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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
12
Frederick Koch of Ridgewood Heights New York shot his son John after a discharge from work last night and killed him instantly. Before relatives could intervene the father turned the revolver on himself and died beside his son.
The collier Mars has been released from a reef on the Bahama banks after efforts by the battleship Nebraska and two government tugs. The Mars will arrive here tomorrow in company with the supply Calgoa and the Fourth Division of the Atlantic fleet bound for Guantanamo.
Chicago June 5 C E Loose republican national committeeman from Utah was robbed while in a theater box with his son. His purse, containing 600 in money a 37 draft and a railroad ticket home, was stolen from his pocket as the theater darkened. Five men in the same box vanished.
Middletown Conn June 5 Indignant coeds refuse to sit with the male students at class day protesting past snubs. Wesleyan women plan to hold exercises separately for years while trustees earlier voted to restore coeducation. The senior class reversed the ban and invited the women to join the commencement ceremony.
In Newark New Jersey June 5 about 150 striking laborers clashed with police. At least six persons were shot and many wounded by missiles as the crowd fought and scattered after police returned fire. Five strikers a policeman and a citizen were treated at the city hospital. An Italian group attacked workers with knives and stones. arrests followed.
Arthur T Voliva brother of Zion Citys general overseer was arrested and handcuffed by about six officers. He faced charges for violating parole after leaving the state two years ago while in charge of Zion City church collections. He was taken to Seth Btagnesie Ind, then to Waukegan and on to Indiana by train. Wilbur Glenn Vota the overseer was away when the arrest occurred. Voliva had been serving a forgery sentence prior to parole.
Lincoln Neb June 5 W J Bryan leaves on a three month country tour after addressing the Nebraska Press Association urging editors to require owners of newspapers to publish editorials naming the ownership in their pages. His early itinerary includes attending both the Republican and Democratic national conventions as a newspaper man and delegate.
New York reports Captain A H Rostron of the Carpathia, famed for rescuing Titanic survivors, sailing for Mediterranean points. He is greeted by a throng of pretty girls who kiss him on the bridge, one bearing a coal black kitten as an omen of luck for the ship and its commander.
New York June 5 A city Supreme Court Justice Platzek urged a law compelling a newlywed man to take at least a week off for his honeymoon. He rejected attorney J ONeill's request for a three day adjournment as insufficient, noting a week is none too long. The judge said if adjourned to next week, a law should enforce the week off.
A 20 pound bouncing baby boy will be the first prize at a party in Jersey City held by the St Annes Society of St Vincent de Paul. A young widow donated the child after securing assurances of a good home for him. the winner’s identity will be kept confidential until the prize is awarded.
Federal Judge Waddell in Richmond rules that testimony taken in open court may be circulated in mails despite objections. The decision concerns the publication in The Richmond Evening Journal of testimony from the trial of Henry C Beattle Jr, addressing the legal question of open court access to transmitted records.
One of three escaped convicts from a quarter boat near Baton House last Sunday, Morgan alias Walker, returned to the city yesterday with nerve to revisit the drug store he robbed. He asked the proprietor for a dime and a shirt, the druggist recognizing him and giving both. The convict has eluded police so far.
Annual round trip excursion via A B A to St Simons Cumberland Jacksonville priced six dollars Tampa eight dollars with parlor and sleeping cars Friday June 14 Information City Ticket Office 70 Peachtree
Washington June 5 Wright a Florida drainage engineer told the house committee he accepted stock and negotiated with North Carolina land companies without informing his superior. He received 5,000 in Amblemarle Development stock and 1,600 to Representative Small for legal services as the probe seeks Florida Everglades charges. He spoke of offers from John Beto for 7,500 and a North Carolina Lake Mattamuskeet scheme with a 40,000 contingent interest, plus a 2,206 net from a Wilson deal with Lawrence Brett and 5,000 paid to Brett.
The Bradstreet southeastern division superintendents spent the second day in executive session at the Atlanta office finishing most business. Delegates worked through the day with a short lunch break. some left for home during the night. A few visitors remain to wrap up morning tasks before an automobile tour of Atlanta.
Dr G A Henry says marriage to Mrs Henry was valid and disputes Atlanta papers. He recounts disputing questions at Grady hospital while Summerall handed over Mrs Henry’s diamonds to her daughter Mrs R Stripling. He calls public statements inaccurate and embarrassing.
Albany Ga June 5 Special In a four cornered election for the unexpired term of Edward RK Jones resigned incumbent Co M B M lark defeats Joseph S Davis by 5 votes and his other two opponents Thomas O Connor and J W Buntin by about 175 in a tight House of Representatives race.
New York June 5 The romance between Nan Corrigan, longtime comely news girl at the Hotel Vanderblit, and Frank M Bates of Attleboro Massachusetts culminates in a marriage at Danielson Connecticut. Bates, heir to a large fortune from Joseph M Bates, has been twice married. A Buffalo widower who pursued Corrigan faded after Bates appeared.
In Indianapolis on June 6 James M Lynch of Indianapolis won re election as president of the International Typographical Union over Fred Barker of Spokane by 4969 votes. John W Hayes of Indianapolis kept the secretary treasurer post by beating C M Cobb of Cincinnati by 4733 votes. A constitutional amendment raising salaries from 2000 to 3500 was adopted. Two staff members of the administration ticket were defeated. George B Tracy of San Francisco and H McKee of New York also lost their races.
Boston June 6: Government sanction for a minimum wage for women and children. The governor approved a bill to appoint a commission to set the wage. The commission will have three members, including one woman.
News brief reports Harry Langdon and accomplices escaped from Sumter County jail, shot at pursuers, and were captured near Wise City on the Seabond railway line twelve miles west of Americus. Langdon wounded. others, Gower and Burge, pursued in Webster County. Meanwhile a House inquiry was proposed into weather bureau leadership and false congressional statements by Chief Wills I Moor.
A chamber of commerce appointed a special committee to organize the Georgia State Manufacturers Association. It aims to study conditions surrounding the manufacturing industry, push for favorable legislation, and coordinate with state officials to perfect the body’s operation.
A May 5 public square event saw hundreds of gallons of beer and wine confiscated by authorities and poured into the street by WCTU members after a public auction by the sheriff. The temperance group later secured $240 from the sale before disposing of the remaining liquor.
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