Carranza Declared First Chief as Villa Subordinates
Torreon reports confirm General Venustiano Carranza as first chief of the constitutionalist revolution and General Francisco Villa as subordinate. Muted talk of elections aside, conferences at Torreon aim to unite factions, guarantee coal and ammunition for Villa's division, and honor the Guadalupe plan and Monclova convention. Obregon backs Carranza and unity among forces while awaiting formal returns.
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Torreon
Coahuila
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Francisco Villa
Villa
Carranza
General Villa
Huerta
Gazello
Obregon
Saltillo
Huerta Ready to Resign as Garcia Pena Replaces Him
A report from Veraros, Mexico claims General Huerta intends to resign and has summoned General Garcia Pena from Cordoba to assume command. The informant, close to foreign legations in Mexico City, said Garcia Pena planned to report to Huerta in the capital as soon as possible and a train to Veracruz was prepared at the station.
Huerta Mutiny Threatens American Outposts at Vera Cruz
General Funston confirms mutiny reports within General Huerta's forces near Vera Cruz and warns of possible attack on American lines. He also notes Marine Private Heinrich Thebe is safe inside Mexican territory with few details given. Continued on Page Three.
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Washington
Fanston
Huerta
Vera Cruz
Funston
War Department
Heinrich Thebe
Vera Cray
Mexico
Inunza
Greeters of South Convene in Atlanta
Representatives from fifty leading southeast hotels gather in Atlanta for the Southeastern Association of Greeters annual convention at the Kimball house. Sessions include meals at the Kimball and Piedmont, a theater visit, and a visit to the federal prison, with a business meeting expected to consider excluding hotels not boarding their own officers. Birmingham will host the 1916 convention.
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Southeast
Southeastern Association of Greeters
Kimball House
Birmingham
Kimball
Piedmont Hotel
Wineécoff
Georgian Terrace
Imbal
Bill Zimmer
Federal Prison
Greeters’ Association
Tec Ansley
Ansley
Wilson to Confer with Business Men
President Wilson will meet July 8 with a delegation from the Chicago Association of Commerce to discuss business conditions and his anti trust program. He will also see Henry Ford, a tanker committee from Illinois, and state bankers supervisors from various regions to hear arguments against proposed anti trust bills. He is expected to listen but unlikely to alter major provisions.
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Washington
Wilson
Chicago Association of Commerce
Henry Ford
Illinois
Chicago
Commission Defended in Senate Debate on Funding
Powerful champions defended the industrial relations commission in the senate after an all day debate. They defeated a proposal to cut the commission's funding from $200,000 to $50,000. Senators Farah Stone Kenyon Cummins and Works cited the West Virginia Michigan and Colorado strikes as evidence of the commission's importance.
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Washington
Industrial Relations Commission
Senate
House
Farah
Stone
Kenyon, Cummins and Works
West Virginia
Michigan
Colorado
Constitution Bureau of Boarding and Rooming Information
The Constitution offers a free Bureau of Boarding and Rooming House Information to help the public find rooms or boarding. Citizens are invited to list available rooms for rent by calling Main 5600 or Atlanta 5001.
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Bureau of Information
Constitution
Bureau of Boarding
Atlanta
Pilot declines life preservers on transatlantic liner America
Hammonasport July 7 report: Porte the America’s pilot refuses two life preservers offered by Lt. Samuel Preston for navy aviators at Pensacola. Porte doubts bodies would be found if wrecked, but aims to start soon. Glenn Curtiss and Porte assess hydroplane fit and potential pontoons as backups.
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Frederick Cruger
Creagh Osborne
Admiralty
Glenn Curtiss
Porte Tre
Curtiss
Porte
Ashes Exhibit Planned by Anarchists in Union Square
New York July 7 The ashes of three victims of a hazardous material accident will be publicly mourned by anarchists and Industrial Workers of the World in Union Square Saturday. The bodies will be cremated tomorrow as authorities struggle to curb the demonstration. Berkman and Louise Berger were subpoenaed and questioned by District Attorney Whitman about ties to the victims and alleged plots involving hazardous material.
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New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Union Square
Alexander Berkman
Tinton Square
Berkman
Misa Louise Berger
Hansen
Whitman
Baek
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Tarrytown
N.Y
Smith Kills Self Over Health and Finances
J H Smith a 55 year old contractor killed himself at his home 20 Plat Shoats avenue last night at midnight. He died at Grady at 1 30 am. He leaves a bride of six months. Mrs Smith said he was despondent over illness and money and that a revolver was taken from a drawer before the tragedy. He had married his second wife last February and is survived by two sons Clifford 28 and Carl 41 with Carl in the navy aboard the North Dakota.
