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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1911
Page
4
Mrs Wick Jordan of Burlington Vermont describes severe dyspepsia with sleepless nights and great distress. After trying many remedies she credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with prompt relief and full recovery, urging others to use it. She warns against inferior substitutes and promotes the liquid or chocolate tab form.
The Metropolitan Opera Company and Atlanta Music Festival Association reports show Koenigskinder as the season’s top draw with leading soprano Geraldine Farrar and an Atlanta chorus of forty, as Verdi Otello trailed in popularity and receipts neared fifteen thousand dollars. Standings reflect preponderance of seated tickets over standing room.
A Davenport, Iowa woman and her daughter credit Warner’s Safe Cure with curing years of kidney trouble. The letter touts recovery after early doses, notes repeated prior trouble, and mentions physicians endorsing the product. It cites prices and availability, and advertises free samples.
W J Ford, 536 North Boulevard, was accidentally shot in the side while placing a pistol on a mantel to protect his mother and sister during his absence. The 18 year old was taken to St Joseph infirmary. the injury is reported not serious. Mrs Marie Ford released details that the weapon fired as he pulled it from his belt where kept for protection. The trigger apparently hung in his clothing.
The Atlanta audience praised Homer for Il Trovatore while Marie Reppold and Dinh Gilly drew high acclaim. Met Opera's Otello closed the season with a large crowd, Slezak delivering a powerful Manrico and Frances Alda Desdemona, supported by a renowned cast and lavish scenery.
Macon Ga April 29 Special There is a clear sense among Macon business men that the Central of Georgia is quietly planning a new depot to replace the dilapidated terminal used by several lines. Landlords near the current depot report lease expirations this year and a move is anticipated. A Chamber of Commerce delegation met President Markham who acknowledged the need, though no promises were made. The prospect has spurred a property rush as buyers expect higher values near a new facility. New fire apparatus arrives in Macon with Monday delivery and will be placed in service, enabling the city to open new stations in south Macon and Vineville.
The former Lumber City police chief and boxing figure Ed DeGroote, also known as P W Miller, was arrested in Cartersville for alleged mail fraud after a civil case was dismissed. He faces trial in Macon on a federal indictment from 1910, with Miller denying involvement in Pinkerton agency schemes and claiming aliases were misused by others. He had been living in Atlanta and had recently fought back into public life through theater work.
A Confederate Veteran special departs Atlanta Sunday May 14 at 4 50 P M on Section Train No 92 and arrives Little Rock Monday May 15 at 1 00 P M via Western and Atlantic Railway Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway battlefield route. For sleeping car reservations contact C E Harman G P A W and A R B Atlanta Ga.
A white peddler A W Hutchins 36 was arrested after a street fight near Decatur Street and Central Avenue where Will Hardin a negro was bleeding from a midriff wound. Hardin and a negro accused Hutchins of the cut leading to disorderly conduct charges and conflicting stories. Hutchins previously faced police attention for a barber shop dispute two years earlier.
The Southern Farmers Rating Association has been organized with headquarters in Atlanta to cut out middlemen and expand direct trade between manufacturers and farmers. Capitalized at 500000 dollars, it lists B S Rushing M M Stewart M H Glisdon W L Edwards and C M Rushing as incorporators with officers B L Rushing Lee Brannen and H M Jones. First year expenses are projected at 32900 dollars with earnings of 105000 dollars and a 14 percent surplus on capital stock, aiming for conservative operations and vast growth potential.
A Delaware, Lackawanna and Western train derailed near Martin's Creek, killing 11 and injuring 30 plus. Fire followed as cars burned and passengers were trapped. heroic rescuers freed the injured and priests aided the wounded. Wrecking crews and emergency trains were dispatched as communications failed.
City council members and Dalton county board officials visited the county almshouse and juvenile reformatory yesterday. A dinner was served at the reformatory. Hosts were County Commissioners Shelby Smith and T. C Waters with County Treasurer Hubert Culberson.
An Indizna tion meeting reveals West End agitation over two apartment houses by W E Wimpy to house servants for black tenants. The diagram shows the site in rear of white residences, about 260 feet from enclosing streets, with two nearby black houses noted. Wimpy argues for model sanitary apartments while residents object to housing for servants.
Citizens in the seventh ward condemn W & Wimpy’s plan to build a housing project for Negroes in the area. A mass meeting adopted a resolution protesting the proposal and rejecting the idea of colonizing Negroes as servants. Committee members were named to report at a future gathering. Wimpy defended himself, denying overpricing and claiming charitable giving in Atlanta.
Columbus Ga April 29 Special A U S Court of Appeals decision in D W James v Haven and Clement holds that a debt arising from speculative cotton futures may not be collectible. Haven & Clement, New York brokers, sued James Blakely citizen for 1910125. Lower court judgment reversed. new trial ordered, as speculation related contracts deemed illegal.
A local discussion centers on housing and racial segregation with comments noting two Black tenements already in the area and a rhetoric about maintaining order if new residents smoke in public. The speaker vows to do what is right while warning that if people “put the cigar in the mouth and light it” they must smoke it.
In Whitehall two accidents occurred near 15 00 hours when a wagon struck a carriage, throwing occupants including Mrs Henry Sharp and a young lady. The dray horse stood idle. bystanders helped calm both horses and vehicles. Mr Prater and Mr Smith were injured. Smith was arrested by Officer Ivey and released on $300 bond for reckless driving.
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