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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
6
Showcase of boys clothes features double breasted wool cheviot suits for ages 6 to 16 from 2.59 to 10. Military Norfolk suits in serge with large collars for 4 to 8 years at 6.50. Long box and Russian overcoats for 7 to 17 years from 3.50 to 15. Overcoats with braids and hoods for 3 to 8 years from 4.50 to 12.50. Soft felt hats 1.00 to 2.00, little sailors 75c to 1.50, serge sailors 1.00 to 2.50, velvet hats 2.50 to 3.00.
Washington dispatch reports Republicans in the House, aiming to pressure the public, poised to report anti trust measures this session. A Littlefield publicity bill and Sherman act amendments are under study, with Democrat Clayton predicting action before Christmas vacation. The push targets trust abuses, despite likely Senate resistance.
New York reports a 64 year old insurance agent Eben M Betts writes to his 62 year old fiancée Martha Muller in August 1904 about a marriage and a division of possessions to overcome financial inequality. Mrs Betts filed for absolute divorce in supreme court naming Muller as corespondent. The couple married a year earlier at 404 West Twenty second Street. She claims she transferred 25000 cash and 32000 in jewelry to Betts who has 3000 annual income and 12000 bank balance.
London reports Mr and Mrs Andrew Carnegie left for New York aboard the Oceanic after illness. In Washington a House Judiciary subcommittee debated antitrust measures including an amendment to the Sherman Act and a publicity bill requiring corporations in interstate trade to report capital, stock status, and unpaid capital. Progress noted, aim to report before holiday recess.
The author argues price cannot absolve a store of responsibility for selling worthless trash. Even if given away, goods must fairly reflect the retailer. Our success stems from strict representation guiding every daily decision to avoid misrepresentation.
New York dispatch says Hetty Green adds about 1.5 million to her fortune by selling 20 000 Louisville and Nashville shares at 140 to 160 after resisting a 180 per cent bond based reorganization. J P Morgan is said to have matched her figures to avert trouble. The sale comes after Gates and Morgan maneuvered to control the market.
Police investigated an attempted purse snatch on a Southern passenger train yesterday afternoon. Mrs Celia Harden, en route to Demorest Georgia with her two sons, was not harmed in a wreck on the Cincinnati Southern road Tuesday night. She remained in Atlanta Union Station overnight, fearful but uninjured, while three well dressed men who boarded at Chattanooga reportedly discussed with one of her sons before one man tried to seize the purse. The assailants exited the train in Atlanta before reaching the depot. The incident follows the wreck, with Mrs Harden and her children unharmed aside from fright. In Baltimore, the National Council of Jewish Women heard annual financial reports during its meeting.
Headache often signals a disease in an organ. Frontal headaches frequently come from head and throat catarrh, or stomach or liver issues. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are promoted as an internal remedy to cure catarrh and relieve headaches, with a testimonial from Miss Cora Ainsley. The product costs fifty cents per package and is claimed cocaine free.
Oklahoma faces a fierce push to admit with Indian Territory and possibly as a single state. Proponents push for unity to avoid eastern opposition, while opponents warn of western influence and party balance shifts in the Senate. Arizona and New Mexico add complex dynamics to a hard fight ahead.
Judge Bartlett of the sixth district pressed post office officials and the railway mail division for extended free rural delivery and extra Macon and Northern service. An initial promise for an extra train is undone as the evening train may be removed, leaving two daily mails unchanged.
Barry Johnstone, actor of the Keith Theater Stock Company, is dying at Hahnemann Hospital Philadelphia after murdering Kate Hassett on Monday night and shooting himself. Doctors have given up hope of saving his life and aim to keep his passing painless.
In Birmingham Alabama on December 3 the mayoral race between Melville Drennen and Frank P. OBrien intensifies as Alderman Ward files for a writ of mandamus. Ward seeks a public report detailing fines remitted by Mayor Drennen from 1900 to 1902 and his refusals to present written reasons to the board. The controversy centers on alleged leniency in enforcing penalties and the mayor's lack of disclosure to the city council.
Chicago news reports A A Honey former Northern Pacific telegraph chief now stroke patient as inventor of a magnet based appliance that increases wheel rail adhesion replacing sand and enabling instant stops. Demonstrations on a miniature street car show it resists slick or snowy rails up to 45 degrees. Another item notes a pension law inquiry and creation of a commission to study civil war pension for those serving ninety days or more.
A long testimonial touts Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as highly effective for epilepsy like fits and nervous disorders. It recounts a wife’s severe seizures, paralysis misdiagnoses, and rapid improvement after the first dose, urging others to try Dr Miles remedies and request a free medical book.
Prominent figure Louis B E Johnson son of Reverdy Johnson cites a letter praising Peruna from 1006 F Street NW. The ad extols Peruna as a radical cure for catarrh, criticizes gargles sprays and inhalants, and invites readers to request Dr Hartman's free book and personalized advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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