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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1915
Page
3
Savannah Ga February 4 Shipments of cotton from Savannah broke all season records during the twenty four hours ending at 7 am today Four steamers the Athol and the Othello British the Roman Spanish and the Newton American the first two sailing last night and the other two today carried 39902 bales for Europe in addition to 1374 bales shipped coastwise to New York
City council debates a payroll sheet amid tensions with Mayor Woodward who warns of a veto and calls for a special meeting. Aldermen Kel ley and Arminister weigh in on funds while Ragsdale and McDonald oppose the sheet. Salvation Army commander Evangeline Booth in Cincinnati is ill with peritonitis but not considered severely ill.
Major Guinn says the board will replace Slaton with a more progressive leader after notifying him weeks ahead. Brittain may be offered the state superintendent post. Landrum’s fate hinges on the new appointee. Slaton defends his record of adding medical inspection, a normal training school, domestic science, and better salaries for teachers.
An old advertisement warns against self-poisoning from undigested stomach waste and promotes Jacobs' Liver Salt as a superior, non vomiting remedy that dissolves uric acid and expels waste. It touts ease, mild action, and states a half pound jar costs five cents in Atlanta.
At the Forsyth this week the musical comedy The Beauties tours from Lasky. Russia and England spar for favor among patrons while Tampest dazzles with dance and Britt Wood entertains with harp. Next week Hessle Wynne headlines, drawing strong crowds.
The Man From Home plays at the Atlanta tonight with Saturday matinee and night shows drawing crowds. Baldwin-Melville players win praise. next week Margaret Anglin appears with The Rowary and matinees daily. Seats on sale for four days. Lyda Borelli in The Naked Truth appears Friday and Saturday at the Grand.
Dr L N Huff of 175 South Pryor Street reports his seven passenger Mitchel license 20618 Georgia stolen after he briefly left the car at his residence. A black man jumped in and drove away the vehicle which bears an liberty bell radiator design. An ad follows for Kryptok glasses made by L Moore & Sons in Atlanta at 42 Broad St Grant Bldg.
Nacoochee mourns Mrs. A. A. Conley aged 16?., Julian Griggs and othersdie following illnesses. Athens reports Albon Bailey and Hugh Redd passings, plus Mary J. Smith H. P. Murner Mollie Guyton and more, with numerous survivors and funeral plans.
The deceased is survived by three daughters, four sons and a sister. The body lies at Bloomfield's chapel and will be sent to Talking Rock, Georgia, for burial.
Mrs A A Pilkington aged 49 died by drinking carbole acid at her Wast Point Georgia home early Thursday after recently applying for county almshouse admission which had not been approved. She was found in bed by household members and died before aid arrived. Funeral services will be held at her residence at 3 pm with interment at Crest Hill.
In remarks by Bob and Jack, the Tailoring Record's weekly review highlights the success of a one-price 35 suit concept. They credit honest effort and thorough knowledge, with Atlanta's top men backing the theory. A store note extols the spring suits as distinctive and unusual.
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