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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1907
Page
4
The catalog announces offerings from Rogers, Peet and Co. and Hart Schaffner and Marx with staple blacks and blues plus fancies. Usual credit courtesies will be extended to charge customers. Selling will be rapid and sizes in stock may be broken. customers urged to shop today.
Bargain notice for shirts priced at $1.50 in plain and plaited bosom styles available in all sizes. Highlights include many of the season’s best patterns. Stock is limited and shoppers are urged to come early to avoid missing out.
In a sweeping decision Judge Thomas W. Jones holds state officers cannot press criminal charges or seize carriers for enforcing suspended rate laws. The court orders restraint on prosecutions, affirming federal supremacy and equity power to protect property and prevent irreparable harm to interstate commerce.
Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta drew thousands as crowds enjoyed band concerts flowers and shaded terraces. Wells management transformed the park into a premier recreation area with free concerts, improved facilities, and plans for Labor Day festivities. Matthiessen's band will feature prominently in the season’s concerts.
The Wills Musical Comedy company returns to the Casino program at Ponce de Leon Park Theater with two farce musical shows this week. The company, larger and stronger, offers “A Trip to Atlantic City” with character work and specialties, and “The Old Cronfea.” Pastime Theater adds a vaudeville bill with Harry Howard, Miss Sadie, Miss Stanburn, Miss May A Kaybin, and the Carl and Carl sketch team. Seats may be reserved at the Bijou box office.
Telegraph lines hinder bookings as Pastime theater keeps ads closed. Announcements to follow. Matinees daily and three nightly performances planned. Electric fans cool the venue, touted as a delightful Amusement spot in Atlanta for entertainment.
Washington reports Russia is shifting military dispositions in the Far East after the Japanese War. Harbin loses defensive primacy as Japan advances toward Dalny and the trans Siberian line. Russia relocates base toward Irkutsk and Chita with a plan to fortify Vladivostok and build an Amur valley railway to Khabarovsk to protect Siberian linkages.
A temperance rally was held in Girard Alabama with Brooks Lawrence of Birmingham, Alabama state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League, delivering the keynote speech. The event was connected to temperance efforts in Giza, Columbus Georgia, and nearby areas on August 18.
Traveling men seek relaxing Sundays and evenings at Sweetwater Park Hotel in Lithia Springs Georgia. Described as offering the best table in Georgia with inviting fun and entertainment.
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