Russian Forts Fall as German Forces Advance Near Brest Litovsk
London reports that German success on the southwest front of Hovno and at Novogeorgievka threatens Brest Litovsk. 1, one fort captured with 4,507 prisoners and 240 guns. 2, Austro-Hungarian advance toward Dobrynka and Janow endanger the fortress as German aims shift toward Petrograd.
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Brest- Litovskne
Berlin
Litsmann
Hovno
Vilna
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Novogeorgievak
Brest-Litovek
Vienna
Dobrynka
Joseph Ferdinand
Janow
Wienalas
Defonas
Allies plan to shield cotton prices from decline
Washington reports allied leaders discuss making cotton contraband to protect prices. A formal statement is expected after London and Paris notification. Britain’s Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and the French ambassador confer on protecting southern producers and preventing prices from dropping below profitable levels. Private interests may stockpile cotton in US warehouses to be released to Europe as prices rise. The plan would involve behind the scenes action, not public transactions, and further details will follow on Page Four.
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London
Paris
Cecil Spring-Rice
Juiserand
Hele
United States
Europe
The High Cost of Living in Ten Years
Hack family pays sixty dollars more for living expenses than a decade ago, with most increases in food. War and hard times fail to curb the rise. The article urges intelligent buying and timely shopping, noting prudent choices reduce prices and pointing readers to The Constitution’s advertising columns.
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Constoitution
Slaton Says Mob Lynching Superior To Judicial Error
Former Georgia governor John M Slaton, who commuted Leo Frank's sentence to life, told the California Civic League in San Francisco that mob lynching is better than a judicial error. He condemned the Frank lynching and predicted punishment for the perpetrators, while planning a Georgia return near September.
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California Civic League
Johan M Slaton
Georgia
Leon Frank
Frank
California Supreme Court
League
Slaton
Aob
Blaton
Ani
Slatop
San Diego
Leo Frank
Septemar
Woman's Assailant Lynched in Decatur Georgia
Bainbridge Georgia August 17 Special Searching parties captured a black man yesterday who assaulted a white woman near Amsterdam. Identified by the victim he was killed by a mob with about 100 shots. The man, John Riggins 23, had only been in the community days. He returned to work before capture. The incident marks the first recorded violent crime in Decatur County. The victim’s health remains fragile though she rests well.
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Amsterdam
John Riggin
Riggins
Quincy
Agsim Norvel
Decatur
Sher
Former Deputy Collector Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds
Montgomery August 11 KE N Winters former Deputy United States Revenue Collector pleaded guilty to embezzling federal funds while with the Internal Revenue Department. He was sentenced to thirteen months in prison after surrendering a month ago at Blabee Arkansas, fleeing from Mexico when he learned a federal indictment had been fried against him.
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Alo
United States Revenue
KE. N. Winters
Internal Revenue Department
Blabee
Aris
Mexico
How Plans Were Formed And Put Into Execution Without Slightest Hitch
A lengthy account traces the removal and planned lynching of Leo M. Frank from Milledgeville to Brooklyn. It describes public viewing, crowd control, and the 25 men who organized the action, with statements about Governor Harris, Governor Slaton, and the mob’s alleged sense of duty to Mary Phagan’s memory.
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Leo Frank
Mary Phagan
Cobb County
Harris
Mil Jedgeville
Harris to Probe Frank Lynching in Georgia
Fitzgerald Ga August 17 Governor Harris outlined a plan to travel back to Atlanta and assist the prison commission in its investigation of the Leo Frank lynching. He pledged full disclosure to the public and asserted a thorough inquiry would be conducted to reveal all the facts surrounding the case.
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Leo Frank
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Atlanta
Prison Commission
Weather Prophecy Thunder Showers Report
Local weather report notes thunder showers expected with varying conditions. It records a low temperature, a high temperature, mean temperature values, and rainfall data. Deficiencies since month and since Jan 1 are listed, with 5.13 inches noted as rainfall.
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