Notable Atlanta Social Roundup and Visits
A dense social log lists Charles Cutton Jordan ill at Piedmont Avenue home. Friends of Clyde Poinchester informed of serious illness. Mrs William Meehan and Miss Marion Nutting announce birth of son Willard Nutting Meehan in Atlanta. Numerous society events and travels include Krewe dances, Georgetown University links, and visits to Asheville Newnan Bartow Annapolis and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Poinchester
J. B McCrary Engineering Company
Piedmont Avenue
Afr
William Meehan
Asheville
Willard Nutting “Meehan
Mra Meehan
Marion Nutting
Atlanta
Murs
Bertjamin Wofford
John Z Lawshe
Mirs Annie Andersen
Newnan
RM. Gann
Bartow
Jesse Nutting
Margaret Nutting
William. Meehan
F M
Dean
Palmetto
City
Billboard Zoning Looms In New York Ad War
In New York a special commission concludes billboards are a nuisance due to unsightliness fire risk and health concerns. Proposals call for taxing censoring large electric signs and allowing officials to remove signs that threaten safety. The study notes 3.4 million square feet of billboard space and over a million dollars in annual ad income, questioning profitability for merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Touring Car Stolen On Peachtree Street
Temlin general manager of Tillinois Life Insurance reports his new Oakland five passenger touring car stolen late yesterday from in front of the Piedmont. He last saw the machine at 11 oclock Wednesday morning and gave license number 19564 to police in hopes the car may be recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temlin
Tillnois Life Insurance Company
Candier
Tumlin
Joy Cidera
Floyd County Cotton Hurt By Heavy Rains
Sperla I Cotton men report Floyd county cotton was not materially damaged by forty eight hours of heavy rain and light wind. Some staining expected but not a grade drop with fair weather anticipated. Adjacent counties, however, show poorer results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd County
Rome
Gaator
Sperla
American hobo king urges good highways in congress
Detroit October 1 technical discussions dominated the American Road congress with sessions on road materials finances and maintenance. A disruptive interruption introduced G Jeff Davis self styled hobo king who urged better roads to aid hoboes noting 300000 travelers seek work and travel.
Fulton County Jail Crowded Delays Prompt Judge Search
Solicitor General Hugh M Darsey cites crowded Fulton county jail as cause of delays. Commissioners question prisoner counts and daily feed costs while awaiting the criminal bench and Judge Benjamin H Hull arrival. A backlog of cases and many on bond await trial as the superior court plans to start before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Superior Court
Hugh M Darsey
Fulton County
Benjamin H Hull
Police and Women in Hot Scrimmage
A lively scrimmage unfolded as police rearrested Miss Harriet Roberts Kerr and Mrs Beat rica Saunders of the Women’s Social and Political Union under the cat and mouse act. Saunders faces fifteen months and Kerr twelve months for conspiracy. The pair had resumed duties after a raid last April amid assaults by office staff and four clerks were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Roberts Kerr
Beatrica Saunders
Womans Sociat ‘and Political Union
Senators Head to Knoxville for Conservation Exposition
A delegation of eleven senators will attend the conservation exposition in Knoxville Tennessee. The senate passed a resolution authorizing the vice president to appoint a committee to attend the exposition proposed by Senator Lea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Washington
Lea
Senate
City Beautiful Plan Outlined by Alderman Albert Thomson
Albert Thomson newly elected in the fourth ward urges the city to adopt a comprehensive city beautifying plan. He proposes a map of parks and open spaces to guide future growth and a topographical map showing street grades and sewer levels to guide construction and reduce costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Thomson
J B Everett
Toronto
Canada
Great New York Rainstorm Ravaged the City
A historic rainstorm pummeled New York on October 1, flooding streets and tunnels, halting transit, and causing extensive damage. Two killed, several injured, and a sewer cave-in rescue marked the disaster as trains and fires tested emergency services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clougburst
Brooklyn Bridge
New Jersey
Passaic
Newark
Jersey Meadows
Weather Bureau
Thomas H Walsh
Hugh Clarke
Jersey City
Col Kingman Named Chief of Engineers
