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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
16
Invitation extended to legislators by name to attend Sabbath service in Atlanta at 11 o clock led by Dr John E White. Program features modern confusion and Standpat Creed. Music includes congregational singing and an attractive program.
Plans for moving Georgia troops to Anniston Alabama for the July 16 to 25 encampment have been finalized. Adjutant General W G Obear released routes. Fifth Infantry travels from Atlanta by the Southern Railway. Cavalry units from multiple cities converge in Atlanta to depart via the Seaboard.
The text outlines that the third battalion from Aiberton Winder and Marietta, along with the Athens company of the fourth battalion, will travel via the Billboard Air Line. The fourth battalion companies from Columbus and Americus will move via the Central of Georgia.
Athens Ga June 28 special Warren C Lester a prominent young farmer of Ogie thorpe county died instantly after accidentally shooting himself with a .38 caliber Remington rifle. The discharged piece passed through his head and the death was reported as accidental.
A London Globe report notes a grand hydro electric engineering project in Tasmania now under construction. The plan targets large scale power generation to boost the island’s energy supply, reflecting ambitious industrial progress and technical expertise of the era. The article highlights the massive scale and expected economic impact.
Whole stock of Dresses and Boys Wash Suits offered at one third off regular prices. Dresses range from $3.34 to $13.35 with sizes 4 to 16 years. Boys suits include Russian and sailor styles in washable fabrics, prices from $1.00 to $6.67, with notable selection and colors.
You save by buying them today with special price advantages for this day. Fresh gloves for any plans. A 16-button elbow length lisle assortment in white tan and black priced today at 69c per pair. Suede lisle resembles kid in white at 1.25 per pair. Two clasp short chamoisette gloves in white natural shade at 50c per pair.
Practical minded women seek savings on pure silk hose lisle hose and gauze lisle in black and white. Special today includes two 1 box sets of silk lisle hose three months guard and four months guard for $1.00 each box. Also 15c infants hose 15c, 39c lace trimmed lisle vests, 25c ribbed vests, and $1.00 pajama decks or dambric night shirts.
The Atlanta Colored Music Festival Association schedules August 15 and 16 at the Auditorium. Harry W. Burleigh and Anita Patti Brown lead a 100-voice adult chorus and a 100-voice children chorus, with the Fisk Jubilee Singers returning. An orchestra led by Eric Neflaon and the cantata Up to Freedom highlight the program, with nine scenes shown by song and colored lights. Professor Roy W. Tibbs will play the organ with the Jubilee Singers. Railroads to offer special rates as Georgia attendance is expected.
Representative Blackburn from Richmond introduced a bill to regulate the publication of juveniles in Georgia and to punish both children and parents who encourage delinquency. The measure, endorsed by women's clubs and solicitor Philip Weltner, would place enforcement in juvenile courts and allow penalties for parental desertion similar to Louisiana's law. Other juvenile reforms are in development.
Police swarmed the Empire building after an A D T alarm rang at 1 58 am targeting the S S W V vaults of S and White Dental Supply. Officers searched eight floors to the roof but found no intruder, later attributing the alert to a possible short circuit in the Grant building wiring.
Washington June 28 Speaker Clark slept through the ballot process in Baltimore. He remained at home during the early voting and did not learn of the first ballot results until morning newsboys cried extra. He kept to his retiring holiday and stayed in his Capitol office until a little after midnight.
Georgia Senate opens liquor tax bill aimed at boosting revenue and tightening prohibition. Senator J H Felker proposes labeling on all taxed liquors with a 30 cent beer rate, 25 cents per gallon wine, and 1 dollar per gallon for whisky and brandy. Estimated annual revenue at least 1 million dollars. Socialists Meet in Macon July 4 and 6. J E Snyder to aid campaign. Dalton Record, a new weekly, set to debut with Walter Clark as editor.
The historic ascent of Mt. McKinley is reported as finally accomplished, noting that the feat was achieved not by Dr. Conk but by another climber or party, marking a milestone after prior delay or doubt.
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