Carnegie Plans Rural Libraries With Large Gift
National Education Association notes Andrew Carnegie may fund country district libraries with a large grant. President Swain urges woman educators and votes for women teachers. Plan could involve 75 to 200 million dollars to build access to libraries across 2,260 counties.
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St. Paul, Minn
Joseph Swain
Andrew Carnegie
Swain
Fowanses
Dr. Johnson
David Starr Jordan
Jordan
Solid South
David B. Johnson
United States
Natio
Nwo
Carnegie
Carnegia
Association
Mary E. Woolley
Mount Holyoke College
Josephine Corlisle Preston
Olympia
Wash
Trial reveals Bilbo bribery claim and defense arguments
Judge Teat rules on admissibility of testimony in the Theo G. Bilbo case as Ira Sampit and other witnesses discuss Bilbo allegedly seeking dismissal of a state suit against Swild Hines Lumber for a $40,000 bribe, while Bilbo testifies in his own defense amid charges of soliciting and receiving a bribe in a 1912 county-formation matter.
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Dagkson
Miss
Teat
Theo G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Ira Sampit
Chicago
Sample
Bilbo
Faimh
Sdwild Hines Lumber Company
Banker Shot To Death In Somerville After Misidentification
Nashville dispatch reports James T. Rhea prominent lumberman and bank president was instantly killed in the rear yard of his Somerville home after J N Pulliam, adjoining neighbor, fired on what he believed were robbers around a chicken house. Rhea's wife found him about an hour later. a bullet pierced the base of his brain.
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Nashville, Tenn
James T. Rhea
Somerville Bank and Trust Company
Fayette County
Somerville
Tewn
J. N.pulliam
Nominations for federal reserve court confirmed by senate
Washington confirms Charlene S. Hamlin W P Harding and A Miller to the federal reserve court as Paul M Warburg and Thomas Jones await action. Warburg may withdraw as Jones faces questions over past ties to large firms. Jones testifies about connections to International Harvester and New Jersey Zinc.
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Washington
Wison
Federal Reserve Court
Charlen S. Hamlin
W. P. G Barding
A. & Miller
Senate
Paul M. Warburg
New York
Thomas Db. Jones
Chinage
Banking and Currency Committee
Warburg
War- Wire
Hitchkcock
Banking Committee
White House
Hemlin
Miller
Harding
Secretary of the Treasury
Jones
International Harvester Company
New Jersey Zinc Company
Pou Urged for Justice in District of Columbia Court
Washington July report says Senator Simmons recommended Representative Edward W. Pou of North Carolina to President Wilson for associate justice of the District of Columbia supreme court. Pou has served in the House since the fifty seventh congress and is 41 years old.
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Pou
Washington
Edward W. Pou
North Carolina
Wilson
Simmons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
House
The Constitution Announces Free Boarding Bureau Info
The Constitution runs a Bureau of Boarding and Rooming House Information for public benefit. It invites listings of rooms for rent and provides free access to search for boarding options. Contact Telephone Main 5600 or Atlanta 5007.
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Bureau of Information
The
Constitution
Bureau of Boarding and
Atlanta
Resignation of George Fred Williams as minister to Greece and Montenegro
Washington reports formal notice of the resignation from the state department. Secretary Bryan issued a brief statement. Williams cited inability to comment on Albania and wished to avoid embarrassing the president. Wilson expected to accept soon. Williams sought broader powers and personal Albanian inquiry, provoking European caution and criticisms of his remarks. Williams, former congressman from Massachusetts, is a Bryan ally and diplomat.
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Washington
George Fred Williams
Greece
Montenegro
State Department
Bryan
Williams
Eryan
Albania
Wilson
United States
New Kingdom of Albania
Wiliams
Constantinople
Berlin
Dardanelles
Moyer
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Bosphorus
Golden Horn
Asia Minor
Great Britain
Balkans
Durazzio
Wlliams
Athens
Congress
Massachusetts
Hear Wooten's Plea for Commutation
W J Wooten who killed Heraclell Griffin in August 1912 and now serving ten years argued before the prison commission on Monday He a holy roller claims Griffin taunted his religion He has served two years and seeks commutation Reuben Arnold of Atlanta urged mercy A juror who convicted him came to Atlanta to press for Wooten The commission will rule in several days.
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W. J. Wooten
Heraclell Griffin
Wooten
Griffin
Fite
Dynamiters Released on Parole after Three-Year Sentences
Michael J. Cannane of Philadelphia and Murray L. Pennell of Springfield Illinois were paroled today after serving half of their three year sentences for dynamite conspiracy. They were released from Leavenworth penitentiary though not on bond.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Michael J. Cannane
Philadelphia
Mourray L. Pennell
Springfield
Indianapolis
United States’ Penitentiary
Cumnane
Pennell
Daring One Piece Swimmer Conquers Hell Gate Feat
Miss Leahy, former Atlanta resident, becomes first woman to swim Hell Gate in 46 minutes while wearing a sleeved one piece suit. Coach Adeline Trapp aided her as fog thickened near Ward’s Island and her mother followed in a tug boat.
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Hell Gate
Atlanta
Piedmont Lake
Misa Leahy
Park Board
Miss Weady
Piedmont
Sherman
Park
Miss Leahy
East Eighty-eighth Street
Adeline Trapp
City
Pieamont Lake
Wards Island
Ward's Island
Cap- | Alzed
Dixie Flyer Wrecked with No Fatalities Reported
Nashville Tennessee July 6 Five coaches of the Dixie flyer derailed from the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line at Wauhatchie. Four persons were slightly injured while officials say none are badly hurt. The southbound train was en route from Chicago to Jacksonville. Names of the injured were not released.
