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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
12
Grand jury presentments describe the stockade as filthy with nearly 100 degree heat and vermin infested prisoners. Steam leakage from the stockade stables is blamed for unhealthy conditions. Plans for new adjoining rooms and improved facilities are noted, while alimony and civil suits also appear in the proceedings.
Odd OCR text outlines excursion fares for a Fourth of July event covering routes including St Louis and Mississippi points with multiple round trip tickets offered. Contact WH Fors BP A for full information and applications.
Dainty and very useful items that enhance the summer toilet and add to personal beauty. The piece highlights jewelry suited for warm weather, emphasizing lightness and practicality for daily wear.
The Georgia House elected John T Slaton speaker after roll call with 183 votes and began a tense organizational process. Nominations for clerk and other posts followed as the body prepared to reconvene and set new leadership for two years.
Directors of Lowry National Bank of Atlanta declared their sem iannual dividend of five percent from earnings. The dividend is added to undivided profits, marking the thirty fourth such payout by the bank. The institution is noted as a steady dividend payer with substantial capital and surplus.
Henretta Boyleton an infant, four oclock thunderclap amid illness at her parents home on Hast Dine Street is believed by family to have triggered death. Physician unsure if thunder caused death but concedes it is plausible. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Judge William Richardson travels to Bailey Springs as guest of Senator John T. Mor lean to accompany a government engineers committee on an inspection tour of the Muscle and Colleshoals canals. They visit Huntsville on June 28 as part of the inquiry into canal works and related projects.
Yale awarded 669 degrees at the closing Yale commencement exercises in New Haven Connecticut. The event included honorary degrees such as Doctors of Laws conferred on August 3, Gaudens Sulpter and Edwin Anderson Alderman, president of the University of Virginia.
Baron Rosen the new ambassador to the United States and Baroness Rosen left Paris for Cherbourg today and are scheduled to sail for New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II of the North German Lloyd.
Washington June 20 Train No 38 of the Southern bound north ward derailed at Springfield this morning. No one killed and only three injured. Telfar Stockton of Jacksonville Fla received a cut on leg and hand. Biss Alice Hutchinson of Leesburg Va slightly bruised. A boy, son of William Turner of Atlanta Ga, slightly cut on head. Passengers transferred at Springfield arrived here four hours late. Cause of accident not known.
The Chicago Record Herald reports Mr Lawson urges life insurance policy holders in New York to rally against high costs and argues premiums should be cut to 40 percent of present payments. He cites mortality tables and net versus gross premiums, warning that drastic cuts could force bankruptcy without solid mathematics.
The academy board announced Georgia candidates who passed all mental examinations for admission to the Naval Academy. Names include G W Bunkle C 4 Elder WS Pottinger J W Quilan Ringley WS Rovers G B Sticklana BOW Tye and others from several states such as South Carolina Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas and more.
Private advices report Miss Ada Rehan the actress in London with appendicitis and likely to undergo an operation to remove the appendix. The condition is said to be serious though she is recovering, with complications noted but progress toward recovery evident.
Briton and Amy Phipps wed in St George Hanover Square church in a formal London ceremony. Guests included prominent figures of society and the bride’s family, with attendance noted by reporters. The event marked a union between British and American social circles amid a summer afternoon gathering.
A unidentified man was struck and killed by a trolley on Marietta Street Tuesday night. Despite many inquiries at undertakers and witnesses, no identifying details emerged. Coroner ordered no inquest. motorman Hill and others testified about speed and the man’s drunken condition. The case was dismissed as an unavoidable accident. Also notes Summer School at the Georgia Tech begins July 10 for prospective entrants.
Commemorative exercises mark the 38th anniversary of the Past Congregational church colored and 11th of Rev H H Proctor’s pastorate. Midweek program featured W Hunton. upcoming talks include Rev W H Weaver D D and Rev E A Fountain D D on church standards and gospel reach with open discussion. Friday reunion and Sunday sermon by Rev H H Proctor D D wrap the anniversary. Letters from national Congregational leaders to be read.
Judge Ormond dismissed the fraud case against John S Mabry after a near twenty four hour trial. Mabry, general agent for Peoples Home Purchasing Co, argued he believed the company held a paid in capital of 200000 to 300000 dollars. Witnesses supported his belief based on officers statements and company letter heads.
Feeble children with weak digestion may benefit from Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. A pleasant tasting preparation claimed to aid stomach upset and improve vitality in delicate youngsters.
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