Foreigners Flee Chihuahua as Rebel Attack Fears Rise
Chihuahua Mexico June 8 A census shows 106 foreigners in the city, down from 1000 Americans and 39 other nationals. Officials fear an attack by federal forces or a flank move by Villa and Rabago, with Bachimba as a planned rebel stand. Consul assures foreigners will not be molested amid arms export tensions with the US.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Huerta
Villa
Rabago
Parral
Bachimba
Here
Jose E. Cordova
Pascual Orozco
Marion Letcher
Cordova
American State Department
United States
Special Grand Jury Called By Gov O Neal
Governor O Neal ordered a special grand jury and a special circuit court session at Haynesville Lowndes county to handle rising tensions in the Benton area. Arrests were made in December arson cases after eight stores burned. Deputy Habowski is to be arrested for the killing of J H Wood. Fear of bloodshed grows ahead of hearings June 10. military protection may be required.
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Montgomery
Ala
Auburn
O'Neal
Haynesville
Lowndes County
Stote
Benton
J. H. Wood
Herman Habouwski
Coleman
Habowski
Banker Guilty of Mail Fraud in Oklahoma City Case
Abner Davis, former president of the Night and Day Bank of Oklahoma City, was found guilty by a federal jury of all the mails to defraud. He plans to appeal to the U S Court of Appeals. Sentencing by Judge Cotterall will set the term, with a minimum of one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Abner Davis
Night and Day Bank of
Davis
United States Court of Appeals
Cotterall
Two Riders Die in Motorcycle Wagon Collision Near Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio June 3. Alvin C Weil 23 and Alford Nickles 20 riding a motorcycle at 50 mph collided with a wagon three miles south of the city. Both were instantly killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Alvin C. Weil
Alford Nickles
Malaria described as persistent nagging illness
The article explains malaria as a tenacious ailment that does not fully confine sufferers to bed. Most patients are only partly sick, not well enough for work or social activities, yet not bedbound.
Techs Commencement Season Opens With Y M C A Building Dedication
Georgia Tech begins its 1912 commencement season with the dedication of a new Y M C A building costing 75000 dollars, funded mostly by John D Rockefeller. The facility includes offices, lounges, a barber shop, lunch room, bowling alleys, dorm suites, a large auditorium, and library rooms. Dr Robert MacArthur will speak, with Governor Brown and W J Weatherford in attendance.
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TECHS
Georgia Tech
Young Men's Christian Association
John D. Rockefeller
Friends of
M.C. A
Beluge
Robert 5. MacArthur
Baptist World's Alliance
Gulock
Brown
State of
Georgia
W. J0. Weatherford
International Y.M. C. A
South
Mathewson
A. Turner
Tech
Atlanta ministers plan 4000 dollar ad fund for religion
The Evangelical Ministers Association proposes churches subscribe 4000 dollars to buy 6000 inches of newspaper space and hire an ad expert to promote religion. A committee will report next meeting while Dr Boville urges immigrant southward readiness and six vacation Bible schools may open in Atlanta early, with sites at Wesley Memorial, Emmanuel Baptist, Exposition Mills, and Fraser Street for Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Evangelical Ministers’ Association
Manufacturers’ Association
Orma Flynn
North Avenue
Presbyterian Church
C. W. Daniel
B. Wiggin
W. W. Memminger
Nussman
Brownlee
Foster
Ministers’ Association
Robert G. Boville
New York
Wesley Memorial Citch
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Exposition Cotton Mills
Fraser Street Church
Wife Who Slew Home Wrecker Granted Million Dollar Bond
Mrs J C Barnes arraigned in Cookeville Tennessee for the murder of Mrs W W Judd on a Nashville shop train platform after jealousy over a wrecked home. Bond set at one million dollars with her husband and supporters present. Judgment delayed to Thursday as witnesses are summoned. The claim notes the bond was signed amid a crowd of civic leaders.
