Pastor Rev. C B Ragsdale resigns after $200 bribe claim
Rev C B Ragsdale admitted before Plum Street Baptist church committee that a $200 bribe led him to swear a false affidavit in the Frank case. The resignation was accepted amid church debate, with some members citing apoplexy and health issues. Detective Burns and others were present during the inducement and the incident is tied to Leo M Frank proceedings in Fulton County.
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Frank
Plum Street Baptist Church
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Ragsdale
Arthur Thurman
Wiliam J. Burns
Genera Bat
Hugh Dorsey
Thurman
Plum Street
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Oklahoma
Atlanta
Hencins
Leo M. Frank
Ben Hill
Criminal Division
Fulton Superior Court
Jim Conley
Annie Maude Carter
Hugh M Dorsey
John Black
City Detective Headquarters
William J. Burns
Haseen
Senate passes second round on Panama toll repeal amendment
Washington April 29 administration readers won the second round in repealing free canal tolls as the senate canals committee voted 10 to 6 to report the bill to the senate. Senator Simmons amendment, approved by the committee, ensures the act does not waive any treaty or right of the United States. The fight shifts to the senate floor as leaders aim to force unfinished business and pressed for rapid debate amid forecasts of passage.
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Administration
Senate Canals Committee
Senate
Simmons
United States
Wilson
Fleoz
Gorman
Shields
Brandeges
Crawford
Owen
Thores
Perkins
Thomas
Bristow
O'Gorman
Walsh
Borah
Thornton
Chilton
Stuelds
Brandegee
New Treatment Gives Hope for Consumptives
Paris reports a novel tuberculosis therapy by Henry Spalinger, a Swiss biologist. Injections of antigenic solutions and modified ferments aim to dry lung cavities, kill bacteria, and reduce fever, with several patients resuming work. Of fifty four treated, seventeen nearly cured. many more still under care. Spalinger, originally a lawyer, invested four years and 100000 in private research.
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Paris
Academy of Medicine
Henry Spalinger
Spablinger
John King Tries to End His Life in Atlanta Home
John King a 49 year old insurance agent living at 38 Capitol Avenue swallowed three bichloride of mercury tablets dissolved in water in his room at 8 last night. Rushed to Grady Hospital a stomach pump saved his life. King's friends say melancholia prompted the act and his brother in St Louis has been notified.
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Joln King
Capitol Avenue
Grady Hospital
King
P. F. Smith
Kathleen Smith
Kathleen
Nay
Decatur Street
Grady
Mr. Smith
Upstaire
St Louis
Atlanta
Ada Hollingsworth and William Strauss Wed in Decatur
Ada Hollingsworth of 369 Forrest Avenue and William S. Strauss of General Electric were married yesterday afternoon in Decatur by Rev. J. G. Patton. Friends were surprised by the quick nuptials after parental objections over youth. Strauss had just turned 21 and the couple chose to wed before May. Afterward, Mr. and Mrs. Strauss informed their parents of the wedding.
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Ada Hollingsworth
Forrest Avenue
William S. Strauss
General Electric Company
Decatur
J. G. Patton
Strauss
Mrs. Streuss
Lone bandit robs Texas bank for $4000 in daylight
A lone bandit entered a Houston bank in April and, at gunpoint, forced officers to surrender more than four thousand dollars before fleeing. Willis, Texas provided the only distant information about the incident.
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Houston
Texas
Willis
Contested Election Case Heard in House Committee
Washington April 29 The contested election case of John J. Carney Democrat against Dick T. Morgan Republican challenging the validity of Morgan's election to the house from the second Oklahoma district was heard today by the house elections committee. Carney's counsel alleged 900 Black voters illegally supported Morgan and that fraud and intimidation were used against them.
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Washington
John J. Carney
Dick T. Morgan
Second
Oklahoma
House
Carney
Morgan
Nine Lives Lost in Colorado Mine War At Forbes Camp
Denver April 29 Colorado’s seven months of industrial conflict claim at least nine lives. At Forbes seven mine guards and one striker dead, two strikers believed killed. at Walsenburg one militia hospital officer killed, three wounded. Forbes camp burned, attack began at 4 30 am as women and children hid in mine stope. Troops arriving to restore order. Continued on Page Seven.
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Forbes
Walsenburg
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Berwind
Tabesco
Death by own action in Piedmont Park identified in Atlanta
A man found dead near Piedmont park at dusk was identified as Paul Godbey of Harmony North Carolina by a local physician in Atlanta. Earle Godbey of Greensboro sent a telegram seeking information and control over his brother’s remains signaling uncertainty about the death status.
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Geelock
Paul Gadbey
Harmony
Greensboro
Chief Reavers
Earle Gadbey
Earl Godbey
Atlanta
Godbey
Paul Godbey
General Delivery
Signea
Earle Godbey
N.C
Beavers
Paul G
Paul Godber
Broadening Mexican peace plan includes all factions
Mediation efforts in the Mexican crisis expand to cover the entire scope of Mexican affairs. General Carranza accepts mediation in principle, joining General Huerta and the United States in the good offices of Brazil, Argentina, and Chile to seek a settlement among all factions.
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Washington
United States
Huerta
Mexico
Republic
Carranza
Constitutionalists
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Denial in Washington on Manzanillo Bombardment Report
Secretary Daniels said the Mexico City claim that an American warship bombarded Manzanillo and that marines landed at Salina Cruz is untrue. Navy officials confirmed no Marines aboard the Denver and the Raleigh pending confirmation, with Rear Admiral Howard in contact as reports continue to arrive.
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Aureliano Blanquet
Jose Barta Mier
Manzanillo
Pavnte
Miee
Oaxaca
American Mariner
Salina Cruz
Mexican Foreign Office
San Elea
Sinaloa
Acapulco
South Dakota
Daniels
Huerta
Washington
Howard
Pacific
Raleigh
Mandanillo
Cenver
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Navy Department
Admira Howard
Agkil
Yey
Izumo
San Francisco
Frank .M. Bennett
Mare Island
Mediators Seek Armistice In Mexican Crisis
Mediators pressed for an armistice between the United States Huerta and Carranza, suspending all aggressive movements during talks. A separate armistice between Huerta and Carranza was also proposed to hold all warring elements and American forces in a military status quo. The U S government would treat any unfriendly act toward Americans as a breach of the armistice. South American envoys held sessions and planned further action with expectations of a formal statement within days.
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United States
General Huerta
Carranza
Huerta
Mexico
Central and
South America
Tina
Meano
Spanish-America
Europe
Curranza
Bryen
State Department
Local Showers With Cooler Northeast, Warm Frizzy Conditions
Weather prophecy notes local showers Thursday with cooler conditions in the northeast portion. Briday fair. mean temperatures around 222 to 270 degrees of unspecified units. Rainfall 1.00 inches in 24 hours. Deviations since month start and since January 1 listed as 41 and 8.28 minutes respectively.
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Briday Fair
Prst
Minhes
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