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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1914
Page
1
Washington reports a post office inquiry into tainted newspaper circulations under the Bourne law. Critics call padded circulation a form of fraud overstating readers to attract ads, noting extras and Sunday issues inflate totals. Authorities pursue action to enforce accuracy.
Baltimore January 12 two masked men dragged a dying elderly woman from her bed tied her to a chair and beat her while ransacking the home of Charles Kimmel at Mt. ALO River near here. They searched for a rumored gold heirloom and fled with a small sum. A physician summoned to aid the aged woman treated Kimmel and his mother. The two robbers escaped.
In New York during a light snowstorm Thomas Ryan, a 63 year old bank shareholder, announced the National Bank of Commerce will join the federal reserve system. He lauded President Wilson as the greatest since Lincoln and urged other banks to follow, praising Wilson’s leadership and calling him a great man and president.
Three accused men Robert Paschal George Hart and William Hart were found guilty in Fulton county superior court and sentenced to hang. Judge Ben Hill set February 6 for the executions at the Tower after a ten minute jury deliberation amid security measures following fears of lynching. The case stemmed from the murder of Mrs. John Irby of Jefferson county, with confessions detailing an ax beating.
New York January 12. Patrick Horan longtime head keeper on the Islip estate of the late Edwin Bachey was found dead in the deer enclosure. The buck gored him with its horns, breaking virtually every bone and puncturing his lungs. No witness to the attack.
Riverside plant of United States Steel in Wheeling West Virginia resumed operations in full today after four months idle. About 6000 men are affected by the restart and return to production across the facility.
President Wilson, aboard his special train at Pass Christian, says antitrust and rural credit reforms are top priorities. He discusses Fletcher bill concerns, silent on firm commitments, and plans cabinet consultations before addressing Congress. The trip includes stops with public cheers and a Mecklenberg celebration invitation.
Statesboro Ga January 12. R Leater Johnson who ran for representative last year in the county has been sent to six months work at the chaingang under guard after a conviction for assault and battery. He allegedly beat Cage Groover an aged man. He faced trial for lunacy and was adjudged sane. The jury, longtime acquaintances, heard his denial of recognizing them. Johnson posted bond after conviction and was arrested in Savannah on Saturday and brought back.
Plain clothes officers raided the Carreton apartments in downtown Atlanta executing an undercover narcotics sweep. Three well dressed men were taken to police headquarters with drugs and injection equipment valued at hundreds of dollars seized. Ainsley Ainsler and others were arrested or subpoenaed as witnesses as the case awaited trial before Recorder Broyles.
Clayton M Saxty, 22, a clerk at Wells Fargo Fort Smith, Ark, robbed a payroll package of over $9,000 intended for Jennylind mining payroll. He fled toward Chicago on a motorcycle, was arrested in St Louis with $5,714, and admitted the theft to police citing family needs for his wife and infant.
Vice President Marshall spoke at the annual World’s Missionary Society praise service. He condemned infidelity and pulpit rumors while urging Americans to return to faith in God and to seek honest wealth without corruption.
Dr. Katherine B. Davis, corrections commissioner, says New York City prisons will drop the striped uniforms for women under Mayer Mitchel’s administration. She notes women’s self respect improves with better clothes and that nonstriped garments will replace the bed ticking.
Queen Mary refused to surrender her umbrella and was denied admittance to Norwich Castle Museum today. She was accompanied by the bishop of Norwich. a private vigil prevented notification. After identity was revealed, apologies followed and she entered bearing the umbrella.
Mary Jones known as Mother Jones, a labor strike leader, was deported from southern Colorado January 4, returned to Trinidad and was arrested by state troops after arriving from Denver. She was held at San Rafael hospital, then moved with military escort through Trinidad while striking miners cheered. Governor Ammons defended the arrest, claiming to assume responsibility and vowing she would be discharged only if she agrees to leave the strike region. Union leader John White called the arrest an outrage and protested to federal officials.
A Russian family of seven in Jauer Prussia died from a blizzard while trudging back to Russia to save railway fare. The group, employed nearby, perished in severe cold as the harsh weather halted travel and left scant shelter.
Chairman Humphrey and Mayor Woodward oppose immediate use of increased revenues, while a Whitehall street regrading project seeks about 129 000. The tentative city finance sheet totals 4 700 000 with 200 900 for maintenance and 206 900 from revenue increases. several departments request funds for sewers, streets, and a new cemetery as part of a broader spending plan.
Cloudy conditions forecast across Georgia with temperature details. Tuesday through Wednesday notes show mean temperatures near normal ranges. Rainfall and monthly deficiencies recorded, with past 24 hour figures indicating modest precipitation.
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