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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
18
Fifteen alleged pickpockets were rounded up today at the Central police station. They were arrested on street cars and in public places by detectives seeking crooks drawn by the convention atmosphere. Two admitted coming from New York seeking pockets and jewelry. One stated he hailed from Texas.
Chancellor John Allison refused to dissolve the injunction granted to J. M. Cummins and other socialists that restrains the mayor and city council from interfering with socialist meetings in Porter hall in Nashville Tennessee on June 17.
A well attended Atlanta manufacturers meeting fixed the exposition dates from August 1 to August 10. Over 14 000 square feet of space were taken and 70 manufacturers signed up for space. Calls will go out for 26 percent of subscriptions with a 60 cent per square foot cap. Executives elected include Brooks Morgan president and Frank Weldon secretary. Invitations will seek 25 000 merchants to attend the Atlanta event showcasing local industrial strength.
At 3 30 p m an auction will be held for houses and lots at the corner of Bedford and 8th Street. Chas P Glover Realty Co acts as the listing and auctioning broker.
Jessie Metzger a 14 year old servant at Griffin hospital tried to poison milk with strychnine after a reprimand for improper conduct. Nurses noticed the bitter taste, the superintendent and sheriff took custody, and Metzger confessed her act as revenge. She faces reform school action.
Middletown June 14 Passing of co education at Wesleyan University marks the change as every graduate woman receives honorary Phi Beta Kappa membership. The article notes a small proportion of men earned honors and discusses arguments surrounding student achievement and gender.
New York reports a telegram from a southern democrat claiming charge of an uninstructed delegation to the Baltimore convention. He requests funds to transport rural delegates and says he will favor the mayor if his name is mentioned. The mayor replies that such influence will not endure and mocks the sender’s perceived moral shortcomings.
Mrs Harriet MacFarland, 25 years old and weighing under 80 pounds, delivered triplet boys in Pittsburgh on June 17. Each infant weighs about 4 pounds, and all are reported strong. Doctors expect recovery. the mother says she was not surprised by the event. The family has a history of twins on the mother's side.
New Orleans reports indicate collapsing political harmony in Nicaragua with a predicted revolution within eight weeks. Conservative leader Emeliano Chamorro reportedly severed ties with War Minister Luis Mena and fled to Honduras with supporters, signaling a factional battle for control and the first interior deaths noted by prominent Nicaraguans.
The National Institute of Arts and Letters bill would grant a charter in the District of Columbia once passed by the Senate. The Hat of Immortals list includes Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge, with George Ade and Indiana authors also named. the House struck a portion naming other figures.
Santiago June 17 insurgent leader Julio Antomarchi who ordered all whites from El Cobre vicinity issued a proclamation this morning stating he will hang any person approaching him with a suggestion that he should render.
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