Noted swindler startles Paris on a citizens page
An address to Atlanta citizens denounces police corruption and political influences, urging a wholesale reform. It cites four grand juries and a council report, forms a 15 member committee to vet police reform candidates, and schedules a meeting at Colonel Peet's Peters Building office. A second item profiles a famed swindler known as No 7 787 Yelopes, with international aliases and past scams.
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Atlanta
Coun“Cil
Banco
Montgomery
Wilson
Werner Byck
W. UN Peel
J. K. Shippey
Isaac Vo. D. Montgomery
H. GB. E
J._Goodrum, Jr
Francis McD. Wilson
W. A. Parker
A. Newell
W. J Gwinn
Colonel Peet
Peters Building
Swindler’s rise and travels marked by aliases and high society links
The narrative tracks Harry Silverberg born in Atlanta who after his father’s death at 15 built a Midwest store chain, fled as J C Davis to Rochester, married a widow, then swindled merchants in Europe and Baden Baden. Labeled as Astor by credit, he spent thousands with a countess, faced a two year prison term, returned to America, married in Texas under J Cole mar Drayton, claimed Drayton kinship, moved to Denver and Montana, and drew political attention through a governor and Senator Clark while plotting ventures that harmed Clark’s family.
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Poland
Memphis
Tenn
Harry Silverberg
Atlanta
Middlewest
Silverberg
Rochester
N. Y
J. C. Davis
Europe
Venice
Goleman’ Drayton
Astor
Baden-Baden
Paris
Dreyfuy
Silverbers
Germany
America
Clay Barklow
San Antonio
Texas
J. Colemar Drayton
Drayton
Denver
Thomas
Colorado
Montana
Wiliam
Clark
Young Clark
Gompers to Headline Drive to Add AFL Members
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor will deliver the keynote for a campaign to raise federation membership to five million. The speech will be in Baltimore on Labor Day. Additional Labor Day plans include Frank Moran Morrison speaking in Louisville.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
W. D Ma
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Jugah Mag- Nea
Joseph i
France
Maryland
Complaint Filed Over Lumber Rates Across Southeast
A complaint charging high lumber rates on hardwood and forest products has been filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Southern Hardwood Association and Mobile Lumber Manufacturers' Club against Illinois Central and nearly all southern railroads. The case will be heard before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington.
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Mobile
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Hardwood Association
Mobile Lumber Manufacturers’ Club
Ilinoia Central Railroad
Washington
Engineer Released Following His Arrest On Mann Act Charge
Savannah August 23 Specially W H Mullen a non union locomotive engineer of the A B A railroad was apprehended at Brunswick and brought to Savannah on charges of violating the white slave act. Federal officers said no action could be pressed because of statutes of limitations. Alleged bigamy could not be recognized by the federal court and may be pursued in New York where his second marriage is said to have occurred.
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Savannah
W. H. Mullen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brunswick
Brotherhood
Mullen
New York
Divorce Granted to Golfer Whitney in New Orleans Case
New York August 23 Mrs Marguerite Linwood Palmer Whitney was granted a final decree of divorce from Nelson M Whitney of New Orleans once southern golf champion The plaintiff was awarded alimony of 400 a month Custody of the two children was divided between her and their paternal grandmother Mrs Sarah Whitney of New Orleans A testimony involving Gertrude Nobie of New Orleans figured in the case Justice Cohalan noted an initial impression of collusion but found none
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New York
Marguerite Linwood Palmer Whitney
Nelson M. Whitney
New Orleans
Sarah Whitney
Gertrude Nobie
Cohalan
CANDIDATES URGE INCREASE IN TAX AT TWO WARD RALLIES
Open air rallies in the ninth ward at Moreland and Euelia avenues and the tenth ward at C T Bailey’s home drew large crowds as candidates urged support for a tax increase to be voted August 31. Speakers included Horace Russell, K Ellis, Adernan Garner, A M Meixell, Walter Lima, and N L Barker.
