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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1912
Page
26
A fragmented tale recounts Jim scheming through vanity and widowed bystanders on Peachtree Street. He targets older women to steal clothes and money while promising marriage to each helper. Court hears argue for life, judge grants a year, leaving questions of Jim’s future.
Washington May 18 Special The women of social and political Washington will hold a morning harmony breakfast in honor of Dolly Madison with Mrs Champ Clark as toastmistress. Guests include Mrs Grover Cleveland Mrs William J Bryan Mrs Judson Harmon Mrs Woodrow Wilson and others. The event seeks to politically unite Democratic women with music minuet dances and a democratic who’s who. Tables group guests by rank with prominent Democratic women at key seats. The most intriguing table hosts female descendants of Democratic presidents including Esther and Marion Cleveland and descendants of Jefferson Monroe Van Buren Jackson and Tyler.
Jury returns verdict for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in the Alexander Eccles & Co. suit for 70 000. Judge Grubb calls the charge impartial with a brief exception over authority for bills of lading. Complainants plan appeal. over fifty similar cases are on the docket totaling about five million dollars.
The article argues the south’s stock-raising lag stems from a general dislike of constant attention. It asserts livestock profit hinges on proper feeding and care, and notes feeds replace soil nutrients. It stresses learning through practice, study, and adopting proven methods from others.
Mrs. Bertha Woodward of Columbus Ohio credits Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey with curing two years of bowel and stomach trouble after a year of treatment. She reports rapid improvement from the start and strong health now inviting others to try the medicine.
Twenty fashions of De Luxe baby carriages showcased as stylish and comfortable older style models. The display highlights traditional designs with emphasis on ease of use and classic aesthetics for discerning parents.
George C. Dorr organizes a new Dixie Boys Club after the Boys Club of Atlanta is absorbed by the YMCA. The non sectarian camp aims at Silver Lake with 15 tents and rowboats, seeking funds to help poor boys pay $3, and inviting applications and mail donations to T. K. Glenn, treasurer, Dixie Boys Club, P. O. Box 453.
The fifth national good roads congress in New Orleans adopted resolutions urging federal funding for national highways linking state capitals to each state capital and for state roads to county seats. It condemned post road maintenance riders and backed use of convict and vagrant labor, calling for clear national aid before party conventions.
The Muscogee and surrounding counties appoint a large slate of delegates for the state democratic convention to be held in Atlanta on May 29. Included are E Wohlwender J J Yarbrough and many others from Muscogee, plus delegates from Ben Hill, Fitzgerald, and Abbeville areas, with names listed in full.
In Summerville a wandering hobo known as Hobo King A-2 arrived by midnight freight from Trion, selling handkerchiefs decorated with his verses and planning a booklet titled Hoboing Through Georgia spotlighting Chattooga County. Also noted are sacred Harp singers in Berryton, sewer plans for Nashville, and Summerville public school commencement preparations led by Professor C. G. Payne with events at the Baptist Church and the courthouse.
A string of short obituaries announces the deaths of Mrs. Sarah J. Cochran of Macon aged 62 wife of Hon. T. J. Cochran and mother of J. E. Cochran of San Antonio Texas. Also noted is the death of Mrs W W Wilson in Waycross survived by husband three daughters and three sons. Other items include notices for Vera Clark Gainesville infant and Bessie Hitchcock, 35, at West Peachtree Street with funeral set in Patterson's chapel and interment at West View.
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