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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1909
Page
13
A 1908 testimonial ad claims Warner's Safe Cure relieved kidney and liver trouble after others failed. It urges testing urine, warns of diseases like nephritis and bladder issues, and promotes trial bottles at drug stores with guaranteed genuineness.
Mrs Bila H Edwards files for total divorce and alimony, alleging her husband struck her with a hatchet, cursed her, and said he could kill her without fear of the law due to his Mason status. Hearing set for March 6 before Judge Pendleton. case to be tried before the judge. Also, Charles A Stoneham announces a name change from O F Jonasson & Co to Charles A Stoneham & Co, stating he will run the business personally.
Washington February 20 Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith of the Bureau of Corporations explains that the third part of the cotton exchanges report is delayed due to the volume and detail involved. He notes delays also affect reports on the Standard Oil Company and the steel trust. Taft may skip a Georgia dinner in Washington before inauguration. Judge Jenkins honored by House Judiciary Committee members at a dinner. Senator Bacon seeks Cherokee rolls inclusion for Archibald Howell family. The bill goes to conference.
Neely argues coal should be bought by heating value rather than a fixed tonnage or trade name. He cites price inefficiencies, sampling flaws, and periodical tests, urging Atlanta to adopt heat unit contracts to ensure fair pricing, improved boiler efficiency, and reduced smoke.
An informal meeting of the Dyes for A G Rhodes & Son gathered in the Candier Building, with Rhodes chain buyers from Charleston, Chattanooga, Waco, and Atlanta. They planned a North Carolina tour to inspect a large furniture stock and buy for the Rhodes syndicate at reasonable prices, while in Atlanta they were hosted by J Rhodes.
E P Black a leading Atlanta figure is ill after a grip attack and confined to bed at his son’s Brookwood home on Peachtree Road. Doctors report improvement, and friends statewide fear for his health while a Southern Cotton State Pulp and Paper Company tour visits Atlanta to select plant sites for a southern manufacturing network.
Warrants against Jasper Collins and Webbh Cox for the murder of John Bingo were dismissed in a preliminary hearing before Justice J G Bloodworth. No sufficient evidence tied Cox and Collins to the crime. defense led by James F Golightly, prosecutors J W and J D Heamphries. Special service attendance noted for Professor J H Cowles at Central Y M C A.
Note invites readers to visit Washington with inquiries via phone or City Ticket Office. Seaboard account shows very low votes, and a film of information is offered. The City Ticket Office lists an $8 rate for Peachtree.
Large crowds expected for the trip to Washington with a low rate. Seaboard Will sell tickets at 12 dollars or for groups of 25 or more at 1290. Call City Ticket Office 38 Peachtree or phone 100 for information.
The full committee likely will weigh the subcommittee findings which threaten the severest rebuke to President Roosevelt and may direct the attorney general to pursue actions under the Sherman Act against the United States Steel Corporation’s Tennessee Coal and Iron merger. The report, drafted by Senator Culberson, notes vast stock purchases in 1907, alleged banking pressure, and claims the president directed not to interfere with the merger.
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