Turk Captain Rung Amuck With Ship
Constantinople reporting June 21 contains a radio telegram to Raour Bey commander of the Turkish cruiser Hamidieh urging surrender. The government fears Raour Bey ignores the message and continues hostilities. Bucknam Pasha, an American sailor of fortune, is dispatched from London to order the ship to stop. The Hamidieh’s location remains unknown.
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Atlanta
Constantinople
Raour Bey
Hamidieh
Mediterranean
Aegean
Red Seas
Bucknam Pasha
London
Bulgaria Masses 42 000 Men in Macedonia
Athens reports Bulgaria has massed 42 000 soldiers in Macedonia facing Servian and Greek legions amid Balkan war territory disputes. Seventeen thousand confront Greeks at Tarpanitza and 25,000 face Servians at Istib. Efforts to avert conflict are under way.
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Atlanta
Athens
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Tarpanitza
Istib
Allies Seek 200 Million Indemnity From Turks
In Paris on June 21 the Balkan allies handed a joint note to the international financial commission demanding a war indemnity of 200 million dollars from Turkey. The note argues the sum compensates for Balkan war damages and is part of the ongoing settlement process.
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Atlanta
Paris
Turkey
International Commission
Odor From Sewer Sparks False Piedmont Lake Rumor
Piedmont Park officials deny Piedmont Lake pollution after a sewer on Piedmont Avenue produced foul odors. Park Board President J O Cochran asserts the lake water is pure, noting a government assessment and daily water turnover. He has asked the city bacteriologist to test the waters while the sewer is being closed.
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Piedmont Avenue
Piedmont Park
Piedmont Bathing Lake
J. O. Cochran
Park Board
Piedmont Lake
United States
Cochran
Valdosta Farmer In Jail Accused Of Slaying His Wife
Nor ris Newsome, a leading farmer in this county, is jailed in Valdosta charged with the murder of his wife. A warrant was sworn by J. A. Swilley, brother of the deceased, amid suspicion after relatives questioned whether she killed herself. An autopsy is likely.
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Valdosta
Norris Newsome
Newsome
J. A. Swilley
J .A. Swilley
Leland Stanford Heir Declared Incompetent in Saratoga
Walter L. Hanson of Brooklyn, son of Mrs. Aimee L. Hanson and heir to $350000 from the Leland Stanford estate, has been declared incompetent to manage his own affairs. He is twenty four. His wife is Henrietta Reutti, an actress.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Walter L. Hanson
Aimee L. Hanson
Brooklyn
Leland Stanford
Henrietta Reutti
British Artillerymen Set Target Record
London June 21 The First Battery of the Royal Artillery at Aldershot fired ten rounds of shrapnel in twenty seconds at a 12 foot target three thousand five hundred yards distant All were hits It is thought this is a world s record.
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London
Royal Artillery
Aldershot
Wishing sash fad ties romance to Balkan fashion
In Atlanta and Washington society, the new wishing sash becomes a popular fad. A youth ties the sash around a girl's waist while she makes a wish, and the knot remains until the wish comes true. The trend spreads from Washington to the East, with Miss Dorothy Williams among early adopters.
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Atlanta
Balkans
Annie Will McCall
Joseph Leiter
Goethals Receives L L D From Pennsylvania University
The University of Pennsylvania awarded 849 degrees and nine honorary degrees at the 157th commencement. Col. George Goethals, the Panama Canal builder, was honored with the Doctor of Laws.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
George Goethals
Illinois Senate Passes Public Utilities Bill With Home Rule
Springfield Illinois June 21 The Senate approved the public utilities bill 32 to 7 and included the Chicago home rule feature. It now goes to the House for concurrence in the home rule amendment.
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Springfield
Ill
Senate
Public Utilities
Chicago
House
Special Church Services Announced Across City
Evangelistic services fill weekend with revivals at Tabernacle and Y M C A. Rev W B Riley delivers multiple sermons Sunday including at Sunday school 10am and church 11am. Other speakers include Rev W J Ray and Rev Dunbar Ogden with topics on temperance, clothing, and kingdom loss. Pilgrim Class forms camp near Atlanta and plans summer work and ongoing church activities.
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Tabernacle
Young Men's Christian Association
W. B. Riley
Riley
Grant Park Baptist Church
W. J. Ray
Dunbar Ogden
Central Presbyterian Church
Pendleton
Superior Court
Second Baptist Church
Atlanta
Fulton County
George L. Hanscom
Love God Forsakes Arrows for Phone Wires Wedding
Two years of telephonic courtship ends in marriage as Clyde Brown, a Southern Railway Building operator, and P. S. Anderson, N. C. and St. L. traffic clerk, wed after a long distance connection via Hymen's court. They will live with the bride's mother at 66 West Linden Street. Dan Cupid switches from phones to bow and arrow.