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Nashville
Tenn
Dixie Flyer
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Wauhatchie
Chicago
Jacksonville
Boy Kills Father to Save Mother's Life in Georgia
In Valdosta on July 6, K G Ham was shot and killed by his son Charles as he attacked his wife with a knife after a heavy drinking period. The jury ruled the act justifiable homicide, noting the elder Ham’s aggression and the sons’ interventions.
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Valdosta
K. G. Ham
Barrett
Charles
Hant
Mack
Ham
Twelve thousand workers strike at Woolwich Arsenal
The entire staff of twelve thousand at the Woolwich Arsenal in England walked out in protest over the dismissal of an engineer who refused to operate machinery on a foundation built by non union laborers. The strike disrupts production of guns and ammunition for the British army.
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Woolwich
England
Wilson Grants Civil Service Exemption for Attachés
President Wilson today exempted fourteen commercial attaches from civil service examinations. The attaches, authorized by new appropriations, will be attached to embassies in South America and Europe to speed American trade. Congress had long fought to place them under civil service despite administration opposition.
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Waninasium
Wilson
South America
Europe
Congress
Latham Fires On Woman Then Shoots Self in Birmingham
In Birmingham two shootings this afternoon left Mrs. Lydia Anderson with two chest bullets and Will Tatham wounded near the heart after he pursued the woman on North Twenty sixth Street toward Sixth avenue. He killed George Cowart at 2921 Fifth Avenue earlier. Tatham attempted to shoot the officer, then killed himself as arrest neared. Mrs Anderson and Will Tatham are in critical condition. W M Hall and his wife are being held in connection with the events.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lydia Anderson
Attala
Will Tatham
North Twenty-xith Street
Sixth Avenue
Latham
George Cowart
Fifth Avenue
W. M. Hall
Railway Must Pay 75000 for Overwork Injuries
Chicago reports a jury awarded James B. Wilson, ex freight conductor for the Baltimore and Ohio railway, 75000 for injuries suffered after working sixty three hours in seventy two. He testified he worked three days and nights from August 19 to 2 1913 with only nine hours rest, leading to a crushed right arm and spinal injury while coupling a freight car at Peninsula Pennsylvania.
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Chicago
James B. Wilson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Wilson
Peninsula
Humane Society to Elect Officers at Chamber of Commerce
The Humane Society meets today at 12 or 1 o'clock at the old M C G A building to elect officers and discuss ways to treat animals more humanely. Citizens urged to attend.
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The
Humane Society
Chamber of Commerce
M. CG. A
Funeral of Henry Willard Denison Mourned in Tokyo
Tokyo officials held the funeral of Henry Willard Denison, adviser to the Japanese foreign affairs department, under imperial auspices. He was buried beside Count Komura. An imperial mandate expressed sorrow and commended Denison’s services to promoting international relations. Foreign Minister Kato and U.S. Ambassador Guthrie attended as pallbearers.
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Tokio
Henry
Willard Denison
Department of Foreign Affairs
Count Komura
Denison
Brran Kato
Anions
Laws so numerous it is not possible to enforce them
Eugene L. Richards, New York state superintendent of banks, told the thirteenth annual convention of the National Association of Supervisors of State Banks in Atlantic City that enforcing the hundreds of miles of statutes would require vast manpower and money. He urged the need for men over laws.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Eugene L. Richards
New York
National Association of Supervisors of State Banks
Murder Rehearsed At Doctor's Home
A Nassau county detective leads a probe into the Mrs. Louise Bailey murder at Dr. Edwin Carman's home. Witnesses contradict Dr. Carman's account, an inquest is adjourned, and a box of .38 cartridges is found. Records note eyewitnesses, a nursemaid's memory lapses, and a reported auburn-haired woman linked to the case.
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Carman-Bailey
a_national detective agency
Louise Bailey
Edwin Carman
Nassau County
Carman
Bailey
Dr. Carman
Elis
J. W. Haff, Jr
Lynbrook
Freeport
Haff
Mra. Carman
Hazel Combs
Anna Kal
Lesse
George Levy
Weeks
William
Madeling Bailey
Baileys
Anderson
Dr. Cayman
Philadelphia
No Electric Chair For Atlanta Jail Says Committee
Debates on woman suffrage and electing game and fish commissioner occupy Georgia legislature as judiciary committee reports oppose electric chair for Atlanta jail and favors a voters elected commissioner system. Several bills receive favorable or unfavorable action including maps records, juror age, and marriage license qualifications amid a busy afternoon session.
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House
Senate
Judiciary Committee No
Adama
Hall County
Same and Fish
General Judiciary Committee
Sore
Johnson County
Connor
Spalding
Searcy
Smith
Supreme Court
Messrs. McCarthy
Chatham and
Sheppard
Sumter
Brooks
Cooper
Ware
Adams
Hall
Avanta
Ragland
Talbot
Preauet
Richmond
General Agriculture Committee
Kimbrough
Harris
Hopkins
Thomas
Dorris
Douglas
Georgia
House Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Eee
Weather Outlook for Georgine Portly Cloudy with Nearby Thunderstorms
Cloudy weather with possible local thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday. Forecast includes daily resort style data with normal and mean temperatures. Past 24 hours rainfall near zero with slight monthly total differences and a noted deficit since January 1. Weather terms appear inconsistent but indicate modest precipitation and temperature fluctuations.
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Ileclinas
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