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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
9
A patchwork of opinions on climate, politics, and Augsburg weather figures fills a column. References range from Senator Platt and Cannon to Castro and Pryan. A Georgia folder on Atlanta by Colonel Clarke highlights city features and gains from recent educational events.
More than a half hundred campaign orators work Georgia today from Dade to Darien, pouring eloquence to thousands. The old Georgia stump grows frayed as three days of YES be running out approach, with hunters out for their game and guns loaded. The state watches you as the stump frays and the final dispatch nears.
A Florida Times-Union editorial urges nonpartisan scrutiny of candidates, urging voters to rely on unbiased, verifiable sources rather than partisan rhetoric. It stresses Jeffersonian standards, truth over ex parte evidence, and personal responsibility to study records, honesty, and fitness.
The Fulton County Democratic Executive Committee pledges two pallet box sets in the four largest city wards for the June 4 primary. Tax Collector A P Stewart warns that inadequate facilities could disfranchise about 4 000 Atlanta voters. The committee promises to ensure every Fulton voter can cast a ballot Thursday. Fulton’s registration reaches a record level with 16 000 white men eligible to vote, and officials insist every voter must have the chance to exercise this right.
Twenty five ministers representing Atlanta’s religious spectrum urge expanding the Associated Charities of Atlanta by one thousand donors to broaden relief and tackle poverty’s root causes. The piece argues the charity’s work has reduced street begging and crime through systemic relief and prevention, inviting broader civic partnership. It then critiques Negro education, claiming practical industrial training is scarce among southern Black communities and urging white and Black leaders to expand practical education to prepare the masses for available farm and domestic work.
Readable sketches of Georgia voices with songs about harvests and fashion, rural humor, and religious reflections. A Georgia poet notes hot plowing while folks joke about Thanksgiving and school breaks, and a colored preacher recalls baptism amid daily hard work and farm debts.
A tornado from Hale near Chillicothe struck last night, fatally injuring Everett Ramsey and seriously injuring others. The Bank of Hale and several business houses were unroofed, with extensive damage reported in the village.
Rev Mr Hurley pastor of Woodward Avenue Baptist Church will address railroad workers at the all road Young Men's Christian Association meeting Sunday evening. He is described as a speaker who speaks to the heart of men and the event promises a welcome and rest for those with time to spare.
Thomas P Gray a 19 year old youth faced recorder's court after being charged with forging a check for 353 against D Booth and Son. Acting Recorder Preston bound him over on a 1000 pound bond. The trial revealed an accomplice aided the forgery and additional checks were presented as evidence.
Tax Collector Andy Stewart and assistants work to complete Fulton county voter rolls for the June 4 primary. Clerks check for duplicates, fix typographical errors, and finalize district lists, with Wooks district first to be completed. Officials say the list could reach over 34 000, with many names still unresolved.
A. O. Allen, president, calls a meeting of fifth district rural letter carriers in the senate chamber at the state capitol. Expected large turnout as delegates to the State convention in Albany on May 3 and 4 will be elected. Allen aims to accompany over 100 members to Albany if the district reaches the required size for self selection. The national president Paul Lindsey and other speakers are expected at the October convention in Ghana Nep.
Fulton County schools end a successful term as 5 260 students cheer. Superintendent M L Brittain notes larger enrollment by 600, more schools than ever, and all districts in good condition. The county calendar matches Atlanta’s end date of September 14 for summer vacation.
Mrs. Meh Rogers of 283 Marietta Blreet asks police to find her daughter Ozella a six year old blonde girl with blue eyes and a brown dress and black hat who disappeared Thursday morning after saying she would go to work.
The Georgia Supreme Court will decide if Albany municipal improvement bonds are valid after a Dougherty county judge ruled them valid. Taxpayers Warren and Lippitt sought an injunction to block sale, appealing to the high court for an immediate hearing amid delays hampering Albany improvements.
