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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
6
A wholesale style notice lists wash goods priced from 59 cents to 1.50 per yard with assortments and varieties available. Customers are urged to shop widely to find plentiful choices at these rates.
Readers are invited to view a fresh wave of dress styles designed to match personality and body type. New silhouettes include silks and cottons with prices from 5.95 to 35, plus guest coats in long, roomy cuts for travel comfort and Balmacan, Linen, Palm Beach, and Pongee options priced between 3 and 19.75.
The Atlanta photographers meeting pressed resolutions urging Congress to permit sending photographs by parcel post. They urge state laws for licensing exams, and many letters will be sent to lawmakers. The convention featured Vivian De Hobbs and Miss Simmons, demonstrations, and a large sixteenth foot panorama of Atlanta.
Merchants on disheveled Whitehall street read of planned 7 am work restart and hired a brass band to greet the arriving workers. By noon no squads appeared, dust and mud ruled, and the band and hopeful crowds faced disappointment as the Whitehall tango failed to happen.
For the first time in Atlanta a genuine New England clam bake will be held Thursday afternoon June 45 at Burns Cottage from 3 to 4 under the Atlanta branch of the International Stewards. A carload of clams seaweed ear corn and potatoes from the coast will be cooked on hot rocks with seaweed to seal flavors. An orchestra will entertain from 4 to 7 while guests dance in the parlor. Transportation chief Kohler oversees the event with hotel stewards assisting, promising interest for New Englanders and others.
Prominent Atlanta real estate man H C Bailey died at his Kirkwood home on Wednesday around 11 30 pm. He had operated his own real estate business in Atlanta for two years and was highly regarded. Survived by his wife his mother four brothers a sister and two aunts. Funeral set for this afternoon at Barclay Brandon's chapel with interment in West View.
A large barbecue hosted by the health and sanitary departments and engineer Dr J IY Kennedy was held at the Bellurd venue stables yesterday afternoon. Over 200 attendees including delegates from the photographers convention and visiting Georgia Undertakers Association members enjoyed abundant food and drink with no speeches. Chet Jentzen and Dr Kennedy acted as masters of ceremonies, banning speeches to preserve the convivial tone. Water Tamer G Woodward City Clerk Walter Taylor Dr Claude Smith Water Manager Zade South Frank Hammond and other council members attended. The event is an annual affair prepared by health and sanitary department staff.
Horace Perkins 11 year old son of T E Perkins of 146 Tulian street was badly hurt Wednesday morning when a part of an old tin tub on a roof gave way and hurled him several feet to the ground. He was taken to Grady hospital with injuries.
Funeral details announce Mrs Hutcheson of Watkinsville dying after lingering illness and buried in Winterville. Frances Garner dies at 16 months. services at residence. Marshall Hembrees, Ro. Collins, Arren A Thompson, Charles Watkins mourned with chapels and West View interments.
Stanford the negro who cut Detective John Black on a Decatur street last month was bound over on multiple charges by Recorder Nash Broyles. The most serious charge is murder with witnesses placing him near the Wolfe store murder on Chapel Street. He is also bound over for assault with intent to murder and larceny from the house tied to stealing shoes at 308 Decatur Street. An accomplice was bound over for larceny from the house and concealing the shoes under his shirt.
Striking Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills workers heard C A Wiles of the United Textile Workers and Mrs OC B Smith of the Michigan Federation of Trades urging no child under 14 be employed. They demanded reinstatement of discharged workers, a 54 hour week for women and minors, and a 15 percent wage raise. Mrs Smith urged nonviolence and courteous conduct to win sympathy.
G W Burke the Frank defense special detective returned to Atlanta Wednesday and dismissed reports he fled to evade a grand jury. He told reporters he has nothing to fear and will cooperate with any investigation. Burke noted he has been in Kansas City on business.
In Tuesday’s primary incomplete returns show Governor Eberhart the only Republican incumbent defeated. Wo Lee led the gubernatorial race with about two thousand votes, while the Democratic nomination remains undecided between Congressman W Hammond and Daniel Lawler.
Augusta Ga June 18 special The Great Sun council Red Men of Georgia today elected state officers Great pachem J R Miller Warietta great senior Gagamore W Hen dryx Atlanta great junior sagamore JM Koon Augusta great prophet Charles F Stroberk Macon great chief of records M J Daniel Griffin great keeper of wampum George L John son Atlanta great representative Charles D stroberg Macon The next meeting of the Great Council of the United states will be held in September 1914 at Portland. The Savannah delegation withdrew their nomination and Atlanta was unanimously chosen for nest year meeting place.
Atlantic City New Jersey June 17 reports at the American Railway Mechanics association closing session indicate substantial progress solving the smoke problem. Railroads adopting air jets blowers and quick opening valves have reduced smoke. DC W Pratt of Chicago and North Western cites the improvement. SF Gaines superintendent of motive power at Central of Georgia was elected president.
Spectators at the New York exchange watched eight brokers play a fierce polo game during a market lull. Two teams with improvised polo gear and croquet mallets clashed for 15 minutes, ending in a draw led by Charles Knoblauch and J B Buchanan.
Birmingham Ala June 7 Warrants issued for the arrest of J D Searcy Culman county Alabama treasurer on embezzlement charges It is alleged he came to Birmingham last week secured certified checks on a 2 3235 600 roads bond issue two $8000 checks were cashed and a large automobile bought with part of the money Trace of him has been lost Two bondsmen from Cullman swore out the warrants and watchers were sent to southern cities to locate Searcy.
Umontown Pa June 17 three motorcyclists and three automobilsts were injured one seriously near here today in the Fayette County Automobile club hill climbing contests. RL Pinter a motorcyclist suffered a fractured skull as three autos and a motorcycle were destroyed in crashes at the event.
In Memphis on June 17 the Raine case, involving alleged misappropriation of funds from the Mercantile Bank, was adjourned after veniremen were exhausted. A special panel of 150 men will report Monday. Raine, former Mercantile Bank president, oversaw the bank when it closed last February.
Report details a bank collapse connected to Lorimer and associates including Dan VooHarkin. State Auditor James J Brady faces inquiries as funds, notes, bonds, and securities valued in the millions are questioned. Loans to former interests raise potential losses to depositors and creditors.
The Medical Society of North Carolina warns doctors against promiscuous whisky prescriptions and votes to condemn unethical behavior. The meeting also elected seven members to six year terms on the board of examiners, naming Dre Hubert Rooster Raleigh Isaac Wo Tas sor Morganton Mol Stevens Asheville John G Blount Watson J Wishsmith Fayetteville John Q Myers Charlotte and Charles T Harper Wilmington.
San Francisco June 17 Captain Joseph Griffits USA admitted before two court martial that he used eight thousand dollars of government funds to compensate officers who invested in lumber ventures. The court martial board forwarded findings to Washington for review and public release. Chartres France June 1 Major Felix was killed testing a self-righting airplane after the craft turned at sixty feet and dropped to the ground. The cause remains a mystery. Major Felix led the French aviation squadron for service in Morocco.
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