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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1913
Page
4
A sales pitch claims Roswell road acreage outprices Peachtree and Paces Ferry, cites car line impacts, and urges purchases at $150 to $200 per acre with large profit potential. It touts two Roswell sites priced at 4 500 and 9 000 with terms, trees, and natural settings as reasons to invest now.
A two story brick veneer residence with stone front and large rooms features a sleeping porch, hardwood floors, and attractive interior finish. Located near de Leon avenue with elevated lot. Asking price around 8500 and terms negotiable.
In Jackson Mississippi today eighteen charred bodies were removed from the Oakley state convict prison ruins after a fire killed a total of 39 inmates. The blaze trapped prisoners in a stairway area. the death toll included many serving life terms. Coroner's verdict termed the deaths an unavoidable accident.
A major blaze at a factory killed fifty women and girls and left fifty others injured. Firefighters faced delays and could not approach, while flames raged through stairways and elevator shafts. Survivors described chaotic exits, with many leaping from upper floors as nets and ladders proved useless. Nursing staff and clergy tended the injured. one patient, Miss Crotty, lies dying with a broken spine after escaping from a crowded floor.
The House of Representatives will meet each morning at 9 o clock until session close, one hour earlier than before, to allow more time for consideration of pending measures. A resolution by Messrs Fulbright, Haldeman, and Wheatley was adopted. The day included a recess in sympathy for Speaker Burwell’s sister Ruth Burwell and a joint session to confirm Senator Bacon’s election. Local bills were passed to incorporate Chickamaugas, amend Buford charter, and establish new charters for Danteville and Makeville.
Washington July 22 The house banking and currency committee neared completion on a broad currency bill as insurgent members pushed a substitute to align with reformers. Representative Henry of Texas led Bryan faction efforts, meeting with President Wilson, while Chairman Glass and committee Democrats eyed passage of a proposal to make cotton warehouse receipts rediscountable in new reserve banks.
Joseph Atkanson a pioneer Atlantan died early Tuesday morning at the ripe old ages of 76 after living in Atlanta forty seven years. He was a leading manufacturer for many years and has been in ill health the past year. He served as a sergeant in the Mexican War under General Scott and captained the Saisonar Grays of Richmond before moving to Atlanta. Survived by three sons George, Orie, and W. U. Johnson, and two Richmond nephews George and Charles Crawford. His wife, to whom he had been married fifty five years, preceded him in death a few years ago. The funeral will be from the rear 30 Luckie Street at 4 o'clock this afternoon with interment in Oakland. Pallbearers: Captain Henry Jennings, Frank Whittes, A. Adams, George H. Sims, James Hudson, Andrew Klassett.
In Chicago on July 22 a wife’s jealousy led to her reporting her husband’s alleged betrayal. Detective Charles Mellen of New Orleans and Jules Zatarain, 32, are linked to a larceny of 3700 in cloth from a Chicago firm. Zatarain, once a tailor, vanished a year and a half ago and later appeared in New Orleans with another woman. The wife tracked the pair to Chicago and alerted police.
Dallas and nearby cities report a series of obituaries and funeral notices. Jasper L. Clay of Dallas dies at home after months ill and is buried with Masonic honors. Mrs Sarah J Brandt and Mrs B F Smith die after illnesses. Dr J J Burch of Elberton dies after a short illness. Mrs Rachel Harland and Joseph A Johnson are among several others named with burial plans and familial survivors.
Obituaries note the death of six year old Nettie Regenstein at 407 Washington Street with burial at Oakland. Roger Hendrix, aged, died at a private sanitarium with services at Patterson’s Chapel and burial in Statesville. Mary M Mapes, 13 months, died at 210 Windsor Street with funeral at Paoles Chapel and burial at West View. Melvin Nesbitt, 15 months, child of Mr and Mrs Rob Nesbitt, noted without further details.
Samuel A Rexinger died at Lake Charles Louisiana. Funeral held at 269 Clerk Avenue this afternoon at 4 o'clock with interment in Oakland Cemetery. Alfred E Harwell, two-year-old son of Mr and Mrs R Harwell, died at 153 Oglethorpe Avenue. Funeral from residence at 330 this afternoon with interment in Greenwood.
In Wextcon City at noon today thousands of students with Japanese flags greeted Minoru Ichiro Adachi, the newly arrived Japanese minister. The Mexican crowd showed enthusiasm despite a legation suggestion to limit demonstrations. The minister called Mexico and Japan brother nations as mounted police maintained order.
Property transfer notes list multiple parcels with owners and locations around Atlanta. Entries mention Greensferry Avenue to Wellington Street, Avondale Avenue, Confederate Avenue, West End, and Park area lots with sizes like 40 by 159 feet and 100 by 200 feet. Dates range from July 1 to July 21 with various sums such as 5011, 2293, and 2000, naming individuals and firms like Si, Sytner, Hirsch Bros, and Nancier Boyd.
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