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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
8
Persistent board of health meeting ends without approval for crematory plans. Dr. W. L. Gilbert, president of the board, words echoed the denial as members stood firm on the decision.
An advertisement describes an improved concrete burial vault made by DYKEMA SYSTEM CONCRETE CO and notes a public sale of a contingent remainder interest under the will of William Flynn in Atlanta. The document also includes a petition to the Georgia Secretary of State by Cotton States Insurance Company proposing charter amendments to increase capital and rename the company, plus a city council discussion on garbage plant bids and health board actions in Atlanta.
Reports say two dead and one wounded amid rising armed bands in Oriente while confidence in the Cuban government fades. The US announces transport Prairie with 700 Marines and gunboats Paducah and Nashville bound for Guantanamo as American refugees flee to cities. Cuban officials express friendship and offer assistance if needed, though panic persists. A secret agent statement hints at insurrection financing tied to a Cuban editor and a consular official. The Bell Telephone directory goes to press. subscribers urged to confirm listings.
Mortuary notices report Mrs. W. T. Chastain of Kennesaw Ga dying May 23 after four months of illness at 53. Surviving are her husband and seven children and several siblings. Funeral at 1 pm May 24 at home. interment at Gresham's cemetery. A second obituary notes death of John G. Chapman Jr of Sycamore Ala and of Mrs Mary Gulley and Mrs Sarah R. Foster with funeral plans in Macon and Woodstock respectively. Wreaths for King Frederick's coffin in Copenhagen are described as foreign princes and legation members place wreaths. Additional legal notice announces a Fulton County divorce suit Minnie Himes vs Roy Himes and a July court appearance. Public notices include contracting bids by the mayor and council and lists street work in Atlanta area.
The Atlanta Art Association and Mr. Walter Rich named Edgewood as the winner for the best display of plants and flowers grown by students during 1911-12. Six schools entered including Highland Pryor Grant Park Ashby and Lee. Presentations today at Edgewood and Highland, with a separate prize for the colored school showing the neatest grounds next week.
The May term of the U S district court for the northern division of Georgia at Rome began Monday and adjourned Wednesday afternoon. Judge Newman and officials including District Attorney Carter Tate Assistant D A Grenley Deputy Clerk John Dean Steward Deputy Marshal Rheinhardt and Court Crier Scott returned to Atlanta yesterday morning.
Delegates to the Georgia state convention to be held in Atlanta May 29 were announced from multiple counties. Names from Macon Oglethorpe Johnson Lee Banks Banks Homer and other counties include J M Dupree J D Maffitt H Rice M S Ware J B Murray J J Bull Jr T S Brooks A T Hatcher B L Stephens W C Brinson C M Dent J T Milter G C Raines B H Lord N D Hatta way W Raley Z T Prescott A Bray Jr S A Scott H E Purvis WR Smith J T Sneil B J Wiggins A G Powell Ricy Price J L Harrison D D Hall B H Ty Long St W F McAfee B J McKenney.
Washington May 28 Representative Samuel W. McCall of Massachusetts praises a fellow Republican, but singles out George Brantley as the biggest Democrat in Congress. McCall notes Brantley’s long service on the Ways and Means Committee and his steady merit, while acknowledging Brantley’s unshowy demeanor.
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