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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
4
Jackson, January 20. W. E. West, a merchant tailor, saw his two year sentence for bigamy affirmed by the supreme court. He remarried wife No. 2 in the Hinds county jail, then was taken to the penitentiary. The court invalidated his first marriage and West sought to secure a valid title for wife No. 2 before prison.
Union City Tenn January 20 The jurors for the trial of Ed Marshall the night rider charged in the killing of Captain Quentin Rankin have formed opinions and one juror is deemed incompetent. The two remaining jurors were chosen, hearings postponed due to Attorney General Caldwell illness and rescheduled for tomorrow as doctors assess his condition.
The battleship North Carolina departed Hampton Roads for Charleston with the cruiser Montana to follow. President-elect Taft and his party will board the North Carolina in Charleston harbor Monday morning for a trip to Panama, with the cruiser accompanying. Newspaper men and Taft party members are aboard.
New Orleans reports from Panama say a premature dynamite blast at Culebra on January 11 killed five laborers and fatally injured American foreman Joseph Little. Authorities confirm no further deaths from the earlier Bah Oblapo explosion that killed twenty or more and injured several.
Washington January 20 Special Georgia postmasters appointed in Cobb ham McDuffie Delke Gresston Julia Milletos Wells Wooster list names and resignations showing new appointees and their vice postmasters in Cobb ham Da catur Dodge Stewart Columbia Murray Meriwather counties with Charles B Fauontaine Malcolm L Gillis Edward A Prica Marcus L Bagley Christopher C Wyche and others replacing resignations.
Temporary injunction granted by Judge Ells restrains Mrs. Anna B Gramlin and Mrs. Kate G Hardin from hindering Peachtre e Realty Company property. Petitioners Chariea and A D Thompson own 25 shares and allege mismanagement, impending foreclosure, unpaid taxes and a $9 000 loan on an apartment building at Baker Street. W J Dabney Implement Co seeks judgment for $124 owed on service work. both matters handled by local attorneys.
Columbus Georgia January 20 A petition signed by between 1000 and 1600 persons was presented to Judge Gilbert asking him to reduce the sentence of B Almond who was last week sentenced to four years in the penitentiary for embezzlement of 316000 of the money of a corporation of which he was treasurer The Judge has taken the petition under advisement Almond is a member of a Muscogee county family and a strenuous effort is being made to keep him out of the penitentiary.
Two voluntary bankruptcy petitions were filed in Rome with the district court clerk. Henry F Powers, a general merchant on East Tirstatregt, lists assets of 14623.26 and mobilities 17370.03. He moved from Lindale years ago and has a large Rome business. W T Stewart, a Lindale merchant, files a bankruptcy petition listing assets at 2000 and liabilities at 1000, claiming part of his property as a homestead.
Governor Martin F. Angel begins a second term with an inauguration in Washington DC attended by the lieutenant governor T McLeod. The brief ceremony in the house of representatives featured a concise address urging drainage work on swamp lands and aid for better roads. Associate justice C A Woods administered the oaths as the assembly observed. Meanwhile the National Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers opens its eighth annual convention in Memphis with 500 delegates, led by John T Cunningham and other officers.
Mobile Alabama January 20 One of the key points at the western classification committee meeting concerns a proposal by John L Evans traffic manager of a Cleveland Ohio paint company. The plan aims to test arsenate of lead as a cheaper, more effective boll weevil extermination method for the cotton belt. Evans argues the product could significantly aid farmers by reducing costs and increasing worm-killing efficiency.
New York January 20 Judge Anderson of the U S district court ordered the Standard Oil Company of Illinois to be in rewitness for a second trial on rehearing on February 23 The judge refused to grant postponement until the company’s lawyers have disposed of equity matters then noted he would hear the company’s case upon request of judges Lendle and Betta and did not plan to grant a delay until the attorneys had cleared their docket
Fire chiefs of major cities embrace fast autos with safety devices for rapid response. Shock absorbers cushion impacts during swift runs and speed gauges guide cornering to prevent skids. Night driving uses high power search lights to maximize safe speed. Auto equipment cuts fire loss and saves property values across cities.
Thomasville is marketed as an ideal winter resort reachable via Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad. The Pullman Drawing Room Sleeper departs Union Station daily at 8 45 p m with unexcelled service for business travelers tourists and general travelers. Phone numbers Bell Main 11 and Atlanta 223 linked to service.
Thomas J. OLeary a wealthy winter visitor from Pittsburg was found dead in his bed at Palma hotel Palm Beach at 8 that morning by a night clerk. The 72 year old man had been in his pleasure boat the day before and appeared in good health. The cause of death is heart failure and the body will be sent to the north for burial.
Washington reports that President Roosevelt withdrew the nomination of J. D. Pringle for the Pittsburg port appraiser post after a White House statement cited allegations about Pringle’s character and the use of his appointment to influence a local contest.
A January 20 conference in Hopkinsville Kentucky between Imperial Tobacco Company representatives and the Society of Equity failed to consummate a deal over Christian county tobacco. Negotiations continue but price gaps make immediate sales unlikely. The Society of Hauity, holding about one million pounds in pool, would supply its Christian county tobacco loose to Imperial if an accord is reached.
An advertisement claims Kodol supplies the same digestive juices as a healthy stomach. It starts digestion at once and provides relief when the stomach cannot. The model promises natural stomach rest and urges selective use only when needed, asserting Kodol is harmless.
Fragmentary text appears to describe a guarantee or pledge related to a transaction or service. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable. The readable fragments suggest assurances about timing or delay, with references to a bar or capers, but details remain uncertain.
A brick storefront listed at 4200 dollars seeks occupation. The property rents for 450 dollars annually and sits on a main business street within three to four miles of the city center. It is advertised as a profitable investment with solid interest returns and potential value enhancement.
Forrest and George Adair accompany Mayor Maddox on a detailed tour of Atlanta’s waterworks from river pumping stations to reservoirs and giant pumps. He plans periodic visits to grasp needs, aging infrastructure, and possible reengagement of water rights to support rapid city growth.
Washington mourns the death of Sarah Elizabeth Carter aged 106, claimed oldest resident of the District of Columbia. Born in Virginia, she traced back to the Peyton family, with her life spanning postwar eras and heavy family history.
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