White men battle necroes aboard Dixie Flyer riot
Four Birmingham civil engineers faced twenty laborers from A. C. Brooks Construction on the Dixie Flyer train near Murray County. Stabbings occurred. one black man, Posey, severely wounded, likely fatal. Police arrested wounded participants in Atlanta.
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Western and Atlantic Railroad
Murray County
Atlanta
Allen and
Garrett
Bolles
Morgan
Hirmingham
B Posey
Dunlap Street
Grady Hospital
A. C. Brooks Construction Company
Birmingham
Tullah
Posey
Tosey
Voyexy
Sald
Ates
Newrees Aleud
Hexiga
Hoon
Enerre
Labor Congress Opens In Atlanta With Delegations
The Southeastern Labor congress convenes in Atlanta this afternoon with about a thousand delegates from Southern unions. C E K Singleton chairs the reception committee as arrangements chief. Secretary W C Puckett reports extensive invitations and state federations pledging 5 to 15 delegates each. James OConnell plans to arrive Monday and establish AFL headquarters. Gompers unable to attend due to illness.
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Southeastern Labor Congress
Organized Labor
House of A Representatives
Atlanta
C. EK. Singleton
Atlanta Federation of Trades
W. C. Puckett
General Committee
Savannah
Augusta
Macon
Columbus
Albany
Puckett
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Sable
James O'Connell
American Federation
the &Imball
Ashburn man shot by relative of dead Minnie Marchman
Ashburn Georgia December 8 special Tan Cleghorn linked to Minnie Marchman death was shot on the street by W W F Cochran a brother in law of Marchman. Cleghorn survived. Cochran surrendered and was bailed. Last words of Marchman blamed Cleghorn for wrecking her life.
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Tan Cleghorn
Minnde Marchman
Wharma
Ashburn
Minnie Marchman
W.W. F. Cochran
Marchman
Cleghorn
Clone Range
Ile
Cochran
Sheriff Branch
Miss Marchman
Warrat
Woman and $200000 Motives for Murder
In Baldwin Michigan a circuit court jury found O M Arebach guilty of first degree murder for shooting Harry Fisher during a September hunting trip. Fisher, a Chicago businessman, died near the fruit farm they shared. The case centered on conflicting accounts of the shooting and an inquest that followed. Continued on Page Seven.
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Baldwin
Mich
O. M. Arebach
Harry Fisher
Chicago
Fisher
Here
Arebach
Fsher
Two-Mile Petition Seeks Liberty Bell for Exposition
Philadelphia officials confront a two mile long petition from San Francisco schoolchildren urging the Liberty Bell be lent to the Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915. The petition, signed by many children, was wound on a large oak reel and paraded through San Francisco before beginning its cross country journey.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Golden Gate City
No Arrests After Ashburn Battle Killing
Ashburn Ga December 8 no arrests have been made in connection with the killing of GR Christman and the wounding of J M Christman and J D Ward near this place yesterday. The two wounded men were taken to Vienna today.
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Ashburn
GR. Christman
J. M. Christmas
J. D. Ward
Vienna
Death of Dr Junius Millard Atlanta Baptist minister
Dr Junius W Millard long time Baptist pastor in Atlanta dies suddenly after preaching at Jackson Hill Church. He led debt relief effort hours earlier and had recently resumed active ministry after a European Holy Land trip. His eight year tenure saw growing membership and renewed church work. Continued on Page Seven.
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Junius W. Millard
Jackson Hill Baptist Church
Atlanta
Ponce de Leon Avenue Baptist Church
Europe
Holy Land
Jackson Hill
Sleuth in Women's Disguise Plays Against Thieves in Chicago
City Detective Otto R. Zeabel, dressed as a woman to lure purse snatchers, walked 15 miles through Chicago with a gold meshbag on his wrist. None of the criminals attempted robbery, but many men flirted or stared as Zeabel trudged in corsets, high heels, and a plumed hat, reporting the hardest day of work of his career.
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Chicago
Otto R. Zeabel
Zeabel
Summerdale
Zentiel
Harry Hicks
Vardaman comments on Blease speech in Mississippi
United States Senator elect James W. Vardaman in Jackson, Mississippi criticizes Governor Benjamin R. Tillman era style remarks and mob sentiment toward black violence. He urges southern governors to explain the south’s conditions rather than echoing Blease's controversial rhetoric.
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Jackson, Miss
North
South
Blease
United States
James W. Vardeman
Mississippi
South Carolina
Richmond
Six Negroes Held Over Alabama Mob Lynching Case
In Wioblie Alabama six African Americans connected to the killing of Choctaw county planter B. N. Bush were moved to safety by Sheriff Locke amid fears of further lynchings. The mob had lynched Azariah Curtis after he confessed to Bush’s murder and implicated two more suspects now under arrest.
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Wioblie
Ala
B. N. Bush
Choctaw County
Azariah Curtis
Locke
Curtis
Bush
Young Atlanta Girl Escapes Vice Trap
Miss Elizabeth Wilson a 17 year old Atlanta girl was found in a Macon house in a restricted district with a woman named Hughes who enticed her with a better job. The girl was held several hours before Mayor Moore arranged transport back to Atlanta. Hughes was released.
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Macon
Elizabeth Wilson
Atlanta
Hughes
Wilson
L Begat
Better Work Up Xmas Contest Brings Pianos as Prizes
With eleven days left for the M. and M. contest, The Constitution announces two hand some pianos as grand prizes. Participants are urged to secure required votes and ensure full qualification. If any products are missing, contact the contest department to be placed in line for labels. Time is short and effort is essential.
Prayers Ordered by Pope In Mexico In Masses For Peace
In obedience to a papal decree a midnight mass will begin in every Catholic church in Mexico, with the pope joining from Rome at six o clock in the morning. Monsignor Reggiani will officiate at Guadaloupe, while the overall effect aims to restore order amid the revolutionary turmoil. The government discusses arming volunteers to support the army, though fears theft of arms by rebels. Rebels around Temascaltepec report losses, and northern Guerrero shows continued action by remnants of Orozco's army.
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Mexico City
Republic
Mexico
St. Peters
Rome
Monsignor
Reggiani
Church of Guadaloupe
Rafael Hernandez
Mgr. Beggiani
Mora
Fernandes
Chamber of Deputies
Chambers of Commerce
Temascaltepec
of Mexico
Guerrero
Qgrozco
Orozco
Con
Choche Campos
Indio Mariano
Tmrango
Andrew Almazan
Puebla
Weather Prophecy: Fair and Colder Across Regions
A weather bulletin predicts fair and colder conditions for many states. Northwest winds bring brisk air in the Southeast with gradual temperature rises in places like Virginia and the Carolinas.
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Washington
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Oklahoma
North
South Carolina
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Mesa
Bela
T. WW. Cox
Grady
Jones Avenue
Chestnut Sied
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Cox
Recorder
Asso
Ciate
Liberty Bell
Kea
Junius Millard
Millard
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Viss
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Flores Magon
Magon
Emelia Vasquez Gomez
Trevino
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