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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
7
Ad copy touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for blood humors causing pimples boils eczema and scrofula and for nervousness biliousness indigestion headaches loss of appetite and fatigue. It claims a great cure record and positions the product as a blood purifier nerve strengthener and stomach tonic.
Five hundred citizens and ward leaders gathered at Peters Street to discuss Fulton County sheriff race. Sheriff Nelms spoke about seven years in office, keeping about thirty thousand prisoners safe and under justice. Supporters praised his honesty, service, and accountability of county funds.
Multiple funeral announcements cover Dr. B Beery who died, Mrs Viola S Kinnier, Mrs J Lee Austin, Mrs Elizabeth Barrett, A H Howell, and infant son of Lt and Mrs Williams D L Alexander Anderson. Services held at residences or churches in Zebulon, Sandy Springs, Mount Gilead, and Hemphill Lane. Remains interred at Oakland. Havana origin noted. survivors listed.
The Grand Encampment Independent Order of Odd Fellows held in Columbia elected officers including Grand Patriarch J. C. Doters and Grand Scribe F. Perry. The organization reported a 75 percent membership rise this year as the grand lodge convened for its annual meeting.
News from Hangon reports a 26 foot tidal bore on the Yangtse Kiang washing away boats and river craft. Some 3,000 Chinese along the riverbank fled sampans and huts as a massive wave wrecked junks and left a sea of dead and debris for miles.
Columbus Ohio May 13 About 400 delegates gathered for the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers as Grand Chief Stone opened the meeting Memorial Hall. The annual report urged temperance and proposed amending existing laws to expel a member who drinks while on or off duty.
The text asserts Alfred Benjamin & Co. is a universal guarantor of correctness and style in smart clothes. It claims their superior suits cost less than ordinary ready-made suits from general dealers and invites readers to see the swell styles.
Short Stories of Local Field reports Professor J N Nesbit of the experimental engineering department at Georgia Tech has earned his graduate degree from Pennsylvania State College after years of work. Nesbit is a valued instructor at Tech, popular with both faculty and students.
Alice Seal Pollock arrives to join the Giffen company for The Prisoner of Zenda at the Grand next week. A Belasco-trained actor from New York, she will play Antoinette de Mauban, strengthening the cast alongside Jack Prescott and Bonney.
An appreciative audience welcomed The Three of Us presented by the Git fan company at the Rand yesterday afternoon. The matinee sold out with excited girls in full force and patrons praised the smooth revival of the production. Herman Timberg shines as a promising comedian, while School Boys and Girls provides lively musical comedy moments. The Orpheum’s finale tops off the year with top vaudeville, known for its strong proving acts and a memorable drum number.
Our Kodak Department provides for every Kodak need with top finishing work. Mail orders given prompt attention. Catalog and price list available. A. K. Hawkes & Co. operates at 14 Whitehall and 125 Peachtree.
Brooklyn prosecutor Smith relays a convoluted tale about Mrs. Gunness suspects and a missing man. An Osage City merchant provides a plausible description, while Wesley Fogle files a court inventory of the Gunness estate valued at 1590.80. In Macon Georgia a councilman proposes regular street ice cream inspections to curb impure products.
In Toccoa on May 13 a joint debate over the gubernatorial situation drew about three hundred. Kilpatrick of Atlanta spoke for Governor Smith while Joe Brown supporters pressed for time sharing, Bowden representing Brown critiqued Smith, Kilpatrick rebutted, and Memorial Day observations limited further discussion. A separate report from Spread Milling Co in Jefferson County notes a night fire destroying the ginning and flour mill with an estimated 25 000 loss and 6500 insured.
New York May 13 The twenty seventh annual meeting of the Actors Fund of America praised its 27 years of service noting more than 1 000 000 dollars dispensed to the needy though last year showed a 627 000 deficit. Officials elected include Daniel Frohman president J R Grismer vice president Tony Pastor second vice president Henry B Harris treasurer and Frank Melee secretary.
A court of inquiry was ordered as senators questioned threats to President Roosevelt. Mr Rayner raised concerns about punishment of Colonel Stewart and possible motives. Mr Warren cited newspaper reports, noting Fort St Francis and Florida protests tied to disciplinary actions and the president's authority.
A discussion proposed that a court martial may be necessary to punish Colonel Stewart. The resolution was referred to the committee on military affairs, with Mr. Warren inviting Mr. Rayner to appear before the committee.
Chief of Police Sam Wescott refused to turn over alleged Kashinaki to Deputy Sheriff Dan McCoy in a bail traversing proceeding by Attorneys Harris and Wimberly. Police seized the property during a raid on Kashinaki's Fourth Street restaurant and kept it in a cell at the police station pending release enforcement.
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