Five Year Sentence for Threats Against Girls at School
Arthur McElroy, calling himself Jack the Ripper, was sentenced to five years by Judge Price Edwards for burglaries at P M Mitchell's home on Washington street. He warned five Girls High School pupils not to wander after dark and planned to rob other targets next night. Detectives link thefts to Palmetto, Georgia. additional prosecutions pending for church and school thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McElroy
Jack the Ripper
Price Edwards
Judge Hill
P. M. Mitchell
Washington Street
No. 101
McElroy
Mr. Mitchell
Gillespie
McGill
Girls’ High School
Holy Comforter
Bonnie Brae
Palmetto
Elks Pay Tribute To Flag Of Nation In Atlanta
Governor Slaton and Elks of Atlanta feted on Flag Day at Forsyth Theater Sunday night. R B Blackburn and Colonel Walter P Andrews delivered addresses on flag ideals and history. Musical program featured Frank Wheat Solon Drukenmiller and Steinway Comedy Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks of
Atlanta
Forsyth Theater
Lodge
Slaton
R. B. Blackburn
Walter P. Andrews
Mr. Blackburn
Andrews
Elks
Frank Wheat
Solon Drukenmiller
Steinway
Four
Printing error misstates milk safety limit in city reports
Atlanta health department findings on May inspections of dairies and milk depots published in The Sunday American misprinted the safe bacteria limit as 10,000 per cubic centimeter instead of 100,000. The law requires milk to have up to 2.6 percent butter fat and be kept below 50 degrees with delivery under 55 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Health Department
Sunday American
Wife Sues After Fear of Husband’s Razor and Hammer
Mrs Etta R Pinkard files for divorce from Peter C Pinkard of 2 Elliott Street alleging nightly prowling with a hammer or razor threatening her life. Four children involved and she seeks custody of the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta R. Pinkard
Peter C. Pinkard
No. 2
Inlliott Street
Fall injury suit filed over trap door at North Dargan Street
Mrs Minnie Clark sues P S Carlock for 5000 and her husband J F Clark sues Carlock for 12000 for permanent injuries from a fall through a trap door at No 66 North Dargan street. Plaintiffs claim negligence by owner Carlock caused the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Clark
P. S. Carlock
J. F. Clark
Carlock
Daily Statistics and Warranty Deeds Summary of Property Transfers
A dated list of real estate transfers and related deeds includes notes of parties such as John H. Andrews, Percy H. Adams, D P Hill, Amanda Hen gon, W F Kinney, Milton Ferrell, Claude FE Buchanan, W 10 Newsom, Matthew M Alston Jr, F J Cooledge Sr, Suburban Realty Company, Henry H. Schaul, A D Thomson, Carlos Lynes, J R McAdams, Arminius Wright, B M Adams, W L Green, George Ware, W J Harper, T J Noland, E T Luckie, Westview Cemetery Association, Antry Investment Company, City of Atlanta, EB Ward, T J Hartley, and others. Transfers reference parcels on West Peachtree, Eason, Marietta Road, Halsey, Clifton, Belmont, Confederate, Mason Turner's, Cambridge, Atlanta streets, and Oakland Cemetery with various lot sizes and dates ranging 1884 to 1918. Monetary amounts include 350, 4000, 300, 1800, 500, 87, 30, and other notes, with several dates in 1911 1912 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H
Mary C. Andrews
Percy H. Adams
Peachtree Street
D. P. Hill
Amanda Hengon
Eason Street
Akridge Street
W. F Kinney
Milton Ferrell
Marietta Road
Rice Street
Claude FE. Buchanan
Newsom
Halsey Street
Rhodes Street
Matthew M. Alston, Jr
F. J. Cooledge, Sr
Clifton Street
Place
Fort Street
Suburban Realty Company
Henry H. Schaul
Belmont and
Genessee Avenues
A. D. Thomson
Carlos Lynes
J. R. McAdams
Confederate Avenue
Moreland Avenue
Arminius Wright
B. M.adams
Mason and Turner’s Avenue
Bernard's Fence
W. L. Green
George Ware
W. J. Harper
Beckwith Street
Abbott Street
T. J. Noland
E. T. Luckie
Cambridge Avenue
Napoleon Street
Atlanta Street
Westview Cemetery Association
A. Steele
George P. Howard
Antry Investment Company
Thirteenth Street
Piedmont Avenue
City of
Atlanta
EB. H. Ward
Oakland Cemetery
T. J. Hartley
South Moreland Avenue
Real estate transfers and loans in 1910s chart
