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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1913
Page
10
Sunday sermon at Moore Memory 23 urged churches to care for children and youth inside and outside the church. Dr Holdery warned neglect leads to delinquency, urged religious instruction, wholesome recreation, and sanitary conditions to prevent child labor and moral decline in Atlanta's youth.
Lewisville Ga April 20 Special. Sheriff Smith left here tonight for Grange twelve miles north where Bob Kitchens one of two negroes charged with killing Henry Brantley foreman of J H Hooks plantation near Warthen supposed to be surrounded Details unavailable
Atlanta paper reports Travelers Bank and Trust launches a 1919 style Painless Christmas Savings club. Members start deposits Monday with 1, 3, or 5 cent options, growing weekly up to 5 cent plans reaching 1.65 dollars by December, ending December 14 with mailed checks. Participants either reach higher totals or, choosing reverse payments, end with small sums.
Fire swept through Norwood Ga early this morning destroying Miss Matte Heath residence and then the vacant Darden home. The Young Men's Christian Association hall also burned. Heath house and contents were insured. Gas insurance on the other buildings.
Am. Writing Machine Co advertises typewriters for rent for three months at five dollars, offering practical options for offices and writing rooms seeking affordable equipment.
An invitation urges visitors to see Atlanta’s Art Department and model jewelry store. The display includes ching, Vienna, Rookwood, Marble and Bronze Statuary, carved ivory, paintings, electroliers, tapestries, Oriental goods, brass items, curio cabinets, and a jewelry section with platinum, gold set stones, watches, sterling silver, cut glass. Souvenir spoons from $1. Catalog available for 915 illustrated edition.
Elderton Ga Apel specials report the state Sunday school convention in First Methodist church with delegates arriving Tuesday. W M Wilcox and B Rogers say Elberton residents host visitors, sample room secured, and railroads offer reduced fares. Lead speakers include W C Pearce and Prof Excell with many Georgia leaders and a large delegate turnout expected.
Statesboro Ga April 20 Special That the thriving Mutra elty of Brooklet on the Savannah and Statesboro riverbed is driving a county division campaign Brooklet leaders report a fighting fund of about 1000 dollars and aim to divide Bulloch into East and West with Brooklet capital of East Bulloch They claim to bear courthouse costs and deny needing new roads The movement sparks rival claims from Emanuel and Tattnall counties as other towns seek Bulloch land for new counties including Stonewall and Candler while Statesboro Metter Claxton and Brooklet push their own divisions and newspaper plans
Over eight hundred attend the Fulton County Sunday School convention at First Methodist church. Mr Pierce of Hinots delivered the afternoon address The Sunday School the Dynamite of Christian Education. Prof Excell led singing and A B Caldwell presided. Pierce spoke again last night and will speak this afternoon and tonight.
Bacon Ga April 20 Special there is no chance for the trial of Wilburn or Mrs Kate King for the murder of her husband last fall coming to trial at Gray before Monday April 28. The grand jury will convene but no criminal business will be conducted that week. Indictments will be acted upon a week from Monday and Wilburns case will likely be first called.
A car on Peachtree Street collided with a street car at Pine Street causing a half hour delay for eighteen trolleys and attracting crowds of churchgoers. The auto driver Sloan faced a police summons after a dispute with a street car official while officers assisted the wrecked vehicle and jacking operations.
The model farm of Hon. Neil A. Ray two miles east of Americus burned at 4 AM destroying a barn and oil, with an estimated loss of 7000 to 8000 dollars. Fourteen valuable mules and horses perished, torch set at the front entrance, hindering rescue. Big corn and feedstuff stored on the second floor mostly burned. half the corn saved. Fire department aided Ray residence. a former convict suspected, arrest possible.
Advice endorsed by the Georgia state board of health urges mothers to feed babies with breast milk if possible and to use modified cow milk under medical guidance if needed. It warns against overfeeding in hot weather, stresses cleanliness, proper bottle preparation, and avoiding home remedies, with tips on clothing and outdoor time for infants.
In Marietta Georgia on April 20 a special series at the First Baptist Church ended with a baptism ceremony. Thirteen members were baptized with Dr George Tumlin performing the rite in about twenty minutes, drawing a crowded monarch to witness the swift and unusual class. Dr Hidley of Central Baptist Church Atlanta assisted in the meetings.
J F Hughes aged about 50 was found dead in bushes one mile from Thomson in Thomson Gap. He recently arrived in Thomson to work for Watkins Medicine Company. His body, decomposed, was taken to an undertaker. embalmed for shipment to Crawford, his old home, where his wife and three children survive.
An undetermined wire caused a blaze at W H Franklin’s barn about a half mile west of Louisville Georgia last night. The fire killed several horses and destroyed the barn. Estimated loss about 1500 dollars, with partial insurance coverage.
Hundreds flocked to Grant park with cameras and extra dimes as crowds packed benches and hillsides. The park's mood showcased young couples courting openly while readers and fashion notes drew attention from the crowd, amid a citywide call for restraint and public space.
Dr. Dunbar Ogden, moderator of the Atlanta presbytery, told Central Presbyterian Church that doctrines are essential to interpret the Bible for the masses. He warned that facts alone fail to reach the unthinking public and urged interpreters to present theology as applied to daily life. He spoke during the annual installation of Central Presbyterian Sunday school workers, stressing the home pulpit and Sunday school as forces shaping youth.
Washington April 20 former President Taft has accepted an invitation to read a paper at the American Saw Association annual meeting to be held in Montreal in September. Chief Justice White will preside. Viscount Haldane will deliver the annual address. Senator Julius Rout will preside at the banquet September 3. Kellogg, Wodlock, and Wadhams announced the program after a conference. Underwood Typewriter office offers stenographers.
Associated Press notes the six South Atlantic league teams are closely matched after opening series in Jacksonville Charleston and Columbus. Weather was favorable with large crowds. overall records show three teams at two wins and three at one win. Scoring was balanced with few shutouts and limited error-free innings.
Police arrest several men in connection with a rent related crime involving a mining stocks scheme. Investigators say the defendants coordinated fraudulent actions to deceive investors and secure illicit gains. The case centers on alleged manipulation of stock interests and related contractual arrangements.
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