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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
6
Thrifty buyers are shown a list of close out prices on standard knit and hosiery items. The sale includes blue lidle thread Sox, women's lisle thread Vests and hose, infants and children's clothing, and tuxedo nets in various colors. Many items priced at 19c to 50c with bundles and yard sales noted.
Charlotte reports Mayor Mahon deputizes prominent residents to patrol streets of Greenville after months of burglary terror. Seventeen man police force unable to arrest suspects as homes of the mayor and police chief are robbed. Citizens serve without pay and threaten bloodshed to stop lawlessness.
Asheville New Jersey July 15 A proposition to admit members to the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan from beyond Pythians was defeated at the D O K K convention. Memorial services and installation of new officers followed. Tomorrow the delegation will visit Lake Toxaway. Catholics Select Detroit Boston July 16 Detroit chosen as next year’s convention city by the Catholic Educational Association. dates set for July 6 7 and 8.
In Macon Georgia on July 15 with B S Moore of Sparta presiding the Georgia Association of Oil Mill Superintendents organized at the Brown House. J T Holmes of Blakely as chair opened the meeting with over fifty superintendents in attendance. The group approved by laws and a constitution and planned a closing session the next morning.
Coyne and Associates, led by Chas M Coyne, operate in Atlanta from a Prudential Building basement shop. They handle electrical contracts, machine work, armature rewinds, and engine dynamos, representing Dayton fans and 3 X dry batteries. W W M Lewis, injured by a streetcar, appeared briefly on crutches.
Democrats press to strike a 25 900 appropriation for President Tafts travel expenses from a deficiency bill. Republicans defend the allowance citing prior pledges and presidential needs. Debate centers on alleged bad faith and use of public funds with a party line vote defeating the strike. The House adjourned after further remarks about Heney and related expenditures.
F J Coeledge bought from EP & CH Black a 167 foot frontage lot on Peachtree road, 1000 feet deep, for 18000. The Brookwood site lies opposite the Nunnally home and just north of the Henry W Grady home, with a wide center depth. He plans a handsome home soon. Dr John W Nelms, Fulton county sheriff for years, has been ill and at home for several days among friends.
A mass meeting in Bristol Virginia decided to contest the recent local option election won by the wets. City leaders feared an eventual new vote or wets victory, but the meeting persists in challenging the validity of the outcome.
The supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias and the Tennessee grand lodge seek to permanently bar colored Knights of Pythias from using the name emblem passwords or other rights claimed by the complainant. The bill was filed with Chancellor Allison who will hear the application next Monday. The defendants will receive notice. The colored Pythians of the state are in session in Nashville.
Nashville on July 15 General Harvey Hannah a member of the state railroad commission and former adjutant general announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor He says he has spoken in every Tennessee courthouse and will vigorously oppose repealing the temperance law if elected.
Boston suffragists staged an underwater meeting at Nantasket Beach yesterday, wearing bathing suits and remaining just beyond the reach of Metropolitan Park police. An officer tried to halt the gathering citing park permit rules, but the women persisted in the water protest.
Washington July 15 As soon as the tariff is removed said James J Hill railroad magnate yesterday as one of the presidents callers, the country will enjoy a prosperity equal or greater than McKinley era. He reported vast agricultural activity in the west with abundant crops and satisfied farmers. He forecast freight cars at a premium within weeks and noted previous idle cars turning into movement as railroads measure prosperity by active rolling stock.
Tom Boutwell, held for safe keeping at Parish prison, was brought there after conviction in Franklinton for the murder of Ben Sowell near Bofalusa weeks earlier. A mercy recommendation preceded a life sentence in the state penitentiary.
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