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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
12
Eden Muses American company based in New York filed for bankruptcy amid ongoing financial pressures. The firm, known for its wax figures displayed at major exhibitions, seeks court protection as it reorganizes assets.
Athens Ga June 7 Special The sentencing of W Griffin president of the defunct Athens Trust and Banking Co ends a run of bank official trials in the county. Griffin convicted after multiple appeals faces a possible new term if he appeals again. Other executives including cashier Robert McCrary and cashier Woods were involved as cases moved through the courts with embezzlement and banking law violations noted.
Holmes Institute held closing exercises in the chapel Monday night. Rev J Hadley delivered the annual address while Holmes president BR Holmes reported strong term achievements. About 300 students participated with many earning funds to buy books and uniforms. David T. Howard elected board president to fill Bishop Turner’s term. Community supporters listed include R J Guinn James Key N McEachern Dan Green Sidney Ormond and others.
William Hicks Key of Monticello Jasper county will graduate from the University of Georgia law school next Wednesday then enter the state legislature as representative from his county in the lower house. A junior law student this year he defeated a strong county candidate in the primary and will take a brief vacation before the opening of the general assembly. He has been a leading debater and speaker and served as business manager of The Pandora the university annual.
George J Vorhauer his wife and baby, Burden, and chauffeur Walter Wheeler were thrown from a seven passenger Packard near Bath. The car skidded on a sharp turn, rolled over, Burden was injured by glass while the others escaped with minor bruises. One wheel was torn off and the windshield broken.
Eighteen Chinese suspects were rounded up by Augusta police after a raid late last night on a dingy alley area known for gambling. Officers found fan tan and stud poker games in progress and detained those present for questioning at the city barracks.
A young man identified as Meier recklessly drove his auto, nearly collided with three police officers and the police commissioner at Forsyth and Martella. He was tried in police court and fined 16 dollars 75 cents. The incident followed a story about Samson and Philistines.
Two city board members submitted their resignations to the general council on Monday. H. I. Hilley of the water commission cited personal business and neglect of duties as reasons. Lo Green of the park commission from the fourth ward also tendered his resignation.
The will of Mrs Jane Kennedy who died May 26 bequeaths $10,0000 to Thornwell Orphanage of Clinton. Executor named is C Means. Real estate holdings include a home at 166 Park Avenue valued at $7,500.
Judge George L Bell presided over more than thirty divorce petitions yesterday as the court processed a heavy docket since the last term. Drunkenness abandonment and cruelty were the principal grounds, with infidelity cited in a few cases, and the divorces docket to be continued today.
Macon, Ga June 7 Special Representative B J Fowler of Macon will introduce a bill in the coming session to submit to voters the question of moving the state capital from Atlanta to Macon. About fifty legislators have signed to introduce the bill. In Bibb county hookworm tests show 385 of 404 children affected. Dr Whittle notes Bibb is relatively free compared to other counties. O J Massee Sr a longtime central Georgia figure died at his home in Marshallville after a heart failure. He was born in 1848 and his farm, inherited by generations, supported many Massee brothers now prominent in business. Funeral planned for 10 AM tomorrow at Riverside Cemetery, Macon.
Sperialis, a white Madison county farmer, bought a coffin after reporting he shot and killed his uncle Abe Phillips in a duel yesterday afternoon. Neither man was intoxicated, and the coroner's jury exonerated Morris.
In Hancock near Bedford Place and Ponca Leon Avenue a Sunday night gathering led to a staged duel among nine Black men. A cab brought them, pistols and knives were shown, four were arrested including driver Gite Balum. Balum was fined 16.75 dollars while the others paid 10.75 each after testimony and a gambling motive mentioned.
An 86 year old Black man, Montgomery, fell while walking in his home on June 7 in Rome. He was seriously injured and doctors say recovery is unlikely. The accident woke his family, who called for medical aid.
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Virginia summer vacation plans invite readers to contact ticket agents for booklets or write Paten Pass Agent Richmond VA for information on mountain and seashore resorts offered by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
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