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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1914
Page
10
Harvard President Charles W. Eliot warned at Buffalo that habitual drinking erodes physical nerve and moral fiber and cites drunken American soldiers in the East. He linked alcohol to deaths and famines of workers, urging shared responsibility to overcome vice and intoxication.
Real estate ejectment cases in Atlanta settled with payments. Eleanor Gunby versus Dr Henry L Wilson concluded at Fulton Superior Court with $20,000 cash to Gunby plus costs. Another suit against the estate of Mary J Rucker was amicably adjusted with $12,000 and costs. Land fronting 50 feet on West Alabama Street valued at $32,500 involved in the Rucker matter. Five remaining suits in Newton? court to be tried this term.
A wagon of hogs escaped when rails spread and four cars of train No 17 toppled near Bolton station on the Western and Atlantic railroad at 6 am Friday. The engine derailed but did not overturn. The wrecked cars carried 390 hogs and 40 cows. uninjured animals wandered the countryside while crews worked to recover the stock. No crew members were injured.
J. Johnson, listed with Cincinnati as home, was bound over to the state yesterday evening by Judge Broyles on a charge of being a common cheat and swindler. His bond was set at 1000. Witnesses said he used the old COD scam with packages sent to registry offices, employing two young Black boys to deliver and collect cash. Detectives Carter and Pittman examined Johnsons notebook detailing fourteen aliases.
Lieutenant Carrall and Officer Carter pursued a speeding automobile for three miles along an old road near Greenferry. Ernest Thlhat aged twenty two pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Judge Calhoun's division and was fined twenty five dollars after bond of one hundred dollars was posted. The arrest occurred at the car owner’s home, following a chase into the morning hours.
The Colored Y M C A department will hold its meeting Sunday at Odd Fellows auditorium at 3:30 pm. President L B Lehman of the Southern Christian institute Fawards will speak, with Miss as speaker during the hour. An interesting program is planned at Gordon Street Baptist Sunday school, with Professor A Briscoe as morning speaker. walk to West View and get off at Lucile Avenue and Gordon Street in front of the church.
Attorney William MT Smith, once Conley’s counsel and now his accuser, told The Constitution that he does not intend to attack Solicitor Dorsey or the Frank prosecution. He aims to prove Frank’s innocence through evidence and facts unearthed by study, with no secrets or plans to arraign others. A rumor about a handprint at the pencil factory back door was neither denied nor affirmed, while the broken lock on the basement door remains unexplained.
A letter from a German cavalryman in the Bisch Hussars under General Von Kluck, dated September 9, describes supposed Allied losses and victories. The writer, Danié Aron, to his brother Samuel Aron in Atlanta, claims French army corps were captured and vows continued support for the emperor and final victory.
A negro, Robert Fanning of 473 Henn Street, was arrested by Officers Grans and Gantt at Union Station Friday evening as he got off a train from Tithonia. He boarded after a run from police, and near the railroad yards he briefly outran them before a speeding Atlanta bound train forced a stop. Fanning, captured at the station house, had pistols, two watches, knives, three razors and jewelry seized.
Mrs Ol ie Cain filed suit in superior court seeking annulment of a real estate transaction with Rev B Ragsdale alleging she was defrauded. She says she relied on him as a gospel minister and did not suspect deceit. Ragsdale, Plum Street preacher, is linked to a prior affidavit in the Frank case and later repudiated it. he faces perjury charges.
The hearing for William Specht aged 18 on burglary charges was halted when a writ of habeas corpus was served. Specht and three others allegedly broke into Hartman haberdashery, stealing about $400 in goods, and the case is transferred to the superior court before Judge Hill.
Governor John M Slaton has not decided whether to call an extraordinary session of the legislature to block the parallel expansion of the Western and Atlantic railroad. State officials see a session as the likely remedy to preserve the W and A from encroachment, while Attorney General Grice notes law limits on refusals to grant charters for the L and S extension, and Guyt McLendon vows a full hearing before Secretary of State Philip Cook.
The grand jury returned no bill on WG Nichols over a $1,250 larceny from Perry Loan and Savings Bank. Nichols, who worked the bank’s locks on September 18, was later found in Macon and arrested after the bank’s books were discovered unbalanced. He offered an expert accountant at his expense, which the bank refused. authorities say a mystery remains unresolved.
Macon Georgia reports a startling contrast as undertakers note only one death in the city during a notably dull week in October. The unusual lull is described amid chatter of European conflict and a quiet local health scene.
Washington October 9 All branches of trades in England during September rose over August figures according to a statement from the British embassy. Board of Trade reports claim gains across principal article classes show recovery from the war shock. Imports up nearly three million pounds. home exports rise two million. foreign and colonial reexports up seven hundred fifty thousand. Excludes exported naval and military stores.
Ringling Bros brings the year’s first big circus to Atlanta from Augusta early Sunday morning via the Georgia railroad. Elephants camels and other animals unload at Delta street. tents rise on Jackson Street and Auburn Avenue. Parade starts 9 30 Monday. no performances Monday. snow afternoon at 2. night show follows. Tickets on sale Monday at Gable Piano Co 2 North Broad Street.
Dr Clarence M Paine, initially appointed a year ago to represent the homeopathic medical institutions on the state board of medical examiners, was reappointed to a four year term by Governor John M Slaton on Friday morning.
Mrs Lthel Simmons of Mutashi sues in Tifton city court for 1000 on her own behalf and another 1000 as next of kin for damages from a buggy struck by a car driven by Mr Tift. Mrs Pearl Henderson joins for 5000, claiming greater damages due to health. An assault and battery indictment followed regarding the same accident. Tift recalls a minor crash and an attempted settlement.
William T Arnall, a pioneer citizen and leading Coweta cotton merchant, died suddenly at 7 am today at his daughter Mrs Greene's home in Newnan. He was 62, had been feeble for two weeks, and served as a Confederate Army captain. He leaves a wife and several children. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Senoia.
West Point Ga report on October 9 details the arrest of a negro brakeman from Atlanta by Special Agent Yarbrough for breaking seals on interstate shipments on the West Point route. In Naco Sonora a U S Trooper wounded by a Mexican bullet died today after an attack that crossed the border.
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