A dense list of property deals and mortgages with names such as Asa G Canaier Clarence Blosser P G McLean Harry P Wood John M Jackson Walton Realty Company TE Ryan Katherine G Spratt J R McAdams Ame lia Marks Appleton Church Home D C Smith Mary C Osborn Nannie B Warnock Colonial Trust Company Walter Harris Cunningham W T Hamby W A Belk Mrs Milton Ferrell Frank M Spratlin Alice Howell Otto Fiel Adelaide L Adair Atlanta Development Company and related lot sizes and dates from June 1912 to December 1913, including quitclaim and deeds of secure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa G. Canaier
Knox Realty Company
Poplar Circle
Clarence Blosser
P. G. McLean
Harry P. Wood
East Side Park Avenue
Hansel Street
John M. Jackson
J. C
R. B. Stallworth
Ponce DeLeon Avenue
Highland Avenue
Walton Realty Company
TE. P. Ryan
Katherine G. Spratt
Rankin Street
Brewster Street
J. R. McAdams
Amelia Marks
Confederate Avenue
South Moreland Avenue
J. H. Montgomery
Appleton Church
St. Charles Avenue
Boulevard
D. C. Smith
Mary C. Osborn
Delaware Avenue
Woodward
Nannie B. Warnock
Mortgage Bond Company of
New York
J. M. Adamson
Colonial Trust Company
Hendrix Avenue
Walter Harris
Cunningham
Cunningham Street
Rockwell Street
W. A. Belk
W. T. Hamby
Oakland Avenue
W. W. Belk
Fourteenth
Adelaide L. Adair
Atlanta Development Company
Adair Avenue
Todd Road
Police Seek Thief of Auto Stolen Five Times
Chicago police pursue a thief who has stolen Julius Rosenwald's automobile five times. The car is returned each time with evident wear and damage, signaling repeated thefts by the same culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Picnic Postponed for Ahayath Zion Sunday School
The annual Ahayath Zion Sunday school picnic scheduled for this week is postponed to June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahayath Zion Sunday School
Glugwena Td Re Elect Mine Penaybagker Glugwena Td
Chicago June 15 The General Federation of Women's Clubs session adopted unanimously the slate from the nominating committee. Officers named include President Mrs Percy V Pennybacker Austin Texas First vice president Mrs Samuel B Sneath Tiffin Ohio Second vice president Miss Georgie A Bacon Worcester Mass Recording secretary Mrs Harry L Keefe Walthill Nebraska Corresponding secretary Mrs Eugene Reilly Charlotte NC Treasurer Mrs William B Williams Lapeer Michigan Auditor Mrs C H McMahon Salt Lake City Utah Directors Mrs W E Andrews Washington DC Mrs Grace Julian Clarke Indianapolis Ind Mrs Francis D Everett Highland Park NL Mrs Frank White Valley City ND Miss Mary Garrett Hay New York Mrs William P Harper Seattle Wash Mrs W B Young Florida and Mrs W H Crosby Wisconsin This ticket will be voted tomorrow election treated as virtually decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Percy V. Pennybacker
Austin
Texas
Samuel B. Sneath
Tiffin
Ohio
Georgie A. Bacon
Worcester
Mass
Harry L. Keefe
Walthill
Nebr
Eugene Reilly
Charlotte
N. C
William B. Willams
Lapeer
Mich
C. H. McMahon
Salt Lake City
Utah
W. E. Andrews
Washington, D. C
Grace Julian Clarke
Indianapolis
Ind
Francis D. Everett
Highland Park
Probe of Carolina Mine Boom on U S Senate Paper
Senator LaFollette demanded a formal probe into the use of personal stationery by Census and Rules Committee members to push stock in a North Carolina gold mine. The mimeographed letters, signed by J C Williams, were spread on Wall Street to lure buyers claiming Gold Hill as a golconda. Chilton and Overman chair the relevant committees, and they pledged to convene an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
North Carolina
LaFollette
Wisconsin
J. C. Williams
Wall Street
Gold Hill
N. C
Golconda
Chilton
West Virginia
Overman
Bathing Suit Rules Prompt Atlanta Parent Concern
An Atlanta parent asks Sam Ash er & Bro. to supply a bathing suit for his son that complies with all Park Board rules at Piedmont Lake. The note, sent to No. 10 Peachtree Street, seeks protection from a park attendant, asserting the suit must satisfy the so called poor food law. The clerk believes the boy will be allowed to swim without trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Piedmont Lake
Atlanta
Sam Asher & Bro
Peachtree Street
Anti-Trust Push Planned by Wilson This Session
