Chicago Bar Association to Prosecute Hotel Robbers
The Drake hotel daylight robbery left two dead and a fifth robber at large, with less than 3000 dollars recovered. Three living robbers face murder indictments as 400 Chicago Bar Association members join the prosecution effort. Suspect William Mull enback is sought by midwest police. Wilson, Holmes, and Woods entered not guilty pleas. Wilson confessed and described the raid after a wine-fueled planning session.
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Jack Wilson
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William Mullenback
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Inheritance Tax Debate Moves Georgia Bill Forward
Atlanta July 31 The house ways and means committee backed a bill to cut Georgia inheritance tax to 25 percent of the federal levy. Senate approved. Supporters say the plan preserves state revenue while attracting outside investment and mirrors Florida’s repeal. Tax experts note it shifts 25 percent to the state and 75 percent to the federal government.
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House
Ways and Means
Georgia
Senate
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Toto
British French War Debt Talks Break Down In London
In London on July 31 British and French financial experts clashed over settlement terms for France’s war debt to Britain, causing at least a temporary rupture in initial negotiations that opened last week. The French commission sails back to Paris today.
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London
France
Britain
French Commission
Paris
Tax Legislation in Danger of Being Blocked
A resolution introduced by Senators De Lapeyriere and Boykins calls for a joint Senate and House committee to study Georgia tax conditions and draft a recommended bill for the next General Assembly session, potentially blocking all tax legislation this session in Atlanta.
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Boykins
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House
Georgia
General Assembly
English Coal Strike Averted Provisional Agreement Reached
Prime Minister Baldwin announced a provisional agreement in the coal industry and mine owners withdrew notices for two weeks to avert a country wide strike due to begin at midnight. Six million British trade unionists stood ready to strike, with railway workers ordered to halt coal handling if the stoppage occurred, and union congress leaders prepared to aid miners financially by a levy across districts.
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Baldwin
National Union
Trades Union Congress
Great Britain
Big Money Ends Candid Dream For Giants Pitcher Wife Says
Nellie McQuillan, wife of Hugh McQuillan of the New York Giants, laments how sudden wealth and fame shattered their marriage. The 8 year romance began in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she supported him as he rose from minor leagues to stardom, raising questions about money, fame, and domestic costs.
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Hugh McQuillan
New York Giants
Wor
Cester
Mass
Bryan Goes To Final Sleep Among Heroes
Washington remembers William Jennings Bryan in a half staff tribute as mourners gather at a church and grave. Mrs Bryan requests expanded Presbyterian services with a favored Bible passage and hymns Lead Kindly Light and One Sweetly Solemn Thought.
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Washington
Little Red Church
William Jennings Bryan
Benning Soldier Killed in Guardhouse Escape Attempt
Private Walter H. Parker of Company A 15th Tank Battalion was shot and killed at Fort Benning during an escape attempt at 8:45 AM. Private Joseph Summers, an unassigned recruit, was shot and seriously wounded. Both victims were in the post stockade under military policeman Private Harvey Lane. Also noted are vessel launch totals for last year, including Britian’s share of 11,439,885 tons.
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Columbus
Walter H. Parker
15Th Tank Battalion
Fort Benning
Joseph Summers
Harvey Lane
Bryan's Death Shocks Democratic Politics In Washington
Washington observers weigh the impact of William J Bryan's death on the Democratic Party. The veteran commoner wielded influence by endorsements and shaped others' careers. His absence raises questions about fundamentalism's role at future conventions and who can fill his political space.
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Washington
Hotel where Lincoln pledged union to be razed
In Altoona Pennsylvania the Logan House room where Union governors met Lincoln in September 1862 to pledge support will be razed for a new railroad station. Thirteen governors signed the pledge including Curtin Andrew Yates Washburn Kirkwood Spraene Pierpont Todd Berry and Blair with others endorsing the plan. The meeting was private with no records or reporters present.
