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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1915
Page
2
Panama December 18 The Panama canal resumes traffic after a major slide closure. Ten ships will transit tomorrow as dredging and favorable weather speed recovery and reduce clearance for all drafts soon after the new year. Crews report progress despite the danger of further slides.
Ida Mae and Ada Mansfield, missing for eighteen years, were located in Macon, Georgia. A letter from their Missouri relatives promised a good home and chance to join them there. Their aunt’s message notes wealth and happiness ahead for the sisters. Their grandmother in Missouri reportedly became speechless upon learning they were alive.
New Orleans December 18 Following an injunction restraining Adjutant General McNeese and other militia officers from interfering with a mass meeting at Gretna Jefferson parish District Attorney L B Marrero Jr served the injunction on the adjutant general The meeting proceeded with no disturbance and troops secured the route to the venue The broader political note covers presidential and gubernatorial campaign dynamics in Georgia with figures like Dr L G Hardman and Solicitor Hugh M Dorsey mentioned in ongoing party plans and possible candidacy discussions.
Georgia politics swirl as central committee backs Governor Harris for prohibitionist unity while Dr. Hardman draws strong support from pro prohibitionists. Governors Harris and Hardman prepared formal declarations but delayed due to undisclosed constraints. Harris stresses law enforcement and better government with prohibition as a core plank.
New York Police Commissioner Woods argues the city police would be worth ten full regiments in an emergency. He cites a prepared plan ensuring each member knows duties, enabling rapid action without army aid. Major General Leonard Wood endorses the system as unprecedented and ready.
Washington reports October exports reached 128,080,281 dollars, a record. Imports for the ten months ending October totaled 2,860,615,448 dollars, also a record.
A vintage advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a guard against indigestion after meals. It claims tablets aid digestion, enrich blood, and rebuild gastric fluids, with a 50 cent price and an offer to mail a free trial package from B A Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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