Mine Disaster At Hillcrest Collieries Claims 197 In Alberta
June 20 Hillcrest Alberta reports a gas explosion at mine No 20. Rescue teams reached the tangled wreckage as flames continued inside. Fifty-two bodies recovered, with 41 of 288 miners known alive. Superintendent Quigley among the dead. Relatives gathered at the pit mouth awaiting news amid mounting fears of total fatalities. This marks the third disaster in Crows Nest Pass.
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Hillcrest
Alberta
Quigley
Lethbridge
Thomas Corker
Crows Nest Pass
Bellevue
Frank
Organ Recitals Resume at Auditorium Armory Sunday
Free organ recitals at the Auditorium Armory resume this Sunday after a brief pause due to conventions. They will run through the summer starting at 4 o clock, with request numbers featured and Dr Kraft performing at least one request weekly.
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Auditorium Armory
Kraft
Wagner
Techaikowsky
Schubert
Woman Appointed to Government Office in California
Grace B. Caukin, nominated by President Wilson to be receiver of public moneys at San Francisco, would be the first California woman to hold an appointive post under the Wilson administration if confirmed by the Senate. She serves as secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee with offices in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Grace B. Caukin
Wilson
Senate
California
Democratic State Central Committee
Asheville Shrine Pilgrimage to Asheville July 3 Display
Asheville Shriners prepare for Oasis Temple annual pilgrimage on July 3 with members from across North Carolina. Initiatory ceremonies will be held in the city auditorium. An electrical street display features emblems from Yaarab Temple used at the Atlanta convention.
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Asheville
N. C
Atlanta
Hughes Text Book Bill Stirs Protests in Congress
Washington June 20 The Hughes bill to have government printing office produce school textbooks at actual cost provoked protests from publishers and readers. Critics call it socialistic and say copyright and practical issues render the plan impracticable.
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Washington
Hughes
Georgia
Fan Dies at Ball Game of Excitement
New York man Mark H. Burch attending the Yale Harvard baseball game with his wife and friends collapsed and died of apoplexy after the game, the excitement of the match cited as the cause.
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Wew Haven
Mark H. Burch
New York
Police Plan to Use Dogs on Militants
London dispatch reports county authorities organize volunteer civilian patrols to protect churches against militant arson squads. Patrols will be armed and accompanied by dogs as a countermeasure.
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London
Portrait by Hatcher Wins Special Honor in Exhibit
Elizabeth Jones of Decatur is pictured in a portrait by Hatcher that earned a special honor at the photographers' convention exhibit in Atlanta.
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Elizabeth Jones
Decatur
Hatcher
Photographers
Picture Men Close Atlanta National Photographers Meet
Photographers of the national association closed their Atlanta convention with a farewell session at 10. The exhibit was opened Friday and drew several thousand visitors to view a $2,000,000 display of photographs, negatives, and equipment. About 756 members attended with many accompanied by spouses and children. Women played a major role, with Miss Kate Simmons and Miss Emma Gerhard delivering lectures and Miss Mabel Goodlander elected president of the women’s federation.
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National Association
Atlanta
Stephenson
Thurston Hatcher
McCrary
Hatcher
Elizabeth Jones
Wiley Jones
Decatur
Afernoon
Association
Women’s Federation
Kate Simmons
New York
Emma Gerhard
St. Louis
Mabel Goodlander
Muncie Ind
Artist La Farge Left Estate of but $600
New York report shows artist John La Farge’s net estate after transfer tax appraisal at about $600. He left his estate to Grace Edith Barns, longtime secretary. Sale of effects brought $22,637 but claims consumed nearly all.
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New York
John la Farge
Dunn to be tried in Savannah for bigamy
Waycross June 20 R A Dunn charged with bigamy will not get a hearing in Waycross but will be taken to Savannah where it is charged he married the second Mrs Dunn two years ago Both of his wives have been in Waycross recently the second one calling on Dunn in jail
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Savannah
Waycross
R. A. Dunn
Dunn
J. Lindsay Johnson
Rome
Fears inman park split loom over race based park plans
Joel Hurt raised alarms after a Georgia court outcome regarding Inman Park land deals. He warned that private efforts to designate two small plats as parks would invite a black population to the area, urging that any park dedication come with white-use restrictions akin to Springvale Park.
Washingtons Survey Highway Links Capital to Mount Vernon
A modern boulevard to connect Washington with Mount Vernon is planned along George Washingtons route. Construction proceeds through cooperation between the Washington Chamber of Commerce and Virginia towns, following plans found in his papers.
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Washington
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Chamber of Commerce of
Virginia
Georgia Land Sold to Outsiders Through Bureau Aid
Three Georgia farms were sold last week to buyers living outside the state, prompted by inquiries to the Department of Agriculture. The department emphasizes providing information on Georgia soil and opportunities while avoiding specific sales guidance, and notes rising outsider interest in Georgia lands amid steady price increases. It invites general questions and distributes literature on Georgia’s advantages. The rest of the text reflects obituaries and political anecdotes unrelated to land sales.