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Logan House
Loran House
Lincoln
Union
A. G. Curtin
Pennsylvania
John A. Andrew
Massachusetts
Richard Yates
Illinois
Israel Washburn, Jr
Maine
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Iowa
William Spraene
Rhode Island
N. Pierpont
Virginia
David Todd
Ohio
N. S. Berry
New Hampshire
Austin Blair
Michigan
Felder Appeals Conviction In Crager Glass Case
Thomas B. Felder filed an appeal after a year since his conviction for conspiring to obstruct justice in the Crager Glass Casket company case. Felder once practiced in New York and Atlanta and was disbarred following the conviction. the jury recommended leniency and the judge fined him 10,000 dollars.
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New York
Thomas B. Felder
Gaston B. Means
Crager Glass Casket Company
Felder
Atlanta
Senate Raps Lobbyist Over Floor Access
Senator Hutcheson used a point of personal privilege to renew his attack on lobbying in the Senate. He referenced a resolution urging lobbyists to desist from floor activity and stop crowding doors, which hindered passage to and from the chamber.
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Atlanta
Hutcheson
Senate
Walker Not To Face Probers
Governor Clifford Walker will appear before the special senate committee if he agrees after file review. Hutcheson said the governor may be asked to explain his break with John N Holder and removal from office. Attendance is voluntary and cross examination could follow.
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Clifford Walker
Senate
State Highway Department
John N. Holder
State Highway Commission
Holder
J. R Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Atlanta Postmaster disputes Florida emigration rumor
Atlanta postmaster Edwin K. Large released records showing fewer than 2,300 residents moved to Florida in the past two years. He noted he was quoted stating 10,000 to 45,000 leaving in the past year to counter a recent Constitution editorial.
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Atlanta P. M
Flordia
Atlanta
Florida
Edwin K. Large
Negro survives 25 foot fall at silo in Rome
In Rome on July 31 a silo collapse left Henry Smith a white plumber severely bruised and cut. A Black faller plummeted twenty five feet to the ground and escaped injury, reports say, while Smith was injured. The incident follows a scaffold failure during descent.
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Rome
Henry Smith
Twelve Men Offer To Die in Chair in Fight to Abolish Electrocution
Twelve elderly men in Washington seek death by electrocution to protest capital punishment. They plan a capital punishment exhibition with twelve volunteers, led by Dr Walter C Murphy, a 55 year city physician. The effort, led by G P McGraws, arises from a murder conviction appeal.
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Washington
Relief Society
Walter C. Murphy
Pan Europe proposal mocked by German editor in Europe union talk
In a Valdosta report, J. Barron and three children were found after his earlier disappearance and threats. Berlin editor Taegliche Rundschau blasts United States of Europe plans led by Coudenhove-Calergi, warning Germany would be a slave and deriding France's supposed subordination.
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France
House cuts Bureau of Markets appropriations in Agriculture
Atlanta July 31. The House voted to cut the Bureau of Markets funding from 100000 to 50000 and barred any extra funds. Milner led against an attorney general ruling, calling it a sacrifice to political forces. Davis and fifty others proposed 50600, while Milner sought a flat limit. Debate centered on whether the bureau could receive no funds beyond the fixed appropriation.
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House Today
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau
House
Milner
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Markets
Davis
DeKall
Appropriations Committee
Six Bills Intro'd in Georgia Lower House in One Day
ATLANTA July 31 Only a half dozen bills were introduced in the house Thursday bringing the total to date in that body of 758. The senate introduced six bills also with parity in this session. Bills listed include an impersonation prohibition of officers by Fletcher of Monroe a dog regulation bill for Mitchell county a gas tax on tank cars for intrastate distribution by Stone and Harris of Jefferson and Union a Talbotton charter amendment by Smith of Talbot and a Talbot county board of county commissioners act amendment by Smith of Talbotton.
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Senate
Letcher
Monroe
McElvey
Mitchell
Mitchell County
Stone
Union
Harris
Jefferson
Smith
Talbot
Talbotton
Board of County Commissioners
Talbot County
Shipping Board Authorized to Sell 200 Ships for Scrapping
The Shipping Board was advised by Attorney General Sargent that it has authority to sell 200 vessels for scrapping to Henry Forbes, as recommended by President Palmey of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
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Shipping Board
Sargent
Henry Forbes
Palmey
Emergency Fleet Corporisation
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