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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
2
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Populist convention fuss over a state ticket. Delegates, committee chairs, and party leaders gathered around the Elmber context to decide who would be on the ticket and how delegates would be chosen. Several names and counties appear, with references to votes and plans for a capital-city rally and upcoming sessions.
The Fulton County Superior Court upheld the Georgia railroad commission in setting reduced stove freight rates under Circular 300. The decision supports the commission’s power to declare just and reasonable rates between designated points within the state, with potential appeal to the state supreme court within twenty days.
In a plain domestic note, silver and china from our house are praised as tokens of re ted and honest workman effort. The bride is described as vast ly pleased, with careful wording reflecting appreciation for quality and tradition.
A Kenoline tank at the Staddard Dyeing and Cleaning House on 88 North Krvor Street exploded yesterday at 2 90 oclock injuring five people and causing about 8600 in damage. W J Stoddard proprietor and L Alexander a gro helper were badly burned. they were treated at Grady hospital. Second Assistant Chief R H Presley and Fireman G H Laney, plus Dr T Medim, were in the dye house and burned. The blaze lasted about an hour. engine No 4 nearby helped prevent greater damage.
After two hours forty five minutes the jury convicts J Walter Shurley of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of James M Thompson near a Dewan avenue boarding house. Defense argues self defense. verdict delivered to Judge Roan with sentencing pending.
A party of southern teachers gathered in Avanta to attend University of Chicago summer school departed at dawn led by Professor F C Brown of Emory College. A long list of travelers from Georgia to Florida and the Carolinas followed, including Sadie Allan Smith Cedartown Ga and Miss Alta Chapman Selma Ala among many others. A related rail-rate dispute involved Circular Nos 306 300 308 and court actions with Judge Cann and multiple railroad firms, prompting injunctions and federal court proceedings.
No decision yet on Dawson's request to the Central of Georgia Railway to improve depot facilities. W H Davis, president of the board of trade, says a hearing before the railroad commission will be scheduled with Hon J M Griggs likely to represent the city. In Columbus, the Chattahoochee River stands at fifteen feet with the wharf entirely covered and the level rising tonight.
The fifty member committee voted to suspend subscriptions for the exposition until next fall. They adjourned to October 3, awaiting a clearer economic climate as Atlanta aims for a 1910 exposition with $647,000 available from city and donors and $280,000 in Piedmont Park improvements.
A committee of fifteen Georgia bankers led by S. M. Inman proposes a Washington push to secure a sub treasury for Georgia. Members include B. D. Brown Albany F D Bloodworth Savannah J J Lowry Atlanta R L Miller Savannah J Gunby Jordan Wich Dalton J S Witkine Athena J B Mayne Augusta Robert F Madox Atlanta John L Reynolds Rome W H Slade Columbus C G Goodrich Augusta Miller S Bell Milledgeville. The effort seeks to influence treasury officials rather than press a specific city. Atlanta’s suitability remains contested by Savannah bankers.
Captain David Gates, long serving in the Georgia field forces, is assigned to Washington to head the national field forces of the Internal Revenue Service. He has earned a national reputation for legal enforcement and will lead the nationwide effort from Atlantic to Pacific while awaiting temporary assignment.
A small classified notice seeks high-class opticians with thorough equipment. No female applicants allowed. race and gender bias evident. Contact by telephone at Belt 1900 to inquire.
The Senate agreed to vote Thursday on the Panama Sea Level canal bill while approving conference reports on diplomatic and naval appropriations. The body admitted A. M. Benson to the Kansas seat, heard Dryden defend a canal across the Isthmus, and adjourned at 6:20 p.m. after a tense debate on canal timing.
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