Former preacher claimed by widow as her love mate
A former Waco Baptist pastor Rev J W Foster and widow Mrs J W Deane were arrested at her Walker Street home after detectives traced a dual romance. Foster, 46, and Deane, 22, faced charges of disorderly conduct and planned marriage amid a divorce battle. Foster used the alias J W Deane while visiting the widow, who says her husband seeks divorce and they intend to marry. Both defendants retained counsel and awaited court action after police questioned their relationship.
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J. W. Foster
Second Baptist Church
Waco
Texas
J. W. Deane
Mr. Foster
Walker Street
Nolice
Dr. Tekyll
Dr. Hyde
Foster
Gordon Street
Deane
Constitution
Wasp
Georgia
Atlanta
Wome
West
Sid
Gillesme
B. B Poses
Foste
Thies
Mars
Rev. Foster
Posey
Grocer Koons’ Estate Hidden Wealth Found in Storage
Rochester January 17 John Koons a Dundee grocer who died last week left wealth hidden in barrels boxes and old crockery. An administrator inspecting the estate uncovered notes and bonds totaling 40000 dollars tucked away in bins.
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Rochester
John
Xcoons
Dundee
Youth in pistol battle with policemen near Wesley Memorial church
John Calhoun Banks of East Point, a burglary suspect, was shot and critically wounded after a pursuit through downtown blocks ending at 78 Deratur Street. Police captured him after he shot a clerk and fled toward Decatur Street. Another suspect, C. C. Echols, was arrested at Grady Hospital with injuries and held on burglary suspicion.
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Polcemen
Wesley Memorial Church
John Calhoun Banks
East Point
Charles A. Wickersham
Grady Hospital
Wickersham
C. C. Echols
Highland Avenue
Hau
Echola
Echols
Banks
Dixie Loan Office
Deratur Street
Née
Mike Klick
Klick
Marcus Lichenstein
Ipan
Decatur Street
Ivy
Gwinnett Signature Sold For 2800 Dollars In Savannah
The board of curators of the Georgia Historical Society sold to Herbert L. Pratt of New York for 2800 dollars a newly found autograph signature of Button Gwinnett, early Georgia governor and signer of the Declaration. The draft bearing the signature was prepared for Noble W. Jones and was slightly soiled but preserved. photographs were taken before sending to the buyer.
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Savannah
Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences
Georgia Historical Society
Herbert L. Pratt
New York
Button Gwinnett
Georgia
Blue Sky Law Upheld in Iowa Securities Case
Des Moines Iowa January ruling sustains the states blue sky law which regulates the sale of investment securities within Iowa. The constitutionality was challenged by investment brokers from Kansas City St Louis and New York in a federal court decision by Judge Smith McPherson.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Smith McPherson
Kansas City
St Louis
New York
Tempeature
Hainas
Bishogni
Atlanta
Birminigna
Clear
Brownsville
Buffalo
Charleston
Chicago
Clay
Denver
Galveston
Hatteras
Soo Helena
Jacksonville
Kansas
Curr
Knoxville
Lousa Ine
Memphis
Miami
Zou Mobile
Montgomery
Nashville
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Sou
Phoenix
Pittsburg
Eldy
Portland
Cidy
Rialeien
Lear
Rancisco
Rain
St Tous
Wilson plans anti trust reform with 10 holding companies
President Wilson will read his anti trust reform message to a joint session of Congress. He has briefed Democratic leaders and key committees, with approval expressed. The plan bans holding companies, strengthens interstate regulation of railroads, and extends court rulings to aid those harmed by anticompetitive combinations. Continued on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Trade Commission
Commission
County police theory tracks Nolan moves before rail hold up
County officers map the suspect Nolan’s movements Friday evening between Vinings and Etter after the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis train hold up. The timeline shows Nolan alighting at Holton at 6:30 p m, passing the waterworks at 5:45 p m, near Vinings at 6:30 p m, the train arrival at 7:00 p m, Bolton stop at 7:30 p m, buying tobacco at 7:40 p m, and arrest near Bolton station at 7:50 p m.
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Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louis
Vinings and
Etter
Nolan
Rome
Holton
Vinings
Switch
Vinings Station
Bolton
James Hickey Lease Sparks Piedmont Hotel Expansion
James W. Hickey, head of the Hickey Hotel company, has taken a long lease on the Piedmont hotel and plans spending about 100000 dollars to enlarge and modernize the facility. An annex of fifty rooms with baths will rise on Forsyth Street with a Forsyth street entrance for the restaurant, joining Luckie and Peachtree street entries. An elaborate rathkellar will open in the basement by October 1, with new furniture, rugs, carpets, and furnishings to follow. Hickey aims to make the Piedmont Atlanta’s most modern hotel, resuming his Atlanta hotel operations after years with the Exchange Hotel in Montgomery. He has previously led the Kimball house and the Aragon hotel in the city.
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James W. Hickey
Hickey Hotel Company
Piedmont
Forsyth Street
Luckie
Peachtree
Hickey
Piedmont Atlanta
Exchange Hotel
Montgomery
Alp
Atlanta
Kimball House
Aragon Hotel
Express Company Fined for Overcharges in Shipments
United States District Judge Hollister in Cincinnati Ohio fined the Adame Ice press company 1090 dollars plus costs for overcharging on shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Hollister
Costa
Adame Ice Press Company
SONS UNDER ARREST FOR KILLING FATHER IN MARYLAND
Mount Airy Maryland January 17 Charles and Samuel Lawson aged 20 and 17 were placed under arrest after a coroner s inquest found their father William Lawson a farmer shot through the heart and buried in a shallow field grave near his home They disappeared before Christmas and officials say the Lawson boys confessed claiming defense of their mother who was said to be abused A relative Hillard Jessup is also held in connection with the death
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Mount Airy
M. G
Charles
Samuel Lawson
William Lawson
Lawson
Laweson
Hillard Jessup
Latwsons
Suspect Taken From Tower In Rail Robbery Case
County police moved a suspect James Nolan alias John Jone from the tower to the Bolton rail hold up scene. Citizens near Bolton recalled seeing Nolan day of the crime and details emerged for officers. A $250 reward was offered by the W and A railroad for arrest and conviction. Nolan, in custody, may be the primary or outside man in a gang. Wire notices were sent to Iowa and Des Moines for Nolan’s background as investigators traced his past with carnival acts and letters to Julite Adama.
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Vinings
Bandit
Graham
Nolan
T.H. Langley
Bolton
Casey
May
Des Moines, Iowa
Railroad
Gen Motes
Iowa
Savannah Nolve
Julite Adama
Savannah
Adams
Adama
Nashville
Ghettanooga
St. Louis
Des Moines
Constitution
James Nolan
Tlanta
Weather Forecast Summary for Georgia and Surrounding Areas
Readable weather note indicates Sunday colder in southern areas while northern sections stay fair with moderate winds. Monday forecast shows continued fair conditions in the north with winds. Temperature figures and rainfall data are incomplete or garbled in the source.
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Georgia
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Widow
Gwinnett
Telfair Academy
Winecoff
THE
Atlanta Constitution
BAR
James Hickey
Express Company
Atlantas
Pullman
J. L. Moollum
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