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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1913

Page

25

Detective Scott's Hunch Unlocks Conley Confession

In a dramatic Atlanta Phagan mystery piece, Detective Harry Scott follows a stubborn hunch to Jim Conley's handwriting and a contract, forcing a confession through pressure and cunning. The Pinkerton man and detective Black push Conley toward truth, revealing a complex web around Leo Frank and a pivotal trial.

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Atlanta Fireman Heroic Deaths Marked in 1908 Tragedies

The piece recalls the deaths of firefighter R. M. Fisher at Courtland and Gilmer streets on July 20, 1908, and J. J. Gillespie crushed by a collapsing ladder two weeks earlier on Whitehall and Trinity, with Chief Cummings later noting electrocution of Charles Dougherty at Washington and Glenn. It highlights community tribute and calls for updated apparatus, including automobile equipment in new stations at Inman Park and West End.

Peters Street R. M. Fisher Courtland and Gilmer Streets Whitehall Street Trinity Avenue J. J. Gillespie Gillespie Lrave Gillespie Department Washington Glenn Streets Cummings Charles Dougherty Atlanta Inman Park West End No. 14

A Big Man From the Country Builds a Southern Empire

Lindsey Hopkins, a farm boy from North Carolina, rises to prominence in Atlanta as a leading auto sales innovator. He rejects a $12,000 salary in 1908 to sell fifty cars, expands into banking, cotton, land, insurance, and oil, and pioneers aviation exhibitions while shaping southern industry.

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