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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1915
Page
4
Special report by Jobe Corrigan Jr from Washington notes the Wilson administration has succeeded in quelling jingoist agitation. The piece outlines steps taken by the administration to restrain wartime fever and promote diplomatic prudence amid domestic pressure.
A Kasota Minnesota farmer's wife, Mrs. Guara Franss, reports recovering from long weakness and pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the medicine with restoring health and urges others to try it, noting physicians could not alleviate her condition. The ad invites letters to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential advice.
Representative Gardner faces opposition from Representative Howard over calls for a standing army and naval reforms. The debate highlights Navy and War Department improvements, the naval reserve idea, and the push for broader military training versus heightened national defense spending.
Dr John E White at Second Baptist preached on Bottoms That Never Fall Out. He argued the modern social order appears secure, but many foundations are fragile while true values endure. He urged faith in God through Jesus Christ and a revival in Atlanta to counter material and worldly despair.
The Atlanta premiere of To-Day tonight kicks off a three day return engagement drawing audiences from prior shows and new patrons. The Forsyth hosts a packed week led by B A Rolfe’s Colonial Days vaudeville act with eleven performers and Clairа Rochester. The Grand features The Dancing Girl with Florence Reed, followed by Fedora and It's No Laughing Matter. Also noted are local notices of injuries and obituaries from Nashville and Springfield, along with a Krypteks glasses ad.
Petrograd reports naval actions in the Black Sea from January 6 to 9. Russian ships damaged Turkish cruisers Breslau and Hamidieh, burned barks at Surmeneh, seized eleven sailing ships, and bombarded Khopa and other harbors. The Turkish mine layer Felk-i Shefket was badly damaged and may be out of service. An unofficial Constantinople note claimed Turkish cruisers faced a Russian squadron without damage. The Breslau and Hamidieh are identified as German warships turned to Turkey.
Barnesville Georgia reports the start of spring term at Gordon Institute and the Sixth District Agricultural and Mechanical school. Presidents E T Holmes and W H Maxwell note highly gratifying attendance and favorable conditions for the new term.
In Waycross Georgia on January 10 a Jacksonville pair eloped to St Marys to wed without delay. Miss Tommie Louise Steele and H R Simcox wed with friends arranging the ceremony. Florida law sets 21 for brides while Georgia allows 18, prompting the elopement for the younger bride.
Greenville scene reports Mrs. Mattie A Hughes once tried for killing her husband in 1889 was fatally shot in Clark Virginia. Her father Isaac Waldrop and Nicholas Coffinas were killed instantly as two burglars stole diamond rings from her person. She lies in Sibley Hospital Washington awaiting word. The trial era featured famed criminal lawyers with three mistrials already recorded.
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