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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1913

Page

4

President Wilson Attends Humble Sermon in Pass Christian

In Pass Christian a small Presbyterian gathering heard Rev Dr Jones preach a fervent sermon on individual accountability to God and the president. The date marked Wilson’s birthday with guests and messages from rulers worldwide noted.

Wilson Lesan Cary T. Grayson Little Church Ass Christian Herbert Albert Bs Jones United States Amerstory Dr. Jones Ala Nou Huselah Sulfport Miss

Trading of Interest in the Cotton Market

New Orleans December 28 trading activity is set to begin this week though the New Year holiday pauses progress Thursday The main event will be the first notice day for January deliveries in New York on Tuesday and the end of the current standing period Wednesday night Market watchers anticipate large tenders and a volatile period with bulls hoping for quick notices and bears fearing a downturn The census and private Bureau reports due in January are awaited with interest as traders weigh stock and tender questions amid unsettled forecasts from government and private sources.

New Orleans New York Census Bureau Love Bears Bulls Ag

Weather bulletin predicts rains in southern states and snow in mid-Atlantic

The Weather Bureau forecast shows generally fair weather east of the Rockies with rains likely in the southeastern states and probable snow in the middle Atlantic New England regions the upper Ohio valley and lower lake region. Disturbances from the Pacific coast bring winds rains and colder air later in the week affecting the central valleys and eastern states.

Washington Rocky Mountains Plateau Middle Atlantic New England Upper Ohio Valley Lower Lake Region Weather Bureau Louisiana Atlantic Ohio Villey Lower Lake North Pacific Coast Great Central Valleys Middle West

Duel in Hungary Keeps Zerkowitz From United States

New York a Hungarian duel involving Emil Zerkowitz a Budapest banker led to his deportation order by a federal board of special inquiry at Ellis Island. The July event followed a mail quarrel with Lone Julius Perditzer in Budapest where both fired once. neither was hit. The case raises questions about duel related deportations and awaits Immigration officials’ final decision.

New York Hungary Federal Board of Special Ellis Island Emil Zerkowitz Campania dZerkowits Budapest Julius Perditzer Zerkowitz Washington Ilig Island Neo Mil Zerkow Fllis Island F. Hf. Larned Department of Labor

Weight Loss by Cattle Report Shows Weight Decline

Washington report by the department of agriculture finds non normal weight loss in beef cattle shipped from Western ranches to markets. Ninety thousand cattle observed in tests including range, corn fed, stall fed and beet pulp fed groups. Net weight loss ranged from 15 to 73 pounds per head.

Washington

Messina Quake Remembered With Solemn Procession

Messina Sicily marks the fifth anniversary of the great earthquake with an imposing 39 000 strong procession to the cemetery to lay flowers on thousands of graves. Horses were draped in mourning at Heggio Di Calabria. The people kept watch through the night fearing a repetition of the disaster.

Messina Sicily Heggio di Calabria

Federal Reserve Act Notices Mailed to National Banks

Washington reports Copies of the federal reserve act the adoption resolution and the membership application blank will be mailed tomorrow to every national bank in the United States. With 7 590 national banks the treasury rushes to meet a 60 day entrance deadline while 35 000 other banks will be notified upon completion of the national bank list. A special mail push will be used to post envelopes and forms by tomorrow night. Continuous telegrams from applicant banks arrive at the treasury.

Washington Federal Reserve Act Organization Committee United States Congress Treasury National Bank Lst Treasney Department Comiitutes Honest Banka

National Paper Company Holds Annual Sales Meeting

The National Paper company opened its annual sales convention in the city on Friday the 26th with attendance higher than last year. The meeting will close next Tuesday with a banquet at a prominent club, where fifty five covers will be served.

National Paper Company

Crown Prince Alexis Reported Again in London

A Daily Mail dispatch from St Petersburg notes a recurrence of Crown Prince Alexis illness, blamed on over-exertion. Reports vary on the disease, with some saying tuberculous involvement of the bones, though the exact nature remains unclear.

London St. Petersburg Daily Mail Prine Alexis Prince Alexis

Richmond merchant T H Ellett dies in Atlanta visit

T H Ellett, retired Richmond merchant and prominent citizen who often visited Atlanta to see his daughter Mrs Dunbar Hay, died Saturday at his Virginia home after heart trouble. He was about 72, survived by his wife and daughter, and longtime Baptist supporter. The funeral is planned for Tuesday with Dunbar Roy and wife in attendance.

