Segregation ruling upholds invalid Atlanta ordinance
Supreme Court Justice Atkinson declares Atlanta race segregation ordinance unconstitutional under federal and state constitutions. The decision voids blocks where whites or blacks were confined, prompting Councilman Claude Ashley to draft a revised measure. The 1913 ordinance aimed to create uniform blocks by race, with amendments restricting where mixed-block residents could move.
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Atlanta
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Alexinson
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H. C. Smith
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O Wns
Carey
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Supreme Court of Maryland
Baltimore
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Kaiser Frees Poland and Elects Archduke King
Reports from Petrograd via London claim Germany and Austria declare Poland independent to take effect February 14 with Cracow Galician convention to elect a king. Archduke Karl Stephen of Austria named a likely throne candidate as German Silesia yields to the new kingdom. Ignatz Daschinsky leads the interim government in Austrian occupied areas.
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Poland
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Galicia
Karl Stephen
Silesia
Ignatz Daschinsky
Reichstag
Casement Claims British Plot to Capture Him
Sir Roger Casement, leader of the Seaparatist faction in Ireland, publishes an open letter to British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey alleging a British conspiracy to capture or kill him. He says he has documentary proof and cites a Norwegian minister and an associate, Christenson, with a $25,000 payoff. Casement says he has submitted proofs to neutral governments and to Secretary Bryan.
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Sayville
Roger Casement
Ireland
Edward Grey
Roger
Mansfeldt de’ C. Findlay
Norway
Sir Roger
Adler Christenson
Casement
Christenson
Christenton
United States
Findlay
Hhims
Lian Soll
Rogers
Bryan
Washington
First prisoner exchanges under Benedict plan arranged
Berlin dispatch reports the first exchanges of disabled prisoners under Pope Benedict's plan. One hundred forty six British prisoners unfit for further service will leave Germany February 16 and Great Britain will release 107 Germans. Exchanges are not strictly numerical. all disabled will be included within the scope of the order.
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London
Pope Benedict
Germany
Great Britain
Good Will and Merchandising Firm Praised for Honest Advertising
An official traced the history of a major merchandising corporation whose name is well known worldwide. He said the firm’s success rests on its customer lists and large investments in stores and merchandise, with success measured by goodwill from honest merchandise and advertising. The advertiser who believes in his products earns a Golden Harvest through steady daily promotion.
President frames new shipping bill to push in House
Washington February 12 The administration pushes a new shipping bill in Congress as a dispute over terms delays passage. Senate filibusters and a possible cloture vote block action while Kitchin proposes a temporary measure and Weeks bill details are debated. President Wilson approves a plan to place ships under navy control two years after the war and hopes to avoid an extra session.
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Hitchin
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Webb
William Tolbert Dies Prominent Atlanta Grocer
William Clark Tolbert of 61 west Baker street died Friday afternoon in a private hospital at age 66. He was a longtime wholesale grocer, active in Atlanta mercantile circles, a Methodist Episcopal church member, and a Knight of Pythias. Survived by his wife, a daughter Mrs. W. W. Ries, and two sisters Mrs. D. N. McCullough and Mrs. P. E. Potter. Funeral at Barclay & Brandon chapel Sunday at 3 PM.
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Barclay & Brandon
W. W. Ries
D. N. McCullough
P. ‘E. Potter
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Imany
Atlanta
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Pythias
King Honors Jellicoe With Order of the Bath
King George conferred the grand rank of the Order of the Bath on Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commander of the British home fleet, in London on January 17. The award honors his leadership and service in naval duties.
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London
George
Order of the
Bath
John HR. Jellicoe
Speculation on US notes to Germany and Britain stirs officials
Washington debates the meanings of the U S notes to Germany and Great Britain as diplomats weigh Germanys submarine war plans and the demand that the American flag be flown only by ships entitled to use it. Officials stress a long established international right and warn of strict accountability if American lives or vessels are harmed. Continued on Page Two.
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Germany
Great Britain
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Count von Bernstorff
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Aswell
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Lusitania
Europe
Fire Thieves Foiled At Mrs Inman Mansion On Peachtree
A fire at Mrs. Sam Inman’s Peachtree Street home drew a police cordon and crowd as five fire companies fought dense smoke from the basement. Fire Chief Cummings led the effort, with only a minor hole burned in the drawing room floor and basement damage suspected from a faulty furnace flue. Mrs. Inman alerted Frank Inman after smoke appeared, prompting an alarm and rescue actions.
