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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1912
Page
5
Atlanta paper quotes Judge F M Longley of Troup County endorsing Woodrow Wilson foe Underwood as tariff leader for Democrats. He attacks progressivism and Roosevelt La Follette ideas, praises Underwood’s constitutional approach, and cites Harmon of Ohio as a backup.
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Morning and evening services at the Baptist Tabernacle featured a vested choir as Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur, successor to retiring pastor Dr. Ben G. Broughton, introduced elaborate procedures. He plans to seek deacon approval on new forms, while a large crowd responded to an altar call for confession of Jesus as Lord and Savior. Farewell services for Dr. Broughton are set for Sunday evening.
The revival at First Baptist drew large crowds with four meetings yesterday led by Dr. Riley and singer Mr. Harris. Fifty to sixty converts plus many children moved forward, crowds filled the room, and the choir and duet were highlighted features. Dr. Riley spoke on each service and plans extend with a 10:30 a.m. address today and talks on the second coming of Christ for afternoon sessions.
Dr. Dunbar Ogden, pastor at Central Presbyterian Church, urged Atlanta editors to curb unwholesome publicity in newspapers. He warned that sensational domestic tragedies harm public morals and urged editors to protect the purity of thought and life, preferring truth and temperance in reporting.
Local advertises children portraits with Kodak film developing offered by Jno L Moore and Sons at 42 North Broad Street. Out of town orders accepted.
Atlanta post officials report mail from the east arriving in the city about forty hours late due to washouts and track damage from recent floods. Mail to Augusta and from South Carolina routes are disrupted with Savannah used instead. delays also affect New Orleans and other southern points due to water damage to roads.
Ben Kilpatrick known as Arnold Kilpatrick the bandit who died after a shootout during a train robbery attempt. He served long terms starting with admission to Atlanta federal prison in 1901 after transfer from Ohio state prison. He was released then rearrested in Texas for murder, latest records show with Atlanta officials.
Niagara Falls N J March 17 Mrs Charlotte Patterson 76 and her daughter Miss Elimetta Patterson were burned to death when a blaze destroyed the Logan block. Another daughter Miss Ella B Patterson was injured and may die. Firemen failed to reach the third floor windows because ladders were several inches too short.
The Constitution opens a nine district political prize drive in Atlanta with district prizes including an automobile piano grafonola and a solid gold watch. Grand prizes feature two Mitchell touring cars and two Baby Six models, with entry by coupons from the paper.
In Atlanta a look out issued at polite headquarters places 275 city police on high alert for beer drinkers after thieves stole two and a half kegs of beer near 43 Decatur street Saturday night. The beer and kegs remain missing as investigators search the town. Professor H A Nix of the University of Georgia was treated for a deep lip gash after a hallway accident at the university Friday night.
A fragment from The New York Wedgy shows a heated dispute as a landlord orders immediate payment of back rent while a tenant questions furniture and a moving contract. The dialogue references a car and a furniture mover under a yearly arrangement, hinting at ongoing rental tensions.
Season tickets for the grand opera are moving fast as buyers rush to avoid poor seating. Tickets are on sale at Cable Piano Company and Phillips & Crew Company. The Atlanta Music Festival Association says the sale through April 4 will be the greatest in the organization’s history.
About thirty sermons on Missions were heard in Methodist churches with Miss Mabel Head and Mrs. Campbell speaking from Korea. Dr. Pinson Dr. Reid and Dr. Ainsworth led key talks at Wesley Memorial and First Methodist. A large audience attended men and women gatherings, with a program schedule listing devotional talks and mission study across morning and afternoon sessions.
A district attorney siege and protests surround a high profile trial as Judge Wear remains distant and no statement is issued. Friends urged restraint while a wealth of legal talent on both sides signals renewed court action. A burglary claim from Perrin adds to the tense atmosphere with warnings of ongoing public statements.
Heavy rains and high winds in the south diminish and fair weather is forecast for the disturbed area over the next several days. Rail traffic resumes on the Haw river trestle near Greensboro after delays. mail from the north reaches Greensboro. trains move slowly between Danville and Salisbury, with Mount Airy service delayed until tomorrow. A funeral party from Burlington to Danville is held up by the blockade. The Weather Bureau bulletin predicts continued unsettled conditions in the northeast and Pacific coast then a disturbance moving east with rain, snow in the north, showers in the south, and a colder spell by midweek reaching the northwest.
Multiple obituary notices from Dawson Greensboro Flovilla and Athens detailing the deaths of Mrs. N C Saville C C Davison Captain W F Smith and John H Jump. Services held in Weston Woodville Woodville cemetery and West View with family survivors named and funeral arrangements noted.
James Hewitt who died Saturday will have a funeral this afternoon at 2 30 from his residence 170 Crew Street. Interment will be in West View.
Carl Karsten and O A Cone of the executive board of the Atlanta Federation of Trades issue a statement correcting a news report. They say organized labor would reconsider its actions in asking all members to stay away from Atlanta baseball games due to a dispute among unions. The leaders insist the federation upheld the painters, paperhangers and carpenters action to avoid injuring the federation.
An upbeat campaign note forecasts a lively Republican nomination race as delegates are fiercely contended. The piece argues competition will mobilize voters and boost engagement, then pivots to a spring sale in the shoe department highlighting Nettleton and Howard & Foster Oxfords in tan and black, priced at 4, 5, 6, and 7 dollars.
The Forsyth headlines Bud Fisher in Hotel 51 Reckless and the Three Nevarro pantomimes with the Eugene Trio aerial act. The Lyric presents Charles Klein drama The Third Degree while Polly of the Circus returns to Atlanta with Ida St Leon. Bijou line features Osborne’s dogs, the Three Robers acrobats, Jewell Elaters, and John L Dapp with novelty tales and terpsichorean stunts.
Viola Allen appears at the Grand on March 25 26 in The Treffords a new play by Americas foremost woman playwright Its theme centers on the restlessness and career drive of women of today The cast features Charten Waldren George Fawcett John Wesley Grace Ellzton Jessie Szetts Miriam Collings and Florence Jobya
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