Train Robbery Suspects Named in Birmingham Case
East Point watchman identifies Perry, Fields, and Gray as suspects in the Queen and Crescent train robbery near Birmingham that netted $40,000. Harry Melville, wounded by a knife during the holdup, picks Perry and later Fields and Gray in lineups. Police say the men, arrested near Brookline Street, are linked to the Hust Point depot blast and a Vinings rail job, with federal action to follow.
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East Point
Watchman
Fields
Perry
Harry B. Melville
Queen and Crescent
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
A. O. Perry
Brookline Street
George Builard
Shaw
W. B. Gray
Des Moines
Biallas Willian
Grant
Reafors Fields
Melville
Gray
Tom Oliver
West Point
Central of Gear Railroads
Thom
Suspenss
Hust Point
Oliver
Thoughrt
Peecy
Vields
Mornig
Decatur Street
John Nolan
Marietta
Nashville
Chattanooga
Staary
Vinings
Brookline
Griffin
Walker Bros
United States Post Office
T v
Bullard
Rolvers
Rans Amuck and Shoots Three Washington Clash
March 20 report: Herman Ka bansky ran amuck with two revolvers in a pistol duel with two policemen injuring himself and leaving his wife seriously wounded. His mother in law and brother in law were detained as family troubles were blamed by police.
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Rans
Washington
Herman Kabansky
Ran Amuck
Todsy
Contagion Sweeps Negro Orphanage in Atlanta
Six infants remain ill in a single room at Carrie Steele Logan Home on 901 Fair Street as typhoid like illness advances. Reports cite diphtheria pneumonia and malnutrition as causes while conflicting doctors weigh source and sanitation. City and county funding are in question with the matron noting missed salaries and limited meals amid an ongoing health crisis.
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Carrie Steel
Logan
Fair Street
Atlanta
Carrie Steele Logan
H. R. Butler
Auburn Avenue
Hail
Femme
Momey
Augusta L. Goodrum
Fisk School For
Turmoil in Ulster as Britain Moves Troops
London reports the government shifting regular troops to Ireland to preempt crises in Ulster. Key leaders urge peace while cabinet ministers debate home rule and possible coercion. Attorney General Simon pledges law and order will be observed in Ulster regardless of events.
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London
Ulster
Ireland
Army Council
Mic
Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paset
Irish Garrigtons
Trish
Armagh
England
Ulster Volunteers
John Redmond
Belfast
Londonderry
Riofing
Sir Edward Carson
Uister Council
Cabiness
John Burns
Local Government Board
Watc
Thomas McKinnon Wood
Scotland
Augustine Birrell
Andrew Bonar Law
John Allebrooke Simon
ONeal Demands Grand Jury Probe In Alabama
Governor Emmet ONeal demands a grand jury inquiry into allegations by Theophilus Lacy former convict department chief clerk that he gave the governor 27000. Lacy claims May or June funds were involved. ONeal vows to prosecute newspapers that publish the libelous charge and seeks an impartial full investigation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Emmet O'Neal
Alabama
Theophilus Lacy
Cleri
State Convict Department
Lacy
O'Neal
Armistead Brown
Usees
Torreon Invested by General Villa as 12,000 Rebels Surround City
General Villa and an army of about 12,000 rebels encircled the federal stronghold of Torreon after repairing rail links north of Jiminez. The march through desert and passes faced extreme heat and dust, with Villa forecasting the city would fall within a week as shells prepared and outposts exchanged minor fire.
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Torreon
Villa
Yera
Durango
Mexico
Wheeling
Melugivo Velasco
Velasco
Yermo
Mapimi
Bermedillo
Thermy
Torrean
General Villa
Jiminez
Toren
Wilson Describes What It Feels To Be President
Washington dispatch quotes Woodrow Wilson at a National Press Club event. He reveals an intimate self image as a frail, thinking man with a restless volcano inside and a fear of colossal blunders. He says the presidency binds him to duty yet restrains emotion and personal freedom. Continued on Page Two.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Washington
National Press’ Club of Washington
Myyself
Dili
Newlands
Congress
Train Hold Up Fizzles As Bandit Flees In Panic
A masked bandit boarded Southern train No. 13 the Ohio Special at Povilla last night wielding a plate like a weapon and fled after Conductor J H Graden reacted instantly to signal for help. Passengers panicked. Dr E W Smith resisted the robbery with $80 on him. Detectives and bloodhounds were sent to track the fleeing figure. The description notes a youthful, slender man in a blue handkerchief mask, a green telescoped hat, kid gloves, and a gray suit, with the plate described as the largest ever seen in a stage hold up.
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Southern
Ohio
Povilla
Baggwege
J. H. Graden
Ellenwood
Pelmell
Macon
Flovilla
Jim Clinton
Smith
E. W. Smith
Roney Medicine Company
Auburn Avenue
Graden
The
Constitution
Detective Burns Targeted by Will M Smith in Conley Probe
Attorney William J Smith, counsel for Jim Conley, attacks detective William J Burns amid the Leo Frank case coverage. Smith accuses Burns of acting for private parties, denies him rights, and demands Burns submit to terms before any interview with Conley. He calls Burns a mere private detective and urges restraint, warning against publicity and boastful conduct.
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Burns
William 37 Smith
Jim Conler
William J. Burns
America
Leo Frank
Smith
Aleuc
Conrey
Conley
Motro
Burne
Onley
Weather Prophecy Clouds Promise Weekend Rain in Georgia
Georgia faces cloudy skies with likely rain on Saturday and Sunday as a daily weather report notes low and high temperatures around 41 and 71 degrees. Rainfall readings show 0.64 inches in the past 24 hours and a month-to-date deficiency of 2.20 inches since the first, with January 1 as a reference point.
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Daily Weather
Atlanta
Birmingham
Boston
Eir
Ruffalo
Charleston
Ely
Louis
Paul
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James
Watts
W. Ek. McAdory
Francis Price
Squeen and Crescent
Contagion Sweeps Negro Orphanage
Atlanta Constitution
Dacert
London Times
H. W. Nevinson
Dacourt
Dallas
Price
C. Dullas
Harrison Cave
C. F. Woods
C. W. Ferguson
Harrison B. Cave
Hella Temple
C. W. Davis
Hella Temple Patrol
C. F
Refugio Velasco
City
Benefit of Press Club
Dude Bandit
Detective Burns
Will M. Smith
Jim Conley Pictures
Wil Smith
Willaim J. Burns
Amd
Daniel
Nate
Wiliam J. Burns
Georgia
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