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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1912
Page
4
An assorted collection of satirical and observational snippets on politics, elections, and society. References range from St Patrick's Day to Roosevelt delegates, suffrage, Cuba, Mexico, and campaign year ironies. The tone mimics a bustling newspaper column with punchy asides and topical allusions.
The article reports Senator Money praising Underwood as essential to democratic success and notes northern approval of the Alabama leader's influence in House leadership. Atlanta lawyer Hollins N Randolph endorses the geographic focus on Underwood, urging southern states to overcome timidity and support his candidacy.
The Christian Science Monitor urged Atlanta and other cities to ready street pavements for heavy auto trucks as freight and delivery vehicles proliferate. Prominent streets risk endangering drivers and pedestrians if roads remain ragged, with advocates calling for well built, year round highways to reduce long term upkeep costs.
A Chicago Board of Education program led by Rev. Walter T. Sumner will keep fifty city schools open on certain evenings to instruct parents in sex hygiene. The Chicago Tribune argues public instruction is essential for health and moral welfare, urging parents to address the topic clearly and tactfully at home.
The page presents a collage of verse snippets, light satire, and editorial witticisms about politics and spring. It mentions campaign talk, lost voices, rural life, weather hints, and a short exchange about a poem titled A Day With a Dream versus printed as A Day With a Dram, all bylined to FRANK L. STANTON.
Policeman F L Peek responding to screams at 223 Orme Street confronted John Pope who held a pistol and refused arrest. Peek fired, wounding Pope in the right arm, breaking the bone and dropping the weapon. Pope to face court on drunken and disorderly charges plus assault with a dangerous weapon and other counts.
New York March 17 George Arms known as The Socrates of Broadway is dead at 82. He lived in a Broadway hotel 37 years and the key from 1875 was found in his pocket after death. A Civil War swords maker, he traveled the world and hosted literary friends daily. Mark Twain was a frequent caller. His private collection of curios was among the city’s finest.
Waycross Ga March 17 Special J S Baugh well known in this section dropped dead in his front yard this morning He had been in frail health but could get about His wife and daughter Laura Baugh survive him He was 63 and formerly conductor on the Plant System and served as secretary treasurer of Division 311 Order of Railway Conductors He also belonged to the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias Originally from Opelika Ala Funeral services set for tomorrow at 3 oclock.
New York March 17. The body of Mrs Beekman Lorillard who hanged herself yesterday at the Holland house was sent to Washington today with Mrs Loula Lorillard and other relatives. Mr Lorillard preceded the body with two friends. Funeral will be held in Washington where Mrs Anna B Doyle, her mother, has a winter home. Relatives said motives were a complete mystery and they believed the act was an impulse due to nervous affliction.
The sultan announces Mulai Hafid with a nervous tone amid tensions in Tangier on March 17 as reports detail palace concerns and regional instability.
Baltimore police arrested Ruben Mogerman a 19 year old on a charge of being a dangerous and suspicious character. Detectives and a lieutenant tracked him after a visit from Atlanta detectives seeking him for larceny from the person. Pearl and another companion were also taken in, with Pearl held on a similar charge. Detectives are reviewing files to identify the showman. Five men released by Judge Broyles left the city.
Charles B. Muldowney, 51, Georgia Southern and Florida engineer, died at Macon hospital after the Tifton wreck on March 6. He leaves a wife, three children, a mother and a brother in Richmond. Funeral at St. Joseph's Catholic church with burial in St. Joseph's cemetery.
Jerome Jones president of the Georgia Federation of Labor left Atlanta for a state tour visiting Waycross Bainbridge Macon and Savannah. He will address meetings and perform federation duties as the group plans its annual convention in Waycross next month to boost interest and organize work.
Marquette Michigan reports a brain surgery transformed the outlaw Redmund Holzhay known as Binuck Bart from dangerous criminal to a refined man. He earned a life sentence in 1889 for robbing a stage coach and killing banker A. E. B. Fielschbein near Lake Gogebic. He is to be freed next November after serving twenty two years.
Augusta Maine March 17 The Maine legislature will meet in special session for the first time since the Civil War to redraw congressional districts amend election laws and propose a liquor licensing amendment The senate stands 22 Democrats 9 Republicans and the house 85 Democrats 66 Republicans.
In Waycross Georgia Jeanette Coleman seriously wounded W H Gray of Fitzgerald and likely fatally wounded Joseph Vickland of Waycross in an early morning shooting in the red Light district. She was arrested on complaint of those shot and held in Ware county jail.
LaGrange Ga March 17 Special Trains on the Atlanta and West Point railway cannot pass beyond LaGrange because the Chattahoochee river water is black and high West Point is blocked. Trains from the Alabama side reach within a mile of West Point while line repairs continue. Damages to the LaGrange mills dam and county bridges are being repaired.
The Aero Club of America announced the national balloon championship races will be held July 27 in Kanag City. The event will feature aeronauts representing the United States in the overseas competition and showcases a host showing in the content.
Washington date line profiles Oscar Underwood as a top southern candidate for president, arguing the South deserves a southern Democrat and praising Underwood’s tariff leadership, Birmingham roots, and proven governance qualities. The piece cites regional progress since the Civil War and urges Baltimore convention support for Underwood. The author highlights three southern men including Wilson Clark and Harmon as alternatives.
New York March 17 There will be formally organized tomorrow a national Efficiency Society bringing together leading bankers manufacturers economists and business experts from many cities The society aims to boost efficiency in commerce and industry and is supported by President Taft who wrote a paper to be read at a dinner Also to speak are Secretary of the Navy Meyer Herbert Knox Smith Governor Dix F A Cleveland J H Gray Luther S Gulick James G Cannon and other industrial leaders from New York and allied corporations.
Rupert D. Heini interviews Colonel Goethals in 1913 about the Panama Canal project. He asks if landslides will delay work. Goethals says no, expecting ship passage by late 1913 and full operating order by January 1916. He outlines toll strategy to support commerce and treasury gains, framing the canal as a military necessity.
The Dry Goods Economist notes Dutch collar and turn back cuffs gain traction in early spring negkwear. Simple gowns in taffeta satin crepe meteor or serge feature a small Venise or exquisitely embroidered Dutch collar. This demi tailoured look, popular in Paris, appeals to Sieannen women and likely remains in demand through summer.
Secretary Knox cables from Nicaragua to President Taft urging the Senate foreign relations committee to act on the Nicaraguan loan treaty. The proposed 315 million dollar loan at 5 percent would fund currency reform and tax collection. Nicaragua’s assembly approved the terms.
A Farm and Fireside contributor urges a winter truce to tighten up gear. He advises farmers to inspect harness, machinery, wagons, and tools, fix broken straps, bolts, and chains, and stock extra equipment so that when the “battle” resumes, time is saved and operations run smoothly.
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