President Wilson reaffirmed his determination to see anti-trust bills passed this session. He told callers he would hold Congress in Washington until the program is completed, resisting moves for immediate adjournment after the appropriation bills pass. He argues business benefits from action, not suspense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Woman Sues Husband Over Overnight Absence and Alimony
Mrs. Nellie Heyman charges her husband Harry Heyman with staying out all night, a dispute that led to separation. She alleges he flew into a rage and threatened to choke her, a factor in the divorce and alimony suit filed Monday for alimony and counsel fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Heyman
Harry Heyman
Commodity Prices Stand Still In New York Market
On June 15 in New York, petroleum and several commodities held steady while others showed firm or quiet bids. Crude Pennsylvania crude at 1.80, turpentine quiet, rosin steady with common at 4.10, and various sugar grades steady with refined sugar at 4.39. Potatoes and beans display mixed pricing, dried fruits remain quiet, and rice and coffee show minor movements in the open market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Rio
Floridas
Bermudas
New Orleans
Metal prices steady in New York market report
In New York metal market activity was quiet with quotes for spot and July contracts for copper at 13.8714 to 18.874, lead at 3.85 to 3.96, and tin around 20.25 per 200g. The brief update notes limited movement and typical day’s activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cotton Market Open Slips on Selling and Weather News
Selling by Southern interests and favorable weather dampened cotton prices in New York, with boll weevil damage noted in Texas to Mississippi but weather improving. July to December futures retreated as ring scalpers and shorts pushed values down, while New Orleans bids showed slight support. Estimated receipts listed for New Orleans and Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Wall Street
Balkans
France
Galveston
Liverpool Cotton Market Opens Quiet on June Demand
Liverpool June 16 reports the market opening with a net advance of 2 to 214 points and later steady near unchanged. Spot cotton falls 4 points to middling 7, with 8,000 bales traded, including 7,200 American. American tenders on new docket at 1,000 bales. futures end with a slight net advance from the close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Weather, crops, and markets in New Orleans cotton letter
Hayward and Clark's Daily Cotton Letter reports favorable weather Sunday with general showers east of the river and cooler, cloudy conditions in the belt except Texas and western Louisiana. It notes improved weather aiding Liverpool sales, a quieter market with a tendency to realize, and anticipation of a favorable weekly government report tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Texas
Tonisiana
Iouisiana
Georgia
Carolinas
Liverpool
Italy
Cott
Midlevel Interest Rates Across Cities Reported
A compilation shows varied middling to firm rates across multiple US cities including Atlanta Athens Macon and Savannah with common middling around 12 to 14 percent while New York New Orleans Boston Baltimore Louisville and Dallas display higher or firmer readings through midteens. Localities like Charleston Norfolk Galveston Mobile and Little Rock appear with steady to firm tones and mixed quotes in the mid-teens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Athens
Macon
Liverpool
New York
New Orleans
Boston
Savannah
Augusta
Charleston
Norfolk
Galveston
Mobile
Little Rock
Baltimore
Louis
Memphis
Houston
Louisville
Dallas
United States
Bradstreet's Journal
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Kansas City
San Francisco
Detroit
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Locomo
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Am. T
Suse Co
Omaha
Milwaukee
Anaconda
Atchison
Buffalo
Portland
Beth, Steel
St. Paul
Denver
Pacific
Indianapolis
Providence
Richmond
Colo
Southern
Fort Worth
St. Joseph
Washington
D.C
Nashville
Albany
Salt Lake City
Tees
North
Toledo
Lly
Des Moines
Western
Rochester
Hartford
Interboro
Duluth
Town Central
Lidy
Peoria
R Valley
Oakland
Sioux City
Ste Jacksonville
Birmingham
Northweat
Wichita Hoaere
Grand Rapids
New Haven
No. Pacific
Syracuse
Gas Co
Tacoma
Wheeling
Sheffield
Sacramento
Maine
Lincoln
Trenton
Ss Steel Bi Iy
