Stolen Letters in Demand In Senate Letters Case
Washington reports a fragmentary affidavit recounting Charles Stump and George Stump selling letters tied to William Randolph Hearst and others. The document asserts forged or misattributed letters from Hanna and Quay were disposed of to The New York Journal for payoffs. Witnesses describe signed statements and attempts to shield parties amid a Senate campaign contribution probe.
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Washington
Charles Stump
Chamberlan
Sr Wooney
New York Journal
Senate
George Stump
Charles George Stump
New York
Barstow
Broadway
Fo LY Archbold
Senator Hanna
Quay
Chamberlain
Mel Moony
Newbory Journal
Iwtchbolds
Charles W Stump
Underwood Typewriters for Rent at 52 North Broad
Underwood Office at 52 North Broad Street advertises typewriters for rent. Contact details not provided in the segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood
North Broad Street
Large Cotton Sale at Americus Largest sale of cotton in season at Americus
On January 16, five hundred bales belonging to Lasterling Bros at Andersonville were sold to Atkins Cotton Company. Buyer Brown Wimberly of Macon oversaw the sale. The cotton averaged middling basis and brought around the rents. Several thousand bales remain in warehouses, but the sale is described as the largest individual sale of the season.
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Americas
Lasterling Bros
Andersonville
Atkins Lotteon Company
Macan
Witness Admits Lie In Tiger Testimony
G Rogers confessed he lied on oath in a Griffin Georgia blind tiger case against Griff Freeman a North Avenue merchant. He testified he bought whisky from Freeman and feared harm if truthful. Freeman received a heavy sentence including a $500 fine thirty days in the stockade and possible higher court review.
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Broyles
G Rogers
Griff Freeman
North Avenue
Rogers
Freeman
Broylas
Hla
Recorder
Georgia
Hooper Urges Tennessee State Ownership of Water Power
Governor Ren W Hooper told the fifty-eighth General Assembly that Tennessee should promptly pursue ownership and regulation of the states water power. He warned against monopolies by large corporations claiming 2,000,000 horsepower could oppress the people for years. The message emphasized state governance and omitted liquor policy, which would be addressed later.
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Nashville
Tenn
Gen
Ren W Hooper
Tennessee
Hig
Plans for the wedding of Miss Helen Gould
New York on January 16 details for the wedding of Tielen Miller Gould and Flinley Jo Shepard at the bride's country home near Tarrytown next Wednesday were announced. The bride will have two attendants, her young nieces Helen and Dorothy Gould, daughters of her brother Frank J Gould. Louis J Shepard, brother of the groom, will be best man.
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New York
Tielen Miller Gould
Flinley Jo Shepard
Brides
Tarrytown
Helen
Dorothy Gould
Frank J Gould
Brunswick Tenderloin before the Grand Jury
In Brunswick Georgia on January 18 a group of about twenty women operating local houses were brought before the grand jury. Indictments were returned against nearly all the women while the inmates faced vagrancy charges. Bond set at 190 dollars was posted promptly by the defendants, and their cases will be tried in the current sessions of the superior court.
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Brunswick Ga
Fhrery
Brunswicks Tendertoin
Senate OKs appropriation to continue Commerce Court
The legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill was approved by the Senate to fund the Commerce Court through June for about 20,990 dollars and now returns to the House for action.
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Commerce Court
Washington
Legislative Executive and Judicial
Senate
House
Parker Heads Georgia Dairy and Livestock Association
Captain G. W. Parker of Elberton was elected president of the Georgia Dairy and Live Stock association at its Athens convention. Officers named include C F Hunnicutt vice president J. W Hart treasurer and H P Jarnigan secretary. The next annual meeting will be at the State College of Agriculture. Commissioner-elect JD Price urged small farms and renting families to own a cow and share her product, and proposed dividing large farms to attract settlers with reasonable prices.
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Athens
G. W. Parker
Elberton
Georgia Dairy and Live Stock Association
C F Hunnicutt
Hapeville
J. W Hart
H P. Jarnigan
State College of Agriculture
Conner
Price
The
Association
Bis
Mr Price
Proprietors Warned Not to Harbor Vagrants in City Court
In police court Judge Broyles ordered docketing of cases against proprietors who harbor vagrants and loiterers. The ruling came during the trial of Jack Percy, a granite cutter charged with habitual loitering, who was rearrested at Sweeny’s saloon after his initial dismissal. The saloon owner was summoned as a witness, and the judge warned operators that harboring vagrants could lead to arrests of both loiterers and operators.
