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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1913
Page
1
In Lawrence Massachusetts on June 20 a wooden walk to a bathhouse collapsed under a crowd of about forty boys awaiting opening. At least twelve drowned, with more feared in the swift Merrimac river. Rescue teams recovered twelve bodies by night, while others were pulled from the water and revived.
Washington June 30 Special Friends of William McKinley the martyr president protest against Postmaster General Burleson order that all one cent postal cards bear Thomas Jefferson image They hope to convince Burleson that the tribute belongs to McKinley The McKinley Club of Canton Ohio will make a vigorous fight to keep McKinley on the cards
Nashville reports Tennessee's compulsory education law becomes effective tomorrow. It requires all children ages to 14 to attend school, with a maximum age of 16 for those who cannot read or write. Attendance officers will be elected by the school boards.
Classified notices urge readers to use The Constitution pieces for opportunities and swaps. Samples show Wanted first class presser, For Sale two 2 ton motor trucks, a 5 room bungalow near car line priced 1750, Wanted to Borrow 7000 at 8 percent on real estate worth 25000, plus gym outfits and seven motor boats offered at various prices.
Unresolved committee vote delays seating of Bleckley county’s Leo Browning and Wheeler county’s Douglas McArthur. Powell argues all counties deserve representation while federal law limits the 184 seat house. advocates fear five year delay if new counties wait for elections. The panel voted in executive session with some members favoring seating the new representatives.
Speaker Burwell finished assembling his house committees and plans to announce them Tuesday morning once President Randolph Anderson is ready for Senate lists. Ed Wahlwender of Muscogee will chair general judiciary No. 1. Shelby Myrick of Chatham chairs constitutional amendments. R B Blackburn of Fulton is vice chair of rules. Other publicized chairs include Ways and Means L R Akin Glynn, Appropriations Crawford Wheatley Sumter, Special Judiciary Louis F E Wisdom Forsyth.
Two motorcycle officers halted a planned ambush last night on West Hunter Street after a trolley conductor was badly beaten in a prior clash with several Black men. A pistol fight broke out, with authorities reporting at least two assailants wounded and one Negro youth arrested. The conductor H R Garrett defended himself, then was injured and relieved from duty. Night Chief Jett ordered extra patrols along the line to deter a second attempt.
Mexico Missouri June 30 John Nichol son of Vandalia Missouri pleaded guilty in court to murdering his wife Bertie Nicholson and their nine year old adopted son Horace by pouring oil on them as they slept and setting fire to their bed clothing. Nicholson was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the penitentiary tonight ten days after the tragedy. Testimony showed Nichol son was obsessed with his adopted daughter Bessie and sought to kill his wife to obtain her one thousand dollar life insurance.
Georgia senate president Randolph Anderson announces the upper house committee slate. Listings include Agriculture Chennault, Appropriations Converse, Auditing Taylor, Hygiene Johnson, Commerce Word, General Judiciary Mel Nell, Special Judiciary Elkins, Military Affairs Converse, Mines Moore, Penitentiary Tarver, Banking Hale, Constitutional Amendments Harrell, Corporations Bartz, County and County Matters Rushin, Finance Miller, Insurance DuBose, Rules Anderson, State Sanitarium Lonino, Temperance Hixon, University of Georgia Allen, Western and Atlantic Brown, Public Properties Watts, Public Roads Turner, Railroads Peyton, among others.
Nashville Tenn June 30 A tele phone message from Alexandria Tenn says that at Greenvale Tenn 29 miles southeast of there this morning Henry S Dodd aged 50 a farmer shot and killed his wife aged 49 and then committed death by own action He used a riffle It is said they had not lived happily to gether for some time Eleven children survive The blacks halted and began returning the fire Barricaded behind a huge stone pile Shumate and Palmer fired into the gang of negroes until their ammunition was exhausted The would be highwaymen finally took refuge in the woods One negro who had evidently disprained his ankle was captured Two negroes he declared had again been wounded by the police
Joseph F. Thibadeau, longtime superintendent of deliveries, will not be reinstated after talks with Bolling H. Jones. Thibadeau had been out of the post office for over a year amid political controversy, and business leaders urged his restoration. Jones advised Thibadeau to refrain from reentry actions as new information altered the situation. Continued on Page Two.
A vintage classifieds snippet lists lemon prices at 2234¢ per dozen and eggs at 1814c per dozen, along with New Potatoes at 3c per quart. Also advertised are age size Peanut Butter, flannel and serge trousers for 4.50, silk shirts from 3, men’s silk suits at 15, and a basket of fancy red ripe tomatoes for 25 cents.
At Gettysburg fifty years after the civil conflict, 40 000 veterans gather in a four day semicolon event. Blue and gray unite in peace as gray haired women from the village and former schoolgirls sing Rally Round the Flag Boys. Officials report large crowds and a shared pledge to forget past bitterness.
Weather bulletin reports thundery showers in Georgia regions with Tuesday and Wednesday activity. Details include temperatures from low to high, mean and normal values, rainfall in the last 24 hours, and monthly deficiency figures. Local report notes southern areas most affected.
Chicago and midwest cities reel under six day heat wave with temperatures up to 108 degrees. At least 46 deaths reported in Chicago, many from heat and related actions. Ambulances and police rush to treat victims as city records a brutal, unprecedented June heat. Milwaukee reports thirteen deaths as scorching heat persists across Denver to Pittsburgh.
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