Surviving Columbian Crew Rescued After Thirteen Days Adrift
Four survivors of the freighter Columbian, which burned May 3, were rescued by the U S revenue cutter Seneca forty miles south of Sable Island. Eleven crew members died of exposure and hunger during the long drift, while two other ships aided before the Seneca found the lifeboat and ferried the survivors to Halifax.
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Boston
United States Revenue
Seneca
Sable Island
Johnston
Jobnston
Halifax
Columbian
North Atlantic
Unitea
Cunard
Franconia
Manhattan
Elven
Robert Tiere
Oscar Kendal
Peter Belanger
Michael Ludwigsen
Jong
Revenue Cutter
Three Die as Indiana Union Traction Car Crashes Car
In Indianapolis May 17 a collision near Benjamin Harrison killed three family members and fatally injured three others. Thomas O Stout drove the automobile involved while his son Claude and son in law J Shafer were among the dead. Kenneth and William Stout and Mrs Thomas Stout were fatally or seriously hurt.
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Indiannapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
Here
Indiana Union
Thomas 0. Stout
Claude
J. ©. Shafer
Claude Stout
Kenneth
William Stout
Thomas
Thomas Stout
Thomas, Stout
Probe Begins Today of Perjury Charges
Judge Ben Hill of Fulton Superior Court plans instructive proceedings before the grand jury on perjury accusations linked to the Frankcane case. Solicitor Dorsey and A. B. Stephens will present affidavits and counter repudiations as material evidence. The Ragsdale matter may appear midweek, while a motion by John L. Tye to set aside the verdict in the Frankcals case rests for a Wednesday ruling.
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Ben Hill
Criminal Division
Fulton Superior Court
Solcitor Dorsey
Dorsey
A. BE. Stephens
Ragsdale
John L. Tye
Frank Cals
Victim of Vera Cruz buried in Virginia
Roanoke Va May 17 The funeral of William Henry Pulliam the first class fireman of the U S battleship Utah who was wounded at Vera Cruz and died was held at Pulaski Va today About four thousand people attended and President Wilson sent a floral offering Pallbearers were chosen from militia companies The body was laid to rest on a flag draped caisson drawn by four black horses The body arrived Friday and lay in state at the courthouse watched over by a guard of honor from the local militia
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Roanoke
William Henry Pulliam
Utah
Vera Cruz
Pulaski
J.T. Hrollinger
Jackson
Wilson
Bers Friday
Isid In
Five Drownings Reported In Mississippi River Incident
Five of nine occupants aboard a capsized craft in the Mississippi River today drowned. The group included Mia and Otto Justmann and their two children, plus two children of John C. Buckholz. Buckholz, his wife, one child and Fred Weber were saved.
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Mississippi River
Mia
Otto Justmenn
John. C. Buckholz
Buckholz
Fred Weber
Hunting a Home Not An Easy Task
Real estate advertising in The Constitution draws Atlanta homeseekers to Want Ads as a quick way to find or sell property. The notice urges readers to write or phone to place ads, highlighting low cost and potential profit in real estate listings.
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Atlanta
The
Constitution
Four Times Death Touches One Providence Family
Joseph Smith a leading Providence woolens manufacturer died at his niece Mrs C Wester man’s home at 620 Central Avenue after returning from Florida. Aged 74 he left two sisters and a brother. the elder sister 78 and another 69 died weeks apart, the brother 76 died two months prior. He belonged to G A R Rytha Bons of Saint George. Survived by a niece and a daughter.
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Joseph Smith
Providence
R. I
C. Westerman
Central Avenue
Florida
Mr. Smith
Wreka
G. A. Rytha Bons
Saint George
Hiw
Sauphtar
Peter ‘Ocha
Rovitencs
Heral Drrangemene
Wilaia Anton
British Sea Lord Looped Six Times in Air
London May 17 Winston Churchill first lord of the admiralty today looped the loop six times over Sheerness harbor in a monoplane driven by Gustave Hamel the English aviator.
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London
Winston
Sperker Churchill
The
Admiralty
Sheerness Harbor
Gustave Hamel
Recount of Votes to Begin Tuesday in Fulton County
A county recount of ballots for commissioners T Hightower Jr and Charles Turner starts Tuesday at 9 am in the city hall. Rules limit participation to contestants' representatives and subcommittee members as ballots are counted and verified by both sides.
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Fulton ‘County Democratic “Executive Committee
Albert D. Thomson
George M. Hope
Albert Howell
T.¥. Hightower, Jr
Charles G. Turner
Spectatora
Thomson
T. J. Hightower, Jr
Charles
Turner
Hata
Lula
Daniels Heads to Charlotte for Series of Commencement Addresses
Daniels left tonight for Charlotte North Carolina where he will deliver an address on The Scholar in Politics at the Davidson College commencement, where President Wilson once studied. He then speaks at the Charlotte public school's graduating exercises and, Tuesday night, at the College of Charleston commencement.
