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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1914
Page
2
Planning for the stork’s arrival is discussed with advertising for a drug store product named Mother’s Friend. The external lotion is claimed to ease stretching of ligaments and muscles during pregnancy. Readers are urged to ask stores and request a brochure from Bradfield Regulator Co in Atlanta for guidance.
Winn says President Wilson graciously considered visiting Atlanta for the American Roads Congress set for November 14. Local delegation, led by Senator Hoke Smith, urged the visit after meetings in Washington with figures including Logan Waller Page and John S Wilson.
The forecast for Atlanta predicts fine weather for Saturday and Sunday with a northward storm moved away. Clearing skies from the west dominate for several days, early morning around 48 degrees rising to about 70 by midday, with fresh westerly winds diminishing.
Chattanooga will host a large peace convention with educational programs. Dr George T. Stuart will lecture on Peace Makers on Friday the 33d at 3 oclock. A prize or an interesting event will be announced Saturday, followed by a major meeting Sunday afternoon.
The state railroad commission announced it will allow railroads to file written briefs on proposed class P rate increases for short hauls until December 1. The petitions cite five to ten mile car load hikes from four to six dollars. Trains Nos 70 71 and 187 188 face possible discontinuance amid local opposition as hearings proceed.
The Atlanta alumni chapter of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity marked an anniversary with a Wednesday evening event in the Ansley hotel mahogany room. Officers elected include Dr Armistead as president WE Reynolds as vice president T 7 Millner as treasurer and H B Zahner as secretary Alf Greene became journalist. Visiting brothers Orvis from New York and Middleton Faucett and Cannon from Sewanee attended. The group plans a Forsyth box early next month.
Holmes Institute seeks $500 to buy fuel and pay teachers as students face high book costs. An educational major meeting will be held on the fourth Sunday in October at 30 o clock in the institute chapel with BR Holmes presiding. Speakers include Bishop Ki M Turner and Bishop JS Flipper among others.
CW McClure of AQanta, a progressive candidate for the U S Senate, urged Congress to act on cotton relief expressing disappointment at inaction by Congress and southern delegations. He criticized editorial letters and correspondent reports as showing duty unmet and blamed political inertia for the South's cotton crisis.
EW Nalley, a young husband, was freed by Judge JB Ridles in the criminal division of municipal court yesterday. Witnesses testified the shooting was unintentional as Nalley fired at Yarbrough, who had come to recover chickens and eggs left at Nalley’s Rock Springs home after a move in October.
Rome Ga October 16 Special An unusual petition for alimony was pled in the superior court Thursday by Mrs Mary W Davis the 16 year old wife of Charlies H Davis a well known young farmer Mrs Davis was Mary Lou Wimpee and was married when she was 14 In her petition she alleges a long list of ills suffered from continued cruelty at the hands of her husband Judge Wright will hear the petition in chambers on October 19.
In Augusta on October 16 a sequence of robberies led Detective Rowe to assist North Augusta authorities. Walter Richardson, Walter Wulgon, and Fred Taylor were arrested. Richardson confessed to the robberies with Taylor. They were turned over to North Augusta officials.
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