Anti-Trust Measures Drafted After Wilson Views
Washington reports outline tentative antitrust bills prepared by the House judiciary committee for action after conference with President Wilson. Key points target interlocking directorates, price regulation, and injunctions with damages, aiming to strengthen the Sherman Act while protecting business rights.
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Charles of Rumania Stricken With Critical Illness
Vienna reports King Charles of Rumania is critically ill. Born April 20, 1329, he ascended the throne in 1881. If Charles dies childless, the throne would revert to Prince Ferdinand, son of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen and nephew of the king. Ferdinand was born August 24, 1865 and married Princess Marie of Saxe Coburg and Gotha.
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Federal Pen Probe Prompts House Interest and DOJ Review
Special examiner to Atlanta to inspect conditions at the federal prison. Attorney General McReynolds finds no lax administration, though misconduct by guards may warrant firing. Rep. Howard considers a congressional inquiry with support from La Follette and prison welfare advocate Ella Moore. An ex-prisoner affidavit alleges forced use of anesthetic with coins to pick a student for the operation and a clinic touting use of U.S. prisoners.
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Atlanta
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Robert M la Follette
Wisconsin
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Charles Anderson
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Wellner May Offer to Succeed Broyles in Court Race
Rumor says Philip Wellner plans to announce as a candidate for recorder after Judge Nash Broyles enters the race for the court of appeals. Wellner has been active in prison and civic reforms and is secretary of the Georgia Prison Reform association. He is seen as an authority on prison conditions and has written on state crime and prisons. The proposed department of investigation at police headquarters, backed by the board of police commissioners, awaits action by the mayor and council.
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Probe of Judge Speer to Begin January 19
Federal Judge Emory Tr Speer of Georgia’s southern district announces health recovery and will attend when the house subcommittee opens the investigation into his official conduct. Webb Floyd and Volstead lead the panel with hearings expected in Macon and other cities, with over a hundred witnesses likely subpoenaed.
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Southern District of Georgia
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Savannah
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Bachelors Blamed On Women’s Colleges By Dr Geisel
Battle Creek Michigan January 9 Dr Carolyn Geisel of Shorter College Rome Georgia told a national conference on race betterment that bachelors stay single because women are spendthrifts and women's colleges fail to train students for life. She said schools do not prepare for livelihood or motherhood and graduates emerge physically weak with a useless flood of misinformation and fashion fixation. The typical college menu drives students to bonbons and rare bits.
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Carolyn Geisel
Shorter College
Rome
Segregation law declared unconstitutional by U S attorney
U S District Attorney Hooper Alexander stated the Ashley segregation law in Atlanta is unconstitutional, arguing it conflicts with the Fourteenth Amendment and suggesting enforcement could lead to federal indictments. He urged state court testing to avoid federal clashes, praising the measure as beneficial but not legal.
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John Carey
Carey
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Claude L. Ashley
Richmond
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Oglethorpe University Board Drama Over Jacobs President Bid
The directors of the reestablished Oglethorpe University clashed during a board meeting as Dr Thornwell Jacobs faced a thwarted bid for the presidency. Dr K Matheson, John Brice, Edgar Watkins and Jacobs opposed a move to elect Jacobs while whispers of President Woodrow Wilson filling the post circulated, though Wilson has said he will not seek a second term. The night ended with controversy and uncertainty as the second Ahmadl meeting adjourned.
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Oglethorpe University
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Clubs Held Guilty Of Violating Laws In Recorder Court
In a recorder’s court session Detective M. Patrick testified that police enforce laws without favoritism against locker clubs. Five cases were dismissed for lack of evidence while Beavers and Central clubs were fined 200 and bound over on $1,000 bonds. Lyle’s trial was set for next Tuesday as crowds filled the Friday hearings.
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Hastings Dies of Heart Failure at Piedmont Home
Jack J. Hastings prominent lawyer of the firm Smith Hastings died at 2 45 this morning at his residence 488 Piedmont avenue after an illness lasting over three months His condition grew critical only in the last three weeks Hastings was born in Augusta.
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Augusta
Grace dies in Newnan as trial draws interest
Eugene H Grace lies in dying condition at his Newnan home while his wife Mrs Daisy Opie Grace, living in Philadelphia, faces divorce talks and a murder trial in Atlanta's nationally watched case. Grace's health has deteriorated for two weeks with paralysis, nervous distress, and inability to eat, as doctors warn death could come at any moment.
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Trains Dynamited in Transvaal Strike Escalation
Johannesburg reports a dramatic shift in the railway strike with dynamite attacks on the Cape Mail line and a train destruction near George Goch. Police arrested Rand strike leaders on sedition charges as martial law looms and the Trades Federation threatens a general strike unless detainees are released.
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Union of South Africa
Tenannesbure Trades Federation
Denver
George Goch
Cleveland
Pretoria
Ate
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Trades Federation
Owners of Piedmont Hotel Lease Change Hands
Harvey and Wood sold the lease on the Piedmont hotel to the Piedmont Hotel Company led by president George W. Parrott. The sale was reported Friday night with few details available as A Wood was out of town. The move is unlikely to alter the policy of the south's successful Piedmont Hotel, which operated the property for three years after erection before Harvey & Wood obtained the lease for seven more years.
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Death notice for local resident Hastings in Atlantia
The obituary notes a long residency in Atlantia and sorrow from a wide circle of friends. Survived by wife, two children aged 10 and 1, three brothers T F R E RK W Hastings, two sisters Misa Mamie and Miss Kate, and mother Mrs Thomas Hastings. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Atlantia
Bankers Favor Atlanta as Regional Reserve Center
Boston recommends northeastern sites be carved from regional districts and supports Atlanta as the banking hub for the southeastern states. Charles P. Blinn Jr. backs Atlanta, aligning with New York and Boston in backing the city’s claim to host the federal reserve bank center, boosting Atlanta’s case amid statewide support.
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Massachusetts Bankers’ Association
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Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
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Denton
Eastern Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
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Georgia
Weather Prophecy FAIR Weather Prophecy FAIRGeorgia Fair Weather
Georgia forecast predicts fair skies turning colder with rain in the southeast tonight and Sunday. Strong winds may accompany a cooler air mass as conditions shift across the state.
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