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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1913
Page
1
Rome April 15 Pope Pius’s condition worsened with rising fever and new bronchial congestion suggesting pneumonia. Doctors ordered sputum tests while rumors of imminent death circulated, though officials insisted the illness was not yet grave. Angelo Sarto’s arrival stirred fear, family support grew, and medical briefings continued amid anxious coverage.
Ads in this paper invite you to spend to save as merchants narrate stock and service. Advertisers promise lower prices than non advertising rivals by reaching thousands. Take care of pennies and the dollars will follow. Stop shopping around and be systematic to save.
Boston April 15 John J Mitchell a democrat was elected to congress from the thirteenth district after a three cornered contest with tart discussion. Mitchells plurality over Alfred L Cutting was 4148. Norman H White’s progressive vote fell 3200 short. Total today Mitchell 12993 Cutting 8844 White 5678. Weeks previously carried the district last November by 15934 to Mitchell 18588 and 5858 for White. The tariff issue dominated campaigning as well as Underwood tariff revisions. President Wilson congratulated Mitchell on the victory noting its timing amid tariff discussions.
Emma C Wilkins of Savannah will paint the portrait of General John McIntosh Kell for the state capitol. A special committee considered applicants and left the decision to Governor Brown Adjutant General Nash and Colonel Jesse Perry. The project received a $600 appropriation. Kell was an executive officer on the Confederate battleship Alabama and a noted Confederate hero.
Chicago April 18 A state morals court with women as judges to protect working girls from unprin cipled employers will be proposed in the Illinois legislature by the welfare commission Lieutenant Governor Barratt O Hara says letters from stenographers and factory girls describe men responsible for moral trouble More than 210 named men are cited to aid the court in protecting victims and public interest
Jersey City votes to adopt a commission form of government, the first large eastern city to do so. Bayonne and Union Hill reject it. last January Jersey City failed by about 2,000 votes, today winning 11,368 to 17,455 amid low turnout.
A Penny hot lunch program at Inman Park School attracted officials from the chamber of commerce and school department. Citizens observed meals served by students and funded by pennies, with officials noting health and discipline benefits. The committee suggests expanding the program to all city schools and securing council funding next year.
Albany April 15 Stephen J Stilwell a Democratic senator from New York City was declared not guilty of official misconduct by a 31 to 28 Senate vote. Charges alleged he accepted a 250 fee and solicited a 3500 bribe to aid legislation for the New York Bank Note Company. Stilwell in tears declared his innocence as the session ended. Ten of fifteen judiciary committee members had voted to sustain the charges.
Governor Sulzer sought to avert moving International Harvester’s Auburn cordage mill to Germany by urging delay for arbitration. He sent a telegraph through Labor Commissioner Williams to Clarence Funk asking the company to reconsider and hold action. A 25 member citizen committee voted to telegraph Harvester directors to keep the twine mill.
Bob Kirkpatrick charged with soliciting whisky orders in Bartow County Georgia appeals through the state court to the U S Supreme Court The Georgia high court had previously ruled that interstate commerce constraints did not bar the state prohibition law The case now reaches the nation s highest judicial tribunal challenging the reach of state law versus interstate commerce authority
Noralk Va April 1 In its annual budget the Seaboard Air Line railway allocates 2.5 million for extensive improvements along the system. Key items include 2 million for equipment purchases and double tracking on the Raleigh to Hamiet North Carolina division, plus new double tracking at Jacksonville and upgrades at Raleigh Richmond and Monroe yards. Additional phosphate elevators are planned for Tampa and Fernandina.
In Los Palmas Canary Islands on April 15 Captain Joseph Brucker formerly of Milwaukee inflates the Suchard dirigible as crowds gather for the trans Atlantic attempt. He plans to depart for America tomorrow or Thursday if winds stay favorable. Police hold back crowds to prevent gas ignition while pilot balloons test wind direction.
Griffin Georgia April 15 Special Drew Smith an escaped convict from the state prison farm was captured Tuesday in Pike county while operating a moonshine still. Deputies Hinton Ison and son Frank found him asleep by the mountain side. a dirk and slingshot were on him. The distillery was destroyed and 800 gallons of liquor seized. He will be returned to Milledgeville for a life sentence for murder. Smith, 52, shot and killed Eugene Barker ten years ago in Upson county over alleged mistreatment by Barker, a school teacher. He had escaped ten years earlier and lived by making liquor. He planned to fund a new life across the water as his wife and children deserted him after prison. He had over $60 on arrest and said he earned much money daily from his Griffin operation. He had spent time in Griffin and visited Prison Commissioner Patterson’s premises during night hours. The deputy sheriff planned to take him to the state farm tonight to serve out his murder sentence.
Secretary Elyne receives congratulations on the birth of his fifth grandchild, Reginald Bryan Owen, in Elhhan England. The article notes the child’s parents as engineers in the U S Army and mentions former duties.
New York April 15 Former president Theodore Roosevelt visited seven east side grammar schools to study cost price school lunches. He observed many pupils paid far more, with some spending seven cents on chocolate cake soup and other items. He learned 2400 children are served daily across the seven schools.
Washington April 15 Postmaster General Burleson announced the administration will keep Republican postmasters in office to the end of their terms if no charges of inefficiency are sustained The policy covers all classes of postmasters and aims to run the department on business lines The decision follows conferences with President Wilson and plans to shift fourth class postmasters under civil service authority
Sacramento April 15 report on California’s lower house approving an anti alien land ownership bill aimed at preventing Japanese from owning real property, with clauses about aliens not eligible for citizenship and a proposed amendment linking it to citizenship status. Debate highlighted race and immigration anxieties, while press in Tokyo reacted with alarm and warnings of a potential U.S. court challenge.
Farm weather forecast from Georgian notes a fall midweek trend with Wednesday and Thursday showing slowly rising temperatures. Light to moderate west winds are expected, and observations mention Siew NPA per BRP Hive.
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