Condemned dynamiters edge toward Leavenworth in spirits
In Indianapolis on December 30 38 men convicted of a dynamiting conspiracy await sentencing by Judge Anderson. Defense counsel plan to appeal with about 90 assignments of error while wives and labor vow support. The group faces possible bond denial and transfer to Leavenworth Kans as the “dynamite special” departs.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
Leavenworth
Kans
Chester H. Krum
Louis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Krum
Allies Angry At Delay Of Ottoman Talks In Peace Talks
In London on December 30 1912 allied and Balkan envoys resumed talks at St James Palace as deadlock deepened and threats of renewed hostilities grew. Rechid Pasha reported no instructions from Constantinople, angering allies who urged action without further Porte interference. Bulgarian envoy Daneff warned peace requires firmness and warned of unjust treatment.
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London
St. James Palace
Rechid Pasha
Constantinople
Adrianople
Premir Venizelos
Greece
Dr. Daneff
Turkey
Foreign Office
14 Year Old Girl Runs Away To Be Nurse Returns Home
Nioma Wilmore 14 of 56 Newport Street is back at home after fleeing Friday afternoon to become a nurse. Detectives located her at Mrs. J Tucker’s East Point residence. she says she will stay home now and pursue nursing. Her mother forgives her, and Nioma remains determined to train as a nurse.
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Nioma Wilmore
Newport Street
Black and Harper
J. Tucker
East Point
Daredevil race tragedy claims Auto racer Hal Shain
In Los Angeles on December 30 a deadly Sunday crash at the Venice cup shaped track killed Hal Shain, a veteran auto racer, as his car plunged into the crowd. Three spectators were seriously injured including a man and a woman. Shain died on the operating table about 30 minutes after the wreck.
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OS Angeles
Venice
Hal Shain
Shain
William Hodge to Quit Man From Home January 11
The Georgian reports William Hodge will sever ties with The Man From Home and Liebler Company on January 11. His next project will place him in rehearsals for a new play where he to appear in a dominant American role alongside Booth Tarkington.
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William Hodge
Georgian Today
William ‘Hodge
United States
Ce Liebler Company
Booth Tarkington
Mr. Hodge
Patience Exhausted as War News Divides Europe
Our forbearance grows thin as we face rebukes at home while warning that we must act or appear foolish to the world. Armies stand ready to resume war on an hour's notice. The peace talks stall over Balkan issues as Europe tenses. Vienna reports say Russia moves to the southwest front and Romania resumes mobilization.
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Europe
Vienna
Russia
Roumania
Supposed Corpse Awakens in Tennessee Funeral Scene
In Palmyra Tennessee Richard Brindley, thought dead from a severe colic attack, suddenly rose from his casket at the funeral. He asked the watchers why he occupied a bier, then appeared none the worse for the experience and no burial plans proceeded.
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Palmyra
Tenn
Richard Brindley
Brindley
88 Year Old Woman Dead From Gas Fumes in Oak Park
Chicago report states Mrs. Caroline Green aged 88, a longtime Oak Park resident, was found dead in bed with a gas jet on. Boardinghouse companion Mrs. Elmer Hil woke to the odor and alerted authorities. The home has combination electric and gas fixtures and investigators suspect she turned on gas instead of electric light and did not shut it off.
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Chicago
Caroline Green
Oak Park
Elmer Hil
Green
Harries Wedding to Nurse France White
Raleigh friends learn that Miss Bessie Rogers of Raleigh married Millard Rewis in Dallas Texas before Christmas. Rewis, a Dallas lawyer and University of Georgia graduate, had eye surgery planned. they wed by Dr Truitt to keep the bride by his side during treatment.
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Harries
France White
Raleigh
N. C
Bessie Rogers
Wiley M. Rogers
Dallas
Texas
Millard Rewis
University of Georgia
Governor Hadley Plans Roosevelt Styled Portrait for Missouri
Governor Herbert S. Hadley will give the state a portrait upon retirement. The Carl Waldeck painting aims to resemble Theodore Roosevelt, with past trouble over earlier versions and a dispute about Hadley’s preferred blue polka dot tie.
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Gov. Hadley
T. R
ST. Louis
Herbert S. Hadley
Hadley
Roosevelt
Carl Waldeck
DIES NINE DAYS AFTER FATHER KILLED IN RAILWAY ACCIDENT
Katie May Manning fourteen daughter of Mrs. Mattie Manning of 190 Greenwich avenue died of pneumonia nine days after learning her father Haden B. Manning was killed December 21 while on his engine in the Chattanooga yards. He was an engineer for Western and Atlantic and chaplain of the local Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. She is survived by her mother two older brothers and two younger brothers. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Katie May Manning
Mattie Manning
Greenwich Avenue
Haden B. Manning
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Chattanooga
Atlanta
1913 Occupation Tax Dodgers Face Grand Jury Call
Occupation tax delinquents for 1913 may interview Fulton county grand jury as Ordinary J M Wilkinson states that lax enforcement ends with the salary act. Nonregistration in the county office is a misdemeanor, carrying potential indictment and penalties up to a $1000 fine or twelve months in jail, or both.
