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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
1
Westbound Lake Shore train No 17 derailed injuring an engineer identified as Wise and damaging the rear portion of the locomotive. Five mail clerks sustained injuries and no passengers were hurt. Tracks were blocked as crews responded to the accident. Special to The Georgian.
UNE with its roses its fragrance its bonnie bride and its wedding gifts The place par excellence the choosing of the latter is Our store If you want the penvention al silver or crystal we have it at its best Fine China estred by many brides is a strong ure with us Exquisite designs Electric lamps of new shape and decoration are in rich array Pottery miniatures oe Ty brass ornaments clocks and a score of other things happy suggestions all.
In Roberta Georgia on Tuesday at 1 pm farmer Rutherford was shot in the arm by Frank Willis, a negro work hand. Willis’s father, the boy’s mother, and the boy faced charges in court. the woman was acquitted. Rutherford fired four times but the shooter fled and was not found. Authorities, including Justice McAfee, handled the case with bonds set and arrests made.
In Crenshaw county Alabama on June 1 the state case State v Walton Bytes was reversed by the supreme court. Walter Sykes faced murder charges in the Virgil Welker killing. Habeas corpus sought release on bond was denied after the solicitor appeal.
Washington June 1 The king of Italy invites nations to Rome for a conference on the propriety of creating an International Institute of Agriculture If approved the conference would outline objects and duties for such an institute as set forth in the Shiverasons vee conference.
A committee of five was named to finish canvassing for the 1910 exposition funds. The group will divide tasks with the committee of fifty and existing subcommittees, aiming to raise at least 1,000 dollars plus 6 percent. July 4 was noted as the date to mark funds raised for the project. Prominent Atlantans including Forrest Adair, Edwin P. Ansley, and Alex Smith pledged substantial time to June work and organization.
Eatonton Georgia on June 1 staged a commencement for Eatonton High School. The event featured a grand finale in an elegant home night setting as part of the ceremonial exercises.
Special to The Georgian Asheville June 1. P Frank Loughran former Hotel Berkeley proprietor announces planned construction of a commercial and tourist hotel on the street from the Battie and will have 200 feet frontage. Details incomplete due to damaged text but indicates new hotel project in Asheville.
A vintage advice piece urges parents not to quit on a son's education when he leans toward sports over arithmetic. It advocates tailoring learning to the youth’s interests, warns against harsh judgments, and promotes options like shorthand and business college courses offered by Crichton’s instructors who have long educated Southern shorthand writers and bookkeepers.
The St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Co plans a major project to dig a canal from Mammoth Spring in northern Arkansas to the Mississippi near Memphis. The route will drain thousands of acres, creating land as fertile as the Nile and extending about ninety five miles from Mammoth Spring to Memphis.
Special to The Georgian Decatur Ala June 1 services in honor of Confederate dead buried in Decatur Cemetery and roots of the Confederacy set for Sunday June 3 at 4 o clock. Mrs W H Long chair James B Penney Mrs J Dr W H Long to act as master of ceremonies committee arrangements listed.
Mrs Anna M Simonton of Spartanburg files suit against the Southern Railway for 25000 alleging injuries suffered last September when she was alighting from a passenger train. The case ties to the estate of the late Judge Charles H Simonton and cites the United States circuit court.
The jury in the Jim Franklin murder case, charged with killing Hon. A. K. Ramsey in Muni county, returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Solicitor for the State assisted by Atlanta attorney. Judge R. Nee presided with C. N. King and others present. The defense was represented by G. G. Glenn and associates.
A three year old boy was found wandering in Whitehall street Friday morning and taken to the police station. He is hatless, wearing a check apron, and unable to say his name or home. Efforts to locate relatives have failed. police continue inquiries while the child remains under care. The boy appeared frightened yet bright, pleading for his mother.
Fragmentary notes indicate numerous candidates have announced bids in a local race. The readable lines show discussion of hopefuls, with uncertainty about who has filed and when official declarations will be made.
Brunswick Ga June 1 The meeting of lawyers from this Judicial circuit adjourned amid disagreement over a proposed division of the circuit. A local bar majority favored division while dissenters urged continuation as a single unit, with further talks planned to resolve the dispute.
LaGrange Ga June 1 The commencement program of LaGrange Female College is set for June 2 with annual day on June 3 at 10 30 am The sermon will be delivered by Rev J H Mem mencemen fea test by Rev Young J Allan and other events follow through June 4 including an annual board meeting and related ceremonies.
Fragmentary OCR text shows John D. Rockefeller demanding punishment if the oil trust is guilty. The garbled passage mentions Rockefeller, the oil industry, and warnings about wealth through steel and business power. The readable parts imply a critique of trust power and need for accountability.
News arrived Thursday night of the sudden death in Montana of J. B. Scofield. He was on an inspection trip with J. Wille Pope, visiting gold mines in the West. The body will be taken to Atlanta for burial at Barclay & Brandon's undertaking establishment. He was a partner in FP, M. & J. Seofeld, once active in the Fourth National Bank building. He had a notable career in New York financial circles and counted W. Rockefeller and Grover Cleveland among his associates.
Washington reports the Longworths are ready to depart for Europe aboard the Nealatn, with visits likely to include Germany and possibly Constantinople. A series of entertainments at Dorchester House in London is planned, including a ball and dinners hosted by Lord and Lady Longworth for their guests.
The Louisville and Henry Gray appeal case was not submitted yesterday in Montgomery Alabama with railroad attorneys saying they had not time to prepare. Gregory Smith for the Azaleas and Phares Coleman argued for Mr Gray. the matter involved expeditious Quo Warranto proceedings and was continued to next term.
The Georgian offers city subscribers summer mail service at ten cents a week with no extra charge for mailing within the regular rate. Foreign or overseas postage applies if sent abroad.
The Aronson stock was purchased by Bass Dry Goods Co at less than 26 percent of cost. Wirlyn B Moore, trustee in bankruptcy for Aronson, reported the entire stock at 70 Whitehall Street will be sold beginning Saturday at MU Street store. Joel, president of Bass, said the buyer plans to pass substantial savings to customers in what he calls one of the era’s greatest sales. The liquidation follows a court inventory showing the original cost much higher.
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