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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1909

Page

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Georgia Constitutions Contest Cars Leave for Macon

Three Georgia city parties Atlanta Fitzgerald Albany depart today to Macon for the Constitution good roads auto contest. Cars from Waycross Douglas McRae Rochelle plus Hawkinsville join the Fitzgerald convoy. Albany leads with Mayor Tarver and N. Tift guiding the effort. Crowds along the route expected, with Pulaski and Bibb counties preparing welcomes.

Jerusalem Georgia Macon Atlanta Fulton County Xhia Albany Tarver County Board Sam Smith Fitagerald Jesss B. Morcer Knapp Ben Hill Savannah Morning News Savannan Auto Club Chatham Sckne Amedgeville Fulton Fitzgerald Fitzgerecht Wiycross A. P. Perham Douglas Rlde Quincy Sod Pulaski County Hawkinsville Pulaski Leveley Cheunay Albany Goadheads Dougherty Henry Tarver Neon F ‘Tift Americus Montegama Fort Valley Sna Yivb Slizeerwid Albeny Waoml Walcomet J W Heard Chamber of Commerce Lauier House

Atlanta party forms AJ constitution office auto trip to Macon

The Constitution plans a morning start from The Constitution Building for a Georgia good roads auto contest. Asa G. Candler leads the Atlanta party with RK W. Gana and E H Inman as pathfinders. Delegates from Fulton County Automobile Club and Chamber of Commerce join, with stops at Jonesboro Griffin Barnesville Forsyth and conferences with Clarton Spalding Pike Monroe counties.

Constitution Automobile Party Macon Georgia E. H. Inman Fulton ,County Automobile Club Jacksonville Asa G. Candle Asa G. Candler Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Jenn J. Woodside Edward M. Durant Joseph D. Rhodes Chamber of Commerce Georgia’ Motor Car 'Company G. W. Hanson B. Turman H. E.W. Palmer Central of Georgia Jonesboro Griffin Barnesville Forsyth Clarton Spalding Pike Monroe Jackson Southern Faronton Covington Georgia Railroad Central

Delegation to Meet Scouting Party at Forsyth

Monroe county residents back the Constitution's good road program as a large Forsyth delegation will greet and escort the automobile party traveling from Macon to Atlanta. Mayor T. J. Hardin and Commissioners G. Rutherford J. H. Phinazee among others will lead Forsyth hosts along with local business and professional leaders.

Forsyth Woreyth Monroe County T. J. Hardin A. H. Chappel A. J. Zelinee J. H. Phineses Rosa Macon Allanta Monros County Worsyth G. G. Persons General Assembly Hon. & Rutherford Twenty Second R. P. Brooks J. 0 Elrod A. M. Alexander N. Wilder Wilder Buggy Company G. L. Alexander

Death summons Walter Hanson son of prominent georgian leaders

Walter T. Hanson, president of Bibb Manufacturing and son of Major J. F. Hanson, died in New York at the Hotel Belmont after an acute indigestion. He and his wife were in the city on business, with remains to be cremated in Hoboken and ashes sent to Point Loma California. He was about 42, survived by his wife and three children. He had led Bibb Manufacturing and previously served as vice president, with strong ties to cotton mill leadership and Theosophical Society affiliations. His death prompts timely action by local business leaders.

New York Walter T. Hanson Bind Manufacturing Company Meson John F. Hanson Central of Georgia Railway Ocean Steamship Company Belmont Hanson Point Loma Cal Theoras Plint Society Hanson Wee Bible Manufacturing Company Maxcom Macon Walter Hanson Hibb Manufacturing Company KF. Hanson Cab Theosophical Society Bibb Manufacturing Company Folly Farm R. Jaque Durin Walter Heeton

Bainbridge Telephone Co Buys Rival Lines and Exchanges

Bainbridge Georgia May 2 Special The Bainbridge Telephone Company has bought the properties of the Brinson Telephone Company and the Colquitt Telephone Company and will operate the exchanges at Climax. The deal includes area building mall exchange and many rural lines to all parts of the county.

Purchase Telephone Exchange Bainbridge Ga Bainbridge Telephone Company Brinson Telephone Company Colquitt Telephone Company Mall Exchange Climax Ais

Man Arrested In Plot To Extort From Macon Widow

A Southern Railway agent T Hil was trapped at the home of Mrs. Ben L. Jones on Mulberry Street Macon Ga after writing unsigned letters attempting to coerce money from her. He admitted the scheme and claimed a 63 monthly income. The case goes to a hearing before the recorder.

Macon Ben L. Jones Mulberry Street T. Hil Southern Railway Mra. Jonen Alen Jones Henry Jones Hill Ent

Man Found Dead Near Garden City Alabama

Birmingham May 23 Will Standback a young man from Birmingham was found dead on the bank of a small stream near Garden City Alabama with a gunshot wound to the neck. His brothers Otto and Kid Baelle went hunting this morning and returned to find Standback missing later. The case is shrouded in mystery and no arrests have been made.

