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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1911

Page

5

Local Briefs including Jones Leaves and Brisendine Reunion

Jerome Jones of The Atlanta Journal of Catron departs for Augusta on federation business and will return next week. The Brisendine family reunion in Grant Park honors John Brisendine of Atlanta on his fifty-ninth birthday. Magistrate C K Busbee resigns after periodic grand jury investigations. A recovered watch is linked to a theft case as detectives pursue the rightful owner. First speeding arrest in days faces local recorder. few motorists now respond to reckless driving charges.

Jerome Jones Atlanta Journal of Catron Augusta Mr Jones Brisendine Georgia Grant Park John Brisendines Atlanta Abe Dewag James December Cowan Speediaw Nows AX Rose East Georgia Avenue Lasseter

Bankers Meet in Cartersville Georgia Group Three event

Group Three of the Georgia Bankers Association met in Cartersville on April 26 with about 125 members attending the sub group convention at the grand opera house. A banquet preceded a special train tour to the American Textile Company cotton mill property.

Cartersville Georgia Bankers Association Grand Opera House American Texte Company Joseph S Calhoun First National Bank Georgia Savannah Welome R B Harris Home Savings Bank of Cartersille Waa Calone R v Lowry Atlanta Secretar Fol Jemierson James G Lester Atlaita Clearing Neuse EL Gibert Masietta Banking and Trust Cam Pansy N of& Bittine Commercial Bank of Summerville Davis Plt National Bank of Walton Hains Walton National Bank of Attinta Han Aell Hillyer Macon

Joe Woods on Trial in Georgia for Murder Case

Joe Woods is on trial in Decatur County Georgia on a murder charge. He allegedly killed Wink Mikle at Rous Ford this week. A juror panel from Tyilloch County will hear the case. a witness testified about the alleged events and Woods’s refusal to surrender a whiskey ration.

Joe Woods Bera

Fashionable mesh bags and purses surge in popularity

Mesh bags and purses are becoming highly sought after as demand outpaces supply. Manufacturers, both domestic and foreign, struggle to keep up, with a five inch bag in the new reversible mesh containing over thirty thousand tin links. The shop promotes exclusive lines in Sterling and hand soldered German silver, plus unsoldered mesh at lower prices, with a broad range from 3.59 to 1000 and gifts for commencements and graduations. Our illustrated 14 page catalogue is available complimentary upon request.

Links Ag Cameth and Terus

Injured Man Thrown From Moving Street Car

A 70 year old man, Orr, attempted to board a moving street car at the corner of Dast Hunter street and Central avenue yesterday afternoon. He slipped from the step, was thrown to the pavement, sustaining injuries to head, face and body. He was taken to his residence at 442 Crew Street by private car and is expected to recover, according to eye witnesses.

Dast Hunter Street Central Avenue Orr Crew Street

Byrd Acquitted Of Murder In Thomasville Case

In Thomasville Georgia on April 26 special report says W Byrd was tried in superior court for the murder of G Prince. The jury returned a not guilty verdict after Prince was found dying behind Broad Street stores on October 31. He died minutes later after suffering pistol wounds. Byrd surrendered to the marshal after the shooting.

Thomasville W . Byrd Prince Broad Street Byrd Ita

Convention Backs Woman Suffrage at Southern Conference

Delegates at the Southern Conference on Woman and Child Labor adopt a resolution in favor of woman suffrage and urge Southern legislatures to pass a uniform child labor law. Officers elected include Miss Jean Gordon of New Orleans as president and John T Smith as first vice president.

Southern Conference Jerome Jones Journal For Labor Labor Commission Bomsmith of Macon McLendon House of Representatives Jean Gordon New Orleans John T Smith Kansas City Rabbi Ratsin Meridian Garnett Andress Chattanooga Iss Rutherford Little Hock Hop Hanson Menph

Performing operation. Dr Davis robbed at sanatorium

While performing an operation at a sanatorium Dr E C Davis was robbed of his gold watch from his coat pocket. Officers Johnson and McWilliams investigated but Davis said he did not miss the watch after finishing with his patient and had no idea who could have stolen it. No thief seen and no clues left.

