Frank Attacks Solicitor Almaor In New Statement
Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey refused to reply to Mrs. Leo M. Frank’s charge that state torture was used to obtain witness testimony. The Atlanta Georgian reports Dorsey’s stance from a June 7, 1913 dispatch, noting his claim to welcome evidence from any source and his lack of intent to rebut Frank’s accusations.
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Mig
Frank
Almor
Hugh M. Dorsey
Leo M. Frank
Mrs. Frank
Mr. Dorsey
No Charge Against Woman Sparks Legal Controversy
The Journal and The Constitution allege a cook was arrested and subjected to questioning and torture in a police set up torture chamber after which an affidavit was produced. The Solicitor had no charge against her yet Mr Dorsey claims to welcome evidence from any source, implying acceptance from the torture chamber if offered. Lawyers say arrest without charge violated criminal law.
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The
Journal and the Constitution
Atlanta Constitution
Dorsey
Mr. Dorsey
Opposition to Torture Chamber Testimony in Trial
In a dramatic public statement, the speaker condemns Mr. Dorsey for seeking third-degree torture chamber evidence to justify taking a life. She argues such testimony is improper and questions whose turn will come next, urging fairness to her innocent husband.
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Mr. Dorsey
Dorsey
Mrs Leo Frank Responds To Denials In Newspapers
In a public statement Mrs Leo Frank declares she cannot testify against her husband and calls attention to alleged false affidavits and rumors published locally. She asserts the law forbids her testimony and explains her use of newspapers to present the facts publicly.
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Dorsey
Leo M. Frank
Defense Bends Efforts To Prove Conley Slayer
The Leo Frank defense in the Mary Phagan murder case aims to pin the crime on James Conley. It promises an ironclad alibi for Frank and characterizes Conley as the killer, claiming opportunity and motive. The strategy includes detailing Conley’s presence at the factory and disposing of the body in the elevator shaft.
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Conley
Leo Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
James Conley
Captain Keene Hart Out of World Polo Matches
Foxhall Keene the American polo team captain broke his collar bone in a Meadowbrook practice session. The injury prevents his participation in the international polo matches set for June 10, and Harry Payne Whitney is expected to replace him as captain.
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Meadowbrook
WN. Y
Foxhall Keene
Keene
Harry Payne Whitney
Chicago Thaws From 91 To 42 In 24 Hours
After a 91 degree high Chicago cooled to 42 as a 50 mile per hour wind swept the city. The sudden swing wrecked roofs, toppled signs, shattered plate glass and sank boats in the bay.
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Chicago
Suffragette Emily Davison in critical Derby injury
Special Cable reports Emily Davison, the suffragette injured while attempting to disrupt the Derby, is in a hopeless condition. Doctors say her case is critical and relatives have been summoned to her bedside.
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London
Emily Davison
Louisville Race Cards Record and Results Summary
A detailed set of race results from Louisville and Montreal including winners such as Coreopsis Cedar Brook and Verena, with times across six races at Louisville and multiple events at Montreal. Notable names include Kederis Teahan Martin Ganz Neylon Loftus and McCabe, with horses like Old Rose bud and The Proph et among others. Also ran lists accompany each race and times range from under a minute to over five minutes.
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Cedar Brook
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Martin
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Tillie’s Nightmare
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Bushy
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Emerald Gem
DeNa Mack
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Lindar
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Amoret
Glow
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Evelyn Yowrie
Guide Post
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Husky Lad
Duquesne
Little Nephew
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Steele
Boots and Saddles
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Caughill
President Wilson Might Testify as Private Citizen
Washington June 7 The Townsend charges that President Wilson lobbied for the Underwood tariff prompt White House officials to consider him testifying as a private citizen. The President may appear before the senatorial investigation committee after consulting advisers. Officials deny patronage pressure and say all parties received similar appointments.
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Townsend
United States
White House
Committee Against Recalling Senators Opinion Shifts in Inquiry
Democratic members of the Overman lobby investigating committee in Washington on June 7 expressed that Townsend's admission of lacking specific basis for his lobbying accusation makes recalls unnecessary. Senator Reed and Senator Walsh backed not recalling those who testified, while Cummins and Nelson suggested recalling to address shadowing by detectives. The discussion centers on the tariff bill and administration precedents since republican government.
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Overman Lobby
Townsend
Wilson
Reed
Walsh
Cummins
Nelson
Motorcycle Elopers Win Race to Marry in South Carolina
Elizabeth McElmurray and Heyward Fulcher, both sixteen, eloped on a motorcycle, fled parents, and endured an eighteen hour chase from Waynesboro Georgia to North Augusta South Carolina. Their journey included a horse and buggy escape, an Augusta rest stop, and a.Baptist Church parsonage ceremony performed by Rev. George White. They then stayed with Fulcher’s sister, Mrs. Morgan Gordon.
