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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
7
A reliable store announces a real price-reducing sale with 25 percent discount. The message stresses honesty and immediate action, promising genuine value beyond already low prices and urging customers to act now.
In Macon Georgia on August 2 a local merchant H F Luquire subdued a bold chicken thief after a struggle that left Luquire bruised but victorious. The unknown suspect, detained as John Jones, had stolen chickens from several neighbors and attempted a sale before being captured and jailed in Blob County.
An eminent doctor endorses Bowden Lithia Water as superior to all rivals after years of observation. The ad urges readers to order a case and provides contact numbers and ticketing references for Atlanta travel options via Central of Georgia Railway.
A general strike of war workers on the Central of Georgia railroad was ordered in Macon by the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. About 300 men in Macon Columbus Allan ta and Chattanooga involved. Demanded wage increases of 22 cents an hour for coach shop workers and 10 cents a day for freight yard carpenters mill men and caboose men.
Masons of the sixth congressional district held a largely attended meeting in Macon to organize a district convention. Officers elected included T W Burkett and J O Rawards Forsyth, T Dumas Clinton, W A Wohin Macon, O E Dooly Macon, F Miller Wellston, L L Dickson Fayetteville. A master degree was conferred at a late session and a plan for annual meetings set for October.
infant Gordon Glover of 31 Longley Avenue found dead. body to Duluth Georgia for funeral and interment. Mary Estelle Sax, 37, of 320 South Boulevard, died yesterday. memorials at home 10 a.m. followed by Oakland cemetery interment. sister of George Saxe with city water works service. Mrs A B Finkel died at 361 Washington Street. heart failure. funeral services today at home then interment. mentions son George Pepeel of Philadelphia and family ties. long obituary notes Christian character and community service.
The Hartje case moves toward trial with statements from John A Ball and detective John Guyer claiming letters alleging Mrs Hartje’s misconduct were found two months before the alleged thefts from Coachman Madine. Edward Hartje and other witnesses deny the accusations as the judge schedules further arguments for Monday.
Montgomery August 2 rumors of fraud in the forthcoming Democratic primary raise suspicions amid talk of past unfairness under the new constitution. A unnamed source claims strategists on Cunningham and Comer sides seek to influence votes, suggesting old tricks persist despite reform promises. Funeral notices for Tamer N. McKenzie and others accompany the regional notices.
A local retailer announces new fall suit styles priced at five dollars. The offer highlights updated fabrics and tailoring aimed at shoppers seeking affordable wardrobe updates this season.
Details reveal a Georgia based sect called the Converters planning to blend church rule with business, proposing a Georgia colony near Lakewood with 3000 to 6000 members, ten churches and 30 to 40 manufacturing enterprises under a shared governance. Also notes a fire at C W Rice potato chip factory in Macon with $1,000 loss and no cause yet found.
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