Georgia race heats as Slaton eyed for Bacon seat
As the State Democratic Executive Committee nears a Capitol meeting, observers favor Governor Slaton as a likely candidate for Senator Bacon's unexpired term. Rumors swirl on who else will enter, with Felder and Hardwick promising to stay, while Brown's plans remain uncertain and Smith seeks re election without strong opposition.
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John M. Slaton
Bacon
Slaton
Senate
J. Randolph Anderson
W. C. Vereen
C. Murphey Candler
Hoke Smith
Joseph M. Brown
Brown
Little Joe
Smith
West
Felder
Hardwick
Boxer Jimmy Grant Dies After Ring Tragedy at Orpheum
Vic tor Barnett known as Jimmy Grant, 22, Chicago native who rose in Atlanta bantamweight ranks, died at 5 AM Friday from pneumonia complications after a ten round bout with Johnny Eggers at the Orpheum Theater Tuesday night. Eggers arrested on disorderly conduct charges, bond set at 500 dollars, pending preliminary hearing. Dr Louis Rouglin and Dr W S Goldsmith treated Grant at Grady Hospital. Eggers spoke with Chief Beavers and awaited legal action as the case develops. Grant’s body sent to Patterson’s undertaking rooms. brother-in-law John Reiners due from Florida. Grant was popular for defeating Spider Britt and was described as a quiet, sportsmanlike fighter.
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Johnny Eggers
Orpheum Theater
Louis C. Rouglin
Grady Hospital
W. S. Goldsmith
Grant
Patterson
John Reiners
Atlanta
Florida
New York
Eggers
Beavers
Recorder’s Court
Victor Barnett
Chicago
South
Jimmy
Spider Britt
Atlanta wins regional reserve bank site in currency act fight
Leaders of Atlanta's business and financial interests celebrate securing a regional reserve bank site. The victory, led by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and supported by Senator Hoke Smith and Congressman William Schley Howard, signals Atlanta as the South's financial center and presages prosperity. The campaign drew nationwide attention via Hearst papers, with extensive advocacy through The Atlanta Georgian and American.
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South
United States
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
McAdoo
Houston
Williams
New Orleans
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Robert F. Maddox
J. K. Orr
Hoke Smith
William Schley Howard
Georgia
Hearst
American
Boston
Rehearing Denied in Vanderbilt University Case
Nashville April 3 The Tennessee Supreme Court refused a rehearing in the Vanderbilt University case at the request of the Methodist Episcopal Church South Bishops. No further action is expected from the bishops, and church interference with the university board is unlikely. A General Conference in Oklahoma City in quadrennial session may push plans to create a new Methodist university or expand an existing college to replace Vanderbilt as a church institution.
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Tennessee Supreme Court
Vanderbilt University
College of Bishops
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Board of Trust
General Conference of the Church
Oklahoma City
Methodist University
Methodist
Vanderbilt
Wilson at Heart Is an English Whig
London April 3. S K Ratcliffe a sociologist praised President Wilson as a cultivated gentleman steeped in English law history and politics and said he is at heart an English Whig. He attacked immigration policy calling America not a melting pot but a pot of varnish and warned of a growing proletariat under intensified European serfdom conditions.
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London
America
S. K. Ratcliffe
Wilson
Europe
Pneumonial Threat Forces Bryan to Quarantine at Home
Secretary of State Bryan stayed home in Washington on April 3 due to a bad cold. His physician ordered him confined indoors until further notice as a precaution against potential pneumonia developing from the illness.
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Washington
Bryan
Wilson Says He Is His Own Mouthpiece
President Wilson stated that the only mouthpiece of the Administration is his own tongue when asked about Dudley Field Malone speaking for the Administration on Governor Glynn's appointments. Police are seeking a stolen five passenger Ford owned by Theodore W. Martin, last seen in front of the Third National Bank Building at 6 pm Thursday. license 1053.
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Wilson
Washington
Dudley Field Malone
Glynn
Theodore W. Martin
Third National Bank
The Georgian and American Wart Ad Pages Offer Daily Opportunities
Wake up and seize daily opportunities on The Georgian and American Wart Ad pages. Ambitious readers are urged to keep vigilance, scan listings, and grasp chances published every day for advancement and success.
Burglars Blow Safe at Siler City Post Office
Early today burglars blew open the Siler City post office safe with three explosions, securing 500 dollars in stamps and 275 dollars in cash before making their escape. Greensboro report notes the time around 3 o clock this morning.
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Greensboro
N. C
Siler City
Atlanta Bank Victory Sparks Jubilant Financiers
Atlanta financiers celebrate the regional bank win with pride and optimism. Bank leaders like Charles E. Currier of the Atlanta National call it the biggest boost for the city in years, placing Atlanta beside major U S financial centers. Bankers doubt surplus cuts, arguing rediscount access from the reserve bank will sustain lending capacity and safeguard profits.
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Atlanta
South
Charles E. Currier
Atlanta National
Pittsburg
Robert F.’. Maddox
Reserve Bank
Maddox
W.L. Peel
The
American National
Robert J. Lowry
Lowry National
Henry Davis
Thief Escapes, Robs Again Then Receives 20 Year Sentence
J. W. Russell, a flour merchant of No 3 Lafayette drive Ansley Park, had his home burglarized last November after a prior September theft. Will Daniel and Dalias Preston Fleming, a negro, escaped from the chain gang and committed the crime again, receiving twenty more years in prison. Russell is with J J Russell & Son in the Aussell Building.
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J. W. Russell
Lafayette Drive
Ansley Park
Will Daniel
Dalias Preston Fleming
Russell
J. J. Russell & Son
Aussell Building
Bill Extends Workers Pay to Disabled Federal Employees
Washington April 3 A House Judiciary Committee subcommittee reported a bill providing workmen’s compensation for Federal employees injured or ill on the job. It mirrors features of 23 state laws and would pay from 33.33 to 66.67 dollars per month for total disability and smaller monthly amounts for partial disability to all government workers.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Detective Burns Hints Leo Frank Case May Be Reopened
William J. Burns arrived in Chicago and held a private conference with undisclosed men. He said information obtained could free Leo M. Frank and convict the actual murderer, but refused to provide details. Continued on Page 7.
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William J. Burns
Chicago
Frank
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