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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1910
Page
8
City news brief reports the death of 35 year old Chinawan Lee Chung yesterday at a private sanitarium. The body was taken to Poole's chapel and will lie in state until relatives are heard from. Chung was a member of the Hong Kong Society.
The weather man forecast persistent hot conditions through Saturday with generally fair skies. Forecaster von Herrmann presented the update yesterday afternoon, noting continued heat and pleasant periods ahead.
From the Empire building vantage, the weather man reports yesterday’s high in Atlanta at 35 degrees with fair conditions expected today. A humorous aside recounts a family cat’s fate after a car incident as public officials discuss anonymous graft allegations against J J Barron and calls for an investigation.
The convention backed A B Crowley of Holyoke as secretary treasurer and endorsed Atlanta printers leaders E L Parham and E Johnson while B M Marks of the Atlanta Federation of Trades represents city pressmen. District Judge Newman orders destruction of twenty nine barrels of impure catup shipped from Owensboro Kentucky by Bluegrass Company after pure foods inspection found filthy decomposed vegetable substance. Jackson Hill Baptist church reports a large Sunday school with 250 to 400 attendees and adds a boys department to involve fathers and mothers in a school inspection before vacation.
Macon Georgia reports the death of Albert Dolglaes, eldest son of Mr and Mrs E A Battelé, at the family home on Coleman Avenue after a brief illness. The remains are sent to Camilla Georgia for funeral and interment. Also noted are updates on McKenna as a clerk and local recorder matters involving Alderman W A.
The annual report to the governor by Tere M. Pound highlights rising attendance to 847,912, 220 new schoolhouses, and state property value at 3,603,863. It calls for a strengthened state board of education, broader powers, higher salaries, and regional oversight to modernize Georgia's school system amid debates on Fulton county representation and equitable pay across districts.
The article notes a shift in country life as rural schools are run by women who often lack city jobs. Towns seek better facilities by spending on fine schoolhouses and trained teachers, while country districts face pressure to imitate this push to improve education.
A quotations style summary notes that education is valuable only if funded and that the public must internalize this principle. The speaker urges broad societal commitment and financial support to improve schooling and progress.
The federal parole bill, settled in conference, was agreed to by the House. It allows parole for prisoners in U S penitentiaries who have served a third of their term and maintain a good record.
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