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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
6
Announcement lists silk fabrics and remnants with prices: 3126 to 2.00 plain and flowered Canton Crepes at 69c, street colors at 1.19 for 150 and 2.00 Chiffon Taffetas, Silk Remnants at 85c, Foulards and Beaded Chiffons offered at discounted rates.
Plans are set for street meetings mass gatherings and services ending Sunday night in Atlanta. Ministers A S Thomas J A Scott Reese At The Bijou theater de Lincoln McConnell and Mrs J F Dew lead events for men women and youth with singing by a male quartet and a sermon on The Young Man and the Young Woman.
Memphis May 28. Hands of Memphis convicted of using the mail to defraud in relation to the All Night and Day bank chain must appear in federal court to receive a five year sentence. His attorney must post bond. Tuage McCall ruled today to dispose of the bank cases. Bonds was last heard in Canada near Winnipeg. He was arrested in 1912 with five others after the banks collapsed in Memphis Oklahoma City Hot Springs Little Rock and Kansas City. Five bankers were sentenced to five years each. bonds and others are at liberty on bond pending appeal.
Savannah Ga May 28 The Georgia Retail Hardware association at its final session elected J H Yarns of Carrollton president After a brisk fight Macon which had been recommended as the next meeting place by the time and place committee won over Savannah America and Valdosta withdrew Officers chosen were president J Ho Harris of Garrulton first vice president CB Thomas Griffin second vice president R E Jarman Baxley secretary treasurer John L Moors Madison re elected Delegates to the National association J R Hall of Moultrie and R W Hatcher of Milledgeville both re elected
Plans for two frame apartment structures in West End and Ansley Park, each about 27,000, with Gordon Street and Pryor East Hunter sites. Auction sale today of West End Park lots at Gordon Street foot draws focus, while architects Wal ker & Chase craft plans for an office building on the old city hall site for Reuber R. Arnold and Harvey Hill.
Washington May 2 Representatives of big business heard from President Wilson on the administration view toward business. The president urged patriotic cooperation and said the current depression was chiefly psychological while insisting business should support reform efforts. Delegates from the National Foreign Trade convention spoke of tariff and currency reform as bright spots in Wilson's policy.
Fragment from an old ad touts Jacob's Liver Salt as gentler than calomel and promising prompt relief. It claims you will feel splendid in an hour and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied, with purchase at the store where bought.
Elmira May 28 Glenn Curtiss piloted Langley s older aeroplane aloft at Hammondsport in a test that revived Langley s dream of heavier than air flight The crude machine, once wrecked in the Potomac and housed by the Smithsonian, proved to have the basic aviation principles and stayed aloft long enough to showcase its legacy despite its antiquated design.
Washington May 28 Senator Stone replies to Senator Smoot defending the Underwood tariff bill. He cites April figures from the department of commerce to argue one month cannot judge the law. Senator Smoot challenges the accuracy while Senator Simmons says imports rose from food products and exports fell due to raw material declines.
A Cordele newspaper item reports the new dance called the Jack Johnson fling drawing crowds, and police arrest a couple for obscene dancing in a city bar corridor while onlookers watched. The incident highlights local tensions over public behavior and entertainment in May.
John Bunny stars in Love, Luck and Gasoline with Lilian Walker and Wale Van at the Grand. The three reel Vitagraph comedy features hydro planes and a chase ending with Bunny rescued from water. Also showing The Royal Box with Shas Coghlan and Pathe Weekly highlights. Four daily shows.
The Luella Laverne Stock company draws rapid crowds at the Line theater as Atlanta responds to strong Drama League endorsement. The Lyric offers summer comfort with artificial cooling and ample exits, while the foyer dancing floor becomes a popular nightly resort for trot tango and maxi polo.
Keith Vaudeville presents a strong Forsyth program featuring The Red Heads and Ralph Lynn in A Purate Lady. The bill includes Kinney and Clark dancing experts and top vaudeville sketches drawing hundreds to the venue this season.
Washington reports Secretary Daniela authorized the discharge of David E. Cummins as an enlisted navy man effective June. He will undergo a physical exam and be sworn in as a midshipman at the Naval Academy the following day after passing entrance exams. Cummins joined the navy at St Louis last autumn and trained as a yeoman at Newport R I after receiving a midshipman nomination from Representative Goodman of Arkansas in February.
Chace, superintendent for Abbott Motor Car, visits Atlanta to study market needs for a new agency. He notes the company has completed an extensive national advertising campaign and will expand sales and services with broader dealer coverage.
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