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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1908
Page
12
The document lists costs for multiple insurance products tied to a $10,000 face amount. Items include a 10-Year Convertible Term with 20 instalment settlement, a $10,000 Ordinary Life, a $10,000 20-Payment Life with 20 Instalment Settlement, and a $10,000 20-Year Endowment with respective costs of 94.10, 253.50, and 497.20, followed by stray text.
Recruitment notice seeking representatives for the Company in towns without current agents. Describes no cost insurance and promises earnings for selling insurance products through local coverage networks. Encourages qualified individuals to apply to expand company presence nationwide.
Selma Alabama reports a noon fight on Washington Street between John Norris and his son in law Ais Pile escalated to pistol fire. Norris was wounded in the leg and Pile in the arm. physicians see a possible recovery for Norris. Cause cited as a family dispute. In Fort Worth Texas the same date, reports say a cotton price minimum of twelve cents per pound may be agreed by farmers union members.
In Montgomery on September 7, Julius Davidson led insurgent Republicans arguing for exclusive use of the party emblem. Judge A D Sastre heard injunctive arguments to block the Thompson wing from using the emblem, insisting Davidson’s faction is the recognized state Republican organization. The case may delay ballot printing as the court decides control of the emblem under state law.
William W Floyd age 75 a prominent Campbell county figure died at home in Fairburn after a long illness He was born in Morgan county near Madison served as a Confederate soldier later ran a Atlanta mercantile business then moved to Palmetto where he married Emma Swann He is survived by his wife three sons James Floyd Charles Floyd Henry Floyd all connected with the Atlanta Nations Bank and three daughters Jessie Floyd Elle Floyd and Sinn Floyd Burial was in the family cemetery at Palmetto this afternoon
Georgia United Daughters of the Confederacy oppose placing the Wirz monument near Andersonville National Cemetery. Mrs J E Mathis of Americus chairs the location committee and has informed 94 chapters of concerns about northern visitors. The monument to Major Wirz nears completion in an Americus marble yard, with final state decision set for Savannah meetings in October.
Americus reports cotton receipts reaching about 6000 bales by early September with 1000 bales added Saturday. The season’s total rivals last year’s at this date, signaling early maturation due to adverse weather. Most fields have been picked once and ready for another picking, with current prices attracting buyers as nearly all available stock sells.
Detained suspect provides long statement on Dr Frederick Rustin shooting. He describes Rustin in debt after losing fortune and facing eviction, with loans from friends and bank notes unpaid. The woman who knew Rustin since last December says he feared he could not recover and may have planned to end his life, possibly to shield his family as premiums lapsed.
Within a week no troops will remain in the Wining District as demonstrations of peace in Alabama mining regions prompt troop withdrawals. Labor Day sees many returning to work as coal mines resume operations, with an estimated ten thousand workers back this week after two months idle. Production plans include restarting commercial mines and boosting iron output at Republic Company furnaces No 8 and No 1, now undergoing repairs.
In a Brooklyn apartment fire New York on September 7 a retired real estate dealer Joan Yuck risked burns to rescue a missing child. He had already shielded the mother Mrs Witham Clampet with his coat and carried her down stairs. He returned to save the infant but perished from burns after delivering the child to the mother. The mother and child escaped unharmed.
A Georgia man killed on a dredge boat at Carrabelle Florida when a crane toppled him, nearly severing his head as machinery moved unexpectedly. In Cincinnati, Le Roy of New York defended his title by defeating Sat Emerson in straight sets 80 75 75.
The National Association of Postoffice Clerks began its annual convention in Birmingham Alabama with several hundred delegates from across the United States. The event at city hall featured Welcome addresses, remarks by Frank T Rogers of Chicago, and plans covering Sunday work, grievances, and social trips. The group reports more than twenty thousand members and discussions included parcels post endorsement and postal savings banks.
Selma Ala September 7 At o clock this morning WE Aten a 40 year resident and longtime butcher who also served on the city council collapsed and died at his Franklin street home. Heart failure listed as the cause. He leaves a wife and six children. He was a prominent chief of police candidate.
In Brooks Georgia a local confrontation at Bakin Bros store ended with Cleve Carson firing an 88 caliber revolver at his brother in law John Padgett. The shot struck the back of Padgett’s head but is not expected to be fatal. Both men are described as prominent young locals.
An educational rally was held Saturday four miles south of Fairburn at Bethany with speakers including M L Brittwin Fulton county schools superintendent Leon P Smith LaGrange Temple college Colonel Claude Smith Campbell county representative F J Dodd Campbell county school commissioner and WON D Dinen Fayette county school commissioner. A historical contest between Campbell and Fayette pupils awarded medals to two boys and two girls.
A fragment asserts Budweiser as the most popular beer worldwide, noting its profit to dealers and higher costs for the brewery. The text claims sales surpass those of other bottled beers and that its superiority is widely recognized.
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