State Cases Planned Against Burns Operators By Police Commission
Atlanta city board moves to docket charges against W J Burns and six detectives for operating a detective agency without permit. Dan Lehon Charles Sears and four assistants bond set. hearings slated before Recorder Broyles Tuesday as special committee report urges indictments under city codes and state law.
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Dan Lehon
Charles Sears
Bond
Broyles
Burns Agency
W. J. Burns
Atlanta
Burns Detective Agency
Charles E. Sears
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Sears
Polce Court
Nash Broyles
Morris
Jonasen
Woodward
Charles B. Sears
Fudge Brosses
General Assembly of Georgia
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Evans Detective Agency
Special Committee
Commission
Board of Police Commissioners of
City of
Big Board
Cfty
Charles E. Fears
Pee
Committee Named On College Case In Methodist Church
Eight clergymen and eight laymen were named by the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South to form a 16 member commission. It will review church rights to Vanderbilt University and consider founding another university as the churchs educational center. Members include Bishops Murrah Canler McCoy Kilgo and several pastors and lay leaders from Memphis Atlanta Danville Roanoke Shreveport and Austin. The group plans a meeting in a few days and will report plans for an enlarged quadrennium program and church board reorganizations.
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Okla
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The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Vanderbilt University
W. B. Murrah
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Sunday School World
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Memphis
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W. R. Lambuth
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Women's Missionary Council
Epworth League
Joseph B. Morgan
W. C. Dibreil
J. H. Fall
Nashville
W. R. O'Dell
Concorn
N. G
Insanity Defense Fails in Tidwell Manslaughter Trial
George W. Tidwell Sr., a traveling salesman, is found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting of H. Emmett Walker, paymaster at a cotton mill. Temporary insanity due to alleged relations between Walker and Tidwell’s daughter was the defense. a new trial motion will be argued in circuit court next day. Walker was killed March 12 at his office entrance, drawing social and business attention.
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Greenville
George W. Tidwell
H. Emmett Walker
Tidwell
Walker
Sociafly
Ufa
Scores Fall Into River as Gang Plank Breaks
New York May 24 Scores of men women and children were plunged into the Hudson when a gang plank to the Scandinavian American line steamer Frederick VII gave way at Hoboken. Three are missing seven injured and many ambulances rushed to the scene as crew and dock workers pulled others from the water.
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New York
Hudson
Hoboken
RAPS COLLEGES FOR TRUCKLING TO "IRON MASTER"
Kansas City May 22 Rev T B Clyce D D president of Austin College Sherman Texas denounced colleges for “truckling to the iron master” branding Andrew Carnegie an atheist and accusing him of controlling the U S educational system He called for severing ecclesiastical ties to gain support and condemned state schools for claiming they cannot teach religion labeling them slaves of the almighty dollar.
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Kansas City
Andrew Carnegie
Clyee
Austin College
Sherman
Texas
General Conference of the
Presbyterian Church In the
Mediation clash over constitutionalists tests Niagara talks
At Niagara Falls the American delegation pressed for constitutionalists to join mediation while divisions persisted over their representation. Consul John R. Silliman, arrested at Saltillo, has arrived in Mexico City safe, but worries over privilege and archives seized loom over the settlement. Carranza warned constitutionalist HQ Saltillo is now in their hands as Admiral Howar reports progress from Mazatlan.
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State Department
John R. Silliman
Saltillo
Mexico City
Mr. Macmillan
Silliman
United States
Carranza
How‘ara
California
Mazatlan
Electric car service and lights fail at Dunlap plant
A temporary breakdown at the Dunlap power plant in Gainesville caused Atlanta to lose streetcar service and electric lights for seventeen minutes on a Friday afternoon. The Tallulah Falls Plant filled in, but it took about a quarter hour to restore full current and operations.
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Gainesville
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Atlanta
Tallulah Fails
Duryea Receives Third Of Estate Of His Father
New York May 22 General Hiram Duryea left a will made public today awarding his son Chester B Duryea a third of the estate and the life use of the Brooklyn home plus an income of 5000 dollars a year secured by a 125000 dollar trust fund. Duryea is in Bellevue hospital after shooting his father and being committed there.
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New York
Chester B. Duryea
Hiram Duryea
Brooklyn
Duryea
Bellevue Hospital
Mellen’s dramatic plea shields Morgan in Grand Trunk case
Charles Mellen former New Haven president testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission declaring J Pierpont Morgan knew of Grand Trunk negotiations and that he took the indictment that belonged to him to protect the elder Morgan. He recounted efforts to shield Morgan and described a tense conference on river-line swaps and a proposed traffic agreement. He admitted writing a letter taking responsibility to shield Morgan, drafted with Ledyard Robbins and signed by Mellen.
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Charles 5. Mellen
New Haven Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Grand Trunk
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Mr. Mellen
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Grand Jury
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Ontario
Mr. Morgan
Smithers
Charles Rivers Wilson
Hin
London Northern
B. C. Smith
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Smithers
Chamberlain
New London
Providence
Connecticut River
Windsor
White River Junction
Brattleboro
South Vernon
Mr. Folk
Morgen
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Edward D. Robbins
Becker Is Guilty Again in Rosenthal Murder Plot
New York May 2 1914 twelve jurors convicted Charles Becker former police lieutenant of murder in the first degree for his role in the Rosenthal killing. The verdict brought tears as the fifth ballot decided his fate. Becker to appeal and a week’s stay was granted to prepare.
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Rosenthal
New York
Charles Becker
Court of Appeals
Electrle
Ganmen
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Seabury
Rose
Wallon
Webber
Whitman
Jackson
John Becker
F. Meriden
Three Hundred Thousand Extra Vote Offer Closes May 30
The Constitution advertises a large extra vote offer ending midnight May 30. Nominees must take decisive action to earn awards, with prizes including Oakland and Velie cars and Ludden Bates pianos across nine districts. Subscriptions and cash prizes also drive success in the contest.
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Ludden & Bates
Iirat
Prises
Nave
Svrite
Department of ‘the Constitution
Short and Ugly Word Used by Judge Fite
Cartersville Ga May 25 special AN work on Cartersville s proposed Postoffice building halted by injunction filed by Sam P Maddox solicitor general Cherokee circuit against Judge W Fite and other citizens The dispute centers on city frontage 130 feet Erwin street depth 4 feet and a fence along Erwin and Market street boundaries The judge denounced a government encroachment remark to a superintendent and called him a liar The hearing date set for May 2 with Judge Wright disqualified
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Cartersville
Postoffice
Sam P. Maddox
Cherokee Circuit
W. Fite
Erwin Street
Erwin
Market Street
Fite
Fudge Wright
Todge Fite
Greek Sponge Fleet Attacked as Florida Workers Riot
Key West Florida May 22 Angered by Greek sponging near here sympathizers of local sponge workers attacked and destroyed one Greek vessel. The captain went overboard and was rescued by Sheriff Jaycocks who drew his revolver to avert further harm. Greeks headquartered at Tarpon Springs have grown in number over five years as tensions rise with native sponge workers.
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Key West
Pla
Jaycocks
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Trade Commission Bill Agreed Upon in House
Washington May 22 The Interstate trade commission bill the first measure on the administration anti trust program was agreed upon late today by the house in committee of the whole and set aside for final passage after the other two anti trust pills are ready for passage
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Washington
Interstate Trade Commission
House
Weather Prophaecy CLOUDY Georgia Forecast
Cloudy conditions prevail in Georgia with generally fair weather on Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures show little change across the weekend, offering mild and stable conditions with no significant precipitation expected.
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Georgia
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