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Cookeville
Tenn
J. C. Barnes
Squire J. R. Douglass
Circuit
Bathers Endorse Stand Taken by Constitution
The drowning of 11 year old Charlea Campbell at Piedmont Park lake follows the death of James Sims and a Constitution editorial urging stronger safeguards for bathers. The piece calls for expert lifeguards, swift rescue gear, and stricter rules to prevent future tragedies as Atlanta begins the bathing season.
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Charlea Campbell
Piedmont Lake
Constitution
James Sims
Navy
Sims
Piedmont Park Lake
Atlanta
Terday
Piedmont Park
Campbell
Chief Beavers
Police Department
Beavers
Missing Negro Sparks Jail Siege at Salisbury
Enraged residents of Princess Anne and nearby towns surrounded the Salisbury jail late tonight demanding the delivery of Wesley Miles, a negro arrested there from Princess Anne on charges linked to twice attempting to assault Sheriff Phillips' four year old daughter. Miles was spirited away, with his whereabouts known only to officers. The girl recounted the alleged attacks today and last week, and Miles reportedly warned he would kill if she told. Miles had worked for Sheriff Phillips who runs a store. He was arrested today and brought to Salisbury by automobile.
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Miles
Phillips
Kiler
Collector Beaten by New White Hope in Street Disturbance
J Ray a butcher from 76 West Harris street assaulted J S Stephens a collector for an installment house after a failed debt collection at Rays home. Stephens and a boarder fought back as Ray struck Stephens with a whisky bottle leaving him under a table. Ray jailed for drunk and disorderly while Stephens given court date to testify.
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J. Ray
West Harris Street
J. S. Stephens
Stephens
Ray
New York To Do For Underwood Eyeing Ballot Victory
Washington reports growing confidence in the Underwood camp about securing the Democratic nomination. Delegates from New York Connecticut and Indiana are seen as favorable after early ballots, with southern states likely to rally behind Underwood once northern delegates align. A Clark Wilson deadlock is anticipated, with Underwood trailing on the first ballot but building momentum.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Underwood
New York
Baltimore
House
Connecticut
Indiana
Underwood Campaign
Clark
Woodrow Wilson
North
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
Sir. Roosevelt
Three Die In Wreck Near Shreveport
In Blanchard twelve miles north of Shreveport a local freight train derailed on the Kansas City Southern line today. Victims include Hlmer Jor Benson of Norwalk Iowa Ed Kirk of Kansas City and John Henry Moore a Shreveport section hand.
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Shreveport
Hlmer Jor Benson
Norwalk
Iowa
Ed Kirk
East Twelfth Street
Kansas City
John Henry Moore
Blanchard
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Rescue Dragon Device Helps Recover Campbell Boy
Police used a cheap improvised dragon to recover the drowned Campbell boy from the lake after hours of searching. Officers Hazlett Porsett Jackson Jones Wingate Beavers coordinated grappling gear to locate the body among bullrushes, noting timely alerts could have saved minutes.
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Campbell
Charles Hazlett
Mounted Squad
Jim Porsett
Leonard Sawyer
Beavera
Jackson
Jones
Jack Wingate
Signal Department
Police
Beavers
Jand
Metal market roundup with diverse commodity quotes
New York on June 3 reports copper, tin, lead, antimony and other metals trading firm to varied levels. Spot and futures prices listed for copper, tin and lead with regional price spreads and recent sales. Local animal and dairy prices, butter and cheese unsettled, and mining stock movements noted alongside miscellaneous grain and poultry data.
