Search for Captain Ernest West After Fulton County Indictment
Fulton County grand jury indicted Captain Ernest West on burglary and assault with intent to murder. Authorities, seeking his immediate arrest, report a "no bit" on a misdemeanor tied to an incident with his mother in law Mrs John H J Jones of Courtland Street. West, a naval officer, has left the city and may be brought back to Atlanta for trial.
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Fulton County Grand Jury
Ernest 5
Weet
U. EM C
West
John H. J. Jones
Courtland Street
Captain West
Gret
Mrs. Jones
Ernest Reid Jones
Captain West Haw
Atlanta
Criminal Court of
Fulton
North Side To Have Club For Young Men
A large, enthusiastic meeting last night planned a North Side club exclusive to its residents. The group aims to provide dance occasions and comfortable spaces, with a prominent residence street likely for the clubrooms. Attendees included Harrie Andrews, Rolland Butler, Rembert Sims, W Casey, J A Boze, and R J Spence among others.
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North Side
Rembert Sims
W. Casey
W. Lott
W. R. Mathis
TO White
Harrie Andrews
R. J. Spence
Indict Negro Cabman for Rosier Assault
Tom Bowen alleged to be the negro Blo drove J A Rosier to the spot where he was attacked and left unconscious weeks ago. Inducted by the grand jury on Friday afternoon the negro was charged with assault and with robbery. Romer was picked up in a comatoga condition December 28 in an alley in darktown where he had been beaten and robbed. Gowen was located days later when Rosier who could not speak wrote a note asking police to arrest the driver of hack No 81.
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Tom Bowen
J. A. Rosier
Romer
Darktown
Gowen
Rosier
Railroad Men to Hear Rev William R Owen
Reverend William Russell Owen of Capitol Avenue Baptist will speak to railroad men at the Railroad Y.M.C.A. rooms on West Alabama Street Sunday at 3 30 PM. He is described as one of Atlanta's able preachers and will share timely remarks. The Tuberculosis Baptist pastor Key L Dibble will tag and the association orchestra will lead. The event promises a pleasing and profitable hour for attendees and friends.
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William Russell Owen
Capitol Avenue Baptist Church
Railroad Oubg Men's Christian Association
West Alabama
Atlanta
Key L.J. Dibble
Tubersacls Baptist Church
Association Orchestra
Gresham Pleads Guilty in Postal Theft Case
James H. Gresham a longtime postal worker admitted guilt to concealing goods from mail pouches during transit from railway stations to Atlanta post office. The federal court judge imposes a two and a half year sentence in the Atlanta penitentiary replacing the maximum ten years and a fine.
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Newman
United States Court
Atlante Post Office
James H. Gresham
Gresham
Tadza Newman
Atlanta
Barn Fire Destroys Plantation in Americus Georgia
A large barn on Lasea Harvey’s plantation near Americus was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Several mules and a horse perished in the flames along with all farm implements, corn, hay and equipment. No insurance coverage. Estimated loss about 2000 dollars. The fire’s origin is thought to be accidental.
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Americus
Lasea Harvey
Watches and jewelry sale promotions in local shop
A local advertises watches from $5 upward featuring Waltham Elgin and Patek Philippe lines. Highlights include a 7 jewel Waltham in silver case at $35 and Elgin at $6.60, with full 11 jewel Elgin or Waltham movements for $15. The shop claims exclusive agency for Omega and Patek Philippe, carries Hamilton Howard Longine and many others, specializes bracelet watches, and offers a 160 page illustrated catalogue by mail.
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Waltham
Elgin
Patek - Philippe
Omega
Hamilton
Howard
Touchon
Agassiz
Longine
Gall
Monster Hogs Raised On State Farm in Cochran Ga
Peacock Brothers report a one year old Duroc Jersey boar hog weighing 500 pounds and several sows reaching 450 pounds. Hogs bred for breeding sold for 50 to 150 dollars. They claim to profit 300 percent by raising hogs at 3 cents per pound and selling at 10 cents, using pasture feeding similar to USDA guidance.
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Cochran
Peacocs Brothers
Peacock Brothers
United States Department of Agriculture
Fine Percheron Stallion to Aid Laurens Stock Owners
Laurens county commissioners plan to purchase a blood Percheron stallion to be kept at the poor farm for use by stock owners across the county. The exact purchase is not yet made but a suitable horse is sought, as interest grows in improving stock including horses cows and hogs.
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Dublin
Gao
Laurens County
Laurens
One Killed Nine Hurt In Coastings Near West Point
In three coasting accidents on Mile Rock Hill in Highland Falls over 24 hours one private Harry J. Young died while bob sledding into a telegraph pole. Nine others, including Private Tinskell Eliott with a fractured skull, were injured at the U. S. Military Academy.
