Father in Vestible Affair Faces Suit Over Son
A long running custody battle over John B Richards III continued in Stone Mountain Circuit Court with Judge Charles S Reid presiding in Atlanta. The case centers on Richards Jr accused of bad conduct and arrest alongside a woman in the Jones Avenue Baptist Church vestibule in February 1914. Richards denies the allegations while his grandfather and mother advocate for the child. Richards plans to call numerous witnesses to defend his character.
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John B. Richards
Charles S. Reid
Stone Mountain
A. McHan
Jasper
Pickens County
Judge Reid
Old City Hall
Atlanta
Jones Avenue Baptist Church
Richards Jr
Supreme Court A
Reid
McHan
Richards
Dowman-Johnson
MecHan
Greene
Jones Avenue
Grand Jury Attacks County Board Over Prison Camps
The Ful ton County Grand Jury delivered harsh presentments against County Commissioners Clifford L. Anderson and Tully Waters for ignorance of prison camp conditions. They cited Donaldson influence blocking reform, and noted attempts by other commissioners to improve welfare, with continuation promised on Page 9 Column 5.
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Fulton County Grand Jury
Board of County Commissioners
Clifford L. Anderson
Tull C. Waters
Ben Hill
Superior Court
Thomas J. Donaldson
H.donaldson
Locker Club
Grand Jury
Bona Fide
State Prison Board
Tully. Waters
Thomas J
S. H. Donaldson
S. B. Turman
W. T. Winn
Shelby
Taft Guest of Wilson at White House Luncheon
Former President William Howard Taft was invited to a White House luncheon by President Wilson, marking Taft’s first lunch invitation since leaving office on March 4. Taft has visited the White House frequently since his departure.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
United States
Wilson
White House
Taft
Neighbors Rebuild Home Lost by Fire in Georgia
Dalton Georgia February 27 neighbors rebuilt the home of W M Camp after a fire last Saturday. Sympathetic locals cut trees hauled to a sawmill and with forty men worked to furnish and rebuild the house so it could be occupied today. The entire project cost Mr Camp nothing.
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Dalton
W. M. Camp
Five Springs
Camp
16 Pound Baby Born In Riverhead News Record
Riverhead solice reports Mrs. Golaski delivered a 16 pound baby boy on February 27. The infant stands two feet tall and is described as fully developed.
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Riverhead, N. Y
Golaski
Highway Robber Aided by Woman in $50 Holdup
CHICAGO February 27 A man held a revolver to the head of wealthy lawyer S Waldman while a woman companion of the holdup man searched him and took $50.
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Chicago
Herman S. Waldman
Bryan Sentenced 30 Days for Not Sticking to Juice
PHILADELPHIA Feb 27 William J. Bryan not related to the Secretary of State was sentenced to 30 days in jail for failing to stay with grape juice as instructed.
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Bryan
Philadelphia
Whilliam J. Bryan
Georgia Congressmen Renew Battle for Atlanta Reserve
Georgia Representatives Howard Hardwick and Adamson pressed the Reserve Bank Committee in Washington for Atlanta to secure a regional South bank. Senator Hoke Smith was absent due to illness. They argued bank clearings and receipts justify Atlanta. the panel said no decision for 60 days.
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Washington, D. C
Atlanta
South
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Richmond
Baltimore
Bank For
Howard, Hardwick
Adamson
Reserve Bank Committee
Hoke Smith
McAdoo
Houston
John Skelton Williams
Reserve Committee
Chicago Man Offers Largest Income Tax Payment
CHICAGO February 27 Internal Revenue officials received word from a man whose name was withheld that he would pay an income tax of 42 616 82 dollars on an annual income of 750 000 dollars. The offer was described as the largest income tax payment in Chicago.
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Chicago
Internal Revenue Officials
Folk Resigns as Commerce Solicitor to Join ICC Counsel
Joseph W. Folk former Missouri governor resigns as Solicitor of the State Department to become counsel for the Interstate Commerce Commission at an annual salary of ten thousand dollars.
