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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1914
Page
6
Mayor James G. Woodward plans a strictly neutral stance in a three cornered contest for the police board chair tonight. Rumors say he may be using influence against Commissioner W. P. Pain and urging the election at Hubert T. Pace.
A western politician famed for baldness astonishes friends with hair growth using a home recipe. The ad eye offers bay rum glycerine and Barbo Compound to the scalp, claiming hair growth dandruff removal and darkening of gray hair, with low-cost drugstore ingredients.
Mayor Woodward vows to back Pace on the police board contest while asserting the vote will reflect Atlanta voters. Verney gains despite weak backing as bargaining and conferences shape a possible deadlocked ballot between Fain and Pace.
A wary note warns buyers to avoid unscrupulous dealers peddling cheap imitation products that mimic Resinol. Clerks may push these substitutes for profit, risking harm to customers who pay for real relief. The piece urges vigilance in towns where such substitutes proliferate.
An article by Elizabeth Anderson in The New York Post profiles Southern women excelling in arts, business, and public service. It spotlights Gladys Hanson of Atlanta, Katherine Glover now in magazines, Jean Carson in tearoom management, Donna Sain in dance, Lucile Golthwaite of Mobile, Lillian Deaver in civic work, and Harrie Mumade as a dialect interpreter and whistler, noting many others pictured and named.
The Wesley Memorial hospital drive reports the Ladies Committee has boosted contributions to about $10,000 toward a $24,000 goal before next Sunday. Aza G. Candler plans to add a substantial amount, and organizers are encouraged by progress and the time limit.
The forecast from the Atlanta weather bureau predicts a pleasant spring like day Tuesday with high pressure south of the state. Morning temperatures around 36 to 40 but rising to above 40 by afternoon. light southeast winds and few cumulus clouds. No precipitation or strong winds expected. C F von Herrmann Section Director.
A meeting at the Ansley hotel drew representatives from Savannah, Macon, Columbus and Atlanta to organize a Georgia Auto Owners Club. Goals include improving roads, safeguarding motorists against unjust legislation, funding road projects, and establishing a central headquarters with road maps and member welfare services.
Mrs Nell K Davis, known in Atlanta, died in Charlottesville Virginia. She was mother to Alters nes Avenibeld Davis of Atlanta and lived with him here after her husband died. A professor at the University of Virginia for thirty years. Georgia native with many friends statewide. Before marriage she was Mistelit Hunt of Conembus.
Railroads offer round trip from almost all state points to Milledgeville for the State Sunday School convention on April 14 16. The program features Georgia’s best workers and national names such as Rev Dargan John Walker Asa Caner and others. Music arranged under Professor E. G. Excell of Chicago with assist by A W Roney of Winona Lake.
Early Monday fire devastated the Pickard home at 340 Courtland Street, threatening Mrs. John Pickard and her two children Mary three and John twenty six months. The blaze, among the hardest fought in months, required hours to subdue and endangered nearby handsome buildings. Estimated loss near 8000, covered by insurance.
Atlanta introduces The Atlanta News, a four sheet publication printed by Venne printing. Aimed at hotel guests and visitors, the first issue rolls off the presses this Monday and will be distributed free at every hotel in the city.
Attorneys for forty eight challengers to Mrs Mary Belle Crawford say the auditor's decision favored the defense and will press appeals to the U S Supreme Court if needed. They challenge key findings about a supposed void marriage and the legality of divorces in Pennsylvanian and Georgia cases, signaling a lengthy legal battle to reclaim J B Crawford's estate.
Vienna report says Lieutenant Winer, a military aviator, and a non commissioned officer who rode as his passenger perished when their aircraft crashed. The accident was attributed to motor failure.
Promote a year long habit of drinking White Rock with emphasis on vigor virility in every glass. The ad urges readers to make it a regular refreshment, highlighting energy and health benefits as key selling points.
Macon Georgia March 9 The Macon Telegraph editorial staff grows with the hiring of C Brantley formerly editor of The Valdosta Times noted for his ability He will focus on local and state affairs Louis Pendleton remains on the masthead handling national politics and general topics
George DeBrosse returned from Bainbridge to find his home ablaze after his wife, unaware of his return, entered to start supper. She used buckets to extinguish a room fire started by an uncleared heater. Fire also raged at Bulloch Oil Mills, destroying machinery and causing substantial losses. Gunfire threats rattled residents as the town faced a tense morning.
Georgia report states Miss Bessie Huckaby May, badly burned on face and arms ten days ago during epilepsy, remains in critical condition and not expected to survive. Doctors initially underestimated the burns but blood poisoning has set in, with little hope for recovery.
Warcross Ga March 9 Special. One machine fire nearly killed two men, B M Jones of Macon and R O Couhe, when their auto from Waycross to Macon caught fire and burned near Fairfax. Alderman Fred Brewer drove out to rescue them and bring them back to Waycross. The car, valued at $2,000, carried partial insurance.
Miss Emma Tucker of Enterprise will assist in a meeting at the First Methodist church in Eastman Georgia. This will be her second visit to the class she conducted about twelve years ago and she is known to many local citizens through prior efforts.
Six hundred automobile owners in Americus and vicinity protest the 3 tag law, refusing payment except for a dozen tins. A mass meeting is called for tomorrow to plan actions and test the law as unconstitutional, with prominent lawyers advising the motorists.
William P. Crow, a prominent Hare county farmer, died of pneumonia in Hareweil Georgia. News of his death reached his sister, Mrs. James A. McCurley, who then died suddenly from heart failure.
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy has been filed with Deputy Clerk Sterley of the United States court by D Porter Griffith of the Southern Store and Supply company Atlante. The liabilities amount to 1,246.08 with assets totaling 1,380. Bell was named receiver under a 380 bond.
A boy travels from New Orleans to New York City carrying a letter and endorsements from Louisianians. He shows interest in selling subscriptions to a publication and reading, walking the route with a wig.
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