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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1910
Page
5
City notes report Dr Susan Hicks at 20 Carnegie Way recovering from illness. A surprise marriage was announced by Julia Byrd and Henry Simons at the Central Baptist church home on Oak Street with few friends. They will reside at 384 South Pryor Street.
Hampton Virginia July seventeenth with celebration of a hundredth anniversary of the old St Johns Episcopal church. The service included confirmations by Rev Beverly D. Tucker with Bishop Randolph unable to attend. Historical talks outlined the church’s formation in early colonial days.
In Gulfport Mississippi on July 17 Mrs Jo seph Dellorens aged 20 wife of the Spanish consul at Gulfport drowned in undertow during a yachting outing at Ship Island. Her swimming partner William Hutchins was rescued unconscious with others also pulled from the surf. Dellorens former home listed as Brunswick Georgia.
Birmingham July 17 An alleged peon Joseph Chin a Black man held in peonage in Shelby County by Deputy Sheriff Joseph Patterson and Robert McEwing was jailed here today. He was denied bail as government agents feared he would be spirited away if released.
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Torrential rains swept southern Ohio northern Kentucky and southeastern Indian a causing massive crop damage and injuries. A church near Parla Kentucky was struck by lightning stunning a dozen worshippers. In central Kentucky a destructive rainstorm with lightning damaged wheat tobacco and corn while telegraph lines went down. A boy drowned near Blue Lick Springs after being caught in rising floodwaters.
Managua July 17 Wiliam Pittman an American engineer held by Madriz forces near Bluefields has moved from a dirty cell to a larger shared chamber. After protests by Congo Olivares and a U S consul, Pittman’s cell was improved and he now shares with two others including a Jamaican. He asked the Jamaican stay due to shared misfortunes. President Madriz is expected to name a cabinet soon.
New York July 17 Major General Leonard Wood says the United States needs a young active and aggressive army to preserve enthusiasm. He plans to go to Washington to assume his duties as chief of staff, noting veterans may resist new orders and recruits accept instructions more readily.
Fort Worth Texas on Sunday marked the hottest day of the summer with 105 degree heat at 3 PM. Hot winds from the plains intensified discomfort though there were no medical collapses reported. Nearby counties showed extensive damage to crops and rope products amid the heat wave.
Attorney Cox defends a Bellgrade avenue property against trespassers led by Tina Tims and Armistead. A confrontation escalated as Tina returned with a shotgun, warrants were issued for forcible detainer larceny and carrying weapons, and bail was set for all involved. The case drew in Judge Jackson and local officials as furniture was found dumped in the street and threats persisted.
War erupts in Newport as socialites bid for leadership of the town’s elite. Mrs Stuyvesant Fish leads the push. rival camps include Vanderbilt factions and Mrs Eisie French Vanderbilt, with influence from Mrs James B Haggin and Miss Alice Drexel. The dispute unfolds amid ongoing societal and economic pressures as crops grow and trains run.
In San Francisco on July 7 a boy named Little Louis Osborne aged 9 or 10, son of Lloyd Osborne, dug in a sand hill near his home with a midget shovel and found a metal box containing stock certificates, deeds, and other papers. Police took custody. the箱 papers belonged to Auguste Umbrie, a wealthy resident away from the city, suspected robbers having buried the loot after stealing money and jewelry.
Attorney Cox and his brother Sterling Cox confront thieving squatters at a Bellgrade avenue property near Ponce de Leon park. After threats and a nightfall warning, a supernumerary policeman will guard the premises while Cox remains on site to prove ownership. John W. Cox, a noted Atlanta lawyer, is named in the report. In Cleveland, balloonist J. W. Dale is badly injured after a 20 foot fall, leaving him paralyzed from the waist, with several broken bones.
Ada Lee Crotey two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Crotey died yesterday afternoon at 12 80 o clock at residence to College Park body taken to Grantville Ga today for interment Norman Frederick Baldwin six year old son of Mr and Mrs T C Baldwin died at residence 17 Dainy Street at 6 o clock yesterday evening funeral at residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev W Weathers officiating carriages leave Greenburg Bond Bloomfield chapel at 1 30 Dr A A Chance Swainsboro Ga remains arrived here and interred at Haw hammock cemetery Wed aged about 42 a Wadley resident survived by wife and three children Nell and Belene Chance and John Chance Mrs Chance before marriage Mrs Lon
New York reports indicate profit taking as bears dominate last week stock activity. Observers note covering short positions amid signs of copper price declines, rate suspensions, and gold import hopes, while bank reserves and London market strength temper fears of tightening money markets.
Hooper Alexander reports the Western and Atlantic railroad committee returned to Atlanta from an inspection of three tracts proposed for terminals in Chattanooga. He notes members were disappointed with the Evans property, favoring Boyce Station for its grade summit and near level land despite subdivision and housing blocks. A meeting to discuss the situation is likely later this week once figures are secured.
Dr W H Oates of Mobile returned from Chickamauga reporting no typhoid danger. He states water should be boiled and that Alabama soldiers, who plan to go July 21 to 30, are advised to follow arrangements already made by the Alabama contingent.
Washington July 17 Complete harmony prevails at the Fourth Pan American Conference in Buenos Aires with a generally friendly disposition toward the United States state department reports Henry White chairman of the U S delegation states the conference is thoroughly organized and fourteen committees have been elected.
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