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Georgia
Department of Agriculture
South
Camp Aumond Chosen for 1914 Militia Maneuvers
Lieutenant Colonel Walter Co Hendrix lauds Camp Aumond near Summerville Georgia as the 1914 Ninth Army Division meeting site for South Carolina Georgia and Florida troops July 22 to 29. About 34 companies expected with no sham battles. terrain praised for varied ground and a scenic water body. Colonel Hendrix urges large Georgia turnout and effective preparation for regular army officials. Colonel Orville Hall will lead Georgia troops.
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Camp Aumond
Augusta
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Walter Co. Hendrix
Fifth Regiment
Georgia Infantry
Summerville
Hendrix
Adjutant General's Office
Ninth Army
Fifth Infantry
Orville Hall
Fifth
Tourists Feared Lost in Mount Lassen Eruption
Fears were raised for several automobile parties after Mount Lassen’s ninth eruption in recent activity. Flame, smoke, rock and dust shot from the crater to about 10,000 feet, with the brilliant glare visible for miles.
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Red Bluff
Cal
Mount Lassen
Island cyclone devastates Pacific island. 3000 feared dead
A cyclone near Batavia Java on June 20 killed more than 3200 men women and children as hundreds of houses collapsed trapping occupants. Dutch officials reported advices from the scene.
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Batavia
Java
Pacific
British Guinea
American Flyer in 326 Mile Air Race
Hendon England June 20 an aeroplane race from Hendon to Manchester and return total distance 325 miles began this forenoon with nine entrants W L Brock an American who won the recent aerial derby around London was among entrants and took part in the race also noted bigamy arrest in Adsden Alabama and Marietta Georgia Ed Smith a young white man from Adsden is held in Marietta on a bigamy charge and will be brought for trial
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Hendon
England
Manchester
W. L. Brock
London
Tadsden
Ala
Ed Smith
Marietta
Alabama City
Here
Georgia
Roman Representative Fullbright to Attend Georgia Assembly
Henry Fullbright of Burke County, a leading House member, is in Atlanta. He will drive with his family from Waynesboro Saturday night to attend the Legislative session, departing Tuesday for the capital. Senate President Anderson and House Speaker Burwell will delay their trip until Tuesday afternoon, remaining home until the opening of the General Assembly.
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Green Berry Holder
Floyd County
Georgia
Floyd
Great County
General Assembly
Holder
Mr. Holder
Jake C. Moore
Henry Fullbright
Burke County
Atlanta
Waynesboro
Senate
Anderson
House
Burwell
Tip Saves Liquor as Court Plans Raid on Last Tennessee Bar
NASHVILLE June 20 Martin Campbell proprietor of the Southern Turf hid his stock to save it from officers. A writ to close the saloon and confiscate liquors was issued under the nuisance act. The Turf was the last saloon in the city as Memphis beer places had already closed.
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Nashville
Martin Campbell
Southern Turf
South
Martin
Memphis
Supreme Court
Girl Denied Diploma Because of Blindness
Worcester Mass June 20 Mary I Curran a blind graduate of the State Normal School was denied the right to sit with her class at graduation and to receive a certificate of completion as the principal said he had heard nothing from the State Board authorizing presentation of the diploma.
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Worcester
Mass
Mary I. Curran
State Normal School
William B. Aspinwall
State Board
Stewart Avenue Improvement Planned Within Ten Days
The County Commission will begin Stewart avenue work within ten days, says Improvement Committee member W. T. Winn. Property owners complain of delays. after Walker Street work concludes in about a week, Stewart avenue is to start immediately.
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The
County Commission
Stewart Avenue
W. T. Winn
Walker Street
U S Sites to Cancel Slaver s Citizenship
Proceedings to cancel the naturalization of Jules Raoul Blanc of New Orleans who is serving a term in the Federal Prison on white slavery charges began in the United States District Court. A motion seeks Blanc to appear to answer charges that his 1912 naturalization was fraudulently obtained in the Eastern District of Louisiana Federal Court.
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Jules Raoul Blanc
New Orleans
United States District Court
Blanc
Federal Court
Eastern District of
Louisiana
Flying Hospital to Open Above Cleveland Next Month
A sanitarium 2000 feet high, buoyed by a balloon and anchored by a cable, will open above Cleveland next month. It will accept only patients with heart weakness and ascend each evening, descending the next morning. Dr. Rudolph Heym Jr. asserts high altitude cures are possible for weak hearts.
