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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1915
Page
11
The advertisement states that modern manufacturers must not only produce quality goods but also merchandise them effectively. It emphasizes efficient merchandising to place products on and move them off merchant shelves, inviting businesses to engage with the agency at the Candler Building.
Dr Rudolph Herring a veteran Atlanta consulting engineer testified for the Destructors that city workers careless handling of garbage largely caused problems at the crematory. He noted matter fell from carts, a paper burned and brittle from heat, and questioned the mayor’s test as incompetent. He said the plant operating at 1560 degrees could meet normal conditions under proper handling and procedures.
The first jitney bus arrives in Atlanta. J F Hazelton operates a touring car on Peach Tree Street from Five Points to West Peachtree junction beyond Seventeenth Street. Fare is a nickel and business is booming as other cities deploy fleets. Kansas City runs 75 jitneys moving about 5500 daily. This may foretell Atlanta adopting a bus fleet.
Ely Kaphan, once a star in the Macon Peaches and Texas League, is visiting his sisters in Atlanta. He resides in Galveston where he plays ball in the summer, meeting his brother Theodore for the first time in fifteen years. The two brothers are at a Kephan family reunion with relatives Mrs Levy and Mrs Van Stavoren.
J. D. Prismmissioner of agriculture Hast issues an order requiring grocers, marketmen, and egg dealers to label all cold storage eggs clearly. The decree aims to prevent misrepresentation of aged eggs in markets and ensure consumer awareness.
I S Field secretary of The Manufacturers' Record Publishing Co of Baltimore spent Thursday in Atlanta as a guest of the Winecott hotel. Field, connected with the publication for 33 years, discussed the business situation in the South and was optimistic about prospects for improvement.
At the request of A. T. Henton in charge of the Newsboys class at the YMCA President Wilkinson of the Chamber of Commerce appointed J. R. Smith as chairman with John W. Alexander G. B. Turman W. McClure E. H. Rivers W. H. Kriegshaber H. R. Foreman and S. C. Hopking R. J. Guinn forming the committee to lead Sunday afternoon exercises for newsboys. Alexander, a former newsboy, will speak to the class.
Colonel Hamilton Yancey, attorney from Rome, named deputy commissioner in charge of the affairs of the State Mutual Life Insurance company, Rome. Wright, the Insurance Commissioner, was recently appointed receiver for the company.
Colonel Orville H Hall urged the Fifth regiment as Atlanta s most indispensable asset second only to the police in a luncheon by the Ad Men at the Ansley hotel The employer class he said undervalues the militia and fails to grant soldiers needed leave harming ranks and discipline He cited protection through military presence lowering taxes and insurance and pledged Ad Men backing for better employer cooperation with the militia The event honored the Fifth regiment s role in the Hog and Fleming carnival and parade proceedings led by Lt Htmo Massengale of the Ad Men s Club
The car stolen from J. D. Steward, clerk of the United States district court, was recovered Thursday after The Constitution published a story. Charles B. D. McKinney of Higgin Manufacturing reported spotting a vehicle near Folsom station on the Southern railroad and alerted Steward. The vehicle was pulled from a muddy rut after four miles.
Revival meetings led by Evangelist Tillman R. Graddy will run for two weeks at the Fremd Rescue Mission with nightly sessions starting 7 30. Special music will be provided and no collections will be taken. Topics include Atlantas Greatest Need Devils in Atlanta The Damnation of Sin Real Life and Atlanta Saloons and Their Creators.
Cable reports from the American ambassador in Berlin indicate Bremen cotton prices at 16.88 cents. Commerce agent W A Graham Clark notes shipping costs run 3 cents to Bremen and 1 cent for insurance, affecting overall cost to importers.
Atlanta's board of education approved expanding school studies to include domestic science and industrial training. Mrs Spencer R Atkinson of the Atlanta Woman's Club urged funding and support, noting aim to prepare children in primary and intermediate grades for work. The board unanimously voted $50 to help launch the scheme and set spring pageant plans for April 15 and June 4.
The Tabernacle Baptist Church will hold a family reunion Wednesday night at 7 o clock. All members, ex-members and friends are invited to attend. A hot lunch will be served, a short program will be carried out, and good fellowship is expected. Officers look forward to a large turnout.
At the Atlanta Equal Suffrage Association meeting at the Hotel Ansley Mrs Amelia Woodall announced a new citizenship class. The program includes lectures on political economy by city lawyers and jurists and a study of state laws affecting women and children. Rosa Ashby will lecture next Wednesday at the Ansley hotel, free to the public.
The Artillery Frisco committee will stage a benefit picture show at the Auditorium on Sunday February 7 to raise funds for the battery’s trip to the San Francisco and San Diego expositions. The program from 1 to 10 p m pairs moving pictures with a grand organ recital, with no admission charge and voluntary contributions welcome.
The prison committee of council re-elected Tom Lanford as superintendent of the stockade prison for another term with no opposition. Josh Tye was re-elected assistant superintendent. The committee allowed Lanford to select and nominate staff at the next meeting.
Officers of the Atlanta Music Festival Association announce Creatore and his renowned band will give two concerts on February 4 at the Auditorium. Proceeds go to the free Sunday concert fund. Colonel Feel says Atlanta lovers push to host such leaders in music despite hard times.
United States Geological Survey figures show world zinc output reached a record 1,103,359 tons in the past year, marking the highest level on record.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad will discontinue train No 36 from Cartersville at 10 25 a m arriving Etowah Tenn 1 95 p m. A train from Etowah to Cartersville departs 1 50 p m arriving 4 44 p m. Trains 22 and 83 South Atlantic Limited will stop between Cartersville and Cisco to handle business on Sundays.
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