Suffragist Thwarts Derby Rush In Ascot Collision
A male suffragist at Ascot interfered with the $17,500 gold cup race by drawing a revolver near Tracery. He was knocked down by a passing horse and later died from skull injuries. A companion seized the weapon, fled, and the shooter in hospital reportedly shot himself. King George and Queen Mary witnessed the incident.
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Ascot Heath
Eng
Emily Wilding Davison
Whalley
August Belmont
Tracery
Royal Party
George
Mary
Belmont
King George
Queen Mary
Manuel
Portugal
Crown Prince
Sweden
Ehot
50 000 Women to Storm Capitol
A June report notes the largest assembly of women voters ever gathered, with a plan to press for suffrage and political influence. Continued details promised on later pages.
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Capitol
Woodward Declines Vacation To Watch Council
Mayor Woodward announces he will not take a summer vacation to stay near his chair and oversee executive matters. He wants staff to have time off but says he will remain at work to block changes on crematory contracts, fire alarm payments, and other duties. He warns that leaving town could invite new proposals from James E. Warren, Mayor Pro Tem.
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Woodward
James E. Warren
Remains in White House to Rest Ley 7
A brief notice reports that the remains are resting in the White House after Ley 7, noting authorities or officials may be preparing ceremonial events and protocols for departure or condolences.
Slum Work Too Heavy a Burden
The Sunday American promotes itself as a wide Southern advertising medium The Market Place of the South claiming broad reach across the region and urging readers to use its platform for selling goods or services.
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South
Southern Physician Isolates Germ of Leprosy Cure Near
MINNEAPOLIS June 19 Dr C Duval of New Orleans bacteriologist at Tulane University announced before the American Medical Association that he has isolated the germ of leprosy The breakthrough paves the way for a serum cure Dr C C Bass also of Tulane displayed the malaria germ amid long awaited progress in germ isolation by leading authorities
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Minneapolis
Minn
C. Duval
New Orleans
Tulane University
American Medical Association
C. C. Bass
Tulane
Brigand Freed After Half Century in Prison
Milan reports King Victor Emmanuel pardoned Sicilian brigand chieftain Giuseppe Ferrara who had spent 50 years in the Ancona convict settlement. He is now 70, granted a two year ticket of leave, and left for Palermo to join his elder brother.
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Milan
Victor Emmanuel
Giuseppe Ferrara
Ancona
Palermo
Widener Library Cornerstone Sealed At Harvard
Mrs. George D. Widener sealed the cornerstone of a $2,000,000 Harvard library in memory of her son Harry Elkine Widener, Titanic disaster victim. The ceremony in Cambridge featured Phi Beta Kappa members and President Lowell presiding.
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Cambridge
Mass
George D. Widener
Harvard University
Harry Elkine Widener
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Lowell
Atlanta Georgia Weather Forecast Thunder Showers
Local thundershowers are forecast for Atlanta and parts of Georgia on Thursday and likely extending into Friday. Temperatures and regional coverage remain uncertain as crews monitor developing systems.
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Atlanta
Georgia
First Lady of Land Ordered to Abandon Social Whirl Until June 28
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, under physician Dr. Carl Grayson, to rest in the White House until June 28 after overexertion from social duties and investigative work on Washington's slums. The condition is not listed as dangerous, but quiet is advised before the family’s move to Cornish, New Hampshire.
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Washington
White House
Carl Grayson
Woodrow Wilson
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Grayson
Cornish
N. H
Pope Recovers His Old Time Vitality
In Rome on June 19 Cardinal William O'Connell of Boston reported the Pope has been rejuvenated by his illness. The Pope described April’s ordeal as a rest cure and said he now feels as he did in Venice before the 1903 conclave, ready to resume his former life within the seclusion of the Nations.
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Ton
Venice
Atlanta Leather Freight Rates Abolished By ICC Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that leather freight rates from Cincinnati and other Midwestern points to Macon Georgia via the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific lines were discriminatory in favor of Atlanta. The differential on less than carload shipments fell from 27 cents per 190 pounds to 3 cents and from 18 cents per 100 pounds to 2 cents for carload lots.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cincinnati
Middle West
Macon
New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railroad
Atlanta
Gaynor faults Tolstoi views in letter to Bernstein
New York June 19 Mayor Gaynor says Tolstoi often held wrong notions, praising only the human heart but arguing the author was prone to exaggeration unless dealing with deep human emotions. He wrote to Herman Bernstein thanking him for a copy of With Master Minds.
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New York
Gaynor
Tolstoi
Herman Bernstein
Mitchell Moose Pathfinder Progresses Through Heavy Rains
George Docker of the Atlanta Mitchell Motor Car Company received a telegram from Rugby North Dakota dated June 19 noting the Mitchell Moose Pathfinder completed 529 miles on a reliability run from Minneapolis to Glacier Park Montana. Heavy rains slowed progress as the car rested in mud east of Rugby but finally resumed and was in good condition, signed W S Forman.
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George Docker
Atlanta
Mitchell Motor Car Company
Mitchell Moose
Minneapolis
Glacier Park
Mont
Rugby
N. Dak
Mitchell Moose Pathfinder
W. S. Forman
Georgia Governor Elect Slaton Garden Fete Planned
Plans for an inaugural garden fete mark the induction of John Marshall Slaton as governor. Hosted by his wife at the Governor's Mansion grounds, the event features a lawn party, wall of vines, potted plants, and soft lighting. Governors Slaton and his wife will greet guests in a canvas pavilion with many Georgia dignitaries invited.
