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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1912
Page
3
Miss Matilda Moisant sister of the late John B. Moisant barely escaped injury when her monoplane struck the ground during an exhibition flight in Shrevenert. The machine tumbled, the front wheels broke, the right wing crumpled, wires snapped, but she was pulled from the wreck unhurt as the crowd cheered.
Lincoln March 17 officers continued a city and country patrol for three Nebraska penitentiary convicts who killed Warden Delahunty and two assistants and escaped after withdrawal. They believe the men are in Lincoln or Omaha and have yet to secure a definite clue on their movements since taking a boy to Twentieth and R streets.
In Rome Georgia on March 17 a gray wolf was killed by a neighbor after it threatened a family's poultry in the residence district. The animal, once mistaken for a dog, may be the escaped Desoto Park wolf or a river flood migrant. The carcass sold for five dollars.
The St Patrick day program at Marist college hall is set by the Sacred Heart Church Ladies Altar Society. It features the Marist college orchestra, Sacred Heart choir, soloists Mrs J Bowen and Mrs G T Butler, many Irish selections, medleys, readings, and a duet chorus with girls from Sacred Heart school.
The Baltimore American notes a quip about an umbrella saving a man from a fall while reporting the bill to nationalize Queen's University in Ottawa being defeated. The university is described as officially declined as Latinctly Christian after the vote, amid pressure from Canadian Jewish bodies.
Tifton Ga March 17 Special Camp Tifton United Song of Confederate Veterans was organized yesterday afternoon with temporary officers Captain commanding R B E Dinsmore first lieutenant C C Hall second lieutenant W S S Smith adjutant A Fulwood chaplain I B Hall treasurer J A Yarbrough color sergeants Dixie Montgomery Several members enrolled and next Saturday meeting to perfect organization and elect permanent officers.
Macon Georgia March 17 Special The city police issued summonses to twelve to fifteen speed law violators during Sunday as a special session was planned to boost city funds Recorder Daly to hold a session. Rev Frank Anderson spoke in three Macon churches touring Georgia to promote Baraca Philathes union with over a thousand members. A farmer A B Smith near Houston road escaped serious injury when an automobile owned by James C Morris struck his buggy injuring the horse and overturning the buggy. Smith suffered only cuts and bruises while the car was damaged.
The British ship Brilliant arriving from Bombay to Philadelphia reports two crew members dead and six others with beri beri. An American died sixteen days earlier, followed by an English sailor a day later. Six more sailors are ill, and the vessel is quarantined to prevent spread while twenty seven crew stay aboard.
The remodeling and refurnishing of Dr A C Constantine's Atlanta Dental Parlors are completed. The office at 185 Peachtree Street remains the same location with an entrance still at the same corner. The establishment is described as one of the handsomest in the south.
Fifty former South Carolina residents have invested over one million dollars in Sumter county lands including city and farm properties. They are described as thrifty and progressive citizens shaping local development and property markets.
Athens institutions of education will be well represented at the Nashville educational conference April 3 to 5. The Athens delegation includes Chancellor D C Barrow of the State University President A M Soule of the State Agricultural College Dr K J Wooster dean of the school of education Mr Harry Hodgson, a university trustee and patron of education Mrs H cy White wife of Professor White and president of the Georgia Woman’s Federation of Clubs among others.
Wage increases totaling over 10 million dollars will boost pay for about 375,000 textile workers in New England over the next year. Woolen mill payrolls rise by 5.9 million, cotton mill workers gain 5 million, as many mills move to raise wages amid ongoing negotiations and strikes.
A Farm and Fireside tip advises adding a teaspoon of salt to the water when boiling cracked eggs to prevent the white from spilling out. The tip claims the eggs cook neatly, preserving the yolk and texture despite elevated egg prices.
A testimonial from Mrs. Charle Mattison of Hindsboro Illinois praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for relieving bearing down pain cramps and nervous dizziness. A nurse from Cathlamet Washington also endorses the remedy for female weakness and urges others to try it, claiming countless similar patient reports support its effectiveness.
Kansas City March 17 Some questions arose whether the Kansas democratic convention met March 14 instructed the Baltimore delegation to vote for Clark as unit until two thirds decide nomination impossible If Clark cannot be nominated the twenty Kansas delegates will vote for Woodrow Wilson as long as two thirds deem he has a chance Judge A M Jackson said the Sheridan resolution providing Wilson as second choice was adopted The delegation will stay with Clark until he cannot be nominated then switch to Wilson
Norfolk Va March 17 Hampton Roads shows its wartime bustle as six Atlantic fleet ships arrive and by next Saturday the full fleet will anchor off Old Point Comfort. Kansas Mississippi New Hampshire Nebraska North Carolina bring battleship body shipment Maine. Kansas South Carolina to be stripped for spring battle practice. Kansas furniture moved.
A brief note touts wear kryptors as non maring food tools and non identifying to age. The item is advertised as produced by Jno L Moore & Sons at 42 North Broad Street with emphasis on appearance compared to imitations.
Lawrenceville Ga March 17 Reports from every section of Gwinnett county indicate the Thursday night rain was the heaviest on record over a dozen bridges were washed from foundations and many carried away by the flood The county will lose thousands of dollars and large river plants were damaged Harrow escapes occurred though no loss of life has been reported Rural mail carriers on routes crossing streams have been delayed across the county
Opinion argues for a preferred toll for national vessels using the Panama Canal with foreign ships paying higher rates. It stresses the canal is built and paid for by the United States and runs through U.S. territory, so benefits should stay national rather than increase dependence on the oceans. It notes concerns over police dogs mentioned in a separate Yonkers Statesman snippet.
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