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Broyles
Jack Percy
Percy
Hardy
Sweenys
Wall Street
Bath tub of Maine goes to St Joseph
Washington January 16 The Navy Department placed a Maine relic in the form of a bath tub up for grabs St Joseph quickly claimed the tub by first come first served Leigh in charge allotted it to Missouri Urbana Ohio later received a different relic A 20 inch shell was also offered but the freight was not paid eventually the department handed the relic to towns or associations authorized by Congress
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Washington
Navy Department
Maine
St Joseph
Department
Leigh
Missouri
Admir Il Sigsbee
Urbana
Ohio
JELLICO LAMP PROMOTION AND OPERA INTEREST
Frieda Hamnel, star of German grand opera, will be featured by the Atlanta Music Festival Association at the Auditorium this spring after years of effort. Victor Smith confirms the Metropolitan Opera secured her, with other likely appearances from Caruso and Segurola among the guests. Piedmont Coal Company advertises Jellico Lamp at $4.75 with contact M. 3648.
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Frieda Hamnel
Metropolitan Opera Company
Atlanta
Atlanta Music Festival Association
Colonel W. Perl
Victor Smith
Granite Bank Makes Excellent Showing
Stone Mountain January 16. The Granite bank held its regular annual stockholders meeting last Tuesday. The bank began business August 8, 1911 and in sixteen months has earned 24 percent interest. Stockholders passed the amount to undivided profits instead of dividends. Officers elected were J Steve McCurdy president, Y RR Williams vice president, J th Irvin cashier. Board of Directors includes J Steve McCurdy, RR Williams, WWaA Woodle, L B Greer, D F Smith, C Jo obritt, Dr W T McCurdy, W D Madox of Stone Mountain, and S H Venable, J John & Candler, and Wi M George of Atlanta.
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Stone Mountain
Granite Bank
Purney
Steve McCurdy
Y RR
Willams
Irvin
VR Williams
Woodle
Warmest Day Yet in 1913 Brings 66 Degree Forecast
Atlanta faces a milder spell with today seen as the warmest so far in 1913. The Weather Bureau expects temperatures to reach at least 66 degrees and predicts no lasting cold weather for the rest of the season, though brief cold snaps may occur.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
Aged Huntsville Fisherman Dies After Beating
Mr Jones, an elderly fisherman near his Tring precinct camp, died from injuries after being beaten and robbed by two men identified as Harry Gray and Tom Pendleman. Police hold the suspects on charges related to the crime. The dying statement reportedly named the assailants.
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Huntsville
Ala
Mr Jones
Trigng
Harry Gray
Tom Pendleman
Prison Officials Probe Convict Death In Federal Prison
Federal penitentiary officials opened a thorough inquiry into a convict’s sudden Wednesday noon death in the cookhouse near Atlanta. Dr. Weaver, the prison physician, led the medical review while a full report for transmission to the U S Department of Justice is being prepared. Rumors of an implied blow by a fellow convict circulated but authorities declined to confirm or deny. The prison near Atlanta does not file death reports with the city health board unless the body is shipped out.
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Federal Penitentiary
Department of Justice
Washington
Weaver
Penitentiary
Atlanta
Atlanta Health Board
State Breeders Meet in Classic City Today
Athens Ga January 16 Special The third of the triple alliance of the agricultural state conventions to meet this week in Athens at the State Agricultural college the Georgia Breeders association will meet tomorrow morning at 930 oclock in the auditorium The following program has been prepared Local Adaptation of Cotton Varieties Professor M Bain University of Tennessee Report of special committee on standardization of corn and cotton Long Staple Upland Cotton How They Are Produced Dr Coker Hartwell Clover Breeding Soil Conditions Professor S M Bain University of Tennessee What the Bar Row Method Showed in South Georgia in One Season LHE not What Place Should Quality Have in Corn Improvement A Summerout From Corn Club to Corn Breeders Phil Campbell Necessity for Moisture Determination of Corn When Contests Are Based on Yield JEB Turlington
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Athens
State Agricultural College
Georgia Breeders’ Association
8. M. Bain
University of Tennessee
DRB
Coker
Hartwell
S M Bain
South Georgia
Corn Club
J Phil Campbell
Jeb Turlington
Soule Outlines Needs of State Farm College
Athens Ga January 16 Dr A M Soule president of the state college outlined the college needs in a speech before agricultural groups. He will ask the legislature for 100000 for a new building 25000 for maintenance and 45000 for extension work. He noted the state has invested 100000 in agricultural college buildings to date and urged 85000 more for additional technical training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
A M Soule
State College
Agricultural College
Rome Man May Die From Thugs Attack
Rome resident Jake L Collins aged 18 was beaten during a holdup last night and fell unconscious. Doctors fear internal injuries after three unknown assailants roamed East Rome. Posses scoured the city tonight seeking the attackers, but efforts were to no avail.
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Rome Man
Rome
Jake L Collins
East
Posses
Southern editors meet in New Orleans
New Orleans January 17 The Southern Newspaper Publishers association and the Southwestern Association of the Associated Press met in joint convention today After welcomes and responses the session split into AP papers and working detail discussions The visitors were luncheon guests of the Professive union then an automobile ride Business sessions are set for tomorrow About thirty editors and their wives will sail Saturday on the steamship Athenas for Panama
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New Orleans
Southern Newspaper Publishers' Association
Southwestern Association of the Associated Press
Hera
Associated Press
Professive Union
Athenas
Panama
Dying Christian Bars Rockefeller Money
In Los Angeles on January 16 probate began on the will of Thomas W. Phillips of New Castle Pennsylvania. The document says a $75,000 bequest to Oklahoma Christian University for a Bible chair would be forfeit if the church accepts aid from John D Rockefeller or his foundation. The will further notes the property involved is in Los Angeles County.