T. H. Wilett Richmond Atlanta Dunbar Hay Virginia Mrg. Dunbar Roy Ellett Mr. Ellett Mrs Roy

Love Slave Leaves to Find Home in West

Miss Adelaide M Brance, companion in the life of Melvin W Couch, who died suddenly, left Monticello jail after the mystery of the attorney’s death was cleared. Friends took her to a private house in Fallsburgh then she boarded a train to the west to visit an aunt for rest.

Monticello Adelaide M.' Brance Melvin HW. Couch Miss Brance Fallsburgh

Shackleton Plans South Polar Trip Expedition Named Imperial Trans Atlantic

London December 28 The Times announces Shackleton intends to lead a 1914 expedition to cross the south polar continent from sea to sea starting from a South American port and returning via New Zealand. He credits a benefactor and calls the venture the Imperial Trans Atlantic Expedition.

London Shackletos the Times New Zealand

Rev Richard Stinson Preaches Xmas Sermon at Big Bethel

The Rev Richard D Stinson of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute preached the Christmas sermon at Big Bethel on Sunday at 10 49 am urging a higher standard of readership and education for the disadvantaged. Dr C M Tanner spoke of the school as essential for a class barred from higher schools and Rev Stinson also spoke at Allen Temple urging church mission to save youth from vice and crime.

Richard D. Stinson Atanta Normal and Industrial Institute Big Bethel Auburn Avenue Buller Street C. M.tanner Stinson Allen Temple Clark and Wumpuries Street Ft. V. Branché

Pacific Coast Implements Public Work Plan For Unemployed

San Francisco reports a shift from private charity to city aided employment as a solution for jobless workers along the Pacific coast. Beginning today every applicant will receive work at no less than three dollars per day, with back streets cleaned and cobblestones restored. Los Angeles has about 200 men awaiting work and Seattle about 500 of 1800 applicants, as state help may come via highway bond programs.

San Francisco Far Northwest Pacific Coast Los Angeles Seattle

Montessori idea to church education in Philadelphia

Rabbi Abram Simon of Washington DC urged applying the Montessori idea to religious education at the Jewish Chautauqua society anniversary assembly in Philadelphia. He called for using books written with pedagogical aims to teach the young. Professor Eugene Lehman of Yale argued that morality requires religious ideas and cannot be taught without them.

Philadelphia Abram Simon Washington, D.C Jewish Chautauatla Society Simon Eugene Lehman Yale

The Blue Bird Opens at Atlanta Theater Tonight

The Atlanta theater presents The Blue Bird with the original cast for tonight and all the week. Tickets are on sale at box office.

Atlanta

Girth and Merriment in Sarah Bernhardt Anecdote

The piece surveys humor about Sarah Bernhardt and the fat man quip from Bishop Quayle, noting shifting views on laughter, appetite, and vanity. It cites a Paris critic’s quip about Bernhardt entering the Comedie Francaise and reflects on mood and melancholy among actors.

Jong Simee Adame Sarah Bernhardt Quayle Ganno Sarah Comedie Française Ivan Nunety

Parading Her Money in Stocking Sparks Speculation

A cryptic note suggests Fannie Winshley flaunts a bank roll in her stocking, drawing commentary on her wealth. Rosemary disputes the inference and hints at underlying assumptions about financial display.

Agsum Suogeny Thornton Fannie Winshley Rosemary Pat

Bay State Factories Hit New High Mark in 1913 Output

Boston reports Massachusetts factories reached a new high in 1913 with total manufactured goods valued at about 1.596 billion dollars from 8 271 establishments. Woolen and worsted goods rose by over 20 million, cotton goods by nearly 6.09 million, and average weekly earnings for workers stood at 10.60 dollars.

Boston Massachusetts Charles F. Gettemy Bureau of Statistics

Bryan Occupies Pulpit at Miami Presbyterian Church

In Miami Florida on December 28 Secretary of State William J Bryan occupied the pulpit of a local Presbyterian church. His sermon titled The Child and Christmas drew an audience that included Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley. The secretary and Mrs Bryan planned to depart for Washington the following night.

