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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
2
Essig Bros promotes Correct Clothes for Men with full dress and tuxedo suits priced from 32.50 to 50.00, coats 20.00 to 30.00, waistcoats 3.00 to 7.00, pearl-gray and black silk waistcoats 7.00 to 9.00, shirts 1.50 to 2.00, gloves 1.50, opera slats 6.00, full dress ties 0.25 to 0.50, and pearl studs and links.
Andrew Carnegie appeared before the grand jury in York on April 45 to answer questions about his relationship with the Carnegie Trust Company. He stated he had no ongoing connection beyond financial help during its difficulties and denied promises to provide further aid.
Washington and Indianapolis reports detail arrests in a broad kidnap probe tied to labor leader J J McNamara. Detective Burns and several lawyers face charges of complicity, with bonds set around ten thousand dollars. The case involves dynamite plots and attempts to discredit the Iron Workers union, prompting calls for a joint congressional inquiry.
Washington April 25 The Democratic free list bill drawn by the Ways and Means Committee was harshly assailed by Republicans led by Leader Mann of Illinois who warned it could be stretched to include nearly half of United States imports. Mann said the bill was poorly drawn and would admit foreign leather used in farmers shoes while excluding other leather for wives shoes, favoring foreign labor in its production. Underwood offered no reply as Democrats defended the measure with supporters Adair Russell and Adamson arguing for passage.
A bashful young man drives with a young lady and, after a tense quiet, asks to kiss her. She coyly responds, and onlookers note his face reddening as he braces for the moment amid a humorous social scene.
Washington April 25 special. Grosvenor Dawe of the Southern Commercial Congress says two years hence the south will mark the Panama Canal completion with a New Orleans celebration not an exposition. Water is expected to reach the canal between September and November 1918. The plan includes conventions, pageants, and excursions from New Orleans to the canal for national business leaders, with travel costs limited to 100 dollars per trip.
The editor William Winkle cannot prevent visitors. He orders his staff to tell all that “that’s what they alls ay” and to turn away requests. A sharp eyed woman arrives demanding to see the editor, sparking a tense exchange about access.
The British admiralty built a grand naval barracks at Chat ham and prepared a large room for a court martial with a brass plate reading Court-Martial on the door The mistake was the discovery that naval court martials must be held at sea under standing regulations
A comical miscommunication unfolds as a caller asks the butcher about sirloin and implies domestic orders. The butcher, startled, hangs up before the conversation reaches a clear conclusion, leaving the confusion unresolved.
Testimony links Hines to a May 26 1909 call naming Lorimer as the next senator. Cook OBrien and Wiehe describe a Springfield link with Governor Deneen and former Governor Yates denying involvement. A blackmail claim surfaces as Cook admits sending threats to settle stockholder disputes and notes Hines Lumber ties.
The celebrated Philadelphia physician Dr Kirk, head of Wills Hospital, arrives in Atlanta with assistants and declares support for the Advanced Medical Science Co. He will stay from Monday to Thursday, offering consultations and aiming to help many patients with his technique, while praising local physicians as progressive. He plans future stops in St Louis, Kansas City, Denver and San Francisco.
Albany April 25 A wife told Governor Dix that her husband learned of her unfaithfulness and she begged for mercy in the case of Charles L Green who faced electrocution for killing his 14 year old stepdaughter in New Scotland Albany County. The confession aimed to influence the reprieve until the week starting June 26.
Edward Hines rebutted W H L Cook testimony as untrue alleging Cook framed his role in Stephenson’s senatorial election. Hines blamed Cook’s campaign to injure him, noting prior denouncement at a Virginia Minnesota lumber firm meeting and removal from the board. The exchange also touched on tariff strategy and political maneuvering in Wisconsin and Illinois.
An Exchange tale notes Pidlum built a flying machine but his wife refused to let him test it on the lawn. Neighbors had doubted his ambition yet the couple’s plan only sparked humorous concern about damaging the sun parlor.
A child wandered near the bearded lady at a fair slideshow. The bewhiskered performer asks if the child is related and the child replies he calls her father. The anecdote highlights family humor at the event.
The note describes writing your name on cloth sides of adhesive or surgeon's plaster and sticking it inside the umbrella with Tancoat and rubbers to always locate them. It reads like a thrift store tip for marking belongings and recovering misplaced umbrellas.
In a humorous Baltimore American snippet a young man named Lamb is referenced. The line E could have guessed it from his meaners shows playful banter as the crowd speculates on identities and motives. The exchange highlights lighthearted social chatter.
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