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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
4
A Memphis clerk impressed a Life Insurance Manager with his salesmanship leading to a career shift into life insurance. The article highlights Bright, energetic salespeople, noting Equitable Renewal Contracts offer strong income and opportunities, with no rounders or drifters need apply.
A dedication and dinner event will be held this afternoon in Decatur Ga for the Rome Cottage and the dining hall of the Orphans Home. Hon Seaborn Wright of Rome and Rev C W Byrd will address attendees with program including songs prayers and speeches. William Isa Gandler presides as guests tour the home farm and new facilities.
Mrs George Long of New Straitsville saved two lives after a severe illness plagued her night. She tried remedies and doctors without relief until Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and later Mr Long recovered from a serious pneumonia attack. Guaranteed, $1.00 per bottle, trial bottles free at druggists.
Liliputian midway in Agricultural Building announced with two daily showings from May 1st to May 18th. Attractions include magic theater with Professor Reubens and Dr Thomas P Hinman’s X ray machine, first public X ray in Atlanta, plus free amusements and midway plaza booths. Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertised in closing lines.
A stirring Henry VI era tale from Hamilton Drummond praised for vivid, forceful writing. The publisher John M. Miller Co. at 99 Marietta St. reports rapid sales and strong reader demand for the new work.
Special Tax Committee of Council met in the mayor's office at o'clock yesterday to set plans for obtaining fuller tax data from public utility corporations. A plan to mail out drafts asking officers for stock and bond values realty personalty and earnings was weighed against forming sub committees to meet officers in person. Sub committees were appointed to cover telegraph telephone gas electrical, streetcar transit, Atlanta Railway and Power departments with reports due at the next meeting.
Nashville expert Hunter McDonald, chief engineer of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, resumed testimony in the Camp Creek damage suit. He argues the wreck speed was about 40 mph, cites culvert failure theory, and notes the train and culvert may have fallen together or separately. Other testimony from Mr. O’Brien discussed whether the culvert collapsed before or with the train.
Seaboard Air Line Railway sells 1000 mile tickets valid across the system including Florida for 25 dollars, reduced from 30 dollars in Florida, and honored for travel between Washington and Richmond and by the Bay Line route Baltimore to Portsmouth via the Baltimore Steam Packet Company.
Ordinary 5 office March 7 1901 A Quililan administrator de bene lo estate of Martha DC Harper represents he has fully discharged duties and prays for letters of discharge to show cause by the first Monday in June why administrator should not be discharged from trust JOUN R WILKINSON Ordinary It tr 8 bal thar meh apr may
Georgia Fulton County Ordinary's Office dated April 10 9017 notes Collins administrator of the estate of William E Flowers is charged with duties of the trust and prays for letters of administration. The order directs all concerned to show cause on or before the first Monday in duty next why the administrator should not be discharged from the trust. H Wilkinson Ordinary.
Forecaster notes show Thursday and Friday partial cloudiness across Georgia South Carolina Eastern Plorigs Western Florida Alabama Misstextoes and Louisiana with light winds and variable sera. Virginia expects rain Thursday then clearing and warmer Friday with southeast winds becoming southwest. North Carolina shows eastern central showers and western drying with coastal easterlies turning southwest Friday. Eastern Texas and Florida anticipate fall Thursday into Friday with winds shifting. Mississippi and surrounding areas expect warmer conditions with possible isolated showers in far eastern portions and generally fair Friday. temperatures and rainfall data follow from observed stations.
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