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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
1
Picked from a slice of Georgia weather reporting, farmers describe a brutal drought with record heat and humidity. Crops burn and parch as rain remains scarce. In Madison County no rain in 45 days and sections report only slight showers in extreme south Georgia.
Dr W W L Deemer and family describe brutal experiences during escape from Vera Cruz to Mexico City and aboard the Monterey. 75 refugees aboard heard similar tales of imprisonment, theft, rioting soldiers, and hiding under seats to avoid attack. The couple lost property, faced pneumonia, and endured harsh treatment both in Mexico and on the steamship to New Orleans.
Quebec May 30 The death list from the Empress of Ireland disaster is put at 1 082 by Canadian Pacific line owners of the ship which carried 1 387 persons. Survivors report no panic in fog and early morning darkness as Storstad rammed the liner, water rushed into the gap, and the ship sank in 90 feet of water. Coroner prepares inquest at Rimouski as officials push for a rigid investigation and safeguards for life at sea. The Lady Grey ferried about 250 bodies to port. most dead found in night attire. The disaster prompts Dominion government inquiry. The first 5 000 carloads of Georgia peaches arrive in New York en route to markets, with Georgia produce movement coordinated by Southern Railway and allied firms.
Five city banks unite to contest a state tax law granting access to depositor accounts. They argue the measure violates confidentiality and seek an injunction as county tax assessors and the state tax commissioner demand information on individual deposits. The banks requested a week to prepare their defense.
The liner Royal Edward arrived AVONMOUTH ENGLAND with its stem bent from a mid Atlantic iceberg collision. The master’s presence of mind saved 650 passengers. Last Wednesday the ship was warned by the Empress of Ireland en route to Canada to watch for ice.
New York May 30 It is not a violation of the law to spoon on the benches of Eastern Parkway Brooklyn. In Gates Avenue Police Court Policeman Stedwell vs Andrew Cattrella 20 and Hannah Schmidt 18 were detected spooning on Eastern Parkway. The new Lovers Lane is about ten miles long.
Bayreuth, Germany. May 20. Siegfried Wagner announces the Wagner Opera House will be presented as a gift to the German people. The gift includes the Wagner home Wahnfried and its manuscripts and memorials of the composer.
Dr. Dunbar H. Ogden pastor of Central Presbyterian Church will preach Sunday evening on The Sanctity of An Oath. The Frank case developments will be addressed in the service.
The Atlanta Clearing House Association reports May 1914 clearings at 59,191,838.32, up from 50,305,104.54 a year earlier, a rise of 8,886,733.78 fueled partly by Shrine week. Last week totals reached 11,793,817.29, vs 9,258,983.38 in 1913, a 2,534,883.91 increase. Saturday clearings stood at 1,747,767.80, higher than last year’s 1,412,088.09 by 336,679.71.
Albert R. Rogers of Boston invited Atlanta to participate in a world class pure food and domestic science exposition in Boston from October 5 to 8. He touted Southern agricultural development and investment prospects, noting New Orleans Birmingham and Atlanta as invitees and Havana already engaged.
Four Negroes were resentenced by Judge Hill on June 19 for murder convictions. Robert Paschall Will Hart and George Hart face hanging on June 19 for the murder of Mrs Seth Irby of Jefferson County. Ed Elder is set to hang June 26 for killing his wife. Paschall protested his innocence and blamed two others at large. The Hart brothers denied involvement. All four cases have protracted entries before the Supreme Court.
In a special meeting the Putton County Democratic Executive Committee voted 11 to 8 to recount county primary votes and determine whether Charles G. Turner or T. J. Hightower Jr. should win. The committee declared Hightower the winner in the County Commissioner race. The motion was offered by Albert Howell Jr.
Question about current boarding conditions prompts readers to consult the Want Ad classifation Rooms and Board in the Hearst's Daily Georgian and Sunday American for reliable, satisfactory places. The note suggests using the classified guide to find better meals clean rooms and compatible social atmosphere.
Philadelphia May 30. Mrs Harriet Prentinscott a Clearfield suf fragist after two years has persuaded her husband that he should wash the dishes. In reading her Bible in Second Kings she found the verse It will wipe Jerusalem as a man wip eth a dish wiping it and turning it upside down.
The body of A. V. Harrison, shot by tenant Ed Summers on Harrison's Bogart plantation near Athens was buried at Jackson County. Summers was arrested at Winder after the personal encounter that led to the shooting.
NEWCASTLE MD May 30 Dr William A Winters and wife, parents of missing Catherine Winters, were arrested after clothes believed worn by their daughter were found in the basement of the Winters home. They face a felony charge as detectives search the residence.
In Wilmington North Carolina on May 30 Judge George Rountree and Solicitor Homer Lyon were renomination candidates in the Eighth Judicial District.
SELMA, ALA May 30 The ninth annual session of the United Commercial Travelers of Alabama ended with a big barbecue at the Selma Fairgrounds. Anniston was chosen as the next meeting place. E B Wright of Florence was advanced to grand counsel succeeding R J Oglesby of Montgomery. Other officers named include W L Wall Huntsville grand conductor Berto H Johnson Montgomery grand page E D Karpe Selma Theo L Myers Montgomery Ajax Davis Birmingham F P Dunnam Birmingham J R Oglesby Montgomery executive committee G M Plainsance Birmingham J D Bailes Florence and C Abrams Birmingham.
Georgia Jay, suing Homer Rodeheaver, Billy Sunday’s choir leader, for breach of promise, collapsed as she left the witness stand. Her attorney bore her from the courtroom after the mother’s stormy letter, sent after another letter from Rodeheaver, triggered her tears.
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