Jones Nominated for Postmaster in Atlanta
Rlny H Jones, a prominent Atlanta businessman, was nominated by President Wilson to be postmaster. He said he will not rush transfers, will learn the duties, and plans to continue strong service without displacing current staff if possible. Wecken, the incumbent, had not resigned and urged resignation only after charges are resolved.
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Rilny H Jones
Post Office
Washington
Atlana
Washiisin
Jones
Ows
Jeunes
Mr Jones
Virginia
Coreau
Direct
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
WeKeo
India
WeKen
United States Sets Mexico Policy After Lind Message
The United States outlines its stance on Mexico's constitutional government and Huerta's regime. President Wilson weighs peace proposals via envoy John Lind while promising strict neutrality on arms shipments and a long term policy if constitutional government is restored. The White House convenes to review the message and potential shifts before actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rio Grand
Vieto
Wilson
Huerta
Sinc
American Poly
White House
Iskraphe
Mexico City
Capitol
Mexico
Davenparty
Presiden
Obituaries and Death Notices From Local Recaps
A batch of obituary notices from Savannah and nearby areas lists Prof H F Train of Savannah aged 84 and widow and two sons among survivors, plus multiple local deaths including Mrs Clara Roberson aged 29, Mrs Mary F Ewing aged 30, Mrs Mary Giddings aged 80, Benjamin J Stanford and 63, Charles E Looney aged 53, and Wondas night passenger on a Georgia train. Funeral arrangements vary with interments at Hollywood and Sylvester cemeteries and Patterson’s chapel handling services. several deaths mention immediate relatives and destinations for cremation or burial.
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H. F. Train
Savannah
B. F Train
Train
John EK Train
Clara Roberson
Kirkwood Avenue
TL Roberson
Fae
Hollywood
Mary F Ewing
Ford Street
Kirkwood
Patterson’ S Chapel
CP Yweing
Lawrenceville
Swing
Atlanta
Vrs
Buchanan
T W McWillian
N D Buchanan
Phan
Lawren ¢Ville
Dacula Ga
Mary Giddings
Americus Americae
Mary Getings
City
Charles Giadings
Americus
W Giddings
Custon
Texas
M F Broadsey
Blakely
George Sullivan
Bennettsville
President presides as largest conference discusses message
The administration holds a large conference at executive offices with 37 members invited. Absent members reduce attendance while Secretary Bryan sits beside the President as he reads his message. The session adjourns just before 11 after free discussion lasting over an hour, with attendees offering suggestions and comments.
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Begaw
Bryan
American Murdered by Huerta Troops in Mexican Conflict
Washington reports an attack by Mexican federals on Madera Lumber Co. workers near Madera. Edmond Slaves Jr. says a man named Tom Ware killed. General Cordoba and Castillo allied forces accuse and arrest suspects. Consul Hayes killed near Chihuahua, with orders to punish those who harmed American citizens. Castillo’s band attacked Hearst properties. defenders held, but casualties occurred. Embassy instructed to pursue twenty three independent attackers who killed Ben Crippen and assaulted Archer F Parks near Madera.
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Washington
State Department
Madera Lumber Company
Madera
Bonsul
Chihuahua
Castillos
Baricora
Phoebe Hearst
Meriroelty
Ben Criffen
F Parks
British and German Slain on Mexican Ranch
Arthur Lawton a British sub geete and Irie von Thaden a German were murdered at Senor Fivardo Iturbides ranch in Michoacan Mexico. The British minister notified the home office. Lawton was connected to Zelia Huttall, archaeologist and honorary professor at the National Museum. Von Thaden’s mother is American. The men, found with a large sum of money, were robbed by bandits on the ranch.
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Mexico City
Arthur Lawton
Irie von Thaden
Senor Fivardo Iturbides Ranch
Michoacan
Lawton
England
Zelia Huttall
San Francisco
Mexico
National Museum
Von
Jerome Arrives to Fight Thaw in Sherbrooke
In Sherbrooke Quebec Jerome arrives to press Thaws extradition as officials debate cross border rights. Ex governor Stone argues Canada US treaty guarantees Americans access to Canadian courts while Vermont and Ottawa weighing deportation options. Jerome’s statements and local immunity questions color the evolving case.
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Sherbrooke
Quebec
William ‘Travers
Jerome Harry Kendall Thaws
Wilam
Stone
Pennsylvania
Thaw
Roger Olara
Pittsburg
Stanford Whites
Mattegwan
Jeromes
Jerome
Willie
Dominions
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Thaw’s US Rights After Acquittal in New York Jury
The speaker asserts US citizenship grants equal legal rights after acquittal. He argues grand juries cannot indict him on a trumped up charge and that states and Canada would not cooperate in fabricating a case. He urges fellow citizens to resist any attempt to nullify the verdict and stresses respect for the law.
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Domnions
United States
New York
Canada
Boy Hurt In Motorcycle Crash Near County Road
Bloya C Cooper Jr six year old son of Floyd C Cooper was struck by a motorcycle driven by Ralph Landrum and knocked from the road while alighting from a bus with his mother near County Commissioner Tull Waters’s home on the McDonough road. He suffered a fractured jaw and facial injuries, with doctors at Piedmont Sanatorium hoping to save his eye.