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West Point
Mile Rock Hull
Highland Falls
Here
Harry J. Young
Military Academy
Young
Stacrsman
Tinskell U Eliiott
Aleutenant
James Gordon Steage
George Vidmer
Frederick B. Downing
Charles Champlain
Two Senators Favor Seating of F P Glass
Senators Bradley and Clany on a minority of the senate elections committee presented their report favoring the seating of Frank P Glass of Birmingham appointed by Governor O Neal to succeed the late Senator Johnston of Alabama. They say the governor acted legally under the constitutional amendment for direct election of senators when he appointed Glass in the absence of Alabama direct election laws. The majority has held otherwise. Then senate will decide.
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Washington
Bradley and
Clany
Senate
Frank, P. Glass
Birmingham
O'Neal
Johnston
Alabama
Glase
Poultry In Transit Must Be Cared For Bill Introduced
Washington January 23 The protecting wing of the federal government would extend to every chicken duck goose and turkey shipped in interstate commerce under a bill introduced today by Representative Duffender of Pennsylvania. The measure authorizes the interstate commerce commission to ensure food and drink are supplied to all poultry in shipment within four hours of crate time. At 24 hour intervals an inspection must be made to remove the dead and separate the stock from the healthy poultry.
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Washington
Dffender For
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bandits Hold Up Train on Michigan Central
Four armed men robbed passengers aboard a Michigan Central passenger train traveling from Detroit to Chicago near Jackson. The bandits boarded at Jackson, entered the Pullman car, and, after stopping the train with a bell card signal, escaped on foot without firing a shot. Passengers reported several robberies during the stoppage.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan Central
Chicago
Jackson
Battle Creek
Paler
Nitrogen Extraction Scheme Backed for Labrador Falls
The colonial government grants a concession to Grand Falls in Labrador to extract nitrogen from the atmosphere for fertilizer use. The plan envisions developing one million horsepower at the falls to generate electricity.
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St. Johns
N. F
Grand Falls
Labrador
Tobacco and whisky consumption tops year end figures
Washington reports the American public drank 70 million gallons of whisky and smoked over 4.09 billion cigars plus 8.71 billion cigarettes in the eight months ending December, per Commissioner Gaborn of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
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Washington
Gaborn
Internal Revenue Bureau
Stork Brings An Heir To Belgian Pretender
Brussels reports a birth today adding a new heir to Prince Victor Napoleon the Belgian pretender to the French imperial throne. Victor Napoleon, aged fifty two and married in 1910 to Clementine of Belgium, celebrated the birth of a daughter with details to follow.
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Stork
Brussels
Belgium
Victor Napoleon
France
Clementine
Bela
Ludlow Named Engineer for Columbus Waterworks
J L Ludlow of Winston-Salem has been chosen as the engineer to design Columbus municial waterworks. Numerous southern engineers were applicants. Ludlow previously worked for the Columbus waterworks board on preliminary tasks. Also notes Emory College exams ongoing through Jan 31 with spring term starting Feb 1. Laurens County leads Georgia cotton with 52,277 bales signed up by Jan 1.
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Ludlow
Columbus
J. L. Ludlow
Winston-Salem
N.C
Columbus Munici—Al
Jonatha Southern Engineers
Columbus Waterworks ‘Board
Laurens
Publin
Laurens County
Hearing Concluded in Wilson Land Controversy Case
In Los Angeles a land contest involving Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and trustee claims to an $8,000 tract in the Coachella Valley proceeds toward decision after testimony. Names include Maud Compton Hensie Homer L. Goddard and John T. King. pending successors will adjudicate.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wilson
Frank Buren
Register
G. R. Robinson
Land Office
Buren
Robinson
President Wilson
John T. King
Margaret Axson Eliott
Woodrow Wilson
King
Land Department
C. J. Compton
Compton
Maud Compton
Hansie
Hensie
Homer A. Goddard
General Land Office
Xo Roston
Three Men Enter Race Against Mangum in Newton County
Deputy LO Wright in Sheriff James M Fuller’s office declares intent to run and will name his deputies next Tuesday. John W Whitaker and W M Mayo expected to join the race against Sheriff Mangum after a Thursday conference failed to unite opposition. Wright is a former Newton County sheriff. Whitaker is yardmaster for the Southern Railroad.
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LO. Wright
James M. Fuller
Sheri Wheeler P. Mangum
Wright
John W. Whitaker
W. M. Mayo
Plan Fortifications for Hawahans Islands
Washington plans an extensive land fortifications system for the Hawaiian Islands. The bill asks 457,000 to build fortifications as part of the war department plan to establish a strong post supplementing the naval base. It would authorize transferring forty five artillery pieces to the insular possession after earlier shipments to the Philippines and Hawaii. The measure seeks 4,175,200 to be appropriated.