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Los Angeles
Cal
The
Christian Church
John D Rockefeller
Rockefeller Educational Foundation
Thomas W. Phillips
New Castle
Oklahoma Christian University
Laymen Missionary Movement to Admit Women at Georgia Convention
The second Lay men's Missionary Movement of Georgia convention will be in Atlanta February 9 and 10 with rallies, main meeting, and group sessions. About 1,600 laymen expected. women welcomed as visitors. tickets cover banquet expenses and help fund the convention. Committee chairs announced to handle organization and details.
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Laymen’s Missionary Movement of
Georgia
Atlanta
Macon
Evangelical Missionary Union
Sam D Jones
H A Etheridge
Marion H. McH Hull
Callaway
Bernard Suttier
A. M Smith
EB C. Callaway
C D Tillman
E. F Chambiss
F Wade Vaughan
Favors Elimination of Express Companies
New Orleans January 16 Eliminate express firms from transport, let railroads handle large shipments and parcel post for small packages, urged by R W Gees of Kansas City, chairing the express rates and service committee to the Western Fruit Growers association. He said seven years of fight for better express service failed, with agents acting as commission agents. McKevitt of Sacramento backed the claim that express firms target parcel post rates, noting it has begun in California especially for dried fruits.
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New Orleans
R. W Gees
Kansas City
Western Fruit Robbers’ Association
Gees
McKevitt
Sacramento
Cal
California
Dr Thaddeus Lowe Dead in Pasadena California
Pasadena reports the death of scientist and inventor Dr Thaddeus S Lowe born August 10 1832 in Jefferson New Hampshire. A balloon pilot and aerial scout for the Army of the Potomac in 1861 1862 he devised balloon signal systems aiding Union artillery. He invented an ice compressing machine helped found cold storage and revolutionized gas making.
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Thaddeus Lowe
Pasadena
Cal
Thaddeus S. Lowe
Jefferson
N. H
Army of the Potomac
Firet
Stricter Tests for Immigrants Move Ahead in Congress
Washington reports the immigration bill reached agreement in conference today. It moves to adoption likely tomorrow in the House where Burnett of Alabama framed the proposal. Reading in immigrants language is waived for wives and others. Fees rise to 5 dollars with Canadian and Mexican exceptions. Deportation and inspections etc. outlined. Church Dinner at Pryor Street Presbyterian Friday at 7.
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Washington
House
Burnett
Alabama
Senate
Allen
Pryor Street Presbyterian Church
Goethals Explains Panama Canal Progress to Congress
Colonel Goethals, head of the Isthmian canal commission, briefed house appropriations committees on canal progress and the plan to launch one or two experimental ships next summer. He outlined estimates of 6.7 million dollars for fortifications camps and related needs, with fortification costs projected at 15 million dollars. He will confer with President-elect Wilson at Trenton and reconvene with the committee next Monday.
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Washington
George W. Goethals
House
Panama Canal
War Department
Capitol
Goethals
Wilson
Trenton
Brokers Warned to Beware of Wilson
In Chicago January 16 J C F Merrill president of the council of grain exchanges warned brokers and hoards to limit transactions to the strict interpretation of the law. He cited President elect Wilsons address and said his ideas on monopolies and speculative industries are modern and will be enforced. He urged boards of trade to educate the weak and heed the warning or face consequences.
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Chicago
J. C. F Merrill
Council of Grain Exchanges
America
Wilson
Willson
Merrill
Boards of Trade
Parelling Out Coffee for All the World
London January 16 The coffee valuation committee met and reported that 931600 bags of coffee had been sold in the United States. The committee decided to reserve 300000 bags for sale in Europe on February 3. For Europe allotment a bid of 87 frames per bag (about $1740) is the basis of the average. No further sales will take place this year.
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London
Coffee Valorization Committee
United States
Europe
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Hearst
George HO Stump
Fred Mohr
George Stimp
Wil
Hairstow
Mohr
Archbold
Stump
Reynolds
Wiliam R Hearst
Senator Jones
Charles
Mooney
Ohigival
Randold Letters
New Clays
P J Mocavy
Memphis
Standard Oil
Americus
Hooper
STATE
Helen Gould
Underwood Typewriter
Brunswick
Tenderloin
Vienna
Dresden
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Art Importers
Whitehall St
Atlanta, Ga
C. W. Parker
Bathtub
ST. Joseph
Jellico Lamp
Piedmont Coal Company
Soule
State Farm College
Christian
Rockefeller
Wodern
Cana
Wrine
Portage
Rountree
W. Z. Turner
Mgr
Daniel
E&w
Way Oy
Saan
Nettleton, Howard & Foster
Daniel “Cleve
Hart
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