Train Hits Auto Killing Mother and Son Near McDonough
Mrs Emma Heard age 31 and her son Linden Heard age 10, both of Vienna, were killed when their two passenger roadster stalled on Southern railway tracks near McDonough Georgia as a train traveling about 25 to 30 miles per hour struck the vehicle. Mr Heard escaped by leaping from the car as the brake failed. The tragedy occurred while en route to motor drome races in Atlanta. The Heard family story and funeral plans were reported by Mr Heard. Continued on Page Four.
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Southern Railway
McDonough
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Vienna
Fleard
Mchonaugh
Fantie
Patterson
Bread Is The Staff Of Life And Work Options
A motivational exhortation praising hard work and self reliance. It argues luck comes from effort, warns against shirking, and urges readers to seek employment through Contation want ads and Situations ads. Encourages reading The Contation want ads for job opportunities.
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BREAD
LIFE
Contation
Train Robbers Seize Mail Car on No 4 from New Orleans
Bandits boarded the Memphis bound train near Calera and forced two Birmingham mail clerks to face the wall as they handcuffed and ransacked the registered mail car. The robbers fled at Fourteenth Street in Birmingham after firing a shot near the car. Police and detectives pursued, but the amount stolen remains undetermined.
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New Orleans
George Hoover
T. G. York
Clark Harry Fverett
Calera
Everett
Fourteenth Street
Whiet
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G. York
Atep
Lrouisville, Land Nashville
Boyles
Georgia House Deluged by All Day Filibuster Over Webb Bill
The lower house remains paralyzed as a filibuster stretches through morning and afternoon, with revenues showing a 31,000,000 drop from last year. Resolution by Kidd of Baker seeks to force the Webb bill from the Senate into House consideration, sparking opposition led by Wohlwender of Muscogee and backed by Myrick and Shruptrine of Chatham. The fight ties up session with six days left, amid a gubernatorial push to relieve financial stringency.
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Kidd
Baker
Myrick and
Shruptrine
Chatham
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Senate
Georgia
Temperance Committee
United States Supreme Court
Deadly feud leaves one dead in Moniac Georgia
In Moniac Georgia a hand to hand clash left G M Crawford dead and his brother wounded while W Cobb of Haxlehurst suffered sixteen knife wounds. Cobb claims the Crawford brothers attacked him over a disputed real estate debt. He was found in the woods near Maniac and taken to a hospital in Valdosta. The four Crawford brothers allegedly disarmed Cobb before wounding him and one Crawford was killed in the fight. All parties are described as prominent local citizens.
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Yestenlar
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Cobb
Crawford Brothers
Crawfords
Maniac
M. Crawford
Crawford
Hastehurat
Girl Locked In Closet For Nearly 72 Hours
Chicago report details Annie Newman a 65 year old woman found in a closet of a vacant Hast Chicago Indiana house after nearly three days without food. She was discovered by a real estate agent as the door stuck and she could not escape.
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Chicago
Annie Newman
Hast
Ind
Green socks blamed for death of Sherwood
Birmingham Ala August 5. William A Sherwood of Evansville Ind died at a local hospital from blood poisoning after wearing green silk socks. An abrasion on his foot last week led to swelling after he wore the new socks and he died in great agony.
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Birmingham
Ala
wWiliam A. Sherwood
Vansville
Ind
Sherwood
Hetied
Huerta Demands US Retain Hands Off Mexican Affairs
General Huerta protests a US mediation proposal as an insult to Mexico. He vows to reship any affront to national dignity and declares an implacable war against rebels, signaling a hardline stance and potential escalation.
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Mexico
Huerta
Huerta declares hands off policy in mediation questions
Mexico City August 5 President Huerta reiterates that he will not accept mediation or intervention. He warns that inviting Mr Lind as Wilson’s adviser to the American embassy would be hostile interference and vows to conduct the struggle without compromise to protect national sovereignty. Washington awaits Lind’s arrival and possible reception reactions in Mexico City.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
White House
Senate
Joseph R. Foraker
Ohio
House
James A. Emery
Labor and Judiciary
Firesent
Oscar Underwood
Wilson
Taft
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Labor Department
Breéry
John Kirby, Jr
The
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Department of Labor
Huerta
Mexico City
United States
John Lid
Khonor
Uniess
Mr. Lind
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Joan Ling
Minnesota
Bryan
Conley Under Harsh Cross-Examination In Murder Trial
Luther Rosser spends twelve and a half hours questioning Jim Conley as prosecutors and defense push arguments over affidavits and prior conduct. The witness remains steady, alternating denials and bland affirmations, amid tense courtroom drama in Atlanta.
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Luther Rosser
Atlanta
Jim Conley
National Pencil Factory
Conley
Conatite
Unsettled Weather Outlook and Temperature Figures
Weather forecast shows unsettled conditions with cloudy intervals and a likely fair Thursday. Observed and predicted temperatures range from a low near 2 degrees to a high around 7 degrees with a mean near 2. Rainfall in the past 24 hours measured 0.02 inches. Percent deficiencies noted since the start of the month and year are 13 percent.
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