Mason II burned by flaming alcohol in office accident
Carlos Mason II chairman of the police commission suffered livid burns when an alcohol solution covering his body flared during osteopathic treatment in the Candler building. He leaped from the table and, aided by his physician, escaped severe injury. He is recovering at Atkin Goldsmith sanatorium and expects to attend the next police commission meeting.
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Police Commission
Mason
Atkin- Goldsmith
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Elkin-Goldsmith
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Governor Blease Threatens Witness In State Hospital Inquiry
A fierce exchange at a South Carolina hospital inquiry saw Governor Cole L. Blease threaten a witness over a claim tied to his sister’s name. Dr. J. W. Babcock testified that charges against Dr. Saunders surfaced from letters allegedly drafted at the governor’s sister’s home. The committee shifted focus, as Senator Tillman and Blease's own testimony unfolded amid broader developments, including penitentiary plans and penitentiary expansion for inmates.
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Cole L.se
South Carolina
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Blease
Babcock
United States
B. KR. Tillman
Goytrevor Blease
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He's Sentenced to Home And Month of Idleness At Request of His Wife
New Orleans on February 7. Rank Backeret was ordered to stay at home for thirty days and refrain from work after his wife complained that he spent money and drank too much while employed. The judge granted the request for a 30 day idle sentence.
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New Orleans
Albany Saloons Closed by Injunction in Georgia
In Albany on February 7 a judge-ordered injunction closed thirteen near beer saloons and the Bikes' club as public nuisances. The Men and Religion Forward Movement filed petitions. more closures are planned, with hearings set to decide permanent orders. Police to seize liquor at the fourteen targeted places amid a citywide crusade against blind tiger operations. The move follows a speech by Seaborn Wright and names several local establishments and officials connected to the case.
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G. W. Saye
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Seaborn Wright
Rome
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Adamas & Brosnan
Acme Brewing Company
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J. P. Stripling
the Rathskellar
C. A. Westbrook
CG. Ebbdeese
Joe Ward
J. A. Hunt
J. J. Devane
J.M. Petry
BR. J. Bacon
R. H. iFerrel
TD. H. Redfearn
Jw.walters
Wilson Signs Kenyon Bill to End City Segregation
Washington February 7 President Wilson signed the Kenyon bill abolishing Washington's segregated district. The action ends legal segregation in the capital city es cheered by supporters and denounced by opponents as a milestone in civil rights.
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Wilson
Wee
How Woman Lured Her Husband Away Told by Real Wife
Macon Ga February 7 Special The mystery surrounding the shooting by Andrew J Amerson of his alleged wife and then himself in Atlanta was cleared today when the identity of his real wife who resides in Macon at 23 Ross street was learned She has been employed in the ready to wear department of W A Deely company and has lived in Macon most of the past fifteen years With her are two children Vara 13 and Katherine 5 Mrs Amerson describes how she discovered her husband infatuated with another woman and notes possible connections to Mrs Bigbie, a former acquaintance The husband a passenger conductor on the Georgia Florida and Alabama railroad earned a salary and sent money monthly for his family He mortgaged the Macon home in her name to obtain money for his new liaison and left town thirteen months ago The mortgage is due and the home was set for sale Page Four continues the report
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Atlanta
Ross Street
W. A. Deely Company
Cherry Street
Tennaile
Vara
Katherine
Amerson
Eiven
Chief Beavers Orders Bon Ton Charmers To Wear Longer Costumes
Chief Beavers banned abbreviated costumes for Atlanta Bon Ton Amusement company's women acts after Ed Artimi reported obscene imagery and a troubling Full Moon scene. Investigating officer Arthur cited a snake charming act and half moon performances. troupe promised reforms and will perform only half moons. Smith brothers fined or restrained. troupe reform ordered at West Mitchell Street.
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Lovejoy to Lecture on the Holy Land at Oakland City Church
Dr. W. P. Lovejoy presiding elder of the North Georgia conference will lecture at Oakland City Methodist Episcopal on Avon Avenue and Wpworth Street Tuesday evening at 8 on his Holy Land trip. A small admission fee will be charged with proceeds for a new church building.
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North Georgia Conference
Oakland City Methodist Episcopal Church
Avon Avenue
Wpworth Street
Holy Land
Love obsessed girl kills lover's wife then dies
Hazel Herdman an inkeeper's daughter confessed on her deathbed to shooting Harriet Manning, wife of Charles J. Manning, a garage owner, and then killing herself with poison. Manning, the suspected father of Herdman's baby, was in police custody as details emerged of a love triangle and a late note declaring the crime.
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Harriet, Mannning
Charles J. Manning
Montclair
Manning
Milas Herdman
Baby
Goodby
Camly
Bloomfield
Miss Herdman
Miss Herd- Man
Verona
The Remarkable Diary of Mrs Mims
The second installment of the diary of Mrs Livingston Mims appears in this issue of the Constitution color supplement. One installment will appear each Sunday. Do not miss it.
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Livingston Mims
Constitution
Train Tragedy in Juarez Toll Feared at Fifty Mexicans
Norwalk Wis February 10 meeting passes tango ban prompting dancing crackdown. Juarez Mexico scene recounts Castillo attacked Cumber tunnel wreck killing nine Americans and forty to fifty Mexicans. rescue teams seek missing railroad personnel and victims. Authorities condemn the outlaw act and blame General Villa for not crushing Castillo's band.
Dictator Shivers as Coup Fears Shake Mexico City
Mexico City on edge as Huerta regime braces for possible coup on the eve of the ten day bombardment anniversary. Police and troops tighten defenses around the palace arsenal and key buildings after reports of anti-government plots. Conspiracy arrests included clerks and small-business owners with alleged links to the movement. Jose Vera Estanol, brother of a former Madero minister, was released after detention.
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Mexico
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Young Men'al Christian Association
Arsenal
Huerta
Guadalupe
Taleanhoann
Blanquet
Madero
Sccret
Jose Vera Estanol
Jorge Vera Estanol
Weather Prophecy FAIR AND COLDER
Georgia forecast calls for fair skies turning colder over Sunday into Monday with diminishing northwest winds. Local report notes lowest and highest temperatures and rainfall for the past 24 hours, with normal levels referenced.
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