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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1914
Page
1
Mrs Formby says she was lied to by a woman who claimed a prisoner telephoned to bring a girl to her house. Detectives found alcohol supplied over three weeks. The case centers on alleged whiskey involvement and a story of deception surrounding Frank.
Nina Formby of Atlanta claims she was unduly influenced by Atlanta detectives Norris Chewning Rosser Vickery and Hamby to accuse Leo M Frank in a false affidavit linked to the Mary Phagan murder. She says police pressed whisky on her and coerced testimony, later regretting the misstatement and recalling the arrest timeline and detective contacts.
William Cheney Ellis of Cincinnati testified at his trial in Chicago after killing his wife last October. He described the 24 hours before the crime and sent telephone messages from the room where her body lay. Detectives described the blood smeared hotel room as Ellis dressed in his wife Elinor's kimono and lighting a cigarette. A police officer recounts finding the scene and a witness recalled Ellis's sorrow over being denied access to his children by a habeas corpus ruling.
Atlanta endured a heavy snowstorm on Wednesday with 14 inches by afternoon and up to 2 feet by nightfall in some reports. Street traffic slowed, horses and animals suffered on slick streets, coal shipments fulfilled, and city services largely held steady despite outages and accidents tied to cold and intoxication.
Ten owners and inmates of segregated vice district resorts stormed the parlor residence of Mrs F Ingalls leader of the anti vice crusade in St Louis February 20 demanding work. They barged past a servant and urged to see Mrs Ingalls. She called two Women’s Protective police later serving coffee and sandwiches to calm them. The women refused further aid.
A tense Mexican situation deepens as a lynching of an American citizen and Villa's refusal to yield provoke calls for action. Villa agrees to allow American agents to inspect the corpse aboard a Mexican ship. Bryan discusses the crisis with U.S. Senators.
February reports from El Paso detail Americans in Juarez jail after a fistfight and names including Ranch Edward Trabard Matt Giddina H T Davis V E Goodman and a railroad man Thornton Washington. In Washington the Hue rtas execution of American Clemente Vergara triggers U S inquiries led by Consul Garrett and Secretary Bryan seeking body delivery autopsy and grave location with Villa offering access for examination and two American reps including an army surgeon. Continued on Page Two.
Laredo Texas February 25. Reports say that those responsible for Clemente Vergara American citizen hanged by Mexican federals near Hidalgo will be punished. United States Consul Garrett and officials discuss steps but details remain private. Vergara left a widow and children. Local citizens plan representations to Washington as controversy grows.
Baden Baden Germany February 23 Admiral von Diederichs admitted to informing the British naval commander that he would shoot any American officer who attempted to board a German warship to make inquiry and establish identity under orders from Admiral Dewey. The exchange centered on visits and who could cross German lines as both sides blamed press coverage for reviving the incident.
Richmond Virginia February 25 Fairfax Harrison president of the Southern railway today authorized the expenditure of $500000 for twenty seven large locomotives to be built by the Richmond Locomotive works and $250000 for the construction of new freight terminals here to relieve congestion of vastly increasing business.
Continued on page five reports cold conditions in the morning with a new cold spell. It lists temperatures with daily highs and lows, normal values, and rainfall in the past 24 hours along with deficiency since January.
Governor Slaton announced the appointment of Wynham Stanley West of Valdosta to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator A O Bacon. West, a well known South Georgia figure with long political ties, expressed gratitude and said he would consult with Boifeuillet and rely on sentimental recommendations from Bacon’s circle.
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