Moody's Pulpit Guest at Central Congregational Church
Moody's pulpit at Central Congregational will be filled by George E. Moody executive secretary at Jacksonville Fla Men and Religion Movement. Moody lauds the international effort and urges Atlanta men to hear him in this morning service. Nashville Typographical Union aims to win 1913 session at Cleveland with broad regional support. Dr George Loring Hanscom to speak on The Young Man in Religious Life at Sunday service with deacons seeking ministers' opinions on youth duties.
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Moody
Dr. Hangcom
Central Congregational Church
Ellis Street
Carnegie Way
George E. Moody
Jacksonville
Fla
Ms. Moody
Atlanta
Nashville Woots
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
North Carolina
Virginia
George Loring Hanscom
Hanscom
Episcopal Church of Virginia Meets in Harrisonburg
The Episcopal Church of Virginia met in Harrisonburg on May 24 for its 117th diocesan convention. A motion by Rev. Dr. Angus Crawford alleging U.S. government discrimination in favor of the Catholic Church was discussed. The convention condemned papal precedence claims and the Ne Temere decree, and empowered Bishop Gibson to appoint a committee to report on next year’s Charlottesville meeting.
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Harrisonburg
Episcopal Church of Virginia
Angus Crawford
United States
Gibson
Charlottesville
Child assailant hangs at county jail in Georgia
May 24. Spectators crowded the jail as Li urdine, a 6 year old assault case convict, hanged in the county jail after pleading innocence. He died thirteen and a half minutes after the trap. Preachers attended in a private execution. Burroughs, 28, a former Rome man, was severely burned by an electric wire while on duty as a Columbus Power Co fireman this morning. He sustained burns to arms, side and legs and remains in serious condition. The accident occurred at a crossbeam contact. Burroughs had been in Columbus about fifteen days.
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Columbus
Eugene E. Burroughs
Rome
Columbus Power Company
Burroughs
Relief work ends as Red Cross withdraws from flood area
New Orleans to May 24 Major S P Morris leaves New Orleans as field work by the Red Cross in the Mississippi valley winds down. Army corps stay two weeks more to finish subsistence payments and transfer care to local committees. Refugee funds and clothing stocks are reported, with outside contributions easing distress. Major Morris lauds army and volunteers, noting dignified care for refugees including acts by nurses aiding black victims.
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New Orleans
S. P. Morris
American Red Cross
Mississippi Valley
United States Army
Army Corps
Baton Rouge
Morris
Red Cross
Hickman
Gulf
Major Morris
Mississippi
Free Farms for Worthy Immigrants in New Jersey
The American Immigration League will gift 13 000 acres of truck farming land near Davenport New Jersey valued at 2 506 000 to deserving immigrants who choose farming. Donor Montefiore G Kahn, cousin of Otto H Kahn, envisions a Davenport community where settlers can lease land long term to grow and diversify in industrial educational and agricultural fields.
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New York
American Immigration League
New Jersey
Montefiore G. Kahn
Otto H. Kahn
Davenport
N. J
New York City
Philadelphia
Smali
League
Kahn
Mr. Kahn
New York Law School
Senate Panel Spares Ismay In Titanic Inquiry
Washington May 24 The Titanic Investigating committee will not fault J Bruce Ismay managing director of the International Mercantile Marine Company. The panel will ignore uncorroborated statements except the claim he urged Captain Smith to raise speed which Ismay denied. A reform bill for ocean traffic will be considered at the commerce committee’s next meeting.
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Washington
J. Bruce Ismay
International, Mercantile Marine Company
Captain Smith
Jamay
Senate
Nebraska Battleship Grounded At Pass Mouth In Mississippi
New Orleans reports the U.S. battleship Nebraska ran aground at the Pass mouth of the Mississippi while en route from New Orleans to Hampton Roads. Ocean tugs R. W. Wilmot and W. G Wilmot left at 4:15 pm to aid, expected to reach about 2 am. The vessel's position is not considered dangerous, likely hitting a mud bank formed by recent floods.
