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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
2
The forecast notes showers followed by cooler weather ahead of Thanksgiving. The report highlights Atlanta as a focus, suggesting national interest centers on current conditions and temperature trends for the holiday period.
Fragmented report centers on weather affecting Savannah events and Atlanta racing crowds. Mentions a Gopher figure lamenting travel, Savannah plans for Wednesday and Thursday, and a trip that includes a room, round trip, and grandstand tickets. Notes Clarkes Pure Rye advertising.
Elaborate preparations for Thanksgiving dinners are underway for Central Young Men's Christian Association members next Thursday at 7 o clock. The Orpheum management offers its troupe for prison entertainment at Leavenworth with a 10:15 a.m. program. Union services are scheduled at Wallace Presbyterian Church with multiple congregations uniting. The Redeemer Lutheran Church will host a 11 o'clock service with a sermon by Rev W C Schaeffer.
The post office at Appalachia Virginia was broken into and robbed early this morning. The safe was cracked and about 500 dollars in cash along with a large amount in stamps were taken. The robbery is believed to have been committed by two men, recently arrested on forgery charges in Bristol Tennessee and who escaped Sunday night from the Bristol jail.
The store promotes strictly quality furs for the season offering inexpensive options and luxurious, fairly priced pieces. Lynx Mink and Ermine are featured with a focus on durability, climate suitability, and fashionable styling like shawls collars scarves collars and muff varieties. Rug muffs and pillow muffs are highlighted as novelties with strong sales emphasis.
Grady hospital trustees met in regular session to select a new superintendent. Action deferred until Thursday after Thanksgiving. Dr E M Galbraith and Dr W B Summerall invited to appear. Summerall proposed salary moves and improvements. Board expressed strong interest in upgrading facilities. council consulted but not yet approved.
Andrew Carnegie will not appear at the Ways and Means Committee hearing on tariff schedules in Washington. He sent a letter to the committee and will not attend due to other engagements and his health. The committee invited him for Wednesday or Friday, but a New York telegram notes he is fully recovered from a recent indisposition. Also reported: a collision in St Louis injuring four people, two women severely, and eighteen others with injuries. a Bellefontaine street car accident causing injuries to eight, three serious.
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