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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1913
Page
1
The Augusta shooting inquiry opened with witnesses from Richmond County outlining alleged misconduct and the court martial outcome. Citizens including Mrs Dunbar and family members testified about alleged statements by officers and restrictions on defense. proceedings continued into the following week with further testimony planned.
Frankel faces stabbing charges after a brazen daytime assault on West Peckette Street. John Doe witnesses describe a quick confrontation and a struggle leading to serious injuries. Police say G F Brinker supplied the weapon and a core group of locals aided the event.
Citizens accuse Ath sins ac men of cheating in weigh ins urging official scrutiny. A proposed ordinance would fund two inspectors at ten dollars monthly, amid debate on fairness and city purity of measures.
The record notes Pike County residents will vote to choose a new tax collector. Details are obscured by OCR errors, but the core event is the upcoming local election to fill the tax collector position. The notice implies citizen involvement and a formal voting action within the county government.
Fairburn Georgia hosts the thirtieth annual gathering of the Thirtieth Georgia Vets and allies on the court nyse lawn at 0 o clock with speeches by Hon Wathan Lees family band leader Hon W H Melarin of Palituin and others. Recalled memories and humor mark the event as Joe Lochuren and A P Adamson are honored and reelected officials vow to return next July.
July 21 special: Guyton reports a father and son tried for prohibition offenses. Convicted on two counts, the elder is sentenced to two months and a fine. The son faces related charges and additional indictments from the last session. A hearing Saturday charged with carrying a concealed weapon and other offenses followed arrest on a public highway.
Fragmentary text indicates a discussion of rate reductions tied to a Tennessee railway or transit context. Mentions Nashville and central agents, with unreadable OCR fragments obscuring full details. The snippet suggests policy or transportation fare changes affecting Tennessee entities.
Americus district warden Jesse Mercer inspected a broad acid contamination from a near by chemical plant along Muckabee Creek. He reported thousands of dead fish and widespread tree loss, urging immediate legislative action to amend existing laws.
The Bullard murder case moves toward a July 31 preliminary hearing. Attorneys insist on his innocence while the state contends he shot Spain, promising a keen legal fight.
A highly successful Cordele public school summer course directed by Superintendent WOR lane for young ladies and gentlemen of Cordele and Crisp county ended yesterday. The county board of education awarded prizes to Miss Imlin Hartley, Miss Mauda Hartley, and Robert H. Moreland for general work and other requirements.
A state senate appropriations committee reports favorably a bill by Senator Grant D Perry to pay teachers monthly. The measure places teachers on par with University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Normal and Industrial School faculty after existing state institutions are cured. No specific fund is provided.
In Savannah on July 25 Special 1, Judge Ricarder Schwarz ruled in Rolle Court that Fintel Savhannah, accused of beating a beard til, is not guilty. The hotel complained of a guest failure to pay, but defense argued no intent to defraud and no removal of bag. the recorder found no statute violation and dismissed the case, allowing the guest to remain at the hotel as long as he wishes.
The committee on counties matters held another hearing on Rhodes bill to abolish Clarke County’s county board and replace it with a popularly elected panel. Supporters Rhodes Dead water Rucker Arnold Jr. Opponents Howe Gordon Lipsom. An amendment to refer the question to county voters was offered. Action deferred to next meeting after executive session.
The Cordele district annual conference of the Methodists closed last night at Hochelle Pinehurst. Pinehurst was chosen as the site for the next district gathering. Delegates named to the annual South Georgia conference set for Macon in November include Judge Ro. Greer, Oglethorpe J. G. Forehands, Vienna D. W. Howard, Unadilla Hugh Lasseter, and Cordelia.
McKee says he has not been asked to resign and learned of no such action from Washington. He notes courteous treatment during a Washington visit and asserts he would complete his four year term, if officially informed a resignation is required he will submit it promptly.
Lawrenceville residents welcomed an Atlanta train at the depot on July 25 as the city celebrated the defeat of a proposal to form Barrow County from Gwinnett. The celebration reflected local pride in Gwinnett as an old, strong county and opposition to altering its territory.
Decatur Alabama July 25 sixty barrels of whiskey shipped from Chattanooga Tenn to various persons here were attached last night by Sheriff R N McCullough and locked in the county jail. The sheriff met the steamer carrying the shipment before it had reached the boundaries of Morgan County. As soon as the line was creased the sheriff made the attachment.
London reports that Mrs Emmaline Pankhurst, released from Holloway jail, is gravely ill. Consulting physicians ordered an immediate blood transfusion as hunger and thirst strike effects worsen her health. End near, say doctors overseeing her care.
Sixty convicts from Sing Sing were loaded onto a train bound for Auburn after riots, each man cuffed and chained and guarded by about a hundred prison staff. Naval militia waited nearby in case of mutiny as the prison woke to the transfer.
In Washington on July 25 House Democrats mobilized to counter Republican Thander Mann’s filibuster that blocked business. Mann sought debate on the Diggs Camtinetti white slave cases as Majority Leader Underwood secured a quorum. Roll calls occurred as the stalemate continued with business at a standstill.
John D Mattiford who wen arrest ed Friday in Boston after a 3000 mile chase for alleged kidnaping was released last night by the police. John A Barwick father of the children says he will not press charges. Barwick is in New York and has notified Atlanta authorities that he will not press prosecution. He has recovered both children John 4 Jr and Dorothy T. Inspectors searched New England for Mattiford and Mrs Barwick, who were stopping at a Boston hotel. Barwick has gone to New York to live. Mattiford said he did not know where the children are and believed they were in Atlanta with their father. He will not be forced to return to Atlanta.
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