Mayor Woodward Denounced as Backer of Underworld
Aldine Chambers charges Mayor James G. Woodward with obstructing progress and aiding vice in a broad public attack. He says Woodward stands with lawlessness and a “wide open town,” while Woodward replies that Chambers is dishonest and untrustworthy, urging readers to judge veracity by records and witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Underworld
Chambers
Mayor
Aldine Chambers
James G. Woodward
Mr. Chambers
Wayor
Frank’s Lawyers Get Affidavits in Frank Case
Judge Ben Hull ordered turnover of affidavits and papers to Leo Frank’s defense, used in a motion for a new trial on newly discovered evidence. Stenographic records were also obtained as the defense builds its strategy before the prison commission hearing. The move, while surprising courthouse officials, aimed to keep the defense thoroughly posted on all angles.
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Ben Hull
Soungel
Leo Frank
Prison Commission
Frank
Ove
William J Burns
Byrne
Dorse
B. Ragsdale
Jim Conley
Annie Maude Carter
Leonard Haas
Meade
Supreme Court
Washington
Atlanta
Louis Marshall
New York
Leon
Slaton
Nat Harris
Cornell
Cornell Alumni Association of
Western Pennsylvania
Leo M. Frank
Measures to Establish 5 Cent Motor Omnibus In Kansas City
Kansas City delegates to the first National Jitney association convention adopted measures to establish the 5 cent motor omnibus or jitney as a public service vehicle and end its novelty classification. Solutions for insurance legislation and transportation problems were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
National
Reaching the Right People The Atlanta Constitution
The article stresses using The Atlanta Constitution to reach readers who rely on it daily for news and advertising. It notes local prestige, shopper readership before downtown trips, and the value of morning offerings over prior-day ads for attracting customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Merchant
Atlanta Constitution
Constitution
Bloody duel ends with Nash and Brunson wounded
Hattie Nash hid behind Nash as J J Nash and J D Brunson opened fire on Gilmer street near Pratt. Nash, 40, was shot five times and Brunson three times. both men from Grady hospital with serious and moderate injuries. Brunson denies impropriety with Mrs Nash. a Syrian neighbor George Collier was injured trying to separate the men. Nash vows he shot to kill and regrets the incident as a family ruin unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Nash
East Fatr Street
Lfe
J. J. Nash
J. D Brunson
Bombay
Florida
Southern Dental College
Gilmer Street
Nash
Brunson
Branson
Mr. Nash
Dental College
Urunson
Patrol Wagon Veteran Attempts To End His Life
J B Echols an aged man who claimed to have fought with Lee in Virginia and owned property in the south before the war attempted self harm in a police patrol wagon last night. He cut his throat with a razor as officers Carter and Pittman arrested him on Peters Street after rumors of a con. He was taken to Grady Hospital where surgeons treated a deep throat wound and Echols gave no motive or address.
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Aldime Chambers
Woodward
Chambers
Dine Chambers
Wnan
Aldine Chambern
Aldine Chambers
Carey
James G. Woodward
Mayor Woodward
Atants
J.B. Echols
Lee
Virginia
South
Carter
Pittman
Echols
Peters Street
Kenola
Waxon
Buy" Braselton
Mehols
Pox Nee Station
Italy and Austria near agreement in war aims
Rome reports an accord between Italy and Austria may be near as Vienna finally accepts Italy’s desire to annex ethnically Italian lands. Talks focus on territory extent and time of cession with Baron Sonnino’s possible concession on Trieste. Diplomatic envoys including German ambassador and Count Goluchowski move discussions forward.
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Rome
Chiasso
Switzerland
Paris
Italy
Austria
Princes von Buelow
Baron Sonnino
Trieste
Gonnino
Count Goluchowski
Baron Sonning
Prince von Buelow
Capital punishment stays in Tennessee, veto blocks reform
Nashville Tenn May 5 Governor T C Bye vetoed the bill abolishing capital punishment saying the change would raise crime and mob violence. He also vetoed a bill prohibiting the giving of tips.
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Nashville
Tenn
TC. Bye
Tennessee
Tenth Street School Patrons Press for 15000 for Improvements
A delegation of more than twenty Atlanta business leaders appeared before the city finance committee to seek 15000 for urgent Tenth Street School improvements. They cited crowded, poorly ventilated rooms and many children turned away, urging prompt action to provide a sanitary, adequate building.
