Passing bad check charged to Wells
Wells L. W. Wells, a real estate dealer with Jones-Wells, was arrested in the Aragon hotel while packing a satchel. He is charged with passing a worthless check for 20 cents at a North Broad shoe store and with forged deposits totaling over $100,000 across southern banks. He admits past forgeries but says many were overdrafts. he claims many bank deposits were not real and his stated Atlanta National Bank balance dates back over two years.
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L. W Wells
Jones-Wells Company
Third National Bank
Aragon Hotel
Atlanta
Wells
Atlanta National Bank
North Broad
Itle
Hla
Harpe
Garman
Wella
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Wireless Waves Start Race Against Death
Washington August 26 Wireless Waves sputtering out over the Behring sea today calling a revenue cutter to start on a 2000 mile race against death off the squadron cruising the waters. A ship will be found to get Fred M Chamberlain government naturalist at St Paul Island and rush him to Seattle in time it is hoped to save him. Gildegraem of 2 year went to St Paul to take the last census for the department of commerce.
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Washington
Behring Sea
Fred M Chamberlain
St Paul Island
Seattle
Fiat Chamberlain
Gildegraem
St Paut
Department of Commerce
Whitman Placed On Tammany Ticket In New York
New York August 26 Tammany Hall placed District Attorney Charles S Whitman Republican on its ticket for re election The Democratic committee had not secured his acceptance Fusionists Republicans progressives and the Independence League also named him For Whitman acceptance would put him on all nominated tickets He said the action was a tribute to his office and staff and would decide in two or three days A telegram urged him to refuse to keep the anti Tammany issue clear
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New York
Tammany Hah
Charles 5. Whitman
Democratic Committee
Onartes F. Murphy
Whitman
Tammany
Mc Whitman
Progressives
Independence League
Cit Gers
Wall
Brettonwoods
Bankers Secretary to Visit Atlanta for Convention Site Review
Fred EO Farnsworth general secretary of the American Bankers Association will visit Atlanta within ten days to inspect hotel facilities and report for a potential convention site. If Atlanta is chosen a dinner will honor him hosted by the Atlanta Hotel Men's association with city and state leaders, business and press members invited. About 1,791 hotel rooms are prepared for the expected 3,000 delegates.
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Fred EO Farnsworth
American Bankers’ Association
Atlanta
American Bankers' Assuriation
Gta
Farnsworth
Atlanta Hotel Men's Association
Stouser
Bellamy Farm wedding ties two towns and a hotel legacy
Tuesday afternoon Kimballville farm host Billy Zimmer secretly wed Mabel L. Leys of Detroit. Rev J B Robins officiated at the parsonage. The couple celebrated at the Piedmont and planned a homecoming to Kimballville in about ten days.
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Kim+ Jalmle Farm
Will V. “Immer
Farmer Bul
J. B Robins
Trinity Methodist Church
Zimmer
Kimbailville Ranch
Wntil T A Clork
Mise
Mabel L. Leys
Detroit
Piedmont Lecause
Waller Zimmer
Prince
Piedmont
Billy
Hig Lifa
Kimballville
W. H Hazler
Lee Jordan
Wil V. Zimmer
T. Chancellor
Clarendon
Joseph Hill
Ela Huton- Inson
Jesse Mercer
EB. R_Tucker
Chancellor
Hazler
Atlanta
Savannan
Tybee
Mrs. Zimmer
Woman and her niece fatally murdered near Smyrna
A coroner's jury in Rutherford County investigated the deaths of Mrs William Cook and Miss Lucy Stanford found in a blood soaked room at the Cook home near Smyrna Tennessee. William Cook testified he slept in the room and woke to discover both bodies while the niece lay in her room and Mrs Cook on the back porch. Authorities hinted arrests may follow after further inquiry.
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Nashville
Tann
William Cook
Lucy Stanford
Smyrna
Tenn
Ita
Rutherford County
Cook
Miss Stanfords
Mrs Cook
Murfreesboro
Death of B Simms Heard in Atlanta Sanitarium
The Macon banker B Simms Heard died suddenly Monday night at an Atlanta sanitarium after a train wreck incident. He was armed as assistant cashier at Macon National Bank and a 1908 Emory College graduate, Sigma Alpha Epsilon member. He previously served as assistant cashier at Covington First National and cashier at Bank of Jonesboro. His funeral is set for today at his parents’ home in Covington.
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B. Simms Heard
Macon
Edward Ward
Covington
Atlanta
Georgia Railroad
Heard
Macon National Bank
Central City
Emory College
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
First National Bank of Covington
Bank of Jonesboro
Pistol Threat Over Lunch At Lindale Store
In Rome Georgia on August 26 a merchant and his wife were threatened with death when a young Lindale resident Claud Clinton demanded a substantial lunch of cheese crackers and sardines. Clinton allegedly drew a pistol and ordered payment while the merchant claimed he was asked to charge it. Doctors treated Mrs Anderson for the incident as warrants were issued charging Clinton with assault with intent to murder.