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Washington
Hawaiian Islands
House
Sherley
Kentucky
War Department
Hawaiian
Department
Philippines
Congress
Alaska Coal Land Case Opens in Seattle
In Seattle on January 23 the jury was sworn and opening statements heard in the U S against Charles P F Munday and Archie W Shiels for conspiracy to defraud the government of Alaska coal lands. Indictments allege lands valued over 20 million dollars.
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Seattle
Wash
United States
Charles FP. Munday
Archie W. Shiels
Alaska
Burdette D. Townsend
Alaska Development Company
Wilton Tucker
Alaska Development Com
Anonymous letters sent Schmidt jurors
New York January 23 Justice Vernon M Davis before whom Hang Schmidt trials for the murder of Anna Aumalter cautioned jurors against discussing the case or reading related articles. A juror delivered a letter signed A Citizen claiming an able medical argument about the Schmidt case. Witnesses repeated prior testimony and the case was to be in the hands of the jury within a day or two.
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New York
Verron M. Davis
Supreme Court
Schmidt
1913 Great Lakes disaster year reports losses
Detroit report from the Great Lakes Protective Association notes 1913 as the most disastrous year in Great Lakes history. Secretary George Marr of Cleveland cites that by November only, storms caused massive underwriter losses. Six of eighteen vessels were totally lost and eight more damaged. many ships belonged to association members.
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Detroit
Mich
Great Lakes Protective Association
George Marr
Cleveland
Twin Falls Opens Battery Electric Railway to School System
Electric railway service established in Twin Falls Idaho to shuttle country children to city schools. Four miles in operation with plans to extend to five and a half miles. part of a centralized school system in the area.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Une
Tischrig Railway Journal
Mrs Woodrow Wilson Endows Martha Berry School
Rome Ga January 23 Special Mrs Woodrow Wilson announces a Edward W Axson scholarship of 1000 funded by sale of her pictures in honor of her drowned brother at the Martha Berry School twelfth anniversary. A new dining room will be built soon and alumni from Georgia and Alabama attended the exercises praising the school and its work.
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Rome
Martha Berry
Woodrow Wilson
Edward W. Axson
Atence
Georgia
Alabama
Wilson to confer on arbitration pacts and world issues
President Wilson invited the senate foreign relations committee to a White House conference Monday night to discuss unratified arbitration treaties and related foreign policy questions. Senator Bacon of Georgia indicated he plans to urge ratification amid tariff and currency debates, with topics likely including Panama canal tolls, the Mexican situation, and the Japanese alien land controversy.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
White House
Conight
Panama Canal
Bryan
Bacon
Georgia
Bravaty
Colombia
United States
Manama
Uustion
Adamson
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Great Britain
Federal ruling eyed on commission power over car lines
Chicago January 22 Officials of the interstate commerce commission prepared to petition federal court to compel Armour private refrigerator car lines to disclose traffic figures. A R Pay Swift vice president testified. F W Ells Armour declined to answer, signaling possible federal ruling on commission authority. McChord heads to Washington with Hines to press matter. hearing may proceed with other officials in charge.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Armour
A. R. Pay
Swift Car Lines
Commission
F. W. Ells
Armour Lines
Charles GC. McCheard
Edward H. Hines
The
Cormission
Ellis
Landis
J. Fay
George P. Boyle
Fay
Swift & Co
Way
Car Department
Morris & Co
McChord
Hines
Interstate Commerce
Postoffice May Allow Terrapins Shipped by Parcel Post
Savannah reports the postoffice department was asked to decide if live terrapins can be sent as parcel post mail. Alexander M Barbee operates a large terrapin hatchery at Isle of Hope near Savannah. A separate item notes Paul Carl, a youth from Somerville New Jersey, who a week earlier confessed to shooting Monroe wills esitte lumbertwan at.
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Postoffice Department
Savannah
Alexander M. Barbee
Isle of Hope
Paul Carl
Somerville
N. J
Monroe
Willsesitte
Ridge Man Freed After False Confession Shown
Ridge New Jersey resident discharged as court found Carl's confession proven false according to the county prosecutor.
Pilgrim Dinner Postponed Due to Illness
The Pilgrim society dinner scheduled for January 4 in New York has been postponed because Joseph H Choate, president of the society, is ill and principal guests cannot attend. The new date will be announced later.
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New York
Pilgrim Society
Joseph H Choate
Ex Senator Cullom Improves in Washington Hospital
Former Senator Shelby M Cullom of Illinois is described as improving in hospital care after a serious illness. Doctors report he is stronger this morning than at any time since his condition worsened, signaling cautious progress.
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Cullom
Washington
Shelby M Cullom
Lminos
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