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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1904
Page
12
A splendid collection of newly arrived Linoleum makes choosing easy for those previously unable to find a pleasing pattern or price. Linoleum is a canvas back coated with linseed oil and ground cork, softer than oil cloth, noiseless to tread, and durable. Inlaid Linoleums are solid through to the back, ensuring lasting patterns. Inlaid Linoleums priced at 1.00 1.25 and 1.50 per square yard. other kinds 45c 59c 66c 7c and 8c per square yard.
Washington January 19 A pure food demonstration in the house lobby ended with oil and marble slicks after Representative Mann arranged pure and adulterated samples on his desk. General Bingham slipped on the spill but was unharmed. Chairman Cooper injured in the fall as officers roped off the area and workers cleaned up the oil.
Waycross Georgia January 19 Special J M Mathis a constable and Dick Castleberry Negro are under arrest charged with arson A preliminary hearing was set for next Tuesday due to witness absence Mathis released on own recognizance Castleberry bound by 500 Bond The case stemmed from a fire at Mathis store alleged by J M Rowe of Georgia Cooperative Fire Insurance Co Mathis is a candidate for reelection for tex assa-50r.
Augusta Ga January 19 Special The Chicago theater disaster prompts inspectors to require every three story or taller building to provide adequate fire escapes at once.
Washington January 19 Special Georgia militia members will be interested in new rifle contest rules. Teams must prove 75 percent military duty and past shooters face two-year bans after top finishes. National match limits teams to twelve from US Army infantry and cavalry, marine corps, national guard, and state militias. Top three receive national trophy and cash prizes. others prize money follows. Toler Confirmed as Marshal Washington January 19 The Senate confirmed James A Toler as marshal for the northern district of Mississippi.
J F Nutting chosen president of the Georgia Association of Life Insurers at its annual meeting in the English American building. Eugene R Black elected secretary and treasurer to succeed Nutting. RTI Plant of Macon named vice president. committee includes Cogeging, Haag, Woods White, Bardwell. Luncheon followed. bureau of inquiry praised for agent screening.
A testimonial from ROD E. SIMPSON of Bessemer Alabama praising Che neys Expectorant for curing colds. He states taking a dose for a bottle when ill reliably eases symptoms and endorses druggists’ sale nationwide.
Four winners and two beaten favorites headline a New Orleans card dated January 19. Allegrette and Lady Lavish were the only favorites beaten, with J P Mayberry the longest shot to win as Ostrich and Little Jack Horne led six races. Multiple entries across seven races and today's jockeys and weights listed with results.
In cloudy, sloppy conditions at Oakland, three favorites and one second choice won. Ben Med Mui and Rockaway led two of the favorites into contention, while Sir Preston won the first race at 7 to 1. Other winners included Kleinwood in six furlongs and Quis II in the Futurity course selling. Rockaway secured the fifth race handicap, and Ben Med Hul clinched the sixth race.
In Buchanan Georgia on January 19 the Haralson Superior Court convened with Judge Tudge A L Bartlett presiding. Solicitor Fielder attends as the case State vs Alf Tolbert progresses. Tolbert is charged with murder. F Ault of Cedertown, Tolbert’s law partner, organized the court and oversees state interests. Several civil and criminal cases are set for trial this term, with a favorable outlook for quick dispatch.
At Ascot Los Angeles on January 1 Tum ITurat and Buccleuth led a day of maidens and selling races. Winnifreda paid 6 to 1 for a 90 win with J Booker aboard, while De Grammont nabbed second as Rio Chico took second at 30 to 1. Additional winners included Three-Eighths maiden winner Tim Hurst and Celebration in selling, with Buc leuth taking another top placing in the one mile race.
Haralson County representative from Buchanan, Ga, Dr Hutcheson, contracted smallpox from a patient. He was stricken after a severe cold, but authorities say contagion is confined to his immediate family and should not spread. The patient Goings, an Central railroad employee, recovered and returned to work.
In Richmond January a bill will be introduced in the house of delegates by P B Smith chairman of the Sons of Veterans history committee to establish a bureau of Confederate archives and history modeled after similar bodies already operating in Alabama and Mississippi for the Bureau of Archives Richmond Virginia.
Charles Turner conductor for Seaboard died after a construction train derailment near Irondale ten miles from Birmingham. He leaves a wife, a son, and many relatives including M M Turner councilman and A Q Turner police chief. Funeral set for Thursday at Payne Memorial Church with Westview burial.
On January 19 a boy later identified as Joe Watson son of I T Watson of Harlem was found along the Georgia railroad in Harlem about midnight with a skull fracture and near freezing. He was taken to a nearby residence then Augusta hospital where surgery occurred but he could not recall the accident. The incident is under investigation with the boy in critical condition. A separate fire at Decatur, Alabama damaged Henry Hendrix's residence, agent for Louisville and Nashville, with losses estimated at $200.
Fragmentary ad copy promises a free bottle of a remedy alleged to cure a bad liver. Mentions B Bick body, Drake Formals Company, Tabago, and Jacoby Phermactes in Atante. Text is garbled but centers on a promotional medical product sale.
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