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Bloya C Cooper Jr
Floyd C Cooper
East Fine Street
Ralph Landrum
Peachtree Street
Tull Waters
McDonough Road
Uttle
Ludrum
Little Floyd Jr
Piedmont Sanatorium
Cooper
Woman Run Down by Automobile in Birmingham
Mrs Dozier wife of a prominent Birmingham physician was struck at Avenue H and Twenty second Street. An unidentified driver fled the scene after the collision injuring the elderly woman who suffered arm and leg fractures and serious head cuts. her daughter witnessed the incident.
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Birmingham Alia
Dozier
J M Cochran Elected Mayor of Barnesville
Barnesville Georgia reports a tight mayoral primary with J M Cochran, declared winner after a heated race. Local officials confirm Cochran secured the vote as the crowd celebrated a closely contested nomination in the August special election.
Cochran Wins Mayor's Race as City Chooses New Officials
James M Cochran defeated 4a HS Franklin by 116 votes out of 364 to become mayor. Aldermen elected include J Berry G Bush W T Summers over W C Stecks M 5B Fitts M Burns and B H Butte. The nominees will be confirmed at the regular election Tuesday and installed September 5. New city executive committee members Q A Parker and others also elected. Funeral services for U A Parker, 69, killed in a street car accident, are today at Greenberg Bonds chapel with interment at Hollywood cemetery.
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James M Cochran
Franklin
J Berry
Bush
W T Summers
W C Stecks
M Burns
H Butte
AL Mills
Reeves
M Turner Ma Cochran
Ogletree
Emmett Langford
L . Lyus
Pierce Hammond
T Maxwell
New City
U A. Parker
Greenberg & Bonds Chapel
Hollywood Cemetery
Southern banks allotted $25 million for crop movement
Washington August 25 Ten percent or five million six hundred thousand has been deposited in southern banks from a fifty million fund the government places with national banks in agricultural states to aid crop movement. The unofficial cotton states total is twenty five million sixty thousand. Georgia banks may receive about one million seven hundred thousand with Atlanta alone set to get three hundred thousand. Remaining shares will be divided among Augusta Macon and Savannah. The passage ends with a note about early morning social shooting in Mexico.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Georgia
Atlanta i7
Augusta
Macon
Savannah
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Lind
Mortuary
Benjamin J Stanford
Gartre's Street
Sylvester Cemetery
Ral
Barclay & Sranden
Mr Stanford
Dave Bartow
Daniel Henry
and Joseph
Charles E Looney
Barnesville
Boas Ala
Bos
Coviszton Ga
Decatur
Wondas
Pattersons Funeral Chapel
Covington
TripAbroad
Rogers B.toy
Agen Union Depot
Kodaks
Cestomere
A.K. Hawkes CO
White
Coutl Cook
weTson
Lata ‘Orten Vl
Coaticook
Vermont
Pughkeepsie
Howard Barnum
Matteawan
Sherbrooke Daily Today
Taft
Mufteawan
Arthur Austin
Austin
Mr Austin
Bom Woolley
Samtartom
Ib SQ
Hughes
Aes Bundner
Po Sundae
Opursiie
Ton K. Broad St
Floyd C. Cooper, JR
J.M. Cochran
J_M
The
Atlanta Institute of Music and Oratory
Nano
Iro
Sigs
Mailer
Misa
Kate Sletterman
Mion
Sarah Adelie Mentlaok
Eda Bartholome
Georg
Preimont Tumber Secion
iThe Rock Hill Buggy Company
Rock Hill, S. C
Finsurange Company OF
Athens, Georgia
of Shropshire & CO
Empire Life
Standard Fire Insurance Company OF
Hartford
CONN
Connecticut
Main Streets
Insurance
STATS
HW B Anthony
HB Anthony
Thomas Hewes
Callaway
ABE Rumlin & CO
Lodge
Gate City Lodge No. 2
F&a M
Masonic ‘Temple
Peachtree
Cain Streets
George M Napier
J le Roy Duncan
W M
H W Dent
Eres
Capitol View Lodge
Baraca Hatl
Beattie and
Gennesee Avenue
JB Willhett
Carl Dolvin
Gordon Street
West End
Forrest
George Adair
John J. Woodside Storage CO
Edgewood
Bell
Connors
Inspiration
Edgewood Ave
N. Pryor St
Ansley Park
Driving Club
Car Ine
B.M. Grant & Go. Grant Building
Manry Bros
Heston
Great Bet
SEM
U. S
Lun Insurance Office
London
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Pine Street
New York City
State OF New York
County OF New York
J J Guile
Edwin F Corey
State of Georgia
Wall Street
J T Litten
Manry Bros & Heston
London Guarantee & Accident Co
Kingdom of Great Britain
LaSalle St
Chicago
TLI Capital Stock
Insurance Commissioner
State OF
Illinois
County OF Cook
F. W Lawson
London Guarantee and Accident Company, Ltd
Lawson
Stuart Smith
J. Tr
Rae
Atlants
J. & Fyney & CO
Bae
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