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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1914

Page

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Villa drives rebels to seize Torreon in desperate assault

General Villa consolidates forces with General Herrera to storm Torreon as federal defenders retreat toward western positions. Gomez Palacio report says rebels control most of the city including the business district while Villa and Herrera men press the attack with heavy artillery and renewed assaults.

Villa Herrera Torreon Pena, Reyna Anaya Ocaranza Her~tera General Angeles Gomez Palacio Juarez General Villa Carranza Lerdo Guaman Villas Carrance Benavides Ortega Urbina Egsant Angeles Jefe Suprem Gomez Palacios Villa and Morelos Wetter Generadl Urbina Repac Constitutionaliet Red Cross

Bank bandit Rhynata held on $10,000 bond in Auburn Avenue case

Police court crowd packs Recorder Brovies as Edward Marshall alias Rhynata faces parallel charges for entering the Auburn Avenue Bank of Savings. Witnesses identify him by number and bleary testimony reveals a violent confrontation with a bank clerk. His attorney seeks bond reduction while his wife sobs.

Bank Bandit Great Crowd Auburn Avenue Bank Rhynata Brovies Edward Marshall Edward Rhynata Grand Jury Marshall Harvey Hull White Rata Gall Atlanta State Bank For Savings Auburn Avenue Heme Vantts Cain and Willliams Streets Rignata J . Ross Rops Marshal J.C. Ross Savings Institution Ross Velin Singleton Johnson Bell Street J.C. Smith Houston Street Bell R. F. Dobbs Martha

James Conley's Alley Sighting Shapes New Trial Plea

Solicitor General Dorsey served with formal notice of Lea M. Frank extraordinary motion for a new trial within twenty days. Mary Rich testifies Conley emerged from rear pencil factory alley around 2:15 PM on murder day, buying lunch then vanishing. Dalton repudiates prosecution testimony as new alibi witnesses surface and coaching claims arise against Dorsey.

Dorsey Hugh M. Dorsey Wee Lea M. Frank Mary Bieh Yiemnity Jim Conley Mary Phagan Conley Hepudiete Teylmant Brutia Dalton Dewey Hewell Cincinnati Hewell Pathy Robinsau Maggia Griffin Griffin Helen Kern Frank Daffy J. B. Simmons Leo Frank Simmons Mary Rich Jim Consey Penvil Hastilunter Street

Agnes Scott Wins First Intercollegiate Debate in Dixie

Agnes Scott college Decatur Ga defeats H Sophie Newcomb college New Orleans by a unanimous judges decision on the telegraph nationalization resolution. Debaters Mary Helen Schneider Emma Jones Marguerita Wells, reception follows as 300 students celebrate with a snake dance.

Agnes Scott Dixie New Orleans Southern Colleges Agnes Scott College Decatur H. Sophie Newcomb Callage Asnes Scott Atve Newcomb Georgia Helen Schneider Emma Jones Mar-guerite Wells Gladys Gibbons Margaret Foules Newcomb College Agnes, Scott Mary Helen Schneider Chattanooga Decatur, Principale Marguerita Wells Augusta Murphy Candler Hooper Alexander Charles D. McKinney Mise Jones Propylean Society Sophie Newcomb

Atlanta Welcomes Good Roads Scouts In Welcome to Highway Plan

A Good Roads scouting party from the American Highway Association and the U.S. Office of Public Roads arrived in Atlanta to view the proposed national route between Atlanta and Washington. The delegation, including E W James and I J Pennypacker, was welcomed by Mayors Woodward and local officials. They planned to study route maintenance rather than building new roads, with Scales to lead Georgia coordination.

Good Roads American Highway Association United States Office of Public R Atlanta Washington Piedmont Jhotel Auto E. W. James Office of Good Roads I. &. Pennypacker D. C. Scales W. L. Spoon Ivision W. McCabe DeKalb County Ivan Allen Fred Houser W. H. Leahy F. J. Paxon M .R. Wilkinson Hotel Piedmont American Road Congress Woodward Allens Lexington Monroe Scales Georgia Division Georgia Railroad

Spence Confirmed for Alaska District Attorney Post

Washington reports Judge W. N. Spence of Camilla was confirmed as district attorney for the third division of Alaska. A heated Senate debate over party platforms touched on appointing residents to district offices as Jones noted a nominee living 3,000 miles from Alaska. Spence will be sworn in despite the controversy.

