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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1910
Page
1
In a Georgia debate, Dr Len G Froughton denounced prize fights and urged stricter regulation. He praised public backlash against sensational shows and criticized council pay raises, calling for fair wages and moral standards amid racial tensions and political heat. The piece links to broader calls for legislative action to curb prize fighting and protect公共 morals.
An old advertisement touts Pineapple and Butternut Pills to regulate liver and bowels, relieve constipation, biliousness, and headaches, and cleanse blood. It asserts universal physician endorsements, claims cures for kidney and bladder issues, and offers a mail order guarantee with prepaid delivery. The copy uses medical-sounding language to urge readers to keep these pills on hand for better looks and health.
In Savannah on July 10 the Georgia Federation of Railway Clerks met in quarterly session. The keynote was a proposal to rename the group the Southern States Railway Clerks Association to reflect its wider membership beyond Georgia. No final action was taken.
Hardy O Test, a well known figure among railroad men of the entire south, has returned from St Paul where he spent the last six weeks in attendance at the session.
For years Able Teat, known among associates in Atlanta, led the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. He served as Atlanta delegate to the St Paul biennial session, was elected to the board of directors for three years, and was nominated for second vice president but defeated by thirteen votes out of about eight hundred delegates.
Jake Wells, president of the Southern theater managers, wields influence over the Lyric Orpheum Bijou and Forsyth in Atlanta. He champions a genuine open door policy against a sham version and foresees a major clash if opponents resist. Success would crown him the leading theatrical figure in the nation.
Washington July 10 The peculiar consequences of an American diplomat becoming a father in a foreign land are set forth in official dispatches to the state department printed as part of the foreign relations of the United States for 1807. The diplomat le Charles D White then in charge at the American legation at Buenos Aires but now secretary of the legation at Havana. Early 1907 Mr White wrote to the department that he was desirous of having a permanent record made in the United States of a son born to Mr White and himself August 7 1906 he confessed his ignorance of just how to prepare such a report but he forwarded a certified copy of the Argentine record of the birth. Robert Bacon then acting secretary of state and now ambassador to France was called upon to advise the patriotic father. Common notoriety and the ready proof of the fact in case of need are all that are necessary he wrote to the charge and attached the meal of state.
Lawrence Latshaw alias JB Newton once a New York drummer was released from Atlanta federal prison after a two year term for obtaining money under false pretenses. On exiting the prison he was confronted by Wheeling chief Howard Hastings who carried a warrant for forgery and extradition papers. Latshaw, who had used a Windsor hotel check for 74.1 dollars in the name J BR Newton, is to be taken back to Wheeling to answer the charge as his sentence ends. He will travel to Wheeling with Hastings and then return to face court.
Mrs Jo A Biewrar of Barnesville Georgia died last night in a private sanitarium. The body lies at the private chapel of Greenberg Bond and Bloomfiett and will be sent to Barnesville this morning. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. She is survived by her husband two children and her mother Mrs L Rogers. Before marriage she was Miss Dollie Rogers.
A July incident in Wausau Wisconsin caused a panic in a theater when a moving picture film exploded and spread flames to the rear. About 250 people, mostly children, rushed for the exits. several were bruised and operator Reynolds sustained facial and hand burns. Fire was extinguished with limited damage.
J HE Williams of 642 Marietts Bhreat, a jockey, pleads with police to locate his wife who vanished Saturday afternoon after boarding a streetcar in front of the police station. He says she is an orphan with few friends, married New Years Day, and last wore a Panama hat, green skirt, light waist, 4 ft 9.5 in tall, 120 pounds, dark brown hair, and a scar on her forehead.
Macon Ga July 10 Special BS Gordon a Crawford County farmer is held in police barracks on five charges. He appeared deranged and reportedly acted aggressively after fleeing his neighbor’s farm. He rode a mule to Lizella and then took a train to Macon before being found in a serious condition.
Macon Ga July 10 18 special City Detectives Bunch and Jenkins and Patrol Officer Dix lodged charges of violating the state prohibition law against two Poplar street soft drink dealers last night. They must answer both charges at Recorder Daly’s court tomorrow morning.
The article reports on July 4 casualties in the Pittsburg area. Edward Mullaney, 24, of East Carnegie, and Adam Bovitch, 28, of Turtle Creek, died from gunshot wounds after a blank cartridge incident.
Three armed masked bandits halted the Missouri Kansas and Texas flyer near Larimore fifteen miles from St Louis. engineer Quinn foiled the attempt by luring them away from the cab and speeding the train. The trio were later arrested and jailed pending investigation.
Emma Bunting leads a four act comedy drama in Atlanta titled Pretty Misa Nobody by Howard P Taylor. The Forsyth and Bijou host daily matinees and nightly shows this week featuring singing dancing sketches, vaudeville acts, and new songs with Harry Fields School Kids and Amsterdam Quartette among the highlights.
A weather note mentions partly cloudy conditions for today in Atlanta and weaves in a casual verse about a promised barbecue feast. The piece reflects weather talk and local mood without official forecasts or concrete events.
A weather forecast for Washington predicts partly cloudy skies with occasional thunder showers and very warm temperatures. The Gopher comments on unpredictable lineal storms and mentions Georgia barbecues and a delayed July event due to wet conditions, with hopes for drier weather to permit gatherings.
Albany Ga July 10 Special a contract will be awarded tomorrow for the erection of Phoebe Putney Memorial hospital the gift of Judge F F Putney to the people of Albany the building will cost about 35000 dollars and will be one of the most perfectly equipped institutions of its kind in the state the building will be a three story brick structure
Ballinger Texas July 10 7 Mr Bishan a white man was shot and killed by John Eliott s Negro at 2 oclock this morning The Negro says he fired as Bishan crawled through the window into the cabin and the shotgun blast ripped away his feet and forehead He fell in the alley behind the cabin and died instantly
A vivid travel sketch praises The Wigwam in Georgia as a refined, comfortable retreat. It likens its social role to Virginia’s White Sulphur during past tours, highlighting personal service, homelike atmosphere, attractive grounds, refreshing drives, motor routes, and noted medicinal waters as core draws.
In Perkersburg West Virginia on July 10 Jonas Gees of Standing Stone was charged with the murder of lifelong friend and neighbor Christopher Hinker, 75. Authorities say Gees shot Brinker at the doorway of the latter's home during a business dispute. witnesses include Brinker's wife and several neighbors.
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