Income tax and sugar bill spark Senate clash
Washington March 3 The House plans to discuss a democratic excise tax on net incomes above 5000 plus a sugar on the free list bill. Senate action is seen as tempestuous with the income tax and sugar measures sent to judiciary and finance panels respectively. Congress debates revenue impact and deficit relief as leaders weigh committee fates.
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Finance Committee
Judiciary Committee
Hall
Representative Hall
Tennessee
Freedom Near as Dodge County Woman Leaves Prison
Mrs Freeny, who was sentenced to life for the 1907 murder of William P Harrell in Eastman Dodge County, is set to be released March 14 after a governor commuted her term to five years. She served five years with good behavior and will be about 38 at release. Her life story includes two marriages and multiple separations. Continued on Page Two.
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Sallis Freeny
Eastman
Dodge County
State
Hoke Smith
Georgia appoints J. J. Conner as agriculture commissioner
Governor Joseph M. Brown named Hon. J. J. Conner of Bartow county to fill the unexpired term of Commissioner T. G. Hudson whose resignation takes effect May 1. Conner, a prominent Georgia farmer, said he would not seek a long term, a decision noted as continued on Page Three.
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J. J. Conner
Bartow County
Joseph M. Brown
T. G. Hudson
Mr. Connor
Georgia
Hace
Connor
Walker's Hopes Dim As Georgia Brings Death Sentence
William B Walker is to be hanged in Macon jail on Friday March 8 for the murder of his wife. Governor Brown and the state prison commission refused to intervene. Judge Ross pleads innocence and claims witnesses were coerced though the court accepted strong circumstantial evidence. The crime is described as one of the state’s most horrible, involving gasoline theft. Continued on Page Two.
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Wiliam B. Walker
Macon
Joseph M. Brown
State Prison Commission
Walker
John P. Ross
Ross
Shoot at Picture Show Curtain Ends in Homicide
A private summary reports a shooting backstage at a picture show where a man was killed. Witnesses described a revolver being fired as the curtain rose and shots were heard behind the scenes. Authorities investigated the incident and identified a suspect in connection with the fatal blaze.
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Urtain
Grand Jury Flays Atlanta Police Inefficiency
Fulton county grand jury and Carlos H. Mason, head of Atlanta's police board, clashed as the report charged city police with inefficiency from interference by Mason and associates. It cites 47 homicides but only 21 arrests, plus 26 unsolved killings. county figures show 14 murder arrests with 13 total homicides. Mason denies interference, cites inadequate police protection.
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Fulton County Grand Jury
Carlos H. Mason
Atlanta
Grand Jury
Beavers
Mason
Flames Ravage Emery Steiner Building Fire
A blaze started in the kitchen of the Steiner Em ery building last night at 11 o clock causing about 16000 damage to the Young Women s Christian Association on the third and fourth floors the Guarantee Clothing Company stock on the first floor and to the building The second floor offices were unoccupied The fire fought by Chief Cummings and his crew was hard and confined to the northwest corners of the upper floors within an hour The theater actresses who spotted the flames alerted others and the department cooled the flames. nearby Hartman s haberdashery suffered minor damage as water flooded the lower levels
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Young Women's Christian Assoc Ciation
Guarantee Clothing Company
Association Rooms
Cummings
Linderheath
Siamieyee
Guarantes Clothing’ Company
Peachtree Atreet
Hartman’s Haberdashery
Peachtrée
Atreet
Fiva
Reckoned heiress? Unclear heading shows Etchison loss
J I Etchigan or Etchison, a presumed St. Joseph merchant, claims he lost or had stolen $104,000 drawn from two St. Joseph banks. Found in Tampa dazed, he says he was slugged in Kansas City and cannot recall events since. Family and Odd Fellows aided locating him. authorities report his funds and travel linked to mysterious assailants.
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Fla
St. Joseph
J. I. Etchigan
Hot.Springs
Ark
Kansas City
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
John R. Etchison
Excelsior Springs
Etchison
St. Joseph Banks
Etchilson
Reduced Streetcar Fares Debate With Georgia Railway
The city and the Georgia Railway and Electric Company remain in stasis over reduced streetcar fares and related proposals. The council will wait for the company's report before acting further, after citizen input and hearings with the Street Car Company president.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Commisston
Daga
Railroad- Commission
To.a.committee
Trom
Street Bar Company
Étreét
Georgia Raillway
Eleotric
Everal
Etrle
Pruning Knife for Democrats
Washington march 2 special in line with the democratic economy program the following boards are to be abolished in reducing government housekeeping and no appropriations will be in the legislative executive and judicial bill the tarif board cost 50000 commerce court 74000 president tafts economy commission 75000 travel expenses 25000 total 225000 a year saved to taxpayers the tarif board has no friends democrats deem it useless and republicans fault its reports the subcommittee predicts no provision for the commerce court under law the court is not perpetual and circuit judges temporarily assigned the bench the presidents traveling expenses are proposed to be cut because the country felt it would be unnecessary
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Tarif
Commerce Court
Taft
Economy Commission
Ereal
Tariff Board
Commerce ‘Court
Ocate
Taft Declares Mexico No Place for Americans
President Taft warns Americans against traveling to Mexico and urges citizens to avoid the country amid rising unrest and dangers. The call comes as U S officials monitor events across the border and advise caution for travelers and expatriates.
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Mexico
Taft
Americans in Mexico urged to quit country
President Taft issued a proclamation warning American citizens to avoid entering Mexico and to leave if conditions worsen. The State Department sent telegrams to Ambassador Wilson and consular agents instructing Americans in peril to withdraw across the border, keeping their effects with the U.S. consul.
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Mexico
Taft
State Department
Wilson
United States
Legends of Pekin siege as legations brace for attack
Soldiers rush to Pekin to guard legations as martial law resumes. Reports say cannonading near Fang-Tai, lines cut, and telegraph wires severed. Detachments from Tien Tsin arrive while diplomats seek restored contact. Fears rise for missionaries and foreigners in looted cities as mutiny spreads.
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Leecock
Legations
Fang-Tai
Tien Tsin
Pao Ting Fu
Weather Prophecy Rain Likely Sunday Into Monday
Local report forecasts rain across Georgia with Sunday into Monday as the main window. Moderate northeast and east winds expected, with low to high temperatures and varying rainfall figures noted.
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