18 Feb 1914
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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1914
Page
1
After a daylong conference City Comptroller Goldsmith said city business would continue while the budget stalemate persists. Mayor Woodward pledged daily special meetings until a budget passes as the Aldermen and Finance Committee dig in.
A city committee appointed to examine graft allegations in the police department and led by Att ly Sam Crane favors a full investigation. Commissioner Johnson urges the Police Board to review Crane's charges. Verney and Garner support a general probe inviting witnesses to come forward.
Leo M. Frank’s fate nears gallows as four justices deny a new trial, affirming his murder conviction for the Mary Phagan case. Dissents by Chief Justice Fish and Judge Beck contest admissibility of perversion evidence. Roan’s doubt remarks deemed not grounds for a new trial. If no further motion intervenes, retrial is unlikely and sentencing looms in ten days to two weeks.
In Philadelphia on February 17 representatives of miners and operators agreed to submit wage demands to a sub scale committee, averting a strike of over 200000 workers in Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD MO Feb 17 Five persons are dying today and more than fifty others suffer serious injuries after two Frisco passenger trains collided last night at Nicholas Junction Three cars were derailed and hurled into a ditch Passengers named include J E Meets Charles Holland Paul Hall and W R Jones all of Springfield Missouri
John Redmond leader of Irish Nationalists receives a cablegram from Boston stating ten thousand dollars mailed in proof of the undying determination of Irishmen in America to press the struggle to a successful conclusion. Sent by Ryan president United Irish League in America.
In the Geor gian and American daily classified columns tiny Want Ads offer surprising practical solutions for success. Small but powerful forecasts of enrichment appear in these listings, encouraging readers to try an ad today and keep seeking opportunities tomorrow.
The Atlanta Transportation Club invites members to a Thursday night lecture by William Bruce Leffingwell on Yellowstone National Park. The program will include lantern slides and motion pictures to illustrate the talk.
Philadelphia February 17 The Radium Institute of Philadelphia has been incorporated with capital stock of 250000 It will be the first radium hospital in the world and is expected to advance cancer treatment and research with new therapies and equipment.
A gas explosion in a Broadway lunchroom startled workers amid a snowbound day. Pies and cakes were tossed as hungry cleaners and staff reacted, with no further injuries reported.
In Chicago on February 17 Mrs Ella Flagg Young urged permission to pay income tax on her $10 000 salary as superintendent of the Chicago public schools after being informed she was exempt.
In Seville on February 17 King Alfonso learned that about 250 American tourists were disappointed that the Alcazar was closed during the royal visit. He invited the group to tour the Alcazar gardens instead, offering them access while the court remains in Seville.
The Supreme Court must send down its judgment before the lower court can resentence Frank. Solicitor Dorsey will seek a writ of habeas corpus to bring Frank before Judge Ben Hill in the new Superior Court division. Frank and his family remain stunned as his wife, loyal to the trial, visits the tower cell while reporters are denied interview.
Frank and his supporters await a Supreme Court ruling with mixed expectations. Rumors swirl that a decision may have been handed down, though sources say no final action has been released yet. Lawyers on both sides offered little comment, surprised by the silence and the court's stance.
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