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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
7
A vintage display pitch touts men’s shoes at 3.50 and 4 dollars, praising quality and value. The text shifts to a bustling Atlanta hotel men’s association event at the Kimball House, with welcomes from Mayor Maddox and remarks by hotel leaders and visitors.
A catalog of stamped pillow tops center pieces and borders in assorted tints and colors. Includes Atlanta souvenir pillow tops 25c to 50c, stamped corset covers 19c, center pieces 39c, lace braids 5c to 10c yard, silk floss pillows 50c to 75c, ready made porch pillow covers 25c to 2 dollars. Also embroidery cottons and D. M. C. Peri Lusta threads 10c a ball and coronation braids 10c 15c.
Chamberlin Johnson DuBose Company introduces a Brad Reese product line amid sales push by the historic firm noted for refined menswear and couture collaborations. Local retailers anticipate renewed demand as catalog highlights and showroom displays roll out.
Guests, including Colonel Robert J Lowry and Mr Zimmer, toured Atlanta by car after a brief meeting. They visited Grant Park Fort Walker the cyclorama Kimballville farm and the Piedmont Driving Club before a luncheon at Roxboro Springs. A formal dinner followed at the Piedmont hotel with refreshments and changing of clothes.
The city may be sued after a defective iron piece used in a water tap on August 10, 1905, flooded A Springer’s basement and damaged furniture. The tap connected a main on South Pryor street for AL Rich & Brothers Co. The claims committee heard Springer’s attorney argue the city’s liability and whether Mabie Nich & Brothers Co. should back the city. The committee took the matter under advisement.
A banquet honoring visiting hotel executives in Atlanta showcased lavish menus and sparkling wine. E M Thierney of the Marlborough New York spoke, praising Atlanta and the local hotel men while ladies were toasted. Edward Fleming of The Eastern Herald urged moderation in Georgia politics and liberty, with vaudeville acts by Hugh Cardoss closing the event.
Judge Willem Hulsey of 16 Forrest Avenue is critically ill at St Squephs Infirmary after about ten days of decline in health. He formerly served as county ordinary and is 71 years old.
The Baptist Convention opened at the First Regiment armory with unanimous reelecting most of its officers. Joshua Levering presided as president with J B Marvin, B F Riley, James Allen Scott, T G Bush as vice presidents. George W Norton was treasurer and W P Harvey auditor. The gathering seated about 3,000. devotional services and sermons followed, and various auxiliary groups outlined future plans for education, missions, and lay leadership as the convention began.
The Woman's Missionary Union reported over twenty one years of work totaling 1 849 472 98 raised without male help, amid a gathering with 160 000 members. Declared intentions and remarks by J N Shenstone and others highlighted laymen as a driving force, with state reports and a concluding education society session naming officers and plans for a 1910 meeting.
T. M. Armisted promotes immediate state and county tax returns to avoid rush. The notice provides no specific dates or locations and emphasizes timely filing.
The funeral for Adolphus Armstrong, who died at the Soldiers' Home, was held at H. G. Poole's private chapel and he was interred in Banderaville, Georgia. Dr B J Hightower, a leading surgeon, died suddenly in Dalton this afternoon from stomach trouble, with his funeral planned for Friday evening.
George A Mills manager of the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Natl The O14 White Sulphur is visiting Piedmont hotel to book reservations for the season. He is warmly welcomed by Atlantans yearly visiting the watering place and expects a bustling season at The White with strong bookings.
Laurens D C May 13 Ross Wil lat member of the Demorest Comedy Company was accidentally shot by Dick Lewes before a performance at the opera house The bullet entered the lower abdomen Doctors fear he will die before morning Wilson is married and a native of Illinois
After a daylong pursuit by dogs through Wayne County swamps, two of three Black inmates who escaped Jesup jail and nearly killed Deputy Madray were captured and brought to Savannah. They fled in a stolen boat along the Altamaha River, as lynching threats mounted and local officials pursued.
Chairman Martin F. Amorous stated the finance committee will make no recommendation to council this year for a tax rate increase from one and a quarter to one and a half. Some members favored the raise to boost revenue, but the matter has been retracked for now.
Washington May 13 The article notes efforts to chisel the name of J Davis into a famous bridge. It recalls that the inscription appears on a wooden tablet in the structure dating from when Davis served as secretary of war and later under the Confederacy.
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