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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
10
A visitor will spend several days in south Georgia involving electr onee and speaking engagements. His first stop is in Tift County Thursday night, where he has been invited by many citizens. He plans to visit several counties during the trip.
London July 23. A four story Moor Lane building housing celluloid Christmas card makers caught fire. Seven girls killed and five fatally injured as flames cut off exits. Many leaped from windows. several mangled. Fire brigade responded promptly but swift flames and crowded stairways hampered escapes.
The contest for mayor pro tem tightens between Aldermen James R. Nutting of the sixth ward and James F. E. Warren of the third ward. Mayor Pro Tem John S. Candler plans not to seek re election. John H. Harwell will run for alderman from the first ward without opposition and is favored by many voters for his prior service.
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed yesterday in the federal court clerks office by L. B. Gray of Atlanta. The salesman lists liabilities of 1086.97 with assets of Bios. Langston Visits Atlanta by Walter J. Langston, longtime Atlanta native, now manager of Standard Oil Company of Louisiana, visiting the city and receiving a warm welcome.
In Watkinsville Oconee county the western district solicitor general race featured a clash over origins of wealth. W A Stevenson of Commerce accused rival R L J Smith of portraying himself as a poor boy while claiming a grandfather’s $34,000 gold bequest. Smith rebutted, saying he only received the money after graduating and starting his legal career. Athens Pastor Resigns and Chautauqua notes follow in separate briefs.
At Camp Pettus Alabama near Anniston the Brown army retreated while Georgia cavalry held the pass for hours. Infantry marched 20 miles over two days. Red and Brown forces totaled about 3 000 men. A real skirmish saw two negro smugglers bayoneted and a private wounded by paper wads. An upcoming Model Park game pits Atlanta Grays against soldier teams.
President J H Spratling of Macon calls Georgia State Oculists Association to order at 9 o’clock for their annual midsummer social and scientific meeting in the Piedmont hotel with about 40 delegates. Banquet tonight at the Lake club and social entertainments for visiting specialists.
The Georgia Court of Appeals yesterday upheld Ed Hayes's involuntary manslaughter conviction for the death of Misa Edwards as Hayes ran an automobile past a street crossing, while ruling that city and state speed and careless driving provisions are void for failing to clearly define the prohibited acts.
Rome Georgia reports the second trial of Uriah L. Starnes for the December murder of Douglass Warris in the Cherokee hotel lobby. The morning focused on jury selection, with many disqualified based on opinions from the first trial. State testimony concluded in the afternoon, defense proceeding, evidence mirroring the first trial, and expectations of closing arguments soon as the crowded courtroom follows the unwritten law.
Thomasville Georgia July 23 Special Professor Koch of the College of Agriculture at the State university and road building expert visited Thomasville yesterday to inspect the large concrete and iron bridge over Big Creek on the Moultrie road. He complimented Thomas county roads noting they are in better condition and less washed than most counties in the area.
In Cincinnati on July 23, Mrs Lillian Shircliff a 34 year old widow from Louisville Kentucky dressed as a man joined two male companions on a hobo journey. The trio was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train at the city outskirts. She admitted to posing as the third man and said they left Louisville last Thursday seeking life on the road.
In Lebanon Illinois on July 23 Cara Ferris aged 10 was killed by a gunshot fired when a dog ran into a boy’s arm as he loaded a revolver. The gun discharged striking the girl in the heart. The shooter was 14 year old John Wallace who was handling the weapon nearby.
New York July 23 A general alarm went out for Miss Dorcas Snodgrass a Mount Vernon nurse who vanished July 17. Police and friends have found no trace and telegrams to possible destinations in Oakland California or Martinsburg W Va showed she had not arrived. She was to marry F Eugene Schmidt a well to do young man.
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