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Washington
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
State Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Woman Sues for Divorce Over Rocking Chairs
PITTSBURG February 27. Mrs John Grayson sues for divorce claiming her husband refused to provide rocking chairs other than those that rock both ways. The case centers on domestic tensions over furniture and comfort in the family home.
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Pittsburg
John Grayson
Miners Refuse Free Theater Tickets in Illinois Rally
In Peoria Illinois on February 27 the 490 delegates at the United Mine Workers of Illinois convention refused to attend a theater performance because the complimentary tickets carried no union label.
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Peoria, Ill
The
United Mine Workers of Illinois
Senate Defeats Burleson Parcles Post Rates Change Amendment
Washington February 27 The Senate rejected an amendment to the post office appropriation bill by a 24 to 33 vote. The measure would have stripped the Postmaster General of authority to alter parcels post rates weights and zones going forward.
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Washington
Senate
Post Office
Griffin Endeavors to Build New Central Depot
Chief Civil Engineer Lawrence and other engineers from the Central of Georgia Railway Company have been in Griffin for several days surveying as the company promises to construct a new passenger depot in the city.
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Griffin
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Lawrence
Ayo Women Urged to Aid Atlanta Progress
Captain J W English with three decades in Atlanta politics urges women to gain representation on city boards and committees including Education Health Parks and Carnegie Library. He backs minority female appointees on boards and suggests an Atlanta woman serve as an umpire on budget issues and school book decisions. Continued on Page 5 Column 4.
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Atlanta
J. W. English
Board of Education
Captain English
John K. Ottley
Atlanta Federation of Women's Clubs
English
Board of Health
Park Commission
Grady Hospital
Carnegie Library
Cemetery Commission
Council
Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics
Antarctic Discoveries Claim Rich Coal and Copper Beds
Dr. Douglas Mawson reports enormous coal and copper beds in the Antarctic following his return from the south. He notes the ice fields hinder a complete survey and warns that extreme cold and transport difficulties would challenge any future exploitation.
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Adelaide
Australia
Antarctic
Douglas Mawson
Mawson
Judge rules on “September Morn” obscenity claim
In Mobile Alabama on February 27 Judge Richard Jones Jr. dismissed charges against 16 year old Gilman Roberts of Bay Minette for mailing the picture to young girls. The court found the image might depict a young woman wearing thin tights and held it not indecent literature.
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Mobile
Ala
Richard Jones, Jr
United States
Gilman Roberts
Bay Minette
Political Foe Suspected in Ex Premier Kochao Ping Chen’s Death
Special Cable from Tianjin reports former Chinese premier Kochao Ping Chen, who also governed Chih Li province, died suddenly under suspicious circumstances. authorities believe political enemies may have poisoned him. he supported President Yuan Shi Kai.
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Atlanta
Tien-Tsin
China
Kochao- Ping-Chen
Chih Li
Kochao-Ping-Chen
Yuan Shi-Kai
Victim of Fall on Snow Seriously Ill
J. Perkerson of the Law Broth Company was seriously ill Friday at Wesley Memorial Hospital after breaking a hip when he fell on Whitehall street Thursday afternoon. He had just alighted from a street car when the slip occurred.
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J. Perkerson
Law Broth Company
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Whitehall Street
Mr. Perkerson
Want Ad offers value later turned into money
A short pitch urges readers to place a Want Ad in The Georgian and American to convert unwanted articles into cash. It highlights the ad's enterprise and invites readers to phone M. 100 to submit a notice.
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M. 100
Mrs Frank condemns alleged conspiracy in Phagan case
Mrs Leo M Frank writes the public denying a grave miscarriage of justice. She argues the case against her husband rests on vague suspicions and perjured testimony, cites disputed hair evidence and Formby and McKnight affidavits, and asserts he will be vindicated despite calls for execution. She notes New York officials granted a new trial for Becker and denies any life-sentence bid.
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Phagan
Leo M. Frank Friday
Georgia
New York
Charles Becker
Frank
H. F. Harris
Mary Phagan
Albert McKnight
Judge Hill
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Richards Child
Olright
Mack Richards
City ‘County Board
Donaldson
Aaa
Folk
Burleson
Oayo
Education, Health, and Park Boards
Plotterg
Becker
Sunday American
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