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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1913
Page
11
Court imposes criminal stamp on all Corners and Corners restraints alleging Sherman Act violations. Text mix shows garbled OCR but references anti trust claim and attempts to curb gambling in commodities. Mentions Barr and Peto, various places and figures, with unclear dates and events.
B Rosenfeld the tailor announces new location at 10 South Pryor Street with big reductions on suits and overcoats.
A traveling salesman earning 150 dollars a month plus expenses seeks a steady position with a reputable firm offering advancement. He can sell goods and present himself to the business community with professionalism. Respond to Traveling Man in care of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court upholds the indictment charging James Patten, Eugene Scales, Frank Hayne, and William Brown with conspiring to run a cotton corner. The decision returns the case to a lower court for trial on the facts while affirming that a proven corner violates the Sherman Act, and notes a dissent by Justice Lurton.
Ogden Mills Reid inherits a fortune as the Tribune company heads toward market control. The aging leader steps aside, with younger executives shaping policy while Congress and state legislatures debate antitrust laws. The piece notes the Sherman Act as a potential remedy to curb corporate concentration without blocking future sales.
The wife defended the judge amid impeachment proceedings. Senators questioned disclosure of correspondence and the judge's motive in questioning officials. Archbald denied knowledge of a silent party agreement and pressed for expediting a railroad option decision tied to the Katydid dump.
Washington January 6 Senator Bristow of Kansas presented a proposal for a seven member Industrial Commission to take over burdens of corporations with interstate gross receipts over 2 090 000. The body would mimic the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate industrial concerns, aiming to curb extortionate practices without destroying business, and would not interfere with honest operations. He cited Standard Oil and Teapot Dome cases as showing courts were ineffective for supervising big business.
New York dispatch states Morgan sails tomorrow on the Adriatic to explore buried sites near Akharghe. He plans to inspect the progress of a prior expedition and is expected to visit the same area on this trip.
In Macon on January 6 13 year old J Dillard Johnson employed by G Bernd company was struck by a descending elevator in the Bernd building. He looked down the shaft while on the second floor and was hit as the cage descended. Skull fractured and neck broken. He died en route to hospital. Son of Mrs Mary Johnson 325 Calhoun street.
A fragment shows a father questioning a son's wish to be a prizefighter. The son, eager, argues that boxing offers status and money, while the parent expresses concern over risk and career prospects. The exchange hints at generational views on sport and ambition.
The court voided state laws limiting carrier liability after the Carmack amendment, ruling Congress regulates interstate ship damages. It also struck down state recourse laws and rejected penalties for failure to furnish cars, upholding federal Hepburn rules on car provision. Justice Lurton warned against using undervalued property to game rates.
South Carolina Supreme Court issues final order determining the custody split for B R Tillman Jr and his former wife Lucy Dugas. The daughters will spend July and August each year with the father and the remaining time with the mother, alternating Saturdays during custody. The action stems from habeas corpus proceedings initiated by Tillman to regain custody after a court placed the children in Mrs Dugas care.
New York January 6 The conference committee for the Atlantic eastern railroads proposes wage increases for nearly all firemen and a standard two fireman rule on certain engines. A minimum and maximum pay range is set, with ten hour days for routes under 100 miles. If accepted by firemen the schedules take effect when remaining issues are settled. The firemen committee will study the proposal and respond to railroad managers later.
President Wilmer J L Moore announced the appointment of two new committees yesterday. The membership committee includes Ivan E B Allen as chair, WV H Kriegshaber, J Ro A Hobson, Albert Howell Jr, and Colonel Wol Prel Mell NR Wilkinson. A second committee will arrange for a reception to traveling men with members Lynn, Port and Brooks Margene.
Local report says Deputy Warden T J Lake probes alleged trespass by Nimrod Perry on Drew Paulk property in Irwin county. Warden Mercer may pursue a warrant if Paull sues, while Perry had claimed hunting rights on Take Paulk’s land but not on Drew Paulk’s estate near Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Thousands of men combat cold to save orange and lemon crops valued at nearly 50 million dollars. Smudge pots blaze across a 125 mile radius near Los Angeles as weather bureau predicts continuing freezing conditions. Growers report limited shipments and anticipate price impacts from last season’s severe losses.
Newark January 6 Cipriano Castro takes charge in his deportation fight and seeks a superseding writ of habeas corpus. Judge Holt grants the writ returnable January 10, aiming for a more detailed immigration response. Castro, Venezuela ex-president, says confinement did not aid him. Good Roads Work Begins in Waycross Georgia. County gang moves to widening the Waycross Blackshear road, a major local improvement.
Dr Mary Halton directs fifty young women in a post dinner canvass to win woman suffrage. They will call in pairs on young men with specific appeals, targeting 116000 voters. An affiliated anti suffrage group, the League of Civic Federation of Women, dissolved today.
Trenton, N J January 6 Governor Wilson wired Democratic members of the legislature to meet him tomorrow to discuss the election of a state treasurer The governor issued a statement opposing banker Edward I Edwards and favoring Edward E Gross Democratic state chairman in which he said I am sincerely sorry that the matter should have been given the air of a contest I entertain nothing but the warmest personal feeling toward Mr Edwards I feel that it is unwise and inexpedient that a Handel should be elected treasurer of the state.
M E Manly twenty three, son of a Griffin cotton planter, was arrested by detectives at Whitehall department store on a worthless check claim from June for 37 dollars. His wife visited police after his arrest. Bond set at 100 dollars. he could not reach his Griffin parents. Manly had married Mizwood after a swift two month courtship and traveled the south. He attended North Georgia Agricultural College and was known in Charleston social circles.
A cynic states from front experience that a Magnist could master all modern tongues except his wife’s, as reported by the London Standard. The remark hints at humorous domestic language challenges and social commentary from the era.
Fragmentary OCR captures a remark about “pure vassedness” contrasted with human nature. The readable portion hints at a critical view of purity as a misnomer, suggesting underlying human tendencies or traits.
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