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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
1
President Wilson will lead the Flag Day parade on June 14 in Washington. He will review the procession, deliver the Flag Day oration to marchers, and may permit government employees to join. The plan includes starting at the procession's front and then moving to the reviewing stand. Cabinet members and officials likely will march with him.
Atlanta June 1 The Fulton superior court opens with 150 undefended divorce suits, 50 percent more than a year ago, suggesting over 1000 undefended cases for 1916. Judges will urge the Georgia legislature to revise divorce laws to ease the process.
Mrs. Joseph W. Bailey of Atlanta requested information on the February 1915 death of her husband. He was found dead from carbolic acid in a boardinghouse rear in the city. A coroner's jury investigated. letters found pointed to North Carolina relatives who paid transportation costs.
The Republican National Committee in Chicago opened hearings on forty contests affecting sixty two delegates to the next National Convention. The three day session aims to resolve seats with ongoing debate on workload and timetables.
Commencement exercises set for Friday night at eight in East Side Auditorium. Principal program includes class papers, diploma presentations, class songs, and remarks by R H Powell, president of South Georgia Normal College, Valdosta. Speakers include William Alexander and Mildred Evans with musical numbers by Nellie Howell and Clarice Waterman.
Washington June 1 The cotton condition on March 26 was 77.5 percent of normal per the Crop Report of the Department of Agriculture. State scores ranged from 97 in California to 66 in South Carolina with drought hurting parts of the Carolinas and Georgia. Moisture was ample in the western belt while Texas was near average with central and northern areas better.
Large crowd attends the W. O. W. annual picnic at Merrillville with a morning of singing and a noon dinner under the trees. Afternoon baseball sees Pavo and Barwick visiting teams beat Merrillville in two games amid community notes and local visits.
The Georgia Florida Pecan Growers Association met in Thomasville praising the hospitality and unanimously voting to return next year for the eleventh annual session. Officers were reelected and ten new members joined during the two day session as a detailed program covered pruning, soils, pests, fertilization, nut grading, and market preparation. Delegates toured county farms and pecan orchards appreciating the county’s beauty and progress.
Three batteries of the Sixth Field Artillery are to concentrate at Douglas Arizona opposite Sonora where Mexican forces are stationed. General Funston asked for precautions and War Department approval was received. One battery already at Douglas. two more to move from Laredo and Eagle Pass. Pershing reports show no major Mexican activity. Carranza forces are assembling in the north. General Gavira travels toward Casas Grandes for a potential meeting with Pershing.
Washington reports that American troops will not leave Mexico until Carranza authorities prove they can fully protect the border from bandit incursions. President Wilson favors withdrawal when possible but will wait for clear Carranza control. War Department seeks precise Carranza troop dispositions in Chihuahua.
General Gavira, Carranza commander in Northern Chihuahua, went to Casas Grandes to confer with General Pershing. He is expected to return to Juarez today or tomorrow, a Juarez report said after receiving Gavira’s telegram.
The Federal Reserve Board reports U S business activity may have reached the peak of the current upturn with cautious spending and widespread labor unrest even at high wages. Mines, oil, lumber, building show vigor while crops face a less favorable outlook and rail earnings remain strong. District notes from New York Richmond Atlanta Chicago cover wage trends strikes, cotton and tobacco activity, and agricultural prospects amid weather and construction delays.
The Industrial Index reports strong gains in the Southeast with rising bank clearings, heavy construction, active steel and lumber industries, intensified rail expansion, and a record number of new corporations—twenty-two formed in the week with minimum capital of 703,500 dollars.
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite was sentenced in New York to die in the electric chair during the week of July 10 for the murder of John B. Peck, his father in law from Kalamazoo Michigan. A new trial motion was denied and Waite expressed remorse while thanking the court and prosecutors. He was taken to Sing Sing after the Tombs and searched, a broken pocket mirror found.
Washington June 1 More than forty six thousand persons were killed and injured in the United States by railroad accidents during the three months ending September 30. Commerce Commission figures show 2,531 killed and 43,518 injured. This is a net decrease of 217 deaths and 3,697 injuries from the same quarter last year.
Atlanta June 1 Governor Harris plans a formal statement to accompany his forthcoming decision in the Stripling case. Officials indicate the action will likely be favorable to Stripling, with the official announcement not expected for several days.
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