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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
7
The Georgia senate debated abolishing Irwin County dispensary and setting a $20,000 whisky license. Senator Rose offered an amendment to leave final settlement to the people, passed 20 to 7, amid heat over senatorial conduct and the bill’s passage merged with others.
In Macon Georgia August 3 street railway workers the motormen and conductors began a strike. There were no formal demands or refusals reported yet the men organized a meeting and three leaders were fired. By noon many quit and more were likely to follow, crippling car service for the day.
Jerome, a district attorney candidate, announces he will not seek the governorship. He states his views on who controls the machinery of the state and cites conditions that make it impossible for him to act. The remarks reflect his assessment of political obstacles and governance dynamics.
The readable fragments reference a house, a third party passage or passageway, a contract, and mentions of the United Kingdom. Details are unclear due to damage and missing text.
The Byrian leper Geer Rossehid, who left Elkins on July 18, has been sent back to Rapdeihh county by the state board of health at the Maryland board’s request. He is now housed in a tent near Pickens Randolph county, but city authorities refuse entry to the city.
New report from Rome dated August 3 states a fire at the Milan exposition caused extensive damage. Damage reportedly totals around 2.6 million dollars, destroying the main building and many exhibits. Rome dispatches note the cause remains unknown and explore potential losses to artworks and artifacts.
Local figures indicate Carroll County’s prosperity grew about 30 percent from 1905 to 1906. Total returns reached 5,696,606 dollars, up from 4,186,088 dollars, a gain of 1,409,007. Rochelle Receives Citizens Bank Charter in Wilcox County with 25,000 capital, including organizers J. D. Woodburn W. G. Brown G. W. Holliday and Dr. W. G. Ford. May Sues City of Atlanta for 7,600 damages over a Mangum Street viaduct harming property. Nellie Hill sues Fred H. Hill for divorce. he is a Federal convict. New sanitarium proposed by Dr. W. B. Hamby at 20 Crew Street, three stories, brick, cost about 14,000. William A. Rhudy to leave Walker-Rhudy Furniture to join J. L. Murphy in Anniston, Alabama. intends to re-enter local furniture trade later. David Keiser injured in fall from a viaduct plank. sent to hospital for examination. Governor Terrell posts 100-dollar reward for arrest of Albert Loden in murder case. Cigarette bill hearings scheduled in Senate office. Hilleman seeks 3,008 damages for burn injuries from molten iron. N. G. L. and R. M. Mitchell apply for North Atlanta Land Company charter with 200,000 capital. Mrs. W. A. Hamilton dies at 19 years. services planned at Antioch church. Mrs. A. E. Finkell passes away. services set and remains to Philadelphia.
In West End Thursday night a street car derailment on Gordon and Holderness streets fatally injured Conductor J. C. Hightower of the Georgia Railway and Electric Co. An automobile owned by Julian F. Baxter rushed him to Grady Hospital where he was placed in the operating room. The car crashed into a telph pole after the hospital run broke down. Motorman J. W. Johnson escaped injury. Hightower’s condition was critical with internal injuries and a broken hip. recovery was deemed unlikely.
Alexandria aug 3 a big land deal has been consummated in this section forty thousand acres in the parishes of rapides calcasieu and vernon have been disposed of by the willodgett company of saginaw to the southwestern lumber par of new jersey for 1 423
Special to The Georgian Moultrie Ga Aug 1 Democratic party leaders in Colquitt County worry about financing the approaching state primary. County Executive Committee Chairman Z H Clark says there may be no primary due to a lack of funds with 13 voting places and 2200 white qualified voters. It costs at least 200 to run the election and officials refuse or delay paying due expenses and voter list preparation until money is secured. Clark has asked State Chairman Yeomans for guidance.
Three Buffalo Rochester and Puengatawney trainmen were killed when a Baltimore and Ohio local freight crashed into uncovered cars on the track at Retbold cut near Retbold Junction. Engineer BK Hunter of Butler was injured as the engine plowed through several cars, pinning Jerome Hanlin and another brakeman beneath it. The dead were identified as Field aged 48 of Butler, Hanlin 30 of Puengatawney, and another unnamed brakeman.
The House passed a bill to isolate consumptives in the Milledgeville state asylum and to allocate 10,000 of the capitol for building a separate facility. Debate highlighted overcrowding and opposition to further funding without improving other institutions. New bills were introduced including exemptions for Confederate veterans, court calendar revisions, pensions, and city charter changes.
