Wen Schooled In Violations Of Speed Law
Arbitration hears Georgia railroad speed limit violations claimed by Order of Railway Conductors and Trainmen. Witnesses say engineers and conductors repeatedly exceeded limits, while officials deny systematic abuse. Board asks both sides to refrain from further speed testimony as pages of letters and records are reviewed for Paschal and Morgan cases.
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Gregg
Georgia Raih
Scott
Murdock
Prat
Judge Chambers
The
Conductors’ Committee
W. L. Davis
Davis
Paschal
AJ M. Morgan
Wight
Davie
Brand
Colonel Scott
Vis
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Tle
Fatal Fight Over Visit Sparks Copeland Shooting
An unidentified youth about 19 or 20 was fatally shot by J. S. Copeland, 65, owner of a rooming house at 191 Whitehall Street. Copeland said he acted in self defense after a man claiming to be his wife’s husband demanded to see her and threatened violence. Copeland and housekeeper Mrs. M. A. Kinnebrew were arrested. the woman is a material witness. The coroner’s inquest will determine the outcome.
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Whitehall Street
Copeland
M. A. Kinnebrew
Kinnebrew
Wood
Hood
Jackson
Tom
No Power Over Interstate Rates Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia's supreme court ruled against the state in a suit seeking to apply state freight tariffs to interstate traffic on the Western and Atlantic railroad. The decision holds interstate commerce falls under federal authority, and state tariffs cannot override federally filed interstate rates or punishments.
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Supreme Court
Western and Atlantic
Chattanooga
Hoke Smith
T. S. Felder
James Kirlines
Railroad Commission
State Railroad Commission
Constitution
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western and Atlantic Railroad
State of Georgia
Lumpkin
Western
Atlantic
Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louis
Georgia Commission
Senator Terrell Near Death at His Atlanta Home
At 2 30 this morning Senator Terrell grew weaker and lay unconscious after a day of grave illness. Family and physicians were at his side in his Atlanta home, with brothers and Dr H W Terrell among those present. He has fought partial paralysis since a 1911 incident in Washington, continuing a lengthy battle with disease as he sought reelection.
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Joseph M. Terrell
Juniper Street
Mrs. Terrell
E. B. Terrell
Render Terrell
Greenville
H. W. Terrell
LaGrange
W. A. Terrell
Atlanta
Senator Terrell
Senate
Washington
Terrell
Demonstration Ends in Death at Surgeons Congress
New York November 15 The third annual Clinical Congress of Surgeons closed at the Waldorf Astoria with over 150 clinics and nearly 3,000 operations for visitors. The first fatal termination occurred when George Hart died on the New York Polyclinic hospital operating table during a demonstration of stevaine as a local anaesthetic. Dr William Seaman Beinbridge administered stevaine hypodermically into the patient’s spinal cord before a hernia operation, with signs of poisoning appearing suddenly.
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New York
Clinical Congress of Surgeons
Waldorf-Astoria
George Hart
New York Polyclinic Hospital
Beore
William Seaman Beinbridge
Great Auto Show Opens in Atlanta Today
Atlanta’s auto show opens today with nearly $1,000,000 in automobiles and electrics on display. Experts from the east assess exhibits as lavish decorations and lighting elevate the event, including a roman-themed scene around the auditorium and stone-like columns but built in wood to meet opening deadlines. The committee designed a grand, risky, highly polished show running November 16 to 23, inviting public verdict on its success.
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Atlanta
Wylie West
Two Fine Pianos Prize a Merchantry Contest
The Constitution offers two $450 pianos as prizes in a Christmas label contest. The top entrant inside Atlanta wins the first piano, while the top entrant outside Atlanta wins the second. Participants must submit at least ten labels of grocery products and three of druggists’ products by December 20, with votes credited to individuals or organizations as eligible.
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Merchants and Manufacturers’ Contest Department of the Constitution
Atlanta
Poison case developments in Minnie Marchman death
In Ashburn Georgia on November 15 special reports say Turner county awaits new developments tomorrow in the death of Minnie Marchman and the disappearance of her fiancé Tan Cleghorn. Family and friends expect fresh details as the investigation continues with heightened local interest.
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Turner County
Minnie Marchman
Tan Cleghorn
Mias
Amboy
Miss Marchman
Poison Theory in Missing Woman Case Prompts Drugist Probe
The article reports a suspected poisoning in the disappearance of Miss Marchman near Ashburn. Authorities search for a druggist and the person who allegedly administered poison after a plan to marry was postponed due to attire issues. The missing sweetheart remains at large as relatives intensify the investigation.
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Perasris
Iwiettier
Atlanta
Indikes
Marriape
Cleghorn
Miss March
Olympic athlete commits death by own action
Lieu tenant Fred de Mannerfelt, son of Major F Mannerfelt of King Oscar's staff, shot himself in a Tampa hotel. The Swedish Olympic team member left letters to two Boca Grande residents and a note to the hotel manager apologizing for the act. Cables to Sweden await replies to notify relatives.
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Pla
Fred de Mannerfelt
F. Mannerfelt
Oscar
Sweden
Stockholm
Boca Grande
Fla
Mannerfelt
Hawley Retires to Enter Senate Announcement
Buise Idaho November 16 Governor James H Hawley announced he would resign probably tomorrow Lieutenant Governor Sweetser a Republican said he would appoint Hawley United States senator to succeed the late Senator Heyburn Governor Hawley a Democrat
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Buise
Idaho
James H. Hawley
Sweetser
Republian
Hawley
United States
Heyburn
Colonel Gibson Dies He Hanged John Brown
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph C. Gibson died at Verbena near Montgomery at 79. He commanded troops involved in the hanging of John Brown at Harper’s Ferry. A former invalla for a amber of years, he later worked in newspapers and led military and defense roles in Alabama.
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John Brown
Montgomery
Ala
Joseph C. Gibson
Harper's Ferry
Verbena
Gibson
Montcomery
Alabama
Perjury Confession Shakes Wooten Murder Trial
In Cartersville Georgia November 13 a police officer from Kingston confessed perjury four hours after the jury began deliberations in the W. J. Wooten case over Herschel Griffin’s murder. The jury’s vote paused for Cox’s confession, then resumed and returned a manslaughter verdict with mercy. Wooten’s attorneys immediately noted an appeal and bond was set at 10,000 dollars. Cox’s testimony implicated ex jailer James Burrowes, who was jailed for subornation to perjury. The case is regarded as unique in Georgia court history with the “plant” and brass knuckles pivotal to the defense. A physician testified defendant was seen after the altercation.
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Cartersville
W. J. Wooten
Herschel Griffin
Kingston
Cox
aFton
Wooten
James Burrowes
Burrowes
Georgia
James Borrowes
Aknucks
Pwearing
Tha
Ida“aworn Shiat
Hapa
Governor Wilson to Call Extra Session on Tariff Revision
Governor Wilson announced that after his inauguration he will call an extraordinary session of Congress no later than April 15 to revise the tariff. He plans a Bermuda vacation from tomorrow afternoon and will return by December 16. He favored prompt action to remove uncertainty and meet business interests.
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Woodrow
Congress
Conegress
Washington
Ori Fe
Weather Prophecy Fain Forecast for Saturday and Sunday
A weather forecast predicts a fall pattern with cool fronts approaching. Saturday and Sunday are expected to bring unsettled skies, possible showers, and backward-season temperatures across the region.
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