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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
10
A garbled report from The Georgian Kavannah Georgia June 2 describes an attempted prisoner deception to obtain money. It mentions a prisoner impersonation and a police sting that led to the arrest of a suspect while money remained uncollected.
Spectal to The Georgian from Jasper Alabama June 21 describes Jim Sumner a white man killed at Cordova when struck by rain and falling from a platform last seen there. The report notes he fell asleep on the platform and was instantly killed in a tragic accident.
Special to The Georgian. Harris county delegation urges trial for Seeger case. Counsel for the accused argues trial would provoke further turmoil, while Judge Tuttle reserves decision for consideration.
Mose Madden of Waterloo reports his valuable horse was struck and killed by lightning on Tuesday afternoon while sheltering in an old barn during a thunderstorm. Madden escaped unharmed as the barn was the site of the fatal strike.
Five members who served last session will be replaced by five new faces when Speaker Staton convenes the house next Wednesday at 10 o'clock. Deaths have claimed Lumpkin and McLennon, Ramsey, Spence, and Taylor, while Pulaski fills a vacancy as Telfair waits. Senate seats remain full, and President West will preside. The incoming members sworn in will join an intact legislative machinery ready to proceed.
Special to The Georgian reports the Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia closes its two day convention at Lithia Springs. Officers elected include President J A Aycock Carrollton and Treasurer Thomas Egleston Atlanta. Members of the executive committee chosen and plans discussed for a prominent display of cotton seed products at the Georgia state fair next October.
Books are open for payment of the second installment of city tax. The period closes on July 1. E. T. Payne, City Tax Collector, directs taxpayers to settle dues before the deadline.
Atlanta school leaders approved two city yards to serve as public play areas for children during summer. Teachers won summer leave from regular attendance at normal school. Resignation of Professor EK Utterbach was accepted after many years in public schools. Notices covered staffing, new desks, and upcoming sessions for August and September. The meeting adjourned to June 28.
Seaboard Air Line Railway will run from Atlanta to Wilmington each Saturday in June July and August, leaving Atlanta at 9 36 p m with a through sleeper to Wrightsville Beach. Return from Wilmington Thursday at 3 00 p m arriving in Atlanta Friday morning. Transfer arrangements with Wilmington street railway permit quick hotel transfers at Wrightsville Beach. Season tickets priced at 15 55 with excursions extended to five days.
Hon. James M Bath, candidate for governor, arrived in Cornelia Georgia and spoke to a crowd of several hundred at the school auditorium. He delivered a well spoken address, drawing attentive listeners and gaining friends through his pleasing manner.
Special to The Covington Ga June 21 At a county board of commissioners meeting the contract for building the new bridge to be erected by the county was let to Austell Brothers of Atlanta The tax for selling composite ite was fixed at 200 per annum
Special to The Cenegies reports Judge Russell Resell spoke in Blue Ridge Georgia addressing about seventy five voters at the courthouse bench. The event drew a small turnout and audience praised the candidate’s reception. Afternoon program included remarks and a political cadence noting Miner al Muff and an evening Morgan at eight.
Covington Ga June 2 at a congregational meeting of the Presbyterian Church Rev John B Gordon of Lewisburg Tenn was elected pastor by a unanimous vote for the full term. The church purchased the James G Lester home as a parsonage, a desirable dwelling built by Colonel J G Lester and formerly tied to the Rucker Banking Company of Atlanta.
Jurgis, a country-born youth, arrives in Chicago chasing fortune as his family, Ona, and a group from Lithuania seek a new life. They confront fear, poverty, and the brutal edge of Packingtown, where the scent, sound, and smoke of the yards foreshadow the hardships awaiting them.
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