvey Johnson, secretary to the mayor, replies that no man or group can be forced to run such a saloon, noting a license withdraw is unlikely and predicting contempt of court if pressed. The exchange ends with a moral about not deceiving one's wife.
Charles Hern of Connally Street tries to slip away when police approach. In a hasty exit through a door he loses a makeshift fig leaf from a pair of high garments and eludes capture briefly before officers close in. Neighbors recall the odd scene as the pursuit ends with the man fleeing on foot.
A fragmentary report recalls Dr Jean Charcot's French Antarctic efforts from 1908 to 1918, noting his ship Pourquoi-Pas and comparisons with Peary. It highlights Charcot's 1903-04 voyage to Graham Land, his polar expertise, and rumors of a South Pole discovery.
Senator Heyburn of Toledo renewed opposition to honoring Robert E. Lee by statue in Statuary Hall. He introduced a resolution questioning why a U S collector joined a Lee birthday celebration, signaling deep sectional tensions and provoking swift remarks from Senator Money and others about postwar sentiment and the value of Grant’s memory.
Chicago reports John Walsh, 72, former president of the Chicago National Bank, has begun a five year term for misapplying bank funds. The U S Court of Appeals denied a new trial, and Walsh left his Calumet Avenue home for Leavenworth after a dramatic court scene.
Fragmented report mentions a person called Pedria TJ and Leonard Bias known as Baby Bias. The text references a transfer to Poorta hospital in South Bartonville and notes obscure details including ages and events tied to the United States, without clear context or coherent sequence.
A chaotic probate court session ended with fifteen alleged blind tigers facing trial. Adolphus Geisberg, blamed for knocking over a whisky bottle, sparked laughter as whisky soaked the desk and docket. Several defendants were fined or sentenced to stockade time while others were continued or dismissed. Forty arrests for prohibition offenses were noted this year.
Two missing boys Joseph Gallivan and James Beuinen were located after parents feared kidnap. They had been awaiting a train near New Orleans and were found safe at a nearby station. The ordeal involved a brief period of parental concern and local transportation confusion.
Forecast predicts fair Wednesday in Georgia with colder air moving in from the south. Thursday should bring mostly fair skies and moderate variable winds.
A bold wartime warning declares that clans Catherine will engage in war against hook worms with broad support from all other elements joining the effort. The notice frames the campaign as a united health front across communities.
At Kimball House ball room Atlanta a Southern Health Conference meeting outlines a plan for a permanent organization. A diverse slate of doctors and officials from Tennessee Virginia Georgia North Carolina Mississippi Florida Arkansas South Carolina Texas Kentucky Louisiana District of Columbia Alabama and the United States Army attends. A reception follows at Piedmont Driving Club before final adjournment.
Three sessions of the Southern Health Conference at Kimball House in Atlanta discussed hookworm disease and its toll on southerners. Organized by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Georgia state board of health, the meeting drew scientists and leaders from civil and educational spheres to propel progress against the illness.
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