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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1915
Page
3
United States officials pressed on the impact of detentions already made on shippers who hesitated to export cargoes due to hazards. The article discusses the indecision of British authorities in applying their own rules and notes officials finding the British argument novel that it could not.
South must have more flour mills as the midget marvel roller mill promises home or local production profits. The Anglo American Mill Co promotes a self contained small mill usable with eight HP to produce 12 to 50 barrels daily, with many already in the South and hundreds in operation nationwide.
The British Foreign Secretary explains policy on neutral commerce, detentions, and contraband. He cites principle of noninterference except to prevent enemy trade, outlines copper and cotton issues, prize court rationale, and describes searches in ports to prove suspected contraband amid wartime disruption.
A fragmentary historical note quotes BE Grey outlining Britain’s position on naval interference with contraband. He states the government does not seek to contest general legal principles, aims to restrict actions to contraband destined for the enemy, and expresses readiness to explain detention bases and arrange reparations to avoid harming neutral shipowners and trade with the United States and other neutrals.
Representative Dudley M. Hughes of Georgia faces a suffrage delegation led by Miss Jeannette Rankin. He argues against the federal amendment citing states rights and Reconstruction issues, expressing concerns about reviving race politics. Rankin leaves convinced a single vote against the resolution may come from Georgia.
A stream of obituary notices from the Atlanta area lists several deaths and funeral plans. Items include a 34 year old man dying on a Southern train between Chatanooga and Rome. a William B. Hopson, 80, at 101 Peachtree Place. Mrs. T A Roper's funeral at Mount Carmel. Mrs. Fannie Whittle, 64, of Kirkwood. W Q Evans, 63, of Rochella. and Geneva Stephens, a four year old child, with details of surviving relatives and burial arrangements at Patterson's and Poole's chapels and local churches.
London reports express strong approval of Sir Edward Grey's reply to the American protest over delays to American cargoes held by British warships. Newspapers call the note prompt and conciliatory while acknowledging limits on policy changes. Editorials urge moderation, noting the difficulty of distinguishing neutral trade and the need to balance blockade duty with fair play.
Mrs Governor J Slaton arranges a session for the Atlanta Woman's club with an all American composer program. Features include Miss Wana Tucker on talk of American composers, McDowell plan selections, and multiple vocal numbers by Mrs H B Beach Mr Wilford Waters and others with pianists Miss Mayme Clyburn James Wardwell and Miss Ethel Beyer.
In Tifton Georgia on January 10 a twenty year mortgage for 30 million dollars is filed by the International Agricultural Corporation to the Bankers Trust Company and Frank H B Close as trustees. The mortgage dates May 1 1912 and expires May 1 1932 and the document runs about 70,000 words across fifty two pages.
John H Boston Sr longtime railroad man with the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line is seriously ill at his son Joseph B Boston’s residence at 635 Peachtree Street. The notice notes his fifty years of service and ill health as the lead detail.
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