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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1912

Page

8

Wilson to Campaign in the Middle West This Week

Governor Woodrow Wilson returns from his weekend retreat and schedules rallies in Union Hill and Trenton. National committeemen Davies and Senator O Gorman plan a western swing with stops in Indianapolis and Chicago to organize operations. Campaigning may be delayed by Congress extending its session, but a large turnout is planned with Burleson Palmer and others aiding.

Geargirt N. J Woodrow Wilson Platt-Deutscher Volkpfest Verein Union Hill M. J Trenton Democratic League Asbury Park Joseph E. Davies Wisconsin Mr. Davies Chicago Senator O'Gorman New York Spring Lake Sarier Wilson Middle West Congress O'Gorman Culberson Gore Burleson Texas Palmer Pennsylvania

More Squealing on the Grafters

Springs Arkansas Sam Schepps wanted by District Attorney Whitman as the remaining material witness in the Rosenthal murder left Buffalo for New York tonight. The train will reach Albany early tomorrow morning with rumors of a meeting by Whitman there. Schepps, claimed as the keystone of the evidence, spent Sunday here and would travel on after a brief hotel stay. Sandler, Schepps’s counsel, remained largely in private, focused on preserving any testimony for New York. Whitman’s reception plans for Schepps were not disclosed.

Hig Hotel Rosenthal St Bernard H. Sandler Scheppa Niagara Ells New York Whitman Schepps Rubin

Banks as Agents During Campaigns and Emancipation

Woodrow Wilson advocates banks acting as agents in campaigns to fund popular subscriptions. He argues this would prove renewed popular sovereignty and free government from self serving financiers. He endorses the contributors movement as a commendable tool toward this goal and urges action by associates.

Campaigs Woodrow Wilson

John Y. Smith Campaign for Fulton County Legislature

John Y. Smith is qualified to represent Fulton County in the Legislature. Supporters say he brings experience and local ties, urging voters to back him in the upcoming election.

John Y. Smith Fulton County

Poem of Passion by aged monarch Nicholas of Montenegro

Berlin reports the elder ruler Nicholas of Montenegro has written a long poem “The Power of Love” translated by the German minister at Cettinje. The verse mixes Venus and Mars motifs, noting his wartime fame and gray hairs. Sudermann plans opera librettos and new plays, while German efforts push literature exchanges and copyright talks with Russia. Bernard Aston reports.

Berlin Caar Nicholas Montenegro Cettinje Vossische Zeitung Czar Nicholas Venus Mars Hermann Sudermann Italy Rome Milan Ravenna Ezio Camussi Sudermann Johannis Suer Mas Claudius Claudianus Honorius Germany Russia Haiti Tunis Japan China France Rusala Verevkin Bernard Aston

Mortuary Notices From Georgia: Several Deaths Reported

The region reported multiple deaths including Ida Jones of Hapeville age unknown, and H J Randall of Vining Station age 74. Also S D Baker age 22 and Carrie Kite eight months died same period with funeral arrangements set at Poole’s chapel and Green View grave. Interments planned in Greensboro Norcross and West View.

Ida Jones Hapeville Mr. Jones W.C. Boyce Greensboro A. C. Hemperley East Point H. IL. Randall H. J. Randall Vining Station Vining Methodist Church Carrie Kite Carrie Herbert Kite Fairburn Poole Tcchapel West - View

Governor Marshall Chosen as Democratic VP Nominee

Indianapolis August 18 Governor Marshall will be formally notified as the Democratic party's vice presidential pick at 2 PM Tuesday. The event features a downtown parade, a hotel luncheon hosted by Thomas Taggart, speeches by Judge Alton B Parker, and a reception at the Marshall home. Notables from across the country are expected to attend, though National Chairman McCombs and Wilson may be absent.

Indianapolis Ind Govarnor Marshall Demoocratic Party United States Indiana Democratic Club University Square Thomaa Taggart Indiana Marshall Taggart William F. McCombs New York Woodrow Wilson

Big Street Work Before Council

The council will review a plan to cut down the bump at Trinity avenue and improve Trinity between Whitehall and Forsyth. Whitehall street upgrades would lift cross-street values in a large south city area. A profile and new grade for Whitehall will be drawn, with cost estimates sought, and council likely to push for rapid progress.

Trinity Avenue Whitehall Forsyth Streets Whitehall Street

How Speed Mania Was Cured by Moderation and Fines

H. H. Windsor notes that cities can reduce motor vehicle deaths by enforcing a reasonable speed limit. Chicago limited speed to 15 miles per hour legally and 20 unofficially, arresting and heavily fining violators, with harsher penalties on a second offense. The single judge system created records and after a week fines fell sharply, showing rapid reform without banning cars.

Chicago H. H. Windsor Popular Mechanics Magazine

European Aeronautical Institutions and American Pace

European aeronautical research centers include private civil institutes and government funded military related ones. Dr A I Zahm notes Europe leads in organized aeronautical study, contrasting with American progress which remains scattered and exploratory. The article urges establishment of a national aeronautical institute in the United States to match European capabilities.

Aeronautic Institute Europe A. I. Zahm Aero Club of America Popular Mechanics

Motion Pictures From Rio Grande Reclamation Work

Popular Mechanics notes a Gov project film series on the Engle dam at Elephant Butte New Mexico part of the Rio Grande reclamation effort. A basket suspended from a cableway carried a camera into a foundation pit on the west riverbank where it was lowered 400 feet and three charges were fired while pictures were taken.

Engle Dam Elephant Butte New Mexico Rio Grande Popular Mechanics Bo Ee A

London house boys replace waiting maids for American wives

In London August 18 an American women living there notes that many housewives hire "house boys" to perform maid duties. These youths, ages twelve to sixteen and mostly orphans, work 6:30 am, attend lessons, and are trained as specialists from dishwashing to gardening. They stay until about seventeen, then receive outfits and placements as butlers, footmen, or in other jobs, with some ending in Canada or the Cape mounted police. The system, run from Marylebone, claims high efficiency and lower cost than traditional servants.

London Mary Ann Marylebone J.W. Budd Tech Canada Cape Mounted Police United States

Public school heating and ventilation bid in Carrollton Ga

Bids to heat and ventilate the new Carrollton public school with seven classrooms and one auditorium will be let on January 20 at 2 PM. Plans are at L. Walker's office. Committee may reject any bid. A 5 percent certified check is required. H. Barron, Building Committee Secretary.

Carrollton L. Walker H. Barron

Memory Machine Keeps Busy Men On Time

A New York inventor describes a desk memory device in Popular Mechanics that uses a coiled spring and clockwork to remind a professional of future engagements. The device resembles a desk clock with three pigeonhole sets for months days and quarters of an hour. A user drops a memorandum card into the correct slot and a bell rings when the time arrives, dropping the card into view.

New York Popular Mechanics

Religious Opinion From Judge on Army of the Lord

A fragmenting dialogue shows a religious sentiment with lines about joining the army of the Lord. The exchange features dialect and questions about membership, reflecting a preacherly or courtroom devotional tone.

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