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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
4
A 1912 Atlanta issue shows The Constitution advertising subscription terms for daily and Sunday delivery, with outside-Atlanta rates and a notice requesting written discontinuation. The page also carries political chatter about campaign figures, party strategies, and national issues, including Bryan, Kern, and Knox, mixed with satirical observations on press agents and trusts.
A fragmentary verse hints at departure and flight as birds and a steeplane carry influence. The quirky lines suggest a future when the speaker is gone and mail might ride the skies, with archaic phrasing and scattered imagery.
A Georgia political struggle over how delegates to the national Democratic Convention should be chosen. The national committee favored state wide primaries direct vote for delegates and presidential picks. The piece criticizes local state committees for resisting direct elections, notes past abolition of the county unit plan, and warns of May 1 actions.
The article notes political figures rally around tariff as a central issue, with Democratic and Republican factions criticizing how plans align with public sentiment. It highlights candidate messaging and strategy as they push for tariff policy as the key election determinant.
The piece argues Governor Wilson cannot steer every bill through caucuses and houses. It notes his strong leadership yet doubts there is a Wilson tariff. It contrasts this with the Underwood tariff and asks why he should speak more on a tariff that does not exist.
A civic alert urges citizens to register by next Tuesday April 7 to participate in primaries and elections this year. It warns that those not qualified by then will be disenfranchised as the books close six months before the election, stressing hardship for farmers and urging immediate registration.
An anecdote from the era shows a minister pleading for a governor to pardon a young offender. The case centers on burglary rather than liquor sales, highlighting debates over clemency in prohibition era policy. The story references Governor Slaton and the tension between punishment and mercy in illicit liquor cases.
Three months of operation by the Georgia Association for the Adult Blind shows the shop is practical and self supporting. Officials and blind workers praise the program, which could become permanent with about $2,000 for machinery and supplies, including $860 for equipment and $1,000 for materials.
Representative Martin of Colorado declared that Guggenheim checkbooks influenced Colorado political history and urged a House investigation into a smelter trust. He claimed the trust left a graveyard of rival smelters and criticized the Justice Department for not reporting its existence.
Chicago March 27 The government charged National Packing Company a $15,000, 60 corporation in an alleged illegal Chicago Packers conspiracy. Report says packers and attorneys may seek voluntary dissolution as the trial nears, with terms to be discussed.
Fragmentary report describes a tragedy in which a person named Gowsn shot himself twice, with both wounds described as fresh. The scene is connected to a jealous motive, noted as the cause of the incident in local discourse.
Battle Creek mid March 27 Oscar Cummer twenty four believes a cursed fate explains his body of injuries. He displays a broken cheek bone a dislocated jaw and multiple bruises after a workplace scuffle. His record includes near drowning in Toronto a streetcar accident in Detroit a crushed leg in Adrian a broken arm twice and a duck hunting drowning scare in Battle Creek.
United States Steel Corporation announces sale of 30,506,000 five percent bonds to J. P. Morgan & Co. Judge Cary says extensive year capital needs justify the issue to maintain cash levels amid planned property extensions and rising ore business.
Indianapolis March 27 Memphis, Tennessee has been selected as the starting point for Captain G. Bumbaugh in the Lahm Trophy balloon ascent. Telegrams from Mayor Crump praised Memphis natural wind advantages and predicted favorable sailing conditions as the balloon team prepared to depart Friday or Saturday.
A fire at a warehouse is believed to have been started by a spark from a locomotive. Firefighters battled the blaze and contained it to the storage area, with no immediate reports of injuries. Investigators will determine the exact cause and extent of the damage.
A fragmented reading notes a Georgia harvest lyric set and a Carolina poet Samuel Harley Lyle. It highlights a five sonnet titled A Little Child Shall Lead and love songs with life appeal. Also included are pieces The Man and the Mint and The Introduction with reminiscences of mint gardens and Sunshine Blizzard observed in regional dialects. Published by the author, Frankin, NC.
The Eufaula Rifles Company G of the Second Alabama infantry may be mustered out after Monday night inspection by Adjutant General Scully and Lt. Godwin. An order from the adjutant general’s office is awaited as Captain Irby says Scully favors reorganizing the unit within thirty days. The Second Regiment band, also inspected, was praised as one of the best, with the personnel and instruments in fine condition. Professor DeTrinis plans to move to New York City, to be succeeded as director by H. Vieson.
The Pastors' Association of Valdosta condemns a local moving picture passion play as sacrilegious and misrepresenting gospel events. A card denouncing the production urges people not to witness it, arguing it commercializes Christianity and harms the young and uninformed.
Opelousas La March 27 Acting District Attorney BE C Dubisson moved to discharge the entire jury in the second trial of Mrs Zee Runge McRee charged with killing Allen Garland. He said juror Henry Boudier had stated he would vote guilty if chosen. Defense attorneys objected to dismissing the jury, arguing that substituting another qualified venireman was sufficient. The court took the matter under advisement.
Kennebunk Maine March 27 Sheriff Charles Emery of York county is held on a 16000 bond charged with attempting to bribe County Attorney Aga A Richardson to shield liquor sellers. Preliminary hearing set for Saturday. County attorney says other arrests and local prominent figures will be implicated.
New York March 27 With Easter close, the New York tailors and dress makers unions prepare to declare a strike at a time when fashionable women will feel the impact. An announcement from the Ladies Tailoring Association says arbitration failures may trigger action. The board appointed six months ago to settle time and piece work has not replied, and some establishments reportedly repudiating contracts.
Sidney Lanier, youngest son of poet Sidney Lanier, is reported dead in New York. He was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and an associate editor for Doubleday & Page, earning a $320 year income.
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