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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
9
Byck's markets claim to offer best low price shoes around two to three dollars. Makers rush orders for all three major stores, with Byck's insisting on exact quality and material standards. The process is described as honest and trustworthy, ensuring customers get money’s worth and the best value for the price.
The long campaign in New York features Byck and Hearst rallying audiences across Manhattan and the Bronx. Republican candidates emphasize personal liberty while pledging support for law enforcement. Gaynor’s team promotes rights for all, while Hearst and the third candidate use mass meetings to argue against puritanism. Campaign managers expect a close race as speeches continue through Monday night and voters head to polls Tuesday morning. Richard Croker plans a Mauretania arrival with Palm Beach winter ahead.
A 1909 Rockefeller offer to fund up to one million dollars over five years to eradicate hookworm. The Rockefellar Commission for the Eradication of Hook Worm Diseases is formed in New York with aims to educate, treat, and prevent the parasite across social classes, noting its impact on vitality, labor, and public health.
Carl Bishop two year old son of Dr J A Bishop of 282 Courtland Street died after flames enveloped his clothing following play with kindling. His mother Mrs Bishop burned while trying to smother the fire. ambulance and doctors failed to save him. Funeral plans follow in Alabama. the sister was not injured.
Obituary notices list James Mio Vn burial at Oakland Cemetery with pallbearers Robert Cunningham Henry Kennedy Sherrod Kinneds and James Leitner. Carrie Gilreath’s funeral from 38 East Fifteenth Street. A Georgia Railway and Electric Company damages suit for 820 filed in Superior Court after a wagon incident hitting a street car with injuries. Other deaths include 1 month old child, Mrs J M Anderson, and Joseph H Turner. Also mentions Rev Dr Jere Witherspoon and discussions on Hookworm disease and southern health.
An old advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla strengthens "little soldiers" in blood to fight disease. It asserts cures for scrofula eczema eruptions catarrh rheumatism anemia nervousness dyspepsia general debility and promises to build up the whole system.
The Grand theater presents Miss Nethersole in The Writing on the Wall by William J Huribut, with Sapho tonight and a string of other plays including A Dry Town and St Elmo. The Exe Witness and Lyric theaters showcase new themes and sensational vaudeville acts, drawing large crowds to Atlanta venues this week.
A chancery court filing by several stockholders of the late Peoplea Savings bank accuses officers and directors of gross mismanagement. The bill asserts bank stock was represented as paying dividends of 6 percent annually but was never on a true dividend earning basis.
London elects John Dumphreys unionist in Bermondsey three cornered race with 4 278 votes over liberal 3 231 and socialist 1 485. Result seen as blow to liberal budget supporters amid tariff reform fight. Also notes Joseph H Turner dies in Memphis after brief illness.
A heated debate unfolds over mountaineering claims relating to Mount McKinley and an Alaska ascent. Edward Barrill challenges Cook’s statements about reaching the summit, while a Massachusetts affidavit and a city resolution express support for the explorers. The exchange centers on who climbed the peak and the integrity of the witnesses involved.
Furnished by us to the new curved pond lens with no cement or lines the dirt? going away with two pairs of glasses proved the most wonderful success of Village Walter Ballard Optical Co on Peachtree Street.
Bille Page, 1% years old, inmate, reportedly took poison yesterday morning. She was found in bed with a pill in hand and died at Grads hospital. Body later moved to Greenberg Bond & Bloomfields undertaking for funeral services at 2 oclock this afternoon with interment in West View.
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