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Moreland
Euelia Avenues
C. T. Bailey
Horace Russell
K. Ellis
Adernan C . Garner
A. 3. Meixell
Carl Colvin
Mpral
Ndt
Horace Runsall
C. K
Council
Banco
Rus-sell
Hbum
W. Paul Carpenter
United States District Attorney
Tenth Ward
I. N. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Banco Iasue
Hurt
JL Cody
T. ¥. Brent
Hugh A Morton
C T. Salley
A. T. Peacock
J. Peters
J J. Brown
Is Ag
Cady
George R. Kimberley
J M Barnwell
L. N. Wallace
Charles Reeves
George T. Fulton
J. D. Jones
W. W. Massey
E. S Hamilton
J A Morton
Paul Stephenson
O. M Wells
Norman Harper
R. B. Cochran
W. H. Gil
K. J. Little
D. H. Hooper
American oil chiefs trip to Mexico faces opposi tion
New York August 23 The American Association of Mexico objects to a proposed visit by a five president committee from major U S oil companies to confer with President Obregon The group would press for settlements during ongoing U S Mexico talks and the protest urges Secretary Hughes and Secretary Fall to oppose the trip while telegraphing Obregon directly The association argues the move inflates a single issue in a wider international dispute.
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New York
Mexico
Obregon
American Association of Mexico
W. F. Buckley
Paul Hudson
Sidney A. Smith
American Association
Hughes
Interior
United States
Lineman killed by electric shock in Covington
Covington Georgia August 23 Benjamin F Biles 25 a lineman with the ia Railway and Power company was instantly killed Sunday night at 9 while working on a defective transformer in Conyere Bose survived by his wife two small children his mother three brothers and a number of other relatives
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Covington
Benjamin F. Biles
Ainemen
Givingtho
Conyere
Bose
Mall
Mutinous Firemen Clamp Irons Aboard Steamship Alliance
Marines boarded the Alliance at Port de Paix while three firemen were placed in irons on mutiny charges. A broader crew dispute, sparked by quarrels and provocation with turpentine and Haitian rum, led to a five hour altercation below decks as the Connecticut stood by.
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New York
Steamship Alliance
Cristobal
Gen
Connecticut
James Stone
Alliance
Stone
Irona
Gristobel
Port de Paix
Yen
New Trial Hearing Scheduled for Davis Insanity Plea
Savannah bi August 23 B W Davis a longtime Savannah real estate agent was convicted of murdering client Thomas White over a commission dispute and facing a hang sentence. A stay was granted delaying the Friday execution and a new trial hearing for Davis is set for September 12 with new evidence listed to show insanity and past asylum confinement in Jefferson County Alabama.
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Savannah
Spetlil
W. Davis
Thomas White
Davis
Jefferson County
Alabama
B. W. Daves
B. W. Davis
Daniel
$1 000 Fine And Jail For Liquor Case
Savannah Ga August 23 57 special E Herndon of St. Louis was fined $1 000 in Statesboro and given 30 days more in jail for carrying nearly 400 quarts of rye liquor. He faced six months in the hallgang and a 35 cent fine as an alternative. He paid the $1 000 fine and began his jail sentence.
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Savannah
E Herndon
St. Louis
Statesboro
Hallgang
Labor Acts Tonight on Riordan Report
Atlanta Federation at Trades plans to discuss a board of education refusal to explain Miss Julia Riordan's dismissal from the school system. The federation’s legislative committee, chaired by Jerome Jones, has held a report back from the board but will seek reasons for the instructor Wes’s removal presented to the federation tonight.
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Atlanta Federation At Trades
Board of Education
Federation
Julia Riordan
Miss Riordan
Atlanta Public School Teachers, Association
Federation of Trades
Jerome Jones
Wes
Preliminary Hearing For Preacher Begins On Murder Charge
In Birmingham Alabama on August 23 the preliminary hearing for Rev EB R Stephenson charged with murder in the death of Catholic priest Father James E Coyle adjourned until tomorrow after half a dozen witnesses. The hearing is expected to finish then and the grand jury began today and should act tomorrow per County Solicitor Joseph Tate regardless of the hearing outcome.
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Birmingham
Ala
EB. R Stephenson
James E. Coyle
Stephenson
Joseph Tate
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