Birmingham Ala Will Standback Hirmingham Garden City Inne Otto Kid" Baelle Statdback

Calhoun Bribery Trial Nears Sixth Month in San Francisco

Revelations of alleged conspiracy and graft unfold in the Patrick Calhoun bribery case as the trial advances toward six months. Documents seized from Burns agents and witness debriefings shape hopes for further dramatic testimony and possible new inquiries into the Gallagher dynamiting.

San Francisco Patrick Calhoun Atill Mare Ively Neemon Lawler William J. Burns William M. Abbot United Gallwaya Burne Helm Abbott

Coney Island Sees Calm Enforcement Of Sunday Law

New York on May 23 saw about two hundred thousand people at Coney Island as police enforce the Sunday closing law with a light touch. Only six arrests occurred including two peddlers and two for violations of excise rules. The day remained festive with no friction, suggesting a quiet season ahead for gambling and questionable venues.

New York Coney Teland B McCretlan Alana

Shoes Lead to Burglar Case in Fulton County

Thomas Adams, a Black man, is bound over on $9,600 bonds after a burglary at Mr. Mathis’s Bonnie Bree home. A pair of old shoes left at the scene aided hounds in tracking Adams, who is said to have exchanged his new shoes for Mathis’s. The home was broken May 19. $1.50 and razors were also missing. Also noted is news that composer Rich Strauss plans a new light opera “Ayma und der Stern,” set in the eighteenth century with melodious music and bandacme.

Thomas Adams Fulton County Justice of the Peace Edgar H. Orr

Santo Domingo III Revolution Claims Two Rebel Seizures

From Cape Hatter May 23 a courier reports fighting between rebel forces led by General Camacho and allied General Quirtte Fettse against government troops in Santo Domingo. Rebels seized Guayubin and Dajabón near the Haitian frontier as fighting rages at Monte Cristi. fate of Governor Joas Rordan of Puerto Plata is unclear. Communications disrupted. government troops expected to reach the districts.

Cape Hatter Monte Christi Santo Do Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Camacho Monte Chriat Quirtte Fettse Guayubin Dafaton Dajabon Hail Joas Rordan Puerto Plata Saa

Dickinson Arrives From Canal Zone On Illness

Secretary of War Dickinson stepped ashore from the government yacht after a brief Panama Canal inspection tour. Weak from the effects of wine, he left Havana early and said he would be fit again soon. He praised canal progress but quipped he saw Cuba only through a porthole.

Washington Dickinson Panama Canal Havena Progres Cubs Canal Zone Cuba Panama Taft

Sheriff Surrenders After Five Years Away

Lake Charles Louisiana May 2 The sheriff and tax collector John A Feckina who vanished five years ago returned and surrendered to the sheriff He claimed a $70 000 shortage and said he did not know his property would not cover debts The parish investigation recovered $50 000 from property left behind and he offered no further details

Louisiana Lake Charles Jonn Feckina Lealease Parish Honduran Perkineg la Ia Maeluo

CA. System is tied up by strike to report at yards for duty

A state system faced a work stoppage affecting operations as workers walked out, halting routine duties at specified yards and prompting discussions on service restoration and contingency planning. The strike disrupted schedules and raised questions about labor negotiations and replacement staffing.

Mail for Augusta Sent by Seaboard Conference Held

Attorney General Hart discusses the situation with Grand Chief Engineer Burgess and Second Vice President Ball as two trains on branch lines run one way. No wheels moved on Georgia rails. Augusta mail diverted to Seaboard. Crowds gather, no disorder, engineers refuse duty. Continued on page six.

Hart Burgess Ball Georgia Atlanta Augusta F. A. Burgens Scott Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Central Avenue Mallage Seaboard Terrett Georgia Road Seaboard Air Line Jone Brotherhood

Weather Prophecy Broadcast From Tarn Georgia

Weather forecast describes fair conditions in Tarn Georgia for Monday and Tuesday with increasing warmth and light variable winds. Other regions including North Carolina South Carolina and East Florida show little temperature change with light to moderate winds. Florida Alabama Mississippi expect fair to partly cloudy conditions with variable winds and cool nights in northern areas. Texas portions show showers Monday and Tuesday with cooler conditions in the north and partly cloudy skies. Tennessee Kentucky and nearby states anticipate showers in the west, withVirginia fair on Monday and Tuesday followed by increasing clouds and showers later.

Ington North Carolina South Carolina Florida Alabama Mississippi Mondy Laurelana Texas Tennessee Kentucky West Mania

Also Mentioned on This Page

Central City Waycross McRae Rochelle Cara Candler Wilhs Atlanta Party AJ Constitution Office Bibb N. Y Central Road Agent Hill Mrs. Jones Cee Vana T Quipess Calroun Helms United Railroads Elso Francie J. Heney James KL. Gallagher Lid’’ Clappetsohn Uaual Rebola I Dickinson Hness Tarn
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