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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1914

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Telegrams Show Innes Was Wired Large Sums By Mrs Elois Dennis

Telegrams reveal Atlanta heiress Elois Nelms Dennis wired large sums to Portland lawyer Victor Innes through various aliases. As late as April 1 this year she sent $690 to Innes in San Antonio, with a web of pseudonyms and a mysterious agent identified as Margaret Mims. The correspondence shows coercive control by Innes and persistent requests for funds, including a December request to send one thousand dollars and earlier pleas dated November and September 1913.

Innes Elois Dennis Portland San Antonio Serted Elois Nelms Dennis Atlanta Victor Innes Western Union Elois Nelms Eto Victor Innes Texas Margaret Ups Margaret Mims Atlants Mois Nelms Dennis L. Cresswell Hois Nelms M. Cavanaugh John Lorena John Lorenza Myst Mele Bennett Mian M. MO Rich Elois Carson City Nev Janen M. M. Cavanaugh P. O Port- Jang Joseph Lorenza Hiois Nelms E. Insies Neves Trio

Wilson Intervenes to Prevent Strike by 55000 Rail Men

President Wilson acts after mediation fails to settle a dispute involving about 55000 engineers and firemen west of Chicago. The plan calls for arbitration if talks at the White House fail. Leaders warn a strike could paralyze steam traffic and hamper a major agricultural season.

Wilson Chicago Wwilgon Federal Board General Managers’ Committee White House Wiliam L- Chambers Martin A. Knapp Board of Mediation Washington G. W. W. Hanger Hanger Hope Committee of Engineers and Fire Warren 3. Stone Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers W. 8. Carter Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Carter Mr. Stone

How to Find Desirable Rooms or Board

Experienced clerks are in charge of this department and in touch with the most desirable places to help you locate a home. Those with rooms to rent or boarding houses will find listings quickly filled when listed with The Constitution Boarding and Rooming House Information Bureau. Telephone M 5000, Atl. GA.

Constitution Buarding Rooming House Information Bureau

Cantrells to hang for murder in Hall County

Governor Slaton declined to intervene as Bart and Jim Cantrell, of Hall County, await execution on the Gainesville gallows for the murder of Arthur Hawkins in a case that drew wide local attention. The court record details intertwined plots, seduction, and a plan to kill Hawkins for financial gain, with Mrs. Hawkins sentenced to life and the Cantrells separately convicted of murder.

Bart Jim Cantrell Hail County Gainesville Arthur Hawkins Slaton H. H. Dean Fletcher Dr. Johnson Lfe Bart Cantrell Arthur Hawking Jim Sylvia Hawkins Staton Folllows Atlanta Hall Superior Court Hawkins Hall County Bart Weward Bart Cantrel Bert Cisntren Hart Cantrells Guy Mra Hawkine Mercy Iini Ywim Supreme Court Prison Commission Judicial Tribunes

Wilson to Make Tour During Campaign

President Wilson plans to tour several states during the coming campaign but has not decided which. He will confer with William F. McCombs, DNC chairman, who is in the West assessing conditions.

Washington Wilson Pennsylvania West Virginia Iowa Ohio Maine William F. McCombs Democratic National Committee West

Prof Washington Beats Roscoe Luke in DA Race

Washington, July 26. A local report links a campaign canard blaming President Wilson for writing an agey letter to Booker T. Washington. The tale alleged Wilson and Carnegie regretted Booker Washington after a New York incident. No corroboration was found, but Wilson supposedly was very incensed.

John Corrigan, Jr Washington Canard Blague Roscoe Luke Wilson Booker T. Washington Andrew Carnegie Booker Washington New York Alabama Central Park Wison Lyle

House Committee Votes Against Prohibition Bills in Georgia

The temperance committee of the house voted to kill all proposed prohibition measures after a Thursday session. Debates covered pure beer sales, a Webb national prohibition bill, and a ban on articles over 0.5 percent alcohol, with votes largely against these measures. The session also discussed Panama Exposition funding for a Georgia building and a state exhibit, along with appropriations for state education and public schools. The push to elect municipal court judges in Atlanta was reconsidered but defeated. Continued on Last Page.

House Adams Hall County Senate Georgia Webb Exposition Atlanta Chamber of Commerce San Francisco Aga G. Candler W. H. Kriegshaber Brooks Morgan Walter G. Cooper Harris G. White W. W. O'Hara South Cave Spring Macan Atlanta Special Judiciary Committee

River Public Highway Declares Commission Ruling

Washington July 30 the interstate commerce commission sustained the Decatur Navigation Company’s claim that railroads must join to form through routes between Tennessee river landings and points on rail lines. The ruling treats a navigable river as a public highway and supports joint routes.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Decatur Navigation Company Tennessee River

Gaillard Cut Honors Canal Hero Urges Presidential Action

Representative Finley of South Carolina asked President Wilson to name Culebré Cut in the Panama Canal in honor of the late Colonel Gaillard who died from overwork in the canal zone. The president said he would take up the matter soon and expects to grant the request.

Washington Finley South Carolina Wilson Culebré Panama Gaillard Canal Zone

Millions of Armed Men And I Hundreds of Ships Only Waiting for Word

Europe braces for war as Germany mobilizes after Potsdam censorship on telegraph lines. London reports expect Russian mobilization to be confirmed, with Asquith poised to seek credit in Parliament. News from Vienna scarce, Allied and Austro-Servian hostilities widen. Germany pressures Russia for an explanation and may act if unsatisfied.

Europe Russia Germany London Potsdam Berlin Sergius Sazonoff

Belgrade Bombarded as Austrians Attack in Heavy Fighting

Belgrade reports from July describe heavy Austrian cannonade and river crossings in a second attack on Belgrade. Servian defenses were stretched, with limited gunfire from Servian lines and several Austrian bombardments. Rumors of Belgrade’s capture circulated as Austrian forces advanced toward Nish.

Belgrade Serlin Save Danube Servisng Serviah Petervardein Servia London Standard Servig Semendria Osipantes Nish

Weather Summary for Georgia Friday Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy forecast for Georgia with light to moderate variable winds. Low near 2, high around 68. Mean temperature 9. Normal around 7.7. Rainfall in last 24 hours inches 86. Deficiency since month start inches 18.74.

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