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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1914
Page
6
A brief note extols new fall fashions promising quick insight. The piece invites readers to explore twenty minutes of presentation, claiming more real information than a longer read, and closes with a simple welcome.
A full range of new suits and gowns arrives from Pell Mell fashion sources. The vast concourse of styles offers suits from 19.75 to 150 dollars, dresses 19.75 to 85 dollars, and evening gowns 25 to 197.50. Styles are described as personality fitting, flattering, and modestly priced by New York’s smart fashion authorities.
Local shoppers compare prices on basic school items with savings on notebooks rulers and composition books. Collapsible drinking cups and cloth name labels appear among cheap offerings.
Local shop advertises a sale on women and juvenile sweaters in sizes 2 to 14 with prices ranging from 1.25 to 3.50 and marked reductions. Inventory includes various styles and colors with discounts up to 3.50, highlighting juvenile options on the second floor.
James Simpson a longtime Atlanta sanitary inspector shot and fatally wounded grocer H E Boynton on Greensferry avenue and Ashby street after noting an approaching threat He was taken to Grady hospital where Boynton died Simpson said he acted after threats and warnings from friends strangers and Boynton himself He described a panic driven act and claimed he dodged Boynton for days prior to the confrontation.
An advertisement from 1914 touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a cure for itching rashes and pimples. It includes a testimonial about a child’s ear rash and a caregiver’s use of the products for bathing and treating skin conditions with suggestions to request free samples by mail from Boston.
Witnesses could not attend a trial for several days after a warrant was sworn in municipal court charging Simpson with murder. He was jailed to await trial. Roynton, a longtime fear of poisoning, kept a gun at home and spoke of a wife’s alleged poisoning plot. The funeral is set for this afternoon at Greenberg and Bond's chapel.
Fred S Stewart, president of the Fred and Stewart Shoe Company, left Saturday for Boston to attend the annual convention now being held there.
Two black mail clerks TL Anderson and J Vaughn on a Kansas City Southern train report a white man robbed their mail car near Hob Crocing outside Shreveport. They were arrested and charged with rifling mail pouches. the amount taken was estimated small. The item also references Confederate and Union casualties at Antietam.
Britt Craig reviews a Forsyth bill featuring Lew Few, Holt the mimic, Nana the dancer, Suber the Georgia minstrel, and Keefe, with Clayton Kennedy and Mattie Rooney. The show earns praise for humor, mimicry, and dance though front-row viewing leaves some critical.
Northern Lights a moving picture drama in five parts is shown at the Grand theater. It portrays cavalry skirmishes near Fort Terry and an isolated Indian post, tracing the trail of civilization through military action. The film blends bristling action with an intellectual appeal beyond mere amusement.
Jewell Kelley Company presents Fatty Ted a debut at the Bijou with Vernon Wallace Newton Ross and Earl Frigley in a college life comedy as James Graham and Edward Bromley vie for Dora Winster. Strong supporting turns by Billy Single Origes James Morrison and Lillian Douglas plus elaborate scenery enhance the run with matinees at 2:20 and evening shows at 7:30.
President Wilson endured a near mishap as he jumped onto a moving train to avoid being left behind on return from Cornish New Hampshire to Washington. Large crowds at each stop greeted him with handshakes and cheers while he remained in good health and spirits and paid special attention to many children.
Washington reports that September and Parker of New York stand for Secretary of the Federal Reserve Board. He is a writer on finance and helped frame the new currency act.
Committees of Atlanta area ladies from three Christian churches begin a canvass to find hosts for international Disciples of Christ delegates visiting Atlanta for the October 7 to 14 convention. The effort seeks lodging and breakfast for visiting delegates, with payment arranged by the convention. Local hospitality is framed as Christian hospitality and delegates’ entertainment handled by the convention.
R W Norris quits as deputy on John S Holliday’s city comptroller ticket after revealing he will urge votes for Holliday. A tax committee meeting opened an inquiry into an alleged larceny charge related to Norris’s past employer, which he says was resolved with repayment and nol pros. He argues the accusation was mishandled and that he bears no fault.
Oyster Bay announces Colonel Roosevelts two week campaign in the middle west with stops in Wichita Kansas City Lincoln Des Moines Chicago East St Louis Indianapolis and Bay City ending September 20 Heale to deliver at least fifty brief addresses in small towns and cities along the route.
Lee Rogers of American Bakeries reported a five passenger Buick stolen Monday from the Luckie and Forsyth corner, car number 4007 Georgia. Police think a rig is operating rather than individual thieves.
Eastern rail lines informally notify the Interstate Commerce Commission they will seek a reopening of the advance rate case. They seek a general 3 percent rise in weight rates, arguing unprecedented conditions worsened by the European war. No timetable or scope yet, with executives meeting officials and planning further hearings to show deteriorated fiscal year 1914 conditions.
Washington September 3 The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks of the United States at the close of business on September 12.
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