Fifty Cent Debt Causes Death of Fleeing Youth
In Columbus Georgia on August 29 a white youth Luther Hawkins about 18 was shot and killed by Bailiff L Willis while fleeing arrest for a 60 cent board bill. Willis says he fired to frighten the boy. Hawkins died quickly. Willis was later arrested and claims he fired in the air, with no intent to hit.
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Columbus
Luther Hawkins
L Willis
North Highlands
Ailartere
Hawkins
Andrew Hawkins
Hawking
Wills
Atlanta
Battle at Redbank home ends in gunfire and injuries
In Redbank No J on August 29 Mrs Frank Storck wins possession of her home after a violent raid to eject her. Storck a plane dealer who divorced his wife last month led a raid with employees and private detectives. Three shot, six hurt, one ankle broken, Mrs Storck rendered unconscious after being thrown through a window. Family members aided her as the melee spilled into the street.
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Redbank
Frank
Redback
Want Ads Deadline Tonight For Sunday's Paper
The Constitution urges readers to send Want Ads by 10 PM Saturday to appear in Sunday’s issue. Ads received after 10 will run in the Too Late to Classify section. Submit requests to have staff at offices or homes, including cooks, maids, and nurses, and attract applicants for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Constitution
Murder Charge Stuns Smyrna as Cook Arrested for Double Slaying
Nashville dispatch reports William F. Cook arrested in Smyrna on a warrant by Sheriff Rhodes for the murder of his wife and her niece Lucy Stanford aged 15. A heavy bloodstained bludgeon was found in the Cook stable. coroner's jury ruled the two deaths were caused by blows. Cook waived preliminary hearing and was sent to Davidson county jail for safekeeping amid fears of mob violence.
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Nashville
Tenn
Twilliam F. Cook
Smyrna
Rhodes
Rutherford County
Lucy Stanford
Cook Home
Cook
Judgea
Davidson County
W. S Faulkner
William P. Cook
Beautiful Woman Missing Again In Savannah
Savannah detectives hunt for Pretty Mrs. Millis Gottbelt Gunterman a famed New York lace merchant's ex wife now missing after a reported elopement with the debonair Antone Gunterman an electrical engineer connected to the Augusta hydroelectric project on the Savannah River Their earlier disappearance months ago drew wide attention as investigators traced her to near Augusta where her husband sought reconciliation but she refused and he obtained a divorce decree in New York.
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Savannah
Millis Gottbelt- Gunterman
L Ife
New York
America
Antone Gunterman
Augusta
Goetthelf
Debortar Gunterman
South Carolina
Georgia
Shuberts In Fain Race With Death To Father's Bedside
In New York on August 29 Lea and Jacop Shubert with three sisters raced to Jamaica to be with their father David as he lay dying. The party traveled from Rockaway in a high powered car. The elder Shubert, age 15, died from an asthma attack before arriving at his father’s bedside.
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New York
Lea
Jacop Shubert
David
Jamaica
Messrs. Shubert
Rockaway
Shubert
Representative Britten Pushes $7 Million Armor Plate Plant
Washington August 29 Representative Britten of Minnesota introduced a bill to appropriate seven million dollars for a government armor plate plant to be run by the navy department. He aims to break what he calls the armor plate trust and says a government plant should produce 10 000 tons per year at not more than 314 dollars a ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britten
Minois
Navy Department
Fie
Death of Atlanta real estate man in streetcar strike
Samuel Goldstein 49 a longtime Atlanta real estate dealer died after a five passenger touring car struck him as he stepped from a Washington street trolley at Washington and Cramsey. Driver T A Curtis was arrested on reckless driving charges after claiming brakes failed and that he did not speed away. Curtis will face police court. funeral plans pending. He leaves two children Mrs Sadie Gordon and Abe Goldstein.
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Washington and
Cramley Street
Samuel Goldstein
Washington Street
T. A. Curtis
East Hunter
Harper and Garner
Goldstein
Atlanta
T Fe
Cremsey
Washington
Curtis
Garner
Hunter Street
Greenberg & Bond Undertaking Establishment
Sadie Gordon
Abe Goldstein
Macon Legislator Advocates Real Beer Sale
Wallace Miller of Macon a mayoral candidate declares he does not favor statewide prohibition and supports real option. He notes licensees with real beer permits should continue selling as long as they operate decent, orderly venues and avoid whisky, with license protection equal to other businesses.
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Macon
Wallace Miller
Miller
Eamel
Two Women Tango Dancers Arrested in Chicago
Chicago August 24 two women tango dancers were arrested for disorderly conduct at a downtown cafe and arraigned before Municipal Judge Mahoney who granted a jury trial. Mrs F F Wirth of Chicago and Miss Lucile Lowery of Chattanooga Tenn claim arrest was without cause and say they left the cafe voluntarily while police say they continued dancing on the sidewalk after being asked to leave.
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Chicago
F. F. Wirth
Lucile Lowery
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mahoney
Aged Marshal Killed in Quarrel With Son in Rushville
In Rushville Indiana William Price sixty, former Rush county sheriff and local marshal, died after a quarrel with his son Erbie twenty five who had visited from Port Warne. Witnesses report Price pushed his son, the son struck back, knocking the elder man to the sidewalk. Price died about twenty minutes later as coroner investigates and holds young Price until verdict.
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Rushville
Ind
William Price
Rush County
Erbie
Price
Port Warne
Young Price
Campbell Teachers Institute Ends At Fairhum Georgia
The Campbell County Teachers Institute directed by Miss Seleste Purteh concluded after a week of sessions largely attended by county teachers and guests from other counties. Citizens of Fairhum attended many meetings, marking the event as a notably useful session.
