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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1908
Page
2
Atlanta real estate agents endorse S. B. Turman for one of two County Commissioners seats in the January 1st, 1909 term. The letter cites his real estate experience, jury work, and service on the County Board of Education, urging voters to choose two candidates in the June 4th primary and listing numerous signatories.
The page records fair weather for today and Monday with light winds and no high temperatures. It references crowds expected at Punre de Leon and mentions a Champa in passing, though details are fragmented. The piece hints at a local sports scene with uncertain outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR text references baseball, congressional adjournment and a weather note. Mentions a park stroll and a date June 5 with temperature 82. No coherent event or identifiable persons or organizations emerge.
The county executive committee faces funding questions to cover extra clerks and managers as registrations may rise from about 12000 to 16000 17000 in Cook's District. Turman suggests candidates be called on to share the cost. He and Stewart express willingness to be pro rata assessed to ensure all voters can vote and study the long ticket.
Local ballot note urges voters to support CAPT. ER. R. FOSTER in the race for Prison Commissioner.
The Atlanta Griffin and Macon Railway and the American and Albany Electric Railway filed with the railroad commission for permission to issue 6 million dollars in common stock and 5 million in bonds for electric lines from Atlanta to Macon and Albany. Charters must be amended, but approval is expected once formalities are met. President J W Mansee praised the plan, noting New York financiers are pleased and that the investment should boost Georgia securities.
Decoration day events observed by officers and men at Mort McPherson Barracks Atlanta. Guns fired at noon May 6 and parade ground activities mark the day. Baseball games, visits to the national cemetery near Marietta, and Decoration Day exercises by the Atlanta post of the Grand Army of the Republic noted.
The Giffen company presents Charley's Aunt at the Grand starting June 1, with Emmet Corrigan as the fictitious aunt and Loeb Wynant as the collegians in a lively vaudeville bill. Recalled theater history notes the play’s enduring popularity and fresh staging with elaborate scenes and a full music accompaniment.
CAPT K R FOSTER is urged to win the prison commissioner race. The note blends a political appeal with odd animal comparisons and miscellaneous lines about dogs, horses, cats, and a flying fox, creating a curious, non sequitur context.
W D Branan leads the campaign for railroad commissioner against George Hillyer, with nomination anticipated at the June 4 primary. Branan’s statewide tour drew strong business support and broad enthusiasm from key cities and factions, signaling a likely victory in the upcoming election.
Reports from rural Georgia counties back Mr Branan for railroad commissioner. Friends who supported him weeks ago are mobilizing volunteers to secure a landslide majority in the election. His long railroad and business training along with knowhow on freight rate discrimination are cited as making him fit and fair in public dealings.
Detectives pursue a chic couple who left a Week-old baby in a satchel at Martha Berry's house on Rhodes Street in a case tied to a Madison Avenue hotel registration as Mr and Mrs Johnson. The infant was cared for by Martha Berry then moved to the Home for the Friendlies. Police seek the couple and the cab that transported them.
Candidate B B Blackburn announces run for judge of the Atlanta criminal court. He cites three terms in the Georgia legislature and promises impartial administration of the law, urging Fulton County voters to consider his public record.
A reader recounts a Monday auditorium talk supporting Governor Hoke Smith, led by Thomas Hardwick and Thomas Felder. Felder attacked the dead Joseph E. Brown, questioned a fund's repayment, and the writer defends Brown's benefactions while urging respect for the deceased and honoring the fund's perpetuity.
A Wall Street broker leaves his office with a sign stating Back In five minutes. A cynic adds What for. A Cleveland lawyer with a bridge habbit switches it to Out. A brother lawyer replies How much. The Out sign vanishes after the exchange.
Edited by Joel Chandler Harris the leading southern literary figure his publication has extended its reach into 225000 households nationwide and continues to grow across the country.
C D Purcell, a young white man, was held up at the old show grounds by two Black men. A pistol was used as they searched his pockets and took a knife, keys, papers, a book and 32 cents. He described the suspects to police.
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