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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1906
Page
17
An elderly begging vagrant Edwin Clarke collapsed in a police court plea, asking to be kept in confinement rather than released. He described jail meals as a lure that could not be matched by life on the outside. Recorder Broyles granted 30 days in the city chain gang, citing legal limits.
Ida Hooks a tall blonde described as a Darktown actress appeared in police court with remarks about escaping lunatic roles. The recorder commented on her performance as a dramatic actress. She explained her troupe plans and potential future productions. The report ends noting troops in Paris returned to their garrisons.
Mr. M Nathan of Nathans Home Eatery has completed a $16 000 bakery at 83 Mangum Street a two story facility with modern machinery and a medical exam for workers Every detail shows hygiene and efficiency with lab storage and dough treatment on the second floor An expert German born baker best known for Hygento bread Nathan credits Gold Medal Flour for success and notes a large order of flour and remodeled stores in the city Formal opening set for May 16 with breads cakes and souvenirs for ladies and children
Edgar Bullar a Putnam county native who had lived in San Francisco for years lost all his possessions in the recent earthquake and fire. He and his wife and children slept in a city park with no covering and relied on public charity for sustenance. He was the son of the late James L Bullard a noted local businessman and Confederate veteran. A relief collection was taken for him and his family.
In Montezuma Georgia on May 6 a Black man, Hosey Lewis, was struck and perhaps mortally hurt by a posse of about twenty five men attempting to arrest him after an alleged brick attack on J M. He fired at officers and bystanders but hit none. The man and two companions were later reported in Columbia South Carolina as injured in separate incidents.
Rome Ga May 5 The Buoyx Industrial School commencement closes amid a large audience including forty Atlanta citizens. A morning grounds inspection led by student guides, a Watson prize declamation contest at 2 30, and scholarship prizes followed by a trustees address. An Atlanta party arrived by special train and departed at 3 30 expressing delight.
Miss Mary Edna Hudmon, about 21, died suddenly at her Seventh Street home in Opelike from organic heart failure. She was a sister of Mrs P H Brewster and survived by her mother Mrs TT Hudmon and five sisters. The community was shocked by the death.
General Orders from the Department of the Gulf commend Private Lawrence Ludlam of Company C Seventeenth Infantry for the prompt duty as a sentinel at Fort McPherson Georgia on April 9 1908 during the shooting of Private Lewis Persell Troop A Thirteenth Cavalry. The act led to the prisoner’s death after his refusal to halt their escape.
McDonough Georgia May 8 Special commencement exercises of McDonough city schools will run May 20 to 28 with Rev W E Dozier of Carrollton preaching the sermon May 21 features include Delta Tau Literary Society and music and expression departments. Graduates Joe Alexander O R Nolan and Emmie Clements will receive first diplomas as the enrollment and attendance grow and the school earns accreditation as a state high school.
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