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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1909
Page
3
Over 200 delegates attend the sixteenth annual United Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Houston. A monument honoring Terry’s Rangers is unveiled, with ceremonies and floral tributes noting memories of the Civil War era and the role of Southern women.
The Moore Grand Prior of the Scottish Rite was celebrated at a gathering with honorary third degree gifts. Admiral Winefoot attended, and reports noted business transacted and a grand tableau. The event featured the Inspector General of Viatana and a Royal feeder of S land presentation attended by council members.
New York October 19 President Taft faced a serious blunder over print paper tariff after an open letter signed by Herman Ridder of New York. Ridder, head of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, accuses Taft of misreading the Mann committee's recommendations and reversing his stance on the $3 per ton paper rate, risking Canadian pulp imports and U S paper mills. The missive urges Taft to correct the error and preserve American newspaper interests.
Los Angeles California October 19 marking a historic first a woman Mrs Johanna Fngleman of Santa Monica was sworn to serve as juror in department Bartlett Will Join Taft. Macon October 19 Special Congressman Charles K Bartlett plans to join President Taft on the St Louis leg of the trip leaving Monday if possible. Riley Heads Wesleyan List Macon October 19 Special J B Riley led with 575 dollars as a large subscription plus a total of 8486 raised for the endowment campaign amid strong interest.
Wooltex showcases new styles emphasizing grace and beauty. Text praises tailors quality, chemical tested pure wool, lasting shape, minimal alterations, and live-model fittings. It invites readers to view the collection regardless of buying intent.
Secretary Walter G Cooper of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce circulated a list of committee subjects for members to designate preferred service. A five member committee outlined the topics spanning city government, health, education, public utilities, state administration, and other civic matters, to form new committees alongside existing ones.
Superior court convened here with Judge B T Rawlings presiding. He charged the grand jury for two hours, stressing their duties and the rising crime in the middle circuit due to lax law enforcement.
At the stockholders meeting in Newton Georgia the Baker County bank paid an 8 percent dividend and added 1000 dollars to the surplus. The bank, now starting its fourth year, is locally owned with officers J A B Kowers as president J H Hall Jr as vice president and W W Korman as cashier.
Johnstown resident Thomas W Johns, who killed his wife and mother in law on September 21 1808, was hanged today in the yard of Ebensburg county jail, Pa.
Savannah October 13 Our graduates cannot enter white homes as servants or house girls due to lack of protection in houses. After work they roam streets, facing temptation and danger to health. Ellen Young reports 600 Negro girls who went north in seven years, and fears 650 will die or return south broken in health within five years. Her account was presented at the Women’s Board session of the Missionary Episcopal church south.
Hawkinsville voters chose P H Lovejoy as mayor over L J Henderson by a narrow 34 vote margin in the special October 19 election.
The Seaboard afternoon train schedule shifts for Macon and Atlanta taking effect November 7 replacing 3 pm with new timing. The notice notes Oct 19 special. Georgia justices will convene October 27 here for their first annual meeting under President W A Poe.
Washington reports Rocky Bow and about 150 Chippewa braves camped near Bird's Eye Montana faced starvation. Indian office officials moved quickly to relieve them after a Glasgow Montana allotting agent warned of dire hunger. War Department orders to Fort Harrison hastened supplies to the band which had subsisted on scant herbs for weeks.
New York announces Metropolitan Opera Company will take its principal artists chorus and production to Paris in May and June 1910 for a series of Italian operas at the Chateau dEau theater aimed at showcasing artistic standard rather than profit.
Seaboard announces an improved schedule effective November 7 with a departure from Atlanta at 525 PM and an arrival in Memphis at 740 AM The service emphasizes the quickest time featuring sleepers and dining cars for the journey.
Those beerette dealers who can pay and on whom distress warrants were served yesterday will pay the state and county license fee and penalties, amounting to $580 each, and then be released. This action was decided today after a meeting between the county court clerk’s attorney, the state revenue agent, and the dealers’ attorneys.
Jap Banks Going Under. Nippon bank of Sacramento voluntarily closed its doors today and notified State Bank Commissioner Anderson of its suspension. This is the second Japanese bank in this city to close within a week. Two Men Hit by Same Bullet. Vincennes Indiana October 19 By the same bullet Frank Bates and Hoy McCall were fatally wounded last night by Deputy Marshal Luther Clark Bates. Interfered with an arrest the deputy was making McCall was shot accidentally in the neck the bullet then piercing Bates right lung.
Nashville Tenn October 19 J M Dickinson secretary of war today sold his country seat Belle Meade four hundred acres near here to J O Leake a Nashville capitalist The price was 411000 Belle Meade famed as a thoroughbred nursery under General W H Jackson and later for Overton now retired due to ill health He will move with his mother to Washington during the secretarys incumbency The death for Belle Meade was closed today by wire from Dickinson who is with President Taft at Tafts farm near Corpus Christi Texas Fatally Wounded Brother Winchester October 19 John Duli shot and fatally wounded his brother Marion in a pistol fight over a grocery bill
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