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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1912
Page
7
A garbled early 20th century notice outlines subscription rates for The Constitution in Atlanta with various terms and agents. The piece then pivots to an opinion laden wrap of Democratic politics, mentions figures like Bryan Roosevelt Taft and references conventions and broader political sentiment, within a chaotic collage of era chatter.
Pelican La farmer John P. Mulkey proposes two methods to cut living costs: spur production by placing thousands on idle acres and form rural loan societies to finance land purchases on long terms. He cites Baltimore platform support for European rural credit models like Raiffeisen, urges banks to back improved farm lands, and foresees widespread private small-farm ownership as economic stability and philanthropy.
George A. Cullen of the Lackawanna argues safety rests on skilled crews and maintained equipment. The Harpoon and The Constitution praise steel cars like the Pullman for reducing fatalities, urging universal use of automatic devices and strict crew regulations. Railroads are phasing out wooden coaches as safer travel norms spread nationwide.
The Republican Senate rejected the House sent chemical revision schedule, cutting key commerce articles if enacted. Democrats gain advantage as insurgent Republicans fail to unite with them on tariff reforms, suggesting a durable Democratic majority and a historic Republican defeat.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in San Francisco ends formal talk on suffrage. Leaders warn the issue could spark discord and hinder progress of women's work. They advocate an orderly evolution of public sentiment toward equality.
A fragment from a Georgia reader notes a growler era and songs of weather and trouble. It includes verse lines about a better time, a sea shore letter, a hurricane, and growlers described as the world movers who prompt progress when ignored by optimists.
Hugh Dees a white boy about 18 was found dead at the A C S railway freight depot in Sylvester Ga. An empty bottle labeled carbolic acid was in his pocket and a small sum of money. Robbery is ruled out and his lifelong paralysis suggests death by self harm due to embarrassment and inconvenience.
Willie Bruce of West Point Ga drowned in Moore s creek while bathing with friends. He was rescued but died minutes later likely from heart failure. Bruce held a responsible position with Lee Heyman Co of the city and was regarded as a splendid young man.
The body of Zach Hagedorn, who died in Philadelphia Thursday night, was transported to West Point Georgia and buried at Pinewood cemetery at 11 AM. Funeral services were led by Rabbit Marx of Atlanta with Masonic rites at the cemetery. Attendees included friends from Philadelphia, Atlanta, Macon, LaGrange, Columbus, Montgomery, Gadsden, and officials from the Western Alabama Railroad, where Hagedorn served as a director.
New York reports a seasonable reaction with a drop in steel corporation activity below 90 percent capacity and declines in independent output. June production reached about 1.34 million tons of ingots, down roughly 135,000 from May, while orders and shipments show modest reductions and unfilled tonnage holds steady. Prices on large merchant steel pipes rose two dollars per ton and blue annealed shears one dollar, with further wire product price moves anticipated later this month.
Thomasville Georgia reports a string of petty robberies by a suspected gang. Mrs A H Palin lost a diamond ring while W M Coon reported a watch a revolver a Kodak a gold locket and other items missing. Police hunt the gang said to target homes with doors left unlocked or windows left ajar during summer absences.
Macon Ga July 7 Special Reverend T W Callaway pastor of the tabernacle Baptist church officiated at three weddings within one hour today a potential new record for a single clergyman. The first couple were H S Tidwell and Miss Ethel Bonner of East Macon the second Paul Harris Smith and Miss Nancy Lenora Wilcox of Quincy Fla and the third Claud Glover and Miss Nell Buffington both of Macon.
Waycross Georgia July 7 One local measure under consideration in the current legislature may create a commission form of government for Waycross. The proposal has supporters on both sides though a strong undercurrent favors the change. Mayor Reed favors a commission government and cites a cost comparison showing only a slight difference from the aldermanic system.
Waycross Georgia July 7 Specialsy GO E Giddens declares candidacy for state senator from the fifth district occupying Ware County Rick ley area. The contest now includes four rivals Judge J L Sweat Colonel A K Cochran and T H Calhoun. Giddens has resided in Ware for many years.
St Marys Ga July 7 special. The Norwegian steamer Thelma cleared for Colon with 1800 eighty foot piling for Panama canal use. Cantonia sailed to a dredging job with 37651 crossties and almost two million feet of lumber. Thelma to return for more piling. dredging of two sand bars to allow ships drawing 25 feet at low tide or 31 feet at high tide. Rail link to Waycross will cut distance from 123 to 60 miles, boosting prosperity and tax values in southern Georgia. St Marys close to Panama canal and closer than Charleston by over 200 miles. Since a road extension to Kingsland, over twenty five vessels have been loaded for foreign and coastwise ports, with naval stores, lumber, crossties and piling moving out through St Marys.
The Georgia State Board of Health warns against consuming or importing bad or improperly cured corn linked to pellagra. It urges legal action to ban sale of rotten corn, cites dining danger to humans and animals, and calls for stricter food purity enforcement to protect residents and livestock.
Editor recalls a 1839 Georgia split over Henry Clay's American System. Mark A. Cooper, Colquitt and Black opposed Whig measures while six peers voted with the Whigs, sparking a defeat and later political realignments. The writer corrects historical details about party shifts and notes his grandfather's ties to the Troup era.
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