Graft probes widen as city hall graft cases loom
The job described as one of the finest pieces of war building seen was noted as Mayor Busse declined comment on indictments returned. Hedleske resigned as deputy commissioner of public works after a Merriam commission report on office methods. Bonnel, a former assistant city engineer indicted earlier, was suspended for not aiding investigations. The state attorney said the grand jury would continue probing other lines of alleged city hall graft.
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Busse
Hedleske
Merriam Commission
Bonnel
Atgd
Commission
State Attorneys Office
Grand Jury
Bond Issue Rally in Atlanta Stresses Voter Turnout
City bond drive leaders urge mobilization with about 9000 registered voters by February and warn a 60 percent turnout is needed to win. Officials promise sewer and water improvements funded by 17000 bond pieces plus a 100000 premium, with maps and ordinances to be mailed to all registered voters.
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F A Quillian
Comminston
Druid Hills
Ansley Fark
Eyory House
Roosevelt Idol in Japan as Welcomed American
Japan views former President Roosevelt as a popular idol and expects his return from Africa by air via Slai. The Japanese media regard him as a symbol of the American people and believe his reception in Japan would be overwhelming.
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York
Japan
Roosevelt
Africa
Blocked Beef Trust Probe Sparks Court Tussle
Four jurors from the 1908 beef trust inquiry pressed Judge Landis to restart the probe while alleging pressure and apathy among prosecutors. The dispute centers on whether federal action should proceed and whether officials will face renewed investigation or legal friction between state and federal courts.
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Landis
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Beef Trust
Wade Elis
Edwin W Sims
Landle Ta
Landig
Grand Jury
Wiley Washington
District of Columbia
Harvey Whey
Sube
Whey
Daley
Mortuary notices for Nancy Mayfield and James Burgess
The body of Mrs Nancy Mayfield will be taken to Fairburn Georgia for interment at 3 10 oclock this morning. John Taylor aged 56 died at a private sanitarium yesterday afternoon at 30 oclock. Central lodge of the Independent Order of Old Fellows will have charge of the funeral from Patterson a chapel. James A Burgess proprietor of the St Charles hotel at Mt Jackson died suddenly of apoplexy at 60. President James Boyce of the Womans college of Due West died this morning at 3 o'clock. he was born January 25 1840 in Gaston County North Carolina and was licensed to preach in 1881.
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Nancy
Fairburn Ga
John Taylor
Central Lodge
The
Indépendent Order For Old Fellows
Mr .Taylor
Patterson
James A. Burgess
Virginia
Winchester Ve
James A Burgess
St Charles
Mt Jackson
Virginis
Lea
Jas. Boyce
South Carolina
James Boyce
Womans College of
Due Wes
Boyce
E E Boyce
Gaston County
North Carolina
Graking College
Erskine Seminary
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Marist Minstrel Show Impresses Packed Grand House
The Marist minstrel show at the Grand drew a packed audience and impressed with professional stage settings music jokes and drills. It stood out as lively and well produced beating excuses of amateur performance with notable polish and energy.
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Ammateur Entertainments
Cinzsy
Mpat
Storm Damage at Key West Reveals Martial Law After Hurricane
A hurricane hit Key West in October causing about 2 million dollars in property losses and prompting martial law for several days. The storm’s estimated speed reached 100 miles per hour, and the issue is discussed in February Pop lax Mechanics. Judge Niles in Baltimore ratified a transfer making Charlene H Granty of the Walter R. Abed estate the head of The Sun’s parent company, with Grasty becoming president of the A. S. Abell Company and executive head of the paper.
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Grasty
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Niles
Sple
Charlen H Granty
Intercat
Hy Sun
Walter R. Abed
A. S .Abell Company
the Sun
Barnett Barnett Lipton Engagement Notice in Washington
Mrs Albert Barnett announces the engagement of daughter Emma Anthony to William Armstrong Lipton. The wedding is set for February 16 at 9 p.m. at the home of Dr and Mrs A W Simpson. The couple are from Wilkes County families. Miss Barnett is the youngest daughter of the Barnetts. Lipton is a notable young city council member and Masonry leader in Washington.
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Albert Barnett
Mr.Binton
Bir
Wash Juston
Oda
Georgia
Harria County Farmer Dies From Woodland Accident
Jacob F Mullins a young farmer from Harria County died today from injuries received yesterday when a tree fell on him while clearing woodland. The accident occurred on his property near Columbus on January 27.
