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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1909
Page
11
January opens with a record prospect as Friday and Saturday shopping surged across counters. Clerks reported high clothing room sales with Rogers Peet Co and Hart Schaffner Marx suits and overcoats in demand. The store touts midwinter styles, tailored fittings, and moderate prices from fifteen to twenty five dollars for quality garments.
A catalog note highlights handsome new shirts at Manhattan showing prices from $1.50 to $2.50. Boasted features include plain and plaited bosoms and winter negligees to appeal to shoppers.
Union City Tenn January 2 Assertive testimony reveals Mrs Wade Morris wife of a defendant confessed perjury in the defense. She said her husband was not at home the night Captain Rankin was slain and was with the riders. She described coercion by relatives and threats by fellow defendants to compel false testimony. The attorney general pursued her corrected statement with jurors and the defense faced challenges from Judge Jones as Odd Fellows ties surfaced. The trial adjourned with the grand jury discharging and Mrs Morris headed to Dresden for safety with her husband and infant guarded by soldiers.
Milhim D Gren collector of street improvements for the city today filed his annual report showing 1908 collections far above 1907 by 8047030 and an overall rise of about 75 percent. Major sums include wood block and chert 71629.28, sewer and sewer connections 57175.73, and repairs 7959.33, with transfers to contractors for curbing brick and sidewalk and sewer work among others. An election at Gumer Comer on January 2 elected J T David J T Carington J oT Alexander DOW Batley R F O Kelley for 1909, a quiet vote day.
The Birmingham audience, largely Democratic, extols Taft and urges independence of political action in the South. Taft replies that he seeks not a sectional divide but a sea of independent action, planning a southern visit early in his administration. He notes plans for a trip from Panama and discusses potential addresses and northern constraints.
Negotiations closed today as Jewel Belting Company of Hartford Conn buys the Rome tannery plant from Mrs J E Connelly for 5100000. The plant, near Rome Ga, has employed about 100 workers and mainly supplied Connecticut, with operation to continue under the same staff and management.
San Juan Porto Rico affiliated with the American Federation of Labor protests to President Roosevelt over Samuel Gompers being sentenced to one year in prison for defying a court injunction in the Bucks Stoye and Rinze Company case.
A medical advertisement claims a product named James Tone Compound cures depression exhaustion and run down conditions. It promises rapid vitality and energy, with immediate mood lift and gradual restoration, offering a $100 bottle for 52 cents or stamps sent to a St Louis address.
A G Rhodes & Son will erect a fireproof ferro concrete and brick building of six stories at about 100000 dollars behind the current Marietta street site opposite the Gant and Electric building. A second adjoining structure costing around 100000 dollars will rise to four or more stories with tracks and railroad frontage. The two buildings, with bridges and shared elevators, form an investment over a quarter of a million dollars and will provide small manufacturing floor spaces of 400 square feet.
John Cartwright, a negro porter, was tried in the recorders court for speeding and driving without a license on Peachtree between Pine and Alexander. He received fines of 15 575 and 575 respectively. A separate case against Mallory for reckless tanging was dismissed with a warning. Officers Dunton Lloyd Arrowood and Debbs reported few arrests by 4 pm.
In Columbus Georgia on January 2 a Chipley man, Wisdom Young, was injured when a shotgun on a seat discharged while he pulled it free. The left arm was blown away at the shoulder, necessitating amputation.
New York January 2 report states a necklace valued at 6500 was lost in New York on New Year Eve. Mr Hamlen offered a 2000 reward, and the owner Mrs Hetele f Boamlen wife of Dr George B Hanlen received 2000 for the return. Detectives followed leads as jewel and clue searches continued in the area and vehicle searches.
Fragmented items report court actions in Baltimore Atlanta and Winder. Frank Adler and others appear in bankruptcy and civil proceedings. Marshalling of assets and creditors figures are cited, with mentions of a voluntary petition by Curry of Hertell and fees in cases. Local social events include a stag party for Dr Thomas Coleman Hodge and remarks by Marion McJackson at Westminster church. Police incidents note a bailiff named Warren involved in a street altercation on Mitchell Street and a violent incident at the station with a homeless man named Milky, plus a hospital transfer and a notable update on William McLaton’s health.
The obituary notes the passing of Mrs Stothard aged 44, with funeral services planned at her home and residence. Interment details will be announced, and the family is informed via Coal-Keiley Coal-That Good Coal.
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