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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
4
Prominent Atlanta business leaders convened to discuss the feasibility and timeliness of an exposition. The chamber voted unanimously to push ahead and form a 24 member committee including the president and president-elect to plan the project and secure funding.
In Charlotte North Carolina on December 6 at the request of President R M Miller Jr and Secretary C B Bryant of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association a board of governors meeting will be held on the fifth instant. J A Brown of Chadburn will present a plan to regulate cotton prices. The session will also cover other matters including momentos manufacturers, with Senator Lee Overman proposing a commission to study foreign market expansion for American exports. The New England Cotton Manufacturers Association convention is set for Boston in April, with a delegation to meet the International Cotton Congress and Southern Cotton Association.
An old advertisement touts a tonic claiming strong economy and longevity, noting a bottle lasts longer and is superior to competitors. It emphasizes the medicine as the only one that can truly be said to treat 100 doses for one dollar.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a fast acting nourishment for wasting flesh. It highlights Norwegian cod liver oil, lime and soda phosphites, and glycerine as key ingredients. The copy claims rapid results and urges physicians to endorse its value for stopping waste and building flesh with pure ingredients from Scott & Bowne of New York.
The board of governors will have committees consult together to determine best measures for bringing the rowery and the spinners together at the upcoming meeting. If the Boston conference makes no decision, an invitation will be sent to the several bodies to meet with the American Cotton Manufacturers Association at their Knoxville Zenon convention in May.
Mrs J A Manley of Carnesville Ga dies at home after an illness leaving a husband and several children including Hubert J and Miss Lillian Manley. Herman Kaenle 56 in charge at Norfolk Navy Yard drops dead. JM Hanners 63 dies at his Columbus home and funeral in Smiths Station Ala. Willi Holt stabbed in Valdosta by carpenter Bud Hellopay, Holts wounds not severe.
In Macon Georgia a jury found Mr. Mager Young not guilty after a nearly two day trial. Accused of fraudulently impersonating another to obtain a $6000 life insurance policy, Young allegedly passed a physical with a premium paid. The case centered on a mix up involving Mary Hinson, Mary Jane Glass, and Mrs Young’s address, with testimony from an agent and a physician. The verdict followed doubts raised by graft disclosures in big insurance firms and a disputed $100 sum tied to the case.
In Columbus Ohio a federal court heard Bussey Willems plead guilty to stealing a postal money order from $5 to $66 forged endorsements and cashing it at the Columbus post office. Newman sentenced Willems to two years hard labor at Atlanta penitentiary. Fire destroyed Harriman Use and Tool plant causing about 60000 in losses, reportedly insured.
Leading medical writers and teachers endorse Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for stomach liver heart and glandular ailments. Claims of non alcoholic formulas with glycerine and plant extracts. Promotes indigestion relief coughs and kidney issues. urges sending for a free booklet and a 1008 page Common Sense Medical Adviser available by mail.
In Maysville Georgia on December 5 a young man named Frix lost sight in both eyes. While spraying a whitewash solution on outbuildings he handled a small bird gun that exploded, driving the breech pin into his eye and destroying his remaining sight instantly.
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