12 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
1
A committee report on the bill reads that the measure is recommended for passage. The document outlines the rationale and provisions while noting any amendments or conditions attached prior to floor consideration.
Four heirs preside over a heated temperance session as advocates and opponents clash over the hardline prohibition measure. Speakers from Atlanta, Macon, and Darien push for passage while bishops and editors weigh in amid procedural delays and calls for wider hearings. The House temperance committee plans to reconvene to hear more.
Priscilla Bowle, pregnant in arms, cried as she testified about her engagement to Bert Posey and the events leading to the shooting. Henry Bowie admitted firing one shot that killed Posey, while Bowle’s mother described threats to marry Bowle if Posey did not wed. The court heard letters showing Posey’s intentions to marry Bowle.
Aniston Electric and Gas Company official Seaton killed himself with a pistol about 7 PM at his Tyler Hill home. He also cut an artery and opened a bathroom gas line to ensure death. The incident ends his life actions and is noted with 18 declared known factors. Carr la Given Release Shreveport Texas Leaguer recruit Melver moved to centerfield King to short. Fisher plans shake up with two more releases. Pitching staff to shrink to four starters. possible southpaw addition. no cocktail for Fairbanks. Falbath declined a drink opting for lemonade.
The Great American Fleet has been placed under orders for the Pacific theater as military commands prepare. High command indicated strategic redeployments with logistical movements underway.
A protest from Seattle based exclusion law headquarters claims organized Japanese sex trafficking targets immigrant women for immoral work. It alleges misrepresentation fraud and coercion by Japanese residents, with a ring of blackmailers collecting from importers. The league says hundreds of women are forced into mining and logging camps nationwide and will notify immigration authorities.
A Japanese spy was arrested at Fort Rosecrans in California while drawing plans of the fort. Major Getchell confirmed the arrest, stating the individual was a stranger, not a servant, with severe punishment expected for the offense. identity withheld. Reports from Japan through Marquis Ito questioned US naval maneuvers and stressed cautious optimism about peaceful intent, while diplomats in New York and Carthage commented on no unfriendly US-Japan ties amid war talk.
At the Christian Endeavor convention in Seattle on July 11 a sensation arose after C M Tate claimed in open parliament that Indians faced abuse and moral decay. A B Whitman of the Lapwai Indian reservation denounced the speaker as exaggerated and false. Across the city services were held with the Wilt tent hosting a theme focused on guiding the youth.
Ouida, the English novelist Louise de La Ramée known as Ouida, is listed for a government pension of 760 dollars yearly. Once wealthy in Lucca Italy, she fell into poverty and even hunger, living in a milkman’s squalid cottage at Masrarega as news reports note.
William D Haywood took the oath on July 11 at Boise Idaho as a witness in his own defense. He described his life as a mine leader while denying involvement in the murder of Frank Steunenberg and other related crimes. His wife sobbed at the witness stand as Haywood spoke, defending against the prosecution's charges.
Santa Fe officials announce a new trans continental route from Mexico to the Pacific, shortening the trip by about 300 miles versus the Southern Pacific. A Texas to New Orleans connection via Coleman Junévion or Brownwood to Texico is planned, with a temporary Gulf connection to use New Orleans. The line would also connect Center Tex to Tulva IT, providing an outlet for the Kansas Nebraska Missouri Oklahoma and Indian Territory districts.
The body of Mrs Garrard, 70, of Ocean City Mississippi, was found in a Pullman sleeper berth on the Southern Railway Washington and Southwestern Limited train at the local depot. She had left Ocean City yesterday to visit relatives in New York City. The conductor discovered the death after calling for her ticket. The body was turned over to a local undertaker and relatives notified.
Richmond July 1 federal injunction bars newspapers from publishing the two cent passenger rate order. Judge Pritchard blocks enforcement as railroads contest the rate and restricts disclosure of related official actions. Iowa and Nebraska cases also feature restraining orders over new express and passenger rates.
Forecast calls for occasional showers Friday and Saturday in Washington Georgia. Expect fresh southwest winds and warm humid conditions with potential brief downpours across the area.
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