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Campbell Teachers’ Institute
Fairhum
Campbell County
Teachers’ Institute
Seleste Purteh
Viscount Haldane Visits New York For Bar Association Talk
Viscount Haldane, first lord high chancellor of Great Britain, arrives in New York aboard the Lusitania for a five day stay. He will address the American Bar Association in Montreal, favors woman suffrage, and comments on Anglo-German relations, Ireland home rule, and the Mexican situation. He tours with sister Elizabeth Haldane and Kenneth Muir-McKenzie.
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New York
C. A. Severance
St. Paul
Fis
West Point
Albany
Lord Haldane
Germany
England
Cordiel
United States
Ireland
Peace Palace
The
Hague
Ulster
Marshall
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Elizabeth Haldane
Kenneth Muir-McKenzie
American Bar Association
Francis Rawle
Philadelphia
Jacob M. Dickinson
Alten B. Parker
Franeia Lynde Stetson
C. A. Saveyance
Lawyers Welcome Lord Chancellor at Montreal Meeting
A large gathering of American lawyers travels to Montreal for the American Bar Association annual meeting on September 3 and 2. Lord High Chancellor Richard R. Haldane arrives on a five day tour from New York. Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota leads opening on Labor Day in Royal Victoria College hall. Chancellor Haldane speaks September 1 at Princess Theatre with Chief Justice Douging White presiding. Canada’s Justice Minister Doherty hosts a banquet for the Lord Chancellor. A symposium on simplifying legal procedure follows with Judge Hook and others. Ex-President Taft delivers a paper September 3. Banquet closes the event with Senator Elihu Root presiding and responses from Maitre Labori of Paris.
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United States
Montreal
American Bar Association
Richard R. Haldane
England
New York
America
Canada
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Elihu Root
Maitre Laborl, Batonnier
Bar of
Paris
Dreyfus
Open Air Warships Proposed For Tuberculosis War
The fourth international congress of school hygiene in Buffalo urges medical inspections in public schools and proposes using discarded battleships and cruisers as open air schools or adult hospitals. The plan would anchor ships in rivers or seashores for community use. The congress lauds Italy for donating ships to fight tuberculosis.
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Buffalo
Fourth International Congress of
United States
The
Union
Congress
G. Stanley Hell
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Editor shot after refusing to eat editorials in Sulphur
Scheneck editor of The Sulphur Democrat was shot and killed in Sulphur Oklahoma. Jana John Lindsay former Murray county treasurer was charged with the killing and moved to Norman as threats of violence rose. It is alleged Lindsay fired a shotgun after Scheneck refused to eat a copy containing adverse comments.
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Sulphur
Oklo
Scheneck
Sulphur Democrat
Jana John Lindsay
Murray County
Norman
Lindsay
Bill would establish fish hatchery on Georgia coast
Washington dispatch reports Representative Edwards of Georgia introduced a bill to create a fish hatchery and fish cultural station for propagating shad and other food fish on the Georgia coast. The proposal would appropriate 5000 dollars for the plant, site, buildings, ponds and equipment, with exact location to be determined by the secretary of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwards
Georgia
Com
Surprising Caminetti Trial Testimony Highlights Father’s Suspicions
In San Francisco on August 29, the Caminetti trial featured Thomas H. Warrington, father of Marsha Warrington, testifying that F Drew Caminetti often visited his daughter under the alias Mr Whitman and that Warrington believed he was an honorable suitor. Cross examining, Marshal Woodworth began probing the Diggs-Caminetti case, with evidence damaging Caminetti’s character emerging as Lola Norris and Marsha Warrington’s flight to Reno is recalled.
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San Francisco
Caminetti
Thomas H. .Warrington
Marsha Warrington
F. Drew Caminetti
Whitman
Marshal Woodworth
Diggs
M. J. Sullivan
Sacramento County
Lola Norris
Marsta Warrington
Marshall Woodworth
Disgs
Sullivan
Reno
St. Catherine's
Digze
Caminett
Miss Norrig
Romance Rebounds as Paterson Marriage Office Stays Open
In Paterson New Jersey on August 29 amid a textile strike romance flourished as many workers queued for marriage licenses prompting the registrar to keep the license bureau open to accommodate couples. The strike had reduced license signings to near none but the rush revived wedding interest.
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Paterson
N. J
Lcense Bureau
I. Censex
Wilson Seeks Slow Peace Move Amid Mexico Talks
President Wilson, departing Washington for the summer capital, still hopes for a favorable outcome in Mexico peace negotiations. Nelson O. O’Shaughnessy reports from Mexico City that no decisive action had occurred, with talks seen as needing a lull to aid progress. John Lind may issue a third note to the Huerta government as observers await further moves from Vera Cruz or Mexico City.
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Huerta
Vera Cruz
Washington
Wilson
Cornish
Mexico
Nelson O'Shaugnesay
Charg
Mexico City
Ico City
John Lind
Lind
Retary
Bryan
Pennsylvan
Vera Crag
Mr. Bryan
Wil
Senor Gamboa
Gamboa
Lindtor
Mexic
Mertcan
Weather Prophecy- LOCAL SHOWERE
Local weather note shows a Sunday shower with light to moderate south winds. Temperature readings are missing with no clear highs or lows reported. Rainfall data and deficiencies are incomplete, offering raw figures like 2.49 inches in a past period but lacking context.
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Atlanta Constitution
William F. Cook
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Masson
Shuberts
Viscount Haldane
Fourth Estate
Great Britain
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Gind
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Warton
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