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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1909
Page
8
Macon businessmen celebrate tariff unchanged on kaolin and clays after a sustained effort in Washington. Local mines at Dry Branch and Twires County expect aided markets as foreign competition remains restricted.
Denver, July 93. The National Education Association closed after a final round of department meetings and conferences. Dr Henry B Favill warned the principal speaker on public schools as bulwark of public health. Miss May A Cunningham urged use of home study for children and themselves. Frank Chapman Sharp spoke. next convention city to be decided in October.
A basement blaze at the I Springer furniture store 24 South Pryor Street in Atlanta broke out around 12 15 am badly damaging furniture and mattresses but no ground floor stock was lost The alarm came from box 31 after smoke issued from the basement windows The fire department contained the flames in minutes Boarders at the Raleigh hotel 26 The cause is not stated and no injuries are noted.
New York hosts a reception for John R. Early to dispel rumors of leprosy. Dr L Duncan Bulkley notes his skin shows only alkali irritation from pulp mill work. Early from Washington faced isolation for nearly a year and jokes about authorities while planning freedom to mingle again.
Four suffragettes led by Mrs Despard confronted Premier Asquith at his Downing Street residence, demanding a hearing and presenting a petition. He took the petition but entered without comment as the deputation, later arrested for disorderly conduct, was remanded. Miss Pankhurst loses police petition ruling with possible appeal.
Berlin July 9 Chancellor von Buelow will resign before Reichstag adjournment. A semi official note cited in The Koelnische Zeitung says he does not favor the finance bill as is and will permit its passage only under imperial pressure. He may resign in a form other than a Teichstag declaration after the federal council approves the will.
Rayleigh July 9 machinists carmen blacksmiths and boilermakers across the Seaboard Air Line plan to demand a nine hour work day. A conference with representatives and the superintendent of motive power is set for Portsmouth on Monday.
Roanoke July 9 reports a large timber land sale closed at Tazewell. C L Ritter of West Virginia buys 20000 acres mainly in Buchanan county Virginia from Yellow Poplar Lumber Company and acquires all machinery and timber rights. Total consideration not disclosed.
E H Harriman accompanied by Professor Struempel arrived in Vienna to consult Dr G A Dixon who examined him and deemed his condition satisfactory. Harriman will stay two days and then travel to Gastein for further care.
Miss Ida Lewis keeper of Lime Rock lighthouse marks fifty third anniversary of stewardship. Daughter of Captain Hasea Lewis she took duties as a child and was commissioned in 1870. She has saved seventeen lives and earned many medals while receiving a pension of 30 a month from the Carnegie hero fund. Born in 1841 she remains in excellent health.
Multiple brief death notices and funeral details. Martha Cole 86 died at her son J M Cole's home in Decatur. funeral at Decatur Methodist Church with interment in Decatur Cemetery. FP S Ferris funeral at 31 Eg North Ave residence with interment West View. Infant Martha Sharkey died at private sanitarium. funeral and Palmetto interment. Eddie Hyatt infant funeral at Greenberg Bond & Bloomfield private chapel. W R Williams 81 died in Rome Ga. body at Greenberg Bloomfield awaiting arrival of CG Williams. Mrs C A Upshaw died in Bremen after long illness. funeral and interment at Cerrollt. survivors include husband W A Upshaw and R W Upshaw and Miss Myrtle Upshaw.
Mt. Airy Ge July 9 Specter Lieutenant Commander Signor United States navy commanded the naval detachment in a bloody fight in the Philippines where a desper ate band of outlaws was exterminated. He is the son in law of Judge Emory peer. Signor commands a cruiser with naval base at Olongapos while his wife and young daughter read in Macon.
A trolley car numbered 137 on the east side near Spring Furniture Company took a full wash when an escape valve discharged a heavy water jet from a close line. The motorman and conductor dodged the flood as passengers dove to escape. Windows were down and the interior stayed dry while surrounding platforms were soaked.
Attorney Alex King of King and Spalding delays Westward return after Calhoun trial remarks. EK Clapp travels to Detroit for American Automobile Association meeting to secure entries for fall races. Church notices include Grove's Park chapel services and Marietta Street Baptist Church move. North Carolina Society reorganizing in Atlanta with Captain Clayton calling meeting. Bills of exception filed for Sam Loeb and Morris Cohen cases. Susie W Allgood sells Peters street corner property to Schoen Investment Co. Atlanta Metal Roofing seeks charter with $25 000 capital. Broyles party plans a northern pleasure trip by steamer and rail, returning about July 22. Bankruptcy petition filed by W A Cox in federal court with assets $400.
Government officials closed the public road from Nairobi to Fort Hell in the Kenyan capital region due to an invasion by marauding Hons. Several natives were killed or wounded as the unrest spread, prompting the halt of travel and security measures in Naivasha and surrounding districts.
Rain dampens crowds but Edna May Spooner and her company draw admirers at the Lyric this week Matinee and tonight close the engagement Next week the Circus Girl and The Governor the Girl and the Wise Guy are on offer The Wayne Musical Comedy Company has a strong following at the Casino as sunshine returns crowds head to downtown entertainment and Atlanta’s park joys.
Spokane reports the Black Wall Lumber Company purchasing the Menesha Woodenware Company timber holdings along the St. Marys and St. Joe rivers in northern Idaho for 2,280,000 dollars. The 600 million tree feet include 60 percent white pine, totaling 30,000 acres. The deal is described as the Inland empire's largest timber transaction to date.
Travel promotion offering coastal trips via St Simon and Cumberland from Atlanta with Pullman sleepers between Atlanta and Brunswick. Advertises long or short stay rates and notes City Ticket Office at 70 Peachtree.
Frederic Thompson of Luna Park claims that 95 percent of the American public is pure and good and deserves to be served while he has no use for the remaining 5 percent. He asserts this distinction reflects on public entertainment overall rather than his own ventures.
Bristol Tenn July 9 Saloons cannot open in Bristol until August after yesterday's election. Judge Price adjourned corporation court and resigns effective tomorrow. New judge Joseph L. Kelly will not qualify until August 1. Licenses must be published and proved suitable. Temperance forces push for segregation and regulation to bar saloons on State street. An excise commission may be appointed to oversee saloons.
Members of the Thirtieth Georgia regiment known as the Bloody Thirtieth will gather in Douglasville for their annual reunion on July 20. Delegations from Clayton Campbell Henry Fayette Butts Spalding and Bibb counties are expected with other regiments invited. Short speeches will honor a Confederate private and a special train will depart at 6 AM from the terminal for the event.
A compact set of wry maxims on duty money and marriage. It contrasts earning money with paying bills and notes how a man’s attitude shifts once married. The piece uses brisk aphorisms to reflect social norms in a playful, period voice.
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