Tragic Drowning of Judge Ormond at Sea
Walter Ormond, Atlanta lawyer and justice of the peace, fell overboard from the steamer Kansas City near Cape Hatteras while en route from Savannah to New York. He wore a bracelet as a potential identification, and his body was not recovered. Harvey Hill shared a stateroom with Ormond and reported he left the room about midnight seeking relief from heat on deck.
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Ormond
Avannah
Walter Ormond
Flarvey Hil
Hal
Walter B. Ormond
Atlanta
Justice of the Peace
Kansasity
Savannah
New York
Judge Ormond
Kansas City
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Cape
Associated Press
Allown
Harvey Hill
Lott
Dowdell Brown
Hill
Ormeéna
Mr. Hill
Armena
Police Officers Protest Council Ordinance Targeting Saloon Keepers
Atlanta police denounce a city ordinance revoking saloon licenses for giving officers alcohol while in uniform. Officers say the law impugns their integrity, citing church members who abstain and vowing to withhold support from council members who voted for the measure.
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Council
Ctty
Atlanta
A. Lee Aurtis
Excursion Boats Collide in New York Harbor
Two crowded excursion steamers collide off Staten Island in fog, the Perseus of Iron Steamboat Co bound for Coney Island and the Patten of Patten Line from Long Branch to New York. Passengers transfer to safety, many women faint, two men reported missing, vessels damaged and towed toward Brooklyn.
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New York
New York Harbor
Staten Island
Perseus
Iron Steamboat Company
Coney Ishima
Thomas Fatten
Patten
Long Branch
Persie
Netter
Coftlaian
Grorge
Thomas Patten
Orish
Staten Tland
Perveus
Brooklyn
Frank Stewart Sells Longtime Atlanta Livery Business
Pioneer liveryman Frank M. Stewart sold his twenty year old Atlanta livery business and plans to travel to Europe with his wife Mrs. Stewart before returning to the city for fall. The deal reportedly totaled about £26,000. Stewart, who came to Atlanta twenty years ago, will retire from the livery trade and had been a prominent local figure with Stewart Bowden and Stewart Ray firms and the F. M. Stewart venture on Alabama Street.
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Europe
Atlanta
Frank M. Stewart
Maton
Gate City
South
Stewart
Aes
Jenacon
Georgia
Frank Stewart
Stewart & Bowden
Stewart & Ray
F. M. Stewart
Alsbame Street
Broad and
Forsyth
James W. English
Howell Clans Meet Tonight For Clark Howell Campaign
Fulton county voters invited to a campaign event at 494 Decatur Street near the Boulevard. Hamilton Douglas will preside with a slate of Fulton speakers including George L. Bell B F Abbott B M Blackburn B R Bleck and others outlining reasons to support Clark Howell for governor in an evening of political speeches.
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Clark Howell
Decatur Street
Hamilton Douglas
Fulton County
George L. Bell
B. F. Abbott
B. M. Blackburn
BR. A. Broyles
FP. Childress
James W. Austin
Madison Bell
W. & Weir
E.R Bleck
Attempted Real Estate Deal Near Atlanta Ends in Earnest Money
Four months after buying on Marietta Street, Mr. Stewart met Anthony Murphy Jr of Atlanta and Griffin of Opelika Alabama who wished to buy. After days of debate a factory visit and earnest money check occurred. Stewart plans to return to Atlanta next month to pursue commercial work.
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Marietta Street
Stewart
Anthony Murphy, Jr
Atlanta
Griffin
Opelika
Ala
Oime
Earthquake Terror Strikes Socorro New Mexico Thousands Flee
Large scale displacement as destructive earthquakes devastate Socorro NM and surrounding district. About two thousand residents camp outdoors while trains and wagons carry evacuees toward El Paso Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Damage appears limited to adobe structures as aftershocks continue amid heavy rains. Mayor Bursum expands water capacity to prevent fires and restore confidence.
