Georgia Power Company Wins Tallulah Falls Land Suit
A three day Clayton county trial ends with a verdict 68 to 15 in favor of the Georgia Railway and Power Company over Tallulah Falls land. Attorney General Felder files for a new trial to push the case to the Georgia Supreme Court. Judge Jones cautions jurors on keeping to law and justice as deans arguments extend.
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Felder
Supreme Court
A. J. Watter LeCraw
Clayton
Georgia Hallway and Power Company
Jahun County
Daniel M. Kell
T. Felder
Supreme Court of
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H. H. Dean
Gainesville
Woman's Edition information urged for subscriptions and sales
Clubs and officers are urged to send in subscriptions for The Woman's Edition by June 4 with ten cents per copy and a complete address list. Clubs can order any number of copies at 1 cent per copy to resell and recoup costs, while promoting wider circulation and revenue. A classified section will accept one cent per word ads and seven cents per line, closing at 12 o'clock Tuesday June 3.
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Atlanta
Two New Arrests Deepen Double Murder Mystery
Two arrests were made in the double murder of Mrs. Sarah Stevens and her daughter Nellie, as Wade Stevens and Culbert Merchant were taken into custody. Detected by Atlanta and Chattanooga police, the suspects denied knowledge while their alibis and movements are traced.
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John Black
Chattancora
Wade Stevens
Culbert
Ned) Merchant
Sarah
Stevens
Chattancore
Knoxville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Hed Merchant
Black
Thhey
Hoth
Sarah C. Stevens
Neilie
McDonough
Constitution
Fairburn
Frank Griss
Merchant
J. ¥. Merchant
East Atlanta Public School
Board of Education
East Atlanta
Hyp
Merchant Bor
Geia
Central News Company
Wade Stevene
Fett
Sarah Stevens
Nellite
William Stevens
Wada
Atlanta Moves to Buy Crematory to End Muddle
Atlanta faces a $276000 payment in 1918 to secure a new crematory contract aligning with a state supreme court ruling. Council leaders plan a measure via the finance committee to fund the purchase, while Mayor Woodward resists diverting funds from essential projects. Attorney George Spence backs swift plant operation by June, and alderman McClelland is away on leave amid mayoral opposition.
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State Supreme Court
W. G. Humphrey
Finance Committee
Wil
James G. Woodward
Woodward
Atlanta
George Spence
Eving, Spence & Moore
Jon E. McClelland
Claude L. Ashley
Fourth Ward
Mayer Woodward
Halsey Street
CATTLE AND GRAIN ON THE FREE LIST
Senate finance committee considers placing cattle wheat and oats on the free list as part of Underwood tariff revisions. President Wilson reportedly backs equalizing agricultural raw materials and free status for many products. Debate continues over tariff discounts on imports and wool sugar protections. Cotton schedule criticized as unsatisfactory with ongoing rearrangements. Continued: on Page T.
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Washington
Senate Finance
Senate
Simmeans
John Sharp Williams
Representative Underwood
House
Ways and Means
Presiden Wilson
Williams
Bentor Simmons
Seeveral
Democratic Sanatora
United States
Simmons
Underwood
Wilson
Wilson Fans Senate Probe of Lobby Names
President Wilson pushes for a Senate inquiry into lobbyists linked to tariff revision. Discussions center on whether senators must testify under oath about personal financial or professional interests in tariff schedules. Key figures include Kern, Smoot, Lippitt, and Jen, with Wilson sympathetic to disclosure and public accountability.
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John Corrigan
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Kern
Cummins
Judiciary Committee
Jen
Wyoming
Was Growsing
Smoot
Utah
Mormon Church
Senator Lippitt
Ithode Island
New England
Fieclarea
Confession Ties Conley to Mary Phagan Case at Police HQ
James Conley, the African American sweeper, reportedly confessed at police headquarters to helping Leo Frank hide Mary Phagan's body in the factory basement. He alleged they removed the corpse together after finding her dead, detailing movements to match Frank's alleged instructions.
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Nlanta
GA. Ga
Conley
Frank
Mary Phagan
Leo M. Frank
James Conley
Lato
Cgonley
Sanford
Beavers
Weather Forecast and Police Report Blend
Georgia locals expect clear weather Friday and Saturday with temperatures ranging from a low to a high near the mid 60s to upper 80s and 1 to 4 inches of rainfall indicators noted. a separate article details a police investigation, asserting substantial information on a negro’s admission without officials commenting in detail. Detectives press for confrontation with the accused factory superintendent amid third degree interrogation, while authorities report a tense pursuit of truth and public secrecy surrounding the case.
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Constitution
Sanford
Beavers
Harry Scott
Pat Campbell
Frank
Conley
Conney
Lanford
Noice
Pinkerton
GncLe Remus Bought By Walter Pulitzer
Washington May 29 Announce that the Uncle Remus character has been bought by Walter Pulitzer in a historic publishing deal ending years of rights disputes and signaling a new era for the storied tales and associated branding.
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Walter Pulitzer
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