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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
11
In the Sunday issue of the Binee Published Daily weekly by Clark Howell, Roby Robinson is listed as manager for Batis. The notice appears in the 2.5 edition with Robinson’s appointment.
A garbled notice reflects public figures and events from Washington and headlines, mentioning Taft Roosevelt and the Peace Commission. It hints at political upheaval, economic concerns, and satirical asides about public figures, with tangled references to Melon season and street politics.
A Candler address to Emory trustees pleads to retain President Dickey who has guided Emory with strong endowment gains and expansion. The text notes his selection as secretary of the general mission board and questions the fit with his church duties versus his Emory leadership. The piece lauds his scholarly regime and Georgia Methodists’ support while signaling a potential conflict with broader church roles.
The article weighs Theodore Roosevelts European speeches and their blunt critique of host nations. It argues the colonels candor, though bold and sometimes harsh, yields lasting historical impressions unlike bland diplomacy, favoring frankness over insulated tact.
The Springfield Republican notes hope the court will reexamine the constitutionality of the federal corporation tax in a full October session. It warns previous slim margins may prove insufficient and urges a fresh look that could strike down what it calls a vicious law that penalizes incorporated businesses while exempting nonincorporated rivals.
A joint committee report from the National Bar Association and the National Civic Federation indicts American law as a century out of date. It cites decisions decided on technicalities over merits and warns of sweeping reforms. The Associated Press summarizes broad claims that state bars and national bodies agree on a dismal, archaic system, with courts at all levels failing to meet modern standards.
The speaker argues for faster action and simplification of legal processes. He urges replacing obstructive rules with clear regulations enacted by lawmakers prioritizing public need over personal gain. The thrust calls for public support to drive legislative change at both federal and state levels.
Editorial lauds Fulton county grand jury for voicing a sweeping inquiry into city money lenders and pawnshops. It urges strong protection for indebted residents, notes Atlanta’s metropolitan growth, and cites New York’s approach to limit rates, while calling for cooperative lending models to ease hardship.
A fragmenting ode from Georgia era verse blending local humor and moral tales. It references prosperity, trouble, dancing, and a departed citizen as well as rural life’s pithy maxims and a poet’s sample of verse.
Jules Bert and J P Weir were bound over by Justice Harr on a 2500 bond for allegedly stealing a trunk belonging to Florence Wickham of the Metropolitan Grand Opera. At a preliminary hearing, Wickham identified the trunk in court. other witnesses testified to alterations. Weir and Bert gave statements to explain their possession of the trunk. Wickham will remain to await trial, hoped to be set early next week.
Dr George B Cuttin president of Acadia college, a former Sete football player, issues decree forbidding the presentation of rewards to girl graduates in the future, signaling a change in graduation customs at Acadia.
The Evan P Howell County School on the Howell MU road held closing exercises yesterday in front of a large audience. Principal Miss Eadie Lou Simmons led a program by about two hundred students, with four graduates Misses Mary Wiar Mary Harper Ganelle Dons and Ruth Peek. The school plans to reopen in September with about three hundred pupils.
Last evening the Booster Train from Nashville passed through West Point en route to Montgomery and Birmingham. The special spent about an hour here as party members gave speeches, Mayor Johnson delivered a welcome address, and boosters distributed town fans, caps, and copies of The Nashville Banner.
BEN F SAMUEL of the New Home House Furnishing Company argues that Atlanta must have stopovers and urges roads to grant them. He states there is no reason for refusal and that stopovers would greatly benefit local business and the city, predicting eventual compliance and praising Atlanta’s spirit.
Citizens in Wilkes Georgia rally behind a statewide system of improved highways. Leaders like Mayor J Barksdale and Commissioner John Callaway push for graded, durable roads, engineer oversight, and potential bond funding to accelerate 15 to 20 miles of topsoil roads yearly. Local figures claim Wilkes could build 300 miles and boost property values. an endurance tour is planned to showcase the improvements.
The Louisville Times reports a contract with Chicago aviator Horace B Wild for a Montgomery airplane flight from Chicago to Louisville with up to four fuel stops, to be completed within thirty six hours before June 18. The Louisville aviation meet will feature Glenn H Curtis Charles K Hamilton Mars H B Wild and Car Bates.
A citizens committee urged William A Hancock to run for county commissioner. Hancock, currently a seventh ward alderman, pledged earnest consideration and said he would reply in a few days after a Thursday night meeting. The group formed during a city council gathering to back his candidacy.
Detmold Lippe June 7 Prince Leo reigning Lippe prince and his brother Prince Julius were attacked by Italian laborers while driving. A shower of missiles struck their car forcing a rapid departure. Later several assailants were arrested by authorities.
Charley Kelly of Knox and a former state bank examiner died there last night after a brief illness. He was a thirty second degree Mason and a longtime figure in local affairs.
A party of Germans arrived at Mount Airy on June 8 to inspect lands suitable for cattle farming. The area saw shipments of flat peaches this week, with the peach crop expected to exceed recent years in volume.
In Mount Airy Ga on June 2 a small apple tree in Colonel John P Forts yard drew attention for its size and yield. The tree stands about 3g feet tall with a 4g inchs girth and yielded nineteen healthy apples.
George A Rose, once linked with the Producers National Bank of Cleveland, was released from Ohio penitentiary after a ten year term for isolation of a national banking law. His home in Cleveland was broken up years ago.
Wealthy Jews of Texas plan to cooperate with Jacob Schiff of New York to purge large tracts of land between Galveston and Houston for colonization. The project aims to divert immigration of Jews from New York to Texas and settlers will receive land at a low price.
A June celebration in Waynesboro organized by the Daughters of the Confederacy and local citizens featured a parade forming at 4:30 PM at Academy Square. Automobiles carriages floats bicycles and baby carriages filled the line and most of the city was covered while stores closed for the exercises.
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