Columbus dispatch notes Captain Wiley Williams seeks prison commissioner victory amid expectations of a second primary. Atlanta papers predict split fields. Williams and allies insist a June 4 general primary will yield the needed vote. Cuthbert reports Rev Samuel W DuBose to be installed as pastor next Monday by a Macon presbytery commission including Rev McElroy and Rev Irvin with J P Sharp as alternate.
Rome Georgia May 89 Special The Rome council met the Rome fire department at city hall Wednesday to discuss switching from volunteers to paid staff. About fifty members attended. Alder man Gammon moved the joint fire and finance committee seek a definite statement from the Southeastern Tariff Association on Rome being placed on a first class rate band if the change is made. A fire department committee was asked to cooperate. The evening noted that the projected expense for the coming fiscal year would be 2140 dollars.
May 28 report from Cuthbert noting strong demand for residences due to Tek town boom. Citizens cite emergency and rising rents before completion. Outside capital could fund profitable investment as the town grows and anticipates rapid expansion.
Perry Georgia May 29 Special Perry public schools close next week Mc F M Green reelected principal Misses Gresham and Foster of Cartersville and Daniels of Giovania assistants Some peaches shipped from Perry daily Rain fell here Monday greatly needed Crops small but coming out Wheat and oats below average.
Henderson New York May 23 0 thousand hogsheads of stemmed district association tobacco sold in Tav erpool at 13 cents per pound by General Manager William Eblett. The sale involves 2,400,000 pounds and will bring $312,090 to the farmers of Henderson and Webster counties. This sale cleans up the pooled crop in five counties.
Heavy rains in eastern Oklahoma push the Arkansas and Canadian rivers toward new crest levels. Forecasters warn the second flood may exceed the first as rivers rise rapidly since dawn. Authorities urge precaution in Muskogee and surrounding areas.
James L. Mayson, city attorney and congressional candidate, explains support for parcel post expansion limited to rural routes and local merchants. He argues for a service benefiting buyers and sellers while opposing mall order houses, urging merchants to back parcel post and warning of a candidate clash with the Retail Merchants Association.
The first cotton blossom of the season was reported in Waynesboro Georgia on Mrs I Ward's farm. The bloom from Green's out marked an unusually early start for cotton. In Amory a 14 year old girl narrowly escaped injury when a gunshot from a conflict on the riverbank led authorities to conclude a craps dispute caused the incident rather than a murder attempt.
The annual Schuetzen fete at Theplatz in Augusta drew several hundred Augustans and thirty Charlestonians. L. C. Edelblat won the ring target prize, while H. L. Joester captured the center target prize. A. Edelblut led the king’s honor shooting, with Mrs. A. Edelblut in attendance.
The executive committee of the Funeral Directors Association of Georgia met in Atlanta at the Himmel to arrange the annual session set for June 1 and 7. Members include G. H Brandon of Atlanta as chairman L Alman of Mansfield W J Wilson of Augusta and J B Hart of Macon with Hart serving as president of the state association which claims about two hundred members.
A candidate ice cream supper will be held tonight from 7 to 9 at the R. J Guinn public school on Romwell road four miles from Buckhead Fulton county. All candidates for the forthcoming primary are invited and expected to contribute. Donations will support school improvements and public acknowledgment will be made. Miss Lucy Zachry invites every candidate to attend.
Professor W. G. Perry of the Georgia School of Technology English department has returned from Davidson College in North Carolina where he delivered the alumni address at the annual banquet. His talk drew high praise from Davidson’s president and attendees. Perry is regarded as a capable educator and a valued member of the Technological School.
Lloyd Damron, assistant to the president at State Mutual Life Insurance in Rome for two years, departs for Bridgeport, Alabama to join his cousin Rank Damron in important development work. Previously editor of The Rome Herald, Damron led the company publicity department and earned a strong reputation in the life insurance field. In Winder Georgia, the school board named E Robeson as superintendent and W M Holsenbeck as assistant. The new teaching staff includes Miss Blair, Miss Nina Ware, Miss Bowden, Miss Euphemia Thompson, Miss Maite Woodruff, Miss McWilliams, Miss Nona Quillian, and Miss Marylow Cargill. Robeson comes highly recommended.
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