Church Ban on Modern Dancing Sparks Georgia Reaction
Catholic Father Rapier forbids members of Sacred Heart Church to participate in modern dances after reading Bishop Kelley’s letter to Georgia parishes. The paper notes debates over fiction, plays, and the role of pastors in enforcing church discipline while criticizing sensational press coverage and dialect within the broader Catholic community.
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Georgia
George E. Rapier
Society of Mary
Fleart
Sundy
Benjamin J Keiley
Savannah
Kelley
Rapier
Ss Jetter
Bud
Kaller
God Church
Christ
Man severs artery, hacks off hand, then hangs self
Savannah report of a 84 year old white man who, with a wife and three children, killed himself in a bizarre sequence. He severed the artery in his right foot with a razor crawled under his house to die but regained consciousness, cut his right hand at the wrist, then hanged himself with a rope and noose. An autopsy later found he was temporarily insane. The man, a painter, had regular work and no financial woes, and had recently resided in Savannah after coming from Germany.
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Upieater
Ita
Iicacy
Orginal Te Liefchont Catholic Church
Atholic Church
Savannah
Spelal
Paul Meinig
Emall
Aidence
Corpus
Ngquast
Nan
Germany
Albany Man Shot and Killed After House Call
Albany Ga October 14 Special A D Rawlins twenty six years old was shot and killed last night about 10 oclock by Harl Loach in front of a boarding house near the northern est Muus Witnesses observed a prior quarrel and Loach had been drinking He was arrested at the depot early this morning Rawlins left a wife and child in Alabama
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Albany Ga
Rawlins
Harl
Loach
Movement for a public market gains concrete form in Atlanta plan
Atlanta moves toward a public market with Mayor Woodward and Chamber of Commerce president Moore naming three members each to tour southern cities and study market layouts. A downtown market between Forsyth and Broad streets is proposed to be near shoppers, with clubwomen backing the push.
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Atlanta
James G Woodward
Wilmer L Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Perons
Cers’ Association
Woodward
Tilt 18
Forsyth
Broad Streets
Club Women of
A P Coles
Women's Club
Try It Yourself Want Ads boost lives in Atlanta
Many lives change as Want Ads in The Constitution prompt readers to seek better jobs homes or business opportunities. Call Main 5000 or Atlanta 5001 to reach a Want Ad taker and connect with Atlanta’s public. Index to Want Ads Page 7 Column 5.
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Atlanta
Women to Probe Atlanta School Conditions
Women of Atlanta organized by The Constitution will investigate city public schools to identify improvements. Mrs Charles J Haden leads a Federation of Women’s Clubs executive meeting. City officials debate bond funding and district surveys, citing crowded schools and need for relief measures. Mayor Woodward favors new surveys and temporary facilities.
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Women of
Atlanta
Charles J Haden
Te Federation of Womens Clubs
W. R B. Daley
Board of Education
James G Woodward
Woodward
Forrest Avenue
Boulevard
North Avenue
Edgewood
Highland
Inman Park
Ivy Street
Pearl and
Gaskill Streets
Faith
Staten
W. F. Slaten
Blanton Receives U S Senate Assistant Serjeant At Arms Post
S R Blanton of Cairo is appointed assistant sergeant at arms of the United States Senate in Washington. He leaves soon to take charge and has for years managed the Grady County Progress. Appointed through Senator Hoke Smith, friends wish him success in his new field.
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Cairo
Blanton
United States Senate
Washington
Grady County Progress
Hoke Smith
Bankers Oppose Key Features of Currency Bill
In Washington a group of thirty five small banks from states across the nation gathered to oppose parts of the administration currency bill. George Rogers of Little Rock chaired as they prepared to testify before the senate banking and currency committee, urging changes to protect small banks while supporting prompt passage. The delegation plans to meet President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo afterward.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Union
George Rogers
Little Rock
Ark
Boston
Senate Committee
Wilson
McAdoo
Women Militants Interrupt Service at St Pauls Cathedral
On October 12 thirty suffragists disrupted a morning service at St Pauls Cathedral in London. They chanted and appealed to the Almighty for suffrage, protesting forcible feeding of prisoners in Holloway. Wardens attempted to silence the women by covering the singers mouths.
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London
St Pauls Cathedral
Holloway
Gail He Yorgers
Scalded to Death in Bath Tub
Cleveland reports Henry W. Judd, a millionaire director in local firms, was scalded to death in his bath tub today. His body lay for hours before wife found him after returning from church. A maid prepared the bath. he allegedly fell in and was unable to climb out due to frail health.
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Cleveland
Henry W. Judd
Millonaire
Governor Slaton Dines at D A R Restaurant Amid Pretty Waitresses
Governor John M Slaton visits the D A R restaurant at Peachtree and Carnegie Way and enjoys lunch served by Miss Helen Stewart. Regent Mrs John A Perdue praises public support for the venture while noting plans for a future chapter house as the governor savors savory market offerings.
