Constitution Publishing ads and delivery terms
Notice to subscribers outlines daily and Sunday rates for the Constitution, with carrier delivery options in Atlanta and nearby areas. Advertising manager credits J R Holliday and territory details. Addresses and distribution notes include The Washington and Constitution offices in New York and Broadway stands. Traveling reps listed with names for subscriptions.
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Political quips and figures stir 1912 chatter in Washington
In a flurry of sharp political barbs and allusions, writers lampoon 1912 campaigns. References fly to Bryan, Lorimer, Cannon, Depew, Taft, and reformers as pundits mock war clouds, peace aims, and the speed of political talking points in Washington.
Peace over war praised by Massachusetts governor veto
Governor Foss of Massachusetts vetoed a bill proposing a $2,500 state celebration in Lowell to mark the Sixth Massachusetts regiment’s Baltimore march. He urged that anniversaries of the Civil War should honor peace, noting national unity and reconciliation across regions.
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Bay State
Lowell
Baltimore
Late Professor Bass Honored by Atlanta Generations
In loving terms the city remembers Billy Bass, dean of teachers at Atlanta's Boys' High School. A beloved tutor, his gentle diplomacy shaped students from youth to adulthood. His death is met with reverent memories from civic leaders and former pupils alike.
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Atlanta
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A Tip to the Sleeping Railroads
A Michigan reader asks about Georgia farm lands near Atlanta, seeking prices crops climate railroads schools and tenants. The piece urges Southern railroads to advertise agricultural opportunities in western papers to lure settlers, noting Georgia land cheaper than Michigan and open year round climate with improving infrastructure.
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Constitution
Georgia
Atlanta
Jay Sessions
Fowler
Mich
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Southern
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Great Southern
Spring Notes and Verses From Trouble Town
A garland of verse and prose fragments touches on spring, gardens, larks, and youthful optimism. It blends poetry about love and bees with regional dialect humor, a temperance tale, and a note on a politician and farm life, ending with a regional quip about a Washington trip and a labor stance.
Gossip at the Capitol and Georgia charters emerge
Adjutant General A. J. Scott of the Georgia National Guard is in Washington for meetings of the National Guard Association. Captain Robert F. Wright, assistant agriculture commissioner, rests at home on North Avenue. Secretary of State grants charters for Athens Trust and Banking Company with 100 900 capital and Bylvania Banking Company with 25 000. Lieutenant W. B. Stainwell receives commission as first lieutenant in Battery A, Savannah.
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North Avenue
the Cook
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J. W. Griffin
Bylvania Banking Company
J. H. Evan
Israel H. Evans
A. J. Larissey
Stainwell
J. Scott
W. B. Stulwell
Field Artillery
Savannal
Birmingham Sees Charter Mayor Inaugurate City Government
In Birmingham Alabama on April 1 180s Mayor Culpepper Exum Judge A O Lane and James Weatherly signed the oath of office at 1031 AM and assumed control of city government. The new commission immediately ordered a charity railway ticket to Atlanta for a white applicant. A public meeting of the commission is planned for tomorrow.
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Birmingham
Ala
Old City Council
Culpepper Exum
A. O. Lane
James Weatherly
Atlanta
One Moonshiner Slain in Van Buren Raid
Nashville dispatch reports Henry Sullivan killed and Herman Meyers wounded during a raid on a Van Buren county moonshine still near Sparta. Deputy Hagler led officers into the operation about 9 am Friday, five moonshiners appeared with guns, twenty shots exchanged, another man wounded in the arm.
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Tenn
Henry Sullivan
Uerman Meyers
van Buren County
Sparta
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Hite County
F. B. Hagler
Herman Meyers
Commission Takes Charge In Montgomery Government
Montgomery city officials began rule by a five member commission after aldermanic statements and a new act of the legislature. The commission includes Mayor Gun ter, W. Joseph, OC. OP. McIntyre, Frank Stellenwerck, and Walter H. Brassell, who qualified and organized for work.
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Walter H. .Brassell
Peace Rally Endorsed by Citizens of Atlanta Letter
A reader, Joe M. Wusthoff of Atlanta Ga, praises The Atlanta Constitution for its peace rally editorial at the Auditorium Armory. He supports world peace efforts and urges citizens to back movements by showing approval and rallying with force of support.
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Seattle Times editor Charles Williams dies from 1889 Tribune fire injuries
Charles Al Williams, 1 years old in youth notes, longtime assistant managing editor of The Seattle Times, died from injuries suffered in The Minneapolis Tribune fire of November 30, 1889. He helped marshal workers to safety, his brother and he guiding fugitives down a fire escape before both escaped unharmed.
