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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
14
A reader critiques common excuses for not discussing life insurance with a spouse. The column argues that once tragedy strikes the lack of coverage becomes clear and urges timely conversation and planning with the spouse.
Arraigned before Recorder Nash, A. Chester a riverview carriage shop owner, charged with two violations of the prohibition law. He was fined 500 dollars or 30 days and sent to the state court on a whisky possession for unlawful sale case. Whisky barrels and half pint consignments were intercepted at the depot, with draymen Jenkins and Lumpkin testifying to prior deliveries to Chester. Chester’s attorney, John A Rovkin, plans appeals on both counts.
Atlanta records show a turnip catching test by J P Bedini and Hugh Cardoza at the Orpheum, involving a thirteenth story propeller and a Fourth National Bank sight line. First three turnips splashed streets, fourth misfired, and legal remarks followed as fines were discussed.
London reports reveal Mrs. Chapin a suffragette used corrosive ink to damage ballot boxes in Bermondsey, injuring election officers and undermining a protest over women’s voting rights. Miss Christabel Pankhurst and the Women's Freedom League supported plans to invalidate the election.
At Des Moines convention the Iowa Suffrage Association adopts militant methods, led by Rev. Eleanor Gordon and Mrs. Julia Hallam. They call for blocking the legislature and mass actions, with one speaker pledging to go to jail if needed, and others urging rapid action beyond passive tactics. An English observer notes mixed support for radical measures.
Robert S. Lovett was elected president of the Southern Pacific Company to succeed the late E. H. Harriman. Directors also named William Mahl as vice president and comptroller, to join three other vice presidents John C. Stubbie Julius Kruttschnitt and E. E. Calvin.
Major Andrew G. Rowan, famed for carrying Miles message to Garcia at the start of the Spanish American War, will be transferred to the retired list in December after over thirty years of service. Also, Cuban attorney De Lara released on $3,000 bond pending immigration hearing before Chief Inspector Ridgeway in Los Angeles. Bedini performs daring juggling act in Atlanta as crowd cheers despite injuries.
Chicago police report Mrs. Esther Levy shot Abraham Levy through cell bars two hours after his arrest on abandonment charges. She argued he neglected the family of four while she supported them as a saleswoman, then fired as he refused to return home. The injured man was taken to hospital in unconscious condition.
Four passengers on the New York and Memphis Limited were robbed while asleep in berths near Chattanooga. Thieves took most of their wearing apparel and other valuables including coats watches and pocketbooks. Conductor Mooney halted the Mashville sleeper at Sweet Water to allow officers to search and recover items. The incident is said to have occurred in the Chattanooga yards while the Mashville car waited to be attached to the limited train for New York.
A medical notice warns chronic constipation often leads to appendicitis due to long-standing gastrointestinal indigestion. It condemns laxatives and purgatives as ineffective, recommending Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to treat indigestion and reduce appendicitis risk, with an offer for a free sample by mail.
Advancing years bring cold extremities from sluggish circulation and a torpid liver. Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills claim to invigorate digestion, cleanse blood, and improve the complexion. They are promoted as universally beneficial, with claims of no habit formation and physician endorsement. Also advertised are pills for sick kidneys and bladder diseases with lithia, touting long market presence and trial offers.
Any medicine dealer can obtain Smiths Pineapple and Butternut Pills or Smiths Buchy Lithia Kidney Pills from a wholesale druggist. If a dealer won’t supply, the pills can be mailed prepaid from W Fe Smith Co of 590 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, with guaranteed safe delivery.
JH Ogmer guardian of 18 Garens Green Tilson and McKiner attorneys announce a court ordered sale of land in Fulton County to raise funds for the support and maintenance of the ward and his wife. The parcel lies in the dash district of Georgia, described as lot 148, with a 20 foot street, alley, and specified bearings and distances. Proceeds go to the ward and his wife under the guardian’s authority.
Fulton County sale to liquidate the estate of Rosella Barwald. The property includes a lot on the east side of Farmwalt street in Atmofa and a second lot on the same street near Woodward avenue. Auctions begin on the first Tuesday in November during legal hours at the courthouse.
The Fulton County Superior Court ordered sale of real estate belonging to WL Coleman and associates, described as a large land parcel in Atlanta area, with specifics on tract boundaries and adjoining streets. The sale, conducted at the courthouse door, aims to satisfy outstanding notes and interest on a promissory mortgage, with bids opening at the courthouse on the November date stated in the decree. The judgment authorizes transfer of title to the highest bidder and lists additional recovered personal property including machinery and office equipment from the Coleman estate.
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