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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
12
Elegant new ready-to-wear arrivals feature Hunter green Directoire dresses in Broadcloth with side openings and satin trims, black satin mantles with gold embroidery, and full Directoire coats in fine French Cretonne. Prices range from 25 to 30 dollars, with satin gowns and Trish Crochet waists completing the collection.
A short circuit at the Majestic hotel near 10 pm started a blaze in Mr L M Harding’s trunk due to an iron left on. Quick actions by staff and visitors saved property valued around 300 pounds including Mrs Harding’s dresses, and Mrs Harding’s jewels remained undamaged.
Columbus Ga September 17 Special Elaine Haden ten year old daughter of L I Haden an Alabama farmer was fatally wounded in a shooting near a fence by an unknown attacker firing a Winchester rifle. The assailant fled, the child suffered a fatal wound, and the neighborhood remains unsettled while the motive and identity stay a mystery.
The morning Southern Railway train departs Terminal Station at 7 45 and reaches Macon at 10 45. A parlor car seat costs 26 cents.
Columbia September 17 The executive committee and county presidents of the State Farmers Union met behind closed doors and released crop figures from twenty five counties. The statewide crop is seen at 1812 to 59 percent of normal, with an expected 800000 bales this fall. A resolution was adopted requiring members to sell net a bale until price advances, with a secret minimum. Tomorrow Mercer opens its fall chapel exercises with faculty and students present, and regular classes begin next week.
Fragmented OCR text describes a vivid scene with roses, wine, and greenery. Observed in a historical newspaper fragment, it mentions a banquet that shocks and a pastoral display of roses and buds amid dark foliage. The passage mixes inconsistent phrases and garbled names, preserving only the floral imagery and sense of a summer setting.
The Lyric Theater debuts with enthusiastic crowds applauding the new house. The Cand y Kid melodrama entertains while ornate decor and advanced lighting, heating, and ventilation showcase the theater's modernities. Pioneering arcades and walnut panels frame the grand interior as organist and artists impress in a lively opening week.
Act bookings announced for the Orpheum Vaudeville at the Lytean with acts including the Blid Pelo Alto series, Haroit shan Do it and milenge dramatic act, Lucile Saio, the Pa risian saubrette, The Blue Ribbon Trip. Ponce de Leon park reports unprecedented attendance as Makhiensen's band provides daily concerts.
A Warrenton freshman Davenport was badly hurt during the annual wall-cherishing rush at Athena Hepren on September 17. A sophomores’ assault saw hair clipped with scissors causing a temple wound. the artery was severed but quickly attended to, and the injury was not deemed serious.
A railway passenger service by Southern Railway runs from Atlanta leaving at 11 01 a m and arriving in New York at noon the following day. The fragment notes the schedule on train 38 with comfort being offered on board.
The timetable notes a Southern Railway overnight service departing Terminal Station Atlanta daily at 11 01 p m Atlanta time and arriving New York at 12 30 noon Eastern time the following day. The journey duration is twenty four hours and twenty nine minutes.
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