Demotions and Rules From Probe of Convict Camps
A county and prison commission probe into Fulton county convict camps led to the elimination of two charges against authorities and the proving of a whipping abuse as a discipline issue. The commission announced demotions for several guards, a new set of prisoner punishment rules, and a court‑appeal process before punishment. They defended food quality and sanitation while noting abuses of authority and the need for better oversight.
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Prison Commission
Fulton County
Asead
Witt
Patterson
Davison
Rainey
Roseland
Teir
Adamsville
Adamwie
Ten Thousand Dollar Gift to Build Contagious Disease Hospital
A Rotary Club initiative seeks the mayor’s action to create a hospital funded with ten thousand dollars to treat contagious disease. The city is stirred by a report claiming there is no place to isolate Black residents with contagious illness.
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Susie Davis
C G Lambert
Weat
14Th Street
Danghatten
J P Kennedy
Kennedy
Rotary Club
Plan to End Liquor Sale In Atlanta
A temperance coalition plans injunctions against locker clubs and beer saloons in Atlanta, led by Seaborn Wright and Rev H M DuBose. They allege widespread law violations and will push grand jury indictments with evidence compiled by anti liquor groups. The effort involves the Law Enforcement League, Anti-Saloon League, and Evangelical Ministers Association along with the Men and Religion Forward Movement.
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Atlanta
Seaborn Wright
H M DuBose
Anti Liquor Associationa
Rey
ThaBone
Solictor
Tonfer
A R. Colcord
Councl
Colcord
Wright
Randa
Law Enforcement League
Anti-Saloon League
Mquor
Georgia
Evangelical Ministers Association
Rev LO Bricker Iz
DuBose
Dorsey
Alfred Newell
Grand Jury
Dr DuBose
South
Doraty
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Fire alarm drives chorus girls from Childs Hotel rooms
Thinly clad chorus girls and actresses rush from hotel rooms as a four alarm fire breaks out in the basement of the Childs Hotel. A diner detects smoke, staff alert guests, and theater workers hurry through hallways before the blaze is controlled. No injuries reported.
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Childs
Laula Smith
Smith
Daughter summoned by Senator Bacon
Senator Bacon of Georgia confined to bed with fever and threatened with pneumonia sends for his daughter Mrs Sparks of Macon to come to Washington. He fractured a rib in Albany during Christmas, fever developed, physician advised family contact, officials say illness not tied to rib injury and should subside with proper care.
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Joh Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Mra W . Sparks
Macon
Joseph W Mar- Ran
Congress
Sepman
Bacon
John T Boifeuillet
Foreng Relations Committee
Atlanta Baptists raise funds for new hospital drive
Baptists canvass for the Greater Baptist hospital to be built in Atlanta. Reported subscriptions total about 460000 with pledges from Ponce de Leon Second and First Baptist churches and leaders like F J Cooledge Sr J W Forrester George M Brown BEC Calloway Rutherford Lipscomb and others. An appeal asks all city Baptists to join in with any amount to secure the hospital.
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Kennedy
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Atlanta
Rotary Club
James G Woodward
General Council
Adame
W H. Kriegshaber Steffans
W.W. Wardlaw
HE Watkins
Homer C George
F J Paxon
H A. Mater
C YF Malone
John Carroll
Lee K Jordan
Charles P Byrd
Kendall Weisiger
Ben Lee Crew
J A Thomas
Mott
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Lounsbury
C Davis
H.W Anderson
Boyd Perry
F A Hoyt
W DB Hoffman
Warren C Powell
Henry W Grady
H H Ware
A’ Crane
Stanford
George M Green
IT Goodhart
W B Canton
E H Cone H M Hudson
Paul P Reese
James Scott
WB Seabrook
Rockwell W Somson
James B Fiteh
JC Mostchael
John I. Kearnes
Charles J Haden
Federation
Susie Davis
Claude Smith
Smith
Greater Baptist Hospital
Ansley Hotel
State
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South
Ponce de Leon Baptist Church
Second Baptist
First Baptist Second Baptist
Ponce de Laon
First Baptist
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F J Cooledge, Sr
J W Forrester
George M Brown
BEC Calloway
Rutherford Lipscomb
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Iggo Baptists
J. Cooledge St
North Broad Street
Inmates Enroll in UC Extension Courses at Folsom
Folsom prison reports 1600 inmates taking University of California extension courses. Warden J J Smith says inmates study a wide range of subjects with weekly university instructor visits. Prisoners will cultivate crops on the prison farm to supply their needs.
