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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1912
Page
18
A surprising tale from an Atlantic real estate market shows an owner who, after realizing his property’s rising value, sells and soon after hangs himself. The agent expected high bids, but the owner’s reading of the advertisement spurred a fatal reversal.
A committee of the Atlanta Real Estate Men's Association studies forming a local exchange after contacting others and reviewing New Orleans and San Francisco models. The plan aims to unite dealers, protect buyers, and boost confidence as Atlanta’s real estate market grows, with final recommendations due at the April meeting.
A recent week stands as a record for Atlanta area real estate with total announcements around 1.77 million dollars. Peachtree Street saw activity including the Abbott property bought by Asa G. Candler for 155 thousand dollars, while other deals reached up to 5 thousand dollars per front foot in Forsyth and Mitchell streets.
Scott and Morris, new partners in real estate, announce their firm opens Monday in Atlanta. W M Scott, veteran broker, and Morris, a rising young man, will run from offices on the Gould Building’s second floor, formerly Scott’s.
Searles PF Glover's real estate agency has moved to newly remodeled quarters on Walton Street. The single floor offices overlook Peech Street with distinctive interior finishing and unique ideas. The agency features a mural with its well known arrow trademark as a keynote decoration, promising an unmatched suite of offices in the city.
A clipped OCR fragment references a Ponce de Leon home and a top adept habit, offering no clear event, date, or person beyond these terms. The readable text provides limited context, preventing a fuller summary while preserving the identified entities.
Fulton county superior court action to clear title to the 190 Peachtree Street site held by John H. Jires and the old Capital City club property, with developer Candler bidding $28,000 and plans to permanently improve the block. The narrative recounts how the property remained spared in Sherman's Atlanta campaign and future aims to create a park and broader frontage for the Abbott block.
Pittsburg March 30 Harry Stewart assistant superintendent of furnaces for Carnegie Steel and brother of Mrs A C Dinkey was shot and seriously wounded today by Samuel Webb a foreman of plant locomotives. Webb then shot himself dead after the confrontation at the Duquesne plant. Stewart 38 is hospitalized with multiple wounds and expected to recover. Webb had worked at Carnegie for about six years and reportedly feared dismissal from his job.
Rock Island NL March 30 Indictments charging murder from last Tuesday's riot are expected from the grand jury Monday afternoon. At least three men are named as responsible for the clash between the mob and police that left two dead. Coroner and grand juries met, troops guarded the courthouse, and witnesses were moved between panels.
Albert Adams of B M Grant's agency was elected president of the Ad Men s Club last week. The group with 150 plus members promotes clean advertising and fights fake schemes. They backed the chamber of commerce drive for 160000 stock to buy the YMCA building and plan to expand membership while remaining non political.
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