Mayo Named Chief By Vote Of Ten Beavers 10 Refuse Captaincy
Beavers, suspended chief of police, is demoted to captain by a seven to five vote of the police commission. W M Mayo elected chief by nine to three as Beavers vows to publish reasons and remain active in civic affairs. James L Beavers and Key urge waiting strategy, Hopkins says no avenue to oppose action. Continued on Page Nine.
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Beavers
James JL. Beavers
Police Commission
Poace
W. M.mayo
Poole
James L. Key
Key
Atlanta
Charles Hopkins
Board of Commissioners
Summer Comforts Advertised by The Constitution
Advertisers urge readers to beat August heat with standardized summer comforts in attire and home goods. The Constitution’s advertising columns are linked to dependable products from reputable manufacturers and reliable stores, guiding readers to shop in the Constitution before local stores.
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Constitution & Good Index
Atlanta's new chief of police and his family
A captioned photo lists William Marshall Mayo as the new Atlanta police chief with his wife Julia Aline Mayo and children Mary Jane Mayo Alman Dodson Mayo Annie Laura Mayo. The Mayo family includes sons Henry Laman Mayo and Johnson Mason Taylor Mayo not shown.
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Atlanta
Julia Aline Mayo
William Marshall Mayo
Macedonia Church
Annie Leura
Teddy Roosevelt
Muried
Mra W. O. Rutledge
Henry Laman
John Mason Taylor
Alvin Wren
Annie Laure
Sulla Aline
William Marshall
Mary Jane
Alman Dodson
Mayo
Conference Plan To End Filibuster Amid Hope For Hopkins Bill
A temperance committee stalemate and three caucuses last night left the Hopkins bill stalled. Governor Harris convened a peace conference in his private office to push action before the house meets today. Continued on Page Two.
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Gilead
House Temperance Committee
Atlantic
Harris
Britain Rejects U S Protest on Blockade Law
Britain’s two notes declare the orders in council lawful under international law and defend actions against neutral commerce as necessary due to wartime changes. They invite arbitration of disputed cases and reference British prize court practices, while promising to maintain the blockade as the submarine age and Belgian atrocities are cited to justify stringent measures.
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United States
Great Britain
Washington
Rotterdam
Belgium
Germans baffled by Russian forces on Warsaw front
London dispatch notes stubborn Russian resistance and slow Austro German advance near Warsaw. Reports claim Germans extended bridgeheads south of Warsaw and gained successes west of Ivanogrod, with Courland and Lomza activity. West of the front, fighting continues in Artois as German operations press.
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Courland
London
Russia
von Mackensen
von Hindenburg
Teutons
Herlin
Ivangorod
von Mackennen
Leczna
Chelm
Lomza
von Buclow
Poniewosth
Vilna-Petrograd
Artois
Chief Mayo Named Atlanta Police Chief After Long Service
Chief of Police William Marshall Mayo succeeds Chef Beavers as head of the Atlanta force. Born in Jasper county Georgia in 1870, he rose from temporary officer during the 1895 exposition to captain and then chief. A devout family man with nine children, Mayo is praised for courage, calm leadership, and strong enforcement, earning the confidence of the department and board.
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William Marshall
Mayo
Chef Beavers
Atlanta
Jasper County
Georgia
Indian Springs
Lyes
Stark
Jackson
Butts County
Chief Mayo
Austell
Piedmont Park
James Shepard
U Uni
Chainwang
Wets Defeated in Virginia in Democratic Primary Results
Richmond reports early returns indicating a dry majority in both chambers of the General Assembly as leaders of the wets in the Senate and House were defeated. The outcome affects the enactment of laws implementing the enabling act from a prior general election. In Maryland, St Mary’s County voted to prohibit alcohol sales, joining thirteen other counties already largely dry.
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Richmond
House
Senate
General Assembly
House Ae
Maryland
Baltimore
St. Mary's
Erie Cloudburst Kills 25 and Destroys City
A severe cloudburst in Erie Pa caused at least 25 deaths and millions in damage. Water surged 3 feet in business streets, reached second story windows, and washed away over fifty houses. Mayor Stern and City Council led rescue efforts as residents, including missing Fire Chief and firefighters, were trapped and rescued. The eastern city section was cut off with widespread flooding from Mill Creek.
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Erie Pa
Joudhmurst
Erie
Dama
Stern
James Huernen
Mill Creek
Btate Street
Jereqki
Min Greek
John Higgins
East Eighth Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Ninth Street
Mul Creak
State Street
Lake Erie
National Guard
Erie Dry Goods Company
Weather Prophecy Partial Cloudiness in Georgia Report
Partial cloud cover dominates the Georgia forecast with variable temperatures. The report notes inconsistent data including missing values for highest and lowest temperatures and rainfall, and gaps in monthly deficiency figures.
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Taocal
Aimee
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