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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1914

Page

4

Auto Thieves Dash to Atlanta End in Crash on Lakewood Road

Two black thieves from Senoia Ga steal a five passenger car and speed toward Atlanta. Police block the Jonesboro road near Lakewood. a high speed chase ends when the car hits a telephone pole. The suspects flee on foot. one man identified as Andrew Sieleton 36 and partner Richard Lewis are questioned. Vehicle owned by WBOB Richards of 1 West Tenth Street Atlanta.

Sonola Atlanta Cail Lan Eyang Jim Palmer Jonesboro Road Lakewood Sendta Jonesboro Yond Gall Capitol Avenue Lakewool Heights Dorothy Street Dyanp Coat Andrew Sieleton Willams Street Richard Lewis Parkin Street Wbob Richards West Tenth Street Atlenta Richards Senoia

Colorful Summer Travel Ads Highlight Rock Island Rail Specials

An ad touts cheap summer rail fares and routes from Chicago to Colorado and back, with sleeper cars and all steel equipment aboard Rudy Vonntain Limited. Travel Bureau representatives offer packing tips and guidance on camp lodging, with contact details for planning a Colorado trip.

Rock Island Eines Siport Rudy Vonntain Chieasa Lolly Spmass Atlanta Memphs Kansas City Chidgo St Lous Memphis Colorado

Theatrical Week Brims With Vaudeville and Screens

A busy Atlanta program features the Great Leon as a leading vaudeville act alongside the Town Hall Minstrels with an European and South African tour behind them. Cabiria screens draw large crowds at the Atlanta, praised as a historic spectacle. The Old Curiosity Shop and The Heart of Midlothian repeats headline the bill at the Grand, while The Story of Little Nell screens as a sentimental favorite.

Leon Mike Coakley Lau Fanney Jay Dunlevy Town Hall Minstrels South Africa The Rand Charles Dickins Ste Little Nell Hepworthe London

Strangling Admission in Monterey Death Case

Japanese photographer George Kodani confessed to killing Miss Helena Wood Smith near Carmel by the Sea. He described meeting her at midnight, a struggle, striking with a shell, then strangling with a fish cord and burying the body at dawn. He claimed he traveled to Monterey afterward and attempted to cash a $26.22 check Smith allegedly gave him.

Nona Miss Smith Kodan Nevada Monterey Wiss Smith

Water Power Measure Sent to the Senate

Washington August 25. The administration bill for developing water power on public lands through leasing sites to private firms was sent to the Senate after House approval. Representative Ferris of Oklahoma said the plan would aid irrigation, coal use, and agricultural expansion by leasing sites for nominal rent and directing revenue to the reclamation fund with shares returned to the Treasury and states over time. Leases would extend fifty years.

Washington Senate House Representalius Ferris Oklahoma Reclamation Fund Federal Treasury

Sharp Goes to Paris to Succeed Herrick

Washington August 2 Former Representative William G Sharp of Ohio will depart for Paris to succeed Myron Herrick as ambassador. President Wilson asked Herrick to stay on in Paris as long as needed to brief Sharp, who will serve in an unofficial capacity and delay presenting credentials, with the United States managing German and Austrian interests and relief for Americans on the continent.

Washington William G Sharp Ohio Bryan Paris Myron Herrick Europe Wilson Freirick Sharp United States Germany Austria Paria Heriick

Women Peace Parade Approved By Wilson

New York August 25 President Wilson publicly confirms support for the women peace parade to be held Saturday as the committee reports his approval in a letter. Also reported is the stabbing of Mary Sapp, a Black woman, by Warren Chatman in the city business district yesterday. the injury required twenty four stitches.

New York Wilson Sam Pelham Mary Sapp Warren Chatman

Mortuary notices recount deaths across Fulton area

Obituaries from Fairburn to Augusta list Mrs L M Brown of Fairburn died August 25 at her son's home in Newnan. Adolph Joseph of Milledgeville died. Mrs Mary Benson of Austin Texas formerly West End Atlanta. Mary Handolph Bedgood of Atlanta. Mrs E B Lawrence of Pelham. William Brown shot in Atlanta. Mrs L S Verdell of Augusta. Louis Cohen Lieberman of Sandersville. Miss Mary Jane Whaley of Fair Street. Miss Jennie Watson of Woodward Avenue. infant deaths and family funeral arrangements noted for local residents.

