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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1910
Page
1
A senator accuses a trust of a tariff graft scheme promising a fixed high tariff. The report notes the group allegedly secured a $420 million bonus and poured in $800 million into the trust, with insiders claiming prior knowledge of tariff stabilization.
Mangas City Kansas July 26 Senator Albert B Cummins on the way home from Des Moines predicted the progressive Republicans would control the Republican National Convention in 1912 and perhaps Congress before then He attacked United States Steel Corp detailing a 1901 Carnegie sale worth far more than its plant value and alleging profits funded later schemes with allies and a massive but suspect capital reorganization drawing into question its true worth
New Orleans July 24 A mechanical engineer Timothy Donner was found near Grand Lake 29 miles south of New Orleans after a launch breakdown. He is in critical condition due to starvation and mosquito swarms while awaiting rescue by a party that combed the swamps. He may recover.
Massachusetts history department prepares the first traveling library for the blind in the South. One hundred books and bundles are being carried to state schools for distribution by Montgomery Ann. July 2 noted as preparation day.
Nebraska Democrats vote to reject William J. Bryan's county option plank at Grand Rapids Neb. The convention erupts as Bryan calls liquor interests a scheme for political control and opponents brand his stance as factional. Hitchcock motion on rules fails, Bryan role debated, unity urged.
The city ordinance committee approved a plan banning muffler cut-outs and requiring autos to use only a hand horn that says honk honk. Aldermen Hancock dissented, police enforcement was criticized, and two other auto changes were debated, including stopping behind streetcars.
Charles McGuire of Knatanning Pennsylvania is jailed on suspicion of being the highwayman blamed for the July hold up of Paymaster F. M. Brown and the death of Horton H. Craig. Inquest testimony linked his shirt with a cut piece that could form a mask after he searched for work near the Windlen Seal Company mines, where the crime followed. He faces grand jury action as investigators pursue motive and connection to the road incident.
Louisville police report a 12 year old boy Willem Kold fatally injured when a bottle of soda exploded at a lawn social. fragments of glass severely lacerated his face and doctors fear loss of sight in both eyes. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
President Taft declared he cannot and will not use the presidency for political speeches, stating his platform is patriotism and prosperity for all. He spoke from an automobile in Rockland after arriving via Maine cruise, praising national unity while noting policy topics like ship subsidies. He visited Rockland’s limestone quarries and cement works, then cruised Casco Bay, with plans for Biddford Pool tomorrow and return to Baquerly Thursday.
Rear Admiral John A Hodner retired at age 62 from Bremerton Puget Sound and will search Alaska wilderness for his son reported lost there. Conflicting dispatches note Hodner’s expected move to lead the expedition while Bremerton gate command changes are mentioned.
Approximately 5,080 value is dedicated to moving and remodeling houses to widen Marlatt street from Foundry to North Avenue. Georgia Railway and Electric Company president P. Arkwright pledged 5,000, boosting the effort. Street widening will cost the company about 413,000 beyond new wood block paving. A committee of Councilman Winn, S. S. Delle, and W. M. Fain oversees subscriptions, focusing on south side property owners. About 39 houses will be moved or dismantled, with several substantial structures affected.
Lincoln Neb July 2 The Nebraska Republican platform endorses Taft administration and opposes Cannonism while showing sympathy for insurgents inside and outside Congress. It backs county option to regulate liquor tied to the insurgent movement and names leaders selected at the convention as disputes over voting and control fade. A street committee meeting follows with promises to inform the council.
The Georgia Ming's Daughters probe into the 614 Woman's Home faced obstacles as state secretary Mrs Kate C. Hall sought to convene hearings. Gordon Circle and Georgia Libbey Circle clashed over venue and authority, with future neutral-site meetings discussed and potential suspension powers noted for the Gordon Circle if charges prove true.
In Columbus Ohio the regulars defeated the progressives by a wide margin as Paul Howland Cleveland was ousted from the revolt chairmanship by 15 to 3. James R Garfield and Senator Burton loom as key figures while Longworth favors the tariff and Harmon is criticized as a presidential hopeful.
Weather forecast reports showers across Georgia with Thursday indicating partly cloudy periods and light to moderate south winds. Temperature figures are uncertain but suggest a range around high forties to mid fifties with available rainfall readings sparse over the 24 hour period and monthly totals noted.
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