Slaton commutes Leo Frank death sentence
Atlanta June 22 Gov Slaton commuted Leo M Frank’s death sentence for the Mary Phagan murder to life imprisonment after secret transfer to Milledgeville. The action followed a long clemency process with hearings and petitions from supporters and opponents, amid mass meetings and police precautions in Atlanta.
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France Seeks 100 Million Loan In United States
French bankers are urging French investors to convert American securities into war bonds via New York banks. The plan uses US securities as collateral for a loan to finance ammunition and supplies, with high grade railroad bonds backing the issue. Paris credit remains strong and a $100 million loan appears feasible, with potential expansion to double that amount.
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Supreme Court invalidates Oklahoma race voting laws
In a landmark decision the Supreme Court voids Oklahoma's constitutional amendment and the Annapolis voter qualification law as unconstitutional. The ruling, led by Chief Justice White, voids pre Fifteenth Amendment conditions on current voting rights and signals erosion of grandfather clauses in Southern state constitutions.
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Featherson appeals to commute Tolbert death sentence
Mr. GC C Featherstone will appeal to Gov Manning to commute the Greenwood murder sentence of Albert Tolbert, recently condemned to death for killing his young wife. Sheriff McMillan supports Tolbert, calling him mentally weak and worthy of mercy, while Featherstone acts from humanitarian concerns.
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Lansing Picked For Secretary of State
President Wilson appears set to appoint Robert Lansing as secretary of state to replace William Jennings Bryan. Lansing, already counselor and secretary ad interim, is favored by several cabinet members as the choice. The decision may come soon with discussions in New York and at the White House. Col. E. M. House is also discussed as a possible successor but has repeatedly declined public office.
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Death Penalty Relic of Barbarism
Albany reports on opposing views of capital punishment tied to Sing Sing. Rabbi Goldstein asserts an innocent gunman among the four who died for Hermann Rosenthal’s murder. Warden Osborne cites a governor DA admission as proof. Crowd size on the east side drew guards. (Continued on page five.)
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Ditching Confession Ties Seaboard Wreck to Robbery
Amos Smith and Archie Lee confessed last night to deliberately ditching the Seaboard fast train near Weems on June 10 to rob passengers. They implicated Shan Henry, arrested on murder charges, who denied but broke down and asked for a minister. The wreck killed the engineer and fireman and injured ten passengers, and officers from Chief Eagan to Special Agents gathered to hear the tale. Smith and Lee described planning the act and watching the wreck, with Henry allegedly supplying rails and tools. Henry denied involvement, but the confessions tied him to the scheme as the investigation closed in.
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