Wilmington
Del
Topeka
Utah Copper
Knoxville Sia
W.-C. Chem
Cedar Rapids
Wabashie
Lancaster
Youngstown
Union
Wilkesbarre
Maryland
Waterloo
Electric
Davenport
Canton Teteee
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Fall River
Tulsa
Haven
Springfield
Big
Helena
Woolworth
Ares Rockford
Sioux Falls
Fargo
Austin Wed
Harrisburg
U. S
N. Y
Weather and cotton market notes from New Orleans trading
Liverpool was a good seller at the outset as damp weather and Texas conditions influence buying. July options traded, with New Orleans spot at 14 cents. Weather reports show heavy rains in the Carolinas and Georgia breaking droughts, while the South Atlantic and East Gulf endure showers and heat. Weather forecast expects mainly fair with occasional thundershowers in the South Atlantic States and cooler trends in parts of the belt. Rain totals in several towns are reported, including Eufaula 8.60 and Bainbridge 1.90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Central States
Oklahoma
Alabama
Atlantics
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Carolinas
Kaffler
Weather: unsettled storms in south. fair elsewhere
The forecast from Washington on June 15 expects unsettled and showery weather tonight and Tuesday across the South Atlantic and Gulf States, with generally fair conditions to the north. Temperatures change little due to a strong Northwest high, with local thundershowers in Georgia and the Carolinas and cooler, fair conditions in Tennessee and the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Northwest
Tuesay
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Orida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Tennessee
Atlanta Live Stock Cattle Receipts Steady Market
Cattle receipts remain light with a mixed assortment led by A. J. Evans of Fort Valley selling red steers at week’s top price. Market steady on all grades. sheep and lambs steady. hogs scarce and slightly higher. Prices listed for various grades of cattle, cows, heifers, and hogs, plus corn fed hog quotations and weight ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Evans
Fort Valley
Market Commentary From Hayden Stone And Bachman Firms
Hayden, Stone and Co warn that a poor Texas start hurts overall sentiment and cannot be offset by gains elsewhere. H F Bachman Company foresees that worsening weather conditions would likely drive prices higher across markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden, Stone & Co
Texas
H. F. Bachman & Co
Stock Market Opens Dull Amid Hesitation and Pressures
Trading opens light with broad weakness as investors await the Interstate Commerce Commission decision on freight-rate requests. Downgrades touch Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific with continued slippage in Interboro Metropolitan. Steel, Amalgamated Copper, Reading and Union Pacific falter as bonds hold steady and call money sits at 1%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Storm
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Balkans
France
Southern Pacific
London
Missouri Pacific
Denver
Rio Grande
Gould
St. Louis
Interboro
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Union Pacifice
Canadian Pacific
Steel Common
Erie
Pennsylvania
Bank Clearings in U S for Past Week
Bar silver steady at 25 15 16d in London. In New York commercial bar silver at 56 1 2 cents, Mexican dollars at 44 cents. Totals not included due to other items in clearings. Revisions and basing adjustments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
London
New York
Cotton Crop Delayed With No Acreage Increase Reported
The Times-Picayune's first 1914 crop report notes drouth and heavy rains hinder germination and planting, with no belt-wide acreage gains and possible declines. Weevil appears across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama while labor is ample. Late planting and uneven stands threaten recovery if a perfect season does not arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississppi
Alabama
Preinventory Sale Indicates Strong Dry Goods Demand
Marshall Field & Co reports excellent condition of retail dry goods stocks as preinventory sale runs through the first three days of the week. More buyers than any June preinventory sale, with heavy sales in wash goods white goods and laces and broad buying across departments. Demand driven by retailers’ light spring orders and a shift to smaller quantities. Cash receipts show improvement over last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Field & Co