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Bauarie
Daniels
Charlotte N. G
Davidson College
Wilson
Charlotte
College of Charleston
Women Teachers to Get Increases in Atlanta
The Atlanta council backs a plan to raise women teachers salaries to match male peers. Starting Jan 1 1915 all teachers in Girls High and English Commercial High School will reach 1470 per year and rise to 1860 with years of service, aligning with Boys High. Aldermen Armistead and Knight led the drive amid school board rule hurdles.
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Caunal
Jessy’ M. Armistead
D. Knight
Aldermanic Board
Peachtree Street Name Wins Incoming Letter Mystery
A stray letter addressed to Mrs Louise Bigby Marsh in Atlanta United States found its way from Wilkes-Barre to New York then straight to Atlanta because Peachtree Street is the city’s main thoroughfare. The clerk correctly routed the mail to the correct city.
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Atlanta
Peachtres Street
Louise Bigby Marsh
Wilkesbarre
Peachtrea Street
New York City
New York
Matt Clerka
Peachtree Street
Marsh
Honeymoon Romance Ties Nashvill e Man to Atlanta Visit
Frank B Kendrick Jr of Nashville Tennessee married Miss Bessie Clark of Johnson City Tennessee whom he met in Atlanta while returning from an Imperial council convention. Rev W Kendrick officiated and the couple stayed with Jr and Mrs J C Anderson at 196 Haldonees street as they plan evangelical work in the city.
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Atlanta
Imperial Council
Frank B. Kendrick, Jr
Nashville
Rev
W. Kendrick
Kendrick
Atlante
Thin City
J. C. Anderson
Haldornees Street
Big revival spreads as Atlanta Baptists unite Sunday
A citywide evangelistic campaign begins with fifty Southern evangelists aiding in Atlanta. Each Baptist church hosts its assigned preacher at morning services, followed by a central meeting at the Baptist Tabernacle. Rev E V Lamb outlines plans while Dr Weston Bruner directs the effort.
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Atlanta
South
Baptist Tabernacle
Cit
E. V. Lamb
Haat St. Louis
Evangelical Department of the Baptist Church
Weston Bruner
Dr. Bruner
America
Lamb
Mr. Lamb
Abternacle
Campuss
D. R. Wade
I. B. Reynolds
B. T. Woleslage
J. P. Schofflein
Simgess
J.hred.scholfield
Louisville
Land
Scholfield
Tabernacle
A.C. ‘Boatman
The
Colored Baptists
Wheat Street
United States Seeks Peace in Mexico Amid Huerta Crisis
President Wilson urges mediators to push pacification of the southern republic and avoid insults to the American flag as Huerta's regime nears its end. The United States remains resolved to secure peace in Mexico and protect national honor.
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United States
Mexico
Huerta
Wilson
Southern Republic
Taft pessimistic on mediation as war risk grows
Former President Taft tells New York audience that war is unlikely but Mexico’s chaos challenges diplomacy. He criticizes the Wilson administration for aiding Mexican constitutionalists and urges Americans to back peaceful efforts, warning that intervention remains a danger to international order in the western hemisphere.
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New York
William H. Taft
Free Synagogue
United States
Hoe
Taft
Wilson
Mexico
Bis
Bryan
Washington
Congregation On
Oscar Straus
Mr. Taft
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Mazatlan
Moexico Marinz
Mexican mediation aims at stable government in Mexico
Mexican delegates at Niagara Falls anticipate Huerta regime's end and seek guarantees against property confiscation, fearing anarchy yet hopeful mediation will yield a stable government recognized by foreign powers. American troops will stay at Vera Cruz until a stable administration is set, while advance guards head to Niagara Falls for talks.
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United States
Vera Cruz
Washington
Niagara Falls
Huerta
Muerta
Mexico City
Villa
Carranae
Niagara
Senora Rabasa
Rodrivez
Viguero
Lzrgs
New York
Justice Lamar
Mr. Lehman
Bryan
Jana
Wanetoh
San Francisco
Revine
Antigua
Forecast Notes for Southeast States Include Cloudy Days
Forecast from May 17 lists Georgia and surrounding states with cloudy conditions and probable showers on Monday and Tuesday. Virginia and Yasudas appear in fragmented form alongside mentions of North Carolina South Carolina Florida Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. Tennessee also shows cloudy days with Monday and Tuesday.
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Eagmington
Georgia
Virginie
Yasudas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
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U. S
Revenue
Fred
Funston
Works
Virginia
Peachtree
Tennessee Giri
Baptist
Alexica
Carranza
Mada
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