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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1908

Page

10

New Suits at $22 50 Promises Great Values in Window Display

Look at these suits in the window come in and examine them more closely. Youll be surprised astonished to see how much clothes goodness can be had for so little money. We are simply giving the best clothes values to be had. Line includes two and three piece suits in latest cuts made of fine serges novelty worsteds Scotch crashes light weight English suitings all wool and all right. We guarantee to fit you as well as any custom tailor.

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Forty four Governors conference opens on sovereignty debate

A long conference text covers speeches by Vernegie Carnegie and Root praising state sovereignty and national conservation. Emphasis on resource conservation, coal supply, and industrial development. Widespread calls for states to act on reserved powers and avoid beyond-constitutional federal overreach.

Elihu Root Sali Root AM United States

Masons Meet at Americus Third District Convention

Three hundred delegates from the third district gather in Americus for the annual masons convention. Dr F B Gregory welcomes visiting lodges and Rev Bascom Anthony delivers the keynote. After routine business, delegates attend a banquet with numerous lodge representatives from Te Soto Ellaville Plaine Leesburg Smithville and Americus.

Varce Americus Meponte F B Gregory Re. Bascom aAnthony Te Soto Ellaville Plaine Leesburg Smith Ile

Roosevelt Address to Congress of Governors on natural resources

President Roosevelt opened the conservation congress with a call to protect and economize national resources. He highlighted two resource classes, warned of imminent exhaustion, and urged constitutional action, waterways development, irrigation, and forest preservation to secure prosperity for current and future generations.

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Kodak department offers finishing work and catalogs

The Kodak department at A K Hawkes Co advertises Kodak finishing services and prompt mail orders. It offers a price list on request and mentions locations at 14 Whitehall and 125 Peachtree.

Kodak Hawkes Wihitehal

Death Ends Quarrel Between Carrington Brothers

West Point Ga May 13 Special a shooting affray between brothers Able and Henry Carrington on the Trammell farm five miles south of town left Henry dead from a pistol shot to the head fired by Able. Quarrel over money is cited. Able allegedly attempted suicide after the tragedy and asked others to kill him. Henrys remains were buried at Sardis church near Whitesville.

West Point Ga Able Henry Carrington Trammell Farm Here Henry Carringtons Sardis Church Whitesville

Funeral Procession for W J Murphy Delays Railways in Cincinnati

The funeral of William J Murphy, head of the Queen and Crescent and other lines, halted all trains on the system for five minutes as a mark of respect. Notables including W W Finley and J M Culp attended, with 200 officials across the network present from New York to New Orleans. In Macon Ga, lumber rate case arguments before Judge Speer concluded with Wimbish and Brandeis presenting cases for lumbermen and carriers respectively, likely concluding tomorrow.

Willam J. Murphy Wiliam J Murphy Queen and Crescent Eighth Street St Josephs Cemetery Mery Wo W Finley HB Spencer J M Culp Washington A B Andrews Raleigh NC Southern Railway Cineset Southern Railway New York New Orleans Msoon Ga Wa A Wimbith A . Grandels Speer United States District Court Southeastern Freight Association Wimbish Brandeis

Underwear Special and Hats Priced in Local Stores

Prominent hats selling for 300 to 350 dollars elsewhere are seen in local shops. A Mighty good light weight underwear sale today offers 50 cents per garment, with remaining stock underwear up to 3 dollars.

New Half Dollar Neckwear Samples in Window Displays

Ties at 50 ties are offered in popular patterns and styles. The new neckwear line showcases versatile designs with samples on display in a window.

Cast First Vote For Cleveland Cast First Vote For Cleveland

Frederic J Paxon of the Fulton County Joe Brown Club declares no allegiance to the Republican Party and confirms long time Democratic affiliation. He explains voting history from 1888, notes possible shift for Roosevelt, and endorses Joseph Brown for moral character and business leadership in Georgia. May 13 1908 Atlanta.

F J Paxon Fulton County Joe Brown Club Baker Republican Party Repubican Party Georgia Democratic Party Cleveland Theodore Roosevalt Second Baptist Church John & White Tam Frederic J Paxon Atlanta

Bridge Warning As Work To Rebuild Peachtree Creek Bridge

Drivers on Peachtree road warned to approach with care as old steel bridge is torn down for a concrete viaduct. A temporary crossing above the steel span and upgraded approaches exist. Solomon Norcross Company builds an eighty by one hundred eighty foot bridge with no overhead beams. engineer Paul Fl Noreroas describes it as one of the county’s finest.

Peachtree Road Peachtree Creek A&a Solomon-Norcross Company Aleady Paul Fl Noreroas

Claimed Home Invasion Ends In Fatal Shooting

Richmond May 3 claim that a man invaded his home led W C Butler watchman for the Chesapeake and Ohio railway to shoot and kill J J Hairfield a carpenter Butler confronted Hairfield with a demand that he sign a paper alleging intimacy with Butler s wife Hairfield refused saying you ll have to kill me I know you ve got a pistol He began to walk away when Butler fired Hairfield was mortally wounded The Columbus Ga body found in the Chattahoochee river is identified as a negro The police received letters from Atlantic asking for details to identify the body The theory in Atlanta is that the deceased may be N ash who disappeared near Atlanta and was feared murdered Also a Union Oil Company tank in Mount Hope Col on was set ablaze by lightning during a storm.

Hacirfield Richmond W C Butler Chesapeake and Ohio Railway J J Hairfield Butler Hairfield Atlanta Columbus Chattahoochee River Atlantic Corpué Jl’ Nash Chattahooches Nash Colon Union Oil Company Mount Hope

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