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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1915
Page
4
Parilee Crow, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Crow, was killed at her Gainesville home two miles from town at about 1 pm today by her cousin Jim Millwood, a young white man. The coroner's jury has returned findings in the case.
A and his brother in law C Li Hensley appeared for grand jury examination. Millwood asserts the shooting death was incidental, with the weapon described as a shotgun used in self defense or accidental discharge.
Bible history students and general readers are invited to a Sunday 10 o'clock lecture at the Unitarian church auditorium 30 West Peachtree Street. James P Faulkner of Harvard will lecture on the Old and New Testaments as the winter series progresses. Topics include Textual and Historical Reconstruction and Its Significance and The Old Testament as Literature.
London October 1 Captain Harold T Cawley member of parliament for Heywood division Lancashire killed in the Dardanelles fighting He is the third member killed.
The police committee postponed action on Morris Brown College's petition to build and maintain a Negro nurses training school on North Boulevard between Hillis and Houston. Trustees said they bought a lot and it would not encroach on the white fourth ward. Some councilmen noted strong white opposition, suggesting the project be dropped to avoid conflicts over the location.
Watertown A 24 Uetower and Lansing secretary of state left at night for New York after vacation at Henderson harbor. If New York tomorrow Secretary Lansing will confer with the German ambassador Count von Bernstorff.
Judge Newman dismissed the Western Union Telegraph case against the Atlanta and West Point Railway. He ruled the telegraph company had no right to maintain wires beyond contract time and must remove them. The decision held that courts cannot condemn land or rights in land and federal rights did not alter contract relations. The case may be appealed, and if sustained the railway could cut down the equipment prompting new rights for Western Union.
London October 3 The War Office lists the deaths of Lord Petre a lieutenant in the Coldatteam Guards who fell to wounds in France aged 25 and Lieutenant The Hon Maurice Henry Nelson Hood eldest son of Viscount Bridport killed in the Dardanelles aged 35 with both losses announced from the front.
After a strong September close, Atlanta shows a quiet October start in building activity. Permits total only 2187 dollars. Excavation begins for a 50000 theater at North Forsyth and Luckie, leased for 15 years for 185000 in rent. Peter Mion to build with architect Jen Eysis Brown. Kamper sells 15u Forrest Avenue residence for 5600 to A N Canton. lot 52 by 160 feet.
A long list of warranty deeds, bonds for title, executrix and guardian deeds, and building permits across multiple properties. Entries name owners, addresses, parcel sizes, and dates from 1911 to 1935, with amounts ranging from small sums to thousands. Prominent streets include Clay, Wetherby, Fraser, Highland, Davis, and Parson streets, plus entities such as Central of Georgia, Atlanta Cemetery Association, and various banks.
A formal order declares London and surrounding districts under the defence of the realm act. Prohibition of treating is imposed with a further dilution of spirits allowed, effective October 21. The metropolitan district and parts of Essex, Hertfordshire, and readings included to prevent evasion. The central board overseeing liquor traffic will next address nightclubs in central London.
Petrograd reports a special French military mission led by General A. L. DAmade has reached Russian front headquarters near Hraporov Nicholas. DAmade, who once commanded French forces at the Dardanelles, was recalled to France in May for a governmental mission whose nature was undisclosed. Berlin’s Lokal Anzeiger claimed France and England planned to send field headquarters experts to aid Russia.
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