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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1910
Page
22
Brown County Macon Georgia May 21 Special. Promoters say dirt will be broken soon for interurban electric lines from Macon to Atlanta and Macon to Albany. The Atlanta Macon line should be completed this year with rapid construction once business plans are finalized. Specific plans await final announcements.
Rev. A. J. Cobb, a Black pastor from Barnesville, Ga, has been chosen editor of the Christian Index, published in Jackson, Tennessee. He will start soon and will oversee much of the work from his home. Cobb also founded the Helena B Cobb Industrial Training Institute, which has grown with about 180 attendees this year from several states. His wife will largely manage the school’s operations.
Hon. Peyton M. Hawes of Elbert, a state treasurer candidate, returns from a south Georgia campaign tour confident Georgia will have a good crop. He cites severe but not hopeless weather, increased fertilizer use, a shift to corn and cereals, and expectations of reduced grain imports as harvest approaches. Hawes expects a strong fall showing once summer heat arrives.
Capitalists from Alabama Illinois Ohio and Tennessee plan to invest over 1 000 000 to develop Dauphin Island south of Mobile as a major gulf coal port. Formation occurred in Birmingham with a railroad link to the Mobile and Ohio and Louisville and Nashville lines. The project covers 2900 acres with 500 more to be reclaimed by drainage.
Herbert E. Choate of Atlanta was elected a director at the fourteenth annual convention of the National Association of Credit Men in New Orleans. The Atlanta Association of Credit Men views the selection as a notable honor and the first director from the Atlanta group.
Choate, treasurer and credit manager of J. K. Orr Shoe Co., from the southeastern states, was elected to a two year term as a leading figure in the credit men's association and served on the national bankruptcy committee that helped shape the Sheriey bill now moving through Congress. News noted his selection as a compliment, especially since he missed the New Orleans meeting and learned of the election only after Atlanta delegates returned.
Lawrenceville Ga May 21 Special Schools closed for term and graduating exercises postponed. Ten students to receive diplomas. Professor W P Martin re-elected principal but with a new faculty. Lawrenceville claims one of the best schools in the area.
Severe weather swept the Gulf Coast and central Texas with heavy rain, wind, and hail. More than twenty towns reported damaged houses and injuries though crops benefited in some areas. In Gonzales, Beto Hernandez was killed by lightning as floods rose and levees in rice fields failed.
New York May 21 William Jennings Bryan said before sailing for Europe that a future Democratic Congress with strong western representation could boost votes and likely secure a Democratic president. He sails as delegate at large to the International Missionary Conference in Scotland aboard the Celtic. Judge George Gray is a fellow passenger.
La Crosse Wis May 21 The Monroe county courthouse sold at tax sale for an unpaid weed tax of 30 cents levied by the city of Sparta. The building and grounds were bid in by the city attorney for 80 cents the certificate will be held until the county provides redeeming it.
A bold Texas and southern claim sells Imperial Eczema Remedy as a permanent cure. The ad touts a clean Maquid formula with wintergreen and carbolic acid, says the liquid reaches roots, stops itching, and promises normal skin. If unavailable, customers can mail $1 for express delivery from Imperial Medicine Co.
Southern Railway announces a large inbound freight terminal to be built on its Madison avenue property between Mitchell and Peters streets in Atlanta. The 700 by 60 foot two story warehouse adds 65 000 square feet and will be set back 87 feet to widen Madison avenue. Four stories at the Mitchell end will provide office space as part of Mr Spencer’s terminal plan.
The body of Mrs J D Self of Dacula who died of pellagra was brought to Lawrenceville to be embalmed by Undertaker Sammon and carried to Forsyth County for interment. She was 36, wife of Professor J D Self, left behind a 12 year old son, funeral conducted by Rev T M Luke.
Reduced fares offered for round trips to Athens by Ledboard with tickets priced at 2.45. Travel window includes May 21 to 4 o'clock and May 26 for return trips. Public notice urges members to take advantage of the sale dates and rates.
Washington heirs press a House Private Land Claims panel for a favorable report on a bill to pay 305000 dollars in gold instead of Virginia military land. The claim traces to George Washington who refused land and later paid taxes through 1807. Lawrence Washington led the argument before the committee.
Advertises fastest service from Atlanta to Birmingham leaving at 5:85 p m via Sea board arriving 10 p m with Pullman and dining car service. City Ticket Office 8 Peachtree, Phones 100.
Waterbury Connecticut May 21 Robert Kelly and Earl Hale Yale students are under arrest charged with stealing an automobile owned by G C Prentiss of New Haven The arrests followed a request from New Haven police Kelly a junior in Sheffield Scientific School from Xenia Ohio Hale a freshman from Connecticut the car was taken from a street corner near college buildings five suspects were in the party when the car was recovered but only Kelly and Hale were arrested
A W Brannan aged 66 died at his Flint Street home after a brief illness. Survived by two daughters L W Burkett and Hattie May Brannan and son Cullen Brannan. Funeral tomorrow afternoon at First Baptist Church conducted by Dr EB C Dargan. Interment Riverside cemetery. Brannan served on the city board of health and had many friends.
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