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Waynesboro
Elizabeth McElmurray
Heyward Fulcher
North Augusta
S. C
Fulcher
Augusta
Baptist Church Parsonage
George White
Morgan Gordon
Snow After Record Hot Day in Chicago
Snow fell in Chicago fourteen hours after the season's warmest temperature of 96 degrees. A ten minute snowfall hit Austin with a 40 mile gale from the north dropping the mercury 47 degrees in fifteen hours. Many were hurt and property damage ran to thousands. In Milan Italy the heat is extreme with a record number of suicides reported and hundreds prostrated awaiting relief.
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Austin
Milan
Italy
Envoy Page Lauded By English Papers
Walter Hines Page American Ambassador to the Court of St James is praised in editorials after his first England speech at a Pilgrims Society banquet. The Westminster Gazette lauds his note as happiest. The Pall Mall Gazette commends Page s pleasant words. The Evening Standard notes the friendly sentiment between nations is recognized.
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London
Walter Hines Page
Court of St. James
England
Pilgrims’ Society
Westminster Gazette
Pall Mal Gasette
The
Evening Standard
Man leaps from trolley car after crash to evade hospital care
Jefferson Goodman, injured in a collision between an oil wagon and a Marietta car, bolted from a speeding trolley to avoid hospital treatment. The negro man, initially believed dead, disappeared after learning he was en route to a hospital, prompting searches and worry.
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Jefferson Goodman
Goodman
Marietta
Cuts Her Third Set of Teeth at 93 Years
Gadsden Alabama June 7 Mrs Julia Usry aged 93 years for ten years an inmate of the St Clair County Poorhouse near Ashville is cutting her third set of teeth. The third set began about a year ago and she now has an almost perfect outfit of molars. Her second teeth dropped out when she was about 60. She is very active and shows promise of living for several years.
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Gadsden
Ala
Julia Usry
St Clair County
Ashville
Hundred Entombed In Burning Scott Colliery Mine
SHAMOKIN PA June 7 One hundred miners are entombed in the Scott Colliery of the Susquehanna Coal Company near here. The mine is said to be on fire and a score of more badly burned were rescued from the mine.
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Scott
Susquehanna Coal Company
Baseball Scores From Cities Across the Circuit
A rain soaked day yields multiple games with various line scores and umpires. Matches list FIRST GAME and SECOND GAME across venues including TORONTO BUFFALO BALTIMORE PROVIDENCE LOUISVILLE COLUMBUS INDIANAPOLIS TOLEDO MILWAUKEE MINNEAPOLIS KANSAS CITY T PAUL Jersey City Newark. Notable pairings include Reisigie Macher and McTigue Mor risette Danforth Bergen and umpire crews Nallin Hayes Chill O'Brien, with several successful runs and rainouts recorded.
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Hayes
Providence
Baltimore
Pensacola Beats Selma In Cotton States League Clash
In Cotton States League action, Pensacola scores three by the third inning and adds three more late, edging past Selma 8 to 4. Burmeister and Hauser, along with Baker and Mueller, handled the hitting while Riggs umpired.
Roanoke Beats Newport News in Rain Shortened Game
In Virginia League action Roanoke edge Newport News 6 to 2 after rain halted play in the sixth inning. Efird and Lafitte featured for Roanoke with Gardir and Lafitte contributing for Newport News as Colgate umpired. Other games postponed by rain included Portsmouth Petersburg and Norfolk Richmond.
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Gardir
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Barton
Matere
Portsmouth-Petersburg
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Georgia Alabama League Nine Inning Baseball Summary
Newnan beat Talladega 17 to 6 in a high scoring game as Lovett and Chase led the offense for Newnan while Woodruff and Billingsly pitched for Talladega. Final line shows Newnan exploding for ten runs over two innings and Talladega struggling to answer.
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Rain Forfeits Cracker Lookout Series Final At Park
June 7 at Ponce de Leon Park rain halted the Cracker Lookout game in the fourth inning. Atlanta trailed 1-0 after a late fourth inning run with two outs. Conzleman, new Pittsburg Club pitcher, on the mound, appeared poised to give Atlanta a chance if rain had not ended play.
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Atlanta
Early Baseball Report: No Hits In Rain Chaotic Inning
A rain delay interrupted play as both teams produced scattered hits. Coyle and Flick reached, Elberfeld and Welch walked, and Johnson beat a slow roller for a run while Coveleskie and Coyle combined for a two hit, four inning effort with no runs until Wallie Smith’s single plated a tally after Alperman, Bisland, and Agler reached base.
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Rain Shortens Savannah-Macon Games and Other Postponements
Weather disruptions force all remaining games to be off as Savannah Macon rain halts play. Pittsburg Chicago game postponed due to cold. final scores show St. Louis 2 7 2 and Indianapolis 4 11 2. Yale Princeton game halted at end of fifth.
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R. H. & Covington
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