Beavers and Mayor Clash Over Atlanta Vice Fight
Heated quarrel between Chief Beavers and Mayor Woodward at police HQ last night reopened the vice question at the board of police commissioners. Two suggestions were floated: grand jury probe and harsher action against operators of lewd venues. No vote was taken amid adjournment and tensions.
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Woodward
Board of Police Commissioners
Atlanta
Manhattan Avenue
Reavers
Fain
Way
Double Sessions to be Abolished in Aflenta Schools
The Aflenta school board adopted plans to end double sessions by using auditoriums libraries and basements for temporary classrooms. They granted Slaton authority to convert spaces and approved an extra Tech high school instructor, while honoring benefactors and nominating new teachers amid limited eligibility.
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James G. Woodward
W. M. Slaton
Joseph D. Green
Estel Miles Moorman
Rome
Lena Epien
M. W. Cowan
Wew
Tech
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Landrum
Morris Brandon
R. J. Guinn
Mr. Brandon
Ed. H. Inman
A. EK. Hawkes
W. Woods White
Asa G. Candler
R. I. Maddox
Spring Street
Louisa Hamilton
Alice Foster
Greenwood Avenue
Mary Lois Potter
East Fourth Street
Martha Foster
Oak Street
Pauline T. Owen
Leila Mable
Decatur
Virginia
Gasson
Myrtle Street
Olive Shropshire
T. C. Case
Hood Street
Sue Rae
Adams Street
Gai
Fannie B. Vonderau
Athens Street
Nuty
Where Bargains Are Found in The Constitution Want Ads
The Constitution notes daily bargains from stores ranges and odd pieces of furniture no longer needed. Test offers, compare prices and find surprising bargains. People also advertise for wanted items in The Constitution Want Ads. Call MAIN 5000 or ATLANTA 5001 to place ads.
Federal Bonds to Save Cotton
Senator Hoke Smith will introduce a bill to use federal credit to buy 5,000,000 bales of cotton at 10 cents a pound and distribute the surplus over three years. It would fund operations with a tax on production and carry $250,000,000 in bonds, backed by cotton, with purchases made directly from producers. Petitions from Georgia cotton interests urged federal aid.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Hoke Smith
Congress
Cochran
Sam
Vardaman
Mississippi
Overman
North Carolina
Smith
Treasury
Tosa
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Dostmanter
Georgia
Race Against Death Lost by Parents in Sudden Tragedy
Philadelphia October 1 A 4000 mile race to reach their son before he died was lost by the parents of 1 year old John P Heller whose death from injuries in a football game was reported to the coroner Clyde A Heller the boy s father is president of a mining company with Alaska interests He and Mrs Heller were in Vancouver en route to Alaska when informed of the injury Chartering a beat and a special train to San Francisco they rushed to the city only to learn of the boy s death.
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Philadelphia
John P. Heller
Clyde A. Heller
Alaska
Single Term Plank Opposed by Wilson
Washington reports confirm President Wilson opposed Baltimore platform’s single term plank. A letter to Representative Palmer last year indicates private belief no constitutional restriction should force a one term limit. Cabinet plans and Bryan led tour dates shape a bright Democratic outlook as campaigns begin.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Baltimore
Palmer
Pennsylvania
House Judiciary Committee
Bis
Bryan
Brooklyn
Majority
Underwood
House
Congress
Hammond
Minnesota
Banks Asked to Send Gold Quota for Foreign Exchange
New York October 13 National banks at reserve centers that subscribed to the 3200 million gold pool were informed the plan should become operative They were urged to forward 25 percent of the first installment to their clearing houses for shipment to this city Albert H Wiggin chair of the pool committee telegraphed subscribers for a list of contributors and designated correspondents so certificates may be placed and gold withdrawn The pool though in nominal operation for over a week now calls subscribers to purchase exchange in competition with independent brokers
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New York
Albert H. Wiggin
Suscribors
Bombs Explode in Two New York Churches
A dynamite bomb exploded beneath a pew at St Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue injuring two worshippers. A second blast damaged St Alphonsus Church on West Broadway, amid past protests involving Industrial Workers of the World leader Frank Baum. Police seek motive. a demented offender theory cited.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York
St. Alphonsus’ Catholic Church
Psn
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
Monsignor LaVelle
St. Alphonsus
West Broadway
St Alphonsus
Frank Tannenbaum
Laat Winter
Honest H W Davis Dies In Self Inflicted Shot At Home
Jefferson Ga October 13 Special H W Davis living just outside town limits ended his life this morning with a revolver He woke his wife asking for the weapon saying something was after the chickens Then he stepped off the back porch fired a single shot into his heart dying instantly The act is believed to have been caused by financial adversities
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Jefferson, Ga
H. W. Davis
Indictment Read Against Princip and Conspirators
A Sarajevo indictment lists Gavrilo Princip and 21 accomplices charged with high treason for the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination. It details Narodna Odbrana's role in supplying weapons and recruiting conspirators in Belgrade and Sarajevo, and notes Princip’s admission of intent to kill Field Marshal Po teurel but using a different target. It outlines motives tied to greater Serbian quarters reaching to the royal court.
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London
Reuter
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Gavrio Prinzip
Francis Ferdinand
Vren
Gon
Servian Society
Narodni Odbrana
Belgrade
Prinzip
Oskar Potierel
With Monster Cannon And Many Zeppelins, Germans Will Strike
German forces threaten London with a heavy offensive aided by a monster cannon and zeppelins. A Belgian theater near Thourout and Ghent saw fierce fighting as Allied forces gained, a German armistice request was refused, and a German column was routed south of Ghent with about 600 dead. Allied losses were minimal. The Germans retreated towards Alost.
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London
Ostend
Thourout
Bruges
Ghent
Alost
Belgian government moves to Havre as Germans push west
The Belgian government transfers from Ostend to Havre with King Albert remaining at army command. The cabinet and diplomatic corps depart by steamer for the French port, while American and Spanish ministers stay in Brussels. This marks the third capital move since the Liege forts fell as German forces advance toward the Channel ports.
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London
Havre
Albert
Ostend
Brussels
Belgium
Liege
Antwerp
Guns and Zeppelins Headed for England War Talk
New York report quotes engineer Adolph F Gall of Edison laboratories claiming Germany is building massive 19 30 and 14 inch siege guns to outgun British ships and seize control of parts of the English Channel near Calais and Ostend along with 80 or more Zeppelins assembled near Kiel awaiting orders.
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New York
Adolph F. Gall
Edison Laboratories
Hellig Olav
Germany
Liege
Namur
Antwerp
Mr. Gall
Ostend
Channel
English
Calais
Krupp
England
Amsterdam
Berlin
Krupps
Kiel
Weather Prophecy Cooler Wednesday and Rain Expected
Meteorology notes cooler Wednesday with occasional rain and a forecast of farther rain on Thursday. Coastal areas advised to prepare rain gear as conditions may persist.
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Seurgia
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