Burrows Elected President of Southern Baptist Convention
Nashville reports Dr. Lansing Burrows of Americus Georgia was elected president after a five day session, ending a three ballot race against Dr. Gambrell and Dr. Dargan. Delegates numbered 1459 representing over two million members across southern states and Illinois.
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Tenn
Lanning Burrows
Americus
Southern Baptist Convention
H.C. Dargan
Macon
Dargan
M. H. Wolfé
Dallas
Texas
Edgar ¥. Mullins
Louisville
J. B Gamprett
The
Baptist Standard
Dargsn
Burroughs
Gambreil
W. O. Powers
Wolfe
Mallory
Alabama
J. M Pilcher
Petersburg
Treagucer
George’ W. Nortos
William
Harvey
Hue
Moore
North Carolina
G. F. Gregory
Baltimore
Loften
Big Chief Slaton Hosts Indian Dance At Garden Party
Report describes the reception for Governor Slaton and Mrs. Slaton during a garden party by Mrs. John Marshall Slaton. Indian guests led by Medicine Owl arrive late, present a beaded bag, perform dances including scalp and peace dances, then pose for photos amid roses and flowers. The event draws up to three thousand guests and showcases Mrs. Slaton’s gracious hosting. The same day, Hearst party guests and a Druid Hills luncheon tie into the convention schedule with Georgia officials and New York visitors attending separately hosted events.
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Montana
John Marshall
Slaton
Hunt
Reds
Big Chief Medicine Owl
Big Chief Slaton
Mrs. Slaton
Georgia
Slaten
Hearst Party
Capital City Club
W. BR
Hearst
Gary
New York
Bliss
Goodrich
Richmond
Druid Hills Club
Atlanta Steel Company
T. 1
Glenn
Tudze
Robert Henry Gary
Governor Slaton
W. RB. Yearst
J. B Campbell
H_ B_'Nelzo
Thomas ‘Egleston
T. Is. Glenn
J. N. Goddard
Frank’ Hawkins
Robert Greeg
J. Carrol Payne
J__T. Rose
Woodruff
J. B. Howse
J. H. Nunnally
John E. Murphy
R. F. Maddox
James R. Gray
Thomas B. Felder
Mrs. Gary
Miss Bliss
Misa Goodrichs
Walter Andrews
Three Cheers for Weather Man Shriner Week Highlight
The weather man is praised as a great scout with perfect sunshine for Shriner Week. Locals boast a balmy southern sun, clear skies, and a moonlit night engaging the crowds as steamers sail smoothly and rainfall remains absent through press time. The favorable forecast and pristine skies boost Atlanta celebrations.
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Shriner
Fellows
Parson Sentenced for Row in Calvary Baptist Church
Harvard graduates Bouckwhite and Woolman were sentenced to Blackwell’s Island workhouse for disorderly conduct at a Sunday service at Calvary Baptist Church where John D Rockefeller and John D Rockefeller Jr. attended. Six months for Hach, ten days for Lopes, six months probation for six others including Woolman’s wife. clergyman defended free speech.
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Bouckwhite
Milos Weetman
Harvard
Blackwells Island
Calvary Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Youn D. Rockefeller, Jr
White
Woolman
Corneliua Wolfskin
Colorado
Hach
Emanuel Lopes
Campbell
Senators Bind To Panama Canal Toll Exemption Debate
Washington May 13 Senator Shareth of Colorado says he is bound by party platform to support exemption of coastwise vessels from Panama Canal tolls. He argues the exemption should be universal, not a subsidy, and calls for a "free as the open ocean" canal. Senator Thomas, also of Colorado, says toll exemption for American coastwise ships is unwarranted discrimination under the Hay Pauncefote treaty and supports repeal. Senator Smoot of Utah condemns repeal efforts as unworthy of revolutionary fathers and defends national honor while noting treaty obligations and costs shared by nations.
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J [Shareth
Colorado
Senate
Panama
Caval
Esid
Senator Thomas
Thomas
Sons of the Revolutionary Fathers
Smoot
Utah
United States
Smbot
England
Boumi Temple Seeks Maryland Fifth Regiment Band
Atlantans ask where the Maryland fifth regiment band is as Boumi Shriners plan for the Atlanta convention. The band with about 100 musicians played here three years ago at the Auditorium and was hoped to accompany the Boumi Shriners. Despite efforts by prominent Shriners, arrangements could not be made.
Leo Frank Hearing Set For Wednesday
The Tya motion to set aside the Leo Frank verdict was postponed from next Saturday until Wednesday for a hearing before Judge Ben. Solicitor Dorsey has been preparing a counter argument to show Frank’s constitutional rights were not denied and that he was aware his presence had been waived from the courtroom.
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Tya
Leo Frank
Ben
Dorsey
Frank
Schedule Change Affects Blue Ridge and Knoxville Trains
Louisville & Nashville announces changes effective May 7. The Blue Ridge accommodation will be extended to Murphy North Carolina, leaving Atlanta at 3 40 p m and returning to Atlanta at 10 40 a m. The Knoxville through Blue Ridge train will arrive in Atlanta at 5 00 p m instead of earlier.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Blue Ridge
Murphy
N.C
Atlanta
Knoxville
Methodists Plan For New Districts At Conference
Oklahoma City May 12 Plans for three Episcopal districts covering Latin America and Africa Mexico and Cuba and the Far East Japan and China plus a general retirement of bishops at any age were presented to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church south. Debate over removing holy Catholic church from the apostles creed continued with a majority voting against the change. Resolutions for foreign field supervision and bishop retirement were referred to the committee of episcopacy as reports from church extension and episcopacy were adopted.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Africa
Mexico
Cuba
Japan
China
General Conference
General Conference of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Committee On Revisals
Church of God
Biskepa
Edward F. Cook
Foreign Department
General Board of Missions
James Cannon, Jr
North Carolina
Church
Board of Missions
Church Extension Board
England
Americas
Collina Denny
Dar
Holy Catholic Church
E. B. Mann
H. M. DuBose
Atlanta
Minority Report
Methodism
Controversy Over Conference Action Stirs Clergy and Lawmakers
Ministers and lawyers from North Carolina and Virginia clash over a conference change. Rev EK O Watson asserts it underpins theology and constitutional limits on the body. The vote by orders shows clergy and lay totals before declaring the motion defeated by Bishop Denny.
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EK. O. Watson
North Carolina
Thomas Whitehead
Virginia
Church Universal
J. A Burrows
Denny
Atlanta Sets Pace For The Big Cities Shrine Convention Praise
A Shrine convention in Atlanta brought about 146000 to 150000 extra people to the city, with 40000 Nobles and additional visitors. The writer commends Atlanta for housing feeding and entertaining the vast gathering, saying the city set a new high water mark and would surpass other million-population cities.
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Cape
Atlanta
Shriners
America
Atlanta City Directory CO
Alabama Street
Tampico Falls Under Rebels As Powers Clash In Mexico
Rebels seize Tampico amid ongoing clashes with federal forces. Reports say constitutionalists, led by General Pablo Gonzales, claimed control as fighting continued near Tainglin. Mexican gunboats aided Tampico’s defense earlier, and Vera Cruz merchants anticipate renewed trade if port access opens.
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Unsport
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Juarez
Mexico
Pablo Gonzales
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