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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1914
Page
4
Toilet goods sale offers deals on cream and powder items. Pompeian massage cream 29c with 50c price tag, Daggett & Ramsdell card cream 33c, Mennen talcum 10 for 25c, Woodbury toothpaste 12 for 25c, Lazell Invisible race powder 15 for 25c, Perspiro odor preventer 16 for 25c. Main Floor Center.
The Star-Crese Corset is made for this store by top American manufacturers. Priced at $1 and $1.50, it arrives direct with no travel ads or sales pitches. The maker pays nothing for market costs and guarantees rust resistance, materials, workmanship, and fit. Demonstrations tomorrow on the second floor.
Two white men are held at the police station over a criminal assault on a 10 year old girl in an old vacant Marietta street house near the National Furniture company. H A Morrison a 47 year old butcher of Longley Avenue and father of eight children was arrested after positive identifications by the girl and a boy. J L Perkins of 134 Julian Street also arrested after visiting the girl’s Marietta street home and promising to show where the crime occurred.
Detectives state Amasgon faces assault charges and Perkins faces an attempted assault charge as both men are set for police court proceedings this afternoon.
A Greek groom in municipal court briefly faced a name mix up as he prepared to wed. He first claimed the name Alexander Mellopoli but relented to Aleck Brown after his bride objected to the lengthy spelling. The couple wed and left the court, with a friend noting the name write‑up took too long. Aleck Brown is a chef from Olympia, Greece.
Samuel A. Ozburn of 104 Whitehall listed as owner of papers lost during a dispute over a transfer on a Whitehall street car on Friday afternoon. The conductor and motorman faced disorderly conduct charges after the clash as police intervened. Ozburn, of 297 Ponce de Leon avenue, says papers are worth thousands.
Police Officer J Walter McWilliams Jr remains in critical condition at Grady Hospital after a motorcycle collision with two wagons on Flat Shoals Road Thursday night. Doctors say injuries were life threatening but he is showing signs of improvement, recognizing his wife and father as loved ones stay by his bedside.
An aged Cherokee Indian woman in Pembroke North Carolina on April 17 gave her life to save her pet dog. While trying to warn the animal from an oncoming Atlantic Coast Line train the woman was struck and killed. The dog was saved.
Atlanta women groups and leaders push for a larger Grady hospital. Resolutions from the Order of Old-Fashioned Women and the Frances Willard WCTU endorse a $750,000 bond and call for women on the hospital board. Meetings with parent teacher associations planned to boost the campaign.
W B Hughes of Baltimore fainted on Whitehall Street near a department store while carrying a suitcase. An ambulance took him to a sanitarium. The driver Claude McAfee raced back after suspects allegedly stole the suitcase from the curb. Detectives Rosser and Black pursue a drugging theory. Hughes showed improvement by Friday afternoon.
Detective Burns is anticipated to return to Atlanta and submit his report on the Frank case tonight for Sunday morning publication. The full investigation includes supplements formed from evidence unearthed by the sleuth and assistants. Attorney Frank Kooper discusses the absence waiver issue and a judge’s understanding of the defendant’s personal waiver.
Two afternoon and tonight showings of Smash the Vice Trust highlight a program of sensational cinema in Atlanta. Otta Skinner stars in Kismet for four nights at the Atlante starting Monday, with strong advance demand. The Grand features Dope, a striking drug terror drama, plus Lucille Verne offerings and Seven Days to follow.
The Supreme Court of Georgia affirms judgments in Cotter v Getaway administrator and others from Whitfeld Superior Court with Judge Fite. Decisions cover Donahue v Peterson from Chariton and Kennedy v Heyward from Tatnall with judgments reversed in part. Summary notes multiple counsel appearances for plaintiffs in error and respondents, listing judges and law firms involved.
The sixty-fifth annual session of the Medical Association of Georgia closed with more than 400 physicians in attendance the largest ever. Officers elected include Dr W B Hardman of Commerce as president Dr H J Williams of Macon as vice president and Dr W C Lyle of Augusta as secretary and treasurer A delegate was chosen for the American Medical Association meeting in Atlantic City. Resolutions endorsed public health and vital statistics bills noting Georgia lacks a comprehensive vital statistics system. Thanks were extended to the Fulton County Medical Society for a Thursday night banquet at the Hotel Ansley.
The forecast notes Saturday will be fair with increasing afternoon cloudiness from a disturbance in the central valley. Winds will be fresh from the south and highs may reach about 30 degrees. By night, unsettled conditions prevail and there is a considerable probability of rain on Sunday.
Funeral notices list relatives in Canton Ohio Louisville Kentucky and Athens Georgia invited to services for Mrs. Lawson B Langford at 3 PM on Saturday April 18 1914 with interment at West View cemetery Pallbearers named and meeting at M Patterson Son chapel. Gary J L Gary aged 62 dies at private sanitarium leaves wife and children. remains at Harry G Poole funeral and interment in Liberty South Carolina. Francis Cross Urquhart Ansley family invited to funerals with multiple pallbearers named. Miss Katherine Urquhart Ansley to be laid to rest in Newton Georgia after service at H M Patterson Sons chapel. Funeral directors Barclay Brandon Co Ivy Street.
Books close April 30. T. M. Armistead, Tax Receiver.
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