Washington October 1 President Wilson sent to the senate the nomination of Colonel Dan C Kingman of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to be Chief of Engineers with the rank of brigadier general Nominations of postmasters include Alabama P Ratner Union Springs Florida L M Caswell Perry Georgia T J Slaughter Jackson Mississippi Myrtle A McKay Palahaches South Carolina J F Rickenbaker Lake City P M Hat Piedmont Virginia Cox Galax
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Dan C .Kingman
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Alabama
P. Ratner
Union Springs
Florida
L. M Caswell
Perry
Georgia
T J Slaughter
Jackson
Rucker
Athens
Louisiana
A J Alford
Amnite
Jane McWilliams
Longville
L' L Bordalon
Marksville
Mississipi
Myrtle A. McKay
Pal
Ahatches
South Carolina
Jff. Rickenbaker
Lake City
P M Hat
Piedmont
Virginia
s @ Cox
Galax
Farmers' Union Plans for 1914 Winter Campaign
In Union City Georgia the executive committee of the farmers union adjourned after a four to five day session planning the winter campaign. They decided to hold the state convention for 1914 in January with the meeting place to be determined later. Rapid growth in Georgia is noted due to good crops. RF Duckworth leads organizing efforts in Haralson County giving multiple speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Farmers’ Union
Georgia
RF Duckworth
Haralson County
Changes urged in currency measure by banker Conant
Washington October 1 the possibility of altering the administration currency bill to provide for a central federally controlled bank to dominate the currency system of the country was discussed today before the senate banking and currency committee by Johannes A Conant of New York financial expert. Conant recommended the central federal institution as a vast improvement over the twelve original banks proposed in the bill. Tomorrow the committee will hear bankers from Indiana and before week’s end delegations from Texas Mississippi and Missouri are scheduled to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Jghannes A Conant
New York
Conant
Texas
Mississippi
Misiana
Habeas Corpus Writ Saves Melon Thief From Sentence
Time Ga October 1 Special around the youthful head of Johnny Mann of Atlanta, convicted water melon thief, a great legal battle has been waged in the courts here for the past week resulting yesterday in the fleeing of the child under a writ of habeas corpus. Upon complaint of a farmer near Landale the boy, who had run away from his home in Atlanta, was arrested for the theft of a watermelon and after conviction in Floyd city court was given an index terminate sentence the maximum confinement in the state reformatory until he reached the age of 21. Believing that if every boy who stole watermelons were sentenced to the reformatory would depopulate the country, Graham Wright a young Attorney too up the cause and after beating successfully through several courts secured a writ of habeas corpus under which the boy was released from salt is believed that he will be sent back to his people in Atlanta and that sentence will be suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Time
Johnny Mann
Atlanta
Landalé
Floyd
State Reformatory
Graham Wright
Seaborn Wright
Young Mann
Named to Administer Capt. Hiles Estate
Rome 6a October 1 Special J Gordon Hiles of Atlanta and 1 BD Smith of Rome named administrators of estate of late Captain Thompson Wiles valued at 250000 Captain Hiles a wealthy Rome citizen and former mayor, died without a will. Estate to be divided one fifth to widow and four fifths to four sons and three grandchildren. Names include Gordon Hiles, Harper Hamilton, Gthel Woor-Mat, Thompson Hiles, and grandchildren Lena Lena Knowles, etc. Estate comprises realty stacks bonds and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Gordon Hiles
Atlanta
BD Smith
Hiles
Captain Thompson Wiles
Captain Hiles
North Georgia
Ciivens
Harper Hamilton
Gthel Woor- Mat
Asheville
Thompson Hiles
Ace Ohilden
Coleone
WA Knowles
May Hiles Knowles
W A, Knowles Jr
Lena Knowles
Elizabeth Knowles
One-Hour Shorter Day Demanded by CPR Trainmen
Winnnipeg Manitoba October 1. Demands for a one hour shorter working day without wage cuts have been made by trainmen employed by the Western Canada system of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Representatives of the railroad and the men are holding conferences to seek a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnnipeg
Man
Western Canada System
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Trainmen Seek Higher Night Wages in Arbitration
