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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
13
Miss Rose Pitenof, a 17-year-old Boston swimmer famed for national records, plans to sail to England this spring to attempt a crossing of the English Channel reflecting her steady rise in competitive swimming and ambition to add a major international feat to her list of achievements.
Brief notices report the sudden death of musician and showman William Scarborough in Edison, Georgia, and Joseph N. Oliver in Memphis, aged 83. A. P. Duncan, Waco Machinery president, dies from pistol wound. Bowie, Sr. and family news from Rome. Funeral notices for Mrs. T. A. Adams of Athens. Charles Russell McCulloch dies in San Diego. survivors listed.
Lincoln March 19 Charles Morley, one surviving convict, says a shot from pursuing posses killed Roy Blunt, the farmer held hostage during yesterday's Sarey county fight. Morley claims the other convict Taylor fired at Blunt as he tried to jump from the wagon. Autopsy expected to determine if wounds came from revolver or rifle.
Rear Admiral Charles B. T. Moore, now head of the naval training station in San Francisco, has been ordered to the Philippines to assume command of the Cavite naval station. The dispatch notes his transfer and duty shift, with no further execution details provided.
Mrs Bordem Well defends simple meals stating food may be plain but is well cooked. No one has ever suffered indigestion at her table nor any complaint caused by overeating, says Mrs Bordem Well in a brief exchange.
New York March 10 market for coffee futures opened steady with a 200 point advance amid higher European cables and Brazil freight talks. Santos and Rio prices mixed, Brazilian port receipts up from last year, rain in Sao Paulo, and futures quoted with scattered demand from shorts covering.
Chicago markets report pork in tierces at 16.00 and short ribs at 8.90 with jobbing pork at 15.75 and prime steam 8 2.05. Price movements show lard and bacon shifting with boxed products higher and rib cuts firm. New York notes pork beef and cut meats firm while lard and tallow hold steady.
A fragment list of grocery prices and suppliers from Atlanta noting items such as Axle Grease-Diamond, Red Rock Ginger Ale, Alderney cheese, various baking powders, beans, flours, lard, cheese cutters, and ink. Prices range from $0.60 to $10.00 with numerous 1 to 63.80 figures and product names.
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