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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1913

Page

10

All Contractors Get Equal Chance for Grant Park Bid

The park board halted award of the Grant park public comfort and refreshment building contract after Le C Green urged fair access for Atlanta contractors. Four bids were received. a motion to accept the $9,000 Bernhardt bid stalled as Green pressed for more bidders. The board rejected all bids and ordered new ones with wider access to specs for all local contractors.

Grant Park Park Board le C Green Atlanta Wednesda Jo Cochran W Bernhardt Ur Green Et Ehange Ely Inia

Funeral Rites For Two Local Residents Held This Week

Two funerals were conducted for local residents. Wilbur Heckle age 16 of 369 Lee Street died after injuries earlier Wednesday. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery. Funeral services for a second passerby were held at the family residence with interment at West View Cemetery.

Wilbur Heckle Wilbur Wrooi Yarth Wese View

Funeral services for John H Lamb Jonr Ho Lana

Funeral services were held for John H Lamb Jonr Ho Lana at Poole funeral parlors. The bodies will be sent to Rex Ga for interment. Survived by her husband and five children.

Syldiers Lakewood Poole Rex Ga

Parisian Ivory Toulet Ware Featured in Show Window

In our north window a new line of time Parisian ivory Toulet ware is displayed with separate pieces including Worriors Brushes Comics Manicure Pieces. The collection features Tourists or Trav eling Sete Parisiami Treaty praised as sanitary toiletware with exquisite material resembling reality yet superior in finish and durability. Engraving with blue enamel enhances its beauty and a guide promises useful goods in Parisian Ivory for men or women.

Life After Death Discussed by Noted Scientist

A noted scientist argues that science cannot fully explain life after death and suggests a broader view of existence. He critiques strict materialism, defends continuity in physics, and cites ether as a potential engine of universes while urging reverence for the mystery of fate and destiny.

Yn Oliver Physics Spain Museum of

Swamp Lands Funding Pushed by Senate and House Leaders

Washington September W Th board of governors the National Drainage Congress and a committee on federal action convened with Vice President Marsa ll Speaker Clark and others to push a 20 million dollar reclamation of swamp lands. Senate and House leaders pledged support under Interior Department direction with plans for road prevention measures.

Washington National Senate Marsaall Clark Lane Houston Department of the Interior House

Veteran Fireman and Life Saver Dies at 53 in Atlanta

Lieutenant Joseph Matthew Shields of Fire House No 4, age 53, died after a brief illness at his home 353 Tuckie Street. A veteran of 24 years with the Atlanta Fire Department, he saved several men during the Forsyth Viaduct fire and was severely injured in a 1907 streetcar collision. Survived by widow and four children, funeral details to be announced.

Atlanta Joseph Matthew Shields Tuckie Street Lieutenant Shields Forsyth Viaduct Shields Shields Department

Three Living Wives and One in the Grave

David Cole, 48, confessed to bigamy after a warrant was issued in Ann Arbor on September 19. He acknowledged three living wives, with a fourth deceased, and warned he would not endure prison. Authorities noted prior arrests for grand larceny and desertion, with one wife signing the complaint after evidence was gathered.

Ann Arbor David Cole Cole Coles Racne Edith Alespach Sole Huntington Toledo Jast Cate Coles Latist Cole Mar

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