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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
14
W. J. Dabney Import Co presents a new display of buggies runabouts carriages phaetons surreys and related vehicles for horse owners. The offerings tout the newest styles and best manufacturers with fair prices.
Mayor Joyner spoke from the scene of a major blaze praising Chief Cummings and the fire crew. He noted wind driven flames, scarce engines, and low hydrant pressure as limitations, urging more powerful engines and a larger water main while praising the waterworks department's efforts under difficult conditions.
City council met this afternoon and ordered a June 16 election to approve a 45000 bond issue to extend the sewerage system water mains and improve fire protection. A prior bond election two months earlier carried but faced objections over legal validity, which Judge Mitchel rejected.
The May conference of state governors at the White House on natural resource conservation draws strong support from Democratic candidates William J. Bryan and Governor Johnson of Minnesota, and from Associate Justices Harlan and Peckham. They praise the initiative and plan to attend, stressing the urgency and long-term stakes for posterity.
Hooper Alexander, candidate for the Georgia legislature from DeKalb, denounces a Farmers Union charge and says he acted as counsel, not claim credit, in securing reduced passenger rates. He argues the railroad commission defended public service and that critics tried to paint him as the culprit behind service cuts.
The paper notes the death of Thdavic Halevy, acclaimed dramatic authority and novelist born July 7, 1834, in this city. It includes a political controversy involving Hooper Alexander and Ludovic Halevy, referencing attacks and defenses in a public letter exchange.
A massive blaze on Mitchell Street in Atlanta destroyed the J J Goodrum Tobacco Company warehouse. About 1,900,000 cigars and 1,000,000 cigarettes stored there were lost, with thick tobacco smoke filling the May morning air. The entire stock could not be saved as flames consumed the storeroom.
An inquest today exonerated Ben Yancey who shot at burglar Charles Thomas during a residence theft in Rome. The coroner reported the burglarys had been ongoing in the area, with Thomas described as a long-time chicken sheet and burglar, not new to the neighborhood.
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