Accidentally Shot College Boy Dies in Mississippi
Joe W. Collins, 16, student at Millaaps College, died today from an accidental shooting by W. EB. Bass yesterday afternoon. Collins’ body lies in state at the college chapel before interment at his home in Onville, Louisiana. Bass, distraught, has not slept since the incident. Also reported Covington Bank Robbery in Enid, Oklahoma, with over $2,000 stolen by two masked men. A Finchley baker was fined 150 pounds for loaf shortages and underweight bread.
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Greenville
Miss
Covington
Enid
Okla
Finchley
Unions to Fight Calder Coal Regulation in Senate
Washington February 1 United Mine Workers official William Green testified before the Senate manufactures committee vowing stout opposition to the Calder bill to regulate coal. He said miners’ union leaders faced prosecution under wartime power acts for strikes and warned the proposed PIT bill would apply similar authority in peacetime.
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J. Washington
Wager Fixing Fears Over Cedar Bill Emergency Clauses
The speaker warned that courts might construe emergency sections of the Cedar bill to force minors to work under poor wage conditions. Under the Lever Act, Mr Green reported Miner Workers union faced harassment by injunctions indictments and repressive measures though assurances claimed it would target profiteers not labor.
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Green
Miner Workers'union
President Wilson's Armenia views to be reviewed by league council
Washington notes that President Wilson's January 22 Armenian note will be presented to the League of Nations council at its next meeting. Sir Eric Drummond cables that allied powers will soon confer on Sevres treaty questions, tied to the Armenian issue as part of a broader Russian problem and calls for full cooperation.
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Washington
Wilson
Paul Hymans
Assembly of the League of Nations
Council of the League
Colby
Eric Drummond
League
M. da Cunha
Council of the Teague
Sevres
Armenia
Turkey
Russia
Monsieur da Cunha
Council of the League of Nations
Hymans
Paris
Advertising Experts to Address Atlanta Club Dinner
James OShaughnessy and Charles W Hoyt of New York will speak at an Atlanta Advertising Club luncheon at the Kimball house Thursday at 12 30. Evening remarks will cover Atlanta as an advertising market and government advertising experiences. The international executive committee report will be discussed at the luncheon and plans for a June convention. A dinner at 7 will host about 20 guests including city newspapers managers and agency reps.
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James O'Shaughnessy
Hoyt Advertising Service
New York City
Advertising Club of
Atlanta
Kimball House
Hoyt
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Dallis
Massengale
Mgr. O'Shaughnessy
Red Cross Society to Be Reorganized
Washington announces a peace time reorganization of the Red Cross. The office of general manager is discontinued and control shifted to W. Frank Parsons as vice chairman in charge of domestic operations. Divisions will be cut back as feasible. Parsons previously led civilian relief and development work.
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Washington
Red Cross
W. Prank Persons
Parsons
Leagues of Red Cross Societies
Geneva
Mortuary Notices From The City
Miss Lula E Barron 22 of 56 West Baker Street died Monday at a private hospital Leila Winifred Pruett daughter of Mr and Mrs J Z Pruett died Monday at the residence of Mrs S O Landrum 29 Stewart Avenue Mrs Esther Zipser 73 died Tuesday at her daughter's residence two daughters Mrs H Weinberg and Mrs B Unger and two sons H and M Wald of Macon mourn her loss Mrs Sarah J Cruger widow of William H Cruger died today at her daughter's home Mrs B R Chase aged 90 Mrs Cruger leaves a Chicago son one daughter Mrs Chage of Macon one grandson W Cruger Chase of Birmingham and one granddaughter Mrs E B Harrold of Macon News received in Atlanta of the death of Mrs Walter Fr Nicholson of Ann Arbor Mich formerly of this city Sunday at her home in Michigan She is the daughter of the late Dr J W M Cain of Atlanta and survived by her husband three sisters Mrs Frank V Davies Mrs E C Bonthron and Mrs C R Borders and two brothers Charles and Joseph M Cain
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W. C. Pennington
W. C. Trezevant
G. J. Baisden
Awtry & Lowndes Co
Ashley
Cornelius B.ashley, Jr
Twelfth Street
Harriet
Caroline
Cornelius B. Ashley, Sr
Rothers
James D
William
Lee
Eugene
Gordon
Thomas
Wallace
Valdosta
Southern Railway
At & P.m
H. M. Patterson & Son
Ance
Renain ON
Union Station
Acworth
Harry G. Poole
Lella E. Barron
Joseph Barron
West View Cemetery
P. J. Bloomfeld
Lula E. Barron
Leila
Winifred Pruett
J. Z. Pruett
O. Landrum
Stewart Avenue
Mamie
Maude
Katie Beas
Esther Zipser
Mirs. H.weinberg
H. Weinberg
B. Unger
M. Wald
Macon
Sarah J. Cruger
William H. Cruger
B. R. Chase
Atlanta
Walter Fr. Nicholson
Ann Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Micho Oon
J. W. M. Cain
Frank V. Davies
E. C. Bonthron
C.R. Borders
Charles
Joseph M. Cain
Death of Macon salesman Jack T. Coffey at 62
Jack T. Coffey, a forty year Burden Smith & Co. salesman, died at his Macon home 771 Oak Street after several weeks illness. He was 62. Coffey and his brother Dan came to Macon from Americus as boys and worked for the same dry goods house until now. Survived by his widow Mary O Hara, he leaves cousin James Cottey of Albany.
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Macon
Ua. Sebruary
Jack .T. Coffey
Burden, Smith, & Co
Oak Street
Coffey
Dan
Americus
De Land man held without bail in Daytona Beach killing
Georgia A. Allen, a paper hanger formerly of Minneapolis, is held without bail for grand jury investigation after a preliminary hearing in De Land Florida on charges tied to the December 26 Daytona Beach death of Grady Hames. Hames died defending his father Arthur Hames who was kidnapped and beaten by unidentified men. Miss Lena Hames, sister of the victim, identified Allen as part of the crowd. Allen's wife, mother-in-law and landlord testified he was at home at the time of the killing.
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Allen
White Allen
Rail unions gain standing in labor board hearing
Chicago February 1 independent employes’ organizations win party status at the railroad labor board hearing on rules and working conditions. The seven groups will file positions and present testimony while opposing brotherhoods claim to represent all 150,000 workers. The board overruled previous objections and allowed intervention as directly affected parties.
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Chicago
American Federation of Fabor
Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Railway
American Federation of Labor
Jewell
Brotherhoods
Ourganizations
E. T. Whiter
American Railway Executives’ Labor Committee
President Wilson Considers Railroad Wage Case Request
Washington February 1 President Wilson received a telegram from Chicago last night signed by major labor unions including Yardmasters of America Order of Railway Station Agents Brotherhood of Railway Employes International Order of Locomotive Firemen and Railwaymen International Industrial Association urging him to investigate claims by railroad spokesmen before the labor board that without wage readjustment the railroads face bankruptcy.
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Yardmasters of America
Brotherhood of Railway Employes, International
Wilson
Case
Washington
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
New York Man Faints After Sentencing in Fraud Case
February 1 report from New York details federal judge Dietrich sentencing George D. Pterio to four years in Atlanta penitentiary and a $14,000 fine after he and George Bruczos were convicted of altering and forging bills of lading for fictitious merchandise to Greece. Bruczos received 18 months in Atlanta and a $1,400 fine. The case led to losses estimated over $250,000 for banks locally.
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New York
Dietrich
Atlanta
George D. Pteriothe
Pteriotia
George Bruczos
Greece
Bruczos
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