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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
6
A recall campaign in the Seventh Ward, aided by 100 volunteers, planned a ward canvass to sign petitions to remove Mayor Woodward and six police commissioners who demoted Chief Beavers. Leaders Crenshaw McElreath and councilmen White and McCord spoke as petitions circulated and more ward meetings were announced.
Reported raid by Mexican raiders on U S outposts near Harlingen and Mercedes. Troops from the Twelfth Cavalry moved from Harlingen toward Mercedes after the river crossing. General Carranza issues an unyielding reply as Washington reports developments.
The article reports a dramatic shift in foreign exchange as the American dollar rises and sterling falls, with bankers meeting informally to consider remedies. It notes potential profit from selling American securities abroad, a proposed large foreign credit, gold shipments, and expected dollar dominance over pounds in international finance.
Miss Eugenia Hamilton Dearing aged 18 died Monday in Asheville North Carolina. The body will be brought to Patterson's chapel Tuesday morning for a funeral at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. She is survived by her grandmother Mrs J D Duke two aunts Mrs Ralph J Brown and Mrs Brondine Dabney and one uncle Albin P Dearing of Athens.
Resolutions of regret were adopted Monday in Atlanta upon the death of L. R Warren of Richmond. Warren, a representative of the Phoenix Insurance Company of London, helped found the Southern Underwriters Association at New Holland Virginia in 1882. A committee of Thomas Peters WF Pattillo and Edward J signed the resolutions.
John Spence Jr., 19, son of a local furniture dealer on Tilden Street near Howells station, was rushed to Grady Hospital Monday night after ingesting a large dose of carbolic acid. Despondent over months of unemployment, he had left Atlanta for Jackson Pills but found no work, then returned and attempted self harm. Doctors reported a serious but hopeful prognosis as his throat and mouth were badly burned.
In Fitzgerald Florida on August 16 Jack Hutcheson a 28 year old painter was shot and killed by automoblie mechanic John Anderson 35. Anderson was wounded in the leg by Sheriff W H Fountain as he tried to flee. Witness Max Webb says Hutcheson fell after the first shot and Anderson fired four more into his body as he lay in the street. Sheriff Fountain ordered Anderson to stop but he fled. Fountain shot twice more injuring Anderson in the leg and hip. Wallace Keeney is held as a material witness. Both men had recent marriages. The crowd included visitors for a Confederate reunion when the shooting occurred.
Galveston faced high winds 65 to 73 mph with gusts to 90 mph and heavy rain. Damage described as very slight, though windows and exposed woodwork suffered. Barometer 29 inches, city dark at night, waterways flooded, evacuations mounted, life-saving crews on standby, ships stood off shore pending updates.
Jackson Ga August 16 Special term of Butts superior court convened this morning by Judge W E H Searcy Jr of Griffin He charged the grand jury stressing enforcement of all kinds There is a vast amount of business on the calendar Civil cases will be tried early in the week and about Wednesday criminal cases will be reached There are two important murder cases for trial at this term and several other lesser criminal charges Only one week of court will be held at this time though an adjourned term may be necessary later in the year This is Judge Searcy s first appearance in Jackson as presiding judge since his elevation by Governor Slaton upon the death of Judge KR T Daniel
In Lyerly Georgia on August 16 two 18 year old burglars Sam Higgins and Hendrick Smith were arrested in Lafayette after being found with stolen goods from W. J. Shattuck store. They confessed to further robberies at Tunnel Hill and the local depot, and are jailed in Lafayette.
Rome Ga August 16 Special Encouraging reports from the Forrest highway line extending from Birmingham to Rome indicate rapid progress under H A Wheeling Forrest Highway association secretary The project calls for a 30 foot right of way 20 foot roadbed and a 12 foot hard middle surface Work continues at a record pace Cherokee county Alabama mobilizes 280 workers for grading plus 600 volunteers on Good Roads day Hiowah county hamlet contract covers 314 miles from Gadsden to St Clair county Etowah county line grading near completion at Ashville to Etowah county line.
The article notes a vacation lull at the Atlanta penitentiary with only three inmates admitted since August 11. Typical monthly arrivals range from 100 to 300, averaging about 150 over the last three months, and records have fallen due to the slow period. An influx is expected after vacation season ends.