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New Orleans
United States
Nebraska
Pass
Mississippi River
Hampton Roads
R. W. Wilmot
W. G Wilmot
Myrtle Hawkins murder trial in Hendersonville
Five witnesses testified in the Myrtle Hawkins case, naming Mrs. Lizzie Shaft and Mrs. Nora Britt of Asheville as defendants. Witnesses described tickets to Hendersonville and statements about the girl dying from chloroform overdose rather than an operation.
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Hendersonville
N. C
Myrtle Hawking
Lizzie Shaft
Nora Britt
Asheville
Katie Wheeler
Lida Dryman
Myrtle Hawkins
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Campaign Adds 1287 Members
In Birmingham Alabama a five day drive to recruit new chamber members concluded at noon today adding 1,287 members to the rolls. Starting with 851 members, the campaign used wide publicity and enthusiasm to expand the organization and raise dues to fund advertising for Birmingham and the surrounding district.
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Birmingham
Ala
Auction Saturday for North Boulevard and Eighth Street lots
Local sale announced for North Boulevard and Eighth Street plots with bunga lows at 3 p m Saturday. Auctioneer and venue details not specified in readable text.
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North Bowevard
Eighth St
Would Prevent Waste in Shipping Cotton
Washington may 24 an effort to organize cotton growers in the south to remedy wasteful conditions and marketing of cotton has begun by the bureau of manufacturers Commercial Agent John M Carson has been assigned to visit principal points for concentration of cotton and confer with authorities to devise a plan for more economical preparation for the market so far he finds universal desire to improve conditions and co operate in any movement to eliminate waste the money loss to producers is estimated at 60000000 dollars per year
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Washington
South
Bureau of Manufacturers
John M. Carson
Carson
Commission Vacates Freight Rate Order
Washington May 24 Orders by the Interstate Commerce Commission suspending advances in class freight rates from New Orleans to Mobile Selma and Prattville Ala and Pensacola Fla today were vacated as of June 3 In its announcement the commission cites avoiding possible complications with the Louisville and Nashville case now before the U S Supreme Court The action involves similar rates and the filing notes patience in answering ads before meals.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans
Mobile
Selma
Prattville
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Rebels regroup at General Orozco headquarters in Mexico
At Jiminez Mexico on May 24 rebels prepared to resume the campaign after a defeat near Bellano. General Orozco said supplies are strained due to ammunition shortages heat and federal artillery but the revolution continues. The vanguard sits at Corallitos as the march toward Chihuahua resumes with bridges burned along the retreat. Zapata threatens to attack Mexico City within eight days if Madero does not resign.
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Orozco
Jiminez
Mexico
Bellano
Huertan
Corallitos
General Orozco
Bachinta
Chihuahua
Rachima
Ortiz
Delegates Named to State and National Conventions
Delegates from Screven Twiggs Walker Henry and Irwin counties announced for upcoming conventions. Screven selects J W Overstreet H L Howard Evans J B Hart W J Walker and G M Overstreet. Twiggs names E Jones Tom Tharpe J H Johnson Denary Hughes. Walker sends W A Wardlaw and J P McWilliams. Henry lists T J Brown et al. plus a long slate of associates. Irwin counties J B Cements and T L Purvis chosen as state convention delegates.
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Screven County
Sylvania
Atlanta
J. W. Overstreet
H._L. Howard
A. Evans
J. BE. Hart
W. J. Walker
G. M. Overstreet
Twiess County
Jeffersonville
Twiggs County
E. Jones
Tom
Tharpe
J. H. Johnson
Denary Hughes
Walker County
Lafayette
W. A. Wardlaw
J. P. McWilliams
Henry County
McDonough
T. J. Brown
E. F. Adams
C. Wo. Dupree
Robert Chappell
Bob Thompson
J. C. Jinks
T. Kelly
M. M. Crumbly
J. A. Phillips
J. M. Chafin
H. C. Elliott
T. Mosely
G.B. Childs
J. L. Jinks
H. A. Crumbly
W. B. Carmichael
J. T. Wilson
J. BR. Price
J. W. Rountree
H.R. Pair
J. F. Mosely
R. H. Brannen
C. T. Elliott
J. H. Austin
R. W. Dickerson
J. S. Mays
J. T. Bond
G. W. Hinton
W. H. Mitchell
A. R. Hinton
A. H. Ewan
R. H. Hightower
W. J. Turner
J. R. Green
C. C. Fargagon
W. H. Harper
F. M. Patterson
KE. M. Smith
Paul Turner
P. W. Pullin
T A. Sloan
A. J. Henderson
Irwin County
Ocills
Ces
J. B. Cements
T. L. Purvis
Wrightsville Beach and Return Offer
Halifax report describes May 9 on the Canadian steamer Montgomery as bells tolled for fifteen minutes over the Titanic grave. The ship searched for survivors, finding life belts strewn across a fifty mile area. no bodies were recovered.
