Woman shoots doctor then kills self in Savannah tragedy
In Savannah on June 16, Mrs Lucene Whisnant, formerly Kate Kittles, fatally shot Dr Guy Brinkley in his private office after a dispute over his treatment. She then turned the gun on herself, dying instantly. Investigators say mental derangement and revenge motives influenced the pair. The physician, a prominent Virginian resident, had moved to Savannah years ago and was known in social circles.
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Guy O Brinkley
Savannah
Eugene H Whisnant
Guy O Brinkles
Wits City
Lucene Ff Wahisnart
Misa Kate Kittles
K Brinkley
Fegan
Reveng
Shy
Brinkley
Brink
Suffolk
Shim
Whisnanton
Charlotte
Screven
Peter Ro Littles
Macon
Yalyna
Sylvania
Hunger strike wins release for Mrs Pankhurst
London reports that Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the militant suffragists, was freed on license after a brief hunger strike. She was taken by ambulance to a nursing home as doctors noted she recovered and would be under license until June 24.
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London
Duce
Fmeline Pankhurst
Pankhurst
Wes Pankhurst
Wisconsin man charged with forcing 12 year old son to work in sun
Leeross Wis Juno charged with hitching his 12 year old son Frank to a cultivator with a mule and making him labor in a 120 degree sun. A warrant and complaint from the state humane office were issued.
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Leeross
Wis
Juno
Frank
John Freismuth
Tolay
State Humane Office
Small House Wanted in Quonemend Avenue Neighborhood
Classified ad requests a small house on or near Quonemend Avenue within one block of Highteat fut and shag. Seeks affordable rental or sale option in the neighborhood.
Three Negro highwaymen stab mail clerk and steal letters
Railway mail clerk Ware was seriously stabbed on Alabama street while six registered letters were taken. He telephoned police and ambulance arrived, taking him to Grady hospital where he was reported to be stable. Police link the attack to a similar robbery on Crumby street targeting Joseph Franklin.
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Tovernment Mall
Wos Ware
Alabama Street
Police Air Patrol
Grady Hospital
Deen
Sime Tris
Joseph Franklin
Crumby Street
Washington
Pulliam
Ware
West Baker Street
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Gtatton
Wadison Avenue
Alabama
Forsyth
Atlantic
Censors Sought for Private Dances by Teachers
United Professional Teachers in session urge city council to pass a one half foot dance distance ordinance and censor private dancing as plays and postal cards are. The adviser board member warns the turkey trot and bunny rug will face trouble until censorship is extended to private clubs. Louis Guyon pres of the association notes objections from those in society to dances deemed objectionable.
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Chlerga Sune
United Professional
Gouneill
Sala WF Brun
Pittsbucs
Louis Guyon
Welcome to Atlanta New Pastor Joins Emmanuel Church
Rev F Armstrong and his family moved from New York City to pastor Emmanuel Congregational Church on Stewart Avenue. The church marked a 30th anniversary with services. A welcoming reception for the pastor and family was held at the Hood home. Daytime improvements are noted in the tenth ward and the outlook for the church is encouraging.
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F Armstrong
New York City
Emmanuel Congregational Church
Stewart Avenue
Atlanta
Lyman Hood
Tenth Ward
Supreme Court Declares Civil Rights Act Unconstitutional
Washington June 16 The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in a decision impacting states territories and federal jurisdictions. The ruling centers on Mary F Butts a Black woman who alleged discrimination by Merchants and Miners Transportation Co for being forced to eat at a separate table despite holding a first class ticket on a Boston to Norfolk trip.
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Washington
Supreme Court Ueentsewu
Weld
District of Columbia
United States
Mary F Butts
Merchants and Miners Transportition Company
Boston
Norfolk
Buffalo man leaps into Niagara River at Luna Island bridge
Frederick H Hermann, 24, of Buffalo, jumped into the Niagara River from Luna Island bridge as hundreds of tourists watched. He was swept over the cataract and his body had not yet been recovered.
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Niagara
Niagara Falls
Frederick H Hermann
Buffalo
Niagara River
Luna Island Bridge
Pastor's Daughter Defends Honor At Cheroy Keen Church
In Marietta Georgia on June 16 a 15 year old girl, Miss Migs Belle Greer, daughter of Rev R Greer, attacked Roy Owensby with a hickory switch after he mocked her. Owensby fled a buggy as Miss Greer pursued him, while others intervened. Later a group of twenty girls brought flowers in support of her actions at New Home Baptist Church in Cheroy kee county. Owensby had recently moved into the community from Walon county.