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New York
Jake, Ii Amity
London
Eamerith Scot
Ifeld
Tron
Cleveland
Ino
Northern
Nouthern
Dairies
Eger
Arcady
Kansas City
Atlanta Live Stock Prices and Market Update
H White Jr of White Provision Company notes week’s actual purchases. Quotations cover beef cattle from good to prime, steers 1000-1200 pounds up to 6.50, cows 700-800 pounds around 4.75, and heifers 750-850 pounds 4.25 to 5.25. Hog prices list 140-200 pounds 7.00 to 7.40, light pigs 5.50 to 6.00, heavy hogs 200-250 pounds 6.50 to 7.00. Car of steers shipped by A N Brown of McDonough, Ga. and May receipts noted. Market steady for best grades, with some loads selling under prior week. May receipts normal, market slightly lower than last week.
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H. White, Jr
White Provisions Company
Idea
Cary
Cattie
A. N. Brown
McDonough
Ste
Ideal
Hamford
Horesford's
Success
Magle Yeas
Excea
Bull Durham
Victory
Sensation
Eagin
Star Navy
Croker
Battle Ax
Gravely
Double Eagle
Schnapps
Brown Mules Bae
Frankna Cigar
Virginia Chercota
Old Glory
Dutcn
Tetley's
Lipton
Hoffman House
Ogiesby Grocery Company Prices and Miscellany
A fragmented Atlanta grocery list from Ogiesby Grocery Company shows items with odd spellings and prices. Entries include Gresge-Diamond at 1.75, Syrup at 1.50, and various coded products such as No 2 Mica and Rack aanees with unclear pricing, reflecting a damaged OCR page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghrocemies
Ogiesby Grocery Company
Gresge—Diamond
Grocery and household goods price list fragment
A dense catalog of varied items with prices listed for foods, baking goods, beverages, tobacco, soaps, and household supplies. The fragment includes brands, weights, premiums, and market terms, reflecting a general provisioning market snapshot.
Denials Close In As Myrtle Hawkins Case Goes To Jury
In Henderson County on June 3, Boney Bradley Nora Britt and Lizzie Shaft the last of seven defendants in the Myrtle Hawkins murder case testified denying all charges and any knowledge of the death. The defense rests with rebuttal expected from the state, and jurors may receive the case the following day.
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Henderson Citle
N.C
Boney Bradley
Nora Britt
Lizzie Shaft
Myrtle Hawkins
Myrtle Hawking
Ile
Boney” Bradley
John Hey Williams
Asheville
George Bradley
Metalla
Myrtle
Mrs. Britt
Mrs. Shaft
Hawking
Seaboard Announces Low Round Trip Rates to Baltimore
Seaboard cuts round trip prices to Baltimore with a $21.30 fare from Atlanta. Other station rates available on request. Sleeper reservations urged. City Ticket Office locations listed. Tickets on sale June 20.
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Seaboard
Baltimore
Atlanta
City Ticket Office
I Ycaentres At
Rev R H Graves Dies in Canton Mission Founding Leader
Richmond June 3 A cablegram from Canton China to the foreign mission board of the Southern Baptist convention announced the death of Rev R K B Graves founder and president of the Graves Theological Seminary at Gan Jon. Graves, a native of Baltimore, was sent to China in 1851 under the Chinese mission effort.
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R. H. Graves
Richmond
Canton
China
Foreign Mission Board of
The
Southern Baptist Convention
RK. B. Graves
Graves ‘Theological Seminary
Gan
Jon
Graves
Ching
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Fareigners
O’neal
Ketterer’s
Excelsior
HOGER
B. P
Religion Plan OF Atlanta
New White
ROYAL INDEMNITY/ COMPANY
William Cunningham
Hughes Hoberts
Grant & Co
Grant
Perdue & Egleston
Equitable
Ottley & Knowles
4Th Nat. Bk
Milton Dargan
T. W. Rucker, Jr
Feton Coleby
Mikande
Crichton - Shucarer
Tyree
Washington, D. C
Atlanta National Bank
Cotton States
Boston
Mass
Arizona
Calumet
Cananea
North Battle
Greene
Atlanta Live Stock Market
Fidelity Fruit and
Produca
South Broad St
Florida
Baldwin
Na. L
Ben Davis
R. P
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