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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1910
Page
5
Town readers compare homes and note the value of quality painting. Pure White Lead Dutch Boy Painter is praised for weather resistance and economy. Muted with linseed oil and tinted, it can refresh exteriors lasting longer and matching any color. A catalog No 558 covers the subject with pictures and textures.
The life of one of Atlanta’s oldest residents, Dr Rose, took a sudden turn last night as his condition worsened at home on Teachtree Street. His wife and daughter are staying at his bedside, and his long-standing prominence across the state is noted.
In Charleston last night three Black men fatally wounded Fox in a wagon ride from town. After ambush on the road, two suspects were captured. deputies and Governor Hadley’s aid failed to stop a mob. One Black man died in jail, another was hanged from a crossing sign by a mob of about 600. A coroner’s verdict blamed unknown parties for Fox’s death.
Mose Cameron a well known antebellum black resident of the city died yesterday at 18 South Lee Street at age 70. He was longtime friend to many white residents, noted for honesty politeness and consistent faith, leaving Seat End mournful as another link to the past slips away.
President Taft signed withdrawal orders covering 8 496 000 acres of power site phosphate and petroleum lands extending across Alaska and western states. A five officer Army Board, led by Lt Col John Biddle, will review reclamation projects funded by 20 million dollars. The Mayflower yacht reached Beverly for summer resupply as Taft attends church services with Mrs Taft and Helen Taft.
Tindall a late professor of Latin and Greek at Boja High School and Max H Silverman have recently opened law offices at 515-18 meters building in Atlanta. Tindall is a graduate of Emory and Atlanta Law School. Silverman has been associated with Smith, Hammond & Smith. Their partnership strengthens Atlanta's legal scene.
J Fenn aged 76 died last night at his daughter Mra kL D Huey’s home 33 Garibaldi street He is survived by his wife and children L Brooks Mra Bradley Mire Huey of Atlanta and E L Fenn of Brabom several names appear garbled but indicate a family obituary with multiple survivors
The Grand theater in Atlanta and the Grand vil Maco await a manager as the American Theatrical Exchange takes control from DeGives. Al bert Wels reports no appointments yet, with several applications in hand and announcements forthcoming. Charles Scott joins the National Association of Theater Owners, signaling shifts in theater management and bookings across the country.
Atlanta marks Independence Day with closures across state and city offices while parks, theaters, and stadiums host a full day of festivities. Daniel Garey reads the Declaration at the waterworks barbecue. others hold barbecues, picnics, and matinees at theatres. Baseball games, doubleheaders, and prize fights are planned, with events running from day into night.
Forsyth Theater closes Saturday for summer and the Keith vaudeville season moves to the Forsyth Lasino at Ponce de Leon. The summer playhouse opens Monday with nightly shows at 8, matinées daily except Monday, admission 16 and 26 cents, best seats 50 cents, reservations through the Forsyth box office. Matthijssen will conduct an orchestra of 15 pieces.
George M Hope a board of education member proposes selling Ivy street and Calhoun street schools to raise funds for a single larger sanitary building on a new site. He argues the Ivy street school is ramshackle and unsafe on a busy street, endangering children daily.
Augusta Georgia July reports attorney L R Massengale Thomson Ga died after being struck on the head by a batted ball during a midweek game He did not regain consciousness and at Pine Heights sanitarium North Augusta doctors found a fractured skull Also mentioned is George Dexter a Beverly Mass magnate who died at his Prides Crossing summer home after an operation The piece notes a business section decline in resident children and potential school overcrowding.
The weather outlook for the Glorious Fourth of July is uncertain with talk of possible rain. Forecaster von Herr offers cautious guidance while residents hope for decent conditions and festive celebrations.
The text quotes Mr von Herrmann doubting an official forecast while noting a dry spell predicted for Atlanta by Monday. The narrator jokes about a July style weather fate, mentions a double header at Ponce de Leon, and muses on vacation amid an exodus to woods, chiggers, and the seashore, with a comic aside about mosquito bites and laundry.
A large banquet in Mexico City honored President Diaz with seventeen hundred attendees including personal and political friends. Diaz sat at immense banquet tables wearing a large hat as guests praised his long administration and leadership in recent years.
Albany and southern Georgia report a notably wet June with 19 of 25 days rainy. Total rainfall 9.64 inches from June 6 to 30, averaging over half an inch per wet day, and 100 percent above normal. Temperatures four degrees below normal. Farmers face despondency as excessive rains harm cotton and cantaloupe. corn looks good but others suffer. Moultrie notes three weeks of rain causing crop damage. peaches in Macon suffer rot amid heavy rains. Cotton prospects in Terrell County described as poorest in years. widespread despondency among farmers.
At Wesley Memorial church a Sunday 11 o clock communion service drew the largest attendance in the church history with 615 new members received during Rev Frank Siler’s 19 months as pastor. He announced plans to establish an educational school as demand grows, while the church’s Sunday school and choir drew praise for their work.
Mexico City July 3 a bullfight at the San Antonio hacienda ended in tragedy when a bull skewered Miss Louise Duran and two hacienda workers Louis Ruiz and Louis Flores. The amateur event saw Duran in peril during a stage of the fight as Ruiz and Flores moved to assist her. The bull gored the woman and the two men before authorities intervened.
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