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John Marshall Slaton
Georgia
Family and Business Man Bound Over on Disorderly Charge
E. J. Chandlee a local rep of Morrow Bros contractors with an office in the Empire Building along with Mr and Mrs J N Townsley and their daughter Miss Zella Townsley faced arraignment before Recorder Broyles on a disorderly house charge. Witnesses testified to late night traffic and Zella Townsley seen with Chandlee in an upstairs room. Townsley employed as a bookkeeper in Chandlee's office. bound over to the Superior Court of DeKalb County on 500 bond each. case to be tried in Decatur because the house lies in DeKalb County.
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E. J. Chandlee
Morrow Bros
Empire Building
J. N. Townsley
Zella Townsley
Broyles
J. I. Townsley
Royston Street
Atlanta
Chandlee
Miss Townsley
Superor
DeKalb County
Decatur
Bankers Hear Talk On Blue Sky Bill
Bankers and Brokers' Club met at the Transportation Club with many bankers from across the state for a conference with the State Treasurer. W C Wardlaw spoke on a blue sky law that the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce backs to regulate securities sales before the Legislature.
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Bankers and Brokers’ Club
Transportation Club
W. C. Wardlaw
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Bishop Nelson Calls for a United July Fourth Celebration
The Diocese of Atlanta urges a dignified national celebration of the Fourth of July emphasizing Christian unity and loyalty. Nelson proposes reading the Declaration of Independence at state or county venues, urging public instruction of youth in core principles of truth, honor, justice, and civic duty.
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Diocese OF
Atlanta
C. K. Nelson
D. D
Guard Promotions Announced by Gen Van Holt Nash
The Georgia National Guard announces promotions by Adjutant General J. Van Holt Nash. Captain Adolph McAllister Isaacs of Macon is promoted to major, quartermaster corps, chief of supply of the First Brigade. Lieutenant Marshall J. Ellis of Macon is promoted to captain to succeed Major Isaacs. Major Isaacs will lead work previously managed by Lt. Col. M. J. Daniels of Griffin, who has remained in charge of the quartermaster department since his promotion to lieutenant colonel.
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Georgia National Guard
J. van Holt Nash
Adolph McAllister Isaacs
Macon
Quartermaster Corps
Marshall J. Ellis
Isaacs
M. J. Daniels
Griffin
Quartermaster’s Department
Lead Kissless Bride By Ear His Advice
The application of Mrs. Hugo Greenberger known as the Kissless Bride for separation and $25 monthly alimony was argued before Justice Goff. Former Magistrate Wahle, for Greenberger, said the wife should be taken home to her husband and mocked the marriage, noting she has two children and has not been kissed in three years.
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New York
Hugo Greenberger
Prehistoric Flying Reptile Found Near Casper
Dr. F. Salathe and D. Van Wagener, geologists prospecting for oil near Casper report a fossil bed eighteen miles from Casper revealing an almost perfect solidified skeleton of a flying reptile, likely a pterodactyl, at least sixty feet long with a life wing span of about eighty feet.
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Casper
Wyo
F. Salathe
D. van Wagener
Steamer Riverside Sinks Near Sugar Loaf Rock
San Francisco dispatch reports the steamer Riverside, en route from Portland to San Francisco, struck Sugar Loaf Rock off Cape Mendocino and began sinking. The crew abandoned to boats and expect to be picked up. A wireless from the Admiral Farragut confirms the disaster and crew safety efforts.
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San Francisco
Admiral Farragut
Cape Mendocino
Cal
Riverside
Sugar Loaf Rock
Portland
Oreg
Puller Accuses Taylor Of Involving Him In Movie Walk
City Marshal James Fuller recounts a trek to join a motion picture plot and says City Clerk Walter Taylor urged him to undertake the long walk. Fuller explains an auto was absent, the film crew had left, and he returned exhausted to City Hall. He adds Taylor accompanied him throughout the journey.
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Puller
Taylor
James Fuller
Walter Taylor
Marshal Fuller
Bolton
New York Poet Laureate Hopeful Plans England Visit
Alfred H. Spinney of Herkimer New York aims to become poet laureate in England. He says he will write on any subject given and recalls composing a 58 stanza poem on short notice for the Herkimer public library dedication. He questions the laureate pay but calls the role highly responsible.
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San Francisco
Alfred H. Spinney
Herkimer
N. Y
England
Herkimer Public Library
McAdoo's Son Denied Marriage License
Francis H. McAdoo son of the Secretary of the Treasury and Miss Ethel McCormick were denied a Baltimore city license. They obtained a license in Towson ten miles away for a marriage planned Saturday, as city officials refused to issue for a Baltimore County ceremony.
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Baltimore
Francis H. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Ethel McCormick
Towson
Baltimore County
Defense to Produce Witnesses in Frank Trial over Formby Affidavit
The defense may call three to four witnesses to challenge Mrs. Mima Formby affidavit alleging Leo M. Frank urged her to permit bringing a girl to her Piedmont Avenue home on April 26. Mrs Formby returned to Atlanta after weeks away and plans to stand by her story. others present dispute her claims and say the affidavit is false.
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Leo M. Frank
Mima Formby
Frank
Atlanta
Formby
Fannie Jones
Pratt Street
Confidence Divides Prosecution and Defense in Frank Trial
Attorneys for both sides in the Leo M. Frank Mary Phagan case express unwavering confidence in their evidence. Officials say the chain is complete with no weak links, though the case remains circumstantial throughout. The June 30 trial looms as one of Fulton County’s most remarkable court events.
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Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Fulton
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van Holt Nash
Pacific
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