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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1912
Page
8
A battered account describes Hub Talley, Atlanta’s most frequent escapee from city work, facing transfer as a sentence nears. Witnesses recount repeated escapes, drunken incidents, and a pattern of court testimony. medical exams grapple with his condition and prognosis.
A court session saw several defendants plead heredity as the cause of drunkenness. A young bookkeeper, J Ro Tonkin, claimed a family heritage and asked for another chance after a $25 fine, receiving thirty days in the stockade. Three regulars testified similarly and all faced fines.
A New Columbus company led by B W Haridawas J Ralston Cargill and Walter Cargill has acquired Denick & Ford Limiteds syrup refinery in New Orleans and will operate a refiners plant shipping refined syrup across the south. The firm plans 230 acres of cane on Hardaway plantation and will bottle syrup at the mill for distribution.
Rome Georgia July 9 A well known farmer 62 on the Calhoun road died by self inflicted pistol shot after breaking into his daughter’s trunk to obtain a pistol believing himself driven by indigestion and deep despair He lived an hour after the shot leaving a wife and six children and noted as a brother of ex County Commissioner George Gray.
The Newman Club of Gainesville plans its eighteenth annual meeting on Saturday July 13 at Dunlap's mill near Chattahoochee park Gainesville Judge William T Newman of the United States district court will be guest of honor Founded in 1894 the club has hosted many distinguished men at fish fries and barbecues Invitations are eagerly sought by locals with a noted blue and white color scheme The invitation committee includes Dunlap Li H Dean J B Gaston W A Charters Mo Johnson A S Har a WV B Sloan and J O Adams General managers are Howard Thompson and B Landers.
The railroad commission will hear a 10 o clock morning argument on the Travelers' Protective Association petition to require railroads to grant mileage on trains rather than ticket exchanges. The petition, amended, seeks not a flat 2 cent per mile rate but clarifies the original plea. The hearing, anticipated to draw a large traveling public, will be well attended Wednesday morning.
Based on a Savannah report, George Kightmill of Charlestown West Virginia sued in U S court claiming $1107 as fireman on the British Steam ship Merchant now in port. The vessel was libeled for $14 57 and arrangements are being made to pay the nightmire and the costs of the proceedings.
A Brom Brooklyn Life humorous snippet shows a customer and dealer negotiating coal delivery amid sleet. Customer asks for 2000 tons, and the dealer ponders the request, highlighting the rough weather and the bargaining tone of street commerce.
The college occupies eight acres in a premier Macon residential area. Five large connected buildings sit on an eminence with a commanding view of the city. The facilities are described as admirably equipped for their purposes.
Walter Little, a noted local prize fighter, and Woodward, ex-hotel keeper of Birmingham, face charges after detectives seized a trunk filled with dice, cards, and gambling implements at 137 Spring Street. Evidence included tools for rigging dice, a saw, and quicksilver for bone setting. Little claimed no knowledge of the outfit. Woodward said he found it while in charge of a Birmingham hotel. Both men were charged with disorderly conduct but were bound over on $600 bonds for vagrancy.
At Macon police court 11 year old Robert Cack faced larceny charges and a $2003 commitment. His mother rushed to kiss him as he resisted and fought the officer, tears darkening the scene. The same youths, including Young Cook, admit stealing brass from a store and face potential reform school placement.
A special train halted briefly when one of the mans mascots, a poodle, escaped and was caught by its owner. Soldiers, crowds, and a viaduct crowd witnessed the incident as the march continued toward the encampment.
Athens July 9 special. Citizens journeyed to Atlanta to advocate for a new dormitory at the State Normal School in this city. Last year a student submitted seventy eight applications for rooms, with dormitory space already fully engaged. Friends of the school have raised funds well beyond state allocations and seek a favorable appropriation to build a 330900 building on campus.
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