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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1912
Page
1
City officials announce seven concessions granted by the Georgia Railway and Electric Company in a settlement with the trolley line. Alderman McClelland calls the deal farcical and says consumers do not benefit from the accord.
An accord halves electric light rates from 9 to 7 cents per kilowatt hour net and power rates from 5.40 to 4.60 cents. Minimum charges drop to 1 dollar for lights and 50 cents per horsepower for power. Street paving costs change with track count. 200 feet of wiring is free per customer. The city safeguards the river water supply, supports a merger of two utility firms, withdraws a rail rate investigation, and halts further street car fare fights in council.
A special council committee and officials of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company and the Georgia Railway and Power Company reached an accord at two o'clock after a three hour second conference. The deal requires at least twenty six council votes to ratify, making approval likely next Monday afternoon with the mayor's backing. Eleven propositions were submitted by the city committees on electric railroads electric lights and tax. Continued on Last Page.
P C Cashman of Atlanta longtime T P A leader and former editor of The Southern T P A Journal says he shifted support to Oscar Underwood for president after traveling through Georgia. He reports strong pro Underwood sentiment statewide and predicts a Georgia sweep if the trend continues.
A Georgia case faces a unique question if Eugene H. Grace dies. Could his dying declaration be admitted against his wife in her murder trial though the law normally bars a husband testifying about his wife. Lawyers dispute admissibility with precedents from other states cited in support and opposition.
A letter found among Grace family papers is alleged to show that Mrs. Daisy Grace attempted to kill her husband Reuben Arnold claims the missive proves premeditation. The letter, mailed from Atlanta after the alleged opportunity to post, is cited as new evidence as Mrs. Grace is held without bond while Grace recovers.
Forty four anthracite operators met in New York to reject all miner demands and prepare for a March 12 conference, signaling a possible strike. W H Taylor of St Clair Coal and J C Haddock of Plymouth Coal were among attendees, with talks not for publication.
Senator Dixon challenges Director McKinley from Roosevelt headquarters to back presidential preference primaries. McKinley replies he supports primaries where legal and fair, with lawful restrictions. Dixon accuses Taft of refusing to trust voters to name the candidate and lampoons the process as a game. Continues on last page.
Sanitary inspectors in Atlanta actively inspect back yards to enforce cleanliness and proper garbage can use. City officials urge residents to comply to avoid fines and recorder appearances as public concern grows.
Strong opposition crowded a public hearing as council’s special committee weighed a proposed city limits extension. Critics argued it comes too soon after the last expansion and would strain fire police, paving, water and sewer services. Proponents urged annexation of thickly populated outskirts for sanitary rules and to have outskirts contribute to city benefits.
A sensational city tale centers on Mrs Daisy Grace who allegedly faked violent nightly dreams for three weeks to set up the shooting of her husband Opie Grace. Attorney Reuben R Arnold confirms the case as he relays Grace’s account of the events from St Joseph infirmary.
President Taft in Toledo criticizes recall of judges and judicial decisions as dangerous to liberty and stable government. He argues government must be by majority with checks, cites Webster on constitutional safeguards, and notes evolving suffrage while warning against volatile popular reversals of constitutional rulings.
Local forecast predicts rain across Georgia with cooler north and western portions. Expect moderate southwest to northwest rainfall and colder southeast, with winds and a low/high mean temperature around 42 and 56 degrees, plus 1 to 1.16 inches of rainfall this month.
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