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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
8
Governor Nate Harris told Grady county residents he remains open on whether to sell or lease the state road. He noted legislative plans, echoed county opinions, and urged public input while stressing fiscal responsibility and education as remedies for the state’s finances.
German exchange rates hit a new low as Reichsmarks fell to about 7.2916 cents, a drop from earlier losses as remittances to Germany weakened amid European conflict. American bankers reported heavy German purchases of cotton, copper, and iron ore, with raw materials placed in storage for delivery to German ports as war conditions persisted.
A marriage advertisement led to a fatal sequence when F G Ginetis shot his wife Ludvicka through the heart and then killed himself at Matagorda Texas after a dispute over the alliance with Sebastian Carell Braguiza de la Coralla 74. The couple had wed months earlier following the public notices and the daughter’s pictured endorsement.
Ceciho Ocon once among Mexico's wealthiest men and Pablo Lopez are under arrest in New York on a smuggling charge. They allegedly conspired to defraud the United States by bringing an $8000 diamond necklace into the country without duty. The case ties to Ocon's 1910s Mexican politics and exile.
A bull, tied for slaughter, went on a rampage in Gay City mid March. It charged through fences, toppled a car, chased a woman into her kitchen, and blocked a streetcar line for half an hour before police used firearms and a rifle to kill it. Two traders had acquired the animal from a farmer earlier.
A member of the famed Clay family, a descendant of Fanty Clay and Las slus Mola, died after a self inflicted gunshot wound while at a hospital in Lixingtan. He had served two terms in the Kentucky legislature from Bourbon County.
Washington lawmakers pressed for a 1.5 million dollar appropriation to equip a brigade post at Chickamauga. Rep Gordon Lee and Senators Smith and Hardwick urged the move, hoping for a war department approved transfer from Fort Oglethorpe, with Edwards and family traveling amid illness concerns. Groover’s son Julian Groover named to Naval Academy at Annapolis.
The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled the former queen was mentally competent when she deeded her estate to three trustees led by Samuel Cleghorn. The suit by Prince Cupid to dissolve the trust was denied, with the court finding the queen presumably sane and legally in control of her assets.
London March Emperor Wilhelm received the commander of the German commerce ship Moewe and personally awarded him the Pour le Merite. The Moewe commander earned the front cross of the first class and was ordered to meet the Emperor. Crew members received the cross of the second class. An Amsterdam dispatch confirms the honors.
Senator Stone of Missouri, chair of the foreign relations committee, said after a conference with President Wilson that the president desires to avoid involvement in the European war. Stone noted his planned address on armed merchant ships might be postponed to respect colleagues’ wishes, while affirming the goal of keeping the United States out of conflict.
In Columbus Ga on March 8 a memorial service honored victims of the recent wreck. Kennedy show figures and community members attended at Riverdale cemetery where the deceased lay buried. A pastor led a solemn prayer as floral tributes covered the graves and a hymn was sung.
Madrid reports violent clashes as workmen confront authorities during a broad strike. The unrest centers on Cartagena and nearby arsenals, with injuries and property damage noted as tensions rise across spain.
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