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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
2
In this sale series the store promotes hand made Torchon Cluny Smyrna and edging trims with prices from 9c to 65c a yard. It also features new nets and remnants of white goods at deep cuts one half to one third off. Also showcased are two styles of wool Panama skirts and a limited lot of linen and lingerie waists with strong seasonal demand.
A brief notice highlights linen garments with plain and fancy waist styles and strictly tailored fits, emphasizing quality and fit in the feature.
A fragmented notice notes a sale of ear bags and related items priced at about $2.19. The readable bits point to a generic commerce listing with little context.
Group offers plain tailored effects mostly with hand embroidery enhancing lingerie designs. Some pieces feature lace and tucks making them notably effective in style and fit.
A fragment describes delicate lingerie styles with softly shaped waists, fine lace, and trim tucks. The note lists prices including 650 and 4.45 dollars, signaling a catalog or sale context.
In a police court Rosa Wilson, a Black woman, is accused of monomaniacly ordering arrests of neighbors, church members, and even her own children. Rosa’s family testified she has long sought to have people locked up, with the recorder ordering an investigation and police to arrest Lee Wilson for contempt of court.
Marie Lehman, 20, died by her own hand using carbolic acid amid a motive to leave $1,000 life insurance to her invalid sister Maggie. The policy barred payment if suicide occurred within a year of issuance. the year expired Tuesday, but Marie died Wednesday. The sisters’ parents are deceased.
Judge Pendleton signed an order allowing Central Bank and Trust to dispose of up to $100,000 in Keely brothers property. The sale aims to satisfy claims by the Neal Bank and others, with proceeds to address notes and unpaid stock subscriptions tied to John Keely Sr. and heirs.
Centary May 19 and 20 at Selwyn hotel in Charlotte North Carolina for the sixth annual convention of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. HL Hanson of The Advertiser serves as secretary and treasurer and invites full attendance to discuss important subjects from a newspaper viewpoint. The association includes representatives from nearly every daily paper in the southern states.
Neahville Banner coverage during L T Cooper's visit describes strong public interest and testimonials for his medicines. Interviews with B B Lasater and T J Raith praise relief from stomach and rheumatic ailments after using Cooper products, noting improved health and plans to resume work.
In U S court Leon Eplan a pawnbroker on Decatur street was convicted of taking in pawn two overcoats from regular soldiers and fined 8100 and sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison. The case involved two overcoats pawned by soldiers Owen Smith and John Oxley in 1907.
A finance commission bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Dupont of Delaware. It proposes seven commissioners appointed by the President to study federal legislation and foreign systems, reporting on school law deficiencies and remedies. The panel may consult foreign countries and must complete work by December 1906, with an $80,000 appropriation.
In Rom Tome Georgia on April 2 a caucus of newly elected and holdover councilmen nominated city officers to be chosen by the next administration. Nominations included W. J. Nunnally for city attorney J. R. Cantrell for city clerk Dr. J. C. Watts for city physician W. Sharp for recorder. tax assessors to remain over. Police chief, deputy, and officers to be chosen by the police commission, with waterworks superintendent and sanitary inspector to be elected by the board of public works. The meeting was informational and nonbinding. elections likely Monday night.
Washington April 2 President Roosevelt received gifts from many, but Col James Dietrick of Grand River Station Nicaragua presented a 350 pound monster alligator turtle, a product of Nicaraguan waters, to the president. The donor is a personal friend of President Zelaya of Nicaragua.
The affidavit from a physician at a sanitarium outlines Sankey's alleged hallucination that he is the greatest man alive and creator of the world. The document notes Balkey as a co proprietor of the Orleans hotel and places his elderly tether in Brooklyn home. A jury case request was denied by Mrs. Sankey's counsel.
Harmon Schroeder a native of Germany and first sugar refiner in the United States died in New York at age 87. He began refining in a small shop with fellow countrymen, launching the American sugar refining industry from its early days.
Miss Christine Leon, a resident of Braswell in Thaltas County, killed herself with a pistol this morning around 9 o'clock at Braswell. No motive could be learned. She had been living at Braswell for several months before the tragedy.
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