New York October 1 federal arbitration board hears case on wage differentials for night versus day work for train crews. Sonny Walker presents schedules showing national wage patterns and regional comparisons among eastern southern and western railroads to justify higher rates in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal
Aritration Board
Sonny Walker
Baltimore and Opie Failroad
United States
Red Light District Abolished In Birmingham Night
Birmingham Alabama October 2 police closed the red light district at midnight without formal order. Women of the underworld reportedly indulged in wild orgies until police arrival. About five hundred denizens affected as district becomes a thing of the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Campaign of murder confessed by mother
Minneapolis reports a second confession by Mrs Idaleckwold admitting she murdered one of her eight children, tried to kill another, and attempted to take her husband’s life in September. She says four other children died earlier from natural causes, and blames a tan Who for prompting her to eliminate her entire family. She now admits killing her 9-year-old daughter Viola on September 8 and attempting to kill her 12-year-old son Willie. Ethel, 11, is the other survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Idaleckwold
Thad
Cauges
Viola
Wiillie
Ethel
Doctor and Officer Whipped by Patient in Camden
Washington dispatch reports a Camden man, Willom Mikle, attacked the ambulance crew. Mikle threw both the young officer and the driver from the ambulance and resisted with a crowd aiding. He was subdued and later apologized at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Willom Mikle
Camden
Mikle
Inferne
Prominent Thomson Merchant A. Scott Dies at 69
A. Scott of Thomson, longtime leading merchant, died Wednesday evening after a period of declining health. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 9:30 from his residence with burial in the city cemetery. He was 69 and survived by his wife and a guardian. Scott came to Thomson after the Civil War, first as a clerk and later built a prominent local business career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Yomson
Scott
Thomann
Bibb Farmers Plan Campaign to Eradicate Ticks
Macon October 2 special Bibb county farmers will begin a campaign to eradicate the cattle tick. The first areas along this line will be covered Saturday at a meeting of the county agricultural institute where Dr J H Nighbert of the United States department of agriculture will speak. Steps will be taken to secure government appropriation for a cattle shipping vat in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Ob County Agricultural Institute
JH. Nighbert
United States Department F Or Agriculture
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Natural Darkening
A grandmother’s hair turns dull or gray but Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedies restore color and shine. Sold at drugstores for about 60 cents, the simple mix darkens naturally with easy daily application using a comb or brush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. J Neel
Cartersville
PB. G. Awtrey
Manchester
W . Anderson
Womans Baptist Missionary Union
Atlanta Association
Neel
State Association
Awtrey
Samuel Dunlap
Samuel Giles Dunlap
Lilian Tutwiler
A N Orman
Indianapolis
L. M. Terrel
Courtland Avenue
John Morris
East Orang
Murchison Thomas
Joseph Tiison
Savannah
PT Barbour
Ponce de Leon
J.a—Brantley
Marwarst
Brantley West
Clermont
Fla
Alice Wilson
Sencia
LaGrange
Agnes Jones
Albany
Lott Warren
Myrthe Street
Florence Marron Withama
Rochester
Bajor
Afra Louis Garrard
Fort Betherson
Marie Hearn
Cairo
C BR. Capps
Norfolk
Georgian Terrace
Hunter
Tennessee
North Carolane
John B Knox
Knox
Anniston
James E Hieney
Saunders
Richard
Orme
Lillian Viola Mosely
Earle GB Watson
Faust
Maull Bros
St. Louis
Charles Cuitton Jordan
Sir Ffp Gambie
Augustus C McHan
Gaplai City
West End
Marie Dinling
Mamie Kirkpatrck
Ghener Chase College
Ashington
Rhodes Haverty
Washington, DC
University At
Georgetown
Kappa, Alphas
Men Bilkingon
Annapolis
Joseph Haul
Baltimore
Peachtree Street
Detroit
Wich
American Road Congress
America
Jeff Davis
International
Ttinerant Workers’ Union
Tndianapolis
Davis
William 2. Bowman
New York City
Daniel J Hauer
Jpinteeien
Halbert-P Gillette
Onry G Shirley
Maryland State Roads Commission
Wrigley
Slebrt Thomson
Col. Kingman
I. J. Slaughter
J. H. Rucker
Farmers’ Union Plans
Capt
Brminghan
T. A. Scott, Thomson
Bibb
Tick
COME
SAGE
ONG Enos Litey
Friend
Central Bank & Trust Corporation Capital
Asa G. Candler
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