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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
6
Theodore Roosevelt swept the New Jersey Republican primaries carrying every congressional district and winning a majority of delegates. The victory comes as a major milestone in his campaign against ex senator Smith in Newark New Jersey.
Governor Wilson carried his state against stiff intra party opposition and appeared to win twenty four of twenty eight delegates including delegates at large. Senator La Follette likely to secure no more than two percent of the total.
The Senate committee led by William Alden Smith concludes fault lies with Captain Smith for ignoring iceberg warnings and with Captain Lord of the Californian for disregarding distress signals. It faults British regulation, cites lack of boiler tests, and praises Captain Rostron of the Carpathia for rescue courage.
Congress debates adjournment timing while advancing naval spending. The Senate weighs a $90,000 coal depot, a 100000 ton Norfolk coal store, and Pearl Harbor dry dock totaling 3,486,500. Plans to restore admiralty pay scales face possible Democratic opposition.
Chicago Senator William Lorimer left for Washington saying he will not resign and plans to contest calls for expulsion. He was accompanied by William J. Cooke a self described bodyguard who would also act as nurse and keeper of reporters as Lorimer battles the senate fight.
Dr Oscar P Blatchly of Kansas City Kansas and his wife and 12 year old daughter begin a 5000 mile journey built around a wagon he designed for multiple uses. The trip will run from Kansas City to Vermont then down the Atlantic coast to Florida and home in about a year. The voyage aims to teach geography geology botany and photography.
The ice box of the steamer Panama arriving from Colon held a discharged U S infantryman who, during the voyage north, went insane and attempted to take command. Capt Corning was informed as the man, Victor L. Kenney of the Tenth Infantry, wandered on deck in his underclothes and frightened passengers.
Philip O. Parmalee, known as Birdman, flew over North Yakima to a cheering crowd in a gusty wind. Three minutes later his broken biplane crashed in an apple orchard two miles from the start, and his body was pulled from the wreckage by nearby farmers. The exact cause may never be known.
Commissioner J J Connor released Georgia's June crop report based on 300 plus statements. The note says corn is in fine condition while cotton lags, with 12 percent replanted and 12 percent not yet planted, producing an overall gloomy outlook for normal yields despite possible averages. White Roosevelt supporters organize Georgia Roosevelt White League to unite white Republicans. Americus moves toward a modern electric lighting plant with $50,000 capital, charter filed, backing from local business leaders.
Carrollton reports the sudden death of Judge Samson W. Harris at 74. He served 18 years as Coweta circuit judge and held Confederate Army ranks including lieutenant colonel of the Sixth Georgia regiment. Harris was wounded at Ocean Pond Fla and later served as adjutant general and inspector. The piece also notes civic plans for a Griffin depot upgrade and other Georgia city notes including Jackson’s planned modern soy ginney, Macon portraits, and local incidents.
A letter fromMISS LOU BOYD praises Wilson's Freckle Cream for removing freckles from childhood skin. The ad-style note claims the product is harmless, offers a refund policy, and directs readers to send 300 in stamps and a name for a full-size trial, with the Carrollton Georgia address of Hamrick's store.
Professional cards list Buford F Boykin of Boykin and Boykin Attorneys at Law representing Georgia Loan and Trust Co with city and farm loans in Carrollton Georgia Homer Boatright office and residence details First National Bank Building J M L Strickland Dentist Carrollton First National Bank Blog room 18 phone 149 J D Hamrick M D County physician and surgeon and registered optician covers diseases of eye ear and throat with office and residence numbers in Carrollton Georgia et al.
Lawyer L Dorsett and attorney J H Powell advertise in Carrollton with courts practice. Dentists J E Cramer and L M Lovvorn list offices in Carrollton and Bowden. Doctor R D Jackson and R E Foster promote women’s health services. Coleman advertises watchmaking and jewelry repair in Carrollton with Hamrick’s.
J B F of Dial buys and sells property in Carrollton. The listing notes real estate activity at phone 326 Carroll and credits Newell and Fielder Attorneys at Law, Second Floor First National Bank Building, Carrollton, for the legal handling.
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