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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1914

Page

6

The Ham Tree and Peg o’ My Heart at Atlanta theatres

Theaters in Atlanta present two major shows this week. John Corts revival of The Ham Tree with McIntyre and Hieeth, and Peg o’ My Heart with Blanche Hall headline a full week at the Atlantay. Forsyth and Grand bookings feature vaudeville acts, Neptune’s Daughter return engagements, and the 101 Ranch Wild West show with Silk-hat tournament and bold stunts culminating in a varied, bustling entertainment slate for November.

Atlanta John Corts George W. Hobart Ihoge McIntyre Hieeth Jean Schwarze Peg Atlantay Pes O Blanche Hall Natwe Worayth Forsyth Reith America Billy New York Joseph Hart Charlot Bennell Dorothy Regel Verdeville Broadway Keith Kovans Wrees Miss Negel Willie Billy Gould Belle Ashlyn

Hot Springs Liver Button Patent Medicine Ad

An old fashioned advertisement touts Hot Springs Liver Button as a gentle effective laxative. It claims relief from dyspepsia stomach trouble malaria dizziness and biliousness and offers 25 cents per ounce with a 55 cent order by mail from Hot Springs Chemical Co. Department 14 Hot Springs Arkansas for delivery by mail.

Hot Eprings Chemical Co Hot Sprites Arkansas

Future of the South Will Be Discussed by Dr Hillis

Plymouth Church Brooklyn pastor Newell Dwight Hillis will lecture on The Saner te a of Today and Tomorrow at the Auditorium next Tuesday night at 8 40 as the second Alkahest Lyceum course event. The talk, praised as a major public utterance, argues the south as the new country of America and highlights Hillis’s influence, books, and prior public speeches. Tickets cost 50 cents and seats are on sale at the Auditorium or the Alkahest office.

Newell Dwight Y Wtils Plymouth Church Brooklyn America South Alkahest Lyceum Puget Sound Hallis West Hillis Lyman Abbott The Outlook Albart Henry Ward Beecher Tuence Dr. Hillis Luils London Newell Kught Hillis Hilus New Eira Ruskin Atlanta Alkahest Hea~ney

Brunswick City Primary Cites Candidates and Registration

Brunswick Ga October candidates for mayor and aldermen must register by 6 pm Tuesday as white primary ballots close registration books. With two men already announced for four alderman seats, voter registration remains active and many are expected to qualify before closing.

Bronawick

Cotton Night Riders Post Threats Against Merchants

Daingerfeld Texas October 24 Eight riders posted notices on merchant doors who buy cotton under 10 cents per pound threatening arson if purchases stay below that price. Businessmen largely ignored the threat and bought cotton today under 16 cents. Similar notices were posted on local cotton gins.

Daingerfeld Texas

Broken Cotton Firm Owes $9.89 Million in Debts

New York October 24 S H P Pell head of the suspended cotton brokerage firm SH P Pell & Co testified in bankruptcy court that debts total $9,893,362 with assets $8,128,596. Of the debt 69 percent comes from cotton exchange transactions and $2.3 million to Colonel Robert M Thompson.

New York H. P. Pell SH. P Pell & Co Cotton Exchange Robert M. Thompson Stock Exchange Thompson Colonel Thompson Pell

Mitchell Four Ends 7518 Mile Test Trip to Chicago

The Mitchell Four completed a 7518 mile 30 day reliability run ending in Chicago. Chief Gleason inspected sealed bonnets in Pittsburgh where 25 Mitchell cars joined a triumphant welcome. Driver Frank Zirbes and team reported rough roads and mud yet the car performed beyond expectations as the journey reached its final leg toward Indianapolis and beyond.

James Gleason Mitchell Light Four Chicago Pittsburg Frank Girben Ray Barnett Will Hasley Elgin Race Course Janesville Mitchell Gleason Kerwin Fire Department South Shore Country Club Iaviator Rudolph Sestak Toplang Lake Front Grant Park Aviator E. C. Brown Golf Links Chicago Beach Sestak Chicago Automobile Club H. L McLaren Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company Racine WS. Eastman Frank Zirbes Missouri Indianapolis Mississippi Valley

Honor Allen Candler County Memorial Amendment Vote

Georgians will vote November 3 on a constitutional amendment to establish Candler County to honor late Governor Allen D Candler. Be ter and Bulloch counties led the naming effort, with legislature approval already secured after a decade. Metter and Dandler names persist as supporters push for votes despite mixed sentiment.

Georgia Allen D. Candler Candler County Beter Bulloch Metter Jandler Dletter

Proceeds of Cotton Ball in Huntsville Charity Event

Huntsville society plans a cotton ball at the Elks theater on October 23. Two hundred tickets at one dollar each will be sold with proceeds directed to purchase 10 cent cotton for distribution to a charitable organization.

Huntsville Ala Huntsville Society Elks Theater

Brunswick Friends Rejoice Over Meldrim's A.B.A. Presidency

Brunswick Ga October 24 special Brunswick friends of Colonel Peter W Meldrim of Savannah are delighted by the announcement that he has been elected president of the American Bar association. Meldrim a frequent Brunswick visitor is well known and popular among his many friends who were thrilled by his election to this high post.

Brunswick J—Brunswick Peter W. Meldrim Savannah American Bar Association Meldrtim

Armored French Autos Impress in European War

Armored automobiles used by both sides in the European conflict show French design as superior and more flexible than German models. Rifle fire proves ineffective against these new war engines, suggesting a shift in battlefield mobility and tactics.

Diversified farming pays says DeKalb County farmer

Decatur Ga October 24 Special a DeKalb County farmer Y Grant near Chamblee on R F D No 1 demonstrates diversified farming on 12 acres. He produced cotton and a wide range of crops and livestock, kept costs low, and deposited 200 in bank with others lent out. He argues most Georgia farms can be self sustaining by reducing cotton acreage and focusing on hogs corn and wheat while selling surplus.

