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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
4
Booker T. Washington urged obedience to law at the twentieth annual Tuskegee Negro conference in Tuskegee Alabama. He warned that carrying concealed weapons leads to trouble and urged focus on agriculture and food crops with bankers and planters urged to aid Negroes in diversifying from cotton.
A plan by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce proposes developing 380 acres near the city into a premier recreation park and annual Southeastern Fair. Officials including Mayor J G Woodward and Fulton County commissioners back the project with a $75,000 city county pledge, while Atlanta residents are to raise another $75,000.
An excerpt extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe vegetable remedy that cleanses the blood, purges impurities, and strengthens kidneys and liver. It claims to help catarrh and skin ailments like pimples and boils, and offers a free book by mail from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
A civic plea argues a major Atlanta southeastern fair would stimulate business, rail traffic, hotels, and agricultural wealth, citing examples from Dallas Louisville Detroit and others. Proponents say federal aid and a grand venue could attract aviation and sports events, with Judge Lumpkin and Mayor Woodward backing a broader, city benefiting enterprise.
Mary W. Moore of Savannah files a damage suit against J. P. Taggart, wealthy coal operator and clubman, alleging flirtation and a sequence of events including a drink, a night in a strange room, a marriage rumor, and money offers after alleged ill conduct. The complaint cites deception and breach of implied marital fidelity.
In Crisp county Georgia Arnold Bivens and Luther Stevens are connected to the murder of farmer Thomas E Gleanton. Bivens says Stevens confessed to the crime and left with a borrowed mule. A suspect captured at Leesburg is reported to be identified by a local citizen and is being checked by Sheriff Ward. Another negro believed to be the killer is jailed in Calhoun county.
Greensboro Ga January 20 Special The stockholders of the Cone law Natlong bank held their annual meeting Tuesday electing a board of directors and officers for the ensuing year. Officers re elected were President J W Copelan first vice president P F Merritt second vice president M P Park cashier M E Sisk Directors include B H A Copelan B E Bean P F Merritt N P Pari J Teruar R T Caldwell F L Lewis M J Sisk and Robert J Lowry of Atlanta At the Greensborg National bank annual meeting Colonel James Davison was elected president to succeed the previous holder.
The report notes Robert McCommons and M. Thompson among directors, with Trew elected vice president and F. Shipley as cashier. Other board members include 3. W. McCommons, A. N. Kimbro, TL. Branch, G. Miles, and G. W. Miles, indicating a turnover in leadership.
Tifton Ga January 20 Special Tift county's first dipping vat is under construction on J J L Phillips farm northwest of Tifton built to the bureau of animal industry specifications It is 50 feet long 6 feet 2 inches deep and will cost 200 when completed Hog wallows are also being built on C L Parker's farm.
A simple home remedy to darken gray hair and treat scalp conditions. Dissolve Barbo Compound in water, add bay rum and gluc terine, apply weekly until dark enough, then every two weeks to maintain softness and gloss. Also usable to darken the beard and improve scalp health.
A store lists chiffons 36 inches wide in black and colors from $1.00 to $2.56 a yard with new novel shades. Piping Rock and other grays appear at $1.25 to $2.00. Finery colorings include 8c and $1.09 yard silks, striped and solid weaves. washable and colorfast when laundered. New Jap silks in white flesh and light blue at $1.00, plus Shantung similar price, with more Valencene and taffeta varieties to come for spring.
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