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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
3
Albans Gap May 10. Widespread unseasonable cold and heavy rains have damaged cotton across Dougherty County and surrounding areas. Farmers report young plants 1 to 3 feet high yet many nearly dead or blighted, with grass choking fields and cantaloupe vines hurt by wind and beating rains. Farmers fear another bad season unless next weeks bring relief.
Manila reports progress disarming Basilan and reducing unrest across Lanao districts. Major General Weston notes conditions quieter than usual and frames recent actions as police rather than military. Government urged to secure a loan to fund irrigation expansion, with ten million pesos foreign purchase planned this year, totaling one hundred million pesos over ten years.
May 10 delegates gathered at the Lyric for a Methodist Episcopal conference with Governor Franly of Indiana as keynote speaker. He urged renewed spiritual fervor unseen since the church’s early days, predicting widespread conversion within a year if intensity rose. Governor Hoch of Kansas and Bishop Hamilton of San Francisco joined other leaders in memorial day remarks at Ford’s Grand Opera House as crowds filled churches across the area.
Prisoners at a federal facility heard a special program by Mrs I E Ladd Mine Virginia Read and Forst Meyer with Bre Ladd and Wiss Read. The event followed a sermon by the chaplain as deputies and officers reported a raid destroying two copper stills and related plant stock in a Macon county operation. Suspects John Carer and Green Holloway were arrested. Commissioner LM Erwin will pursue the cases tomorrow.
In a Washington Herald snippet an usher announces an event to ladies in the foyer. The report notes the ladies’ glum expressions as he speaks in a polite tone.
Fragmentary text hints at talk of a rap about a person named Wra or Mra de Shine and a worn ring motif. The readable parts suggest awkward phrasing and references to washing hands, but details are incomplete and uncertain.
Special correspondent notes a shift in Japanese society as Tokyo graduates adopt Western styles like the hakama and collars, provoking laughter and gossip. The piece describes new flirtations among students, the risk of romantic tragedy, and a growing but fragile Western influence on Japanese women and manners.
Two companies of regulars from Fort McPherson, 128 men under Captain Huguet, march to the U S army rifle range at Waco for a May month of target practice. They travel in stages, one company in the morning and two more following, expecting to pitch tents and train until June before returning home.
A batch of obituaries and funeral details covers aged eight months to 87, naming Desty Hudson Georgie Watson Rev George Standing Loo King Hong Martha White Margaret Williamson William Beach Myrtis Garrard and others. Interments listed at various cemeteries with church services and residence addresses.
A horse and a mule were fatally struck on the Ponce de Leon trestle near the curb of Ponce de Leon park between 8 and 9 PM. Witnesses described the animals appearing blinded by car headlight glare as a streetcar approached. both animals fell, then were dragged from the rails. Details of the collision and owners remain unknown.
Dan Parks, 15, of 64 Piedmont Avenue, was badly injured riding a toboggan at the White City pleasure ground last evening. He suffered a fractured skull after standing up briefly to adjust his hat, causing the car to derail and him to be thrown to the ground. He was rushed to Grady Hospital. officials note warning signs and caution that the incident stemmed from his actions while riding.
John Repittgenas, a 2 Greek man living at 522 South Pryor, was struck by a land car of the street railway near White City. He was carried to Atlanta hospital with a scalp wound and bruises. Several others were struck but escaped serious injury.
In Atlanta, Goodrum of the local Tobacco Co wholesale department at 62 West Mitchell Street directs workers amid a massive storehouse blaze. He uses a daring dash into the burning building to rescue nine people, while others uncover three more survivors after over thirty hours under rubble. The story highlights his acts as a standout emergency response in a record fire.
May 10 report from Steabial describes a dramatic rescue of a nine foot American eagle caught in a fire. JFE Stanley was attacked and escaped as the bird’s talons tore his trousers, prompting a fire department response to extinguish the blaze threatening the bird’s cage.
Drawings for the Southern Intercollegiate Tennis meet will occur this morning at Sadlock at the town house of the Atlanta Athletic Club on Auburn Avenue. Seven colleges are entered including Auburn, Georgia Tech, Mississippi A&M, Mississippi University, Trinity, and Wake Forest. officials hope play starts at noon.
A well dressed blonde woman about 35 is found dead on a clay bank in Southwest Philadelphia. Two men near Point Breeze Oil Works discover the body in a small pond beside a bottle of carbolic acid. Police see footprints suggesting possible foul play and note the coat carefully placed over the body, with a passing carriage heard near the scene.
Krasnaya Vremya reports St Petersburg on May 10 as M Khomyakoff yields to Premier Stolypin by withdrawing strictures on M Kokovseff. Khomyakoff faced possible resignation threats but concedes to avoid a crisis between the duma and Stolypin cabinet, a move praised by Novoe Vremya and The Red. The episode underscores the delicate balance among the duma, Stolypin, and the Octoberists amid ongoing policy debates.
The Central Bank and Trust Corporation will resume operations Tuesday morning at the old corner of Mitchell and Forsyth streets after fire damage. A brief note mentions a May 10 Columbus gathering led by Rey T A Culpepper and Re O B Culpepper, and a May 10 birth of Prince Alfonso in Madrid, with the prince enrolled in the royal army.
Yesterday in Gloversville Frank Herry of Broagalbin shot and killed his sister while adjusting a double-barreled shotgun. Coroner Finch ruled the death accidental as family details emerge amid the incident.
Governor Magoon returns to Havana after a tour to Pinar del Rio. He expresses pleasure with the reception everywhere. He is cheered by the American colony at Herradura and greeted by large crowds at every station along the train.
The Gulf Coast Inland Waterways Convention session was recently held in Columbus with representatives Charles Jewextwit and Richard Howard. An invitation to meet in Columbus on November was extended.
Memphi Tennas 10 Specialstateler Wells, last season with Lashville, drafted by St Louis Nationals, purchased by Little Rock and joined club tonight. Steamer Washlenaw aground off Monmouth in fog. Rescue efforts continued with northwest breeze and moderate sea. crew reported safe.
A narrative recounts an American traveler facing rough treatment by German frontier officers. The man demands respect, refuses to submit his trunks, and insists he did not come to be controlled, then turns away in a hurry. The scene depicts tension between traveler and authorities at a border checkpoint.
The Constitution reports informal ballots collected in several towns. Voters chose between Smith and Brown, with results varying by location. some ballots dismissed for lack of signatures while others counted. Ballot boxes appeared in stores at Tifton Tallapoosa and Danielsville, reflecting local political activity after Governor Smith spoke.
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