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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1914
Page
14
Chatham county presented a large check to the state treasury for beer license taxes totaling 46,280 dollars. The payment, associated with Deer sa loons, is described as one of the largest received by the department in some time.
At a noon fire board meeting Mayor Woodward and Purchasing Agent Chambers planned to buy two high power auto engines for roughly 19000 dollars. Engines to serve the eighth ward engine house on West Peachtree near Fourteenth and a fifth ward site. Bids must include guarantees and contracts and engines must deliver at least 800 gallons per minute.
The Columbus rate case opens at the state capitol with city claims for better rates and service from Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph. The hearing before the railroad commission addresses knotty problems expected to be raised today.
Mrs. Herric Stockdell Hoke, formerly of Atlanta and Athens, Ga., died unexpectedly of heart disease at the Hotel Ansley in Atlanta while visiting with her husband, Mr. John Z. Hoke Jr. Funeral plans await decoration. she leaves her husband and her Stockdell family. Her mother arrives from Athens, with siblings Clarence Stockdell of Richmond and Mrs. Hugh Foreman of New York en route.
In Eufaula Alabama on March 10 3 year old Charles Jones son of Dr F F Jones of Macon Georgia disappeared from his grandfather Captain C F Masseys home informants said the child was taken in an automobile and followed to Georgetown where the train was lost and the grandfather later caught a train saying he would go to Macon the child had been living with his grandfather and grandmother with Dr Jones consent
The criminal division of the superior court recessed on Tuesday during the trial of Tom Bowen charged with robbery in the Rosier case. Bowen, alleged to assault J A Rosier, a downtown soda fountain owner, appeared on the stand recounting a Decatur Street incident where he was beaten. Officers later found two Rosier diamond stickpins in Bowens possession.
Councilman Knight urges the city to station one or two patrolmen on Forsyth Street between Luckie and James to regulate traffic and pedestrians. He notes funds limit patrol expansion but asserts the Forsyth Street section requires adequate patrolling. Councilman Humphrey supports taking the matter to Chief Beavers immediately.
Hayden Tipton a guard at Fort McPherson will face forgery charges in Greely Colorado after a governor requested a révision. Tipton enlisted under the name Robert Graham and was found via a letter on his father’s belongings tied to a Colorado counterfeiting arrest.
Muscogee County commissioners vote 15000 for hospital construction to be shared with Columbus city. City approves 60000 in hospital bonds for a 75008 building and site. Atlanta architect is preparing plans for the new facility slated for Columbus.
Mrs J C Lalley of No Ethel Street near High in this city reports four years of illness, weight loss, and stomach trouble. After trying many remedies she began Quaker Extract from Coursey and Munn's drug store and soon expelled a parasite over 97 feet long, enabling her to eat again and feel renewed. The ad urges readers to obtain Quaker Extract with pricing and delivery details.
Augusta Ga March 10 Special Blascock Barrett prominent Augustan Georgia figure died suddenly early this morning from a stroke of apoplexy He was 51 and long prominent in state affairs serving as oil inspector and later manager of Round Bale Sotten Co He directed the Georgia exhibit at the 1902 St Louis exposition He is survived by wife and mother and cousins Gould Barrett of Augusta and Edward Barrett of The Age Herald Birmingham Funeral service will be held from his residence Wednesday afternoon at 4 o clock
Attorney Sam Crane accused Delph Brannen and Thomas Bayne, turnkeys at police headquarters, of trackedness at the February police board meeting. The charges were sent back to the investigating committee after dissent among its three members. A new inquiry will be conducted. Crane demanded a square deal while Mayor Woodward and others urged full airing of the charges.
Margaret Hicks a 20 year old living at an East Sain street boarding house appeared before Judge Luther Rosser on a charge of attempting to defraud the boarding housekeeper of several weeks board. The judge chastised the prosecutor for pursuing such cases and bound Hicks over to the grand jury under a small bond after noting proof she left without paying. The bond was set at 50 dollars and Hicks posted it before leaving the sheriff's office.