Washington W. N. Spence Camilla Alaska Owen O'Gorman Jones Spence

Catholic Missionary Dies at Germantown Rectory

Grace a Roman Catholic missionary died at St. Vincent De Paul rectory Germantown after long illness. He was 60 born in Brooklyn NJ.

Poussenpua Maren Luke Grace St. Vincent de Paul Germantown Brooklyn

Young husband with smallpox ends his life in Waycross

Waycross Ga March 27 Special Taylated in a house at Haylow because of smubipos W L Freeman age 27 for three months a rent for the Atlantic Coast Line suicided early today by firing a bullet through his head. His home was originally in Tennessee and he has a brother in Morristown Tenn. His wife and a young kid survive. Freeman was given sick leave a few days ago by the Coast Line.

Waycross Haylow Smubipos W. L. Freeman Atlantic Coast Line Tennessee Morristown Tenn Freeman Coast Line

Crawford Will In Court Again

Plaintiffs led by Colonel James and Albert Kemper file a petition to strike portions of Auditor James L. Anderson's ruling in the Crawford will case seeking to purge the record of his conclusions. A 250 page brief accompanies the filing as objections to most auditor rulings. The April 4 hearing before Judge George Bell's chambers will determine whether the auditor's conclusions remain.

J. 3 James Albert Kemper Crawford Mary Belle Crawford Joshua B. Craawford James L. Anderson Superior Court George Bell

Rehearing Sought in Vanderbilt Case in Tennessee

Nashville March 27 claim that Supreme Court decision erred prompts petition for rehearing. Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South challenge Vanderbilt ownership claims, arguing the Board of Trust is not self perpetuating and that initial trustee selection rested with the annual conference. The petition, a sixty page document, attacks multiple points of the court's last opinion. The board’s answer to the bishops is expected before the court tomorrow.

Nashville Tenn Supreme Court Methodist Episcopal Church South Vanderbilt University State Supreme Court Yt Ia Board of Trust Methodist Annual Conference Trim

Cotton Futures Bill Advances Amid Reform Debate

Washington reports the Senate passed a bill to regulate cotton futures trading after a debate over pooling and spooling operations. A compromise measure imposes delivery and mail transmission rules, with penalties up to a $5,000 fine or one year in prison, while addressing Patten v. United States concerns.

Washington Senate Kenyon Supreme Court Patten Audi Department of Agriculture Hoke Smith Georgia Tom Smith South Carolina Senatora Smith Ransadli Louisiana New York Cotton Exchange Ranadell New Orleans

Angry Diner Shoots Indifferent Waiter in Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne Ind March 27 Anthony Trestman a wealthy brewer is jailed after shooting H J Brace a negro waiter at a local hotel cafe. He says the waiter ignored his request for his overcoat provoking the act. Brace died at a hospital.

Fort Wayne Ind Anthony Trestman H. J. Brace Trentman Bruce

Wilson Triumph In Panama Toll Repeal Fight

President Wilson won the opening battle of the Panama canal toll repeal fight as the House adopted a special rule for consideration of the bill amid fierce opposition. The rule passed 207 to 176, with 189 Democrats voting to sustain it against minority leaders, signaling likely passage of the repeal bill by a substantial margin.

Washington Wilson House Clark Underwood Mann Murdock Congress Tinderwood Uien Adamson Hardwick Fitzgerald Representative Henry Chaiman Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee Palmer Pennalvania Georgia Sheiles Kentucky Eldes Kansas

Weather Prophecy CLOUDY Georgia Forecast

Local report indicates cloudy conditions for Saturday and Sunday with possible rain. Temperature range expected with low and high not specified. Normal temperatures referenced. Rainfall in past 24 hours not provided. Deficiency figures for the period unclear.

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