In Duluth an opening session of the national mercantile agencies conference heard speakers forecast brighter business prospects than in three years. They predicted a wave of prosperity soon to sweep the country and discussed a resolution to broaden mercantile services by involving agencies in smaller cities, though no action was taken.
At the Strand theater stronger photoplays are shown this week with The De Barare and a Sta rday Lady Audley. The cast features Miss Bara in diverse roles from Helen Ta bys to Lucy Graham and Lady Audley, delivering intense emotional work. The film culminates in the tragic scene at the Well, earning strong audience engagement. The Strand orchestra provides live accompaniment, and the production is praised for its scenery and climactic moments.
News from Louisville Kentucky reports the death at 89 of Mrs Thomas H Boden grandmother of G C Boden manager at Harry G Pools undertaking firm. She leaves a son Thomas L H Boden and daughter Mea W T Grunwald of Louisville and twenty three grandchildren. Funeral was to be held today from the residence in Louisville.
In Lyerly Georgia drought lasts four weeks with spotty rains nearby. Crops suffer widespread damage as drought persists. Barden track is a total loss and corn further ruined beyond redemption.
Troup county's first bale of 1915 cotton arrived in LaGrange this afternoon carried by J. J. Lambert. The 427 pound bale was grown at Pine Crest farm near Louis, owned by James Gwynn of Atlanta. The farm had previously set the county farm base last year on August 17.
An old advertisement claims a blood cleanse pill called S. S. S. quickly cures malaria by cleansing the blood. It promises rapid relief from ague and energy restoration, urging readers to obtain the product at druggists and solicit free medical advice from the company in Atlanta.
Mrs Oliver Boswell Bailey, sole living direct descendant of Dr Josiah Boswell, declares she will claim the $100000 fortune left by Dr Boswell. She asserts the will distribute to twenty heirs including Lucy Gartrell and Bartow Gartrell of Atlanta, and has hired counsel to begin action.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun announces a change from morning to afternoon publication effective today. The move creates two local afternoon papers alongside the Ledger which has long published in the evening. The unusual first night includes no type setting except Sundays.
In Sumter County Georgia a special election was ordered for the unexpired term of FP Williams, deceased, with the office worth $3,000 yearly. Several candidates have announced, as county officials and citizens failed to abolish the office during the recent legislative session due to political lobbying.
Sumter county tax returns for the current year show a decrease exceeding $500,000 compared with last year. Land values and city property show no declines. the reduction is attributed to other general shrinkage. The Bank of Southwestern Georgia failure in March accounts for nearly half the drop, as it held capital stock of $100,000 and an alleged surplus of the same amount.
Jackson Georgia August 16 Special Farmers Union warehouses in Jackson have installed six inch water mains and 300 feet of fire hose to improve fire protection. An additional room will be added to the building, which has capacity for several thousand bales and is touted as one of the largest and best managed in the country.
In Bridgeport on August 16 between 1,500 and 1,800 workers at Warner Bros corset factory walked out demanding an eight hour day with ten hours pay. The strikers are nearly all women and girls.
A heavy woman complains Vitalitas makes her thinner while her husband grows fat, claiming rapid weight changes from a tonic marketed by Jacobs' Pharmacy. She cites stomach trouble and rheumatism, while the ad touts Vitalitas as a universal corrective for derangements of stomach liver kidneys and blood. Demonstrations urged at 28 Whitehall St.
The Atlanta bar of Commerce and local agricultural interests depart this evening to attend the Southern Cattlemen association in Birmingham to invite the 1918 convention to Atlanta. A special car departs at 7 tonight with leaders including James D. Price, state commissioner of agriculture, who will give the opening addresses and invite the association to meet in Atlanta next year.
Fifty veterans from the Confederate Veterans home left yesterday for Fitzgerald Georgia to attend the State Confederate reunion. They travel as guests of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railway and are to arrive at 3 PM. The group will depart Fitzgerald Thursday afternoon for the return trip.
The Georgia governor refused a requisition to bring the publicity figure Hub Taley back from Florida to Fulton county to answer a charge related to Healing an automobile. The note mentions Stone's Golden Sunbeam Cake as an ad.
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