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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
5
An old dispute ends in a shooting at the home of Mark Rutherford in Saluda Court. A white man, 22, identified as Dave Chapman, fired at a woman, the bullet entering her left side. She lingered until late then died. Jackson, James, and others report the fatal result and arrest.
The Georgian reports Georgia peach growers fear a rapid ripening period may spoil the fruit. A Nashville manager seeks 3 000 cars to move fruit northward, with about 30 cars already planned. Growers in the district earned roughly 900 from berries, while 500 cars were shipped out earlier.
Dublin Georgia gears up for the fifth annual Chautauqua with events in the new home auditorium seating up to two thousand. The program features Dr Herbert Jock and notable speakers including Congressmen Richmond, with concerts and humorous lectures listed across June activities.
The Georgia postal notice informs city subscribers of summer mailing at regular ten cent rate. It states addresses in the United States or abroad may incur additional foreign postage.
A reunion will be held Wednesday evening in the Sunday school room at the First Baptist Church. It is billed as one of the most enjoyable occasions in Fulton County with an excellent musical program and short addresses by the president and officers.
Special to The Georgian Newberry June 6 Auditor W W Cromer sent his abstract of county real and personal property to the comptroller general for state board of equalization review in August. The county rise is about half a million dollars from last year and railroad property is not included. The state board can adjust county valuations.
R B Brooks widow of Girard Alabama sues for 20000 claiming death from a piston head explosion at Columbus Iron Works two months earlier. The accident, a rare event among long-time workers, involved a steamboat piston head heated in a furnace. Another suit by Thomas F Potts seeks 10000 for injuries from the same incident.
The W and A and N & St. L railways offer round trip tickets June 10 to 12 at one fare plus 26 cents with extensions to July 23. Atlanta departures include 8 25 a m and 4 pm, with through sleeping cars on selected trains from Atlanta to Louisville via Chattanooga and Nashville to Mammoth Cave. Information from J A Thomas C B Walker and Charles E Harman at Union Passenger Station.
The Georgian reports authorities near New Orleans solve the mystery of grocer Joseph Picone's death. His wife, Mrs Picone, confessed to disposing of a pistol and shell fragments, saying she did not recall hearing a shot or seeing a weapon near the scene.
Mrs Belle Berger wife of Wellington Berger of Gustave Berger Son died suddenly in a cab on the way home from Dr Shurlys office. She was found dead by the cabman after arrival at 829 Trumbull. Death attributed to heart trouble. Berger married last October.
A driver on North Street in Portsmouth was struck on the head at 2 o clock in the morning near Seaboard and Reynolds. He was taken to King’s Daughters Hospital and remained unconscious for hours.
Newberry reports a notable rise in dog numbers over the past year as a tax assessment item. The record notes greater canine counts and related echoes of local concerns, with memories and community funds mentioned as increased.
Ten graduates received diplomas and metals at the Owenton College commencement in Birmingham. Baccalaureate address by Dr. Enoch Marvin Banks of the University of Pennsylvania. College under North Alabama conference, with a planned expansion funded by recently raised thousands of dollars.
Frank Robin a Buffalo businessman spent a tense night in the Tenderloin police station awaiting bail to attend his sister’s wedding to Frank Hanley. Robin was arrested for playfully tipping over about six potted plants at Murray's restaurant on Broadway and Thirty-fourth Street after Hanley's bachelor supper.
The Union Rice Irrigation Company organized in New Orleans aims to construct a thirty mile canal to drain and irrigate 26 000 acres of rice land in southwestern Louisiana. Leaders listed include multiple investors and managers overseeing the project with capitalization detailed in the filing.
Special engineer in charge William Dunbar Jenkins denounces the halted project after the city council did not pass an ordinance affecting streets near the site. Excavation contractors recalled as the $800000 southern passenger station project remains in limbo.
Private Leased Wire reports London stores saw extremely slow sales of canned provisions as dealers claim weak demand last week.
A new patented Fly Fan mixes decorative appeal with practical use. The device promises quick setup and effective repelling or cooling functions, appealing to users seeking both style and efficiency.
Special to The Georgian Chattanooga June 6 Governor John S Cox states in a telegram he is not satisfied with the convention actions He would have accepted the will of the majority but argues the wholesale unseating of fairly elected county officials was driven by Greene county trade and not in accordance with the majority's will resulting in little satisfaction with the result
Chattanooga Tennessee June 6 the Chattanooga Northern Railway Company has applied for a charter to build a railroad from the city limits toward a northern destination, outlining plan and intent to construct tracks and operate services.
The city engages plans to extend the ae ridge coal and tron belt and to erect a bridge across the Tennessee river. The incorporation lists M. Thomas, Thomas Maclean, Robert J. MacClellan and L. M. Thomas following a visit by Theodore Crewdson of London, England.
Beginning Saturday June 9 and each Saturday thereafter during July and August a through sleeping car will depart from the hotels at W Teninville Leek, leaving at 9: pm and arriving the following morning at 6:20. Tickets cost 18.56 dollars with weekend passes valid five days for 8.25 dollars.
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