Live Stock Market Notes Chicago and St Louis June 15
Market activity shows hogs and cattle steady to slightly lower in Chicago with mixed and butcher buyers paying 8.00 to 8.25 for good heavies and up to 8.25 for others. In St Louis receipts total 3,500 cattle and 6,000 hogs with steady prices and hogs about ten cents higher, mixed grades at 8.35 and pigs around 8.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reeves
Sr. Louis
Texas
Wheat ease on good weather boosts harvest notes
Weather conditions across the country were favorable for harvesting and thrashing wheat. Corn gained as shorts absorbed offerings while other grains were firmer. Provisions remained dull as trading closed in Chicago on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Cash Quotations June Wheat and Corn Prices
Chicago market report lists wheat prices by grade including No 2 red 91 91 2 No 3 red 90 90 No 2 hard winter 91 92 No 3 hard winter 90 91 No 1 Northern spring 14 974 No 2 Northern spring 95 96 No 3 spring 2004. Corn quotes show No 2 71 No 3 bite 74 76 No 3 yellow 72 78 No 8 714 73 No 3 white 744 74 No 3 yellow 72 72 No 4 71 No 4 white 74 No 4 yellow 71 2 Oats quotes No 2 39 No 3 white 41 No 8 white age No 4 white 40 standard 41 41
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Car Lots Revenue Report Confusing Fragments
Receipts and estimates for Monte 7 Tuesday appear garbled with stray letters and unclear figures. The fragmented OCR mentions car lots in Chicago and hogs but lacks coherent names, dates, or outcomes. Further readable details are needed to produce a precise summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Monte
Market Quotes Move Steady Amid Liverpool Wheat Openings
Fragmentary market report shows wheat and corn activity with gains and losses noted at 1 p.m. Prices fluctuated, with corn opening higher and wheat opening up in Liverpool trading. Unclear closing figures reflected mixed movement across grains.
Visible grain supply shifts for the week
The report shows Wheat down by 4 125 000 bushels and Corn up by 2 002 000 bushels along with Oats decreasing by 96 000 bushels. These changes reflect weekly visible supply movements across major grains.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flag of Nation
Sue
Daily Statistics
Alice Howell
Otto F. Fiel
Palmetto Avenue
Ashby Street
Queen Street
Gordon Street
Forrest
George Adair
R. Apt
Peachtree St
S. Boulevard
R. H
N. Jackson St
Pryor St
Angter Ave
Highland Ave
St. Paul St
Woodside
Sharp, Boylston & Day
Auburn Avenue
Glugwena
Penaybagker
Carolina
U.S. Senate
Sues
Jan
Gian
Close
T.athe
Hayward & Clark's Daily Cotton Letter
Sp Via'ts Ia
Ea B
Ea Aes
Lou's
SPOT
Gotton
Nee
Long Side
Clevenberg
McFadden
Leham
Schill
Allen, Rothchild
Junks
Moore
Gumpens
Parrott, Hicks, Schley
Wilson and
Frederickson
Riordan, Waters, Shearson and
Herklots
Weather Bureau
South
South Atlantic States
East Gulf States
Camden
Ark
Pine Bluff
Rome
Bainbridge
Greenwood
Miss
Lake
Eufaula
Ala
Marianna
Fla
Kingstree
S. C
St. Matthews
Atlanta Live Stock
W. H. White, Jr
The
White Provision Company
Ene
Fist Ene Barat
Sota
Bee
Picayune
Atlanta Securities
W. Point R. R
Fase
Atlanta Trust
American National Bank
Atlantic Coal and Ice Com
Atlantic Coal and Ice
Atlanta National Bank
Central Bk. and Trust Corp
Fourth National Bank
National
Fulton
Georgia Ry
Elec
Georgia and
Ry & P
Lowry National Bank
Realty Trust Co
Third National Bank
Trust Co of Georgia
Atlanta Gas
Georgia State
Atlanta Consolidated
Georgia Pacific
Annette Kellermann
Neptune's
Forsyth
Claude Gillingwater
Edith Lyle and CO
Genaro A Bailey
Emma Francis
Those Virginia Girls
Bowman Gros
Lane & O
Paul Armstrong
Shorts
Cables
Ghicago
Oases Whea
Montgomery
Theater Beautiful
Arnold Daly
Savoy
Lucille Love
Girl of Mystery
Universal
Home of
Feature Pictures
Apex
Miss Dagney Tyee
VJ Audette
the Theater Comfortable
Margaret Fisher
Keystone
Hearst- Selig
Steinway Four
Little Playhouse
Sterling
Charlie's
Edison
Marc McDermott
Rees Prosser
Lynch
East Point, Ga
Little Theater
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