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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1906
Page
10
A tranquil Atlanta street scene ends in danger when a flaming lantern lurches into view as a young couple walks home. A buxom matron saves the moment by dousing the blaze with water, averting disaster and leaving the pair to repair and resume their night.
The Anti-Saloon League of Georgia says it will push prohibition before Georgia voters next year. A press statement by Superintendent G. B. Richards outlines league aims, calls for citizen support, and lists officers and state board members from Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Savannah, and Rome.
President Roosevelt and his staff plan to leave Washington for Oyster Bay within a day or two after Congress adjourns. Uncertainty surrounds White House timing, but possible departure would occur by next Thursday or the following Saturday, depending on congressional business. The report notes broad expectations for departure but no fixed schedule.
Cincinnati June 23 Henri Burkhold former cashier at Franklin Bank was indicted for obtaining money under false pretenses following city coal contract inquiry by Hamilton county grand jury Rudolph H Bleybette Marmet Coal Co vice president indicted for perjury and the Marmet Coal Co Luhrig Co and others indicted for violating Valentine anti trust law An indictment for being interested in public contracts returned against E P Critchell former superintendent of wees The Drake investigation linked Critchell to Forest City plants he supervised.
A proposed railroad line from Nashville Tennessee through Huntsville Alabama with branches to Birmingham Pensacola Atlanta and the East may form a major Southern system within weeks. News from Nashville says a company is reorganized with new owners and aims to complete the line in fourteen months with the American Railway Construction Company advancing second and third sections toward Huntsville Nashville and points south.
In a crowded streetcar a heated scene erupts over transfers and fares. A fat man demands passage while a conductor refuses, leading to a verbal riot as passengers clash and police arrive. The incident ends with the fare paid and the transfer issued.
FR Morrison of 20 Rock street writes a parody titled Everybody Works In Brooklyn as a tribute to Officer Zach Rowan and his plain clothes squad who cracked down on loafers in Marietta street. The verse promotes a shift from loafing to work ethic in Brooklyn with a rhythm echoing the crusade.
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