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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1906
Page
1
A court case unfolds amid claims of forged documents presented to convict Mrs. Harlie. Prosecution asserts the husband forged papers to manipulate a divorce or custody matter while defense challenges the reliability of the exhibits and testimony.
In Pittsburg today experts in handwriting and bank clerks testified in the divorce case of Auguste Hartje against Mary Scott Hartje. The court allowed bank witness testimony about signatures, while specimen requests were denied. The trial adjourned with further testimony planned for tomorrow on the conspiracy charge against Hartje, Wetshons, and coachman Clifford Hope.
Announcement from ANTLA on July 13 states the engagement of Miss Annie Ide daughter of Governor General Ide to Congressman Rourke Cochran. The wedding is planned for Washington next fall with the couple to wed in the capital.
Miss Hazel M. Baird, 18, of 72 Simpson Street, was attacked in a field near her home at 2 46 PM yesterday by a burly black man who threatened to cut her throat with a knife. She screamed to alarm her mother, a posse formed and county officers joined the pursuit but the dogs failed to trail the culprit.
Andrew Davenport, a negro, was hanged for the murder of William Thomas, a fellow black man, on January 2. He confessed to Rev. A. O. Sykes before execution, stating his innocence prior to the confession. Davenport, educated, had denied guilt until the rector’s interview. The case hinged on circumstantial evidence and a prior life-insurance policy on the victim.
About 40,000 miners in the central Pennsylvania bituminous coal region will resume work, ending a shutdown since April 1 over wage scales. In Harrisburg a conference with operators, United Mine Workers leaders and district representatives approved a compromise: miners gain a wage advance and operators retain the open shop, arbitration and check weighman points.
July 13 reports recount a violent session as Dreyfus and Picquart were reinstated with high ranks while Sarraut clashed with Conti in a floor duel. Amid chaos, ministers restrained the dispute and the chamber backed the government actions, affirming penalties for officers who attacked Dreyfus and Picquart.
Esther Mitchell details a plot to kill her brother George Mitchell and implicates Mrs Creffield the widow of the prophet. Esther says they planned the murder after learning Perry and George would depart for Portland that evening. The case ties to allegations the prophet Seduced Esther and her sister, affecting a previous trial.
Lisbon dispatch reports Matto Grosso rising into a large army marching toward Rio de Janeiro. General Riberce with 40,000 federal troops heads to quell the revolt. Reports speak of widespread carnage with fatalities exceeding four thousand.
Three prominent Atlanta lawyers Eugene R. Black Robert C Alston and Sanders McDaniel are reportedly forming a new firm to start around August 1 They will offer general practice and represent major corporations with strong prospects for top standing in the profession.
Alexiadis a Greek and his Spanish wife Adelaidia were wrecked off the Cuban coast. He carried her as they swam two miles to land, saved by a passing steamer. They reached Havana and now face deportation due to failed naturalization papers amid medical fears.
In Panama City rioters clashed with police as Alcalde Don Francisco de la Casa and Magnan aided the calm. The Alcalde rode through surging crowds with his riding crop to separate two fighters, then intervened between combatants. Governor Magnon toured the scene as mobs attacked ballots and booths with clubs and knives until after sundown.
The Posters Association voted yesterday to remove devil pictures from all ad matter distributed by members. The move aims to curb perceived evil as it concerns youth. H G Sanders of Pittsburg opposed the change citing artistic material concerns. Charles H Barnard of Chicago noted the power of suggestion on youths.
July 18 Special reports W r Lane manager of Valdosta Street Railway Company died suddenly at his parents home. He was last seen alive during a late afternoon picnic car assignment. Mystery surrounds cause with initial thoughts of indigestion but symptoms resembled poisoning. no poison or package found. he was unmarried and a prominent young man in Valdosta Georgia.
In St Petersburg Florida on July 13 Sidney Khouri a railroad mechanic was seriously stabbed by locomotive fireman Joseph Washington. Khouri mortally wounds Washington with an ice axe after the blow.
Mrs Ast L Wayne, a Chicago resident, claims her name is Case spelled backward and has relocated to Oyster Bay near Secretary Loeb. She vows to persist through the summer to secure an interview with Mrs Roosevelt. Mrs Beac was committed to a government hospital for three months before discharge.
Wildlife observers found a large bat presence in the belfry of the Thaw residence, with the mother of the young Thaw noting the unusual infestation and seekingResolution.
In New York on July 18 a mob besieged the Tombs door as Mrs Thaw faced curiosity from many who gave affidavits about her husband. Witnesses include cabmen, waiters, barbers, actresses, and hotel staff who describe Harry K. Thaw as deranged or crazy, with remarks from prominent clubmen and models like Rose Marston linking to Evelyn Nesbitt.
Washington dispatch July 3 reports the forecast for Saturday and Sunday in Georgia calls for showers with light to fresh east winds.
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