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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
8
At age 30a policy for $10,000 ordinary life costs $237.50 and a $10,000 20 year endowment costs $373.40 per year. Payment options include annual semi annual or quarterly installments with a 30 day grace period. COSG emcees the policy with emphasis on premium structure and payment timing.
An employment notice seeks active agents for the firm, calling for qualified applicants and outlining opportunities with the company. Details on roles, locations, and application process appear in the readable text.
An account details a jury deadlock in a rape case heard by Judge Gamble in Le ate Cote Howe county with defense lawyers Voight, Tylar, and Walker. The court discharged the jury and adjourned the term for reassessment and possible retrial.
Reports indicate a sharp rise in cholera cases in St Petersbare with 240 cases and six deaths. Health officials warn the outbreak nearly doubles the previous day’s figures and urges rapid medical attention and sanitation measures.
Readable text notes gym classes beginning at A A C on Monday with ongoing sessions through several months at Sovak of Napa. The fragment mentions schedules and training periods, but details are incomplete. Further context would clarify exact program names, locations, and dates.
A fragmented report describes a fatal attack involving a dentist and a blacksmith. Details are unclear due to OCR errors, but the narrative mentions a nearby event on an Ember date, with references to a front of a shop and a dramatic confrontation.
A veiled report notes the head of the Execentus Committee resigns amid a political reshuffle. Names tied to Birmingham, including Nesbitt and Frank Willie, surface as potential successors. The governor faces budget concerns and a scramble for leadership.
Ad for Kodel digestive aid claims it duplicates nature’s digestion, rests the stomach to strengthen health, and promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It touts brain and sleep benefits from a healthy gut, warns against tonics, and urges purchase at druggists with a large bottle and factory labels.
A man in September died after his wife reportedly succumbed to fright when thieves were blamed. He shot himself as detectives traced the story to a fatal night. The couple were merchants. the husband died at 40, the wife reportedly fainted and did not recover. The New York and New Orleans Limited train schedule is noted, with arrival times through major cities.
report from Seward recounts a live chase ending with the seizure of two Japanese vessels after a pursuit by the Hear. The ships were taken into custody by government authorities at Lidtaska and await formal proceedings at Seward. Officials say the vessels carried gear and gear counts noted in the seizure tally.
A private message from Nicaragua reports that Senor Corea resigns as minister to Washington and that Dr Rodolfo Aspinga will replace him. Pio Bolanos, long time consular official in New York, is promoted to first secretary of the Nicaraguan legation in Washington while retaining his New York consul post.
A telegram from Acting Surgeon General Gienn to Texas health officer warns of another yellow fever case in Havana Cuba, the second in a short time. Quarantine on Havana passengers is tightened. those leaving Cuba bound for Texas to be detained five days from departure.
In Marietta Georgia on September 15 a Black youth named Bostick was arrested after an alleged attempted criminal assault on Peat Reed of Powder Springs. Witnesses describe a crowd forming, calls for mob action, and police taking Bostick into custody. Reed’s age and details of the incident are given. Bostick admits guilt to a degree, with defense and reporting of the event outlining fear and public safety concerns.
Worth remembering announces a Pullman drawing room sleeping car service from Atlanta to Thomasville on quick schedules. Train leaves Atlanta at 8 20 p m on time. City Ticket Office at 70 Peachtree Street.
In New York on September 15 a hearing before Referee Franklin Ferris examined claims of union competition and rate cutting among Standard Oil employees from south front trunk Hue superintendents to drivers. Lemuel Winer, a West Virginia salesman, denied his wife followed competitors to report their stopping points, saying she once saw a rival wagon at a store but that the practice was not confirmed. The witness dismissed one incident as a contemptible story.
Seaboard offers faster access from Union depot with a later Atlanta departure at 11:20 a.m. and a luncheon in the dining car before arriving in New York at 2:45 p.m. (1:45 p.m. Atlanta time).
Partial report describes Arkansas postmasters in a session focused on anti and pro factions. Mention of National Convention in Chattanooga held September 15 to 15 with officers elected and discussions of measures. Returns indicate a mixed political climate with Republican gain projections and possible Democratic leads in later tallies.
An advertisement extols Ballard Optical Co of Atlanta for its bifocal glasses with a rounded frame shaping to shield outward lashes and prevent contact with lenses. It claims leading opticians praise them as the best bifocals yet and invites wearers to try the new model.
New York reports William Hand of East Hampton Long Island saved his life when attacked by a victor bull at Thandinch stock farm crossing a pasture. He knocked the animal down then grabbed the brass ball from its nose and crawled to safety across the ring with the ball in hand. Exhausted he leaped a fence and escaped on the far side.
Burle and George Tucker, aged 20 and 22, were arrested today and charged with murder over a stabbing that killed Martin, aged 89, twelve miles south of Unerson. They were reported to have returned from church a week earlier and became involved in a fight with Is md and Tucker, resulting in Martin’s death.
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