Indiana Delegation Names Marshall as Dem Nominee
Delegates to the Democratic National Convention from Indiana were instructed to present Governor Thomas R. Marshall as the first and only choice of Indiana Democrats for the presidential nomination. Samuel M. Ralston won the governorship, Frank J. Hart withdrew on the first ballot, and W. P. ONeill captured the lieutenant governor nomination on the fourth ballot. The platform denounces the Payne Aldrich tariff and calls tariff reform through limited custom house taxation. The Sherwood pension bill was endorsed.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Indianapolis
Indiana
Samuel M. Ralston
Lebanon
Frank J. Hart
Rushville
W. P. O'Neill
Mishawaka
Leutenant
Tem perance Committee Left Trail of Booze
Jackson Mississippi March 21 Amusement arose at the state house after discovery of many empty whiskey bottles littering the temperance committee room. Officials found piles of documents and hiding places for bottles along the route from downtown to the capitol. Most bottles were quarter pints, highlighting continued alcohol access in a dry state.
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Jackson
Miss
Atate House
Caom
Re Bellate
Temperance
Capitol Nortera
State House
Mississippi
Fire Captain Smith Killed During Run to Blaze
Birmingham news reports Captain H. A. Smith of fire company No. 3 South Highlands was crushed to death when his auto fire engine ran him down while responding to a blaze at 1512 St. Charles Street. He died instantly from chest injuries and skull fracture.
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Birmingham
Ala
H. A. Smith
South Highlands
St. Charles Street
Lynching of Negro Convict Ends Dramatic Chase
Cochran Ga March 21 Homer Howell a negro convict at work near town killed guard Joseph Coody and tried to shoot two others. He was being moved to Hawkinsville when a mob of about 50 stopped the delivery, dragged Howell from the carriage and hanged him from a roadside pole, with bullets in his body. Authorities feared further trouble and placed extra guards around the camp.
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Cochran
Homer Howell
Joseph Coody
Howell
Coody
Negro
Hawkkinsville
Hawkinsville
Hewkinsville
Flowell
Pinlapaciny
Pulsskt Cintyy Ot &Gharge
Parole Law Extended to the Life Termers
Washington records note the House passed a bill extending the parole law to life prisoners in federal penitentiaries after fifteen years of servitude. The measure was introduced by Representative Howard of Georgia and recommended by Attorney General Wickersham.
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Washington
House
Howard
Georgia
Wickersham
Howard praises Underwood as bravest party leader since the war
Hon William Schley Howard, a Georgia congressman, arrived in Atlanta for two days of campaigning in support of Oscar W Underwood for the Democratic nomination. He will address the Maryland legislature in Annapolis before returning to Washington Monday. Howard's letters in support of Underwood have circulated nationwide and sparked strong reactions in Georgia and beyond.
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Underwood
Howard
Wiliam Schley Howard
Congress
Atlanta
Washington
Maryland
Annapolis
Oscar W. Underwood
Democratic House
Wood
United States
Percy
Ed Vardaman
Georgia
Howard A
Congressan
Aaron Morris Killed While Pursuing Attacker at Gilmer Street
Mrs Cohen on Gilmer Street was accosted by a drunken Black man as Aaron Morris, a local archer, chased the assailant from his porch. Morris confronted the attacker near Boye’s Aich School, was stabbed in the chest, and died at Grady hospital after 11 pm. Police seek the suspect but lack a description.
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Mrs.l. Cohen
Gilmer Street
Mrs. Cohen
Aaron Morris
Mra. Cohen
Mre. Morris
Morris
Grady Hospital
Hood
West
Veterans Parade to Mark Memorial Day in Macon
Macon, March 21. A reunion parade of United Confederate Veterans will march in Macon in May. Lt. Gen. Irvine Walker of Charleston, commander in chief, met with reunion officials and agreed to shorten the route while keeping a veterans-only line. Local veterans pressed for a full big parade and Walker stated the plan remains to have a sizeable procession.
