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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1910
Page
9
W K Mower argues Atlanta should receive stop-overs from railroads. He states that rival cities have them and that Atlanta’s patronage gives roads advantage. He urges the roads to act now, linking city business to railway goodwill and threatening continued inaction.
In Paris a master thief eluded police dogs during a spate of high end burglaries totaling $650000 in jewelry. He evaded pursuit by changing clothes and bathing after each job, scent masked by perfume, until caught while selling loot in Rheims.
London May 21 Special secrecy is observed about the present whereabouts of the crown jewels known to visitors as the regalia. Normally in a glass case inside an iron cage in the Wakefield Tower access by trap door keys lies with the governor and one other. Repairs at the Tower for greater security have prompted removal to an unnamed safer place, possibly in the tower foundations secret strong rooms. The jewels have guarded the Tower for nearly seven centuries since Henry VIII era. the ancient Edward the Confessor crown was kept separately at Westminster Abbey for a long period.
Rumor says New York Central plans to buy up small lines and build links to reach the gulf, securing water frontage at Port St Joe Florida to load and unload ships for Panama Canal trade. Georgia short lines and connections from Gadston to Columbus are named in the proposed scheme.
In Salem Massachusetts Isaac C Wyman dies at 82 and leaves nearly 10 million dollars to Princeton University Graduate School as a memorial to his alma mater. Trustees John M Reymond and Dean Andrew West receive broad discretion over the estate mostly consisting of real estate and are directed to build a memorial chapel for his parents to host neighborhood Sunday school meetings. In Columbus Georgia a note adds the 1911 B NAI B Rith district convention will be invited to Columbus with the session set for Baltimore.
In Ansley Park a large residence for Edwin P. Ansley rises on Maddox Drive near The Prado. Architect A Ten Eyck Brown uses Lombardy Italian design with dark field stone and Spanish tile. The 180 by 650 foot parcel features a grand first floor reception hall, extensive living spaces, terraces, and a six bedroom second floor.
W. J. Lord of Cottonwood Alabama a prominent Christian Science leader attempted death by his own hand. He cut his throat and jumped into an ag well after trying to shoot himself and leaping from a roof. He may recover.
In Paris in a bustling district a tame she wolf from Tiberia escaped from Tomba's menagerie. It roamed streets, frightened a passerby, drew a crowd, and was tracked by police before being recaptured and returned to its cage. The wolf behaved calmly after return, and no one was harmed.
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