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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1914
Page
7
Oscar Mills defeated Tull C Waters to win the county commissioner seat in the country district, securing a decisive victory as Mills claimed majorats in the race. The result confirms Mills as the new county official amid local political shifts.
In a seven candidate field for two county at large seats, Turner and Gilbert led with top totals. Turner narrowly defeated Hightower by a small margin in a precinct by precinct tally, with final ward results showing Turner securing victory after late precincts reported.
A dense listing of ward by ward scores shows Hightower and Maddox repeatedly leading Mangum precincts including Eighth Ninth and Tenth Wards with high tallies. Turner Wier and Abbott are frequent contributors alongside Armistead and Wesley across Peachtree Buckhead East Point Hapeville and other districts.
Oklahoma City May 5 United States District Judge Cotteral forbade defense counsel from mentioning the Standard Oil Company or related statements to the jury in the trial of HH Tucker and ten associates charged with obstructing Interior Department actions on Osage lands. He ruled the reference would seek wartime sympathy, noting no link between Standard Oil and the current case. The defense failed to have the proposed leasing rules discussed. three witnesses testified as preliminary evidence was presented.
Atlanta fans celebrate temporary reinstatement of L and Crane’s Betsy Pope after February disqualification by the contest committee for an unsanctioned Birmingham meet. If Crane wins this Saturday, he would claim the trophy permanently, marking a third straight victory.
A chaotic dispatch details alleged theft involving O Shaughnessy and Mrs OShaughnessy during a transit by a Vera Cruz bound train. It notes Huerta’s government, passports, and a shopping tour after arrival in Washington with unclear charges and no firm discussion of Mexican affairs.
Report from Vera Cruz on American forces shaping the occupation after the April street fighting. Describes bluejackets heroic actions, steady marksmen, and close combat with snipers as Adm Fletcher’s officers recount the firefight and the endurance of sailors under fire.
Washington May 3 The administration's battleship program for next year survived in the House when the single battleship proposal was voted down 2 to 148 and a strike of the two battleship provision was referred. An amendment appropriated 400000 for sites for high power wireless stations in Panama California Hawaii Guam and the Philippines with costs not to exceed 1000000.
In Washington a Senate debate touched on a published claim that Pancho Villa might become Mexico’s ruler. Senator Lodge criticized a London-biography piece and questioned a State Department biography, while Senator Stone and Poindexter pressed for truth about the Villa life draft amid broader Mexican political speculation.
Washington officials announced hearings May 3 on quarantine plans to curb the pink boll worm. Proposals would restrict foreign cotton seed and lint imports, limit entry and manufacture of foreign cotton to northern states, and protect southern mills from infected seed risks and pest spread.
Delegates to the seventeenth quadrennial Methodist Episcopal Church South gathering in Oklahoma City are nearly complete. Bishops from nine states will attend. Bishop Lambuth travels from Nashville by steamer. Bishop Wilson presides at opening. committees organized and plans set for three weeks of sessions and sermons at St Luke’s Church.
A Tennessee cyclone near Fayetteville early Tuesday killed Mrs Bird Mae Ree and injured Mrs Haislip and James Lung as houses were damaged and debris scattered. The storm toppled chimneys, blew residents from beds, and caused widespread but minor damage along a narrow path.
Reports from Vera Cruz describe Mexican forces mining railway lines from Vera Cruz to Mexico City in anticipation of a raid, while defenses grow around Tampico and the capital. Admiral Badger notes reinforcements at Veracruz and Tampico as the Drayton torpedo boat destroys a target neareguantac. the situation stiffens for constitutionalists and federals amid heightened tensions.
The War Department mailed instructions to militia officers nationwide detailing mobilization procedures with emphasis on financial operations and securing railroad transport. Local disbursing officers could be supplied with funds to move the militia, and the various department quartermasters would coordinate the effort.
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