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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
5
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy. It claims weak kidneys cause impure blood and a range of ailments, urging readers to try the product, request a free sample, or mail for a pamphlet, with Binghamton New York as the company base.
Testimony described the partnership among Kolmes Haas and two Mercer firm members in LH Mercer & Co. Working capital included 28000 from a November deal. Profit of 43000 from December reinvestment followed, with a quarter paid in cash to Hane and handed to Halmen. The firm dissolved in 1904 with 38282 paid to Haga and a dime amount to Holmes in currency. Van Riper remained under examination as the day adjourned.
The Georgia Funeral Directors Association holds its sixth annual convention in Atlanta with about 800 members enrolled. Morning sessions include an address by President J B Hart and welcomes by Mayor W R Jaymer with programming on dues, minutes, and roll call. The afternoon features lectures by Professor J H Clarke and an address by Jesse B Hart on the past present and future of funeral directing.
Wayne Wilson, a young machinist in Macon Georgia, faces severe charges linked to alleged improper relations with his sister that allegedly led to a suicide attempt by the girl, Willie aged six. The family dispute over property and a peace bond form the backdrop as Adams and others are named in a volatile local case.
A brief listing of fabrics and remnants in lisle gauze balborige gan and nainsook and fish net. Prices noted as $1 $1.30 and $2 in a sentimental color coded filler style.
President Matheson of the Georgian School of Technology reports seven offers for graduates but no takers. Firms including leading business houses sent requests for ITA graduates, with salaries from eighty to one hundred dollars a month, yet Tech could not supply staff. The record signals Tech’s rising prominence as a business trainer and its inability to meet demand.
Raleigh June 1 coroner jury finds D. B. Rowland and wife Lilly M. Rowland held without bail after verdict that engineer Charles R. Strangs died by an unnatural cause believed connected to the Rowlands. Other notes report a Barnwell, S.C. man shooting a neighbor, a divorce ruling for tobacco magnate James Duke, and toll from a Valparaiso earthquake with 34 killed or injured.
The Cain trial at Hebart Washington Georgia ended testimony earlier than expected after the defense refused to swear witnesses. Only eye witness Allen Parks and Alex Evans testified before Cain, the sole defendant, took the stand saying he was intoxicated and knew nothing of the killing. The case went to the jury late in the afternoon with no verdict by nightfall. a verdict was not expected until Tuesday morning.
Sophomores deliver declamations at the chapel in Athans Georgia for the Silver Cup offered by the trustees. The event features a long program with entries from several colleges, including "The Victor of Marengo" and "Old Bob's Last Run" and ends with a tribute address on Dr Long’s discovery of an arath arath by Hon John N Walder.
One man was killed and a woman passenger seriously injured in a collision on the Southern Railway near Byion station tonight. Train No 8 rear-ended a freight engine. the engine crew member died from head injuries after leaping to safety. Mrs Grinstaff jumped from the rear platform to escape the oncoming train.
Charles L Engle a well known Atlanta resident and leading turpentine businessman in south Georgia died at 2 pm yesterday at his home 180 Ponce de Leon avenues He is survived by his wife and six children Funeral arrangements not set but services likely Wednesday morning at the residence.
The funeral for Harry South took place at 2:30 PM with burial in Hollywood cemetery. Born in 1876 in Roswell, Georgia, he worked for the Southern Bell Telegraph and Telegraph Company and later for the Southern Railroad, where a wreck left him an invalid from 1902. He is survived by his wife Minnie Johnson, three children, his parents, two brothers O W and M J South, and two sisters Worthington and Minnie.
In Columbus Georgia on June 17 the seventh annual Georgia Industrial Association convention will open at Warm Springs tomorrow morning with Dr Jeff Davis presiding. The program includes reports by Jefferson Davis and John R White, talks on southern industrial development immigration and cooperation in cotton industries, plus committee appointments and an executive discussion on mill burdens and war on Georgia.
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