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Rome
Anderson
North Lindale
Claud Clinton
Lindale
Nosault
Clinton
Drs. Anderson
Tallulah Lake Tragedy Claims 15-Year-Old Swimmer
Weady Coffee, 15, son of George Coffee of Tallulah Falls, drowned in Tallulah Lake above the dam after swimming about half a mile from the tunnel. Rescue teams searched the 80 to 90 foot depths for hours with no success, marking the first drowning at the falls this year following a prior accident near Devil's Jali in August 1912.
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Tallulah
Falla, Ga
Sperial
Talluah Tall
Weady Coffee
George Coffee
Tallulah Falls
Young Coffee
Power Company
Scott Relieved as Georgia Railroad General Manager
Augusta reports Colonel J T Scott asked to be relieved temporarily from the Georgia railroad general manager post due to ill health. J H Ellis, secretary of the Louisville and Nashville, named successor. Vice President Hapother of Louisville and Nashville notes the line is a lessee. Scott will resume the office when health allows.
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Augusta
J T K #cott
The
Georgia Railroad
Tmad
J H. Ellis
Louisville and Nashville
Hapother
Louisville and Maashville
Georgia
Scott
Matthews dies after taking poison Sunday afternoon
Augusta Georgia August 26 Special A large quantity of poison taken in a personal crisis by C P Matthews Sunday afternoon caused his sudden death at the city hospital today about noon. His physician said the condition was good before the drug affected the heart and death followed within minutes. Mrs Matthews says worry over financial reverses prompted her husband to destroy himself after losing a Burke county farm and other losses.
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Augusta
C P. Matthews
City Hospital
Burke County
Matthews
Bailiff Duncan’s unhappy lot trails kin in Georgia case
Rome Georgia August 26 Continual pursuit of his close kin is the unhappy lot of Bailiff AP Duncan of Lindale militia district who today faced a warrant charging his son Clifford Duncan with drunkenness and obscenity in the presence of females. The father plans to bring him to court. The bailiff recently arrested his own brother on a similar charge, and the judge praised Duncan’s duty with a new hat. Duncan says arresting kin is unpleasant but necessary to obey the law.
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Rome
Balir AP
Duncan
Lindale
Clara Wright
Clifford Duncan
Japan's Latest Note Delivered to Bryan Amid Trade-Tariff Talks
Washington Aug 26 Ambassa dor Chinda presented Japan's latest note to Secretary Bryan on the California antelope land dispute. Both sides agreed to publish nothing from diplomatic exchanges and the Tokio note contains no ultimatum. The message aims to keep negotiations open without settling any contention.
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Washington
Chinda
Bryan
Japan
California
Tokio
Shall Rail Commission Accept Free Passes Debate
The railroad commission debates whether members should accept passes to the Panama California Exposition in 1915 at San Diego. Some members race for annual passes while the body has opposed passes for others. Judge George Hiller plans to return his pass to keep negotiations ongoing. Secretary Bryan is expected to reply.
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Railroad Commission
Georgia
San Diego
George Hllver
Massive regional gift totals listed by state and city
The excerpt shows large distributions by state and city including Maryland with 95 8 000 and Baltimore, North Carolina with 1 2 000 and Charlotte, South Carolina with 1 500 000 and Charleston, Tennessee with 1 950 000 and Chattanooga and Memphis, Texas with 2 600 000 among Dallas Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio, Virginia with 1 450 000 and Lynchburg and Norfolk, and the District of Columbia with 350 000 in Washington. Names such as W C Page, Hugh McRae, Henry Schachte, and J Belwin Tate appear alongside city and state mentions.
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Aistana
T. Bardig
Shreveport
Towe
Maryland
Baltimore
Willam C. Page
Mississippi
Jackson
Cole
Mernand
J. H. Wright
Vickeburg
P. M. Harding
North Carolina
Charlotte
EB. R. Preston
Greensboro
R. H. King
Wilmington
Hugh McRae
Raleigh
Charles E. Johnson
South Caroline
Charles=.ton
Henry Schachte
Columbles
Willam H. Lyles
Greenville
Henry W. Briggs
Spartanburg
Augustus W. Smith
Tennessee
Chattanooge
W.F. Kalb
Knoxville
Samuel B Lutterell
Memphis
Samuel P. Reedy
Nashville
Joseph H. Thompson
Texas
Dallas
Alexander
Bangor
Fort Worth
Houston
Galverton
H Kempmer
San Antonio
Virginia
Lynchburg
S White
Norfolk
Walter H. Taylor
Richmond
L Bemins
Roanoke
District of Columbia
Washington
J Belwin Tate
Hotel Savannah Great Credit To Its Citizens
Savannah citizens funded a near million dollar hotel project, creating a handsome fireproof building in the city heart near theaters and department stores. The Newcomb Hotel Company operates it with modern conveniences, reasonable rates, and aims to attract traveling men with attentive service.
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Savannah
New York
The
Newcomb Hotel Company
South
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Murphy
Bankers’ Secretary
England
Ridguays Tea
George Muse Clothing CO
Pilly
Eng
W. H. Hazler
Will V. Zimmer
Will Zimmer, Jr
Bill” Zimmer
Atlanta Sanitarium
Tallulah Lake
C. P. Matthews
R. R. Commission
HOTEL
Hreete
Southern Suit & Skirt Co
Atlanta, New York
Choice
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