Titanic Inquiry Seeks Broad Ocean Travel Reforms
A Senate committee report on the Titanic disaster condemns the lack of lifeboats and equipment and calls for new legislation. Proposals include limits on rocket signals, more passenger-carrying capacity with lifeboats, improved search equipment, binoculars, wireless续 telegraphy, and international accords on ocean travel. The rescue of many Americans by Carpathia is praised and a measure by Senator W Aldrich Smith may be introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Toa Committee On Commerce
Enate
White Star Line
Carpathia
W. Aldrich Smith
Coust
Jon
Senator Crawford Pushes Ten Year Federal Judge Terms
Washington May 23 Senator Crawford of South Dakota urged a constitutional amendment to fix terms of inferior federal judges at ten years. He argued public irritation and hostility to the courts center on these inferior courts and that ratification would be easy due to belief some judges neglect the people’s rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crawford
South Dakota
Senate
Postal Telegraph Managers Meet At Capital City Club
Twenty five southern Postal Telegraph Company managers gather at the Capital City Club after business meetings to hear speeches under the theme Boasts. A detailed agenda includes papers by A M Beatty and T D Jackson with lunches and a tour of the city. Attending are managers and officials from multiple southern cities including Beatty Austin Martin and Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Telegraph Company
Will Bether
Capital City Club
G. H. Usher
Jesse Hargrave
Boosters’ Club
G. W. Ribble
Postal Telegraph Club
W. C. Davies
W. C. Lloyd
C. H. Ashburn
Usher
Walton Building
A. M. Beatty
Transportation Club
A. P. Martin
Nashville
Forsyth Theater
J. C. Dolive
Tampa
Fla
H. R. Waterbury
Jacksonville
W. T. Austin
Savannah
At- Itnta
C. M Grier
Macon
Fred L. Wood
Augusta
H. Johnson
Memphis
Tenn
L. W. Jones
Louisville
J. 8. Greever
Chattanooga
Miss
H. A. Lanier
Norfolk, Va
W. O. Gaffney
Charlotte
N.C
Atlanta Named by Methodists
Minneapolis Minnesota May 23 The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church adopted a committee recommendation naming Atlanta Georgia Helena Montana and Kansas City Kansas as new Episcopal residences A planned Europe residence was noted but Rome Copenhagen and other sites were postponed for four years Francia J McConnell DePauw University Greencastle Indiana was elected fifth bishop at this session on the twenty first ballot by 662 votes 63 more than needed.
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Minneapolis
Minn
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Atlanta
Helena
Mont
Kansas City
Kas
Europe
T. S. Nicholson
Zurich
Switzerland
Rome
Italy
Copenhagen
Denmark
Anti-Saloon League
Lord's Day Alliance
Francia J. McConnell
Depauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Four Women Delegates Named for Chicago Republican Convention
Chicago May 93 Four women will sit as delegates at the Republican national convention June 18 two from California and two from western states. The first woman delegate at a national convention was Wyoming at Minneapolis in 1893. Sergeant at Arms W F Stone reports hundreds of applications for assistant sergeant at arms doorkeepers and ushers with a total of about 800 assistants planned. The first printed briefs on contested delegations arrive from Tennessee ninth district and the Archdiocese of Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Minneapolis
Wyoming
Harry
W. F. Stone
Ment
Stone
Tennesee
Artistrict
Louisiana
Wilson Talks of the Tariff at New York Dinner
Governor Woodrow Wilson addressed the Economic Club in New York discussing Politics and Business and the tariff. He argued the tariff ideal aimed to foster industry with fair duties but current practice favored special interests and party control, urging clear standards and legal freedom to promote real wealth.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
Hconomic Club
United States
Committee of Congress
America
The Forsyth Theater Vaudeville Show
Forsyth presents a vaudeville bill with Pat Foon Adele Dowald and stars The toe ray s repeat ed bite In 1000 and big laugh acts headlining at Pitt making it entertaining Sed the coring with W in Hok Wanefeld from Atlanta Georgia on the bill
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Keith
Forsyth
Ray
Pat Foon
Adele “Dowald
Pitt
Hok Wanefeld
Atlanta
Géorgie
U S Consul Hill Dies in German Hotel Fall
United States Consul General Frank D. Hill of Minnesota died after falling down a hotel staircase in Frankfort on May 23. He was found on the ground floor with a broken skull, and officials assume a spell of giddiness caused the fatal accident.