E C Davis

James Woman Suffrage Bill Clears Wisconsin Assembly

Madison April 26 The James woman suffrage bill was sent to engagement in the assembly today by a vote of 59 to 28 It had previously passed the senate.

Wisconsin Madison Wis Assembly Senate

Rain Promised For Grand Opera Show

Weather forecast warns rain for Thursday on eve of grand opera. Public mood sours as hope rises for sunshine despite a barometric low. Weather forecast forms a brief specter over performances.

Rain Grand Opera

Hat order mix up shows head size misfit tale

A humorous tale from this coast era follows a man ordering a spring Panama hat. He sends a payment and plans but neglects his correct hat size. The firm replies they need the exact size and his previous size proves too small. The joke rests on the mismatch and the sender’s embarrassment.

Clothes Society Comedy at Grand Opera House

Society comedy "Clothes" presented in matinee and evening shows at the Grand Opera House with reduced prices for the performances.

Barrett issues call for meeting Farmers Union national board

President C S Barrett of the Farmers Union issued a call for a national board of directors state presidents and other members to meet in Little Rock on May 15 to discuss matters of importance to the union. Barrett urged wide attendance to debate several key policies and ensure representation from leaders and members.

C S Barrett Farmers Union Today National Board of Directors Little Rock Harretts Farmers Union Farmers Uion National Board of Divestors ATK Barrett Union City

Re rating Rome to cut insurance costs

Rome Georgia begins a citywide insurance rate re rating by The Southeastern Tariff Association. Hugh Mo Kirkpatrick of Atlanta leads the two month process to set first class rates, aiming to reduce premiums and save Rome residents thousands annually.

Rome_Ga Rome Southeastern Tariff Association Hugh Mo Kirkpatrick Atlanta

Whitehall Street Frontage Hits Record Prices

Edward H Walker of Walker Real Estate set four new records on Whitehall street railroad frontage by selling 425 Whitehall Street for 4333 1-3 per front foot. The lot, 62 by 190 feet, fetched about $20,000, part of the Toslan Purse estate, signaling a sharp two month rise in Whitehall and Peachtree frontage values.

Edward H Walker Walker Real Estate Company Whitehall Street Toslan Whitehall Walker Peachtree Street Currier

Potash Conference Planned in Brussels Pending German Ratification

A conference of private interests in the potash dispute between the United States and Germany is set for Brussels on May 15 if the German government ratifies an agreement reached by the state department and German ambassador Count Bernstoft.

Washington United States Germany Brussels State Department Count Bernstoft

New Depot Assured for Barnesville Hopeful Site

Barnesville on April 26 officials of the Central including Vice President W. Winburn General Manager T S Moles and General Superintendent J T Johnson toured the town inspecting freight and passenger facilities. They consider location of the new buildings with an appropriation reported around 26,000 by railroad authorities.

Barnesville W. 4 Winburn T S Moles J T Johnson The Central

Tammany Hall a Victim in Carnegie Trust Collapse

New York April 26 reported that Tammany Hall suffered a loss of $11,630 as a depositor in the Carnegie Trust Company failure. State Banking Superintendent Cheney released a detailed claim list showing total claims against the bank at $6,158,409.

Tammany Hall New York Tammany Hal Carnegie Trust Company Cheney

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American National Bank Alabama Broad Streets Atlanta, GA William L. Peel R. F. Maddox T. J. Peeples J. F. Alexander P. Windsor City News Bushee C K Busbee Grand Jery Busbee GA. Bankers R. J. Lowry Maier & Berkele, Inc L. A. Orr Einter Underwood N. Broad Street W. C. Byrd Thomas County C. Prince Convention DR. Davis Texas Cotton Belt Panama Sisa FoRaor Tson Aintage Farmers’ Union Stenographers Underwood Typewriter Company Peachtree Heights Park CO Peachtree Road Buckhead Broad Walton Streets Battle Avenue Peachtree E. Rivers Realty Co Edward H. Walker North Broad ST Foote & Davies CO Rountree’s Wanean St Robert Thompson Birmingham Ala Robert F Thompson Ebert W. Robertson Robertson Seman OPERA Whitehall ST Eiseman Bros Aience Tile 3 Walls. Org You & Tile Co Schell
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