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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
10
Fragmented OCR lists scattered items from city news and regional notices. Mentions health, public works, a national capitol reference, and community events with unfamiliar names and garbled wording. Readable pieces reference health programs, supervision, and local gatherings without clear dates or outcomes.
Dallas on July 6 W A Laduque a hotel clerk was fatally shot by his wife who shot five times as he spoke on a telephone four shots struck him and he died soon after. Mrs Laduque formerly Minnie Rhilling of Paris Texas sister to a famous jockey was arrested released on 5.09 bond. She cut wires at her boarding house prior to the attack and sent a telegram to Laduque’s mother promising to talk later.
In a long running dispute the Southern railway era arbitration awards raise monthly wages for several thousand employees. Foremen yards crews and carpenters receive 32.50 to 40 per month increases with assistant foremen and other crafts gaining 7 40 monthly. Effective May 1, 1912 to June 30, 1943 measures carry no appeal. Judge Pritchard acts as umpire after failure to agree.
Savings depositors are assured safety of principal and a 4 percent interest rate by the Trust Company of Georgia in a brief notice emphasizing secure funds and reliable savings services.
Washington July 5—A subcommittee conference suggested the money trust inquiry will be deferred through the summer and likely until after the November elections. Majority belief favored not continuing the probe during the political year to avoid harming either party and causing market disruption. The subcommittee will meet soon to formalize the plan.
Washington July 5 Representative Hull of Tennessee introduced a bill to amend the Sherman anti trust law. It would impose a fine equal to 39 percent of a corporation’s net earnings on conviction. The text also alludes to a project showing hymn histories with chords and music on screen for congregational singing.
The Cave Springs school for the deaf faced censure from its board over lip reading, urging sign language instead. The report calls for stricter reach to deaf children statewide and suggests shifting toward manual sign methods when speech is unattainable. A Georgia deaf convention followed, endorsing sign language and proposing Macon as a better site for the Cave Springs school. Savannah was chosen for the 1914 convention with W R Jones as president and L K Marchbanks as vice president.
The University of Georgia hosts a noon declamation contest concluding a statewide series of literary, musical, and athletic events. Winners across districts are announced for recitation, oral spelling, and scholarship contests, with district champions earning top prizes and a $390 Brennan conservatory scholarship finale.
The Atlanta post office added three letter carriers and twelve clerks in the fiscal year. Regular carriers total 44 with 18 substitutes, and 159 clerical names appear on the pay rolls. Seven rural free delivery men and 24 special delivery carriers keep the service moving. Expanded territory, Battle Hill, and new sub stations prompted more help. seven branch carrier stations supply mail to patrons. Postmaster McKee notes potential automobile experiments to speed mail collection, following instructions to open postal savings at station C and station A in West End.
Captain W. H. Phelps, Atlanta broker, toured northern cities over ten days carrying his Confederate gray uniform and war sword. He visited Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Norfolk, Richmond, and returned home, sharing why he brought the relics to show relatives who had never seen them. The piece notes his early service from Columbus, capture, imprisonment, and eventual liberty after the war. It also mentions governance changes in an unrelated Georgia education association and a new editor-in-chief for a proposed quarterly.
The Atlanta Clearing House Association reports a 13 percent gain in bank clearings for the first half of 1912 versus the prior year. Total clearings reach 343 million dollars, with a substantial rise in building permits and ongoing city construction despite record rainfall. Post office receipts show a solid fiscal year gain near ten percent.
Effective Sunday July 7 Southern Railway train No 6 will depart Atlanta at 12 20 p m for Macon arriving 2 55 p m Returning train No 5 will depart Macon at 1 25 p m arriving Atlanta 4 00 p m The notice provides exact times for through service between Atlanta and Macon Ga.
Washington reports Eugene Prince, described as the man without a country, will become a citizen once the president signs the joint resolution approved by both houses. Prince, born in Russia to John Henry Prince, has no prior American citizenship and held no status to be naturalized, while his grandfather was American. The House and Senate unanimously backed unconditional admission to citizenship and its privileges.
Hartford July 6. In quest of 6000 dollars worth of jewelry stolen from Dr. Smith’s home authorities plan to plow the entire 10 acre lot to a depth of three feet. William Castle Haven, a black man, confessed to the robbery and says the gems were hurled there. Haven is serving a ten year sentence at Charlestown.
Andrew Hoffman, of Appleton Wisconsin, died after chewing a torpedo he mistook for candy. Police reported he had caramels and other wrappers in his pocket when the deadly item was consumed, his facial injuries described as severe.
In Rye New York Mrs Allen Ross and her two children aged 12 and 10 were drowned in Long Island Sound near their home after a rescue attempt by Mrs Ross who, though unable to swim, tried to save them. The husband arrived to find them on the beach as the tide receded.
At a Colonial Beach resort near Washington on the Potomac a large Fourth of July crowd watched a stuffed figure of William Jennings Bryan hang from a mast bearing a placard. It was set on fire after bullets were fired, then drifted ashore and became a local talking point.
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