From Coffee county reports reach the capitol that a three way race for state senate seat in the fifth district includes A. Ward J. I. Hatfield and J. R. Overman. About thirty men seek county offices as campaigns intensify while Representative C. E. Stewart runs unopposed for the mouse.
The federal grand jury returned a dozen indictments for internal revenue violations and three for federal penal code offenses. Indictments include impersonating a post office inspector by BK. 5. Inge, bonded after arrest, accused of cashing worthless checks using a badge. Archibald and Predmore charged with breaking into Rex post office in Clayton County on February 1. Both held in Fulton County Jail awaiting trial.
Three boy fugitives from the state home at St Charles fled after hunger and a farmer's confrontation near Aly Rock. They surrendered to Sheriff Char Briarity tonight. A Big Rock farmer, Filmer Dean, was shot when trying to arrest them and remains hospitalized with slim chances of recovery. The youths refused to name the shooter.
Washington March 10 In a statement Dr Hugh M Smith federal commissioner of fisheries urges eating more salmon especially cheaper grades to cut living costs. He notes salmon is cheaper than meat and can keep unopened longer. He praises canned salmon for body building and digestibility and says pink salmon is cheaper yet effective for flesh and bone with less fat.
Mrs May Fear Shumate of Atlanta sues William Forrest Shumate for divorce seeking custody of their two daughters and support. The petition cites habitual drunkenness and broken vows, naming a vaudeville actress as co respondent. Shumate was recently convicted in city court of abandonment with a $260 fine or twelve months in the chain gang.
New Orleans March 10 Advices from Ceiba Honduras report a major fire sweeping the city destroying about twenty three blocks. Loss estimated at 1 000 000 with two United Fruit buildings a bank and several stores and dwellings among the major hits. Ceiba a 7 600 population town and key import hub for Honduras suffered substantial insured and commercial losses including the American consulate and several prominent firms.
Mrs Martha A Sheppard a prominent Atlanta resident died at Grady hospital Tuesday morning after an operation. She moved to Atlanta over fifty years ago and was connected with First Presbyterian Church. Funeral at 3 this afternoon from 476 North Jackson Street with Hush & Walker officiating. Interment Oakland Cemetery.
Marietta Ga March 10 Special Hon Saxon A Anderson formerly a state legislator from Cub County and a wealthy Mari etta citizen suffered a severe stroke Saturday night and lies dangerously ill at his home on Whit Joe avenue. His condition is said to be worse this afternoon but he remains very sick.
On March 18 and 26 Fitzgerald hosts a universal spring opening for merchants with exhibitions by all shops. It marks the first coordinated event of this kind, replacing separate openings by individual merchants. The Woman's Club will serve luncheon to visiting ladies on those days.
Religious census is under way in Bainbridge Georgia during March with representatives from Episcopal Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian churches meeting Sunday afternoon to divide the town into four sections. Each church is responsible for one section and canvassing committees were formed to carry out the work.
Green Roper section foreman of the Gainesvié Midland railway narrowly escaped death last night when his handcar ran into an open switch. He received minor bruises, while a Negro aboard was knocked unconscious and suffered a fractured skull for several minutes.
Fragmentary notice describes a morning meeting with John Cooper at 67 Juniper Street. It mentions a fundraiser or refund of money, and an advertisement for a medicine claiming to cure bleeding piles with a first application for 60 cents.
Ed P. Williams, 1900 Georgia Tech alumnus and brother of James T. Williams of Atlanta, died in the Missouri Athletic Club fire in St Louis. His body was recovered after the blaze that damaged the building Monday morning. He leaves a mother and four brothers, with funeral set for Nacoochee Valley.
Fire at 340 Courtland Street caused several thousand dollars in damage and destroyed the roof Monday at noon. Nearby, Major William F Slaton's home was blackened but not seriously damaged. Dr Pickard belongs to Pickard Dean Co, linked to prior Mossie Building firm losses.
A passage extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural remedy for digestive issues. It claims quick relief from gastritis heartburn indigestion and ulcers by aiding stomach and intestinal digestion enhancing blood faults and restoring appetite. It urges readers to buy from a local druggist at 50 cents per box.
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