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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
12
A historical note explains that maintaining a checking account reduces the need to rely on friends for cashing checks and helps avoid unknown bank hassles. It argues that establishing credit happens at the bank, and starting early before seeking favors is best. Regular maintenance in a substantial institution is the key contributor to good credit.
The first car of early peaches, Greensboros, left Fort Valley for New Orleans at $1.25 a crate. Carloads to New York followed, with forthcoming, broader shipments. President Bagley reports rapid ripening and good fruit condition as weather remains favorable.
On Monday at White City park children gathered for Constitution Day as 4 232 coupons were exchanged for five cent rides from 2 30 to 6 30 pm. Over 2 000 youngsters enjoyed attractions led by aerial railway carousel Ferris wheel circle swing and a small train with moving pictures and penny arcade also offering coupons. The coupon program will continue each Sunday in The Constitution inviting more kids to join the fun.
June 7 report from Harrisburg notes an epidemic of rabies with numerous cases statewide. Twenty-five boroughs and townships are under quarantine as the state livestock sanitary board orders, and muzzled dogs at large may be shot without owner redress under quarantine rules.
Georgia Railway and Electric Company common stock rose from 66 to 91 25 a share in six days while many expect it to reach par. Traders cite solid earnings near 10 percent, strong management, and speculation about future gains as reasons for the surge. Charley E. Thompson sold at the peak figure and predicts par soon.
Salem Ohio June 7 Mrs Elizabeth Sharp a prominent society woman and wife of politician and manufacturer G W Sharp killed her 12 year old son Harold then herself with a revolver after an evening at home They believed the motive was sorrow over the incurable illness of the boy who had been mentally deficient from birth Mr Sharp heard the shots and found wife and child dead in bed after breaking down a locked door.
In Mobile on June 7 Miss Lucille Ruah a 15 year old society girl married to Phil G Thompson was separated from him by her parents and sent out of the city. Thompson and friends created a scene at the parents' residence prompting police and a warning. Judge Williams of the probate court discharged a perjury charge against Thompson and his ally Austin, a witness.
Miss Lena Schoormaker 19 of Saugerties N Y died in New York after fainting on her first elevator ride. Descending with Mrs Hall and four companions the car stopped suddenly and she was crushed when the car jolted upward again in the Flatiron Building shaft.
Springfield, Missouri, June 7. Walter W. Eddington trailed his wife to a local department store where she had arranged to meet Robert Sellers. He fired two bullets into Sellers in an aisle, wounding him fatally suspected to die. Eddington surrendered as shoppers panicked.
Montgomery, June 7. Evidence of passions from a sheriff impeachment surfaced as a mob tried to lynch Lawrence Davis, a new gro, after being found inMiss Lizzie Thompson's telephone exchange room. The sheriff deployed militia, guarding the jail, and the mob was kept away.
Henry L. Collier, Atlanta public works chief, asks a council committee to investigate charges against the city stockade's sanitation following a McAfee prohibition case. He cites past requests for prison improvements, baths, uniforms, and better housing, arguing the stockade is sanitary and vital to fair punishment while warning officials could be harmed by improper testimony.
New twice daily passenger trains from Atlanta via Southern Railway to Hazlehurst Douglas Valdosta and all western Florida points via Madison and Seaboard Air Line. Three Pullman cars on night trains with solid through tickets and checked baggage. Traffic Manager.
Chicago on June 7 reports the subway bureau census of the army of astraphangers. An average day sees 136,561 riders clinging to the leather grip in street cars and elevated lines. Yearly totals imply 45 to 50 million passengers failed to find seats.
Former Georgia governor Joseph M. Terrell was appointed auditor of the Inman estate now under a receiver. Judge Pendleton set the first Monday in September for a hearing to allow Morris Brandon a health-related leave of absence. The case, lingering in probate, may involve large fees and complex分ions as Terrell sifts through assets for final distribution.
In Columbus on June 7 Edward Sands 43 a former inmate of the county infirmary fired at Jacob Zettler injuring his arm and then shot at C M Gardner before fatally shooting himself Sands is reported to die Zettler’s arm wound is not serious Several bystanders fled as Sands fired through a grocery window from hiding and chased clerks up the street before committing suicide.
St Louis on June 7 reports Jesse J. Felchlin aged 19 of 2042 Franklin Avenue arrested for writing threatening letters to Mrs Virginia B. Wright 22 West Moreland Place demanding 2000 dollars in four $500 installments with death threatened to a loved one if paid. Wrights son Thurston to wed Virginia Frew in Pittsburgh tonight. motives linked to wedding advance notices.
Louislana Pietta of Lowell, described as the city’s sleeping archaean, died after 32 days of near-unconsciousness with only milk passing through her teeth. She had four prior spells of increasing length, the last ending in fall with electric treatment by physicians.
Detectives J. C. Burke and J. H. Steincamp, working for the Law and Order League, were attacked after leaving the Montgomery courthouse at 1 30 p m today. Burke was severely beaten. both escaped to the county jail. The sheriff organized a posse to find suspects, with many in the city denouncing the assailants.
Caiton Ga June 7 Special The body of Janes Romaines a young white man who tried to escape from the Catoosa county jail was found in Chickamauga creek by a search crowd. Romaines and John Goad were jailed at Ringgold for habeas ing and exchanged shots with officers as the sheriff entered the cell to feed them. They fled about a half mile and attempted to swim the swollen creek. The current swept Romaines under a drift and he drowned. Goad, believing his partner dead, went to Chattanooga then returned to Dalton and surrendered. An undertaker in Dalton was asked to ship the body.
Citizens in the fourth ward protest the Forrest Avenue dump near Fortune and Rice streets. Daily garbage loads and occasional fires drive residents from bed, prompting calls to move the dump. They cite required garbage cans yet see no city action to reduce health and odor issues. Meanwhile a separate Iowa report notes politician D. T Blodgett must serve five years for forging a document. Also in Tennessee, 300000 pounds of Dixon Creek tobacco sold at 3.75 to 3.85 cents per pound after earlier offers.
Washington on June 7 The war department called for 200 junior engineers surveyors and transit men for inland waterways surveys from Boston to Key West Florida. Jobs lasting six months to a year pay 125 to 175 dollars monthly for engineers and 100 to 126 dollars for surveyors and transit men. Examinations June 21 1908. applications to civil service commissions or exam boards in major cities listed.
Fire at the B F Avery Sons plow factory in Loutaville Kentucky caused damage to its hardware watchbooks and threatened the plant complex. Louisville fire department containment prevented larger losses, with operations expected to continue unaffected.
More than fifty veterans left Macon Georgia this afternoon aboard the Memphis special to attend the annual reunion. The report names Jerry May as the negro bodyguard of Colonel Wynn who also joined the trip, reflecting the era’s tensions and wartime loyalties as veterans head to the event.
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