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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
8
Mrs. T. H. Austin, 76, died yesterday afternoon at her Ingleside residence. She is survived by her brother Rev. KR. T. Ayers of Marietta and three sisters, Mrs. A.
MS Holecombs and family members listed with funeral plans and interment sites. Mrs Lucinda Cape dies at 55 at 14 Walnut Street with service at McDonald Baptist church and Mount Harmony interment. Mrs Mary M Smith, 41, funeral at home with burial at West View. relatives named include husband R Smith and two children. Carriages for Holecombs funeral leave Greenberg Bond at noon. RevSpivey and Rev Stephens officiate.
John Price aged 32 died in Atlanta and is survived by his father Hon. John B. R. Price three sisters and two brothers. Funeral planned for 10 o'clock Saturday at the family lot in Flippen after arrival of the body Friday afternoon. Also reported is the death of five month old George W. Roberts with services pending at West View chapel.
Continued discussion outlines a presidential appointment for canal zone officials with indefinite terms. Colonel Goethals praises centralized authority as yielding best results while commenting on politics and his role as czar of the canal zone. He is in the U.S. for his son's Harvard graduation.
A structure under construction at the former 250 Peachtree Street site collapsed in the heavy rain and wind yesterday around 4 30 PM. No workers were present and no injuries were reported. Police estimate damage at about 2000 dollars.
Police trapped a burglar at Gillette Brothers store on Peters Street after regular break-ins. Detectives Adams and McKibben watched a rear window just after midnight and arrested Jesse Bankston, who admitted committing the robberies.
A historical overview explains that salt marsh mosquitoes breed in brackish waters from Massachusetts to Florida while disease carriers like anopheles and stegomyia thrive in fresh standing water. Effective control requires destroying breeding grounds and fumigation with pyrethrum, noting tight screens and continuous water removal to prevent larval habitats.
The text notes President Jose Miguel Gomez nicknamed Gabe is heavily occupied with revolutionary activity. It mentions his limited time for pastimes like cockfighting and discusses his preference for Spaniards over blacks in appointments, framed as a factor in ongoing rebellion.
The judiciary committee considered the Archbald case after Rep George W Norris pressed for information. Taft sent a sealed transcript of testimony by Assistant Attorney General Wrisley Brown and Attorney General himself, noting the case as serious. A Louisville attorney Bruce testified about a rate case brief Archbald forwarded, and a letter seeking confirmation of the opinion’s railroad benefit was admitted as evidence.
The Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway cases from Decatur are argued and submitted before the Court of Appeals of Georgia. A new steamship for West India trade features anchors fore and aft to reduce rock drift in exposed anchorage. The Trenton and Vandalia wrecks during Apia hurricane are noted, and a New Jersey man claims lightning strikes every seven years, with folk mentions of a stone jack on Jersey forty-rod.
A fragment reports forestry matters under the colonel’s oversight, noting procedural steps and potential review. Names and specifics are unclear, but the scene centers on administrative actions within the forest service framework.
Hartsville health officials report success in eradicating mosquitoes by distributing warnings to households, draining low spots, inspecting premises and ditches weekly, and applying kerosene to standing water. Dr. W Egleston notes malaria is now negligible and residents enjoy unscreened porches without mosquito discomfort.
The Journal of the American Medical Association notes Kentucky has adopted a modern birth and death registration law. The Kentucky Medical Journal urges a clearer aim, likening the vital statistics bureau to Kentucky’s Big Family Bible to establish legal identity of each child.
A readable note reports an at home treatment claimed to cure piles using a new absorption method. The fragment mentions the remedy and promises relief without hospital care, suggesting a folk or advertised cure.
The article notes the latent potential of iron ore fields in Minas Gorges, Brazil, with electrification of a Victoria to Itabira railway begun to serve a British syndicate. American concerns study the region's prospects, while New York agriculture aids workers, though wage deductions apply for travel.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. George Bertram escorted to funeral at Barclay & Brandon's chapel at 10 a m. today. Mrs. Bertram survived by husband George Bertram and son W L Sherrill of New York, sisters Mrs Alice A Palmer and Mrs Frank M Kimball, brother T H Stone. Dr Hendricks of Wesley Memorial to officiate. Interment West View. Pallbearers named Henry F Garrett R L Corley M M Layton Walter P Lovett James Lynch A E Everett.
Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned for the City of Atlanta for 200 cords of dry pine wood in four foot lengths. Also for two foot lengths, to be delivered to the Crematory. For full specifications inquire at the office of the Chief of Sanitary Department.
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