Woman 85 seeks end to care for aged mother at Grady
Mrs Rose Atkinson aged 85 lay in Grady Hospital after taking mercuric dichloride at her Savannah Home to end her life rather than see her mother, 65, suffer want. She told a Constitution reporter she worked at Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills but has been very ill, with operation deemed necessary yet finances poor. She recalled happier days long ago and described a life of hardship and distress before the attempted suicide.
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Mra Rows Atkinson
Grady Hospital
City Hospital
Atkinson
Sho
Constitution
Ian Rent Due
Fulton Bag
Mr. Skelton
Hope
Tragical suicide attempt by Ormewood Park farmer
J M Bryan 32, a truck farmer of Ormewood Park, shot himself after leaving dinner. He was rushed to Grady hospital in serious condition with a chest wound two inches above the heart. Family members, including his brother Sterling, were at the home as the single shot occurred. his mother Mrs H Bryan is a longtime resident of the area.
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Ormewood Park
Grady Hospital
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Sterling Bryan
TH Green
Airs Green
Roe
Mrs Bryan
J M Bryan
Relady
Young's Island
Blind Tiger Guilty of Killing Sheriff in Arkansas
Osceola Arkansas August 29 Dave Hearn yesterday found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to twenty one years in the penitentiary. Hearn was tried for complicity in the killing of Sheriff Mauldin of Mississippi County on July 31 during raids on pud nigers on Island 3 percent of the Mississippi river. Robert and Talley Kenton freed before verdict. Bert Spring died in jail after being shot during the raid. Hearn was a bartender for Andy Cram who was shot to death by a mob in Osceola days earlier.
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Ark
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Hearn
Sdb Mauldin
Mississippi County
Arkansas
Island
Mississippi River
Robert
Talley Kenton
Bert Spring
Mauldin
Marion
Andy Cram
Brazil approves $191 million paper issue
Rio Janeiro August 23 President Wenceslau Braz today approved the issue of 191 million dollars in paper currency. The measure, voted by the chamber of deputies on August 2, targets repayment of the treasury debt, both gold and paper, prior to 1215 according to a recent dispatch.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Wenceslau Braz
Chamber of Deputies
Diving Records Shatter as Sub F-4 Refloated After Honolulu Loss
Honolulu August 28 United States submarine F-4 submerged off Honolulu harbor on March 25 during maneuvers. Commanded by Lt Alfred L Bole with 21 crew sank 270 feet, divers reached 216 and 228 feet, later 320 feet as attempts to surface continued. The boat was refloated and towed to the quarantine station. cause of the accident to be determined with pontoons arriving from Mare Island.
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Naval
Alfred L. Bole
John Agraz
Navy
William Loughman
Nes
Cenable
Mare Island Navy Yard
Maryland
Denie
Cutting scrapes sweep Grady hospital after Sunday violence
Dozens are injured in a series of stabbing and slashing attacks across Darktown and surrounding streets. Victims include Grady hospital admits from Ellis Street to Fitzgerald Street, with Henry Ridley near death after sixteen stab wounds, and Laura Cale Lulu Tunband among the wounded. Police arrest several suspects as a large fracas spills into the night.
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Jim Seuniife
Tus Addretme
Ellis Street
Charles Jordan
Bell Street
Laura Cale
Fitzgerald Street
Henry Ridley
Brunswick Alley
John Phillips
Darktown
Grady Hospital
Stimins
Sro
Decantur Atreet
Gradt
Arthur Wiliams
Shehdahip Alley
Williama
Hapeville
Hfe
Gaines
Lulu
Oscar
Eler Tunband
Hughes
Jeffrea
Burleson seeks $49,000,000 for R F D service
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleton Burleson will ask Congress for 49 million dollars to extend and modernize rural free delivery starting July 1, 1916. The prior year’s appropriation was 63 million, with plans to add 4 million for new routes and improvements while maintaining efficiency.
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Washington
Burleton
Burleson
Mob Burns Black Men After Sulphur Springs Shootout
In Sulphur Springs Texas a mob attacked Black men after a clash with a posse. Joe Richmond was fatally shot, his brother King Richmond seriously wounded, and both men were burned at Buford Park while deputies were attacked and a deputy sheriff was injured. Thousands watched as the mob carried out the killings amid gunfire and chaos. The event drew a large crowd and minimal local intervention.
