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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
12
A promotional notice touts constant arrivals of the newest clothing, claiming America’s best garments. It invites shoppers to visit and try the “perfect fit” across a wide range of weaves patterns and prices, asserting broad appeal for every purse.
Dramatic fire near Forsyth Street threatens a retail block from Mitchell to Nelson. Atlanta fire crews battled walls toppled by flames, rain of debris, and a collapsing alley as they saved properties north of Mitchell Street. Decatur convention notes listed, with delegates unnamed.
Pensacola, Fla., May 8. A cable from Secretary of War Taft to Mayor Goodman states that his presence in Washington is needed at once, so he will take the shortest route home, landing at Charleston, S. C. about May 20.
Multiple brief notices report the deaths of infants and adults in local streets and homes, with funeral times and cemetery interments. Names include Sockwell Jr, Ruby Harris, John B Chafin, Nathan Williamson, Virginia Forsyth Stanford, John Andrew Hilasset, Colonel Thomas H Banner, Carl Mitenei, W H Wood, and Rev James Edward Dickey. Interments at Holywood, Casey's Graveyard, Westview, Oakland, Sardis and churchyards. services scheduled from residences and Greenberg Bond & Bloom chapel.
A fierce dawn blaze erupts from the Harry Schlesinger candy factory on Madison and Neon, fanned by a southwest wind. Firemen and police rush to battle the flames that spread to the post office substation and nearby buildings, threatening Terminal Hotel and surrounding streets. Officers raise alarms, while crowds and hotel guests evacuate as walls collapse and sparks fly.
In Langley near Augusta on May 3 a 9-year-old girl, Luia Leop ard, was violently assaulted by an unknown white man and left in critical condition. Crowds of armed locals scour the area while Sheriff Rabin urges restraint. no arrests reported as night falls. Fairburn report: Roy Wilkerson, 21, son of Campbell County sheriff, has been missing since April 2 and is feared to be in danger or harmed.
Free receipt claims a physician authored cure for nervous debility and waning virility. It promises a quick home remedy, urging readers to request a copy by mailing name and address to Mr A B Robinson in Detroit, Michigan. The offer alleges dramatic personal improvements with no medicine.
The San itarium advertises a thoroughly equipped medical facility offering treatment for diseases of women and children as well as separate departments for drug and alcoholic addictions. Located at 497 Cherokee Ave facing Grant Park, it claims to be scientific, efficient and harmless in its upbuilding care.
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