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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1903
Page
11
Mrs Waddell hosted a social evening featuring a delicious supper as De Hardin hosts guests. Dire Dest Facwibias were noted in the crowd while guests enjoyed the light entertainment and graceful hosting by Mrs Waddell.
A charity bazaar to benefit the Hebrew Orphans Home will be held at the Washington Street location. Readers are urged to attend. proceeds support the home and related philanthropic efforts.
The marriage of Wiss Josephine du Big man and Mr Watts Butts took place at the home of Colonel and Mrs Butts. The ceremony, a noted social highlight, featured a palm and fern decorated hall in white and green. Rev Wilts Bel of St Mark officiated, with a large party and elaborate attire. The bride entered with her mother Shue, wore a blue gown, and was attended by a distinguished Georgia family. The reception followed the ceremony with notable guests, and the couple departed for a brief wedding tour before settling in Brunswick.
The bride and groom left from the Sharpe home on Gilmore Street for Winston Salem to spend their honeymoon returning in about two weeks and making the Sharpe residence their temporary home. The ceremony drew numerous wedding gifts and guests from Brunswick Savannah and Winston Salem plus local society figures.
A dubious recruitment effort led by Ginerril J. Pex Tug Williams, a noted black labor agent, drew groups of African Americans from Madison County to West Desar Ata Towwwar 7. He claims several trips have produced car loads of enslaved workers for cotton plantations in Mississippi, Arkansas, and unspecified lands, despite legal and moral concerns.
An old soldier from Morris Lils recounts a decades old stomach ailment that left him weak, undernourished, and in pain. After trying various foods with no relief, he credits Grape Nuts as the turning point that restored his health, appetite, and strength, enabling rapid weight gain and full recovery. The account attributes his improvement to Postum Co of Battle Creek, Michigan.
A week long program by the Methodist Episcopal Church South opens Monday at 7 PM in Trinity Church Sunday school rooms. Professor Hamill and Mrs Hamill lead sessions daily through Sunday with varied topics from Acts, Seaman, to Sunday school organization. Dr James Atkins among others assist. The schedule includes daily services, drills, reports, and a Sunday school quiz.
The steamer James Carney traveling from Mobile toward the eastern shore of Mobile Bay struck a submerged deadhead on the river at nine o clock this morning. The collision tore a large hole in the bow and the vessel began to take on water. Passengers and crew were likely endangered as the ship settled near the beach at Momie Ala. No details on salvage or injuries are provided.
Fragmentary report describes a steamer with passengers ordered aft on the upper deck as it sank near shallow water. Ship cracked, crew transferred to the tug, some lives lost. Vessel to be raised and repaired, damage not yet determined.
Three candidates vie for Mobile Alabama mayoral race as January 7 municipal election nears. Incumbent alderman Jones highlights bid after losing Citizens Club nomination. Charles Garfunkel and others join the field amid a heated contest for police chief and city offices.
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