Hitchcock Spies Are Rifling La Follette Mail
Wisconsin senator La Follette accuses post office officials of rifling his mail in a probe into postal conditions calling it espionage almost Russian in character. Officials deny charges as Dr Charles P Grandfield states no tampering occurred and claims the mail was not rifled by the department. Continued on Last Page.
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Postal Department
Weetrington
Senate
Todey
Post Office
la Fellette
House
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Wisconsin
Lia Follette
Charles P. Grandfield
Hitchcock
la Follettes
Ost
Aenue
Man sought life for jilting high point woman
Police across two states chased Ed R McIntyre of High Point after a mailed infernal device exploded in High Point injuring Manager Busbee and cashier Morton at the express office. The package was directed to Ollie Hoover and connected to threats against Miss Hoover dating from last fall. Investigators linked the sender to McIntyre, with pursuits extending from Thomasville to Greensboro. Continued on Page Two.
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M. C
Ridge
Cof Gh
Point
Lorr
MclIntyre
High Point
Guilford County
Ollie Hoover
Thomasville
W. M. Bushes
Aston Morton
Busbee
St. Leo's Hospital
Sere
Oto
Ollie Hover
Charlie Hoover
Thomasville Express
Waaver
Fleming Quits Race in Tenth
Augusta Ga August 12 Special William H H Fleming tonight announced his withdrawal from the congressional race in the tenth district In an open letter to the people of Georgia he says local conditions in Richmond county hampered him and he refuses to increase religious and political discord He notes political money and comments on Tom Watson His statement outlines that delegates urged a candidacy but he declined unless backed by his home people of Richmond county He admits his early belief in solid home support was mistaken and withdraws from the August 31 primary
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Augusta
William HH. Fleming
Georgia
Richmond County
Tom Watson
Fleming
Tenth Congressional District
Congress
Tim
Richmond
Willing Knife Action On Grace Today At Georgian Hospital
Klugene H Grace paralyzed since last March after a gunshot wound faces a critical operation at 10 am at the Georgian hospital in Atlanta. Surgeons Dr B Moore and Dr J Clifford plan bullet removal to relieve pressure on the spinal canal and restore use of his lower limbs. Grace, moved from Newnan to the hospital, remains optimistic and cheerful about the procedure.
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Klugene H. Grace
Georgian Hospital
B. 8. Moore
J. Clifford
Grace
Grece
Atlanta
Newnan
Wagonload of bugs from Georgia swamp arrives at Ithaca
The Cornell university entomological expedition has returned from the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia with a wagon load of specimens. The group, led by Professor C. R. Crosby and Dr. H. A. Wright, includes four other local scientists and E. I. Worsham, Georgia state entomologist. The haul features snakes, lizards, fish, birds, mammals, and about 10,000 insects and spiders.
Drownings Near Hudson River Described by Weeping Boy
A year old boy on the Hudson shoreline guarded discarded clothes, prompting police to recover two drowned men named William Lobohitz and Harry Lorrelley. The younger Lorrelley’s infant brother kept watch while officers investigated, but the boy offered no usable details.
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New York
Hudson River
William Lobohitz
Harry Lorrelley
Marines Quartered in City as Nicaragua Bombards Capital
Rebels under General Mena and General Zeledon began bombardment of Managua at 6 AM, shells falling over the city. Women and children wounded as government guns reply from Loma hill. attackers push the penitentiary before being repelled. Armistice violated. U S gunboat Annapolis dispatched blue jackets and marines to protect Americans. Diplomatic corps protest noted as foreign flags fly over embassies.
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Nicaragua
Luis Mena
Daz
Zeledon
Zelaya
Loma Hill
Allrenven‘etiinger
George J." Weitzel
Diplomatic Corps
W. J. Terhune
United States
Annapolis
Corinto
Veto May Stop Appropriations
Governor Brown may use a veto if the legislature passes excess appropriation bills. Talks with senate members hint efforts to curb spending as the treasury can bear little new burden. Teachers in Georgia have earned 1.5 million this year but were paid only 239 thousand, risking a yearlong delay next spring without funds.
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Brown
Senate
Hous
Treasury
Georgia
House
General Assembly
Soldiers Ask for Pensions in Franklin County
Davenport, of the pension bureau, reports hundreds of appeals from old soldiers for pension checks as Congress appropriates no money before adjournment. A veteran writes of poverty and strangers, while new coast guard life saving stations arise after drowning incidents at St Johns River beaches. C H McDonald, ex life saving lieutenant from Springfield, Mass, is named captain of a forty man recruiting company.
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Amon
Stoner Davenport
Pension Bu Treau
Congress
Jawamunvnie
St. Johns River
C. H. McDonald
Leutenant
Springfield
Mass
35 Foot Motorboat Detroit Arrives at Queenstown
The 35 foot motorboat Detroit from New York bound for St Petersburg reached Queenstown with all aboard safe. Owned by Commodore W E Scripps, its voyage from Detroit via the Erie canal to New Rochelle covered about 7000 miles to test fuel needs for an Atlantic race. On board were Captain Thomas F Day, W E Reripps, and Engineer Walter H Moreton.
