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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1915
Page
4
Kansas City dispatch reports Vice President Marshall supports military training in high schools and colleges, saying it should not be forced yet could train officers for war without loss of time. He notes training volunteers would need many leaders and schools are best places to prepare them.
Britain awards Captain Charles Blackler master of the American steamship Ruby of Philadelphia a medal for aiding officers and crew of the British ship Harpalyce sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine on April 10.
New Orleans reports indicate United Fruit liner Marowijne, overdue from Belize, may have foundered or run ashore near the Yucatán channel after a late August hurricane. Efforts to locate the vessel, listed passengers and crew, and radio appeals to ships in the Gulf persist as U S Navy supports the search and captains’ names are noted.
Obituaries note the deaths of Lula L Kingsbery aged 66 at a private hospital and Ethel B Howe aged 38 at Patterson's chapel with survivors listed. Also Mary Lou Lane 76 dies at a private hospital with sister Mary H Gill named. Mixed in is a report that Augustus X Washington was reelected president of the National Negro Business League for a 16th term, with resolutions praising race progress and upholding law over mob rule.
President Woodrow Wilson slipped from the White House in an auto to Philadelphia, visited an oculist, and spent hours riding in the country. He lunched in a city hotel dining room, strolled downtown, and returned to Washington by a Pullman car after a chaotic, largely unpublicized trip aided by six Secret Service men.
The Marietta report details reactions to the Frank lynching, noting Coroner Booth vows to pursue the unknown perpetrators. Residents call the event a past storm, express mixed feelings, and describe a calm city. The cotton bagging covered oak tree remains guarded, with owner Frey resisting sale despite offers.
State prison commission plans to return to the estate prison farm next Monday to complete work interrupted by the lynching of Leon and Frank. The project includes building new structures and installing waterworks and a sewage disposal plant as authorized by the last General Assembly.
The state prison commission reveals the mob that seized Warden Smith’s gun during the Frank abduction did not remove it. Smith appeared at his door with a pump gun which the mob took, but the weapon was later found in the warden’s office, apparently left there on purpose.
Paris August 19 The French academy designated 71 Frenchmen killed in action as prize recipients for literature The Birench language prize went to the Superior Normal school with funds split between relief and alumni funds amid wartime tribute
The German American Alliance of Colorado sent a letter to President Wilson protesting the planned British war loan in the United States. The group argues the loan would violate neutrality and draw the country into the war.
Galveston Texas faces power water and gas restoration delays as martial law persists and relief work continues. Officials report sufficient provisions for a month, widespread business reopening, and growing communications despite water shortages and damaged infrastructure. Nearby Texas City and St Louis report flood impacts and ongoing casualty tallies with no confirmed deaths in St Louis.
Bridgeport Conn August 20 More labor unrest appeared in the city factories as Bryant Electric workers walked out for the eight hour day and better shop conditions. Five hundred Star Shirt workers quit before noon and forty at the International Silver factory joined the strike along with about two hundred at Electric Cable. Miss Mary Scully AFL organizer warned that if the eight hour day is not granted, a city wide strike could involve about twenty six thousand workers within two weeks.
The Southern and Business College reports a record number of fall term applications and early entrants. A prospective student exchange highlights quick hiring for diploma holders with a starting salary around $4260 annually. Visitors urged to contact A C Briscoe or W Arnold at 10 West Mitchell Street for enrollment details.
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