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Macon
United Confederate Veterans
Co. Irvine Walker
Charleston
D. C
The
Confederate Veterans
Walker
Atlanta Ad Men Lead Push for Chamber of Commerce Home
At a Piedmont hotel jubilee, Atlanta leaders announced $84,650 raised toward the $100,000 goal for a M. C. A. property on Pryor street and Auburn avenue. Subscriptions to the Chamber of Commerce Realty Company totaled about $85,000 with late additions. Asa G. Candler boosted his gift to $5,000 plus $4,000 stock, while Piedmont and Georgian Terrace hotels and other firms pledged substantial sums. Ad men vowed to raise the rest and guarantee $196,000 if needed, signaling strong support to house the chamber and related groups in a new building. Continued on Last Page.
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Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Piedmont Hotel
Pryor Street
Auburn Avenue
Chamberstof Commerce Realty Company
Asa G. Candler
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Piedmont
Georgian Terrace
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Southern Ruralist
Feely's
Rich's
Charm
berlin-Johnson-Dubose Company
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Company
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
eveFiine
Wilmer L. Moore
Moore
South
Union
Asex Candler
Mr. Candler
Peachtree
Baker Street
Relatives Link Death to Drunken Dentist in Rome
Rome March 21 Special relatives claim a young man died after an intoxicated dentist pulled his tooth and mutilated his mouth. They allege negligence caused blood poisoning and death at a local hospital, with a damage suit possible as a result.
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Rome
Gordon
Why That's You Mamma Cries the Blind Child at Home
A Philadelphia special reports a poignant scene as Grace, mother of 12 year old Webster Qpie, returns home from an eastern trip to surprise her blind son. Webster, unaware, wanders the room until he recognizes his mother, crying Why that's you mama. The moment blends relief and affection as family life resumes after troubling rumors of Grace's imprisonment.
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Britt Craig
Philadelphia
Maron
Mins
Grace
Webster Qpie
Wees
Lita School
Jetthie
Webbie
Webster
Newnan
Mystery Third Person Emerges in Grace Shooting Case
The article reports a possible third party in the Eugene H. Grace shooting at his Eleventh street home. Mrs Grace asserts she knows who shot him and claims this will be central to the defense. Grace allegedly made statements to reporters during transport to the hospital as police entered.
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Eugene H. Grace
Eleventh Street
Grace
St. Joseph’s Infirmary
John W. Moore
Moore
Daughters Arrival Sparks Emotive Philadelphia Reunion
In Philadelphia Grace reunites with her mother Mrs Ulrich after release from Atlanta. Mrs Ulrich exclaims blessing and disbelief as Grace, 32, lately bailed on a charge of shooting her second husband, acts childlike amid a media frenzy and tight attorney maneuvers.
I Will Prove I Am Innocent Says Daisy Grace
In Philadelphia on March 21 Daisy Grace declares her innocence regarding the shooting case of Mr. Grace. She claims he would tell the truth if on his deathbed, says she is innocent and will stand trial, denouncing accusations and stating she loves Eugené while facing persecutions. She vows to travel to Atlanta and reveal all, insisting she is not attempting to escape.
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Britt Craig
Philadelphia
Mrs. Grace
Mrs. Ulrich
Atlanta
Grace
Daisy
Bemg
Marcy
Mr.-Daisy-Grace
Eugené
Delphia
Mrs Daisy Grace Seeks Early Trial In Atlanta
Philadelphia reports Mrs Daisy Grace traveled with her lawyer to secure her property before Eugene H Grace, then dying in an Atlanta hospital, could challenge her actions. She traced deeds, emptied his power of attorney, and kept valuables in a private Philadelphia vault, then prepared for a return to Atlanta for an early trial.
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Britt Craig
Philadelphia
Daisy Grace
Eugene H. Grace
Attlanta
Atlanta
Sty. St. James Hotel
J. A. Branch
Bureau of Research
City Hall
Girard Trust Company
Ale
Sixtieth Street
Weather Prophecy: Rain Next Day Across Georgia
Local report predicts rain Friday or Friday night across parts of Georgia with a wave bringing much colder air at night in north and central areas. Saturday looks fair but colder in the southeast with brisk northwest winds. Temperatures show a low around 16 to 27, mean around mid 20s, rainfall since month start about 3.98 inches, excess since January 1 about 4.24 inches.
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Georgia
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