Donaldson Ousted As Warden In Fulton County Shakeup
Fulton County Commission in special session discharged Captain T. J. Donaldson after 30 years as Superintendent of Construction and two months as Superintendent of Paving. Charles H. Girardeau appointed Warden, replacing the veteran. Grand Jury had urged removal of S. H. Donaldson while Captain Donaldson faced accusations of convict cruelty and misused supplies.
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County Commission
T. J. Donaldson
Fulton County
Charles H. Girardeau
Donaldson
Grand Jury
S. H. Donaldson
Mr. Turman
W. T. Winn
S. Donaldson
Winn, Smith
Winn
Peachtree Street
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Tours Atlanta Stage After Fleeing Fear
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw arrived in Atlanta for a two day engagement at the Atlanta Theater traveling from Birmingham in her private car. She said she fears husband Harry K Thaw who has threatened to kill her and her four year old son Russell while defending her right to work on stage. Nesbit defended her show and dances like the tango and turkey trot as appropriate stage performances. Leo Frank spoke from his cell to newspaper men about his trial, criticism of Solicitor Dorsey, and his belief in eventual justice. He discussed Dr Harris hair evidence and his hope that Burns will uncover truth while denying involvement. He described scenes with reporters and offered cigars, sharing his hope for exoneration and justice.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
America
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Atlanta
Birmingham
East
London
Mr. Clifford
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Dorsey
H. F. Harris
Frank
Georgia
Conley
Manners
Leo Frank
Speer Cites Former Indorsements in His Brief to Congress
Judge Emory Speer facing House charges reveals letters of indorsement from Georgia bar and bench. He filed February 5 1903 papers to back his claim for U S Court of Appeals Fifth District seat to replace Andrew P MecCormick.
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Speer
Congress
Washington
Department of Justice
Bar
Georgia
Court of Appeals
Emory Speer
House
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth District
Andrew P. MecCormick
Bugs on the Cheek Is Latest Paris Fad
Parisiennes embrace cheek art with miniature wildlife designs painted in natural colors. The craze features birds, bugs, lizards and other figures applied to the skin as a bold cosmetic statement in Paris.
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Bugs On
Paris
Atlanta
Parisiennes
Griswold and Basso Die After Operation in New York
Putnam Griswold, famed American bass, died at a New York sanitarium after an appendicitis operation on February 10. He showed days of improvement before a relapse yesterday as his condition worsened hourly. Griswold, born in Indianapolis in 1876, had recently performed widely.
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New York
Putnam Griswold
Griswold
Indianapolis
Must Wear Thick Nightie Says Censor
London dramatic censor licenses the play La Reve allowing an actress to appear in sleeping garments with the condition that she must wear a thick night dress during the performance.
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London
Cardinal Rampolla's Will Declared Valid by Judge
Special Cable reports Cardinal Rampolla's will, long disputed, was adjudicated valid today. No details of parties or court provided. The ruling settles previous challenges to the will.
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Cardinal Rampolla
Atlanta
Romfe
Tight Narrow Skirt Traced To Ancient Era
Philadelphia report notes a 3,000 year old tight-fitting narrow-bottom skirt identified by Egyptologist Max Muller of the University of Pennsylvania. The claim ties a distinctive garment to early Egyptian fashion and ancient craft.
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Philadelphia
Max Muller
University of Pennsylvania
$100,000 Gold Leaks From Refining Plant
In Gary Indiana more than $100,000 in pure gold and silver has been taken from sand in the western part of the city. Diggers work to recover additional metals from a leaking pipe at the United States Metal Refining Company plant, where a metal shortage had been noted for months. Chemists are reclaiming the spilled gold and silver with spades and hand sieves.
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Gary
Ind
United States Metal Refining Company
Women Fined for Not Muzzling Dogs in Chicago
CHICAGO February 26 Judge Goodnow fined seven women five dollars each for failure to keep their pet dogs muzzled. He stated that not all dogs in Chicago are as valuable as one child.
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Chicago
Goodnow
Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary Noted in Preston
Nine grandchildren attended the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Michael O'Connor in Preston Minnesota. In Charleston Palmetto Park races were declared off due to a severe sleet storm following yesterday's snow.
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Preston
Minn
Michael O'Connor
Palmetto Park
Girls urged to wed in the Canal Zone message
Two Denver girls, Miss Moyne Hubbel and Miss Irene Bear, after a world trip, tell San Francisco on February 26 that many hard working Canal Zone men seek American wives, urging girls to marry there and relocate for marriage prospects.
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San Francisco
Panaima Canal Zone
Moyne Hubbel
Irene Bear
Denver
Canal Zone
French Aeroplanes Test Fire Dart Weapon
In BAC France on February 26 military air experts tested an inflammable fire dart for planes. The dart carries a small gasoline reservoir and explodes on contact to set fires in balloons or buildings. Three darts hit targets from an altitude of 600 feet.
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Bac
France
Mrs Pankhurst to Interview the King
London reports Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst plans to interview King George II. She has escaped arrest and will lead a suffragette deputation to seek an audience while other delegates aim to present the suffrage cause to archbishops and bishops.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
King George
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