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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1912
Page
8
Indignant residents along Grant street and Glenwood avenue press the Carl Guess led council committee to fix streets neglected after street car line work. They cite mud and dust from holes, claim coal tar resurfacing could repair surfaces in two to three days at small cost.
Between five and seven thousand gathered at the Decatur courthouse for the DeKalb county all day singing. The crowd, the largest in state history for such an event, filled the auditorium and overflowed to the courthouse park as morning progressed. A noon basket spread and ice cooled drinks fostered fellowship before the music resumed into the evening under T White of Atlanta with R. E. U. from Atlanta and Mr. Singleton of Clarkston directing efforts.
Washington June 23 The German naval division in American waters to return Kiel visit will be formally welcomed at Hampton Roads tomorrow noon by President Taft. Taft and his party left Washington tonight aboard the Mayflower. Also with the president are Mrs Taft Mrs Nicholas Longworth Sr of Cincinnati Miss Mabel Boardman and others.
Count von Bernstorf the German ambassador meets President Taft as the Mayflower carries aides including Admiral Badger Major Le Rhoades and Lieut Timmons to welcome the visiting Moltke. Salutes exchange as Utah Delaware Florida and Moltke pass the Virginia capes en route to Hampton Roads.
The London dockers union announces the start of strike pay but no further developments emerged today amid the ongoing dock blockade. A Hyde Park demonstration by railway workers reflected unrest in the transportation sector and protests against Central Railway dismissals of any workers involved in trade.
City council meeting at 3 pm will consider giving the board of education full authority to build and manage schools and to levy a special school tax by charter amendment. The board of health reports on a crematory plan, favoring a $275 000 incinerator, while Alderman Nutting urges a $441 000 plant with steam power. Finance committee may issue a June apportionment, likely sent back for further review.
New York reports a labor shortage at Wins furnaces coke ovens and mines as production hovers near capacity. Foreign workers drawn by Brazil developments. eastern furnaces resist high ore prices while south American ore contracts rise. May activity steady with total May orders over April led by railroad equipment and steel structures. United States Steel May bookings around 1 850 000 tons with rails cars locomotives and bridge material in major contracts.
Winder Wanter Athens Ga June 2 Special inspired by the eight flags campaign valuing over 100000 dollars for a new M C A building in Athens and the two days campaign that makes possible a 40000 dollar W C A building. a neighboring town on the Seaboard Air Line railroad has launched a drive to raise 16000 dollars to establish an M C A there.
New York, June 2. Dullness and heaviness persisted in last week's stock market as European holidays and political uncertainties restrained speculation. Markets kept a cautious tone with anticipation of bond issues and bank activity, while rail earnings and agricultural prospects added to the suspense in trading and deliveries.
Western Union has purchased 10,000 Underwood typewriters as part of a large equipment upgrade. The acquisition signals a major investment in office automation for the company, aiming to boost productivity and streamline communications.
Bremen Germany June 2 Albert Buchstaetter prominent German aviator and his passenger Lieutenant Steele were killed when their monoplane plunged after liftoff on the 425 mile northwest circuit. The craft banked overshoot and buried itself in earth. fifteen pilots and army aviation corps members entered the race. Grand Duke of Oldenburg witnessed the crash. Buchstaetter known for notable flights in 1911.
Augusta Ga June 2 Special When no warrant arrived this morning investigation showed Deputy U S Marshal Murray will not arrest Thomas E Watson in Thomson tomorrow Marshal White will arrest him himself arriving Thomson tomorrow morning and bring Watson to Augusta at 2 20 tomorrow afternoon Commissioner Godwin notified that the warrant was issued Saturday Bond will be arranged and the preliminary postponed permitting the defendant to return to Thomson.
Washington June 2 Appropriation and tariff fights press ahead with adjournment speculation. Naval appropriation and two battleship programs loom in the Senate, while coal depots and Pearl Harbor dock costs are debated. House and Senate committees prepare measures on travel, canal expenditures, and tariff revisions as adjournment prospects vary.
Jno L Moore & Sons advertise kodaks and photographic supplies at 42 North Broad Street offering to capture travel memories on vacations for boys and scouts. The notice emphasizes durable cameras for future viewing of the trip record.
Washington June 2 Senator Bankhead said Oscar W Underwood has over a hundred delegates and growing strength. He cites Virginia six votes and Tennessee twelve on first ballot and predicts New York and New England backing Underwood on later ballots. Granville Worsham Covington dies at 82 after two week illness, survived by wife four sons and one daughter. funeral plans incomplete.
H P Sudderth 43 a Southern railway conductor died from injuries suffered a week earlier when rock struck him from a freight train in Easley South Carolina. He was taken to a private sanitarium and died there. Funeral at Patterson's chapel this morning with burial in Buford Georgia. he leaves a wife and family.
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