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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1906
Page
6
OpPenheim No. 11 whiskey touted as the best by experts, claimed mellow and fine, distilled for the advertiser by Kentuckians. Money-back if not up to expectations. Price $1.50 per quart. Telephone 325 for delivery. I H Oppenheim.
Sensational charges accuse a Nenah area farmer near Oshkosh of hitching four of seven children to a plow and forcing them to drag equipment across a ten acre tract while he drove. Observers say letters and basic schooling were neglected. ages said to be under 14, with girls in majority.
Judge James H Screggs, one of Madison county’s oldest citizens and former probate judge, died at the city hospital yesterday from injuries after falling from a depot chair on Monday. Age about 88, he served during the Civil War and later worked at Mercury station as depot agent for the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad for eighteen years.
A brief Honeymoon tale ends in court as W R Brooks seeks a divorce from his newlywed wife Vola Brooks. The pair caused a disturbance on a Soldiers Home car line and were arrested after a crowd reaction. The couple faced court costs including a 578 fine, and Brooks pressed for divorce while in Judge Broyles court.
The Casino hosts a three more performances with a strong vaudeville bill including the Ladies and Children's Matinee tomorrow afternoon. A pony and dogs novelty pleases women and children. Next week George Homans brings fresh novelties and aerial acts, promising a top vaudeville program for local theatergoers.
A lineup including former team members and Shepard Camp with a monologue aims to attract crowds for next week. Prominent figures will headline a bill promising strong entertainment and fast sale of seats beginning today.
Three dynamite blasts in Girard alarmed residents on May 24. Affected site was Clebourne Crawford’s bicycle shop where show cases and a telephone were damaged. other blasts occurred on the street with no major harm. No arrests yet. note recalls a prior wave of detonations leading to arrests of several young white men.
A man named Isaag Montgomery was waylaid and killed in an ambush seven miles west of Gainesville Florida. His body was found in the woods near Bewlle with buckshot wounds. The coroner's inquest returned a verdict of death from gunshot wounds at the hands of unknown parties.
Greensville May 24 Special Dr William E Caldwell won his heresy trial before the Presbyterian general assembly. The vote to sustain the First Presbyterian church's complaint against the Texas synod and Fort Worth presbytery stood 79 in favor and 89 against. The decision was limited to constitutional issues, not doctrinal. A telegram from home missions chairman argued the Roma mission board was not charged with coercive inducements. The assembly also discussed closer relations and set tomorrow morning as a special order for further debate. a committee on trial for Dr Laws against Virginia was named. Reports on ministerial education relief and missionary schools were adopted.
An article extols gentle relief for sluggish bowels in women during special periods. It promotes Naturai Mineral War HUNYADI JANOS as a safe laxative, claiming one-half tumblerful on rising moves bowels naturally.
Meridian Mississippi May 24 Pittsburg owners of the Meridian waterworks sell the plant to the city for 290000. The city takes over management in June with no change among officials. The case ends a seven year legal battle won by the city in all courts appealed. Travelers to California are offered scenic routes via the Den and Rio Grande system with through trains to Chicago St Louis Denver and San Francisco.
Brenau College Conservatory announces a summer session starting Tuesday June 1 with courses across English French German Latin music and more. Noted pianist Otto Pfefferkorn joins the faculty along with August Geiger Eda Bartholomew Grace Les Brown and others plus Florence Overton returning to lead the Brenau School of Oratory. The campus offers fifty pianos two pipe organs a concert hall and outdoor outings to Lake Warner Tallulah Falls and Mount Yonah with reduced rail rates and the Southern Music Teachers Association holding its next meeting on June 4 in Gainesville.
Bowdon College commencements drew large crowds with five graduates Ada Walker Elma Nunnally Ernest Pleming and Lockie Copeland reading essays. Speaker Hon Sydney Bowle of Anniston Ala praised white supremacy and education benefits while urging school district consolidation. A $2000 debt payoff fund was announced alongside honorary degrees for Lipham Reaves and W Adamson. The Wheeling King’s Daughters session discussed Bible use in public schools and urged legislative action.
A brief note attributes to Elbert Hubbard a claim that success is in the blood and that the red corpuscle drives energy and behavior. It emphasizes the role of the corpuscle in nervousness sleepiness and appetite.
An old advertisement touts Apitezo as a cereal that supplies vegetable iron to blood cells, calling it a perfect brain and body food for men women and children. It claims easy digestion and suggests serving with mulls or cream, with biscuit and grain packages sold by grocers everywhere for 16 cents.
A vintage beauty ad promises a smooth girlish complexion with no uncertainty or wait for results. Hagan's Magnolia Basin product is described as a delicately flamed liquid that erases signs of age including freckles, pimples, sallowness and other blemishes.
An Americus special excursion train returning from a Macon picnic was fired upon near Andersonville. A shot hit a coach window but no passengers were hurt, though the car suffered damage from the bullet.
Notice announces schedule changes by the Sea Board Air Line Railway effective 1 201 PM on Sunday May 67 with the Cedartown Accommodation train to be discontinued The city ticket office is listed as 88 Peach Tree Street Atlanta GA with W E Chris han AG PA noted as contact.
Prominent South Carolinian Tindall fell from a street car in Columbia about midnight and died at 4 AM. He was 67, a longtime secretary of state under Governor Titman, had attended Clemson trustees meeting, and was en route to Columbia for his daughter's sake. The fall likely resulted from a grasp causing him to stumble, details uncertain.
Nashville May 24 Chancellor Allison granted an order restraining the issuance of bonds voted seven years ago by Nashville to the Tennessee Central railroad recently absorbed by the Southern and Illinois Central railroads. The case centers on the validity of the subscription. Receipts and shipments reports show a week of reduced activity with 568 dispatches and 2659 bales received, 12398 bales on hand, a drop of 60 percent from the prior week. Canal Engine Stevens Arrives New York Chief Engineer Stevens reports to the canal commission after arrival aboard the steamer Advance from Colon.
George Parrott of Atlanta announces a significant timber industry agreement. Hiretires from Company Lumber City on May 24. The Telfar Manufacture Company stock majority changes hands with Karl G Woolf of Chambersburg Pa to be president and Id Skusmrime named general manager. George Wo Parrott and WW S Grae retire. Alfred Short and Mhc McCullough remain.
The Continental at Atlenti Reara Florida, about 20 miles from Jackson, under Mr H E Bemis, begins operation with rates of 250 and 3 dollars per day. Special weekly, monthly, and seasonal terms available with private baths. Rooms arranged for en suite use. Suitable for any party. Sunlit streets and tourist attractions promoted near terminal station at Jackson.
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