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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
20
A brief notice reports an auction or sale event with a stated amount of 60 000. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate a press sale action involving a party named A Ando and a group of organizers. The item reads as a financial transaction tied to a sale with the listed sum.
Four heavily armed masked men derailed and dynamited the Missouri Pacific express near Corinth, stealing an estimated sum of up to 560,000. They subdued Express Messenger Snoddy and escaped into Tulumbia river bottoms within twenty minutes. Bloodhounds and a posse were dispatched from Jackson, Tennessee, to pursue the quartet. Engineer Wilder and Fireman Kufman survived, while railroad officers prepared to extend the manhunt.
North Dakota results show La Follette leading Roosevelt by about two to one with Taft failing to gain traction. Roosevelt aides concede defeat as eastern districts favor La Follette and western counties fail to offset the surge, with Medora and other towns noting La Follette gains.
Washington dispatch reports H H Mayberry head of the Underwood Club in Nashville predicts Oscar W Underwood has an excellent chance at the Democratic nomination in Baltimore. He cites strong Southern support and growing strength in northern and eastern states, arguing Tennessees delegates will back Underwood and that Wilson and Harmon influence remain but Clark lags.
fragmentary OCR notes describe Muscogee forming a club for Underwood in Columbus Georgia. details are unclear but indicate organizational planning and local civic context.
Florence North Carolina March reports a man presenting as WW. B Brown from Charlotte with his bride and a second wife in Ampers Virginia. He is linked to Mary Borum of Norfolk and I B Davis’s daughter, with claims of multiple names and St. Louis as his home. The case involves bigamy allegations and disputed identities.
Weather Man Von Herrmann says spring is near with highs to rise and a short cold spell not harming crops. North Dakota and Montana faced a freeze while the Canadian northwest improved. A blizzard’s effects pass tonight, yielding a milder pattern as days shorten and crops begin to sprout.
Mrs Grace Speed, released from the Tower, travels by Southern train No 36 to Philadelphia to be with her blind son and aging mother. She expresses happiness at freedom, noting kind treatment in custody and a longing for family support, with plans for sustained contact after the journey.
Dr Julius Sommerfeld, of 200 Washington Street, escaped injury after his auto was struck broadside by street car No 263 at HU and Grenwood streets at 5 50 pm yesterday. The auto was demolished but he walked home and announced he was not seriously hurt. Motorman T W Hollingsworth said the crash was unavoidable and that he saw the auto too late to stop.
Passengers aboard the steamship Saratoga recount vivid scenes of the Maine’s burial off Havana after she sank bow first. Captain Miller called it the most inspiring sight, describing air rushed from the hull and a dusting cloud rising as the flag remained on the masthead.
Washington reports the Democratic excise bill, targeting incomes of six thousand dollars or more, passed the House 250 to 40. The bill aims to raise 20 to 60 million yearly, offsetting sugar leases, and now moves to the Senate.
Mrs E H Grace is freed on a $7,500 bond and departs for Philadelphia to see her blind son and handle business matters. The trip aims to arrange care and address financial or personal affairs as she travels from her home to the city.
Mrs Daisy Grice was released from the Tower on a $7,500 bond authorized by Justice Ridley. Attorney J. A. Branch accompanies her as she boards a Pullman to Washington at 11:29 P M amid a morbid crowd and eager reporters.
Colonel Roosevelt accuses President Taft of unsavory tactics in the campaign centered on the presidential preference primary. He cites Taft's Boston remarks and notes Massachusetts progressives pressed for White House support. The row centers on whether Taft will back the preference primary as state bills pass.
An Atlanta drive to raise $100,000 for a chamber of commerce building shows 130 committees at work, with $50,000 halfway reached. Additional groups from the Atlanta Ad Men's Club and real estate and Merchants associations join in, aiming to complete the fund by Thursday night jubilee. Subscriptions continue, though full totals are not yet reported.
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