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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1909
Page
9
A mass Adventist gathering in West Duxbury ends after days of provocative revelations and delayed doomsday claims. Conservatives blame radicals for a miscalculation as participants disperse, with exhausted families seeking rest and a few baptisms noted amid lingering faith in an imminent judgment.
Millions of spectators lined the river banks to watch the Great Naval Parade marking Henry Hudson and the Clermont Half Moon revival. The event featured a minor collision delaying the ships briefly, while a crowd of up to five million watched from Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and New Jersey as Dutch envoys presented the Half Moon to the Hudson commission amid searchlights and fireworks.
Four officers aboard the Republique dirigible are killed when the airship bursts near Moulins on the Paris Antibes route. The wreckage crashes to the ground as an accompanying car carries mechanicians. Initial findings point to a broken propeller axle. witnesses describe a violent oscillation before the disaster.
New York in September Mrs Grover Moreland widow of the former president sails with her daughters Esther and Marion and two sons Francis and Richard aboard the Berlin. They plan stops at Algiers Naples and Genoa then enter Lausanne Switzerland where Mrs Cleveland will reside near Lausanne for an indefinite period while the Selang children enroll in a local school.
A man named Joe Lane was tried for unlawful whisky sale and bound over to the Nashville city court under a $1900 bond. Officials aim to crack down on illegal liquor sales and curb illicit whisky distribution.
Tenchburg September 25 The Norfolk and Western and the Baltimore and Ohio railways were fined in U S district court for safety appliance law violations. The penalties were 100 dollars on each count, eight counts against the Norfolk and Western and nine against the Baltimore and Ohio.
Montgomery reports that Governor Comer did not deny selling liquor years ago and profited from it at his establishment. He refused further interview and referenced speeches, including Wetumpka, Huntsville remarks by Senator Spragins about his early money making.
El Paso reports Wiliam J Bryan refuses to meet Senator Bailey proposing separate meetings on the tariff issue and party pledges. Bryan from Vail Ariz signals aim to build Democratic majority in Congress and seeks candidates to accept or amend a tentative platform. Bailey telegram says a joint debate is desirable but not forced. Rev Graham Forrester, pastor at Milltown, Ga, accepts a call to a Talbotton church and serves as secretary of the Valdosta Baptist Association.
Harry Whitney, from New Haven and aboard the schooner Jeanie, says Dr Frederick Cook told him at Etah last April that he had reached the Pole and urged secrecy. Whitney reports Cook's arrival documents and notes EskimoCrew doubts, while Jeanie’s Peary-aligned crew mix fuels debate over Cook’s tale.
Construction starts on six new buildings valued at 207000 plus a 145000 garage initiative in ft lanaia with stores and garages planned. Grants and Hillyer plans include four garages on James street and a Charler Black building on Auburn avenue, all brick and plate glass with fireproof four stories high.
The Supreme Court upheld the States Steed Act based rule requiring reciprocal demurrage payments by railroads failing to furnish cars after notice. The decision affects shipments statewide, enabling charges of $1 per car per day until cars are provided. Numerous suits and claims have been filed, including a Georgia case against the Douglas Augusta and Gulf railroad for about 19000.
A forecast predicts generally fair weather for Sunday and Monday with mainly sunny skies. Coastal areas may see some possible fog or light drizzle as northeast winds shift, bringing mild temperatures and minimal risk of showers.
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