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Cleveland
Rudolph Heym, Jr
Surgeons Open Heart to Clean Artery in Experiments
In Cincinnati on June 24, Dr J H Wilms and D D Deweed report experiments at B Merrill Ricketts laboratory showing the heart can be opened and deposits in valves removed. By applying pressure to veins and arteries with forceps and briefly cutting circulation, the operation proved possible in a dog.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
J. H. Wilms
D. D. Deweed
B. Merrill Ricketts Experimental Surgical Research Laboratory
McAdoo Decides Not To Issue Any Bonds
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo states no bond issue is needed soon as the general fund balance sits near 80 million dollars. Despite a smaller income tax estimate and a 7 million dollar deficit, funds will come from the general fund to cover the shortfall.
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McAdoo
Washington
General Fund
Secretary of the Treasury
Mormon Church Buys Sugar Trust Shares
SALT LAKE CITY Utah June 20 President Joseph F Smith as trustee for the Mormon Church has acquired 25 percent of the stock held by the American Sugar Refining Company in the Amalgamated Sugar Company operating in Utah and Idaho. The transfer involves 6 259 shares at a price of 543 750 dollars.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
American Sugar Refining Company
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Idaho
Rail service to Lake Toxaway from Atlanta starts June 21
Southern Railway announces daily twelve section drawing room sleeping cars between Atlanta and Lake Toxaway. Depart Atlanta 8:45 p m arrive Lake Toxaway 8:10 a m. Return Lake Toxaway 7:20 p m arrive Atlanta 6:05 a m. J C Beam A G P A.
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The
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Lake Toxaway
Kodak Advertisement Promotes Easy Cameras by Moore & Sons
What you see is yours with a Kodak says the ad for John L. Moore & Sons Cameras and Kodaks at 42 North Broad Street Grant Building. It promises simple operation and invites customers to visit for demonstrations.
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Kodak
John L. Moore & Sons
North Broad Street
Grant Building
Georgia seeks state building site at PanamaExposition in San Francisco
Governor Slaton received a telegram from President C C Moore of the Panama Pacific Exposition requesting a Georgia commission deputation to travel to San Francisco with an architect to arrange for a Georgia building. A premier site overlooking the Golden Gate has been selected. Souvenir sales and free trips are planned to fund and promote the Georgia exhibit, with 200 towns invited to participate and cities like Brunswick Bainbridge and Moultrie already replying to be pictured in motion pictures.
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Slaton
C. C. Moore
Georgia
San Francisco
Frank Weldon
Georgia Commission
Georgia Building
Tec
Golden Gate
Bay
State Commission
Capitol
Atlanta
L. C. Wheeler
Augusta
Savannah
Brunswick
Bainbridge
Moultrie
Countess' Son New Felon Begs Freedom
Gustaf Engholm, condemned to three years in Leavenworth for impersonating a US officer and obtaining $150, appeals to Swedish Minister in Washington and Countess Engholm of Malmo to induce President Wilson to grant a pardon. He is a Cambridge graduate.
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Austin
Texas
Gustaf Engholm
Washington
Countess Engholm
Malmo
Sweden
Wilson
Leavenworth
Engholm
United States
Cambridge
Georgia Peace Leader To Speak in Europe
Dr. J. J. Hall of Atlanta leads the American Peace Society work in the South and Georgia Peace Society secretary has been invited to address the Church Peace Conference at Constance between Switzerland and Germany. The August meeting marks the first congress of the organization. Hall sails for Europe in mid July.
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J. J. Hall
Atlanta
American Peace Society
South
Georgia Peace Society
Constance
Switzerland
Germany
Dr. Hall
Europe
Mineral Waler Seized by U C as Fraud
Government agents seized 400 cases of Stafford Mineral Springs water from Atlanta agents Stafford Mineral Waters Co at 191 Edgewood Avenue. The water, bottled by Colburn-Morgan Co of Vossburg Mississippi, is advertised to cure rheumatism kidney diseases and more. Authorities say the cures are false and the labeling violates the Pure Food and Drugs Act.
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Stafford Mineral Springs
Atlanta
Atlanta Mineral Waters Company
Edgewood Avenue
Vossburg
Miss
Stafford Springs
Colburn-Morgan Company
Anderson in Waycross Outlines Gubernatorial Bid
J Randolph Anderson spoke at the Waycross courthouse this morning drawing a fair sized audience. It marked his first visit to Waycross in support of his gubernatorial campaign.
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Aeouuerg
Butining
NK Aaai
Akamai Aik Vac
Vawawawt
la Farge
Inman
Hurt
W. K. Mower
Inman Park
East
Springvale Park
Fast Atlanta Land Company
Triangle
Delta
East Atlanta Land Company
Inmin Park
Bureaus Aid
Agricultural Department
James B. Nevin
Warren Grice
James Callaway
Macon Telegraph
Grice
Callways
Nevo
Tip
Tennessee
Stewart Ave
U.S
Fair Overlook
U. C
Pickard- Deans
Pickard-Deans
Pickard-Deans Drug Co
Peachtree ST
Phone Drug Department
Ivy
Phone Soda Department
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Louisville
Union
City Ticket Office
Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA
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