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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
9
Atlanta police and Athletic Club players clash over tennis attire in a vivid public dispute. Captain Jennings advocates bathing suit style outfits deemed nonoffensive and suitable for viewing windows, while club president Burton Smith defends current trunks and sleeveless shirts as acceptable while staying within court norms.
More than 800 athletes from the Young Men's Christian Association gymnasium will perform a three part exhibition at the Grand tomorrow night directed by Professor A G Willee. The program includes fancy tumbling heavy apparatus Indian club swinging lamp swinging and pole drills with 100 voices in a chorus and a 16 man Meguro march. Proceeds fund new apparatus for the Atlanta association gymnasium.
Delegates from the thirty fifth senatorial district gather in Atlanta at the Kimball house on May 21 at noon to nominate a district senator under the rotation system Fulton county to name the nominee and Cobb and Clayton counties to provide delegates provisions call issued by Chairman Frank Price with executive committee names and delegate counts for the primary May 11. Volcanic eruptions are grand but skin eruptions cured by Bucklen Arnica Salve, 2 cents a box, druggists.
The UC V Special with Atlanta Camp Camp Walker and Monroe County Camp leaves Atlanta at 7 a.m. May 29 for Louisville arriving 8 p.m. daylight trip on Old Battlefield Line. For more trains and details, contact Freddie Bush, DPA, NRR Atlanta. Blank books and office supplies stocked by John M. Miller Co 39 Marietta Street. savings on ruled books.
A program features three special exhibitions titled Hindoo Mystery, Asiatic Animal Mystery, and Ross Mystery. Roses are to be produced from blank sheets and given to ladies as Riddick poses. Clarence Blosser to perform cornet pieces while Edward Riddick sculpts Grecian statues in white costume. About 14 gym class members rehearse for the finale. A dress rehearsal completed last night and the gymnasium promises a novel show tomorrow. Professor Vee praises the gymnasts and expects a unique exhibition.
Southern Interstate Fair organizers announce 10,000 in purses for fall racing at Atlanta October 17 to 27, with four early closing events each awarding 1,000. Secretary T H Martin reports correspondence nationwide to boost entries, and rules outline entry dates, fees, and conditions under American Trotting Association guidelines.
Announcement states no further funds are required for relief after a western city fire. Donors listed include M Armistead H Hardwick R F Bower Brooke Morgan with small amounts. relief teams report homes furnished and all immediate needs met, efforts praised for faithful service while warning against lingering illness.
The Carnegie Library board met yesterday on Marietta street with most trustees present. Officers were reelected and five standing committees formed to guide the library’s work for the year. Names include Rues and regulations Hikin Mitchell Alston and Buildings and Grounds Nutting Cabannis Dikin Administration Paxen Jones Day Books and Periodicals Slaton Harris Paxen Finance Mitchell Meyer Harris.
Union members gather at Federation hall for the twelfth anniversary of the Machinists' Union. An evening program includes addresses by officials, musical numbers, and recitations, with a long list of performers led by Miss Della Tucker and Mrs Dorman among others. Kellam & Moore scientific flat buildings info follows.
J V Fain filed a suit in city court against Mrs Minnie Stacks claiming she owes him 198 23 plus balances on salary. He alleges his weekly pay was ten dollars with entries dating from November 1 1897 to last fall. The case recalls a prior peace bond situation where Fain was bound over, later released, with Stacks fearing for her life. Fain is represented by Felder and Rountree.
Fort Worth May 9 The State Bankers Association closed sessions and adjourned to meet in Houston next May The Missouri Bankers Association urged endorsing a push to establish an academy for special training of future consuls arguing frequent changes harm US commercial interests The proposal was referred to a special committee
King Hardware Co at 63-65 Peachtree St offers Gurney and Cold Wave refrigerators at cost. See your agent for rates and schedules regarding the Confederate Reunion in Louisville from May 80th to June ord. by Seaboard Air Line. Summit Avenue lots on Kingsbery plat praised for beauty and elevation. sale begins at four o'clock today.
An advertisement cites letters from John Vance of Hartford City Indiana and J Brake of Petrolea Ontario praising Peruna and Manalin for kidney catarrh and Bright's disease. It claims catarrh of the kidneys harms kidney function, and that Peruna cures by addressing the root of the disease, with a promise of a free book from The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
At an auction near East Point yesterday twenty eight lots were sold for a total of 3740 dollars. W M Scott & Co conducted the sale which drew about eighty to ninety attendees. Bidding was spirited and rain kept a larger crowd away. Prices were satisfactory though not as high as anticipated.
Alex Smith a colored street hand for the city rock crusher was struck on the back by a large mass of stone on May 1. He was unconscious for a long time and doctors believe broken ribs lie just below the shoulder blade. He is expected to recover.
Washington May 9 The revolution in Colombia has extended beyond its initial limits and now threatens the government. The state department is closely monitoring the crisis and has arranged for two gunboats on the Colombian coast to ensure possible communications with the American minister and consuls if regular channels fail.
The College of Optics touts its graduates as proof of the program’s value and invites inquiries on terms for those seeking to become thorough ophthalmic opticians. Kellam and Moores College of Optics Incorporated announces in Atlanta Georgia.
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