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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1914
Page
2
Rumors in New York in April say the Gould family will lose control of the Missouri Pacific railway, a core part of their railroad system, as a major sector undergoes changes.
In the financial district revived talks center on Kuhn Loeb & Co potential shift in Missouri Pacific control. Gould family remains noncommittal while expert engineers run excavative tests on the property, and Missouri Pacific notes fall to new lows amid ongoing market weakness.
Washington April 6 The state commerce commission questioned Sharp exchanges between Chief Counsel Polk and Steven son Taylor a New York marine engineer. Tolig read a letter from Mr Taylor to former President Mellen proposing United States Transportation Co to operate a New York Fall River steamship line. Polk cited false entry bookkeeping and noted handwriting in Taylors copy. Mille testified on the New York Westchester and Boston road where he is president saying the line must earn about 4 1/2 times present revenue to become paying.
Washaston April 30 Banks signaled strong interest in the Federal Reserve System with subscriptions exceeding the $4,900,000 minimum fixed in January. Across the twelve districts, 4,260 national bank subscribers joined from a total 7,497 members, while the issued stock reached 977,646,500 dollars.
Caruso and Gadski lead a star filled Met performance of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera. Toscanini conducted as audience applause interrupted scenes with thrilling vocal feats and dramatic emotion.
A large matinee audience greeted the Verdi revival Un Ballo en Maschera by Melronerian Opera Company led by Fostamim. Caruso Gadsti Armato and Hempel starred with Hempel delivering a superb soprano performance and receiving many curtain calls. The Metropolis director earned praise for masterful musical direction and the ensemble drew sustained ovation.
A dinner dance at the Capital City club hosted by Colonel and Mrs Lowry entertained five hundred guests in honor of visiting opera figures. Notable attendees included Vi Otto Kahn and party from New York, plus numerous society figures from Atlanta, Macon, Knoxville, and Nashville. The ball followed with dazzling gowns, jewels, and performances by prominent opera stars and dancers, marking one of the season’s grand social events.
A fragment from a public notice urges equal opportunity in a civil service exam, promising merit wins regardless of where you live or your job. It hints at benefits like an auto and a player piano, inviting readers to send for details.
Vincent Astor, 22, son of the late Colonel John Jacob Astor, wed Miss Helen Huntington at Hopeland House in Staateburg WV near her parents. The ceremony, in a library setting with fewer than fifty guests and guards at the estate gates, followed plans for a church wedding but was moved indoors due to illness. The bride wore heirloom lace. Alice Huntington served as maid of honor. Rev. Charles H. Duncan officiated. a wedding breakfast followed in the adjoining room. The couple will vacation at the Astor estate and expect further plans after health permits.
The metabolic daughter of Mr and Mrs Tomer Sales was burned in a Brooks county home as her clothing caught fire while her mother was outside tending a garden. A physician treated burns but the child died within four hours.
The Cleveland area moved clocks forward to align with eastern time per city ordinance. Youngstown and nearby regions also switched to eastern time, standardizing schedule changes for tonight.
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