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Tenth Street
Atlanta
Finance Committee of Council
T. E. Glenn
Work Planned on New Car Line Between Atlanta and Augusta
OE Church named receiver for Atlanta and Carolina Railway plans under way to resume trolley line work between Atlanta and Augusta. Conferences with stakeholders foreseen progress on grading and track laying, with several miles completed. Bonds of 1 million issued years ago would have finished the line. current finances and surveys support resumed work. Attorneys Burton Smith and P H Aldton represent the receiver in the case.
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Atlanta
Augusta
Atlanta and Carolina Railway Company
Church
Supreme Court
Burton Smith
P. H Aldton
Smith
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Cmeditore
Bosses Needed to Keep Riff Raff Right in Politics
Testimony at the supreme court features Roosevelt recounting Barnes and the Democratic and Republican machines shaping party control. Witness describes conversations from 1898 to 1900 on machine politics, primary bills, and the power of bosses over legislators and public affairs.
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Riff-Raff
Barnes
Theodore Srensevelt Claips Wiram Barnes
Supreme Court
Thim
Legislaton
Chatmlain
Republican State Committee
White House
Hoosevelt
Payn
Abany County
Riff-Raft
Boas
Billy
Mr. Barney
Mrr. Barnes
John M. Bowers
Democrats
Republicana
Roosevelt
Murphy
State Assembly
Hughes
McCabe
Democratic Party
Albany
William M. Ivine
Karmen
Charles M. Winchester
J. B. Lyon Company
Journal, Company
William Barnes
Parson Husband Murder Case Held for Trial
Maggie Haskins, held without bail in Douglas, Georgia, on a murder charge for killing her husband, Rev. Allen Haskins, a Primitive Baptist minister. The 12 year old daughter testified her mother woke her to say her father was shot and instructed her to stay silent. Evidence showed a borrowed gun was used. another minister’s gun had earlier failed to shoot a hawk. Four witnesses for the state. no defense witnesses. Trial set for September at the next superior court term. Judges H Moore and H F Brown presided.
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Douglas
Maggie Haskins
Allen Haskins
Willacocher
Superior Court
H. Moore
Willacoochee
H. F. Brown
United States Probed Mediation in Japan China Talks
The Official Gazette reports martial law and railway requisition in China’s Kwantung Peninsula and South Manchuria, with Japan’s cabinet council pending. U S mediation efforts cited as delaying decisions as Tokyo assesses China’s response and Yuan Shi Kai weighs options.
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Tokio
Official Gazette
Kwang-tung Peninsula
South Manchuria
Japan
China
Seashbo
Shantung
Taung Tao
Manchuria
Kokumin
United States
Chia
Kiao Chow
Pekin
Chin-Wang-To
Gulf of
Liao-Tung
Legation
Tsinan
Bayan
Washington
Bryan
State Department
Yuan
Great Britain
France
Germany
Strike Closes Portion of Fall River Mills
In Fall River Massachusetts on May 5 five of seven cotton cloth mills owned by Fall River Iron Works were shut down partly due to a strike by union weavers over working conditions. Between 3 500 and 5 000 operatives are affected.
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Ciosas Cotton Mills
al River
Mass
Fall River Iron Works Company
Fierce Fighting Across East and West as Teutons Claim Victory
London May 6 German reports claim victories over Russians in Western Galicia and British in Flanders while British and French sources say attacks were repulsed. Conflicting eastern updates describe Austro German advances near Cracow and Russian withdrawals. heavy losses denied or claimed by both sides. News from Ypres and Yser canal shows continued fighting with gas usage and fluctuating gains.
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London
Galicia
Flanders
Piarsha
John French
Ypres
Belgium
Ely
British War Office
Pilelive
Yser
Woevre
Carpathians
Dunejec
Dulda Ami
Vistula
Russian War Office
Teutons
Hungary
Petrograd
Times Petrograd
Baltic
Cracow
Weather Prophee Forecast for Washington May 6
Weather prophee shows fair conditions across Washington state for Wednesday May 6. Light winds, dry skies, and rising temperatures expected with no significant precipitation anticipated. Citizens advised to plan outdoor activities accordingly.
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Walter McElreathan
Honfros
West Mitchell
J. D. Brunson
Peacemaker
Mrs. Nash
R.T. Moore
Hattie
J. B. Echols
Grady
General Lee
City
Colonel Roosevelt
Berlin
Vienna
Derly
Fieergin
Thoredays Wrigar Whowers
Igeal
Ieee
Pam
Eben Kiianta
Clay
Birmingham
Charleston
Chicago
Galveston
Hatteras
Eddy Io
Knoxville
Memphis
Miami
Mobile
Montgomery
Naghville
New Orleans
Raleigh
Chdy
San Taagleco
Ge. Louis
Shyrevepor
Tampa
el Jaar
Ory Zoe Vicksbur
F. von Her
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