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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1914
Page
4
In Cologne on March 18 a suburban village case ended with the wife of a physician fined for slander after calling a school principal a suffragette during a quarrel over punishment. The incident arose amid a dispute involving a local school authority and the woman’s ire at disciplinary actions.
In a district court a complainant supporting the charge called the suffragette movement to account, saying educated opponents are enraged by alleged outrages and that parents would not entrust their children to a suffragette. The defendant refused to apologize, called the teacher a suffragette, and was fined.
New York March 18 Mrs Mary H Smith widow of Rev Cornelius B Smith D D former rector emeritus of St James parish was killed in an elevator accident at an uptown apartment house tonight She died as she attempted to follow the elevator operator who jumped to the landing after a defect caused the car to descend She was 73. P T M Club Meets Ira Street School program today at 3 30 with Dr Frances Bradley as speaker and executive board at 3 o'clock Mrs Victor Moore to conduct story hour.
In Jobe Corrigan Illinois March 18 Special Senator Hoke Smith introduces a measure to establish a federal motion picture commission. Five members appointed by the president would approve films showing prizefights bullfights or content tending to corrupt morals. A $1 fee per 1000 feet would be charged and noncompliant films could lose licenses or face fines up to 500 dollars or a year in jail.
Washington March 18 A lid on Senate lobby papers against Clarence W De Knight was forced when he refused to submit documents on his lobbying activities for Bowles The ex Navy man Bowles admitted paying De Knight 1000 and that a 4000 contingent fee was not paid due to canal act changes Bowles resigned from the Navy to join private shipbuilding interests and provided letters detailing dealings with Knowland and others The committee adjourned as members were absent awaiting tomorrow’s session
Obituaries and notices report deaths of Mrs. Wm Thomas Edmondson of Anniston and others in Georgia. Survivors include husbands, children, and extended families. funeral arrangements note Birmingham Special departure and local services in Anniston Greensboro and Atlanta. Also reports a German aviator Lieutenant Bongard killed in Metz by a plane crash.
Advertises Stuart's Bucha and Juniper Compound as a remedy to flush clogged kidneys and relieve bladder disorders. Claims relief from backache headaches rheumatic pains and poor digestion by taking a tablespoonful in water after meals and avoiding sweets.
Rome residents packed mass meetings at Summerville to back a proposed government highway from Chattanooga to Atlanta via Summerville LaFayette and Rome. Delegations from the Rome chamber of commerce city council and county board of commissioners attended along with LaFayette and Walker county officials. Judges Maddox and Wright and Colonel Lindsay John gon spoke as enthusiasm ran high.
Waycross Georgia March 18 Charlie Porcher driver for the Ice Delivery company was instantly killed in a runaway this afternoon. He fell from the wagon and his body was badly crushed.
Federated musicians of Atlanta held a large ball at Taft Hall in the Auditorium Armory last night. The event drew several hundred dancers and was staged for the benefit of the Musicians Union of Atlanta.
A demonstration of using dynamite to subsoil, crush rocks, and improve yields will be held at 2 PM on Colonel Willis F Ragan's farm near Wallace Station in Druid Hills. Local powder companies and expert demonstrators will supervise the event and invite all interested observers.
Dan Carey general manager of the park department will meet with Third Ward residents at Mrs. D H Floyds home 78 Augusta Avenue Friday night at 8 to explain why tree removals were necessary and to clarify park management from the city government viewpoint.
Miss Virginia Jordan and her mother confront an intruder at 83 West Peachtree place around 10 pm. The daughter fires, hitting the burglar as police Gantt and Cochran arrive but find no trace. The event highlights the decisive defense by a young woman and her mother against an attempted break in.
An advertisement claims Danderine removes dandruff quickly and stops hair loss within ten minutes. It asserts hair becomes bright, full, and lustrous after weeks of use, with new growth starting as fine downy hairs across the scalp. A 25 cent bottle is offered at drug stores or tailor counters.
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