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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
12
Latest shipment offers Messaline and Peau de Cygne waists at 3.50 with trims in pin tuck Valenciennes net and self straps. Colors include black white and pastels. sizes range widely. similar white batiste waists at 1.00 feature embroidery and lace, detachable collars, long sleeves. limited stock sold quickly, more arriving.
Short, light-weight unlined jackets in tan and gray covert with invisible stripes, pointed pockets and self buttons. Plain black broadcloth coats of similar style offered at 4.50. Excellent value for now and spring.
A special committee report at a Board meeting in Atlanta discussed the fifth ward push for a branch library. Despite funding cuts from 6000 to 2500 for books, officials agreed to proceed with the Luckie Street branch, deferring broader library expansion to future budgets and relying on Carnegie funding for the rest. The decision followed a lengthy debate among board members and prominent local figures.
In Atlanta crowds enjoy Richard Carle in Marya Lamb at the Grand with its lively musical comedy amid strong turns by Cecil Spooner and May Melville at the Lyric and Orpheum. The Bijou showcases Reeves with banjo and African harp while Cadary DeGascogne quartet and the Four Readings deliver music and comedy.
The report details a life sentence imposed on Clyds Gillerd as principal in the murder of Sanford Harmen on Summerhill Street, with Judge Roan presiding and Frank Haralaon as defense counsel. The piece also notes related suits by Gisty and Jesusa Trimble against local employers over injuries and damages, with several dates and figures referenced.
Delegates from opposing parties meet in Indianapolis on February 16 to demand end of tariff politics. I W Van Cleave of St Louis chairs as supporters including Congressman Fowler and former Governor Guild argue tariff must be treated as a business issue and a nonpartisan tariff commission should be established.
The text outlines ward boundaries for Atlanta in 1908 style annexation, detailing metes and bounds for the Fourth through Eighth wards. It defines lines along streets and rail rights of way, naming Central Place Butler Street North Avenue Bedford Place State Street Hemphill Avenue and railroad corridors as the geography for each ward.
City ordinances extend ward limits by metes and bounds as prepared by the city engineer. The Ninth toward Tenth ward definitions hinge on annexation to include Oakland City and contiguous territory with maps on file. The measure awaits 1910 annexation action and cannot divide the city into eleven wards before completion.
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