01 Jun 1909
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
1
Scout cars from Manta rolled into Augusta last night as part of a Pathfinder of Constitution mission. Local officials welcomed the convoy and acknowledged the volunteers' service to the community.
Augusta reporters detail The Constitution Pathfinders arriving at 8 40 pm after a long journey along the Highland route from Atlanta to Augusta. The party is hailed as pioneers of good roads and The Constitution praised for initiating the movement and prioritizing Georgia road building with strong local support in Athens Lexington Crawford and Clarke Wilkes counties.
Amid a Philadelphia street car strike striking workers clash with strikebreakers as police arrest sympathizers. Mayor Reyburn pledges extra officers and possible city takeover to keep cars running while Central Labor Union leaders threaten a general strike if concessions are not made by Thursday.
Record run by the Pathfinders from SAAAAAH is reported with Ajanta Constitution and Savanmnah morning news tables. hundreds greeted the event with turnout praised by organizers.
The Savannah Automobile Club completed its endurance run to Augusta two hours early, covering 135 miles in eight hours with fourteen of seventeen cars finishing. One serious accident occurred when a Buick lost a tire at 50 mph and struck a mile post, but no one was seriously hurt. President Frank C. Battey led the procession. officials and prominent Savannah citizens participated as officials from multiple counties joined the road-building effort.
Augusta May 1 Special St Elmo Massengale of Atlants and Lawton B Evans Augusta public schools superintendent leading a Athens to Augusta road trip veer to avoid a possum. The marsupial blocked the Milledgeville state road near MeBuintie land. Massengale drove, Evans helped, and both boys halted the car to rescue the exhausted animal. Friends celebrate the singular Georgia record of treeing a possum while the car remains famed in Atlante lore.
May 31 observances in New York featured marching veterans from Fort Hamilton Wadsworth and the Secaucus Navy Yard with civic groups. Flags lined the route as troops remembered the Civil War at Soldiers and Sailors Monument and Grant tomb. Memorial services and grave decorations occurred in Woodlawn and other cemeteries while Washington held a similar parade and Arlington drew veterans. President Taft attended Gettysburg field to dedicate a monument and pay tribute to fallen regular army officers and men.
Gettysburg Pa May 31 president Taft and his daughter Helen unveiled a granite shaft honoring regular soldiers who fell in the three days of battle around Little Round Top and the Bloody Angle. Taft urged respect for a strong standing army and noted soldiers have not been adequately commemorated by Congress or the nation. The simple ceremony featured a flag release and brief address from the president.
In Washington Senator Smith of South Carolina denounces the pending tariff as unjust to cotton growers. He argues the bill benefits manufacturers, lowers raw material value, raises finished goods prices, and harms American agriculture. He cites a southern manufacturer’s view and warns the measure funds profiteers at the expense of the cotton industry. Continued on Page Two.
Three year old Ralph Settle died after falling into a hot water tub while playing with his infant sister on the back porch of his parents' home at 352 McMilan Street. He spoke comfort to his mother, then died several hours later despite medical aid. The accident was witnessed by neighbor Mrs. Clem Tomlin and reported by Dr. Freeman and Undertaker Harry G. Poole. Funeral arrangements were made to send the body out of town.
Mediation failed as the Georgia railroad and terminals firemen dispute moves to arbitration. Three arbitrators will be named by Colonel Scott for the railroad side, by E A Ball for the firemen, and a third by agreement or by Erdman act if no agreement is reached. Federal officials Knapp and Neill will name the third if needed. Both sides agreed to abide by the board’s finding. Copies of the agreement circulated among involved parties.
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