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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
14
Rain halted work on White Lafl street between Mitchel and Garnett delaying repairs on the smokestack of the new $13600 asphalt mixing plant. Officials say repairs are complete and crews hope to start this morning and work about three days to finish.
Telegraphic dispatch reports bandit White Wolf spreading terror across southern China. Missionaries protected by Chinese foreign office amid arson and killings. Women fled into forests after brigands demanded surrender. Expedition to oil wells detained. government troops unable to surround brigands. Taochau town losses tallied at about 10000 inhabitants shot burned or forced to suicide. Official notices indicate clashes along the Yangtse and in the south are being suppressed.
New York June 1 The Democratic state leaders at a conference debated whether to put the party on record for or against Tammany Hall The discussion stirred a lively debate at the gathering and will resume tomorrow The conference aims to chart the party's course under the new primary law for nominating fall candidates The proposal advocated by Montgomery Hill suggests placing two full tickets on the ballot Tammany and anti Tammany for individual voters to choose from
O Connor of Sprinzheld Mass was elected president of the Train Dispatchers Association of America. Minneapolis Winn was chosen as the next meeting place. Ho Fitzgerald of Sparks Nev was elected vice president. John E. Mackie of Chicago reelected secretary treasurer. O L Taylor of Jacksonville named to the executive committee for a four year term. The convention closed with technical discussions and leadership changes.
President Molson states sympathy with unity among all Christian churches in a letter to the Rev William H Roberts. He notes a American church delegation will attend the faith and order conference near August with bishops Rhinelander and Anderson among the suggested attendees.
Dispatches report that deputies plan to appear in extra session and appeal to Mevita Federals and rebels to unite against the threat. The focus centers on rallying support as a war looming with American forces remains a topic of debate.
Washington debate on federal witness rules in criminal cases centered on whether a husband or wife should be a competent witness against the other. The Wingo amendment would make spouses compellable in all U S prosecutions. opponents argued it would erode marriage safeguards and invite perjury. The measure was defeated after strong arguments about protecting family bonds and the integrity of the marital relation.
The International Circulation Wagers Association, en route from Detroit for four hours on the upper lakes, concluded its business today by electing officers. A E H MacKinnon of The World New York was chosen president.
A joint conference of the wage scale committee for Ohio coal miners and operators voted to place the task of reconciling differences in the hands of a seven member subcommittee. The panel, comprising four miners and three operators, was granted broad powers to arbitrate disputed terms and finalize an agreement.
Delegates from Germany Belgium Spain Italy Portugal gather at the foreign office for a week long conference on Africa wildlife protection. They push for absolute sanctuaries with licenses for limited hunting and raise ivory export weight standards to curb extinction risks.
James D Crowder, an insurance agent from Covington Virginia, was killed when the car he rode in plunged into an unfinished culvert near Harrisonburg on June 18. Mrs Crowder and Miss Lea Hudson were seriously hurt but survived, while two other occupants sustained minor injuries.
London reports Turkish naval officers arriving to discuss coal and transport vessels as a war with Greece looms. Turkiye seeks investigation by powers into Asia Minor violence against Greeks, invites mediation while authorities sentence 47 for pillage in Smyrna. Morgenthau probes risk to Americans as refugees flood Asia Minor coasts. Turkey ramps up defenses and mine-laying at Bodrum. Serbia warns of strained ties if war erupts.
The Southern Furniture Dealers of Columbia South Carolina held a brief adjourned meeting tonight choosing C for the 1910 car version and electing officers: B Lyonor of Richmond as vice president, HA Taylor of Columbia as treasurer, Wool Bell of Concord as secretary, and JA Gilmore of Charlottesville as director.
Washington June 18 the department of agriculture warns in its weekly newsletter that astrology is a superstition with no scientific basis. It states planets and the moon do not influence the weather and the belief is unsupported by weather records.
In Butte on June 18 the insurgents of the Western Federation of Miners local unit reported a first step toward forming an independent union. The executive committee claimed the card system used at mines had been voted out, signaling a move toward organizational control shifting away from the federation.
A preacher reports the release of Bryan and Teller after a months long imprisonment for conspiring to rob a bank. Officials and family note relief as the two men return home to Beagle form and resume ordinary life following the verdict and subsequent pardon. The scene includes comments from Gov. Wort about the case and public response.
Fragmentary OCR reads Connolly heading a special agents unit with various names and places scattered. Names like Yates and Rooster appear amid garbled text indicating a local official roster or weather note. The fragment ends without a clear event or outcome.
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