Milledgeville Prison Inquiry Yields Little New
Leo M. Frank attack target William Creen faces a guarded interview as Georgia officials conduct a so called investigation at the Milledgeville state farm. Governor Harris and prison commissioners hear Creen recount his account while reporters observe a tightly controlled session and inspect the farm’s conditions.
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Milledgeville
Leo M. Frank
State Farm
Frank
J. B. Smith
Harris
Prison Commission
Smith
Harria
Creen
Macon
Gover Harris
Wevea
Frans
van Holt Nash
Tien
Nashies Aioe Ee Amin
Abnes
E. L. Rainey
John Dorsey
House Penitentiary Committee
Taylor
Nash
Ned McIntosh
Atlanta Constitution
J. M. Burke
Srs
Burke
Georgia
Commission
Johnson
Joe Elders
Warden Smith
Omag
Foor Walker
Macon Telegraph
Spalcing County
Raingy
Walton Guards to Camp in Athens This August
The Walton Guards of Monroe will camp in Athens late August or early September for about sixty members under Captain Aycock. The Chamber of Commerce has arranged accommodations and the camp site. A strong Walton county Monroe baseball team will play a series of games against a local Athens team during the weeklong encampment.
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Walton Guards
Miltary Company
Monroe
Athens
Heidler
Chamber of Commerce
Aycock
Walton ‘County
Clarke
Love and the long road to Love's supreme dream
A fragment from a broader report recounts a so called private prison inquiry. It notes convicts Creen and Johnson, a night attack on Leo M. Frank, and the lack of a clear public accounting. Governor Harris summarises Creen's testimony and the limited scope of the inquiry.
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Creen
Leo M. Prank
Harris
Frank
Asia Awakens Challenge to American Churches
The Rev. Sidney L. Gulick, speaking at the International Purity Congress in San Francisco, warned that Asia’s awakening demands a just, inclusive posture from American churches. He cited Japan and China’s long wars with Westernization and urged equality, naturalization rights, and partnership rather than exclusion as Asia rises to influence global affairs. He warned America to avoid militarism and to help Asia with justice and guidance.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Asia
Churches of America
Sidney L. Gulick
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ of America
Orient
Japan
China
Asis
West
America
California
Bill to furnish text books to public school pupils
Georgia lawmakers consider a plan to allow county and local boards to supply books and supplies at minimal cost. The act permits rental up to 25 cents a month or two dollars a year, with ownership kept by boards and returns required each term. The measure includes accounting, damage charges, and a free-books provision for low income families.
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Atlanta
Dawson
Terrell County
M. J. Yeomans
Terrell
Fitzgerald
Yeomans
Brittain
Boards of Education
General Assembly
State of
Georgia
Board of Education
National Defense Conference to be Held in Washington
Washington July 24 a defense council urges a nationwide gathering to discuss strengthening the navy army coast defenses and other measures. The four day conference invites all citizens to attend as accredited delegates by sending name and address to the National Defense League in Washington.
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Washington
D. C
Auspie
National Defense League
Grand Army of the Republic
Temain
Julius Kahn
California
U. S
Robert
National Defense Conference
United States
Washington, D. C
Congress
Appean
Preparing for a military yellow peril through Asiatic understanding
A historical piece argues for educating the public on Asia and race relations, urging nonprejudicial views and justice for Asians to avert a perceived yellow peril. It notes pension increases for blind veterans beginning in 1916 and outlines proposed payments through 1918, signaling Senate support.
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Japan
Orient
Senate
The Tellscribe Debuts in Atlanta a Political Edge
In Atlanta on July 24, Georgia politicians face a奇 new era as Edison’s tellscribe records both ends of telephone conversations. The device, attached to a phonograph and used with a megaphone, lets a speaker reproduce the dialogue for public exposure, threatening reputations and changing how campaigns guard remarks.
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Atlanta
Georgia Polticians
Tellscribe
Edison
Ami
Odd Wedding Custom in Northern Africa
A curious wedding custom in northern Africa sees guests contributing pence at the door. A keeper records each gift, and the host settles with guests by giving back equal value. Thus guests effectively pay for the wedding, either upfront or in the future.
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Northern
Africa
Lear
Invention Credit Crowned Bell for Telephone Discovery
The article credits Alexander Graham Bell as the inventor of the telephone, calling the device a wonderful instrument with Bell receiving the legal prize and widespread recognition for the invention and its early use. The piece emphasizes Bell's primacy in the invention's origin.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
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