C. T. Ladson sold 500000 acres in Cuba to a New York syndicate named the Cuban Investing Corporation of New York for 2000000 dollars. The deal, a straight sale, was announced after Ladson returned from New York. He becomes one of the buyers in the venture, with the land located near Seroberi in Cuba.
A Cleveland mayor, accused of contempt for defying a court order, was found not guilty after testimony placed Spinavorn in charge of the man at issue. The case referenced a restraining order and involvement of the Cleveland Electric Company amid the street scene on Fulton Road.
Brindamour, famed as a handcuff wonder, reportedly escaped from a locked Atlanta police station cell on Thursday night, using a two minute feat observed by Police Captain Mayo and fire officers. He reportedly unlocked a spring door fastened with a spring lock after one hand was secured high on the door. The casino audience and authorities witnessed the stunt, noting it as a remarkable jail break and claiming Brindamour set a record as the only man to escape Sing Sing jail in fiction style reporting.
Attorney John R. Cooper rushed to Atlanta from Valdosta with concerns of a demonstration plotting against his clients. Governor Terrell laughed off the danger, advising Cooper to avoid a possible trip without military escort. Mrs. Rawlins had met Cooper in Macon, heightening the alarm before the visit.
Pittsburg Aug 3 A private wire reports Clifford Hixton, a bank employee, is believed to have stolen $300000 from Henry C Frick steel trust Union Trust. Hixton allegedly confessed and implicated another employee, who is expected to be arrested.
Lord Sholto George Douglas of Portland Maine announces plans to sue for $50 000 over his arrest and two nights in custody. He alleges indignities during detention and says his wife suffered a nervous collapse. He had sought British consul aid to initiate action against police.
Mr and Mrs W W Glover of Longley avenue awoke to learn their 7 month old son Gordon suffocated by bed clothing during the night. Funeral services and interment were set for Friday at 7 o'clock, carried by Berry G Foote Co. funeral staff.
Special to The Georgian Lithia Springs Ga Aug 3 The opening session of the Georgia Retail Marble Dealers Association meeting is attended by many sections of the state. President J B Robot Batt Ground presiding. The two day meeting covers various important marble trade subjects.
Surfmen report the Sayville beach strewn with lemons indicating a vessel may have wrecked offshore. Debris suggests the craft has been in the water for likely less than a day and the coast guards are investigating.
Pat McDaniel a young white man arrested for soliciting alms claimed to be mute yet spoke clearly at the police station on Friday morning. He admitted to deceiving officials and inmates, telling the turnkey he wanted to make up for lost time before facing Friday court.
Mrs. Mattie Wheeler reports her neighbor F C Whippy distraught over his wife’s death and urges police to watch for him. Whippy, a Cincinnati carpenter, left Atlanta after Wednesday’s death. he has not been seen since Thursday night. Undertakers hold his belongings. no death certificate filed yet.
The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen reports forty car repairers walked out in the Atlanta yards. They demanded a wage increase of 2 12 cents per hour on average, claiming primary negro laborers received higher raises.
New York August 3 That Russet te wealth was enormous for many years. The estate’s value was long debated with estimates of fifty to sixty million dollars common, but today executors and their lawyers reported the wealth may exceed earlier figures. They reviewed securities income and guarantees, noting the estate’s value to be substantial and revealing details not previously public.
Havana reports a fatal case of yellow fever from Colon in Matanzas province. The victim is identified as a Spaniard. The notice notes the outbreak in late summer and underscores public health concerns in colonial Cuba.
Luther Whittle, 17, a King Hardware packer, struck a Black drayman with a hatchet after a dispute. The wounded man, described as a one legged Black individual, lies at the hospital with severe injuries. Whittle is in custody at the police station on Luck Street.
Police committee discussed Frater ordinance restricting minors in liquor houses. A substitute would allow work only with parental consent and ban anyone under 15. Foster argued for strong laws, citing youths with delirium tremens, while opponents claimed paternalism. An ornate jewel display interrupted proceedings. The panel also noted a license issue for Gordon Street on Edgewood Avenue.
B. Br. Myers, a well known young man who sells fruit and flowers around the city, was a tramical before Acting Secretary Chasewood Friday morning and was ordered held until he can be examined as to his sanity.
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