Governor Brown blocks pardons in large batch
Governor Brown denied a large batch of pardon applications, with only two cases approved. Carl Overby, a Macon white youth, and John Lee Dixon, a Pierce County Black convict, received clemency after prior parole or commutation support, while most others were sent back for more data or rejected for lack of court records.
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Brown
Carl Overby
Macon
John Lee Dixon
Pierce County
Wooh Felton
Ramed Altman
Prison Board
Hardy Ulm
Jesse Sewell
Coweta County
Ulm
James Garrett
Crimea
Soma
Clement
Prixg Commission
Young Lawyers Granted Admit to Georgia Courts
Thirty five graduates from Atlanta Law School were photographed before the Superior Court after taking the bar oath. Judge Ellis welcomed them urging merit and ethics. Chief Justice Ben Hill admitted them to the Court of Appeals, Supreme Court justices Fish Lumpkin and Evans presiding. The crowded courtroom celebrated their admission to higher courts.
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Atlanta Law School
Constitution
Superior Court
McDuffie
Ellis
Robert Pottle
Richard Russell
Ben Hill
Court of Appeals
Justice Fish
Supreme Court of Georgia
Lumpkin
Justice Evans
Indictment Filed in Death of Boy Adolphus Casey
E H Dell was indicted for involuntary manslaughter for running over Adolphus Casey on Peachtree Road while with Mrs Charlotte Brash from the Peachtree Inn. Dell was charged with driving on the left side and lacking caution. Witnesses include Mrs Brash, Mrs Casey, and Assistant Chief Mathieson. Dell bound over for murder at a justice court hearing. bond set at 7000.
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E H Dell
Charlotte Brash
Peachtree Inn
Little Adolphus Casey
Peachtree Road
Dell
Brush
R H H Casey
Howard Casey
Borrows Brown
George Mathieson
$5 000 Suit Follows Automobile Accident
B Whitten sues A Hf Goodwin for 5000 in city court claiming Goodwin struck him with a car at Peachtree and Houston on May 11. Whitten asserts no warning was given before the impact and cites injuries to his left arm elbow back and nervous system. Represented by Edgar Latham.
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Hf Goodwin
Peachtree
Houston
B Whitten
Goodwin Whitten
Goodwin
Edgar Latham
Jameson May Accept Presidency of Ouichita Baptist College
Macon Ga June 12 Special Jameson former Mercer University president who resigned at the board’s request may accept the presidency of Ouichita Baptist College at Ackadelphia Arkansas after declining the offer recently He will leave for Arkansas today to study the matter further He cites a business proposition in Macon but prefers college work if satisfactory arrangements are made he will likely accept the Ouichita presidency.
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Macon
Jameson
Mercer University
Ouehica Baptist College
Ackadelphia Ark
Mercer
Arkansas
Danish Premier Resigns After Election Victory Loss
Copenhagen reports King Christian has accepted the Danish premier and cabinet resignations following a recent election in which the governing party failed to win a majority. The move ends the administration as the party in power faced a decisive setback and steps toward a new government begin.
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Copenhagen
Christan
Segregation Law Backed by City Committee
The Ashley ordinance to curb negro encroachment in white neighborhoods won approval from the police committee and heads for a favorable council vote. Councilman Ashley led a delegation urging relief, defending constitutional grounds while opponents warned of racial clashes and fear, with supporters arguing for immediate housing relief and race harmony.
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Ashley
Police Committee of Council
General Council
Claude L Ashley
Aghlay
Calfornia
Negro Eizeng
Baltimore
United States
Fourth Ward
Eugene Mitchell
Eighth Ward
Ansley Park Druid Hills
Boulevard
Brookwood
Jackson Hall
C Green
New Grass
Story of Race Riot Proves Unfounded
Savannah Ga June 12 A Beaufort S C dispatch says Sheriff White Captain Townsend and naval militia went to Bluffton to quell a reported imminent clash between whites and blacks. They returned reporting no evidence of a race riot. The yesterday trouble arose from a negro killed while in custody on suspicion of assaulting a white woman.
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Savannah
Beaufort
S. C
White
Townsend
Naval Miliia
Bluffton
Thomson Lodge Elects Officers at Friday Convention
At the regular convention of Thomson lodge No 231 Knights of Pythias held Friday evening officers for the ensuing term were elected including Gibson C C J C Lewis V 1 J G Agery Pret B A Mathews MW LD vey MBB Wall and others.
Negro Conley May Face Frank Today Hearing Set for 10
The fate of James Conley the negro sweeper hinges on a 10 oclock hearing before Judge L Roan to decide if he remains a material witness or is re arreste d as a suspect and kept at the Tower. Frank and his attorneys push for Conley s detention while detectives seek his release for questioning. The hearing may reveal if Conley will be quizzed in Franks presence and whether he can be kept from the detectives by state custody.
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James Conley
Lea Frank
Mary Phalan
Po- Mce Station
L . Roan
Conley
Seligitor
L. Rosser
Frant
W. M. Smith
Roan
Franks
Frank
Newtles
Hugh Casey
Rosser
Forsyth Underpass Committee Called To Meet Saturday
Mayor Pro Tem Warren appoints a special Forsyth street underpass committee to study closing options. Meeting in the mayor's office Saturday at 11. Members include James Gray Clark Howell Wof Wincoff Captain James W English A D Greenfield R F Maddox P S Arkwright and Ed Ansley. council street committee urged attendance.
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James Gray
Clark Howell
W of
Hotel Ansley Opening Postponed One Week
The opening of the Hotel Ansley, initially planned for next Monday, has been postponed for a week or ten days, delaying the debut and related ceremonies.
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Ansley
Janet Talcott Benefit Reading Set at First Christian Church
Mrs Janet R Talcott the gifted reader who has given readings for the Woman s club and others in Atlante will soon leave the city for Cleveland Ohio She will present an interpretive reading of Henry Van Dyke The Other Wise Man at the First Christian Church Monday evening June 16 The event aids the Delta Alpha and Royal Guards classes of the Bible school Admission 26 cents Tickets from any First Christian member Miss Carrie Porter will provide musical setting.
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Janet R. Talcott
Woman's Club
Atlante
Cleveland
Ohio
Henry van Dyke
Frst Christian Church
Talcott
North
Kodak Promotion by Moore and Sons Sro
An advertisement urging customers to take a Kodak on Sunday, promising that with every Kodak they buy Moore service provides solid value. The note lists Jno L Moore & Sons as the head charterers for the Kodaker at 42 North Broad Street.
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KODAK
Moore
Jno. L. Moore & Sons Sro
Chartera
Kodaker
North Broad Street
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Batt
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G W. Anderson
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J. M. Eaddy
C. F. Huppe
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E. R. Clarkson
B Stockbridge
D. B. Foster
L. W. Camp
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Sheffield Plate
Maier & Berkele, Inc. Gold and Silversmiths
Whitehall St
Atlanta, Ga
Quchita
Arkansas Baptist College
Carter
L. Carter
Odom
Tsteict
Sout Georgiay
Ithig
Dolar
Die
L Carter
Father Hay
Roy Binlon
Will Binton
Eugene Binton
Central of Georgia Railway
Tybee
Americus
Binion
Macon High
Grand Opera House
Thome
DuPont Wright
Mariam Williams
Sarah Merritt
Ruby Denman
Burdick Britton
AL. Miller
Board of Education
Normal Clara
Elam Alexander Normal School
A. L. Mier
Thomson Lodge
Forsyth
Janet Talcott
Stewart
Fred S. Stewart Company, Ag
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Palm Beach
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