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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1912
Page
26
The Hollister Hive No 1 LO T M O Ty W will hold its regular review at 12 Alabama Street on March 14. The meeting is called at 3 o clock sharp.
Social items list residents moving into new homes on East Fourteenth Street and Columbia Avenue, hosting guests, and travel notes. It mentions the Connerats, Martins, Sissons, Carlton family, Blalock, Houk, Childs, Cothran, Hunters, Atkinson, Mitchells, Rowena Rubennette, Mary Sanford, Fortson, and other named locals visiting or traveling between Detroit Rochester New Orleans Asheville Florida and Athens.
The column lists numerous individuals visiting and returning from trips. Among those named are Miss Aonte Lee McKenzie, Miss Makenusle, Mrs. Henry B. Jackson and Ming Hula Jackson, Mrs Luther Rosser and Miss Nora Hell Rosser, Mr. and Mrs. E he Wight, Misses Hatel and Mabel Whitney, Mrs. F Barker of Lithia Springs, Ming Agnes Pritchard, Elizabeth Brown of Pittsburgh, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Blosser, Miss Glesen, Mr. and Mrs. A D Beeler of Knoxville, J Frank Beck and Marguerite Beck, and Miss Margaret Brantley with Mrs. Frank Holberg in Senoia. They travel to New York, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Cuba, Milwaukee, Chicago, Asheville, and Europe, with visits to Washington, Georgia, and Florida.
Norfolk Va March 12 Special The commandant of cadets at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute is described as balding with a fringe of hair left and this is believed to signal something unknown. Officials declined further comment.
In Blacksburg barbers report a surge of haircuts over two days with close clipping and shaved forehead to crown bald spots. The uniform look alarmed mess hall staff as cadets credited with the pattern. Doctors warn of chills affecting about twenty boys. In Key West a naval fireman is stabbed to death in a galley by a civilian. the victim J Goodwin from Roe North Carolina had thirty days left in service.
Macon, March 42 Special Jesse B Hart closed a deal for a 16 story hotel on Plum street between Second and Third. Cost 30000 lease secured by William T Ragan for five years. This adds a fourth new Macon hotel in a year with one already open and work in progress on two others. Reynolds Trial Postponed Absent witness delays reckoning in the case of Rev J Watter Reynolds. A hearing will be held tomorrow.
Columbus dispatch reports William Jennings Bryan arguing for the initiative referendum and recall as evolutions, not revolutions, and opposing fears about a weakened judiciary. He states recalls extend accountability and that judges must remain subject to public opinion while longer terms may improve integrity. His views contrast with Governor Harmon’s call for patience.
New Orleans on March 12 Happy one of the citys best known horses in the fire department was burned to death in his stall at Patrol No. 7 yesterday as flames broke out in a shed behind the patrol station. Barking dogs drew attention and the fire, which had gained headway, damaged part of the station and stairs before extra crews contained it.
Windman Smith a 66 year old Hampton county farmer left a note for his family indicating where to find his body and then drowned himself in Lowndes Lake around noon. The body was found floating. mental derangement is cited as the cause.
Austin March 12 State Labor Commissioner Starling rebutted a federal report accusing Texas cotton mills of deplorable conditions and wage abuses. He stated he investigated conditions and found no truth in the charges, sending the letter to Governor Colquitt to refute the claim.
Two Nettle daughters of Mr and Mrs John Bessant living near Troy Alabama were badly burned when a kerosene can exploded as the younger child played with it The older girl rushed to help and was burned the mother also received burns while trying to extinguish the flames The injuries may prove fatal
A New York bound comedian named Dave Montgomery of Montgomery and Stone has hired three Atlanta African American workers from the Atlanta Club to join his household. Porter Clifford Clark, his wife, and a sister were selected after Montgomery’s visit to Atlanta. Cardoza, Forsyth manager, secured the placements and Montgomery paid $76 for transportation. The trio departed for New York Monday.
New Orleans, March 12. Leo V Hastings a 26 year old Ireland born Trinity College graduate and international athlete filed a $100000 damage suit in U S court alleging a December railroad accident left him hopelessly paralytic deaf and blind in one eye and paralyzed on one side. He says his life hopes and ambitions were blasted and he laments the mental anguish caused by his injuries.
Headlines claim premature gray hair stems from sickness, nerves, blood, or heredity and urges early care. It promotes Robinnaire Hair Dye as a pure tonic restoring natural color without bleaching or scalp damage, promising harmless results and youth preservation.
Marion Lawrence pleaded guilty to bringing a young girl from Louisville Kentucky for immoral purposes in Tampa. Federal court fined her 3500 and suspended imprisonment on condition she leaves the city due to ill health noted by Judge Locke.
Advertisement touts mercolized wax as a facial treatment to renew complexions by absorption. It claims powders and creams fail, offering a nightly application of mercolized wax and morning washing to remove flaky skin particles, promising gradual improvement.
In Washington on March 13 the US Supreme Court heard the government’s fight to dissolve the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific merger. Attorney General Wickersham and assistants Kellogg and Severance filed a 600 page facts brief, tracing origins to Harriman Schiff and associates and noting broader control of related lines and ports. The government assails the eighth circuit ruling, argues two railroads can be competitors, and urges applying Standard Oil standards to this merger.
John D. Culley testified that Dr. Frank Edmondson struck him on the eye after an altercation near the Georgian apartments. The court fined Edmondson $25 and costs, with Culley asserting the blow came from a horse whip though Edmondson says it was a fist. The incident followed a confrontation while Culley spoke to a tenant of Edmondson's properties.
In Birmingham two boilermakers Clauda Drake and RF A Walton were fatally stabbed by Benjamin F. Crossland a New York stationary engineer employed on a city skyscraper The conflict began over unions with the victims accusing Crossland of being a scab The men were attacked in a hotel lavatory lobby and slashed badly by Crossland. one man Reicher had a chance to recover.
Mrs. William Kelly of 187 Angier Avenue is relieved after detectives Pato and Rosser located two diamond rings she mourned as lost. Lola Jackson, a Black maid, was arrested for petty theft and wore the rings when brought to the detective bureau Tuesday morning, denying any wrongdoing.
A storm battered the coast causing one hour of wild winds. Several houses were wrecked and smaller craft damaged as windows and tall structures were shattered. A theater roof blew off during a performance, flooding the venue. Docks and waterfront warehouses suffered substantial damage with rain pouring in through openings. No gulf accidents reported yet.
An aging advertisement style page promotes depilatory methods and hair removal. It touts delatone paste for home use, a magatone and witch hazel rinse for a lighter complexion, Mothers Salve for pain and inflammation, and a dry shampoo recipe with cornmeal and thorox to improve scalp and hair appearance.
Marjorie Hamilton, known for a fat reducing program, is touted as a political draw for the suffrage movement. She claims influence with beauty leaders and social figures and discusses running on a DeRoly platform with slogan Fat Vanishes a Pound a Day while offices attract a diverse crowd.
Miss Trix Cooper of Norfolk says a year of left side pain and illness ended after using Cardus, a women’s tonic. She describes severe pain at work, bed rest, and marked improvement within days, urging others to try the medicine and requesting information from Chattanooga Tennessee.
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