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Albuquerque
N BI
Socorro
Ladrone Mountains
San Antonion
San Marcia
Socorro Senor Buca
Jiorney
Bis
Fl Paso
Santa Fe
Ladrones
Magdalena Mountains
J. Leeson
Focorrn
Sos Angeles
San Francisco
Boverro
Bursum
Banta Fe
Magdiie
Thaw Lawyers At Peace In Thaw Case
New York reports show Thaw’s lawyers at peace as Judge Olcott turns over Thaw papers to his private counsel. The writ against Olcott’s firm may be dismissed, with decisions pending on prohibitions to halt Thaw testimony without representation. Mrs Thaw submitted further affidavits and Hartridge noted progress in legal affairs amid Thaw’s improved mood. Jerome declined to discuss Thaw, while Bernhardt received the Legion of Honor in Paris.
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New York
Pesce
Wartt K Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Judge Olcott
Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge
Clifford W Hartridge
Thaws
Olcott
Thaw
Ife
Olgott
Wartridge
McLean
Supreme Court
Harry Thaw
Hartridge
Harry
Jerome
Warm Springs
War on Holy Rollers Sparks Double Tragedy
A violent conflict escalates as a double tragedy provokes a nationwide struggle against a sect identified as Holy Rollers. Authorities report rising tensions and calls for restraint amid scattered confrontations and investigations.
Esther Mitchell Admits Killing Brother A Holy Man Prodded Revenge
Esther Mitchell explains she killed her brother George Mitchell in Seattle to avenge the death of Franz Edmund Creffield, the Holy Roller leader. She says the spirit of her lover urged the crime and blood atonement justified it. She and Mrs Creffield planned the act knowing they could be arrested.
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Esther Mitchell
Seattle
Holy Rollers
Esther
Wash
George Mitchell
Ethel
Franz Edmund Creffield
Creffield
Mitchell
Union
Perry
Fred
Ula
Saze
Holy Roller
Miss Mitchell
Negro chauffeurs steal cars in Brookwood chase
Police pursued alleged stolen autos borrowed by Black chauffeurs near Brookwood. Officers Dorsett and Hulsey captured four men, Jim Spann Singleton Johnson Estelle Brown and John Belle Brown, after a chase from a garage tied to George Watters and Atlanta Automobile Company.
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Antoe
Ihreas
Degroes
Dorsett
Hulsey
Jim Spann Singleton Johnson
Estelle Brown
John Belle Brown
Brookwood
George Watters
Atlanta Automobile Company
Mr. Walters
Overtogs Ami
Albert Newton
James Watson
Joe Brown Connally
Peachtree Street
Connolly
Thirty-Eight Chinese Arrive to Attend Harvard Summer School
Thirty eight Chinese students funded by the Chinese government arrived in Cambridge and will be registered at Harvard summer school. All hail from northern China and were sent by Yuan Shih Hai. Two of the original forty were removed from the journey due to illness in Shanghai and a suspected eye condition in Seattle.
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United States
Harvard Summer School
China
Yuan Shih Hai
Shanghai
Seattle
Cambridge
500 New Yorkers Riot Over Charity Ice Delivery
Five hundred men women and children riot on the east side to seize a wagon of charity ice bound for distribution at Cherry and Jefferson streets. Ticket holders from dispensaries and hospitals fought over blocks of ice as police reserves arrived. The crowd dispersed before officers could intervene.
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Cherry
Jefferson
New York
Snowball Parade Shocks Denver Crowd on Sixteenth Street
July 19 Denver marchers in the Elks parade were showered with snow balls and flatters as carloads of snow arrived from the Continental division via the Moffatt railroad. Street temperature reached eight degrees, adding to the chilly spectacle.
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Denver
Enver
Elks
Continental Division
Moffatt Railroad
Colorado
Weather Outlook for Georgia Friday and Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions with occasional interior showers. Light to fresh south to southwest winds across Georgia.
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Washington
Georgia
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