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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
5
A cautionary note urges shoppers to avoid substitutes when seeking Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root the kidney liver and bladder remedy. It warns clerks may upsell cheaper substitutes to profit at the customer s expense and stresses health over price with Kilmer s product produced by Dr Kilmer Co Laboratories in Binghamton New York.
Washington April 30 Frederick Brown Whitney an attorney admitted authoring anonymous letters to Representative and a Michigan State Senator as part of an effort to expose what he saw as exclusive legislation favoring the Electric Boat and Holland boat interests. He testified via affidavit that from 1901 to 1906 he held roles in House committees and submarine firms, and that his action aimed to reveal potential industry manipulation to push a favorable congressional resolution.
A dissatisfied group of Atlanta Republicans met at Edgewood avenue with HM Stroud presiding. They repudiated the county convention and elected delegates to the fifth district convention in Atlanta and to the state convention in Macon on May 14. Delegates include T. M. Blodgett, A. H. Stroupe, W. B. Duggad, Ross Richardson, J. Means, and Jackson Barlow, with alternates John Clow, J. Barlow Jr, David Gray, Andrew Wright, UD. Phillipe, and J. W. Arnold. The action signals a likely contest at both district and state conventions. The Florence Xittenton Home wardrobe committee will meet at Mrs. Yngener’s residence, 272 Gordon Street, this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Dr H. B. Bradley argues that scientific facts support immortality, outlining life’s unity from microbes to man, conservation of energy, and indestructibility of matter. He cites Robert Ingersoll and a Alabama tale, concluding with a Tennyson poem. The large Atlanta audience widely agrees with his reasoned, faith-affirming view.
In Tower Delaware April 30Episcopal clergy and laymen of Delaware remain deadlocked over selecting a bishop to succeed Leighton Coleman of Wilmington. Balloting began February 19 with 27 ballots taken and resumed today as more ballots were cast. Clergy nominated Samuel Mart of Hartford Conn on the twenty ninth ballot, but laymen rejected him. On the thirty first ballot George Yemens Bliss of Burlington Vermont was chosen by clergy, but laymen again did not agree. Convention adjourned to Wilmington in June to resume balloting.
Multiple death notices and funeral reports detail infant and adult deaths, burial plans, and memorial services across Augusta and nearby towns. Entries name families such as Green, Conn, Alexander, Harper, Banks, and Bryant, with venues including Hollywood Cemetery and St Philip's Cathedral, noting interments in Augusta, Columbia Tennessee, and Manitoro, with funeral homes and dates referenced.
Two men boarded the New York St Louis Express at Pittsburgh and attacked the express messenger at Walker's Mills ten miles west on the Pin Handle division. They escaped with four sealed bags of currency. The amount taken is unknown.
Washington reports to the House select committee on newsprint prices reveal a paper makers’ cartel. John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers Association testifies that January 1 saw price jumps to 2.50 a ton, and mills like Vernon claim demand is already spoken for. General Felix Angus links the higher costs to a broader paper trust. executives debate tariffs and supplier leverage as hearings continue.
Maine delegates at large to the Chicago Republican National Convention were chosen without instructions but the Maine convention declared Taft as their choice for president. Delegates Thomas P. Shaw Edward P. Ricker John P. Hill and Charles J. Dunn were named. The gathering was quiet and endorsed Roosevelt’s administration.
A mother and her six children, four daughters and two boys, moved from near Lafayette Alabama to Atlanta weeks ago and now lack funds. The oldest son has found work while the daughters struggle to find employment. Charitably inclined people have taken an interest, and 197 Magnolia street resident S. W. Keel is coordinating offers of help and work.
Today marks ladies day at Ponce de Leon as season ticket holders and a number of rooters will be admitted. Management has named a series of ladies days in each series, with the plan to set rules on the visiting trip once the team returns, ensuring these days prevail throughout the season.
Temperatures near freezing spread across the nation from the Alleghenies to the Rockies as snow and frost hit Ohio Kentucky and parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Farmers report destroyed ornamentals fruit damage and lost crops while traffic slowed in several towns. Frost may mean large losses for planters in Wisconsin and Minnesota with further damage feared in Kansas Missouri areas.
Police search for owner of a missing safety razor tied to a theft case involving a negro youth named Parle who is accused of stealing a watch. a lady claims ownership of the watch while the boy asserts another youth gave it to him. Detectives report recovery of the razor as evidence. Contractors have begun plumbing work in the federal building, with costs in four figures observed by Collector Rucker. Delegates from Dexal County to the district Republican convention in Atlanta are named and are expected to back Blodgett and Brown for national delegates.
At Athena and nearby towns the 8th district Republican convention produced a bolt led by J T Heard with followers, nominating Heard and Moon as delegates while endorsing Roosevelt and Taft. Regulars elected Morton and Porche as delegates, with revolutions for good roads and anti disfranchisement. In a separate Georgia meeting, local Republicans endorsed Roosevelt and Taft, with delegates elected to Macon and Chicago conventions. In Knoxville a clerk Sam Meyers was killed, Maude Herron confessed to the sting claiming self defense.
Advertisement fragment seeks business seances and partnership in manufacturing or established business. Offers water power for sale with or without six acres of valuable land in a leading Georgia city. Owner hard up and willing to sell below cost. respond to Water Power care Constitution.
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Robert W. Hunt becomes superintendent of train collectors for the Southern railroad with Atlanta headquarters reporting to Washington. J. L. Meek moves from Atlanta to Knoxville as assistant general passenger agent. System of train collectors to collect fares and issue receipts begins May 1. Initial four collectors to operate from Atlanta, scaling to about 200 citywide. Hunt a longtime railroad man from Augusta, Ga. Shipley advances to Knoxville, while Meek moves to Nashville successor.
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