Chain Letter Floods Atlanta Mail People in Church Conversion Effort
A South Carolina pastor's chain-letter scheme to win converts spreads through Atlanta with dozens of letters sent to unchurched recipients. Rev. Alex W. Smith of Spartanburg, and several others, are connected to the effort, with a target of seven unconverted contacts each. Residents report mail flooding and efforts to intercept the letters continue.
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Edward Young Clarke
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Chaplain Jones Indicted Amid Courtmartial Proceedings
Norfolk August report says Captain Starry W. Jones facing naval courtmartial on alleged moral conduct charges and falsehood. He was indicted by the Norfolk city grand jury for grand larceny after three protested checks drawn on a New York bank and signed Chaplain Jones. Commonwealth's Attorney Bald says no further action until the court martial ends.
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New York
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Eduardo Baker
New York Bank
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Commonwealth
Tilton Bald
Prohibitionists Form 4 Committees to Enforce Law in Augusta
In Augusta on August 5 a Special report says prohibitionists plan four committees of one hundred to aid officers in ferreting out bootleggers and bring violators to justice after the law takes effect. The aim is to prevent extensive violations in Augusta.
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Easton
Central Rall- Feed Company
New Jersey
Fatal Shot Ends Life Of Mrs Rosalie Krumholz In Atlanta
H B Krumholz, owner of a Turkish bath and barber shop, shot and killed his wife Rosalie at their home on 136 South Forsyth Street shortly before midnight. He claimed the act was accidental after hearing a disturbance in the room. Neighbors and lodging guests testified, while police questioned him at the station and coroner's inquest awaited.
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Decatur Street
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Forsyth Street
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Peachtree Street
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Henry Moon
J. B. Groves
Groves
Whitehall Street
Thomas D. Love
EB. D. Highsmith
A. B. Williame
Mr. Williams
Krumwlz
Heaver
Shepard
Polices Barracks
Krumhorg
Miss Jenkins
Austell
Austria
Atlanta
Rotor Cars Prove a Success in Denver Run
Rotor cars demonstrate speed and reliability on the Omaha to Denver line. One unit traveled 250 miles in 8 hours 2 minutes, departing Omaha at 9 05 a m and arriving after 8 hours 22 minutes, with another leg completing 68 miles per hour at peak. The Overland Limited will continue regular service between Omaha and Denver on August.
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Eddy Heir Arrives as Custody Fight Moves On
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy’s son Glover arrives in Concord to face the court over her competency, with Miss Mert Gy Hover named in the suit as the daughter of Mary Baker Eddy. Belfast strike worsens as cartels fail to settle, negations break off and confrontations erupt with police guarding wagons amid mill worker clashes.
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Outrage Tide Rolls on As Crimes Against Women Surge
A wave of brutal assaults on women and young girls across New York and Staten Island provokes protests and calls for more police. Mob justice and urgent pledges to hire 500 more officers mark a city-wide response as victims are identified and families urged to watch children.
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Brutal assault and murder shock Dayton area
Anna Markowitz a 24 year old Jewish woman was found dead from strangulation after strolling with Abraham Gordon in a secluded path near the National Soldiers' Home. Gordon, shot and wounded, lies in a Dayton hospital. Suspects include brothers and Bertha Markowitz who followed the pair into the woods.
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Williams' Men Guard Ballots In Mississippi Primary
A chaotic move by Ernest E. Brown Marion Reilly and J Beard allied with Governor Vardaman to count Adams county ballots sparked protests from Judge Will C Martin and Circuit Clerk Bowie. B H Wells warned election managers not to release ballots or tally sheets as Williams claims victory and resists recount. Meanwhile Knights of Pythias encampment gathers at Jamestown exposition in Virginia.
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Adams County
Democratic Executive Committee
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Bowie
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Jackson
B. H. Wells
Mississippi
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John Sharp Williams
Yazoo City
Wells
J. M. Thomas
Tupelo
State Executive Committee
Woman Murders Two Babies in Insane Frenzy Near Baltimore
A 26 year old Baltimore mother Christina Nenadal, long troubled by madness, strangled her two children aged about one year and three months after taking the infant to a park. Neighbors and police retold how the mother placed the bodies on a dining room table and begged to guard their sleep. She has a history of asylum confinement and was being watched in custody. In Durango, Colorado, Mrs Francisco Marquess and her two daughters, all under 12, drowned when their wagon overturned in the San Juan river near Arboles yesterday.
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Lee Avenue Court
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Hasenflug
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Peter Condasa
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Mary
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Colo
Francisco Marquess
San Juan River
Arboles
No Extension and No Pump Contested in 1908 Debate
In 1908 Atlanta council debated extending city limits and buying a new water pump. Alderman Holland condemned “hot air” and halted action, postponing both extension and pump decisions. A seven member committee was proposed to study the pump bid, with three council members and three citizens.
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Greater Atlanta
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Glass
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Longina
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Weather forecast for Washington and Georgia area
Occasional showers expected Tuesday and Wednesday. Light to fresh west winds. Temperatures mainly mild with unsettled skies across the region.
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