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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
13
This morning at 9 o'clock a sale of linen laces and fine embroideries opens. Laces include Cluny and Smyrna in match sets, some handmade, others machine made, priced to 15c the yard and previously 20c to 40c. Embroideries and endings are Swiss and Nainsook, 20c to 60c the yard, suitable for baby clothes and lingerie.
Embroidery flouncing for baby dresses and lingerie petticoats in Swiss patterns 7 inches wide and 20 inch wide all-over embroideries offered at 89 cents today. Regular values range from 1.25 to 2 dollars.
A man seated beside the tracks at Popes Ferry was struck by an engine and killed. A hound bayed mournfully as the coach halted, the dog later brought aboard for burial preparations. Residents recalled the dog’s yelps twice, first at the death and again at the burial.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that rail rates on yellow pine lumber and related products from Louisiana Texas Arkansas and Missouri to Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming via lines including the Chicago Burlington and Quincy were unreasonably high. Louisiana Central Lumber and other manufacturers moved the case. Defendants must reduce rates by Oct 1 1930 to no more than Colorado common point levels not exceeding 30 cents per hundred pounds with specific adjustments to Barton Nebr 40 cents to Smeed Nebr and 3 cents to Venango and Sanborn. Reparation to be awarded on proof of shipments moving to Kansas Colorado and Wyoming during the high-rate period.
In a Brooklyn Superior Court case Mrs S J Purtell president of the Home for Old Women in West End faces bail trover suits by Margaret Tate and Mrs Martha Jones who seek bed linens and personal belongings claimed to be withheld after their ejection. The Georgia Libby Circle accuses mismanagement while defending staff and denying ties to misconduct. The matter will be reviewed by the state secretary.
New York July 20. William H Plunkett once chief operator for the Associated Press in Louisville Kentucky was stricken with heart failure at a downtown broker’s office and died. He was a native of Alabama and had twenty years experience as an operator. he formerly worked in Atlanta.
A reader notes a flour product carries the K EEK label, sparking questions about branding and safety. Authorities urge consumers to verify packaging and report any concerns to the agency handling food labeling.
The Georgia campaign halts amid silent rivals Brown and Smith push ghostly issues from their headquarters. Voters face a slow race with proposals on registry, railroad powers, land values, and veteran warrants in a quiet, fevered standoff as August ballots near.
Stockholders of the defunct Macon cooperative store will meet Friday night in the old courthouse to wind up the affairs of the concern. W H Butler, former president, announces the session as the stock value is finalized and distributed to shareholders.
A Wilmington reader reports severe body itching and bleeding from scratching for years. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three weeks the skin improved and itching diminished, with hands less tender and able to perform chores.
Francis P Conroy and H H Richardson of the Jacksonville Board of Trade spoke in Atlanta on building better roads in Florida. They described a 24 to 30 foot channel expansion, a $47 million Duval County bond for road construction, and a proposed Atlantic to Jacksonville highway via Macon Fitzgerald and Waycross. A July 7 celebration near a new Atlantic Avenue road to the sea was planned with an auto parade, beach races, and a banquet.
J L C Montague, 41, of Christiansburg Virginia, a manager with the Washburn Crosby Milling Co. Texasington branch, was struck by a railway train in Louisville. He named his mother Mary C Montague as his next of kin and was identified as a cousin of former Virginia governor A J Montague. His death followed injuries including loss of a leg.
Washington July 20 government to prosecute ice cream cone manufacturers under the pure food law after large seizures of cones nationwide by Department of Agriculture inspectors. Analysis found borax, a substance deemed deleterious to the human stomach, in the cones.
Colonel George Westmoreland announced his candidacy for the Fulton County house seat in the August 7 election. A member of Westmoreland Brothers law firm and a leading Atlanta bar figure, he has strong county support and a network of friends predicting victory. Other declared contenders include incumbents Waller, Mebireath, George Brown, and Harry Alexander, with rumors that Hugh M. Dorsey may enter the State Senate race after recent encouragement from influential backers.
Gifford Pinchot will visit Atlanta in October to assist in organizing a Georgia Conservation Association. Worsham, Georgia Chamber of Commerce entomologist and conservation committee chair, reports Pinchot’s arrival planned for October 7 or 2, with Theodore Roosevelt scheduled to lecture at the Auditorium for the Ltely Remus Memorials event. Efforts aim to involve Andrew Carnegie in Atlanta on the same date. Roosevelt may join conservation efforts.
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