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Wrightsville Beach
Seaboard
Halifax
N. S
Montgomery
H- Prince
Five Minutes for Jury to Free Men in Townville Case
In under five minutes a Townville jury found City Marshal H W Houlcomb and three co defendants not guilty of the murder of Doc Welborn a mountaineer burned to death in the Townville jail on November 12 1911 after arrest for disorderly conduct The trial drew state wide interest alleging severe beating and jail arson to cover the death.
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Welborn
Bullet scarred chair linked to Hillsville murder case
In Wytheville Virginia May 24 the chair that Judge Thornton L Mausie sat in is shown to jurors in the Hillsville courtroom murder trial of Claude Swannon Allen. Clerk Dexter Goad testified shots came from the northeast corner where Claude Allen stood, corroborating other witnesses who named the shooter.
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Wytheville
Thornton L. Mausie
Hillsville
Claude Swannon Allen
Allen
Dexter Goad
Allens
Young Allen
Claude Allen
Railroad Reunion Brings Nashville Veterans Together
Nashville Tennessee May 24 The old guard of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railway long serving before the Civil War held their annual reunion in Nashville. The feature was an elaborate dinner. The road boasts more veterans than any road in the country.
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Nashville, Tenn
Old Guard
Nashville, Chattanooga and
House Still Planning To Adjourn June 15
Washington May 24 The house sticks to its plan to adjourn about June 15 though no accord exists with senate leaders who are not optimistic. Representative Underwood announced the adjournment date must be carried out for the house and added he would sidetrack all legislation in favor of appropriation bills and a few measures of importance.
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Washington
House
Senate
Underwood
Canada Friendly Affirms Premier Ottawa Telegram to The London Times
Premier Borden reasserts Canada’s friendship with the United States in a telegram to The London Times for Empire Day. He stresses neighbors and kinship, the duty to be wise and temperate in continental terms, and a pledge to uphold enduring ties with the American people amid Great Britain’s dominant role in the region.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Borden
London Times
Esnaciou
Deadly Gases Kill Many Men in U S Navy
Washington May 24 Surgeon General Stokes says deadly gases from exploding powder and burning coal kill many sailors yearly in the U S Navy. He warned at a library lecture that carbon dioxide and iron oxide are serious dangers, with men felled in turrets and fire rooms, not always by heat but by carbonous fumes.
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Washington
United States Navy
Stokes
Public
Turreta
Vacuum ice machine advances home ice production
A German vacuum ice machine designed for home use avoids dangerous acids and can be operated by hand or a small electric motor. The smallest model yields 4 to 6 pounds of ice per operation, marking a notable June Popular Mechanics feature.
Night Rider Troubles Feared in Black Patch
In Frankfort Kentucky May 24 heightened fears of night rider violence arise in the Western Kentucky Black Patch. Governor McCreary orders swift action to curb lawlessness. Rewards total 700 dollars for arrest and conviction of anyone occupying tobacco plant beds. Major H. Bassett reports more plant bed scraping than press accounts indicated.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
McCreary
Trigg County
KH. &. Bassett
Six Die in Pittsburg Heat Wave Toll
Pittsburg reports six heat related deaths in the last 24 hours ending at noon, all infants, as government thermometers run six degrees hotter than last year. Coroner records show the toll rising with the extreme temperatures.
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Pittsburg
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Cloud-Stanford Co
Shop of Quality
Peachtree St
U. S. Navy
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