Rockefeller Jr Involved in Police Graft Probe Amid Rosenthal Case
Investigations link John D Rockefeller Jr to supplying funds and evidence to District Attorney Whitman for a sweeping probe into alleged corruption between New York police officials and underworld figures linked to the Rosenthal murder. Rockefeller’s representative Starr J Murphy says materials concern white slave matters and a disorderly house scheme, with detectives alleged to have run gambling fronts. Whitman notes possible disorderly house fronts and ongoing cooperation with Rockefeller agents, while Becker's leniency talks surface in the case.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Whitman
Lerman Rosenthal
Starr J. Murphy
Rockefeller
Murphys
Jack Hose
John
Rosenthal
Rose
Chicago
Rockefeler
James Reynolds
Becker
Clent
Courts Link in Conspiracy Raps Governor and Judges
At the Lyric theater Hooper Alexander claims Atlanta courts joined a criminal conspiracy to violate Georgia law by allowing locker clubs and blocking injunctions against city officials. He denounces a three-judge meeting to set policy, urging unified prosecution of both illegitimate and legitimate clubs. Campaign figures drum up support with signups and chorus of applause.
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Lyric Theater
Hooper Alexander
Atlanta
Georgia
Alexander
Grand Jury
Maynor
Solicitor General
Alex
McKinney
Charles D. McKinney
Fulton County
Hooper Alexander Club
Mr. Alexander
Harry Etheridge
Alexander the Great
Seaborn Wright
Duke of
Welington
John M. Staten
Setate
Georgia to Build U S Largest Transmission Sub Station
The Georgia Railway and Power company plans a vast Atlanta sub station tied to the Tallulah Falls project. Mackle Crawford Construction secures the contract for over 100000 dollars. The site near Piedmont Avenue covers about ten acres. Construction starts Monday with a fireproof brick and steel main building and a steel high tension structure with twenty towers.
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Tallulah Falls
Atlanta
United States
Northern Construction , Company
Mackle- Crawford Construction Company
North Boulevard
Piedmont Avenue
The
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
New York
Tallulah Falla
Wilson Surrounded by Adoring Fans After Theater Visit
New York August 8 Governor Woodrow Wilson became the center of a maelstrom of enthusiasts as he left a theater after a Scotch life comedy. A bonny Wee lassie sent a bouquet to the future president, triggering cheers and a noisy demonstration as crowds urged him along the street.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
Whson
United States
Birmingham leaders hail Atlanta expo as credit to South
A Birmingham delegation from the chamber of commerce toured the Atlanta Manufacturers Exposition. They gathered on the Capital City Club steps for a reception hosted by Atlanta’s chamber, with Birmingham and Atlanta officials present.
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Birmingham
South
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Atlanta Exposition Draws Birmingham Leaders to City
A Birmingham delegation led by John W. Sibley visits Atlanta for the Manufacturers Exposition. officials praise the show and discuss Birmingham’s possible replica. A cloudburst delayed the Birmingham train but a reception and luncheon at the Capital City club followed, with talks stressing intercity rivalry and southern progress.
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Morgan
Atlanta
South
Macon
Birmingham
Financial success of exposition shown to Birmingham visitors
Last night i K Orr announced a financial success as gate receipts through Saturday night cover all expenses with a small surplus likely to grow by show close. Exhibitors may form a common fund for next year. Attendance for the ten days is expected to reach about 50 000 with the auditorium consistently full. Birmingham chamber delegates toured exhibits and posed for photos, then offered feedback in the management office.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
South
John W. Sibley
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Sibley-Minge Brick and Coal Company
Hone
Prescot
Chamber of Commerce
William Co. Radcliffe
William Blanks Everett
George T. Stafford
Builders and Traders’ Exchange
T. H. Molton
First National
I. K. Orr
Birminam Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Oe
Casey Jones
J. K. Orr
Brooks Moreay
Peach tree street residents push widening for 80 foot avenue
A Peach tree street meeting backed widening the street from Ellis to Fifteenth Street to 80 feet, with the plan already underway from Baker to Ivy and from Ivy to Fifteenth Street north. A committee of seven residents and two council members will confer with owners, but enforcement remains blocked as some builders proceed with new projects not aligned to the 80 foot line.
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City, Hall
Healding
Forrest Adair
Willis Ragan
E. W. Alfriend
Dre W. Co. Hamby
A. W. Smith
James R. Nutting
Clarence Haverty
Ellis
Fifteenth Street
Baker
Ivy Street
Forrest Avenue
Ellia
Ivy
Albert Howell, Jr
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Howell
Haverty
Army worms devastate southern crops causing millions in losses
Unofficial estimates from the Agriculture Department place crop damage in the south at more than 8 million dollars for last month as a second brood threatens further losses. Georgia reports 1.9 million dollars in harm, Arkansas sees 20 percent of corn and 10 percent of cotton destroyed, and effects extend from Louisiana to the Carolinas with rail lines blocked in places by worm infestations.
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Washington
South
Department of Agriculture
Caroline
Alabama
Georgia
Arkansas
Tennessee
Carolinas
Misassaippi
Louisiana
Louisiane
Atlantic
Death of John L. Kitchens Blights Rome Family
Rome, August 8. John L. Kitchens, a prominent Rome citizen, died from wounds suffered two weeks ago while in a search party for Frank Woodruff’s body. He was stabbed with a sharp cane, several arteries were severed, and his condition led to his death. His wife then suffered a paralytic stroke and teeters on death, with physicians reporting no hope for recovery.
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John L. Kitchens
Wolfe
Kitchens
Frank [Woodruff
Atlanta
Etowah
Mother unable to aid her son in flames at Pontchatoula
Pontchatoula Louisiana August 8 Mrs James Ragan with a two day old baby by her side lay in bed as cries of her terrified two year old son from an adjoining room pierced the air. Firefighters battled the blaze and raced to rescue the family through the flames.
Georgia Senate Passes New Bank Law Reforms
The Georgia Senate approved a banking bill by 30 to 3, creating a department of banks to regulate state financial institutions and barring foreign banks from opening branches. The measure, backed by the Georgia Bankers' Association, awaits lower-house action and the governor's signature. A Blue Sky law to regulate wildcat stocks was scheduled as a special order, modeled after Kansas law, with stock examinations by the comptroller general and licensing of handled stocks.
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Georgia Bankers’ Association
Senate
Intersession Commission
Department of Banks
Treasury Department
Kansas
Morris
Augusta Duking
Harris
Explosion Destroys Haitian Palace. Leconte Killed In Fire
Port au Prince Haiti August 3 The national palace blew up and burned destroying the building and killing or wounding about 400 people including President Cincinnatus Leconte who escaped only to die in the blaze Early reports say ammunition stored in the palace magazines caused the blast Military authorities took control as fires burned the structure and leaders named Tancrede Auguste as new president The Haitien minister later declared the explosion accidental including details of Leconte’s rise and downfall within Haitian politics
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Haiti
National Palace
Chamber
Senate
Tancrede Auguste
Cincinnatus Leconte
Congress
Fhat
Nord Alexis
Lord Alexis
Leconte
Jamaica
Simon
Cape Haitien
Washington
Weather Prophecy Showers Forecast For Georgia
A weather forecast predicts showers in Georgia on Friday with a likely chance of rain continuing into Saturday. The report notes scattered showers and unsettled conditions across the state, urging readers to carry umbrellas and plan outdoor activities accordingly.
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