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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1915
Page
11
An old advertisement touts an ounce of ethine from Jacobs Pharmac or any druggist to erase freckles and improve complexion. It notes February and March brighten freckles and urges asking for double strength ethane with a money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles.
Sibert Frederik Wilson of New York University writes an unsolicited letter extolling Booth Tarkingtons The Turmoil. He hails the novel as a major recent achievement in fiction, praising its life like portrayal and dramatic realism. He asserts Tarkington stands above contemporaries and that The Turmoil and The Tired Business Man offer strong, engaging stories.
A novel by Booth Tarkington published by Harper and Brothers follows social upheaval and personal change in a Midwestern town as characters navigate ambition love and class tensions during a period of upheaval.
The Pyh tians of Atlanta hosted Supreme Chancellor Brigham Young for a multi lodge review. An official luncheon at the Piedmont Hotel followed with local leaders and guests, including Governor Slaton, as Mrs Young enjoyed a Burns Club tea and Georgian Terrace receptions.
Walhalla reports William T Weigler Woodrow Campbell Calman Kay Augustus Jones John Weponald and William Kay were found not guilty after a 28 minute jury deliberation. They faced murder charges in the killing of one of three Black men during a race riot at Fair Play, South Carolina, on December 20.
An old advertisement claims diabetes can be cured by Stuare's Buchu and Juniper Compound. It warns excess sugar hurts kidneys and bladder, lists symptoms like back pains and swollen eyes, and urges taking a tablespoon after meals with plenty of water to restore kidney function and reduce swelling.
Critics and public praise George Ariss in Disraeli at the Atlanta, with nightly performances and Saturday matinees. The Forsyth bill features Marty Cooper in vaudeville, Billie Burke’s comedy star turn, and the strong photo drama Cat Is the Tale continuing at Lyric. A variety of features, from The Last of the Quakers to The Unknown Brother, fill the Forsyth and Alpha programs with notable acts and scenic spectacle.
New York March 4 customs inspectors searching for opium aboard the steamer Alliance bound for Cristobal found 3060 dollars worth of cocaine. No opium was found. Officials had not suspected cocaine was being smuggled from New York to the isthmus. The Alliance is owned by the Panama Steamship Company, controlled by the United States government.
Critics hail George Arliss in Dis raeli with praise from Journal declaring better than Warfield while Constitution urges don’t miss the film. Georgian calls it more than a treat as audiences flock to the feature.
Kansas City March 4 snow blankets Kansas and surrounding states with four to seventeen inches. Reports from Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Arkansas describe heavy snowfall. Yams fall in Texas Louisiana and southern Arkansas while western Arkansas eastern Oklahoma face flood threats. Traffic and telegraph lines suspend across the region.
The Educators club of Atlanta will host its first meeting Friday at 6 o'clock in the Anstey hotel. Attendees include heads of Georgia and Atlanta schools and other prominent educators. A banquet features toasts to Georgia, Atlanta, daughters, sons, ministry, medical, law, and education leaders, with a silent to the president at the program start.
Patrick Berrell labor union business agent testified to prove an alibi for Andrew J Burns, charged in a robbery of fifteen men totaling 1600. Berrell later faced questions when recognized by victims Ha Nettleton W J Spellman and others who identified him as one of the robbers.
Moges James and a second youth admit breaking into John Bakey's Peters Street store to steal cigarettes and cigars while claiming employer fed them hash only once every two weeks. James says hunger forced the theft. Bakey disputes, saying hash was supplied daily. James receives thirty days in the stockade.
March 4 Justice Gavan approved the certificate of incorporation of the American Legion which is organized as a first line reserve for instant call in case of war. The seven article charter states the purpose to organize American citizens not in military service who can serve in wartime. Five directors and incorporators Alexander M. White Julian T Davies Jr Theodore Roosevelt Jr Arthur S Hoffman and E Ormonde Power to serve until chartered. Headquarters to be in New York City.
Mrs H H Sundman was attacked outside her home at 407 Courtland Street Thursday night. Two African American men snatched her pocketbook after a struggle, snapping its handle as they fled. Police investigated but the suspects escaped.
Early Thursday morning Mel Will the BE Blandford of Euclid Avenue awakened to a man in her room. The intruder fled the house with four dollars in cash and several checks. Authorities review crime scene details.
Forsyth Georgia March 4 Special Stricken with paralysis Tuesday night HF Letson a prominent citizen of Forsyth died yesterday morning about 2 oclock He is survived by his widow and by a daughter Mrs J M Hason of Cincinnati and by three sisters Mrs JH Waller and Mrs Burney of Atlanta and Mrs J MN Byards of Florida and by three brothers J B Letson of Alabama Dalies Letson of Cincinnati and H C Letson of Jackson Lawrenceville Georgia Also services over the remains of John S Craig a prominent citizen of this place were conducted at his home by Rev J M Harris and interment was at the cemetery beside his deceased mother The Masons had charge of the exercises with Miss Josephine Wilbanks aged 20 who died Wednesday night at a private hospital and was taken to Poole Chapel awaiting relatives from Bowman Georgia.
Barnesville March 4 special president Et Holmes and Gordon College prepare for Founder's Day to be held Friday March 26. Col Walter O Marshburn of Atlanta alumnus of Gordon and the University of Georgia has been chosen to deliver the address after earning medals in earlier collegiate oratorical contests.
Governor Ferguson announced that life insurance firms that left Texas in 1907 would return if they invest 38 million dollars in Texas within the next five years and pay last year’s taxes of about 150 thousand dollars. He urged legislators to amend the Robertson law to allow their return under these terms.
The Rev W W Memminger rector of All Saints church will preach Friday at the noon Lenten services held daily on the third floor of the Steiner Emery building. His subject will be The Will He will also preach Saturday. Don’t miss Familiar Dis raeli Constitution More than a treat Georgian.
Morton Huddle Riddle, general manager of the Florida East Coast railroad, died at St Augustine after a brief illness. A Petersburg native age 43, he headed the Flagler system for just over a year and is survived by a widow and three daughters and an infant son.
Bordeaux report states Mme Sarah Bernhardt is convalescing in the regular manner from a disposition she has suffered for several days. The recovery is said to have no connection with the recent amputation of her right leg according to her physicians.
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