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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
12
Robbers entered through a front window at 188 Washington Street while the Oglesbys slept, taking diamonds valued around 2000 plus several lower value rings. Police say the crime appears meticulously planned and executed by experts, with no trace of the culprits.
Governor Candier named Colonel N Norman of Liberty county as judge of the Liberty county court, subject to legislative action in the fall. Norman is a well known Southern Georgia lawyer, former Liberty representative, and has long been prominent in politics.
May 9 report from Berlin notes Moises Jacob Exekler the Hamburg born sculptor and VMI graduate sent to the United States a monument titled Virginia Mourning for Her Dead. It was cast in Friedrichhagen. Separate item: Hubert Welzal, a middle aged single man, jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge this afternoon, the third such jumper in three weeks.
A grand tonight in Atlanta for a veterans benefit draws a large crowd as tickets sell steadily. Charles E Boddridge, a famed whistler new to the city, headlines with a varied program of music recitations and whistling feats to raise funds for maimed veterans bound for Louisville. The event, organized with care by local women, reports $200 raised and extensive ticket demand across cigar stands.
A letter by B. M. Blackburn urges sympathy for his brother Robert B. Blackburn, a candidate for solicitor of the city criminal court. It stresses integrity, independence from officeholders, and appeal to the masses, claiming poverty as his only offense and calling for honest labor support.
A well known Atlanta official moved away and arranged a three day furniture auction. The dealer sold nearly all items at full value until a neighbor reported drugging and moving heavy articles, revealing a second sale in the vacant house next door.
A neighbor fears forced sale as furniture is moved quickly into a house. He concludes action is needed and a brief note to the furniture man halts the sale.
A discussion on diet compares vegetarian concerns with starch heavy meals. It extols Grape-Nuts as pre digested starch aiding blood and tissue formation and notes mental strength from phosphate rich grain. cautions on overconsumption of starchy foods. Also a notice from Atlanta Dairy asking patrons to bear with service interruptions after a fire and requesting vessels to receive milk.
Central of Georgia Railway announces one fare round trip from all Georgia points to Macon for the Cotton Growers Convention. Tickets on sale May 11 for trains arriving in Macon and valid for return by the ith Limited, returning May.
A long winded social feud between Harris's Row and Tolberts's Alley has police drawn in after repeated clashes at their two driveways and courts. Rival claimants of dance precedence sparked a dance dispute that escalated into fights requiring a police raid and arrests. Neighbors depict a tense divide with coded racial antagonism and fear of violence.
President Conyers will announce the committees for the state convention at the Baptist Young People's Union social meeting at Tabernacle Baptist Church this evening at 8. A fine musical program by city musicians is planned. The state convention meets in Atlanta on June 1. The public is invited and a large turnout is expected.
The elegant residence of J. H. C. McCoy in Decatur was completely burned last night valued at $600. A bucket brigade fought the flames but could not save the house near the Agnes Beattie Institute, which remained safe.
A Mexican Central Passenger train out of Mexico was delayed about ten hours after a work train backed up over a cow near Leon. Four men were killed outright and thirteen badly injured. The company sent help and the dead and injured were taken to Aguascalientes.
The Atlanta Wheelmen welcomed twenty new riders, boosting club strength to eighty. At the Cable Plane Company hall on Whitehall Street, Gus Castle presided as president. A road-improvement push was launched with a committee to press paving on Marietta and Decatur streets and Forsyth from the Aragon to Mitchell. If paving fails, asphalt paths may be laid for wheelmen to connect Brookwood with East Point. Committee: R A Brantley, Gus Castle, Fields, C B Scott. Monthly outing set for May 2 to Silver Lake.
Croquet is becoming popular again as a spring and summer game. To obtain stylish wearables at low cost, see Miller at 39 Marietta Street.
Real estate loans negotiated by J T Holleman Georgia correspondent for loans placed on choice farms and on improved property in larger cities Rates legal and resources unlimited Reliable attorneys wanted as correspondents Call or address 3 T Holleman Gould Building Atlanta Ga Confederate reunion rail travel offered to old veterans to view Civil War battlefields including Graysville Ringgold Tunnel Hill Rocky Face Dalton Dug Gap Resaca Adairsville Allatoona Big Shanty Kennesaw Mountain Ruff Smyrna
Western and Atlantic Railroad offers one fare round trip to Chattanooga for the spring festival. Tickets available May 7 through 11 and valid on morning trains May 12 to May 14. Apply at any ticket agent.
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