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Clyde Brown
Southern Railway
P. S. Anderson
Hymen's Court
Judge Girardeau
Hunter Street
West Linden Street
Cotton Outlook in Adana Turkey Points to Large Crop
MESSINA June 21 All indications point to an unusually large cotton crop for 1913 in the Province of Adana Turkey There has been an increase of about twenty per cent under cultivation and the spring rains have favored the growth of the plants The crop of 1912 used about 110000 bales and this crop is expected to amount to 120000 bales.
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Messina
Adana
Turkey
Emperor William seeks peaceful path as 25 years reviewed
Berlin reports the emperor pledges to continue peace and reflects on the first quarter century of his reign. In Tokyo the Anyo Maru departs Yokohama on a first voyage to South American ports via Hawaii and Mexico. Canton notes General Chang Wing Ming refuses civil office without $20 million in currency reform and a one month tenure.
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Berlin
William
Tokio
Tokio Kisen Kaisha
Yokohama
Hawaiian
Mexican
Canton
Chang
Wing Ming
How to Withstand Hot Weather Dr Summerall’s Six Rules
Dr W L Summerall Grady Hospital superintendent offers five don’ts and five precepts to endure heat. He urges more exercise fresh air and proper diet, avoiding heavy foods alcohol and sleepless hot rooms. He says regulate daily habits to lessen heat effects and notes lean and fat men both need moderation.
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W. L. Summerall
Grady Hospital
Cussin
Arkansas
Summerall
Dr. Summerall
Cavalry Troops Headed to St Simons Camp
Georgia National Guard cavalry units from Augusta Savannah Gainesville and McIntosh join Governor's Horse Guard for a ten day summer camp at St Simons. Major J O Seamans leads the Second Squadron with train, steamer, and rifle practice arrangements noted.
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Georgia National Guard
St. Simons
Governor’s Horse Guard
Candler Horse Guards
Gainesville
J. O. Seamans
Brunswick
Augusta
McIntosh
Savannah
Seamans
Atlanta
Arthur McCollum
Fay Wilson
Ben Pearce
A. McD. Wilson
Morals Committee Targets Dress in Rochester
In Rochester Pennsylvania June 21 a local ordinance, urged by the Morals Efficiency Committee, orders women to change underdressed outfits. Police enforce modest attire. slashed skirts, gauze hose, and peek-a-boo waists are condemned. The Burgess Crago-led group plans a proclamation detailing skirt length, fabric, and permissible dress, with hosiery and waists also classified.
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Rochester
Morals Efficiency Committee of Council
Burgess Crago
Public Comfort Building Urged In Atlanta By Park Official
Park Commissioner L C Green calls for a public comfort building in downtown Atlanta at Peachtree and Wall Streets near the Whitehall Street Viaduct. He envisions a rentable facility with soda fountain, cigar stand, separate rooms for men and women, writing tables, and a stenographer, to be funded by a private lessee with city supervision.
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Whitehall
Atlanta
L. C. Green
Park Board
Peachtree and
Wall Streets
Whitehall Street
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Public Buildings and Grounds Committee
The
Miss Harris Delays Wedding After Shopping Spree
In Lee Massachusetts on June 21 Miss Kate Harris, to wed Alexander Mossman, while shopping in the morning became so engrossed she returned home late afternoon and the couple wed last night.
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Lee
Mass
Kate Harris
Alexander Mossman
Movie Snaps French Deputies in Yaws
In Paris on June 21 a cinematograph crew filmed the Chamber of Deputies during debates to stir pride. The machine operated for hours before members noticed, prompting yawns then a flurry of strutting and solemn posing as news spread.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
Wisconsin grants woman degree in agriculture at UW
At the University of Wisconsin commencement 534 men and 288 women received degrees. Among the graduates in agriculture, Miss Mina Augustus Willis of Rewey, Wisconsin, is listed. The event took place in Madison on June 21.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Mina Augustus Willis
Rewey
Quo Vadis Keeps Grand Run Going Next Week
Quot Vadis continues at Grand with tickets selling fast for the extended engagement. Buy seats now to secure preferred performances and avoid missing the run.
Methodist Church Services Notice
The South in the Building of the Nation listing church services at several Methodist churches. First Methodist 11 A M St Mark 11 A M St Pauls 8 P M Trinity 11 A M Park Street West
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First Methodist Church
St. Mark Methodist Church
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Park Street Methodist Church
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