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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1915
Page
6
Chicago February 2 Percent Farm jobs near Chicago are going begging says Mrs Leonora Meder superintendent of public welfare Farmers offer transportation good wages and sometimes board and washing but men refuse to go to the farms Last week an average of 600 men a day visited this office and demanded work of any kind
A D Oliver the slain Georgia financier is alleged to have duped Mississippi officials by claiming a twin brother, Charles Blazer, was guilty. Ohio reports name Frank and Edward Blazer as brothers in Yellow Springs, with Frank living in Kentucky earlier. Cleveland correspondence says Roy Blazer will travel to Yellow Springs as Edward notes Charles’s absence. Pinkerton involvement rumored. bank seeks Oliver photo. trial prep and possible outside judge on Wednesday in Macon County.
The Georgia Baptist men's meeting opens today at the Baptist Tabernacle and runs through Thursday. Kimball House reservations overflow, with manager Mabry predicting no vacancies by noon. Prominent speakers include J. T. Henderson and Dr. J. F. Love. Tuesday features welcomes and devotional programs. Wednesday covers topics on Bible, state paper, and lay participation.
Five of the original twenty six man posse led by U S Marshal Aquila Nebeker are isolated two miles from Bluff Utah in Cottonwood gulch after a Sunday battle with Faints Indians. The four other men remain with limited food and water as reinforcements are expected. Navajo police, twenty five strong, are en route from Shiprock New Mexico as a snow storm hinders relief efforts.
Washington February 22 approvals for national defense dominated congressional action as the Senate debated army and naval appropriation bills totaling about 103 million and 150 million respectively. The House advanced the fortifications bill while a late session considered naval expansion and a pension measure worth 164 million. Senate plans include six sea going submarines, more smaller submarines, destroyers, and upgrades in aviation funding amid calls for urgent readiness before adjournment. House leaders warned of possible emergency resolutions if bills stall, with ongoing disagreements over ship purchases and defense spending. The Indian appropriation bill was reported at 11.3 million, up from the House measure.
Dean J R Atkinson will speak Tuesday at the noonday Lenten service in the Emery Steiner building on the birthing subject A Lesson for Lawyers a New Degree Lt Dr He promises pointed facts for great interest. He spoke Monday before a large audience with the subject One Let no man deceive you and dwelt on the quality of being righteous. He linked Washington’s historical importance to this trait despite his imperfections.
Hamilton Crankshaw aged 88 died Monday at his son Charles W. Crankshaw the Jeweler’s home in Peachtree Place. The body was moved to Barclay & Brandon chapel. Survived by son Charles J Crankshaw another son Joseph Crankshaw and daughter Margaret J. Thomas. Native of England.
Chicago February 22 Professor George Enfield Frazer resigned his $4,000 post as university controller to marry Miss Helen James daughter of Edmund J James president of the university He will work on research for a large local firm earning more than before He cited nepotism concerns as his reason for leaving noting no relative should serve on the faculty under President James
Yarbrough, 70, a Confederate veteran from Cobb's region, died Sunday in Vinings Ga. He is survived by his wife, one son, two daughters, and siblings in Georgia and Missouri. Other notices report deaths: Mrs E A Rogers in Pelham, Mrs Georgia Carmichael in Atlanta and McDonough, Virgil I Perry in Gainesville, Mrs L A Godfrey in Waycross, J F Davenport in Atlanta, Mrs T J Smith in Hast Point, infant Ralph Wilson, and Mrs Mary J Niall in Atlanta.
Death notices for Carrie Blackstock Barksdale age 82 in Decatur and George W Campbell age 25, plus infant deaths of Minnie C Bradford and the Riley infant. Also a curious Hone Maine potato harvest discovery of a 12 by 12 inch mouse nest trap door with a family of mice. Contains multiple survivors listed for several deceased relatives.
See Old Plantation Days praised as better than the best minstrel show. It features real negro singing dancing and comedy with a finest quartet in Georgia.
A man recalls a severe kidney attack a year and a half earlier, misdiagnosed as stone in the bladder. After failing relief from lithia and swamp root, he reports passing gravel and lasting improvement after one and a half bottles. A testimonial cites a justice of peace and urges trying Swamp-Root.
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