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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
7
In Georgia on December 25 a smallpox situation develops with clerks refusing to exchange lies and no quarantine declared. Despite steps taken, officials say the town faces delays as postmasters and clerks on a train block mass vaccination effort. Several members of the local leadership are ill, with about ten cases noted.
Va December 29 report that D B Wentz general manager Stone Gap Coal and Coke Co is to leave Big Stone Gap for his former home in Philadelphia. Company offices and plant may move, with safety concerns cited for his younger brother. Wentz has been key in developing coal interests in southwest Virginia.
Ad reads P Kora remedy for women's pains backache and life periods. Claims to regulate and relieve leucorrhea irregularities and pelvic weakness. Bottle mailed free to any woman. Free offer targets during danger periods of a woman's life.
An advertisement inserts testimonies from Mrs. Alice Brown of Elkhart Indiana and Joseph Brownell of Chicago praising Zona Phora. They claim relief from ailments including concurrences of digestion, pain, and fatigue after using the product. The ad asserts availability at druggists and offers a free trial and illustrated medical book.
G E Manning a 23 year old shoemaker of this city died in a hunting accident near Adairsville Georgia yesterday at 11 45 am. His gun discharged in a ditch blowing off the back of his head as he called to his brother Prince Manning who was behind him. He left a wife a father and a child. The body was taken to Barclay Brandon undertaking for burial tonight at 8 o'clock and will be returned to Adairsville Thursday morning for interment.
The long slugfest between young Corbett and Eddie Hanlon features rapid exchanges, brutal uppercuts, and sustained infighting. Corbett gains momentum with cleaner combinations, though Hanlon absorbs punishment and fires hard lefts to the jaw, yielding a fiercely contested ten rounds with no instant knockouts.
Thirteen engine companies battled a stubborn six story storage warehouse fire at Haugh and Keenan on Third Street and Dequesne Way from 6 AM for twelve hours. Crossed electric wires are blamed. losses run from 200 000 to 700 000 dollars with insurance covering at most one tenth. Fireproof believed building suffered heavy water damage.
In Troy, New York, December a fire destroyed the Troy Club early Wednesday. Moses T. Clough, one of the city’s oldest lawyers and club president, and William Shaw, a leading attorney, perished in the blaze that claimed the club’s wealthy membership and sparked widespread mourning.
London December 26 William Bryan has returned from The Hague and will sail for New York on the Celtic December 30. He told the Associated Press the European trip was interesting and instructive, and his study of foreign financial conditions brought no change to his views on the silver issue. He expressed regret at limited time for broader social and industrial observations. He said he was treated with courtesy everywhere and was prevented from discussing democratic nomination prospects for the presidency due to potential misinterpretation.
Short items report Rev J B Ficklen taking Inman Park Presbyterian pastorate after resigning Rome Second and Lindale posts. Bankruptcy petition filed by D W Sanders showing assets of zero. Mrs Suban Mirner dies at 73 at 37 Fulton St. Funeral plans pending. Funeral of S C Pennick set for 3 PM at mother-in-law’s home. interment in Typographical Union Cemetery. Rev J T Black to preach and be ordained with several pastors assisting. Puckett and Hale arraigned on car breaking charges with $600 bonds. Hale shot during arrest. Edward McGuire critically ill at Grady Hospital from kidney trouble. unconscious since church service. Jacksonville board of trade urges ratification of US Panama treaty.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a fast, painless treatment for piles. It extols suppositories over salves, cites testimonials from Wallace Cookman and B H Palmer, and urges readers to buy at five0 cents per package. Readers are directed to write Pyramid Drug Co. for a free booklet.
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