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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1912
Page
9
The article fragment discusses subscription terms for The Constitution and mentions several staff and vendors in New York, with scattered commentary on political figures and party campaigning. It references the Washington Bureau, distribution points in New York, and notes about advance payments and carriers amid a broader political-press milieu.
The passage argues Underwood resisted a 50 percent cut in the iron and steel schedule, saying tariff revisions must be shared by all industries. It recalls prior attacks tying him to Wall Street magnates and Ryan, and notes affidavits denying such influence. It criticizes New Jersey politics for rekindling old tactics.
A Nashville meeting of the Conference for Education in the South urged strong cooperation among educational forces to popularize sanitation and hygiene in rural districts. Teachers from country schools shared how disease devastates communities, stressing that health reform is essential to education and regional progress.
A 1920s-era editorial argues for a new children’s bureau within commerce and labor. It emphasizes collecting data on infant mortality birthrates orphanages juvenile courts dangerous jobs and diseases of children to guide public policy and raise state attitudes toward future citizens.
A collage of verse themes from seasons and dreams, reflecting longing, endurance, and political fatigue. It blends rustic imagery of rivers, larks, and June roses with prophetic jests, religious allusions, and social satire.
Fragmented verse narrates Pandora as a guiding star of hope through shadows and hardship. The text mentions Poem imagery and benedictions for a person named Augusta Wal, tied to a hopeful wedding or union amid glowing orchards and flowers.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous individuals including Edison, Pommer, Hunter, Kerr, Landerg, Littleman, Page, Porter, Power, Reeves, Shackelford, Stewart, Steppens, Stackely, Sewell, Stuckey, Payien, Tyrer, Vaughan, Whituheas, Williams, Wise, Wilhuice, Woolford, and Wright among others, seemingly a staff or committee roster. No clear event or action is stated in readable text.
Neighborhood residents reported a wounded dog found at 219 Hast Bunter Street. Police officer Charlie Hood responded to the scene at 182 Martin Street and, after firing, killed the dog with a bullet through the head. Officer McWilliams later killed a second dog at 0 Woodward Avenue at 9 30 p.m. Wednesday while patrols were told to be alert for roaming homeless dogs.
Douglas Ga April 11 Special complete returns of the Coffee county primary held yesterday show results for city court solicitor city court Douglas W A Wood ordinary W P Ward clerk superior court J R Overman sheriff Gillis county commissioner Mark Anderson tax collector Daniel Moore tax receiver D S Wall treasurer W I Kirkland surveyor C E Porter coroner G L Sims The last two named and the first had no opposition Gillis is the new sheriff defeating Sheriff David Rickl eteon by 150 majority Andrew Wood is the new solicitor of the city court defeating Lawson Kelly by 27 majority
Postmaster McKee notes over a week of heavy outgoing mail driven by campaign literature from Atlanta head quarters. The surge requires extra staff in the work room to handle the increased mail flow both local and routed to Atlanta residents.
In Eatonton Georgia on April 11 Miss Nettle Bray sixteen left the sixth grade with another admirer after two weeks of guarding. She married Jamey Brookins in Milledgeville. The teacher was misled by a toothache plea and allowed the departure. The marriage license had been canceled two weeks earlier by Putnam county officials. Parents believed she had gone with a schoolmate during Easter recess.
Louteville Ga April 1 Special Consolidation primary in Jefferson county shows majorities for Treasurer A B Jordan 99 Tax Collector K P Walden 203 Tax Receiver A G Rabin 399 shortly Smith 114 with about twelve hundred votes cast and some opposition noted in the remaining results.
Enrico Caruso, famed Metropolitan Opera tenor, will break his usual rule by appearing three times within one week at the Atlanta festival. Tickets are on sale at Cable Plano Co and Phillips & Crews with strong daily crowds reported.
Deputy Sheriff Plennis Miner and Dr. W. E. Carnes were riding near the Federal prison when a calm horned cow charged them. The horse bolted, throwing both men. They escaped serious injury after the flying surrey debris and clothing cleared. The owner calls the cow well behaved, but she charged when close to the survey. The youth supervising the rope joked "Fannie don't like you alike how."
Washington April 11 A justice department ruling is sought on whether the electoral college for the next president should total 430 or 531 members. Congress reapportionment, effective March 4, fuels the question amid party activity. The issue could affect convention preparations, but national committees fixed delegates. Nominations have begun in several states based on the new apportionment.
Judge Newman in the U S district court ordered a $100 fine after ruling the Southern Railway violated safety rules by not ensuring 85 percent of a 25 car train had brakes operated by the engineer. Evidence showed four cars were not in working order and a fifth had a broken air pipe, a verdict placed by the judge without a jury.
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