Officers Ready 10 Battle Gang in Georgia Swamp
Waycross Ga June 20 Special Following freight train robberies near Kirkland the gang of five white men fired on Eastbound ACL freight No 235 damaging the cab hats of Conductor Leroy McWale Albany and Flagman J W Jennings Waycross Arrests include Jesse Carver and Randall Salomen with others at large in a swamp near Kirkland One arrest Edgar Carver 22 held as suspect. search and bloodhounds join deputies as loot and keys from robberies are recovered
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Waycross
Kirkland
Atlantic Coast Line
Alhany
Leroy McWale
Albany
J W Jennings
Elder Carver
Jesse Carver
Garter
Tomight
Douglas Randall Salomen
Berrien County
Andrew Salomen
John Register
Guamp
Pearson
Tre
Coast Line
Coffee County
Edgar Carver
Jess Carver
Douglas
Goo
Gobels
Savannah
Wayne County
Wo Caley
Warcross
Sheriff
Glms
Young Carver
The Longest Day of the Whole Year
June 21 brings the longest daylight, with sunlit reading options and busy advertising pages. The piece notes warmer weather dulls general news while ads offer daily opportunities, urging readers to consult advertisements before shopping at trusted establishments.
Platonic Kiss Deemed OK by Atlanta Police Chief
Chief James Beavers says platonic kissing is proper anywhere in Atlanta as long as it is modest and not intoxicated. He notes a recent cab incident was between intoxicated individuals and not kissing alane, with no arrests for a kiss.
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Atlanta
Chef Beavers
Terminal Station
Chief Beavers
Constitution
Board of Censorship
Whitehall
Grady Hospital
Trolley Car Strike Voted in Birmingham
Birmingham Ala June 20 The newly organized local street railway union voted tonight for a general street railway strike in Birmingham effective at midnight. The number of men who will respond will probably not be known until time for the cars to start tomorrow morning About 590 men motormen and conductors are employed on the Birmingham lines.
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Birmingham
Street
Lnes
Carnegie Gift From Carnegie Rejected By Bishops
In Nashville on June 20 the Methodist Episcopal Church South bishops vetoed Vanderbilt University’s Carnegie gift, declaring it breaches trust and diverts funds. The nine bishops, including Collins Denny and J. C. Kilgore, vow action to the board of trust and send a report to Vanderbilt's secretary.
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Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
College of Bishops
Board of Trust
Andrew Carnegie
Vanderbilt Medical Coher
Board of Trust of
Vanderbilt
Memphis
Vanderbilt University
Carnegie
Collins Denny
EI. Henjarix
Wor Lambuth
Mouton
J C Kilgore
I H McCoy
EB. Hoss
H © Morrison
W A Candler
Carsnegie
Church of God
Pretty Telephone Operator Marries Man After Phone Courtship
A former Atlanta telephone operator Miss Clyde Brown married B S Anderson clerk for the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway yesterday. Their two year courtship began over the telephone during a wreck incident when the traffic clerk enlisted the operator’s aid. Continued on Page Two.
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Clyde Brown
Atlanta Telephone Exchange
B.S. Anderson Tragde
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St- Lou
Atlanta Mayor Woodward Declares No Vacation This Summer
Atlanta mayor James G. Woodward vows to stay in office through the term and not take a vacation despite pressures. He jokes his only ocean view will be a marine painting in City Hall and notes a $260,000 crematory contract dispute could loom if he leaves. Uncle Jimmy promises to remain on the job and oversee affairs from Atlanta.
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James G. Woodward
Atlanta
City Hall
Woodward
Atlantic City
Piedmont Lake
Jimmy
United States
Newsome Held for Wife's Death in Georgia
Norris Newsome, a well known farmer of Valdosta County, is held on a murder charge after his wife's death last Saturday. Coroner inquest adjourned with a verdict pending. Relatives claim he threatened to cast her out and warn of possible foul play. The husband is jailed.