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Folsom Cal
Folsom Penitential
Kingly
University of California
J J. Smith
Lifting of Arms Embargo Ushers Hope in Mexican War
General Villa and rebels hail Wilsons embargo lift as a turning point while Americans in Mexico City plan night trains to the coast. Villa predicts swift victory and restoration of constitutional government, praising the United States for its action and signaling a shift in the war dynamics along the border.
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Mexico
CrEx
Mexico City
Wilson
United States
Juarez
Francisco Villa
Washington
Villa
Ofina
Treasury
Huerta
Unite States
Mar ‘Fey
Republic
Aris
Meticana
Department of Justice
United States Marshals
Actios
Woman Suffrage Beaten By Democrats In Caucus Vote
In Washington on February 3 the House Democrats rejected creating a standing committee on suffrage by a 123 to 57 vote, declaring the issue a state matter. Heflin led the anti suffrage effort while Speaker Clark and Leader Underwood supported the majority.
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National House
Heflin
Washington
House Democrats
Baker
Clark
Underwood
House Committee On
Hetha
Alabama
Bis
Florida
Abercrombie Adamson
Aiken Allen Ansberry
Ashbrook
Bailey
Baltz
Barkley
Barnhart
Bartlett
Bothrich
Beakes
Bell
Georgia
Booher
Reichers
Bowdle
Brodbeck
Brown
West Virginia
Brunckner Buchanan
Texas
Burgess Burnett
Byrnes
Sigurh
Caroline
Callaway
Candler
Cantell
Garr Clark
Miasouri
Golher
Canny
Cox
Cullop
Dent
Dickinson
Pies Duenderfer
Dixon
Defovan
Doolin
Doughton
Driscoll
Edwards
Johnson
South Carolin
Key
King del Eltuhin
Lazaro
Lee
Georga Lee
Pennsylvania
Lesher
Lever
Lich Loft
Lonergan Morrison Moss Murray
Oklahoma
O Brien
Oldfeld
Padgett
Page
Yalmer
Park Patten Post
Quin
Rayburn
Reilly
Wisconsin
Rothermel
Rouse Rubdey
Rucker
Russell
Saunders Shackelford Susson
Branley
Stringer
Taylor
Colorado
New York
Thomas
Thompson
Townsend
Williams
Parcel Post Delivers Ashes and Child Across States
February reports describe Frederick Heist’s cremated ashes shipped from McKeesport to Reichelnheim Germany in a wooden box by parcel post, a likely first of its kind. In Wellington Kansas a 9 year old nephew was sent by parcel post from Stratford Oklahoma, with a 20 cent tag and 24 mile rural route journey ending with favorable care and a lunch shared with mail clerks.
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Pittsburg
Frederick Heist
McKeesport
Highody
Reichelnheim
Germany
Heist
Wellington
Kan
HH. Staley
Stratford
Oklo
Fire Causes $100,000 Damage in Winston-Salem Business District
A February 3 fire in Winston-Salem caused about $100,000 in damages to the business district. The blaze affected Phe Peeaisn, a liquor company, and Frank C. sialon company, lob ters ieee acripes De.
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Winston-Salem
Phe Peeaisn
T Neg Company
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Ieee Acripes de
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Weather forecast fragment mentions Wednesday conditions with uncertain accuracy. Text shows garbled words but suggests discussion of a forecast and potential changes or doubts about reliability. No clear named places or organizations present.
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