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John Slaton
Helen Stewart
John M. Slaton
D. R
Peachtree and
Carnegie Way
Jack
Samuel] Pepys
Atlanta
John W. Slaton
Peachtree
Carnegie
goVv
John A. Perdue
Joseph Habersham
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Orror
Piedmont Avenue
Huerta Coup Sparks Talk of Army Split in Mexico
Press reports from Knoxville say Secretary of State Bryan rushed to Washington to address Mexico's crisis. Debates swirl over Huerta's coup detat, with observers predicting possible army splits while others praise the move and expect elections to proceed despite upheaval. Deputies are jailed. dissolution of congress affirmed. governors report calm nationwide.
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Bryan
Mexico
Knoxville
Tenn
Washington
Hast Radford
Tyler
Mexico City
Huerta
Sil
Manuel Garéa Aldape
Congress
Sen
Aldaps
Oops
Six Drowned as Skiff Capsizes on Alleghany River
In Tarentin near this city a skiff overturned on the Alleghany river. The drowned are Antone Widmer Carl Widmer John Widmer John Widmer Dr Julius Bober and Joseph Sober. Four sons of Julius Oblinger and two men struggled to save themselves and others by clinging to the overturned craft.
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Alleghany River
Tarentin
Antone Widmer
Carl Widmer
John Widmer
Julius Bober
Joseph Sober
Julius
George Oblinger
American is released by Huerta authorities
A staff writer for a New York magazine was released in Eagle Pass Texas after arrest in Piedras Negras Mexico on charges of printing seditious statements. The consul aided the release which was said to be conditional on leaving Mexico and not speaking further about the revolution. Federal troops reportedly moved to confront advancing constitutionalists from Fuente and Hacienda Guadalupe.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Arthur Temple York
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Consul Blocker
Fuente
Hacienda Guadalupe
Woodruff Dies After Paralysis at Rally in New York
Timothy I Woodruff former New York lieutenant governor died at 9:15 PM after a two week paralysis spell following a progressive party rally in New York City He was 56 years old Born in New Haven Conn he was a Yale graduate and longtime Republican leader in Kings County He left the GOP for the progressives a year ago and held leadership roles in state and city conventions His Adirondack lodge Kamp Kill Kare was a meeting place for leaders His political career included chairing parks commissions and nominating James Sherman for vice president in 1908 He had been ill since last Sunday and his family was present at his death including his wife son and sister
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New York
Timothy I. Woodruff
New York State
Progressive Party
Woodruff
Mr. Woodruff
Rodney Ward
Ward
John Woodruff
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Kings County
Adirondacks
Kamp Kill Kare
James&. Sherman
Brooklyn
Parks
Three Candidates for Mayor Pro Tem in Atlanta Race
A three cornered race for mayor pro tem in Atlanta features Aldermen Ragsdale Harwell and James R Nutting. Ragsdale is seen as conservative while Harwell and Nutting lean anti Woodward factions. Nutting is popular on the council floor and Harwell long serving, with results uncertain as factions align.
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Atlanta
III
Ragsdale
J. H Harwell
James R. Nutting
Games G. Woodward
Aldrman Ragsdale
Harwell
Nutting
Woodward
Ing
Poth
B. Warren
James
Woodward Warren
Sulzer Verdict Expected Tuesday In Albany Trial
Albany October 12 A verdict in Governor Sulzer impeachment proceedings is unlikely before Tuesday as the high court plans deliberations after noon tomorrow. Court rules and testimony rulings delay the vote on guilt or innocence with observers noting elderly justices should not be kept in session all night.
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Albany
N.Y
Sulzer
Seasion
Abraham J Palmer
Milton
Acte
Earth tremor alarms Messina with brief shocks
Messina reports an earthquake today with distant rumblings lasting about ten seconds. No serious damage noted though alarm spread among residents. Observatory records indicate local disturbance and officials seek to address concerns as plans for a forthcoming council election proceed.
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Messina
Horror on blazing liner Volturno fills cabins with panic
London reports detail a mid Atlantic disaster aboard the steamship Volturno. survivor Walter Trintepohl describes the blaze and chaos as lifeboats failed, many drowned, while the Carmania rushed to aid. Crew behavior blamed for much of the panic. rescue underway toward Fishguard.
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London
Queenstown
Fishguard
Panin Jand
Walter Tutntepohl
Inch
Worty
Volturno
mid-Atlantic
Carmania
Arthur Spurgeon
Carmarina
Walter Trintepohl
Trintepohl
Hoe
Spurgeon
Weather Outlook Covers Several States This Week
Forecast calls for fair conditions across Georgia Virginia North and South Carolina Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia and Alabama Mississippi Louisiana East Texas and West Texas Monday and Tuesday Slightly cooler on the peninsula Tuesday will be fair in Puerto Rico and nearby areas Pronouncedly variable spellings appear in the source text noting repeated days and regional coverage.
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South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Peninsula
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
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