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J. H. Smith
Plat Shoats Avenue
Grady
Mr. Smith
Clifford
Atlanta
Carl
United States Navy
North Dakota
Woman Wins Divorce Suit and Resumes Surgery
Mrs Dora Emma Bacon of New York was granted a separation from Captain Samuel Marshall Bacon, ending his divorce suit. She had delayed a dangerous surgical operation to defend herself in court for her children and sought an immediate hearing to enter hospital free from worry after surgeons warned the operation might be fatal.
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New York
Dora Emma, Bacon
Samuel Marshall Bacon
Lehmann
Bacon
Woman 10 Held for Killing Woman in Nassau County
Freeport, July 7 The district attorney said a grand jury will probe the slaying of Mrs. Louise Halley in Mineola and indict a woman he believes shot Mrs. Bailey after a window was broken at Dr. Edwin Carman’s office. A new witness described a plan involving a revolver and a disguising scheme, with details to be aired at the coroner’s inquest.
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Mrs. Bailey
Freeport
Louise Halley
Mineola
Smith
Edwin Carman
Bailey
Nassau County
Kolnty
Carl Darenburg
Kansas City
New York
Dr. Carman
Carman
Wasd
George Boissonnault
John Howe
Philadelphia
David Kennedy
Howe
Effort to Repeal the Tax Act Meets With Defeat
The house ways and means committee knocked out a bill to repeal the tax equalization act. Judge John C. Hart testified with figures showing the act could boost Georgia revenue by millions as dodgers paid fair share. Lipscomb of Clarke opposed the repeal with strong statistics. The committee vote indicated extensive opposition to repealing the tax act.
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House
Committee On Ways and Means
Georgia
Lipscomb
Clarke
John C. Hart
Hart
Houe
Insurance plan urged for steerage passengers in Liverpool
Liverpool July 7 The chamber of commerce here began a drive to make insurance for steerage passengers on ocean lines compulsory. A small rise in immigrant passage rates, one cent, would cover insurance costs and avoid appealing to the public for disaster funds.
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Liverpool
Chamber of Ecommerce
American Delegates Sail For Hague Conference
The American delegation to the international conference of education sailed for Liverpool tonight. Leaders include Dr John H Finley New York state commissioner of education Rev A V Bartlett and Richard Cleveland son of President Grover Cleveland chosen by the government in response to a call from The Netherlands for the Hague gathering
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New York
International Conference of Education
Hague
Liverpool
John H. Finley
New York State
A. V. Bartlett
Richard Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Netherlands
Civic Chamber Names Flying Squadron to Wind Up Campaign
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce forms a fifty member Flying Squadron to finish a $100,000 fundraising drive for the Georgia School of Technology. Leaders recount prior $65,000 raised and urge prompt, broad support from Atlanta residents and businesses.
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Civic Chamber
Atlanta
Georgia School of Technology
J. R. A. Hobson
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Vsm
Mell R. Wilkinson
Pres
Committees and teams named in the proceedings
A list of committees led by Wilmer L. Moore Forrest Adair Bolling H. Jones and J. S. Floyd with chairs and members follows. Eleven pairs and two triplets of participants are named across two thirds and one third allocations, detailing a funding plan and timelines for disbursement across four days.
Suffrage Bill Lost By One Vote In Georgia House
The Georgia Woman's Suffrage bill failed in the house committee on constitutional amendments after a tied vote. Nine members were present. four supported the bill and five opposed, with Mr Mynck of Chatham voting against it. Minority reports and speeches followed as supporters urged equal suffrage citing economic and political reasons while opponents warned of state sovereignty and white supremacy concerns. The session drew about two hundred attendees and featured speakers from the Georgia Women's Suffrage Association and opposing groups.
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Mynck
Chatham
Cheney
Cobb
Tesneur
Crawford
McCurry
Hart
Edmondson
Brooks
Nunnally
Floyd
Stone
Taliaferro
Wisdom
Forsyth
Ennis
Baldwin
Myrick
Atlanta
Mary L. McLendon
Georgia Woman's Suffrage Association
McLennon
Leonard J. Grossman
Treorma Men's League
Wordan
White Mar
Georgia
Iis Enemes
Walter &. Lamar
Macon
Georgia Association
Wommen
Hillcutt Cheatham
Geor- Bit
Weather Prophecy Locals Warn of Thunder Showers
Local forecasts predict afternoon thunderstorms today and likely Thursday across Georgia. The briefing notes possible showers in the region with unsettled conditions and potential for brief bursts of heavier rain. Authorities advise carrying rain gear and staying safe indoors during intense storms.
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W. H. Keliegshaber
B. Turman
George M. Hope
Haynes McFadden
Paul P. Reese
Victor R. Smith
J. T. Rose
Charies A. Smith
W. L. DuPres
J. N. McEachern
J. M. Sheffield
Jacob W. Patterson
Fred A. Hoyt
L. Adams
W. A. Horne
Lucien York
W. J. Lowenstein
R. H. Jones
B. M. Grant
F. C. Foster
Norman C. Miller
Charles A. Sisson
J. E. C. Pedder
J. D. Robinson
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