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
Joe Richmond
King Richmond
Buford Park
Mathan A Fuppen
J B Butler
City Park
FlHnpen
Butler
Pearl
Walsh Attacked by Colorado Governor
Denver August 23 Governor Larsen issued a statement charging Frank P Walsh chairman of the federal commission on industrial relations with spreading mendacious statements about Colorado. He accuses Walsh of sowing prejudice against a wealthier man and claims Colorado voters rejected violence in the 1934 election, while criticizing Walsh as a mountebank aligned with national yellow press and anarchist elements.
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Colo
Larsen
Frank P Walsh
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Colorado
Walsh
Rockefeller
Pershing Takes Bodies of Wife and Daughters Home
Gen Pershing travels from San Francisco to Cheyenne Wy with his 5 year old son Warren to bury his wife and three infant daughters who perished in a fire at the Presidio. Senator Warren of Wyoming and Mrs Warren accompany the family party as troops and officials escort the casket squad to the train.
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John G Pershing
U.S
Cheyenne
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Presidio
Mra Pershing
United States
Franca ( Warren
Wyoming
Mra Warren
Mre Pershing
General Pershing
Fort Biles
Letterman Hospital
Fort Bliss
Zeppelins Killed Only A Few Britons In 89 Raid
London reports that Zeppelins raided England with minimal military impact. Arthur Balfour defends cautious British accounts, noting moonless nights caused navigational errors and overstatements by Germans. He cites civilian casualties and injuries, comparing to the Lusitania loss, and questions any military gain from the raids.
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London
England
Arthur J Balfour
The
Admiralty
Mr Balfour
Home Office
Germany
Lusitania
Strike Threatened at Remington Plant in Bridgeport
In Bridgeport on August 29 teen labor leaders discussed the industrial climate. An upcoming strike at the Remington Arms plant was implied unless polishers receive concessions. Four workers were fired for refusing wage reductions tied to a prior settlement. forty two polishers affected. A wider walkout could trigger a general 8 hour day across thirteen nearby metal trades factories by week’s end.
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Conn
Remington Arms
Metal Trades
Rope on His Auto Shadows Atlanta Motorist in New York
An Atlanta driver travel story unfolds in New York as detectives shadow him over a hemp rope and shovel displayed on a Georgia license plate. He claims no wrongdoing while police pursue alleged vigilante ties and discuss Frank lynching rumors in Brooklyn.
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Frenchy
Frank
Georgia
Jules Biscayart
George Ruddy
Frank Iwnenne
L. H Shaw
Brooklyn
Central Park
Captain Shaw
Buddy
Caps
Wilson Delays Trip as Germany Talks Continue
President Wilson will stay in Washington awaiting a settlement of the U S Germany dispute after Count von Bernstorff’s remarks and reports from Berlin. Officials expect a formal German démarche soon to enable an amicable adjustment of all issues, including the Arabic affair and safety of American travelers.
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Wilson
United States
Germany
New Hampshire
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Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Gerard
Berlin
Long Island
Ber- UN
Submarine sinks Norwegian steamer Trondhjemsfjord
Captain Birkeland aboard the Glance reported witnessing the July 23 torpedoing off Shetland by a German submarine. The Trondhjemsfjord was sunk with forty three aboard, including six British prize crew. The crew were towed to the Glance after life boats were saved.
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Trondhjemsfjord
Glance
Aulbers
Denmark
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Trondhiemsfjord
Orlando
Trondhiemsfjdd
France Takes Property Of German Princes In War Notice
Paris August 29 The French government has assumed control of the estate interests of three German princes Louis Gaston of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Pierre Auguste and Auguste Leopold for the duration of the war The estate belongs to the heirs of King Louis Philippe and relates to the forest of Dreux authorities say the move aims to secure war time property rights under emergency powers.
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Paris
Pierre Auguste
Auguste Leopold
Prince Lous Gaston
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Forest of Dreux
Louis Philippe
German advances reported from eastern front many gains claimed
Berlin reports Russian resistance broken near Kovno and a wide eastward pursuit across the front from Augustowo toward Vilna, with German forces claiming advances along the Nila, Grodno, and Pripat regions. observers debate whether a large operation will begin in October. Aeroplane raids, heavy artillery, and renewed fighting accompany the push.
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Galicia
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von Mackensen
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Koropetz
Weather Forecast Fragments Show Varied Covers Across States
Fragmentary forecast notes indicate showers and fair, cooler conditions across multiple states including Washington, Georgia, Hentuck, Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Florida. Mon outcomes vary from fair to cooler, with hints of warmer trends in some regions and unsettled north or northwest areas.
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Hentuck
Louisiana
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Florida
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