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Frankfort-on-the-Main
Germany
United States
Frank D. Hill
Minnesota
Auction of lots and bungalows at North Boulevard and Eighth
A sale is set for tomorrow at 3 p m offering auction lots and bungalows located at the intersection of North Boulevard and Eighth Street.
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North Boulevard
Eighth Street
Man Seeks Citizenship Under Complicated Name
A man in Chicago announced his intention to become a citizen at the superior court clerk's office. He stated he had lived in the country since 1906 and provided a lengthy name that was clarified by the clerk, eventually being entered as Themis H. Kyriakos.
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Chicago
Morris Marx
Mistakleis Haralampos Papakyriakopoulos
Marx
Papakyriakopoulos
Themis H. Kyriakos
Police Close On Auto Speeders
Walter Candler son of banker Asa G Candler was fined five dollars and costs after being found guilty by Judge Broyles for speeding on Ponce de Leon avenue. Plain clothes officers in a dragnet cited speeds of at least twenty miles per hour. Several others were fined or discharged, including Herbert Siltzer and J Griffin, while Mrs W E Parham was discharged after proving an alibi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Candler
Asa G. Candler
Broyles
Ponce de Leon Avenue
McDaniel
Candler
Herbert Siltzer
E. J. Ackridge
F. L. DeMarco
Madeath
John Griffin
Savannah
A. G. Burkhart
Washington
E. Bassett
Peachtree
W. E. Parham
Francia Apartments
Seaboard Low Fare to Washington Round Trip
The Seaboard sets a $19.35 round trip sale for June 5 6 and 7 with sales through City Ticket Office at 88 Peachtree. In Baltimore Washington May 23 Josephus Daniels Raleigh NC package chair of press arrangements asks all seat applications for the Democratic convention to be filed by May 31 with Charles S Albert press gallery committee in the Senate at Washington.
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Seaboard
Washington
City
Peachtree Street
Baltimore
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
Charles
Albert
United States Senate
Miscellaneous market listings and grocery quotes update
Regional market notes list tobacco prices canned goods tea and coffee brands, fruit vegetables and dairy items with per unit quotes. Also included are Liverpool copper and tin futures, express prices for pork, lard, and bacon, and local iron and lead price reports from New York and St Louis markets.
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New York
Custom House
London
Lake
St. Louis
East St. Lot
Cookaon’s
Cleveland
Foundry Northern
Southern
Southern Poft
St Louis
Boélter
Cartridges Given to Allen Clansmen
Wytheville Virginia May 28 Wes ley Edwards still a fugitive from justice distributed cartridges to members of the Allen clan shortly before the shooting of the Carroll county court Claude Allen is charged with the murder of Judge Massie John Dalton a young farmer testified he also saw Byra Marion shoot several times on the courthouse green prompting the prosecution to rearrest Marion who had been released on bail Thirteen witnesses were examined including Detective Lucas who arrested Claude Allen Jr and W Early a juror who testified the first shots came from the corner near Claude Allen's position
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville
Wesley Edwards
Allen
Carroll County
John Dalton
Claude Allen
Massie
Dalton
Byra Marion
Marion
Lucas
W. Early
Floyd Allen
Hillaville
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Bell Telephone
Uthern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Avelal
sQon
Trans Portation Club
T. D. Jackson
Birmingham
Methodists
W. W. ‘Memminger
Atlanta Art Association
Samuel M. Inman
Pres
Eaturing
Horatio de King
Wilson
U.S
Consul Hill
LAW ‘Bro. A
Gsi
McKay
Francis Scott Key
Megan EE
WM. M
BAIRD
Atlanta, Ga
Corndodger
UG Et
Louis
South
le M. Baird
Marietta St
DR. W. Brown
Randalph Bldg
DeVoe
Fidelity
South Broad
Florida
Alabama
Adams’ Popelarg Aguas
Hollman’ House Gatsup
Les & Perrin
Seccs
Dresser
FRIES
Tve
Baldwin
Ben Davis
Georgia
Tennessee
White Provision Company
Dana Penses
Serene
Tierce Basin
Oglesby Grocery, Company
Alderney
Royal
Sou Hhphive
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