Harmony Reigns as Old Guard Secures Key Senate Posts
Washington March 18 Special The Democratic Senate steering committee’s plan for reorganization won broad support, ending weeks of factional strife. Bacon gains foreign relations chair, Tillman moves to naval affairs, and Hoke Smith and others receive committee placements. An early attempt to overhaul chairs by newcomers failed. The caucus plans future action on further chairmanship changes.
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Washington
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Baron
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Georgia
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Cane City
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Bacon
Shelby M Cullom
Illinois
Pont- Offee
Jistiiet of
Columbia
Huke Sm Whe
Une
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Post Office Committee
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Appropriations Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Conpron
Wieson Forces
Representative for Progressive Homes
An appeal for a dependable, guiding representative who visits homes of progressive people each morning, whose presence is welcomed and whose statements are trusted. The text presents the Constitution as the framework for this representative and underscores a service motive for moderate compensation to promote meritorious goods and repairs.
Slaton Returns Home After Flood Struggle in Georgia
Governor-elect John M. Slaton arrived home twelve hours late after a flood interrupted travel in Georgia. He described crossing a makeshift plank trestle over a swollen river and enduring washouts near Manchester and Mark, with 60 to 80 passengers braving the perilous crossing. A train delay prevented his educational speech in Tifton.
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John M. Slaten
South Georgia
Georgia
Slaton
Tong
Manchester
Mr. Slat
Atlanta
Mark
Taylor County
Ceovernar Elvelatun
Tifton
Wreck Kills Two at Warm Springs Georgia
Two men die in wreck of train No 22 on the A B and A Birmingham division near Warm Springs Georgia when a trestle failed after heavy rains. Engineer Burton Simi Manchester is fatally injured. Fireman Hes Jenkins dies. Passenger cars derail. train No 1 from Waycross to Atlanta is delayed. Manchester area station Crofford Creek Ridge flood damage blocks passage.
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Simi
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Birmingham
Mall
Bargate
Warm Springs
Smith
Manter
Firmingham
Waycross
Atlanta
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Sland
Oconee
Milledgeville
Maren 16
Oeonge
Oelock
Eatonton
Greensboro
Athena
Tlvur
Baldwin
Putnam Counties
Georgia
Woman kills former lover in Gallatin bar attack
Nashville reports a woman named Mrs Dodson shot Charles Cobb three times inside a Broadway bar after he left Gallatin weeks earlier. Cobb died minutes later at a city hospital. Dodson, 3 years married, 16 years into marriage, was arrested and jailed. husband arrived after a high speed trip.
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Tenn
March
Charles Cobb
Barrer
Broadway
W. & Dadson
Hhe Matt
Colia
Cobb
City
Tat
Dedson
Baltimore Foreman Held for Explosion Tragedy
Coroner jury holds William J. Bombardt, assistant foreman of stevedores, responsible for the dynamite blast aboard the steamer Alain Chine on March 7. Thirty or more men died. Witnesses testified Bombardt struck a box of dynamite with a balebook, igniting the explosion.
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William J. Bombardt
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Swollen rivers drive Georgia towns to flee homes
Across Georgia floods threaten farms and cities as Savannah and Ocmulgee rivers rise to record levels. Lowland residents evacuate with bridges washed out, trains delayed, and a 35-foot peak forecast for Savannah. Damages mount along the Oconee and Ocmulgee as industries and dairies fear losses.
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Savannah
Georgia
Millidgeville
Oconee
Little River
Ioats
Wethan
Thomasvine
Montgomery
Senators Threaten Protest Over Neill Reappointment
Senators THinan and Overman told colleagues they will urge President Wilson to withdraw Dr. Charles P. Neill’s nomination for labor commissioner. They may present evidence accusing the labor chief of publishing untruthful reports on child labor in cotton mills of the South. Overman previously opposed a 1911 labor report.
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Overman
Wilson
Charles P. Neill
Labor
Tillman
Senate
Commissioner of Labor
South
Advertising plea to boost Woman's Edition circulation
The advertising committee of the Woman's Edition urges each club to secure city representatives for the issue to reach 65 000 to 80 000 readers. The plan calls for out of town clubs to trade four columns for three columns of local publicity, with Mrs St Elmo Massengale coordinating and open to inquiries at The Constitution.
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Woman's Edition
Chamber of Commerce
ST. Elmo Massengale
Hardy for successor to Mrs. Longstreet
Washington reports Representative Tom Bell conferred with Senator Hoke Smith on patronage and plans to nominate A. J. Hardy as postmaster at Gainesville to succeed Mrs. Longstreet. Hardy aligned with Underwood. Bell indicated he would judge appointees by past actions rather than party loyalty.
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Tom Bell
Hoke Smith
A. 3. Hardy
Gainesville
Longstreet
Hardy
Underwood
Bell
Wilson
Georgia
Mr. Bell
Wails Emitted by Democrats Report on Patronage and Appointments
Washington dispatch reports Democrats alarmed at nonrenewal of many federal posts as Taft era patronage wanes. Talks of merit system and tariff influence color future staffing, with McCombs detailing preconvention fights. Dudley Field Malone declines public office amid White House plans.
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John Corrigan
Washington
Department of Justice
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United States
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Taft
E. E. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Charles P. Neill
Wilson
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Democratic National Committee
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France
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Senator
Troma New Hampshire
Beavers Face Sunday Movie Openings Verdicts in Peoria and Atlanta
In Peoria Illinois Miss Fullerton testifies on wages of stage workers with merchants and underworld figures questioned about pay links to immorality. In Atlanta city leaders debate Sunday theater openings with charity boxes. Chief Beavers silent awaiting action as legal questions loom.
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Peoria
Ill
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Ulinois
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O'Hara
Moving Picture
Atlanta
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Pathe Weekly
Panama Canal
James L. Mayson
Police Commission
James L. Reavers
Beavers
Hugh M. Dorsey
Spirit
Lette
Weather Prophecy Records Cold Spell Ahead
Prophecy outlines fair skies turning much colder through Sunday and Monday. Local report notes the cold snap with no reliable readings for lowest, highest, and mean temperatures. Rainfall and precise measurements missing, with earlier month and year data unclear.
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