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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
2
In Waynesboro Georgia July 18 Sarah Hurst seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs T Hurst was accidentally shot in the temple by Tom Bull a young white stable hand. She was taken to Augusta hospital for treatment. The boy was fined by the mayor for shooting within city limits.
The twentieth session of the Weekly Press Association closed with Walter Cole reelected president and James T Megill as vice president. W A Sheckleford and B T Mosely named secretary and treasurer. Sandersville to host next meeting. Invitations to Jamestown and Atlanta expositions accepted. The Gainesville incident noted as unresolved. The convention entertained by L C Brown of Franklin Springs motel before departing for Asheville.
P L Montgomery of Nashville Tennessee endorses Smiths Blood and Liver Syrup as an exceptional general tonic. He claims it built him up after illness and cured carbuncles he had failed to remove with other remedies.
Santa Fe reports a series of earthquake shocks felt as far as El Paso Texas where a street car was displaced. Refugees stream into Santa Fe and Albuquerque as nightly tremors continue over the Rio Grande valley. Smoke spirals over lava fields near Alamo Gorda indicate possible volcanic activity while a drenching rain adds to valley discomfort.
Sylvania Georgia July 18 Special E M Henderson who recently came from Greenville 8C faced a huge moccasin in his room about seven o clock last night He stood near the bed when the snake wound around his left leg He kicked and scrambled reaching the hall where two friends aided him and the reptile was killed The snake did not bite him and the mystery remains how it entered the room YATES INJURIES ARE FATAL Cavalry Captain former Georgian dies in Idaho Boise Idaho July 8 Captain William Yates of the Fourteenth cavalry died after fracturing his skull when thrown from a horse at Boise barracks He was from Georgia
Police hunt for gems described as large as eggs, valued highly, after a New York woman reported theft. Detectives search citywide for traces of the loot, marking a rare major diamond investigation in recent years.
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