Atlanta Charter Fight Renewed with Mass Meeting
A mass meeting in Atlanta renews the charter fight with a 100 member committee led by Orr set to present resolutions. Citizens demand council forward the McCinland-Nopkins charter to voters within sixty days and reject delaying tactics to push a legislative adoption.
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Citizens’ Committee
J. K. Orr
Council
dSne
General Council
IPSS
Orr
Atlanta
Maynor Jamey G. Woodward
Enunell
Davies Ro Nutting
Abermathy
Jans Wl Maddaw
I Sasen
AL Tiaskin
al Wordlaw
Vie Thall
Claude L. Astley
Ibert Thomson
Claude Eompus
Thomas
Secarel
Johan S Carder
Elshth
Ak Celeord
Wimbrough
Tooth
Charias Whiteford Smith
George Th Boynton Osabl
Thoraueh
Feterson
Dames Warren
Mpu Sete
Cheanares
Eheror
Warren Sali
Ssi
People of
Pask Ocecineit
Poonte
Les Intatues
Mayer Woodward
The Constitution carries a message to readers at home
A promotional piece urges steady talk with readers through the week. It emphasizes ads that are timely and interesting and asks merchants to let The Constitution reach households as a day of rest passes and audiences read closely.
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Constitution
Easter Sunday Parade in Atlanta Draws Fashion Warnings
The Master parade showcased weather perfect and fashion bold as Atlanta observed a vivid display of styles from simple white frocks to elaborate creations. Prancing celebrants faced slip hazards as narrow skirts and missing slippers prompted playful rescues amid a crowd of curious onlookers.
Thousands Attend Sunday Movie Shows Amid Debate Over Ordinance
Atlanta theaters kept open for a second time drawing an estimated crowd of about 10,000 while charitable groups staged free screenings at Vesey Memorial Church. Attendance followed closures from 7 to 8:20 pm for church services, with parents and children filling front rows and educators calling for a designated children’s hour. Community and medical leaders urged care for crippled children, citing 2,000 in Georgia needing treatment and backing plans for a state hospital.
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Atlanta
Associated Charities
Vesey Memorial Churen
Musa
Charsmo
Iu Maddox Ordiciante
Wesley Memorial Durch
Free Clinic
Grady Hospital
Michael Hoke
Hoke
Georgia
Preacher Blames Churches For Sunday Shows In Atlanta
Henry Clay Morrison at St Pauls Methodist church denounces Sunday picture shows as desecration of the Sabbath, urging churches to awaken the Holy Spirit. His revival continues as crowds fill St Pauls for sermons urging faith and reform, with strong talk on stopping Sunday amusements.
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Morrison
St. Paul’s Church
Atlanta
Jesus Christ
Henry Clay Morrison
Paul's Methodist Church
St. Paul's
Church of God
St. Pauls Church
Moershon
Satan
Sin
God
Christ
Father
Ralph Smith Lands 54000 A Year Place
Ay John Corrigan Jr. Ralph Smith of Atlanta, Washington correspondent for The Atlanta Journal, lands a $4,000 annual post directing indexing of congressional records. The Senate printing committee governs the job, with Sen Fletcher of Florida as chairman and Sen Keke Smith aiding the arrangement.
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Printing Committee of
The
Senate
Fletcher
Florida
Keke Smith
Ralph Smith
Duel to the death interrupts Carmen at Argamasilla de Alba
In Madrid dated March 2, a stage duel broke out in the little theater at Argamasilla De Alba Ciudad Real between two singers over a love affair. The combat occurred during Carmen with Padre as Don Toreador Estamillo and Martines as Don Jose. They postponed the duel until season's end, but a real clash occurred in the third act leaving Martines fatally wounded.
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Madrid
Argamasilla de Alba
Ciudad Real
Padre
Toreador Estamillo
Martines
Don Jose
Carmen
Martinez
Shoots Enemies in Car On Prominent Street
Montezuma Ga March 2 Special About 4 o clock this evening Al Joyner byromville a young man driving a car Osce Walters a young man of this city opened fire on Walters with an automatic shotgun wounding Walters seriously if not fatally. It is said bad feelings existed between the two men for some time. The shooting happened on a prominent residential street Joyner was driving toward Byrombie.