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Marietta Ga
New Home Baptist Church
Cheroykee County
Migs Belle Greer
R . Greer
Roy Owenaby
Owensby
Miss Greer
Misa Greechad
Angikotin Dance Proposed By Dr Cook In Atlanta Visit
Dr Fred A Cook, claimant to the North Pole discovery, discusses Angikotin, a Eskimo medicine dance, as a warmer substitute for the turkey trot. He notes Angikotin requires little space and is popular in Eskimo circles. Cook plans lectures after a brief Atlanta stopover at the Aragon hotel before heading to Madison.
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Frederick As Cook
North Pole
Atlanta
Cook
Aragon Hotel
Dixie
Rublc
Hlaerbige
Polar
Madison
Segregation Law Passes City Council Amid Tense Debate
The Ashley Segregation ordinance narrowly cleared the council after hours of debate. Supporters led by Claude Ashley and Albert Thomson argued delay would spark unrest, while Aldermen Maddox Spratling Exerett urged more study before passage. A compromise allowed a conditional passage with a committee to review amendments.
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Committee of Ten
Maddox
Ashley
Claude S. Ashley
Albert Thomson
James W Maddox
T. J Spratling
James B Exerett
Tahey
Flverett and
Spratting
Fourth Ward
Thomson
Legislature of
California
Anrees
Council
Fred Percon
Baby lions arrive at Grant Park Zoo amid a risk of danger
Two new lions join Sul tana at Grant Park Zoo as caretakers report a twin cub litter that arrived Sunday night. Keeper Loyd notes the cubs will be bottle raised after the mother’s misbehavior, while other newborns this year include a leopard, a llama, a zebra calf and three deer.
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Grant Park
Ces
Leo
Sultana Ated
Hans
Sultana
T Loyd
Boyd
Hong
ELOPED WITH MOTHER OF EIGHT IN SLAPPERS CASE
Bristol Virginia Tennessee June 14 6 The man Barnett 36 held under Mann Act for transporting a woman for immoral purposes. He eloped from North Carolina with Mrs D J Wells deserting her husband and eight children. In Bristol he was found with Wells and her five month old baby registering as husband and wife. He was fined $150 in police court. The woman returned to North Carolina with her husband and eight children.
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Bristol
Va -Tenn
Porter Barnett
Barnett
North Carolina
D J Wells
Geven
Wells
Virginia
Seminary Hall to Rise at Atlanta Theological Seminary
A large gathering of trustees teachers students and friends met on the Seminary Heights campus to break ground for a new dormitory. The two story brick hall with a stone basement will form the north side of the rear quad and be erected promptly.
Specials on Irish Potatoes and Fresh Produce
Local ad lists new Irish potatoes at 3%4¢ per quart and 26¢ per peck, basket of tomatoes 25¢, Maxwell House coffee 28¢ per pound, fresh eggs 1 674 dozen, fresh lemons 14 74¢ per dozen. Order early to avoid disappointment as thrifty housewives may snap up bargains.
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Ear
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Cloudy
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Ae St. Paul
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Sheridan
Shreveport
Tampa
Spokane
Oledo
Washington
Moor
FL von Berrmann
Slaying of Deputy Yancey Ends in Hospital Death
Deputy Sheriff Dave Yancey was fatally shot during a chase on Windsor Street after a suspect, Dugene Watson, escaped capture. Watson, an escaped convict with a lengthy criminal history, fled beneath a vacant house and was killed by police after resisting surrender. The case left a fund created to aid Yancey’s family with debt relief and funeral costs.
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Yancey
Dugene Watson
Dave ‘Yancey
Windsor Street
Woodward Avenue
Grady Hospital
Watson
Atlanta
Dollet
Paul West
Billy
Tam
Walker
Po Ucemoon
Tooring
Whitehall Street
Forsyth
Forsyth Street
Whitehall
Windsor
Jesse Winn
Deel
Wilson Depends On Public Opinion In Currency Fight
Washington reports President Wilson will press for banking reform contingent on public demand. Representative Underwood says the House will discuss the currency bill and await country opinion before action, with administration plans to publish a message outlining banking reform. Officials note the proposed regional reserve system would place local boards under federal control.
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Washington
Congress
Oscar Underwood
House
Wilson
White House
Senate
Underwood
Whson
Democratic Party
Yrould
McAdoo
Owen and
Glass
House Banking and Currency Committee
Representative Glass
Wil
Federal Reserve
Weather Prophecy Generally Fair in Georgia
Local report forecasts generally fair weather in Georgia for Tuesday and Wednesday. Normal temperatures and rainfall data show 0.00 inches in the past 24 hours, with 0.126 inches deficiency since the first of the month and 116 inches since January 1st.
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Georgia
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