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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1909
Page
9
The forecast hints at colder conditions today with mist and cool air. A playful line from a Gopher character mentions Mr. Von Heremann trying to avert trouble, adding local flavor to the weather note.
Foggy night gave a festive scene as Bill Fossum and several guests celebrated the incoming president. The host noted a first round of drinks, with gopher soup served early, and everyone toasted to the next president. Temperature hovered around the fifties.
In St Petersburg on January 17 Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, who died yesterday, will receive a full military funeral. His body will be interred at the Alexander Nevsky monastery, joining a pantheon of empire figures. The admiral’s widow received telegrams of condolence from the emperor and empress as obituaries note sympathy and blame the Sea of Japan defeat on ships rather than him.
An odd advertisement touts a purported cure for weak manhood and debility. It claims a "sealed" remedy can restore vigor without medical aid, urging men to buy a special herbal preparation and promising dramatic improvements in virility and strength at home.
Judge William H Taft, visiting Atlanta, is a blood cousin of descendants of Edward B Rawson, William A Rawson and Clara Rawson Boynton. The piece traces generations from New England to early Atlanta leaders, naming Rawson grandchildren and links to notable Atlanta figures and institutions.
A crowded Piedmont hotel reception greets the president elect Taft as he arrives with aides and Mississippi Valley businessmen welcomed by a polite crowd. Women admire his appearance while onlookers, including local residents, watch from windows and nod at the ceremony. The scene depicts formal hosting with floral arrangements and flags in a quietly celebratory mood.
Capital City club and key streets glow in red white and blue as Atlanta greets President elect William Howard Taft with banners portraits and draped churches. Crowds line routes from union depot to the capitol cheering Taft as he passes. First Congregational Church displays a large portrait and flags while planning a Taft address to the negroes at Bethany church.
A weather storm hit New Orleans on January 8 bringing torrential rain and a midsummer type electrical disturbance. The system caused considerable road damage and disrupted telephone and telegraph lines across the state. The event occurred amid a reception for the president elect Taft, with Ohio Society head C Davis and others meeting him, then moving to private quarters upstairs.
A brisk morning sale offers Christmas leftovers and autumn remnants at deep discounts. Weapons of the sale include cut glass bowls and bowls, decanters, vases, goblets, flatware, clocks, candlesticks, and silverware sets, many shop worn but heavily discounted, with some items showing minor damage.
A large mixed lot offering shop-worn and intact items including vases lamps candle shades and desk sets with prices shown as clearing-out values. Also belts in leather elastic silk and other styles mostly clean with minor soiling. typical retail range 50 cents to 2 dollars, offered at reduced prices tomorrow.
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