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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1914
Page
1
A suffragette rushed toward the royal box during the King Edward gold challenge cup judging at Olympia. She shouted a protest before being seized by two policemen. Spectators rose, and guards protected King George I and Queen Mary as the tumult grew into a broader disturbance inside the arena.
Mayor Woodward proclaims Tuesday as Greater Georgia Tech Day urging all Atlantans to support Georgia Tech. The campaign backs a Greater Georgia Tech fund to enlarge the power plant and improve laboratories, backed by Northern manufacturers’ over 100000 in equipment.
In London on June 8 an American suffragette known as Mrs Wardress attacked two United States Embassy attaches after they refused her access to Ambassador Walter Page. The woman, a skilled boxer, battered the guards and left vowing to seek a meeting with the ambassador, saying it could take all summer.
The United States Supreme Court upheld Missouri’s action against the International Harvester Company. Missouri ousted the trust, revoked its charter, and imposed a $50,000 fine for antitrust violations, later reduced to $25,909. Kentucky fines were set aside by the Court.
Washington June 8 Senators Hoke Smith of Georgia and Frank B White of Alabama narrowly escaped serious harm while walking on Connecticut avenue. Grabbing each other they pulled in opposite directions as an automobile sped toward them. The car skimmed past Senator White and both men moved to the sidewalk. Senator Smith managed to gain the upper hand in the brief struggle.
The will of Henry D. Marks, late manager of the Georgia Fruit Exchange, was filed for probate in Atlanta on Monday. He leaves about $9,000, largely in life insurance, to Miss Ida Belle Porter of Macon. Porter is a daughter of Mrs. A. F. Porter, at whose residence Mr Marks boarded for twenty years.
Mrs Beulah Carroll bedridden seeks permanent injunction to bar J E Carroll from removing Eva Pearl and Drew Thomas from Georgia and to enforce her visitation rights. Judge Pendleton set hearing for next Saturday after a prior temporary injunction, with Carroll accused of subterfuge by placing children in Boaz seminary and denying visits during vacations.
Atlanta parks hosted record crowds Sunday as free afternoon band concerts drew residents to Piedmont and Grant Parks. Manager Dan Carey credited sunny weather and the concerts for the surge, noting extra streetcars were packed from 3 p.m. The Georgia’s Georgian and The Sunday American push to establish free music as a summer institution received a boost from the turnout and fund-raising efforts. Sime Finstein donated 5 percent of Globe Clothing receipts from Saturday to the effort.
In Ancona Italy on June 8 the Socialist organization declares a general strike in retaliation for two killings during a radical Socialist demonstration yesterday. The nationwide action targets major cities and public work stoppages are expected as part of the protest.
Niagara Falls Ontario June 8 Three important victories have been won by the United States in the mediation talks. Huerta withdrew his refusal to quit the presidency, remained in negotiations despite demand for a bipartisan provisional government, and backed down on the Tampico blockade. The mediators seek Carranza agreement to an armistice as the final hurdle.
Atlanta reports a move toward double tracking the line between Atlanta and New York after a Monday agreement between Southern directors and those of Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line. The deal creates a first mortgage on the Charlotte line, raises Atlanta's dividend to 7 percent, and offers the Southern an option to buy Atlanta stock at 250 dollars per share. The Charlotte line spans 268 miles and has been operated by the Southern under a 99 year lease based on gross earnings. The Monday news specifies a fixed 7 percent dividend.
Washington reports that Georgia may compel railroads operating in its borders to equip all locomotives on mainline traffic with electric headlights. The Supreme Court ruled the state has the right to enforce the safety measure despite objections over the added cost, raised by several short-line roads.
A house bill introduced by Representative Britton Illinois would bar Cabinet officers department heads and clerks from lecturing for pay during their tenure and would bar members of Congress from lecturing for pay while in session. Violators face a 10000 fine and up to two years in prison.
The passage notes the abundance of furnished rooms and rooming houses in the papers Want Ad sections. It suggests the papers function as a reliable directory for such housing listings amid broad daily and Sunday circulations.
American peace delegates at Niagara Falls submit a comprehensive plan to mediators covering Tampico flag incident Vera Cruz troops pacification provisional government and U S stance on Mexico's internal affairs This plan drawn with Carranza’s agents is welcomed by Constitutionalists and may prompt Carranza delegates if favorably received The mediators will present it to Mexican representatives and a week or more of talks is anticipated before any decision.
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