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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1912
Page
1
The measure authorizing a one person government and a free toll provision, which was opposed in the Senate Wednesday, is endorsed again just before passage by a vote of 47 to 15.
London reports British ship owners protest U S senate action on the Panama Canal. They expect rapid trade once open but fear American preferential treatment will push traders to old routes. Prominent firms warn foreign protests could sway policy, while registration of foreign built vessels as American may spur British shipbuilding.
By John Corrigan Jr Washington August 9 Special The Panama canal bill passed the senate tonight and includes provisions amending the Sherman antitrust law and the Intersta te Commerce Act. It gives the ICC power to decide when railroad owned steamships harm the public interest and must divest. it bans railroad owned ships from the canal and bars corporations violating Sherman from canal use. An amendment urged divestiture if ownership harmed competition, supported by insurgents and Senator Root, was adopted. The bill marks a shift toward delegating canal traffic control to the ICC, ending a House-influenced arrangement. Continued on Page Two.
The House fought the special appropriations bill led by Rep J Adams of Hatl as about 52 000 was returned to the treasury and 85 000 given to state departments The debate included Rep Turnipseed of Clay urging deeper cuts The body approved 30 970 for travel and per diem for a Deaf Home committee 7000 for rebuilding a Seventh District Agricultural dormitory 5000 for an additional dormitory at the First District Agricultural school 6000 for a Third District Agricultural school building and 25 000 for a Dahlonega industrial building with half available in 1913 and the rest 1914 Six thousand dollars yearly for the Fourth District Agricultural school and other line items The article notes opposition from Joe Hill Hall and Rep Adams and references Georgia Techs 20 000 loss and a proposed lighting and power plant payoff.
Mexico City August 9 General Pascual Orozco unsettles negotiations by repudiating his own offers. Cabinet talks and telegraphic links with President Madero end briefly as Orozco demands immunity and safe exile while government weighs future actions. Orozco may not win over key allies Salazar Rojas Campos Caraveo, with Salazar possibly blocking cross movement talks.
Eugene Manley of Griffin Georgia confessed to chloroforming May Roberts a young woman in the tenderloin district on July 11 and stealing diamonds valued at 4100 He was arrested in Baltimore while attempting to pawn a stolen ring. he had pawned one diamond locally and another in Norfolk He was committed to the county jail for trial next month in the criminal court and said he used the drug to avoid harming the woman.
Hernard C Murray son of a former Hartford fire commissioner confessed to setting thirty fires in Connecticut and western Massachusetts over four months. He described impulse driven blazes on upper floors using inflammable material, watching from nearby to enjoy the destruction, with no deaths but extensive property loss estimated over 250000 dollars. Murray, 24, was serving a larceny sentence when he confessed.
New York August 3 Police Lieutenant Charles Becker declares no confession in the Rosenthal murder case yet District Attorney Whitman discerns Becker ready to disclose under conditions not granted. Prosecutor aims to build graft evidence against other high police officials and expects Becker to break eventually while Sullivan signals readiness to confess to corroborate witness accounts.
Governor Wilson travels from New York to Seagirt in a slow, crowded train and ferry ride. He downplays corporate campaign money, notes Wells will helm national committee funds, and plans meetings with Brooklyn Democrats. He walks and rides a trolley, declines help with his suitcase, and retires after a late arrival.
Four refugees, Mrs Marion Letcher and her three daughters, recount life in Mexico after fleeing in April when Taft issued a call to Americans to depart. They praise Consul Letcher for deftly handling diplomatic tensions, including a clash with General Orozco, and describe his wartime service and rise to consul.
Gadsden Ala August 9 Drew Fort Payne promoter was sentenced to thirteen months in Atlanta federal prison and fined 100 dollars after conviction for using the United States mail to defraud. He cried as his wife and children sobbed in court. judge Grubb suspended sentence for fifty days to allow him to settle Fort Payne business.
A rain washed hole in the sidewalk at Marietta and Johns streets trapped three men, two white, all injured. Red lanterns set to warn were stolen by “rounders,” leaving the site unguarded. Names given: T W Ford and J W Pead. another black man fell in but unnamed. The pits were about seven feet deep, four feet wide, half full of water. clothing ruined by water and mud.
President Taft indicated plans to veto the legislative executive judicial appropriation bill. He opposes the move to abolish the commerce court and to limit civil service employees to seven-year terms. The stance mirrors his earlier veto of the army bill and signals resistance to attached provisions.
An August 19 stockholders meeting will ratify the sale of the Great Southern Accident and Fidelity Insurance company to Hillyer Trust company for about 250000. The firm plans to reinvest proceeds into trust business and reinsurance will transfer all insurance risks to a northern carrier. The company, formed in 1905 with 250000 capital, has a 35000 surplus and mainly Georgian stockholders. The sale ends the insurance operations as stockholders shift to banking activities.
Tonight the Atlanta Manufacturers exposition offers prizes of about 500 in Atlanta made goods to attendees. Exhibitors pledge items, aiming for a gala close to the ten day event. Tickets are handed at the entrance and winners must be present. many food and drink provisions are arranged as crowds top 70,000 with hopes of reaching 100,000 by night’s end.
A powerful wireless tower near Sayville Long Island draws Navy and Commerce officials scrutiny amid fears of German influence. Congress debates a radio bill restricting private wireless near government stations and requiring licenses, with Taft to sign.
In St Louis on August 9, Attorney General Major leads Democratic governor candidates with a 2,858 vote advantage over W. S. Cowherd in the latest primary tallies. Official figures show 104,114 votes counted with Cowherd trailing as results come in tonight.
A vice committee meeting with Mayor Pro Tem Johns, Councilmen Hatcher Nutting Boynton and Judge Candler discusses enforcing the lewd houses law. Police Chief Beavers says no orders restrict action. officials consider registration, fines, beer claims, and solvency costs as the four hour session ends with a plan to reconvene next Thursday to hear a subcommittee's final recommendation.
Local report forecasts thundery showers Saturday and likely Sunday across Georgia. Temperature outlook shows near normal highs and lows, with rainfall data indicating recent totals and month-to-date excesses. Continuous unsettled conditions expected with limited sunshine.
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