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New York
St. Petersburg
Queenstown
Mich
Erie Canal
New Rochelle
N. Y
Ceeding
Atlantic
Commodore W. E. Scripps
Detroit Motorboat Club
Chaser
Thomas F. Day
W. E. Reripps
Walter H. Moreton
Corsican Strikes Iceberg After Newfoundland Voyage
The Allan Line liner Corsican, carrying about 200 passengers to Liverpool, struck an iceberg east of Belle Isle near Newfoundland. Report says stem was damaged above the water line, but the ship is not taking on water and will proceed. Captain Cook sent the wireless update tonight, noting a minor collision on a very slow voyage.
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Eal
Manfredi
Liverpool
Belle Isle
Newfoundland
Cook
Allan
Allan Line
Woman Kills Man Who Wron ced Her in Nashville
In Nashville on August 12, Mrs. J R Allen a 22 year old widow shot and killed William Shoffer 78 as he entered her hall she claimed self defense after a violent assault ten days earlier and a renewed threat to harm her She posted 10000 bail and awaits arraignment Shoffer previously lived in Ohio and had been staying with the Allen family whose brothers run a taxicab service
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Nashville
Tenn
J. R Allen
William Shoffer
Shotter
Louisiana to Reform Taxation System in Special Session
Baton Rouge August 12. The Louisiana general assembly convened at noon in a special session to pass tax reform laws. The plan, urged by Governor Hail and the tax commission, would shift revenue sources to public services and state produced goods.
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Baton Rouge
General Assembly of
Louisiana
Tax Commission
Hail
Tee Ateke
Young woman saves three boys from river tragedy in New York
Mamia Ramsperger a 25 year old swimming instructor at a East River bath dived into the swift water and rescued a man and two boys after a float drifted out. She retrieved a sinking lad and his companion then continued battling the current to bring all three to safety. One boy and the man remained in serious condition in hospital. Five drownings reported today and yesterday.
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New York
Mamia Ramsperger
East River
Miss Ramsperger
Perry Spends Record Campaign Funds In Georgia Contest
H H Perry of Gainesville reports campaign expenses totaling 4058.61 up to date, among the highest in the nation. He financed a literary campaign with 1065 to Bankston for platform ads and 1611.82 to newspapers for his announcement, plus travel and clerical costs. Senator Bacon lists 2407 total expenses including postage, state assessment, printing, and campaign staff payments.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
H. H. Perry
Gainesville
Senate
Georgia
Perry
W. fTrox Bankston
J. BR. Roach
Smith Clayton
Hd Quillian
F. J
John T. Bolteuillet
Needer's death after freight train crush in Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky August day more than a hundred men and women knelt in the cinders in the Nashville railroad yards and prayed for the life of Needer who was crushed under a backing freight train. He called for a priest and died at a local hospital about eight.
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Louisville
Nashville
Needer
Taft Commutes Death Sentence for Mattie Lomax
President Taft commutes the life imprisonment sentence of Mattie Lomax, an African American woman convicted of murdering her husband in Washington. The pardon or clemency action follows clemency considerations and reflects the administration's mercy in a high-profile case.
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Taft
Mattie Lomax
Catlin is Unseated in House Seats Gill in Win
Washington August 12 Representative Theron E. Catlin of Missouri, a Republican, was unseated after a seven hour debate as Patrick F. Gill, his Democratic opponent, was seated amid Democratic enthusiasm. The instance of alleged campaign expense violations centered on a $10,000 expenditure by Catlin and his family and Missouri law limits of $462. Gill secured the seat by 106 to 79 with 23 present. Catlin removed papers and left the chamber before the oath.
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Washington
Theron E. Catlin
Missouri
House of Representatives
Patrick F. Gill
Catlin
Gill
Anderson
Minnesota
Congress
Caton
Stevenson to Take Stump in Democratic Push
Former vice president Stevenson resumes campaign efforts in New York after sending a telegram to the Democratic National Committee stating he would take the stump. He plans to work with Hison and Marshail on September.
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Stevenson
New York
Wia
Democratic Tangnat Committee
Hison
Marshail
Massacre on a Mexican train by Zapata rebels shocks Mexico City
Thirty star soldiers and over twenty passengers were killed when Zapatistas ambushed a southbound train from Mexico City. Rebels terrorized survivors, chopping off fingers to seize rings, and mutilating bodies. Two newspaper men aboard included H L Strauss of Uruguay and Ignacio Herrera y of El Pais. The ill fated trip departed Mexico City yesterday morning and guards were deployed, but little restraint shown by the rebels.
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Mexico City
Zapatist
City
Cuernavaca
Marin
Dominguez
Yautepec
Zapatista
Emiliano Zapata
H. L. Straues
Uruguay
New York Herald
Zapata
el Imparcilal
Ignacio Herraras Y
el Pais
Hleventhi
Reynoza
Feather Prophecy. Georgia Fair Weather Outlook
Georgia forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures range from low to high with normal values. Rainfall data appears incomplete. no significant precipitation expected in the near term.
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Georgia
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