Women Denied Board Seats by City Council Action
Atlanta council sustains mayor Woodward veto on charter amendment to admit women to four boards. Debate centers on increasing board size from twelve to seventeen and who votes to appoint or elect the chief of construction, with multiple vetoes discussed and overridden in part.
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Atlanta
General Council
Woodward
Council
Hig
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SE Education
Albert Thomson
Charter Amendment Committee
John 8. Owens
Thomson
Martha's
Seventh Ward
Lacks
Nutting
Fain
Pace
99,000 Rail Men May Strike After Wage Rift
A referendum on striking will be held immediately for about 99,000 engineers and firemen on 98 railroads west of Chicago. Negotiations collapsed after a final railroad wage proposal rejection. The union leaders estimate voting takes about thirty days. Rail lines involved cover 140,900 miles with annual wages of 67.3 million dollars. The managers cite payroll increases of about 50 percent if demands are granted.
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Chiengs
Fune
Chicago
Warren 8. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. S. Carter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
General Managers’committee
Stone
United States
Tineis Central
Canada
Fort Willams
Grand Trunk Pacific
General Managers’ Committee
Whitman Announces for N Y Governorship
New York June 1 District Attorney Whitman announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. A movement aims to secure Whitman for both Republican and Progressive tickets with a mass meeting in Syracuse in late July to name a three ticket for presentation at both primaries. Charles H Duell Jr says Colonel Roosevelt supports the plan.
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New York
Whitman
Syracuse
Charles H. Duell, Jr
Roosevelt
Ask The Constitution Where to Live Rooming House Information Bureau
Public consultation notice invites listing rooms for rent in The Constitution's Bureau of Boarding and Rooming House Information. Free service for housing inquiries. Telephone Main s6009 or Atlanta 5001.
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U. of
Bureau of
Atlanta
Benedict Dies of Apoplexy in Macon
Dr Samuel C Benedict of Athens dies at Williams sanitarium Macon from apoplexy after weeks with stroke. Born Hartford Connecticut 1858 he graduated Miami Medical College 1878 served in US Army 1880 81 and became professor of medical jurisprudence at University of Georgia later dean of the school of pharmacy and president of the state board of health. Funeral and interment planned in Athens with body to be conveyed tomorrow morning.
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Dpr
Samuel C._Benedict
Athens
State Board of Health of Georgia
Georgia
Willams Sanitarium
Mfe
Athens Tomor
Connecticut
Benedict
Hartford
Conn
Miami Medical College
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Hospital
United States Army
University of Georgia
School of Pharmacy
State Board of Health
Central of Georgia Railway
Seaboard Air Line Railway
The
Georgia Railroad
Gainesville Midland Railroad
Medical Association of Continued
Voters push for gas investigation in Atlanta
The Gas Consumers league and city electrician R C Turner filed a petition with the council signed by 3000 registered voters requesting $5000 for a Georgia Railroad Commission inquiry into Atlanta Gas Light. The move uses charter initiative power, aims to cut rates from $1 to 80 cents, and is referred to the finance committee ahead of a likely August election.
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Gas Consumers' League
iCity Electrician
R. C. Turner
Georgia Railroad Commission
Atlanta Gas Light Company
Finance Committee
Leper Inmate At Milwaukee Soldiers Home Gets Volunteer Nursers
Milwaukee June 1 Physicians at the Soldiers home in West Allis report inmate Viernon D Bennett has leprosy and seek volunteers to nurse him. Fred W Curtenious, a Spanish-American War veteran, offers to take the place. Curtenious and Bennett are listed as laborer and friendless unmarried. Ten Civil War veterans over 70 volunteered but are deemed too frail to assist.
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Milwaukee
West Allis
Viernon D. Bennett
Fred W. Curtenious
Currenious
Bennett
Vie
Scarlet Fever In Penitentiary Reported In Auburn
In Auburn New York a state health department deputy reported that about eighty percent of convicts and guards examined at the Auburn prison show scarlet fever symptoms. The prison was quarantined on Saturday.
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Auburn
N.Y
Auburn i
State Health Department
Special 200000 Bonus Votes for Automobiles Offer
The Constitution will distribute thirteen high grade automobiles valued from 1160 to 32525 plus nine Ludden & Bates self equalizer pianos at 750 each as part of a big circulation campaign. Twenty-two people will win prizes as nominees are tallied across nine districts. The early contest shows uneven activity and a total awards pool above 25000 dollars. Continued on Page Eleven.
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Ludden & Bates
Atlanta Fire Service Upgrades Urged by National Board
The National Board of Fire Underwriters urges major Atlanta fire protection upgrades including more outlying district companies, improved pumping capacity, and updated records. Chief W B Cummings is cleared, but the department needs stronger supervision, better chemical service, and fuller municipal funding. Proposals cover water supply expansion, new stations on West Peachtree and Marietta, expanded hose and chemical units, and an indefinite-term chief appointment with retirement at 62.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Atlanta
W. B. Cummings
Fie
Water Department
Fire Department
Chattahoochee
Hemphill
Peachtree Street
Fourteenth Street
Marietta Sstreet
McMillan Street
Station 4
West
Hunter Street
Jeptha Street
Agen
Hose Company
Combinaton Chemical and
Hosé Company 1
Ghemal Company 1
Aprovide Automobile Chemical and
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Engine Company
Mediation Boat Roughly Rocked By Mexic Rebels
Vera Cruz June 1. Rumors from Mexico City claimed Senora Huerta and her four sons were aboard the Hamburg American steamer Ypiranga, which sailed via Havana to Europe. A German cruiser Dresden trailed at sea as reports circulated of Huerta’s possible Puerto Mexico destination. Officials could not verify the claims, while other whispers spoke of Huerta’s departure and train movements of soldiers. Carranza headquarters condemned Niagara Falls mediators, warning outside interference will not be tolerated. Carranza and Villa reaffirmed resistance to mediation that favors Huerta, with preparations under way to move on Saltillo and to establish a provisional government.
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Ypiranga
Mexico City
Senora Huerta
Europe
Havana
Dresden
Hrer
Puerto Mexico
Funston
Army
Navy
Huerta
Ypiran&a
Urrutia
United States
Secretis
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Paso
Texas
Careranza
Durango
A. B.C
Niagara Walls
Villa
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Torreon
Juares
Saltillo
Mach
Mediation Commission
Niagara Parls
Mexico
Commissionery
Commission
Peace Commission
Dr Pickard Chosen President of Mercer University
Dr W L Pickard pastor of Savannah First Baptist Church was elected Mercer University president after a three hour trustees' vote. Initial ballots favored Landrum and Sellers, but Pickard won on the second ballot. Trustees also accepted Prof B J Forrester’s resignation as treasurer and will appoint a business manager. The board remained in session and would likely discuss fraternity abolition next.
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Macon
W. L. Pickard
First Baptist Church
Savannah
Georgia
Mercer University
Board of Trustees
J. F. Sellers
Mercer
Jameson
W. W. Landrum
Louisville
Pickard
Landrum
Professor Sellers
Earthquake Strikes Guayaquil Damaging Homes
A heavy quake shook Guayaquil yesterday morning and was felt strongly in Quito. Numerous homes suffered damage as residents reported shaking and fear. Authorities assess structural impact and mobilize emergency crews.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Quito
Georgia Weather Forecast Uncertain With Scattered Showers
Georgia faces unsettled conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with occasional showers. Daily weather report notes varying temperatures with a low and high not specified. Mean and normal temperatures are incomplete. Rainfall figures show a short period deficit of inches over the past four hours and a monthly deficit since January 1.
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