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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1913
Page
9
The house swore in Representative Young amid party clashes as Democrats and Republicans united to block the new Progressive group led by Fitzgerald and Mann. The senate debated Wilsons message with mixed views on delivering the address in person, while Clark and Underwood received high ovations as opening sessions began.
Listing reads like a store catalog with items such as Bo. 10 Cottolone 144 and No. 10 Snowdritt N i Plakewhite No. 3 Silver Leaf. Addresses 118 and 120 Whitehall St. and names Elgin Bueter and Wesson Oj. appear in the fragmentary entry.
Washington April 7 President Wilson plans to read his message in person to Congress in a joint session at 12 30 o clock He will go without personal aides with only Tumulty and secret service accompanying He aims for a simple brief ceremony and will return to the White House immediately after delivering the message A cabinet meeting will precede his departure not to accompany him officially
London April 7 Dr Len G Broughton pastor of Christchurch Westminster denounced suffragettes as rampant anarchists hindering a noble cause. Home Office denied reports that Emmeline Pankhurst has been forcibly fed and collapsed. Police protected a Piccadilly meeting after hostile crowds gathered. Annie Kenney warned the government, stating rulers cannot quell the fire for suffrage. An arson attempt disrupted Elyraca course at Cardiff with placards calling to release Pankhurst.
The White House may host a crowd for tickets as executive galleries fill. Wilson favors delivering principal messages to Congress in person, using the president’s room during sessions to maintain direct contact, a dignified practice he revived as a possible opening address tradition.
In Monroe on April 7 A J Clemmer father of George B Clemmer says he bought a ticket and sent his son to Washington to tell Congress they did not want to hear. The son, recently come to Monroe, is described as a religious fanatic who claims a Methodist conversion but now rejects that faith. He reportedly received a letter from Washington saying the message would be delivered today.
The council faced a dramatic session as Mayor Woodward’s veto of the Smith resolution was overridden 21 to 6. The measure aimed to force both charters onto the people via a postal card vote, with the council charter plans derailed and the people’s charter poised for possible submission within sixty days.
Federal grand jury found a true bill charging Joseph E. Reeves then postmaster at Vaughn in Spalding county with a postal law violation on September 30 1910. A prior indictment against James Reeves was corrected to the proper name and Reeves faces trial in U S district court this morning. Dr John B White will speak at Central Baptist church next Wednesday evening at Ridley’s prayer meeting noted as among the city’s largest.
Court of Appeals and Supreme Court sessions heard arguments and submissions on numerous cases. Dockets include Philips v City of Jefferson and multiple State v cases from Bibb Douglass Murray and other counties with judges and counsels named in proceedings.
Washington April 7 An order of the secretary of agriculture effective April 15 amends interstate shipment regulations for cattle in quarantined states. Cattle may move from ranges to pastures cleaned under federal or state inspector supervision, but must be certified by an inspector before entering interstate commerce. Typewriter Repairing Am Writing Machine Co.
In a post noon session yesterday the council overrode three mayoral vetoes. The Candler resolution passed unanimously despite the mayor's objections, while Nutting's measure also cleared the veto 20 to 5. Both resolutions defended council authority and support for the police commission.
A series of death notices from Bremen and Columbus Georgia and Atlanta Georgia. K H Worthy 85 died at home near Buchanan of heart trouble after transact ing business earlier. T Harper 60 died at home near Bremen after two months illness. O B Smith father of Mrs W A Jackson died in Springfield Mass. Renfroe Jackson death from Denver at Patterson's chapel with interment Oakland. R & Parham died at Muscogee poorhouse pellagra. Mrs Sallie P Vaughn funeral at her daughter’s residence Kirkwood. L McChesney 25 a Secret Order member died at his Whitehall Street home. Willie May Burgess 17 died at Morrow Station. service at Poole's chapel. Van Fulghem 24 death in Clarksburg W Va. body to Poole's chapel. Infant son of Mr and Mrs W F Ormond died. funeral planned. G W Herndon 76 death at home Bryant Street. interment Utoy churchyard. Adolphus Luke died in Maxeys, Ga. George S Harvey 71 death at Confederate Soldiers' Home. funeral at St Philip's Cathedral. interment Sylvester. three daughters and two sons survive.
Des Moines April 7 The enacting clause was stricken from the Chase bill delaying women’s suffrage and sending the issue to the next general election. Iowa women, lacking funds to campaign and fearing apathy, pressured lawmakers as their efforts effectively killed the measure.
A brief notice announces affordable building materials from SM Truitt & Son, offering cheap ae hand lumber and related supplies. The snippet highlights value in timber and construction goods from the local supplier.
Washington seeks to avert a diplomatic tangle with Japan over a California bill barring Japanese from owning property. The White House and state department weigh treaty obligations, possible constitutional questions, and the broader issue of alien land ownership against a backdrop of race and naturalization debates.
Detectives report a suspected killer named Ed Fowler, 7 Mary Street, in the stabbing of Newsom, a SEGC express messenger, at Whitehall and Alabama. Fowler is jailed on murder charges. police allege he boasted of the crime to three others. Newsom died after a chest wound at Grady hospital following a matinee crowd clash near the Grand theater. The ad also promotes Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic.
Atlanta police seek James J. Gilbert formerly of Birmingham now at Whittier mills on behalf of Mrs Fannie Gilbert of 155 Seventh Avenue Birmingham. A message says Gilbert's father died recently and his will is to be read on April 27. An Atlantan is requested to be present at the reading. size of estate not stated.
A testimonial from Charte C. McCormick dated July 10 1912 describes years of pimples and blackheads roiling the face and burning itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the writer reports clear improvement and full cure within two weeks. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap priced 28c and Cuticura Ointment 66c with free samples and directions to order from Boston.
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