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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1912
Page
15
The Lou Slang commission sues interstate carriers over discriminatory pricing favoring Texas traffic. The majority holds interstate carriers must heed federal law and prevent unequal rates from Shreveport to Texas, while state policies and Louisiana concerns are weighed. Dissent argues the commission oversteps authority and needs Congress action.
Nashville, March 24. An obituary written by Mrs Corte Harris for an elderly friend stirred readers. The tribute described a gentlewoman whose home was a haven and whose hospitality warmed many, elevating manners to acts of love and kindness.
An enormous Sunday crowd gathered at Atlanta's Terminal Station to see Mrs Grace, chase stories of a supposed murder case, and scramble through crowded halls as the through train No 87 arrived late. A stampede erupted twice as witnesses believed they glimpsed Grace or a flash. she escaped to the street, pursued by stampeding crowds and rain along Madison Avenue.
Commissioner McChord condemns the majority as relying on a speculative reasoning process rather than law. He argues that recent state rate decisions by the Supreme Court mean the commission should not assert principles in the present case. He calls the conclusions erroneous and unnecessary and insists the commission stay within its legal boundaries without overstepping Congress or the courts.
Eugene Grace testifies that his wife shot him after a drunken dispute. He recounts waking injured, finding blood, and hearing his wife leave in a cab. he urges justice and demands public correction of malicious statements about his character.
A commentary urges prompt action by U S agencies to study and report on worldwide trade conditions. It criticizes Democratic lawmakers for threatening to weaken the tariff commission, the nation’s sole scientific body for tariff analysis, and cites Secretary Nagels as leading a vigorous export-focused department.
A telegram from Wu Shan reports three Americans, Hicks Hoffman and Shaldon, attacked while exploring a river garmen aboard a boat. Hicks was killed. the others wounded and bearing his body. Chinese gendarmen pursue the pirates as the American legation seeks further details from Hankow.
Local vendor Jne L Moore & Sons invites customers to learn Kodak film development in a hands on session at 42 North Broad. Staff will explain tank processing and film handling during the demonstration.
Mrs M M Jones of Macon dies after weeks of illness at Macon hospital. Funeral and interment to be in Eufaula. She is 33, survived by husband Dr F F Jones and son Charles Massey Jones, and parents Mr and Mrs Charles T Massey of Eufaula. Also noted are burial plans for G T Ghent of Kingston and obituaries for Miss Odie May Snelling of Macon. Ghent’s body to lie in Pooles Chapel until funeral details. Snelling survived by mother four sisters and three brothers. Church of the Immaculate Conception service today with West View interment.
A prominent Murhinlats Union member died last night at his home 48 Arizona Avenue. Survived by two wives and eleven children. Funeral set for Tuesday at 8 o'clock from the residence, with interment at Chamblee. He belonged to Red Men Masons Odd Fellows Junior Order and Machinists Union. Mrs Celesta A Kilgore noted in unrelated line.
A Terrell County Dawson special reports two announced candidates in the upcoming primary J Q Fassel for tax collector and M G Hill for sheriff with incumbents likely seeking re election At a mass meeting citizens named a Democratic executive committee for the next two years and set May 1 as a target primary date Other local briefs cover a whisky related hack fare case in Athens a young boy saving a child from flames in Athens and farming conditions in Lyerly Brantley returning to Washington and Thomas county planting activity including cane corn peanuts velvet beans and a high price seed need The piece ends noting Americus bankers planning events for the Georgia Bankers Association meeting in April
Mrs. Mattie Richardson aged 37 died yesterday afternoon at 86 Woodward Avenue. She leaves several children. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mrs. J Green Mrs. A B Cook and Mrs. Amnile Kilgore are also noted as surviving relatives. Funeral from Greenberg Bond private chapel with interment at West View Cemetery.
Edward Moore of Harrodsburg Kentucky went on a violent spree after midnight injuring his wife and two police officers, then killed himself on his kitchen porch. His stepson Frank Wotan blocked a gunshot, a neighbor and two officers fought Moore, and he died from a self-inflicted wound as he collapsed at the table. Multiple firearms and cartridges were found inside the home.
James N Hurst a railroad man aged 27 died last night at 10 o clock at his parents home Mr and Mrs J M Wurst East Point. The body was removed to A C Hemperleys undertaking parlors and will be sent to Hoganasllie Ga for funeral services Tuesday at Corinth church followed by interment in the churchyard. He is survived by three sisters and five brothers besides his parents.
The Haylian gunboat Ferrier remains in captors hands off the Battery in Charleston. Marines from the revenue cutter Yamascraw boarded Saturday afternoon after a mutiny by the Ferrier’s crew. Captain Weal of the Sama crew sent a telegram from Washington, but its contents were not learned.
Family members clash as Mrs Mes confronts Mr McBride over a threatened departure from the family home. Tense exchange includes warnings of lasting sorrow as plans to leave are asserted and contested.
An advertisement touts Tona Vita as a cure for nervous debility and run-down health, claiming rapid improvements from the first dose. It urges readers to buy via Lees Rhubarb Laxative and Jacobs Pharmacy in Atlanta, promising a money-back option if not beneficial.
An aviator over Boston looked down at cracked streets and grew dizzy causing a fall. The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association awarded a fellowship to Miss War Baret Harwood of Littleton Mass. The annual $1.00 award comes from a $25,009 fund built last year by friends and a $15,000 gift from Andrew Carteric.
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