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Sam Inman
Ith Pedenirea
Cummings
Inman
Bhiel
Frank Inman
Deputies Bar Absinthe In France And Colonies
Paris moves to ban absinthe as the chamber of deputies adopts the prohibitory bill. Indemnities will aid affected manufacturers, with Algeria and protectorates included. A radical deputy warned suppression may extend to other alcoholic extracts as a report by a special committee is awaited.
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Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Algeria
Edoard Lachaud
Wilhelmina Case: Ameri can Delay Proposal
Washington reports the American government urged Britain to delay taking the steamer Wilhelmina to a prize court. Owners claim evidence will prove cargo not subject to seizure. If accepted, no prize court action would occur. Wilhelmina holds foodstuffs for Germany and is tied to a St Louis commission house.
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Washington
Great Britain
Falmouth
Germany
St. Louis
Von Hindenburg Again Routs Czar Forces
Berlin reports that Von Hindenburg drives Russians from East Prussia with 26 000 prisoners. Eight German Army Corps under the Kaiser overwhelm Russian lines as German offensive continues. No decisive news from the Carpathians as small infantry actions occur near Verdun and in the Argonne.
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Argonne
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British Planes Raid Belgian Towns
London reports thirty four naval aeroplanes attacked Bruges Zeebrugge Ostend and Blankenberghe in Belgium to hinder German submarine bases. Grahame White fell overboard but was rescued. crews and machines mostly safe with two damaged. Berlin confirms Ostend bombs. French airmen bombed Alsatian aerodrome near Mulhouse.
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Claude Grahame-White
Belgium
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Dorothy Taylor
New York
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Zeebruggee
Ostend
Blankenberghe
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Official Information Bureau
Secretary of the Admiralty
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Middelkerke
Zeebrurge
Grahame White
Samson
Longmore
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Rathorne
Capablanca Sets New American Simultaneous Chess Record
Jose R. Capablanca, the Cuban champion, scored 48 wins 12 draws and 5 losses across 84 opponents on 65 boards in Brooklyn. He broke Frank J. Marshall's 67-game Pittsburg mark, completing the near seven hour display while defeating all women players among his field.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jose R. Capablanca
Capablanca
Frank J. Marshall
United States
Pittsburg
British Ship Tor quay Damaged Off Scarborough
Scarborough England February 12 reports the new cargo steamer Tor quay of Dartmouth towed in sinking condition eight miles offshore after either a mine strike or torpedo hit. One man was killed and two injured.
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Scarborough
England
London
Torquay
Dartmouth
Old Civil War Veteran Edward Monroe Buried in London
Edward Monroe aged 106, claimed oldest Civil War veteran, was buried in London today after a brief ceremony. The event drew attention to a long life spanning major American eras and linked military memory with distant homeland ties.
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London
Edward Monroe
Von Hindenburg Victory Celebrated in Berlin
Berlin notes a Berlin greeting for Field Marshal Von Hindenburg amid reports of a East Prussia victory. News says Russians driven from the Mazurian Lakes district, with eight army corps quietly assembled for an offensive. The victory is linked to Emperor William.
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Berlin
London
Marshal von Hindenburg
East Prussia
Mazurian
Warsaw
von. Hindenburg
von Stindenburg
Wen
Emperor William
German Force Takes Town of Sierpec in East Prussia
Reports from Bondon on February 12 detail a strong German force pressuring East Prussia. German claims say 26,000 prisoners, 20 cannons, and machine guns were captured as Russians evacuated positions east of the Mazury lakes. The move shifts battle focus north toward Bierpec near Plock, with fighting in the Carpathians continuing and limited official updates from the front.
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Prussia
Baura
Germany
Russian Polany
Lower
Vistula
Bierpec
Plock
Wew
Warsaw
Carpathians
Weather Prophecy Forecast Adds Cloudiness and Rain
Weather prophecy for Georgia-Fair Saturday showing increasing cloudiness on Sunday with a likely rain. Forecasters predict a shift to wetter conditions as the weekend progresses.
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