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Valdosta
Norris Newsome
Soloman
J. A Gwilley
Newsome
Fire Destroys Town in Butler Tean and Knoxville Losses
In Butler Tean twelve buildings within the small lumber town were burned today, causing an estimated loss of 25000 dollars with small insurance. The blaze started at the residence of Joseph Rhea and heavily damaged the business district.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Joseph Rhea
Butler
Tean
Classified Carousel Ad Line
An old line advertising want ads inviting readers to phone Main 5000 or Atlanta 109 for insertion in tomorrow's Constitution newspaper. The notice emphasizes wide readership in Atlanta and across the state and indicates the price of 54 cents for a three line ad, seven times.
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MAIN
Atlanta
Tomorrow's Constitution
Suanday
Georgian Describes His Fall From Sky And Ensigns Death
Washington dispatch recounts Ensign William T Billingsley death after a hydro airplane failed during a Chesapeake Bay flight. Lieutenant John A Towers of Rome Ga, chief Navy aviators, described the crash and his own survival clinging to the aircraft as it plunged 900 feet before seawater claim.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
William T. Billingsley
Jas
Chesapeake Bay
John A .Towers
Rome
Navy
Towers
Mary II Towers
Seventh Avenue
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Chicago
Navy Department
Guantanamo
Washington Navy Yard
Curtis
Potomas River
Point Lookout
Annapolla
Billingsley
Claiborne
Pilingsley
Lieutenant Towers
Wilson Backed On Currency Bill By House Banking Committee
President Wilson won broad but cautious support from a majority of the Democratic members of the House Banking and Currency Committee at a White House conference on the administration currency bill. The meeting aimed to discuss the measure, with several lawmakers still reviewing details, but general sentiment appeared favorable toward the fundamentals of the proposal.
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House Banking Committee
Washington
Wilson
House Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
White House
Glass
Wil
Archdeacon Stuck Reaches Mount McKinley Summit
Farbanks Alaska June 20 The ascent of the highest peak Mount McKinley was completed June 7 by Archdeacon Hudson Stuck and companions Robert C Tatum Harry P Karstens and Walter Harper reaching the south peak The party reports from base camp Stuck plans return to Fairbanks in August and New York in October as Alaska delegate to the Episcopal general convention The 1910 Lloyd expedition had earlier climbed the north peak and left a field press mast at summit
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Farbanks
Alaska
Mount MecKinney
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck
Robert C. Tatum
Harry P. Karstens
Walter Harper
New York
Episcopel Church
Archdeacon Stuck
North Peble
Thomass Lloyd
Lloyd
Atlanta Praised as Ideal Convention City by Visitors
Letters from Dr. J. S. Lyons and Dr. William H. Roberts commend Atlanta for hospitality, facilities, and arrangements during the Pan Presbyterian meeting and recent gas show. They note hotels and public spaces were first class, calling Atlanta an open heart city and predicting strong appeal for future conventions.
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Atlanta
Presbyterian Assemblies
National Commercal Gas Association
America
New York
Chicago
Shrinerg
American Bankers’ Association
J. 5. Lyons
First Presbyterian Church
Loulaville
Southern Presbyterian Assembly
William H. Roberts
Philadelphia
Pas
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
Fred Houser
Convention Bureau
Atlantia Chamber of Commerce
Lyons’ Fetter
Hoberts
City
Roberts
Weather Prophecy Generally Fair Through Weekend
Georgia forecast calls for generally fair weather with a Saturday to Sunday transition. Local report notes temperatures around 70 to 90 degrees, mean near 80, with rainfall minimal in the past 24 hours and a small deficiency since January 1. Director von Herrmann reports the update.
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James Beavers
James L. Beavers
Board of ‘Trust
Message
P. 5. Anderson
Ensign
Lieut
J. A. Towers
Plane
Companion
Mount M’kinley
Gate City
South
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Dr. Roberts
Fy von Herrmann
Prerty
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Charleston
Ed Deneer
Galveston
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Helena
Huron
Jacksonville
Cir
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Bay
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Miami
Mobile
Montgomery
Clay
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New Orleans
Clay New York
Ruin
Phoenitz
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Raleigh
Roswell
San Diego
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St Paul
Salt Lake City
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Shreveport
Ben Beokane
Tampa
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