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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
6
Voters face a tight nine day stretch as candidates including Woodward Will Yake and Hirsh Will Yot Other vie for positions in the upcoming city election. Report notes heated exchanges among major contenders, with multiple campaigns urging supporters to attend remaining public events and speeches before ballots.
The Dawson city council passed an ordinance prohibiting keeping for sale or giving away near beer or sunfiat beverages within its limits. An earlier ordinance imposed a twenty five dollar tax on involved persons and firms. later changes repealed some provisions and the measure became effective October.
A residence in East Athena burned to the ground on September 13. Reported by Hattia Allen and four other women, the inmates escaped in their night clothes with no belongings. Insurance and clothing are incomplete, and the article notes a total loss with no additional details on causes or damages.
Superb stones, superbly set, are always to be seen in our cases. Diamonds of peculiar beauty as to quality, shape and color are here and in the latest mountings.
The article describes a drive to raise $10,000 from Montanans to seed a fund that would prompt Congress to appropriate $40,000 for the Montana National Bison herd. It notes support from the American Bison Society and mentions the plan’s connection with Grant Park attractions and the New York Zoo, aiming to preserve the rapidly dwindling American bison.
William Ansie, Century Building, markets Decatur as a booming town with waterworks, paving, two streetcar lines, and nearby Agnes Scott College and Dosaly Fraser High. He touts new lots on Candler, Davis and Green streets selling around 860 dollars cash with 10 dollars a month, claiming no other such lots are on the market.
Peabody trustees plan a New York meeting next month to appropriate about $50,000 for a University of Georgia education building on the campus. Prof T J Wooster will head the department with Prof J Stewart, and two more professors will be added later. If approved, the building should be ready by the opening of the university next year.
The article describes Atlanta hosting a first annual workhorse parade with classes for farm and carriage horses, drivers, and breeds. Premiums, cash prizes, and ribbons will be awarded in multiple divisions. A unique primitive transport class opens to all Georgia entrants, with Dobbin featured.
A garbled weather note mentions plans for school events and a balloon, with references to Georgia and rain. The piece hints at temperatures around eight on Saturday and similar on Sunday, noting winds and possible showers without clear specifics.
Saturday’s heat burned west to east while Sunday eased. The Gopher kitten heads to school after vaccinations, despite prior failure. Knickerbockers and short pants return as thousands of children resume classes in Atlanta, singing Scoot days school days.
Dr R E Stallings reports in June 1908 that Georgia’s food and feed inspections reveal extensive adulteration in the market. Food Inspector P A Wethvin’s findings show enforcement improved feed quality and reduced imports, with cotton seed meal praised as a low cost, high value byproduct. The pure food law is advancing Georgia farmers toward self sufficiency and cost savings.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr celebrates his 71st birthday while the elder Roosevelt contemplates politics. The piece recalls his graduation from Harvard, a recent visit to industrial centers in New England, and hints at his first vote for the president. It also mentions a forthcoming Taft election in November as his father’s successor.
Advertisement for Double Daily service and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars by the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad. Promotes convenient departures to principal South Georgia cities, electric lights, vestibules, and a city ticket office at 70 Peachtree Street.
In Athens Georgia on September 13 special report Charles Eaton and a second man assaulted a father and injured Officer Deering Hill. The officer fired a shot to stop the attack. Eaton was tried by Major Lois and sentenced to six months on the treeia plus a $200 fine. The September payment for the fine remains unpaid and may extend the sentence.
One of Dawson's best known figures, Thomas H Pitcht, receives congratulations on his recent appointment as commissioner of agriculture and inspector for the district.
Secretary Julian aims to host the national Insurance Commissioners meeting in Montgomery next year. While in Detroit he met a commissioner to discuss venue details and anticipated smooth preparations for a southern location.
Sanitary department records show for the week ending Saturday there were fourteen white births in Montgomery and one death. A gain for the stork of thirteen whites. There were sixteen negro births and twelve youths, a gain of three, giving a total advantage of sixteen across both races.
A letter from Shariff Higdon to Adjutant General Bibb Graves of the Alabama National Guard praises the soldiers on duty during the Birmingham strike. He commends the officers and men for conduct during tiring times and urges citizens to feel proud and give them encouragement.
In Montgomery on September 3 a state case against the Central of Georgia railway accuses the road of refusing to carry a patronizer at Union Springs while shipping cotton to Montgomery. The city court will hear the case next Wednesday, alleging violation of the anti discrimination law and failure to obey railroad commission orders.
Coroner Bte lev JB sadowsky’s office notes a body found in a closed room after a long odor, police broke a window to investigate. The death is treated as a self inflicted act with a preliminary report pending further inquiry. The deceased left a bank account of several hundred dollars in the care of an administrator.
Athens reports a large turnout as students arrive for the university open week. An estimated six hundred fifty new and returning students are expected for the opening session, with the agricultural college noted as especially active and ready for the start on Wednesday.
Raleigh, N C offers double daily Seaboard Pullman service via Seaboard. The shortest route leaves Atlanta Union Station at 11 20 a m and reaches Raleigh the same night in about 12 and a half hours.
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