26 Apr 1911
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
1
The Andersonville Thomasville route was laid out at a 600 delegate meeting in Albany Georgia on April 28. Georgia officials and locals endorse an interstate style highway from Atlanta to Madison Florida to boost tourism, emphasizing road quality shorter distance and scenic country.
Attorney General Wickersham will appeal to the supreme court to sustain corner counts in indictments accusing James A. Patten Eugene Seales Frank B. Hayne William Brown and Robert M. Thompson of leading the May 1910 cotton corner on the New York exchange Judge Noyes of the U S circuit court for the southern district of New York sustained all counts except those asserting price fixing by speculation He condemned the practice but ruled it not within the indictment's jurisdiction The appeal targets the portion on price fixing by speculation and is seen as a major development in the cotton corner case Continued on Last Page.
Delegates in Albany select a largely western route for the Constitution Round-the-State tour of 1910. The line runs from Atlanta to Woolsey via Zebulon and Fort Valley toward Albany, then to Thomasville and Quitman, with a southerly Dan to Madison. About 500 road supporters attended the noon meeting in the courthouse, debating route options and naming.
Five hundred good roads delegates from eighteen counties meet in Williams Ga to urge The Constitution to designate the Andersonville Thomasville route as its fall tour path and to extend the route northwest toward Chicago, Detroit, or another western metropolis. The resolution calls for the newspaper’s executive committee to confer with officials to arrange details and to consider making the route part of a great interstate highway.
Witnesses recount bribery allegations tied to Senator Lorimer's 1909 election. Howard Hines of Chicago allegedly pushed for a high timber tariff and boasted of fixing Southern Democrats. Wiebe, brother-in-law to Hines, testified about a midnight trip to Chicago to influence Cook counts.
City bridge committee spokesman J J Griers announced plans to start the Bellwood Avenue viaduct within thirty days. The project will use 9 450 dollars of property purchases plus 650 dollars for paving a new street under the viaduct. funds from Atlanta and the county will supplement the 80 000 dollar estimated cost.
Health department figures reveal wide gaps in birth rates across districts. Jewish districts lead with 35 births per 1000, Italian areas 30.5, and Negro districts 26.6, while high class native American private areas register under 7. Mixed marriages yield fewer children in the second generation.
Washington hosts the International Congress on Child Welfare under the National Congress of Mothers. Distinguished teachers, statesmen, physicians, jurists and clergymen from around the world gather to discuss child topics. Speakers include Ambassador Bryce, Governor Hooper of Tennessee, Dr Elmer Brown, Pr Flagg Tomkins, and Mrs Elia Flagg Young of the National Education Association.
Atlanta will mark Confederate remembrance with the largest parade yet on a similar occasion. Grand Marshal William M. Slaton and Chief of Staff Major Jefferson D Dunneay lead the 2 pm pageant from Peachtree and Baker, with Colonel Robert E B Lee to deliver the address on “The Rejuvenated South.”
Miss Jean Gordon at the southern conference on woman and child labor argues stage life harms girls more than cotton mills. She cites sixty thousand white slaves in America and condemns night messenger services. Dangers of stage life attract attention alongside talks by Hooper Alexander, Seaborn Wright, and stereoptical images of child workers.
The Metropolitan Opera Company arrives in Atlanta with 320 performers led by Riccardo Martin who sings Eno Grimaldo in La Giovonda. The Grand Opera Company departs Cincinnati tonight and will reach Atlanta Thursday morning, boosting ticket sales toward a $52,000 total as interest grows beyond Georgia.
The Rev C M Sheld on evils of newspapers drew a general discussion in Topeka with two leading local newspaper men. Arthur Capper of The Topeka Capitol delivered a powerful reply and the debate continued.
In Washington a group of southern railroads and allies discussed a unified plan to advertise the South nationally. Century Syndicate head Atherton Brownell outlined a broad effort including newspaper supplements and a monthly magazine, with business and industrial support likely. A follow up meeting with broader interests is planned.
Weather bulletin notes increasing cloudiness for Wednesday and Thursday in Georgia with winds rising. Reports low around 48 and high near 87 degrees, with mean temperatures and rainfall figures including a 0.0 inch 24 hour total since month start and a deficiency since January 1.
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