Miami Fls William 3. Bryan James Whitcomb Riley

Heavily Guarded Jail as Confession Ties Two Negroes to Farm Murder

Chestertown Maryland December 28 1921 News spreads after Jere Paraway confessing aiding Norman Mable in the murder of farmer Coteman Police with Governor Goldsboroughs order send Baltimore officers to reinforce guards Paraway shattered by jail mob attack and now questioned by detectives Sheriff Brown says added force should deter any renewed assault

Chestertown Paar James Paraway James Coleman Norman Mable Paraway Mable Coteman Baltimore Goldsboroush Brown

Auditor Sleater Ends His Life by Asphyxiation

St Louis December 28 William W Sleater auditor of the Chicago and Eastern Milneis railroad killed himself at his home by asphyxiation. His wife found the body on returning from church. He was 50. The note to his wife cited illness as the motive.

Amdy Acher Cate Gsidential Stian Mr. Wilson Vyther Jefferson Grams Ayia Sleater Self St. Louis William W. Sleater Chicago and Eastern Milneis Railroad

Ecuador Rebels Beaten Near San Gabriel Front

Four hundred rebels led by Carlos Andrade and Julio Thomas crossed the northern frontier Saturday into Carchi province. Government troops under General Rafael Arellano fought two hours near San Gabriel, causing rebels to retreat with considerable losses.

Ecuador Guayaquil Heaador Carlos Andrade Julio Thomas Rafael Arellana San Gabriel Carchi

Christmas Rates Reduced on Several Rail Lines

Christmas season reductions announced for the Northern Pacific Central and St Louis Railway and the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The changes apply to all agents and cover travel and freight, with the aim of encouraging winter shipments and passenger traffic.

At Theaters Open Two New Shows This Night

Special notices in The Constitution announce openings at the Atlanta theater and a production featuring Norman Hackett in Double Deceiver. The first show is The four? Birds? Or The Bird? and the Memnon unit starts under way with Hackett.

Atlanta Norman Hackett Constitution

The Volunteer Organist vaudeville and film bill at Forsyth and Grand

Vaudeville week at Forsyth features Neptune's Garden and the Eachanted Pool troupe with twenty-five performers and novelty acts including George McKay Ottie Ardins On Broadway. The Volunteer Organist, a Williams B. Gray photo play, opens at the Grand for one week with matinees and nightly showings, praised as thrilling and sincere. Bijou presents Jewell Kelley stock company in A Stage of the MUI at Marietta Street Theater for a farewell week starting Monday afternoon, with an elaborate scenic production and 30 cent tickets for ladies escorted by paying partners.

Bame Worsyth Forsyth Neptune's Garden Vauiteville George Mckay Ottia Ardins Veudeville Gliding O'Mearns Gertie Archie Willard Sna Zod Guy Berelette Fellows Williams B. Gray Grand Opera House Gatorg Getrenses Jewell Kelley Bijou Jewell Kelley Company Wuctug Marietta, Street Taber Cantral Prigin Badles Belock

It Seems That Way from the Bennie Fire Scene

The fragment suggests a dialogue where Mariar warns Hen about removing a benzine can from a fire and Hen questions if superstitions are involved. The readable text captures tense, informal interaction amid a fire safety moment with uncertain spellings and names.

Dances We Wont See Staged At Railroader Ball

A bizarre dance program promoted by E W Trippe a booster and fraternal organizer unfolds at the Kimball House on December 31 featuring numbered pieces with travel themed titles such as No 38 Tt & D Fast Mall and No 23 Coal and Water Station, with a committee on arrangements named for That Trainmen’s Ball.

E. W. ‘Tripne Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Constitution Office Trippe Kimball House New York Triupe Janning Birmingham E. Walter Trippe W. H. Brewster M. J. Martin BM Devour C. &. ‘Allen T. Layfield

Strikers and Guards Battle at Colorado Rail Bridge

In Trinidad Colorado on December 28 one man was killed and another fatally injured when strikers attacked guards of an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe bridge linking Ragient and Rockvale coal mines. BW. Farmer and G W Libby protected the structure as armed strikers opened fire using coal oil in a fuel filled confrontation. Harmer died instantly and Libby suffered internal injuries likely to prove fatal.

Trinidad Colo Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ragient Rockvale Here Farmer G. W. Libby Harmer Libby

Sunday School Oddities in a Snippet of Laughing Verse

A humorous exchange shows a Sunday School teacher asking why Daniel faced the lions den and a Bright Pupil answering that it was because he had spoiled Mim If he hadn t. The dialogue continues with a maid asking about waste paper and a landlady noting nothing has been written yet.

Ye'rom Budge Daniel Lions’ den

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