Inguravetown Ga Haley Ales Mary Jam Whaley Annie Ca Burd Voss Redan J T Stewart Tda Whale BL Facher Vwosa Mary Lane Whaler Toca East L. M. Brown Fairburn Louisa M Brown Aaron H Brown Campbell County Robert L Brown Newnan W A Collins L J Kida Hapeville Lula A Jones Newan W Henry Brown Atlanta Cleero 8 Brown Robert L. Brown Adolph Joseph Milledgeville Adulph Joseph Mary Benson Austin Teuxas Blackwood KO Benson Fey Yiars West End Atlanta Benson Methodist Church John Walter Matt Benson Ceonard Bassford Maysie Massford Gimiun Iy Yeus Varietta Street J B Smith Mra Wallié Spengier Mamie Livermore A Os Allen Savannah West View Cemetery E. B. Lawrence Pelham Imiline Burnett Lawrence Mra JW Byverett Bethany Church Camila William T. Brown Greenberg& Hands William Brown Tumlin Street Filth Cherry Street Buford Browns Louis Cohen Lieberman Lieberman North Jackson Street Louis Cohen Sandersville Mary Jane Whaley Fast Fair Street Nannie Carroll Baird Misa G B Street Redin Ga Jennie Watson Woodward Avenue William A Watson Misa Sale Watson

Hearst Declines Senate Run in New York

William Randolph Hearst released a statement denying any desire to run for the United States Senate. He named James W Gerard as a suitable choice for ambassador to Germany and said he would support Governor Glynn for reelection.

New York William Randomh Hearst United States James W Gerard Germany Hearst Glynn

Rome girl nurse aids wounded soldiers in Paris hotel

Miss Xinglu Burns, a former Shorter college student from Selma, travelled in Europe and joined Red Cross nursing in Paris as war broke out. She cared for French and Allied soldiers for six weeks in a hotel converted to a hospital before returning home Saturday. She plans a Roma visit next winter.

Rome Paris Miss Burns Roma

Length of war tied to ammunition stores, Maxim says

Hudson Maxim, smokeless powder pioneer, warns the war’s duration depends on powder and gunpowder stockpiles. He notes England France and Germany each hold about a half million pounds of gunpowder and that costs of operations could outpace finances, predicting great battles will be costly beyond past wars.

Boston Transcript Hudson Maxim England France Germany

Colorado Guardsmen Declared Not Guilty

Denver August 26 Court martial findings released show all twenty two National Guard members acquitted of murder manslaughter arson and larceny in the Ludlow battle case. Lieutenant Linderfelt was found to have struck Louis Tikas with a rifle but the act deemed justified. Adjutant General Chase submitted verdicts to Governor Ammans for approval.

Denver Cole National Guard of Colorado Ludlow Imade KE Linderfelt Louis Tikas Linderfelt Tikas

White robed women urge world peace marchers in war awkward plan

A satirical piece extols a sister’s idea for women to don pure white robes and march through hostile countries while bands of palm bearing prop men discuss sending anesthetizing guns into camps at night. Transportation and cotton mill work hinder the dream as nations weigh public sentiment and logistics.

Atlanta's Strides From Day To Day

A garbled list of property transfers and deeds in Atlanta with names such as Tack B Stewart Marie Tones and United States Mortgage and Trust Company, plus assorted streets and lots, dates, and amounts, ending with ads and a brief poem note about a judge story and a self rising flour advice.

Lowa Deeds W “Strickler Stephen T Barrett United States Mortgage and Trust Company Eide Fourteenth Street T T Magler Amorkesg Savings Bank Wabash “Avenue G Faust Mra Elia E Berliner I Moncrlot George Tomrand Tendlot Noventeanth Frank J Dudley GW Hose Beecher and Gaston Streets

Violence charged to organized labor in Stockton case

San Francisco August 25 testimony before the federal industrial relations commission featured union leaders denying violence by labor while merchants claim violence and property destruction occurred. Anton Johannsen led a two week union fight in Stockton and Open Shop advocate Bird branded violence claims as a farce. The Stockton dispute to be resumed tomorrow.

San Francisco Stockton Federal Industrial Relations Commission Merchants Manufacturers and Employers Association Bird Tald Anton Johannsen Sird Asso Re Giation T Dentlly Umon J T Woods Iger State Building Trades Counci EL & Calkins Employers Association John Airish Jr Unioh

Call to American Chemists in War Cotton and Dye Crisis

The United States dominates raw cotton with 14 percent of world supply. war disrupts European mills, reducing demand and shrinking markets. Germany controls dyestuffs, threatening global cotton goods with shortages. American chemists must rapidly expand dye production to salvage shipping and textile industries and seize world markets.

Srem ‘Ene Chicago Herald United States Europe Great Britain Germany England Ocean Cirrie i Lagland

Plowing Up Cannon Bails

A Belgian farmer has long plowed up cannon balls, a legacy carried by generations. Indications show descendants may continue the unusual harvest, linking farming practice with historic munitions finds across the region.

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