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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
8
Prohibitionists clash with wholesale liquor interests as bottle houses come under fire. Dr White comments on the matter while B and B firms argue that bottle houses should bear the same license costs as saloons. They contend retailers face higher burdens and that bottle houses lure patrons from taverns, upsetting existing licensing rules.
A heated public discussion in Atlanta centers on prohibiting liquor and extending the Hyar limits. Pro and anti saloon factions clash as residents fear wholesale houses and bottle houses gain influence. Dr White’s stance supports dispensary moves and warns of looming anti whisky mobilization shaping city politics.
The June issue of Everybody's Magazine earns praise for vivid reporting on famine in India and the San Francisco disaster, plus powerful fiction including The Outlaw and a striking Vernon Howe Bunten city souvenir. The review highlights James Hopper, Eugene Wood, and other contributors delivering clear, intense material.
Dozens of witnesses testified about Mrs. Mire M. Walker charged with taking money under pretenses to bury a widow's son. Justice Ormond dismissed the warrant after verdicts and testimonies supported Walker, noting lack of proof of misapplication. Witnesses described Walker as generous, running a boarding house at 103 Washington Street and aiding indigent women.
A fragment discusses a sleeping car line to Wilmington New York commencing June 9 with travel from Atlanta at 9:35 pm and Wilmington the following morning. It mentions five day tickets and a roundabout reference to whisky business and saloon limits, hinting at an impending political issue about permissive liquor laws in Atlanta and future city openness. The text asserts a clash between reformers and those favoring broad access to liquor and beer shops, predicting a confrontation over street and civic planning.
Orient Georgia June 2 Special Fran Willan H Thomaa judge of Montgomery Al city court spoke tonight at the meeting of the mimint Association his subject focusing on legal matters and civic duty with emphasis on judicial experience and public service.
The speaker, a progressive Southern young man, urged better citizenship and law in his state. At MU A commencement, he outlined the value of education for public service, praised athletics, and warned against licentious politics while analyzing courts and law.
The passage notes meat, potatoes, eggs, and fruits each fall short of a balanced diet. Meat lacks starch, potatoes lack meat, eggs lack acid, and fruits lack matriment, suggesting a need for a varied diet.
Apitezo is described as a crisp cereal that can be eaten with milk or cream and provides vegetable iron for energizing the system. It is claimed to supply maximum nourishment with minimal digestive effort and encourages trying it for thirty days to become a staple. Anvitero Bicevits and Apitero Graing are mentioned with bolded packaging references.
Alumni from across the South attended as Few and Debating Society defeated Phi Gamma in the champion debate. The audience witnessed a broad exchange on constitutional qualifications for voting and education, followed by medal awards and a gym exhibition to close commencement activities.
At Grant Park, around 10 pm Friday, two boats skimmed Lake Abana while others slept. Police arrested Paul Torrence, Bid McKown, and Gordon Johnson, charging them with molesting park boats after the boat house was broken into and two pairs of cars were stolen. Torrence admitted renting a boat and claimed he tried to aid park managers. The three youths were fined 276 each by Recorder Broyles.
The reception for Mary Marble Lite Chip at the Casino this week was warm with many Atlanta friends in attendance. The show features Mary Mathie and Little Chin with a lively chorus and popular numbers, while Gloriana and other favorites deliver bright lines and brisk comedy amid musical interludes. Despite rain, crowds enjoyed a strong slate of performances, with brighter prospects for the rest of the week. Phonomenal Kryptok Invisible Giftical from Jno I Moore & Sons is advertised as Georgia’s premier eyeglass invention.
The piece describes new or revised rail service affecting Petoskey Mackinac Region with the Northland Limited running daily via Cincinnati to Northern Michigan resorts, including timings June 24th departures, and the Michigan Express with sleeping car service to Petoskey and Mackinac. G W Weedon, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Cincinnati, is cited for details.
Alexandr Calean and two Roumanian companions arrived in Atlanta from Troumania. They slept at the station and were kept there after midnight on a charge of idle and vagrant. None speak English. they will explain to the recorder, though understanding is doubtful.
Nat Lumpkin a 22-year-old white man nearly drowned when he fell into a gutter on Auburndale Avenue between Piedmont and Butler after heavy rain. Patrolman Thompson saved him. Lumpkin, a Troy Steam Laundry employee, was battered and had facial lacerations.
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