Three Young Negroes Hanged in Fulton County
In Wrens Jefferson County the murder of Mrs. S L Irby led to the execution of Robert Paschal George Hart and William Hart in Atlanta. The brothers and Paschal confessed and pleaded innocence, with the husband of the slain woman witnessing their deaths. The trio, the youngest hanged in Fulton County, were executed with the same rope, one after another, as the trap released at 10 16, 10 44 and 11 28 p m respectively. The husband expressed satisfaction that justice was done.
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Robert Paschal
George Hart
William Hart
S. L. Irby
Wrens
Jefferson County
Paschal
Mangum
Willam Hart
Atlanta
Irby
Fulton County
Sheriff Mangum
Photographers Meet Next in Grand Rapids But Burns Oust Excites Assoc
At the International Association of Police Chiefs convention in Grand Rapids Michigan J I Beavers Atlanta chief attacked detective William J Burns over the Leo Frank case calling him antice and disgracing the profession The meeting also adopted an honorary list omitting Burns and discussed vice districts while Indianapolis was chosen for the next National Photographers Association gathering The event featured remarks by Carl F Ackerman urging higher pricing for photographers and noted new officers Will Towles L A Dozier Ryland Phillips RB Holsinger and the women’s federation was linked to the association
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Grand Rapids, Mich
J. I. Beavers
Atlanta
International Association of Police Chiefs
William J. Burns
Leo Frank
Antice
Burns
Henry Gallagher
Montcalm
N. Js
Washington
600 Miners Believed Perished In Hillcrest Mine Blast
CALGARY ALBERTA June 19 Five hundred men are believed to have perished after an explosion at the Hillcrest Collieries mine near Frank on the Crows Nest Line. Between 500 and 600 entered the mine this morning and at 9 o'clock the blast occurred. some escaped, but fears remain for those inside. Reports say 400 escaped, leaving 200 still underground as smoke pours from the shaft. Canadian Pacific officials sent a special train with nurses, doctors and supplies to the scene.
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Calgary
Alberta
Hillcrest
Frank
Crows Nest
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canadian Pacific
Atlanta Youth Plans 5000 Mile Bride Quest
Fred Aberass a South Pryor street soda fountain owner in Atlanta will sail from New York on June 27 to Belo Horizonte Brazil to marry Miss Victoria Aberass his seventh cousin whom he has never met or seen in photographs. He will travel to Rio de Janeiro then inland to her home and return with his bride to live in Atlanta.
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Fred Aberass
South Pryor Street
Victoria Aberass
Bello Horizonte
Brazil
Aberass
Shades of the Cedars
Lebanon
America
South America
Atlanta
New York
Rio de Janiero
Encourage Handicraft Jobs Through Hearst Ad Reach
The notice urges readers to boost employment in cooking delicacies and needlework by selling through a Want Ad in The Hearst's Daily Georgian and Sunday American. It invites interested sellers to call Wants-Main 100 to place ads and find buyers for attractive prices.
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Hearst
Daily Georgian
Sunday American
Rosser Wears Striped Necktie at Bar Meeting
SAVANNAH June 19 ILuather Z. Rosser an Atlanta attorney attending the Georgia Bar Association session wore a blue and white striped necktie. Members recalled rarely seeing him in a necktie. He said he would discard it tomorrow and that he borrowed it for the special occasion.
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Savannah
Iluather Z. Rosser
Atlanta
Georgia Bar Association
Georgia Bar
Rosser
Wren Indicted in Frank Perjury Case
Jimmie Wren has been indicted for attempted subornation of perjury in the Leo Frank trial. A true bill was also drawn against Captain C. W. Burke but kept secret until Wren could be located. Wren will be held on a $1,000 bond.
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Jimmie Wren
Helen Ferguson
Leo Frank
Wren
C. W. Burke
Secretary McAdoo Skips Like Happy Boy
A six member party including Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and his young bride left the White House and the secretary displayed childlike joy, skipping and jumping with happiness until a laughing woman urged him to act with dignity befitting a secretary.
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McAdoo
Happy Boy
Washington
White Suit Fashion Starts in New York
A New York movement aims to make white clothing a summer fashion for men. Charter members of the New York White Clothes for Men League will debut in white at theaters restaurants hotels and parks to promote the style.
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New York
Men of
Mrs Wiley to Ask Wilson for Suffrage Demonstration
Washington July 19 Suffragists plan a June 30 demonstration to urge President Wilson to press Congress to pass a woman suffrage amendment to the constitution led by Mrs Harvey W Wiley with the goal of gaining presidential support and congressional action.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Harvey W. Wiley
Finger executes in electric chair for storekeeper murder
Raleigh report states Sidney Finger, a Black man, was put to death in the electric chair for the February 24 murder at Barber Junction of Preston Leely, a white storekeeper. Finger killed, robbed, and set fire to the building before his capture.
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Raleigh
N. C
Sidney Finger
Preston Leely
Barber Junction
Sixth theft in wreck shocks Raleigh hardware loss
In Raleigh North Carolina on June 19 burglars struck a local hardware store for the sixth time in a week, breaking in during the night and stealing pistols and other items valued at over 300 dollars.
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Raleigh
N. C
Physicians Extend Roughlin Sympathy
The Fulton County Medical Society passed resolutions expressing sympathy to Dr. L. C. Roughlin after he was indicted by the Grand Jury over an April 20 office accident that caused a patient’s death. The society requested public restraint in judgment until all facts are known and ordered copies sent to the doctor and filed in minutes.
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Fulton County Medical Society
L. C. Roughlin
Roughlin
Vardon Wins British Open Title at Prestwick
Harry Vardon, an Englishman, captured the British open golf championship at Prestwick Scotland finishing with a score of 306. He dethroned last year’s champion J H Taylor who totaled 309 after a final round duel watched by about 5900 spectators. Francis Ouimet, America’s open champion and entrant, failed to contend due to persistent bad form.
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Harry Vardon
Vardon
J. H. Taylor
Taylor
Francis Ouimet
America
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Photographic News
National Association of Photographers
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Bucyrus
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Philadelphia
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Charlottesie
Women's Federation
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