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Fulton County Grand Jury
J. M. Wilkinson
Stormy Petrel of European politics dies in Berlin
Baron Alfred Von Kiderlin Waechter, German secretary of foreign affairs and dubbed the new Bismarck, died suddenly at sixty in Stuttgart. Born Bavarian, he led a modern diplomacy style and steered German policy in Franco Spanish talks over Morocco, earning the title stormy petrel during the Agadir incident.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Baron Alfred von Kiderlin Waechter
Bismarck
German Empire
Eiderlin Waechter
France
Spain
Morocco
Two Thousand Women Seek Husbands Through Clerk Gage
In Kings county marriage license clerk Claude F. Gage received about 2000 letters in the last twelve months asking for help finding life partners. About 1500 applications came from women in large Atlantic industrial centers.
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Seattle
Claude F. Gage
Kings County
Atlantic Sea
Family refuses to help save Mrs. Kings life
Brothers and sisters of a confessed death plotter condemn the woman, declare she deserves no sympathy, and vow to let the law run its course. They renounce her at a Sunday conference, refuse to visit the Jones County prisoner, who planned the husband’s death, and express willingness for her to hang if the law decrees.
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Mrs. King
Jones County
Benjamin Berry Rivalry With Atlanta's Perfect Boy Emerges
Three year old Benjamin Berry of 109 Cooper Street is billed as a rival to Bernarr Magee, Atlanta's earlier model three year old. Both weigh 38 pounds, Berry's neck is 11 inches, his chest 1.8 inches larger, and thighs 1.2 inches bigger. Magee, a Boxer and Indian club swinger, remains the earlier standard in looks and development.
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Atlanta
Benjamin Berry
B. L. Berry
Cooper Street
Benjamin
Bernarr Magee
F. B. Magee
Master Magee
Ben
Benjamin Berry Finds Joy In Daily Health Routines
Jamin Berry enjoys walks and roughhouse play in his yard using a homemade hand bar for amusement and exercise. He appears rarely sick, and his mother’s early worries about growth have faded as he thrives on fresh air and evening frolics guided by Professor Magee’s health rule.
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Jamin Berry
Little Benjamin
Magee
Benjamin
Illinois Gang of Burglars Rounded Up in Bloomington
A gang terrorizing Bloomington for weeks was captured by police after breaking into Armour meat packing branch plant and stealing bacon meats and other goods. Arrested are Curley Shields Victor Nelson and Walter Huton who is alleged to have admitted the men to the building. A large amount of stolen goods was found at Shields residence.
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Bloomington
Ill
Armour
Curley Shields
Chester
Walter Huton
Armour & Co
Victor Nelson
Shields’ Resort
Round Oak Kinfolk Reject Effort to Save Kathrine King
In Jones county Georgia a family conference decided not to aid Kathrine King, awaiting the law. They condemn her as a killer of James King and say she should hang if that is the penalty. Public sentiment runs high as the trial date nears.
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Kathrine
John King
Jones County
Grays
Bradleys
Wayside
James
Round Oak
Jim King
Mrs. King
Wilburn
Community shaken by murder confession shocks county
The community remains stunned by a planter’s murder confession by Mrs. King. Sheriff Roberts plans to keep Wilburn jailed in Bibb county until trial, with calls to delay proceedings until the regular term. If convicted, either Wilburn or Mrs. King kang could become Jones county’s first gallows execution since 1885 and the first woman hanged in Georgia since 1874.
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Mrs. King
Wilburn
John King
Charlee Roberts
Bibb County
Dead thief Eddie Barnes found in hideout with others unconscious
New Orleans police early today uncovered a den of thieves in a dingy house. Eddie Barnes, a notorious sneak thief and son of prominent people, was found dead from cocaine. Five other burglars lay unconscious. burglars' paraphernalia was seized.
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New Orleans
Eddie Barnes
Barnes
Great New York Garment Workers Strike In 1910s
New York reports a massive garment workers strike beginning in a driving rain. About 126000 workers expected to join. 8000 pickets at factories. Rose Schneiderman leads women in seeking 15 to 20 percent wage increases and an eight hour day. Belmont and Stokes reportedly plan cooperation to mobilize other unions.
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New York
Ricket
United Garment Workers
Rose Schneiderman
United Garment Workers of America
O. H. P. Belmont
Rose Astor Stokes
Ladies’ Waist and
Waist
Insurance May Not Be Paid to Anyone
An Atlanta official cites the McEwen case to argue the $2,000 life policy in Mrs. King’s murder plot likely cannot be paid. The policy cannot go to Mrs King or heirs if payment would sanction fraud, and courts may rule such a payout against public policy. The point is delicate and may not be followed in this state.
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McEwen
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