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Montezuma
al Joyner
Byromville
Osce Walters
Walters
Thi
Joyner
Byrombie
Wilson declines French ambassadorship amid duty concerns
Washington reports President Wilson endorses Democratic chair McCombs's decision to refuse the French ambassadorship. He notes the diplomatic service suffers when only those with substantial means can serve abroad, and expresses disappointment at the sacrifice required of capable leaders. Five diplomatic posts loom, including England, Mexico, Japan, Russia, and China.
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Washington
Wilson
McCombs
National Democratic Committee
Tne
United States
Bryan
England
Mexico
Japan
Russia
China
London
Panama
Great Britain
Ching
Tokio
Pekin
Crara Court
Thead
Hackman Lynched by Passengers in Albany Georgia
Albany Ga March 23 A coroner’s jury could not solve the death of Will Washington a known hackman found beside Blue Spring road with seven bullet holes and a bound neck The theory is that white men killed him for unknown reasons then dumped his body and left the horse to return alone Police believe a lynching occurred with two or three assailants and the jury declared the slayers unknown
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Albany
Will Washington
Hackman
Blue Spring Road
Washington
Distrust of Banks Costs This Negro Savings Years
A Black man named Lux loses over 708 dollars when intruders break into his Pelham street home while he and his wife attend church. The front door is broken and a desk with a money box is dragged into an alley. W. M. Stumps, the local clerky, reports the burglary and notes no suspects.
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Clerkey
W. M. Stumps
Pelham Street
General Strike Ratified for April 14 in Brussels
The labor party congress in Brussels ratified a general strike set for April 14. The national committee on universal suffrage issued the order after the government refused to consider electoral reform measures.
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Brussels
Labor Party
National Committee On Universal
National Committee
Omaha in Ruins and Mayor Asks for Martial Law
A tornado near Greenwood wipes eastern Nebraska towns. Omaha reports downed wires and looting fears. Lincoln dispatches say at least twenty dead, ten missing, over a hundred injured. Berlin and Yutan also suffer fires, waterworks out, rescue efforts hampered across several states.
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Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
Greenwood
Dahlman
Hall- of-Omeha
Berlin
Yutan
Ashland
Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Several States
A March storm battered the central west and midwest causing widespread destruction and telegraph outages. Reports from Nebraska Kansas Iowa Indiana describe heavy damage with many towns affected including Omaha and Yutan Nebraska Marshalltown Ackley Woodbine Carroll Terre Haute and Abilene. The casualty count lists 11 dead and about 50 injured with Omaha cut off for hours as the city faced a massive tornado sweep.
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Chicago
West
Middle States
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Indiana
Omaha
Berlin
Ashland
Yutan
Neb
Marshalltown
Ackley
Woodbine
Carroll
Terre Haute
Ind
Abilene
Kanare
Weather Prophecy from a Cloudy March Forecast
Washington reports cloudy conditions with a Monday rain followed by possible showers and thunderstorms and a colder Tuesday. Oklahoma expects cloudy skies with much colder temperatures and shifting high winds. Virginia predicts showers Monday and warmer Tuesday then a return to fair and colder conditions with brisk winds. North and South Carolina see cloudy weather with possible local rain Monday night or Tuesday and brisk southeast winds. Florida starts fair Monday with some erosion, northwest areas turn cloudy Tuesday with brisk winds. Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana face showers and thunderstorms Monday into Tuesday, then fair and cooler with brisk south winds. East Texas experiences local rain Monday turning colder Tuesday with southern winds. West Texas stays fair and colder with a cold wave in the Panhandle Tuesday. West Virginia foresees rain Monday, fair and much colder Tuesday. Tennessee and Kentucky see local rains Monday, much colder by night, then fair and colder Tuesday with high winds.
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Washington
Georgia
Oklahoma
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Misalasippi
Alabama
Lonistaha
Texas
Tesxas
Panhandle
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
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