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Columbus
Jacob F Mullins
Harria County
Remarkable 11 Years Test of Tuberculosis Cure
Philadelphia exhibition highlights dangers of tuberculosis and prevention methods. claims Eckman Alterative cures consumption with letters from Mrs F Bird and Mr S Bird praising long-term recovery after treatment. advertises availability at drug stores and Eckman Mfg Co Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Bureau of Information
Laos
Bird Eckman
Ark
Gured Casoa
Ty Eckman Mig Co
Phite, Pa
Phillips acquitted on murder charge in Gundale case
Rome Ge January 27 A jury acquitted Frank Phillips of murdering Win Morris at Gundale in December 1906 The trial marks the third for Talsia Philips with the first ending in manslaughter and the second in a mistrial
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Rome
Sweetay
Frank Phillips
Win Morris
Gundale
Talsia Philips
Moore Compared to Explorer Cook in Forest Flood Debate
Washington January. Professor Will L Moore chief of the Weather Bureau, a supporter of Peary in Arctic questions, is likened to Dr Cook in a dispute over removing forests from watersheds and flood effects. Finney of the National Forest Association claims Moore proves his point but others deny it, citing department records as the basis. The statement appears amid moves to push forest reservations in Congress for the southern Appalachians and White Mountains.
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Washington
Will L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Peary
Palar
Cook Jt
Moore
John H Finney
Appalachian “National Forest
Asso Clation Today
North
Mr Finney
Professor Moore
Department
Wedding of Ingela Martin and Jennie Butler in Butawville
Special report from Butawville states 18 year old Ingela Martin and 15 year old Jennie Butler were married yesterday afternoon. Martin allegedly took his bride from her school desk to the altar with his sister in law Piney Martin present. The couple traveled to a local watery public for the ceremony. The bride boarded with an aunt in Batonville and her parents oppose the match. the father has had a warrant issued for the arrest.
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Batonville
Hargis Must Serve Lifetime in Murder Case Appeal
Lexington hearing confirms Hargis must serve life imprisonment for the murder of his father James Hargis. The Kentucky Court of Appeals in Frankfort handed down the ruling after denying a rehearing of his appeal.
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Lexington
Beach
James Hargis
Kentucky Court of Appeals of
Frankfort
Hughes Branded Hypocrite On The Floor Of Congress
Washington January 2 charged hypocrisy as public men advocated a constitutional income tax while secretly opposing it. Governor Hughes of New York was cited for attacking the amendment after wealth brought immunity from taxation and for sending a lengthy message to the state legislature condemning the measure. Representative Parsons of New York argued Tennessee officials would not level such accusations if they knew New York’s governor as well.
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Representative Hall
Parsons
New York
Geneman
Tennessee
Nation Fights Round With a Dance Hall Madame in Butte
In Butte Montana on January 27 Carole Nation of Kansas fought a round with Madame Maloy in a crowded dance hall. Spectators halted the bout after Nation landed a sharp blow to Maloy’s jaw. A violent scene followed with protests over a pornographic painting, then Nation and Maloy clashed again until the crowd intervened.
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Carole Nation
Kansas
Hatchet
May Maloy
Mrs Nation
Maloys Jaw
Redight Quarter
Miloya Annee
Maloy
Cardinal Gibbons in Atlanta Today En Route to New Orleans
Cardinal Gibbons of the Roman Catholic Church passes through Atlanta this afternoon en route to New Orleans to visit his brother. He will be met at the train by a number of Atlanta friends.
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Cardinal Gibbona
Atlanta
New Orleans
Taft Donates to Morris Brown College Industrial Fund
President Taft sends $50 to Morris Brown College in Atlanta for rebuilding the industrial department after a fire. He writes to Vice President Stinson expressing support and noting many calls for aid. The contribution is made payable to Captain W.F. Haglish, president of the Fourth National Bank.
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Whitlam H Taft
Morris Brown College
Stinson
Richard Dickson Stinson
Atlanta
FW .Haglish
Fourth National Bank
William H Taft
Smallest Man Dies Rumor From Putnam Conn
Reuben Bigere known as the small cat man in the world is dying of pneumonia near Horn in Putnam. He is 72 years old, Breeze weighs 65 pounds, and stands 47 inches tall. He married Miss Annie Myer, another Putnian, in 1887.
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Putnam, Conn
Reuben Bigere
Barnim
Horn
Breeze
Annie Myer
Postal Banks Set to Credit Depositors Annual Interest
Provisions mandate postal savings banks to credit depositors at two percent interest yearly, with limits on balances and mandatory deposits into supervised state banks. Funds to be distributed among local banks pro rata by capital, with collateral options and indemnity bonds, and a reserve fund not exceeding ten percent. Administrative costs covered by postal revenues.
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United States
Bank Killing in Hagood County Feud Ends in Waynesville
In Waynesville at 11 o'clock this morning Allen Green a neighboring farmer and constable shot Browning a Hagood County farmer in the Bank of Waynesville during busy hours. Green surrendered to police and is held in jail awaiting preliminary trial.
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Browing
Amd
Allen Creek
Hagood County
Waynesville
Allen Green
Green
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