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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
4
Miss Vick Dupree of 15 Anna Street, 17, disappeared after leaving Nunnally Bros factory at 12 noon on July Fourth to go home. Police, family say she is not known to idle away from home. foul play theories arise as detectives search for clues.
Miss Dollie Barfield slept in a detention ward at the police barracks with the matron after seeking shelter with nowhere to go. She said her father had her jailed in the county jail and that she would not return home amid fears of another peace warrant. The father told Chief that he acted to protect his daughter and keep her from danger.
Over ninety percent of first year summer school students entered the regular Fall session. One student averaged 98 percent, another led the Apprentice class of 120 men. Beth called the results impossible without the summer course. For details contact Professor H. S. Wallice, care of Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga.
Chief Ball said Atlanta marked the quietest Fourth of July in years with minimal police activity. Very few arrests and only one fighting incident were logged, a dispute among a group of negroes in the suburbs. He attributed the calm to bars being closed and most of the city’s night crowd off the streets.
Delicate gold chain pearl pendants are popular and shown in many odd shapes. The pendants are labeled La Vallieres and offered in numerous styles.
The city council approved granting the Rapid Transit company a Boulevard franchise to extend the Forrest avenue line but a 31 3 cent fare condition was added. After debate and tied votes, Mayor Mims cast decisive votes to adopt the amendment and concur with council action. Alderman LaHatte signaled a motion to reconsider, delaying final action for two weeks.
Guests of Frank M. Potts celebrated a festive Fourth at his Lenox country home near Atlanta. A special Southern train carried attendees, including O T M Armistead and Forrest Adair, to the hillside estate famed for barbecue and Bruns wick stew. The scene featured scenic station views and a relaxed, temperate party atmosphere to end a memorable day.
Judge Lumpkin appoints E. H. Thornton temporary receiver for Collins Brick Works after Mrs. A. E. Collins amends her petition urging immediate action. Receiver ordered to operate the plant, borrow 1500 dollars, and collect claims while all stockholders’ books and assets are handed to him for inspection.
Dr. Brewster, Grady hospital superintendent, challenges an afternoon article on Mrs. Marta Elie's death at 45 Butler Street. He claims the piece omitted that she had measles, a contagious disease preventing admission, and accuses The Journal and The Constitution of sensationalism and faulty correction. He seeks justice via publication of his account.
Agnes Scott Institute receives a new dormitory building with three surrounding acres funded by B. M. Inman and Mrs. Josephine Abbott. The facility adds ten large rooms, enlarging capacity by about thirty students to ease crowding as enrollments rise, with 230 students last year from twelve states and transfers admitted to Mount Holyoke, Wellesley, and Vassar. The campus features a brick and stone main building on a ridge, ample laboratories, and leisure spaces including tennis and golf facilities.
Welch argued for cheaper fares as citizens urged action on Rapid Transit. He proposed an amendment linking Stent fares to the franchise. A vote followed, Aldermen concurred, and Alderman Latatte noted no reconsideration while Mr. Atkinson announced the franchise would not be accepted.
Funeral services for Charles Hanye who died Wednesday at his father William E B Hanye’s home 896 Decatur Street Inman Park will be at 9 oclock this morning at Inman Park Methodist Church where he was for years a member Rev W B Dinard with Dr W F Glenn officiating Pallbearers include church stewards and Sunday school officers A G Candler M W Johnson L P Skeen T K Glenn W M McKemmie Palmer Johnson Dr C D Hurt and C M White Interment at Oakland conducted by the Masons and Atlanta Lodge No 20 Knights of Pythias
Sarah E. Mitchell aged 21 died yesterday morning at her parents home 34 E Twelth street after a four month illness of consumption. Funeral services follow at 2 pm from the residence with Rev Dr Virgil Norcross officiating. Interment Sardis cemetery Peachtree road.
The four month old Dorothy F Donohoe, daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Donohoe, died yesterday at 7 AM from convulsions. The funeral is at the residence 263 Boulevard then poorly at 1 o'clock. Interment at Galk and.
Dr Roy, Dr Dunbar Roy show marked improvement and doctors say he is doing as well as possible. Captain Neal and General Wood also reported better with physicians advising a US trip within about two weeks. Havana notes July 4 show gradual recovery across multiple patients.
Atlanta union carpenters plan to enforce a nine hour day with a minimum wage of W cents an hour starting August 24, affecting members of three unions but not shop workers. A previous attempt led to a strike, and leaders vow decisive action if demands are not met. Contractors with existing contracts will not be asked to raise wages. assignments on new work may trigger a strike.
Parents face a tough choice among schools as each claims superiority. The piece argues success is proven by outcomes not promises, noting Emery’s top student who attended Donald Fraser after two years. Donald Fraser in Decatur Ga admits only fifty students and rejects immoral or vicious youths, per catalog writer Principal G. H. Gardner.
Frederick W. Judson announces a 15 member executive committee to push interstate tax reform. Members include Edwin A. Seligman Yale’s Arthur Hadley and other leaders from Columbia, New York, Boston, Chicago, and Cincinnati. Office bases set in New York with action to begin in September. First issue targets taxable property across two jurisdictions.
The conference unanimously stated that if title deeds or other ownership papers are taxed, the tax shall be levied at the locations of the property and not at other sites.
President to appoint about 300 lieutenants after July fourth based on recent exams. Secretary Root spent the Fourth of July preparing candidates largely drawn from prior volunteer service. Also noted is the dissolution of J. W. Pease's Sons, with change to J. Norman Pease and the firm J N Pease & Co at 40 Broad Street Columbus.
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