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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
1
A German airship crew led by engineer Erbsloeh perished when the benzine tank exploded after a fogbound descent near Opladen. Five men died as the gondola collapsed and the envelope tore, the wreckage later moved to a morgue.
Captain Henry Harrison Scott, brother of murdered woman, calls for fair play and a proper trial for Porter Chariton, denying insanity claims and urging justice in the Lake Como murder case. Extradition proceedings for Chariton reach formal request through the state department.
Henry W Savage issues a formal statement announcing his withdrawal from the theatrical syndicate. He says he has severed all connections and will not appear in any house owned or controlled by the organization. He claims the right to select engagements that suit his interests and the public.
New York July 18 Former Atlanta resident Russell F Hopkins of Irvington on the Hudson has bought a 96000 life insurance policy with a large portion earmarked for informants in a feared assassination plot. Hopkins, linked to Miss Helen Gould’s neighborhood, refuses to name suspects or provide details. He previously lived in Atlanta and once moved in prominent social circles, owning a private menagerie and gifting animals to Grant Park. Police and associates decline to comment on the rumors surrounding Black Hand connections and his alarm over possible attackers.
The Interstate Commerce Commission voted to suspend recent general freight rate advances by railroads to allow a thorough inquiry under the new railroad law. The suspension targets tariffs filed by Western Trunk Line Association and eastern classification carriers, with some individual road filings also involved. The commission plans a formal policy announcement soon and will apply the suspension to tariffs within its scope as cases arise.
Detroit Michigan July 13 Delegates to the Benevolent and Prateric Order of Elks national reunion visited Belle Isle where Battle Creek Elks won the prize drill ahead of teams from Los Angeles Denver and St Joseph Missouri. The contest carried a $690 cash prize. A late business meeting continued as officers for the grand lodge were announced after another ballot was required.
A Rock Island grand jury returned indictments against thirteen people tied to the 1908 merger of the American Home Circle and the Fraternal Tribune. Officials allegedly embezzled and mismanaged funds, including a missing Tribunes reserve of about 67,000, wrecking the societies. Names include Hatfield Roxdale Weld Wilson Garber McIlvaine Caldwell Yates Witham and others.
Salem Mase of Lawrence was found guilty of conspiring to secure board approval for James Hamilton as chief of the Lawrence fire department and of plotting to remove Hamilton later. Mayor William F White received a three year term in the house of correction and a $1000 fine. Others in the case include Bamue Kresa two and a half years, Matthew Burns two years, Geo D Smatto eighteen months, and Ernest Dube who was not sentenced. Thomas Keegan was convicted, and one defendant was found not guilty.
Washington July 13 Organized labor leader Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor tells the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees convention that labor's ballot power can defeat hostile members of Congress. He credits organized labor with aiding recent success against Speaker Cannon and House rules. He urges electing 30 to 40 friendly members to push favorable legislation.
Mrs Charles W Morne spoke with James A Finch at the department of justice to learn the procedures for executive clemency for her husband serving a term in the Atlanta penitentiary. She did not indicate when a formal pardon application would be filed.
In Anoxistic Tenn July 13 near Pound Gap Virginia Kentuck, 18 year old Corder Wesley Dorton shot and killed his brother John 16 over a marble game. He then shot himself in the left breast and may die. Webley Dorion aged 10 has been moved to an assistant Kentucky girl next week.
Birmingham ALa July 13 State Mine Inspector James Hillhouse refused to permit reopening of Palos Coal and Coke Trompeny No 1 mine after an explosion that killed more than eighty. He cited an improperly replaced fan and an inadequately arranged sprinkling system as the reasons for the denial.
An owl damaged the Central Colorado Power Company plant in Boulder last night. The bird’s claw touched both lines causing a short circuit and a blackout, burning the equipment and plunging the city into darkness.
Philadelphia July 28 representatives of conductors trainmen and guardmen on Pennsylvania routes east of Pittsburg Erie and Buffalo voted 1968 for a strike to press wage and working condition demand. Union leaders push ten hour day with pay for eleven hours while rail officials cite heavy losses and no ability to raise expenses. Tomorrow a new conference with Mr Myers is planned as letters show some employees oppose a strike.
Four teen blacksmiths at the Western of Alabama railroad shops in Montgomery walk out over wage dispute after the company refused higher pay. The action follows a 7 P2 to 39 12 cent per hour claim and mirrors pay gaps against other roads in the city.
Thomas E Watson asks the House committee on public property to let him hire a special auditor to examine the books held by I Lee Barron keeper of public buildings and grounds amid graft allegations. The committee already has an auditor reviewing Barron’s accounts and may summon A M Walker Sr of Atlanta who wrote the letter accusing Barron.
Kate Marjorie Triax and Berenice Trusx petition Fulton superior court to take their father's convict sentence as a reason to assume their mother's maiden name Hetrix. The 19 and 17 year old sisters, now in New York, say their current surname causes mortification and embarrassment and seek a legal name change.
New York July 13 The federal grand jury indictments dated June 18 against James A Patten William P Brown F B Haynes ST Harmon CA With E G Scales Morris Rothmeild and KR M Thompson for conspiracy in restraint of trade were found defective and set aside after pleas in abatement filed July 5 by each defendant alleging improper convening of the grand jury A new grand jury has been drawn and begun receiving jurors on July 16
Oyster Bay July 13 Theodore Roosevelt said he has taken no stand for insurgents or regulars and seeks harmony within New York state Republican ranks. He emphasized he is listening to both sides and wants Democrats and Republicans alike, while ensuring the party remains united and strong against opposing factions. He discussed potential gubernatorial candidates and stressed selecting the best fit acceptable to all party wings and independents.
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