Decatur DeKalb County Y. Grant Chamblee Daha Grant Geores Banke DeKialb County

Alabama planter warns ruin from cotton surplus

Huntsville notes a prominent planter asserts the South faces ruin unless cotton acreage is cut by half next year. He reports a record crop this year, predicts bankruptcy for large producers, and cites estimates of Madison and Montgomery county yields as the largest on record.

Huntsville Ala South W. F B. Garth Alabama Aouth Montgomery County Colon Garth Madison County

Sixty Years Since Light Brigade Charge No London Celebration

London marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Light Brigade charge with no London ceremony for the first time in years. Only two officers and eleven men remain from the six hundred, and the reunion and dinner are set to be abandoned to aid current servicemen in battle.

London Light Brigade

Nab Stock Solicitor for Embezzlement

Huntsville Alabama October 24 Special A telegram from Cincinnati last night announced the arrest of Louisy Gilks who was here last summer as the representative of the American Prepay Fan company. He has been indicted on a charge of embezzlement for taking subscriptions and money over $1,000 and not turning it over to company officials.

Iron Tail Black Fox Lone Bear Prairia Mexico Europe Hurove Wi Joseph C. Miller Huntsville Ala Cincionati Louisy Gilks American Prepay Gidea

Officers Capture Illegal Still in Jackson County Near Tennessee Line

Deputy Collector Smiling and Deputy Hackworth captured a nearly complete 130 gallon still in Jackson county near the Tennessee line. The plant had operated until a few days ago. No arrests were made.

Hackworth Jackson County Tennessee Line

Fought for Chicken on Red Cross Steamer

New York October 4 The steamer Red Cross with 154 Americans and doctors for European battlefields reached port today with four crew members in the brig for fighting aboard the voyage. Tensions ran high between white and negro sailors with quarrels frequent. The brig inmates, all white, faced insubordination charges for a fight over chicken with negroes. The Red Cross dodged mines in the English Channel with a narrow escape.

New York Red Cross Aaron Ward Tied Cross Falmouth Admiral Ward English Channel

Warfare Changes From Past Battles and Continuous Fronts

An account contrasts Civil War era isolated combats with modern continuous warfare. It describes near nonstop battles across a broad front, with rapid troop shifts, overlapping actions, and ceaseless artillery. It notes exhausted troops, later remounts, and constant danger without relief periods.

Germany and Monroe Doctrine Respected Amid War News

Washington reports Count von Bernstorff stated Germany would honor the Monroe doctrine regardless of war outcome. A note to the State Department denied rumors of future South American expansion and Dr Dernburg’s remarks were noted as not reflecting new policy.

Washington Count von Bernstorf Germany State Department Department Lansnyr Department of State Seak South Amerca Dr. Dernburg United States South America Dernburg

Ripley Proposes Railway Groups to Govern Lines

Kansas City October 24 Eis Ripley president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway outlined a plan for railway groups modeled after regional reserve banks Each group would have a board of directors with government representation and an absolute veto Ripley claimed the present system cannot last and that government seats could enable economies through common ownership.

Kansas City EP. Ripley Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Ripley Mr. Ripley

Bandits Shot Dead in Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbery Probe

In Bellingham Washington October 24 two of five Sedro-Woolley bank bandits who robbed the First National Bank of 20006 last Saturday night were killed by officers during a flight. One bandit killed and another wounded and captured after a Thursday posse fight. both carried heavy money belts including 1444 and 2142 shielded by bullets. over 6000 of the loot recovered after the Thursday clash.

Bellingham Wash Wao First National Bank

Huntsville Builders Break City Building Records

Huntsville Alabama October 24. All previous records for new building and amenities listed in new causes have been broken. In Huntsville this year area contractors and builders are busy and have work for months ahead.

Huntsville Ala

Time Acts As A Factor Against The Germans

Reports from Berlin and Paris indicate German forces are retreating from the French frontier after two months of war. British and French offensives have exposed the German right wing, with flanking advances and possible cavalry gaps. Fresh Allied troops from Britain, Canada, Australia, and possibly India are mobilizing, while the German advance toward Paris falters and the German plan to quickly seize Paris appears failing.

Indianapolis Berlin Paris Vor Klack Great Britain Channel von Kluck England France Marne Meuse Caropeign Ban Armig

The Irony of War and a World Brotherhood

A London rally of 66 000 Salvation Army marchers joined by diverse nations in harmony for a common cause. The piece laments how war shatters unity as factions clash, leaving nurses and sisters to tend the injured and bury the dead. It questions whether such global brotherhood can survive conflict.

London Salvation Army Universal Brotherhood

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McIntyre and Heath Keith Annette Kellermann Neptune Grand Kellermann Grand Atlanta Tts Globe Theater the Tribune the Sun Fime Aliss Kellermann Jewell Kelley Company Brian Thantas Jewell Kelley Tre Vernon Wallace Johnny Willams Ruth Willi Sutragettes McCrante Willams Bethia Lause Madison Square Garden Biance McGaughey Montana Migs McGaughey Esirl McIntyre and Heath Newell Dwight Hillis Dorothy Regal Fosarh Hart Sorsyth Constitution Mitchels Pittsbore Public Safety Building Pittebure Po- Hee Mitchell Four Entoy California Wilson Mitchel Honor Allen Candler New Runswick Friends OF Meldrim P. H. Grant DeKalb Co Alég H. Grant NAB Stock Solicitor Chancellorsville Antietam Fredericksburg Gettysburg Sedan Ravelotte Leagua Teague Thia Fela Ambassador von Bernstorf
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