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Abraham Nahon dies of rabies bite from pet bulldog
New York April 10 Abraham W Nahon former secretary of the New York American Baseball club died today at the Neurological Institute from hydrophobia. He contracted the disease last November from a pet bulldog atfecting the animal after a minor hand cut became infected. Rabies symptoms appeared last Friday. He was 32 years old.
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New York
Abraham W Nahon
New York American Baseball Club
Neurological Institute
Nahon
Cornelius M Auliffe Claimed by Death
Cornelius Mb Auliffe former managing editor of The Chicago Record Herald died in Chicago on April 16 from diabetes. He led the editorial department since the consolidation of The Journal Herald and The Record Herald.
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Cornelius Mb Auliffe
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Two Killed by Train Near Cincinnati in Accident
A buggy was struck by a Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton passenger train 15 miles north of Cincinnati. Mrs. Mary White, 36, and her father George Smith, 60, were instantly killed.
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Rev Dr Phillips for Mobile Takes Baptist Pastoral Post
Dr John W Phillips a renowned New York Baptist divine and Egyptian archaeologist of world wide reputation has accepted a call to become pastor of the First Baptist Church of Mobile Alabama announced from Binghamton New York dated April 10 191?. The note highlights his standing in theology and Egyptology and his move to Mobile.
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New York
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Pennsylvania Eight Hour Law Declared Unconstitutional
The Pennsylvania eight hour law for public works workers, enacted in 1897, was ruled unconstitutional by the state supreme court. In related news from Washington, President Taft formally nominated Walter M Fisher of Illinois to be secretary of the interior.
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Success of commission rule described to the Senate
Washington April 10 Senator Lafayette Young of Tawa told the senate about Des Moines three year experiment with a five member city commission plan. He argued it boosts efficiency, notes no reduced expenses but more value, and advocates recall initiative and referendum for cities while cautioning state-wide impracticality. He says governing municipalities is a business proposition and calls to cut city hall and council.
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Musicians of America to Gather in Atlanta
The American Federation of Musicians plans its first southern convention, in Atlanta from May 8 to 14, with about 660 organizations and 60 000 members expected. Delegates from the south of the Ohio will be represented and Joseph B Williams of Manchester England will attend as a fraternal delegate. A large public street demonstration by a 70 instrument band is planned next Tuesday.
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Plat Foot Alarm Among Clerks In New Orleans
New Orleans reports a rising outbreak of flat foot among clerks and shop girls who stand long hours. Doctors label the condition talipses and tie it to department store work. Several cases have appeared in charity hospitals and clinics, with focus on the foot arch between heel and toes.
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New Orleans
Fifth Ward Appeals for Wider Marietta Street
At a Fifth Ward meeting in H B Hicks store, Dr G Pierca was elected chair and led speakers including J J Groat J F Sisson W T Winn J J Fain W C Harper J N Jackson George Powell Lea Church M Parka and J J Carroll in urging immediate widening of Marietta Street from Bellwood avenue to city limits. A resolution to widen at once was passed and a committee was named to list affected properties. County commissioners will fund the project from Bellwood avenue to the city limits, following the city’s Ballwood avenue widening.
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J. N. Jackson
George Powell
Lea Church
M. Parka
J. J. Carroll
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Taft Denies Mexico Japan Secret Treaty Scare
Washington April 16 President Taft rejected rumors of a Mexico Japan secret treaty. Senators Bacon, Burton, and Stone told reporters there is no truth in the alleged document and that the mobilization on the Mexican border is for defense only. Mexico City and the American embassy also deny any treaty with Japan.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Taft
Burton
Ohto
Bacon
Georgia
Stone
Missouri
Mexico City
Mexico
Japan
Foreign Relations Committee
Mexican
Wilson
Atlanta
Ile
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Craft
United States
Congress
Dea Barra
New York
Minister de la Barra
Professor Bass Rest In Oakland Monument Plan Mentioned
A funeral for Professor William A. Bass drew thousands from Georgia and beyond to First Methodist Church and Oakland Cemetery. Alumni, teachers, and the Board of Education led tributes as plans for a monument and memorial services took shape.
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William A. Hass
First Methodist Church
Boys’ High School
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Oakland Cemetery
United States
Alumni Association of the
Professor Bass
Atlanta Teachers’ Association
Increased Rates to Be Discussed
Members of the Freight Bureau and other parties meet with Officer H. T Moore in Tacoma to plan defense for hearings on proposed rate increases before the railroad commission on April 24. The Freight Bureau and warehouse operators oppose higher rates, arguing it would add about 100000 dollars annually for switching and transferring. The conference aims to preserve the current rule limiting charges to not more than 2 dollars per car.
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