Atlanta ministers back plan for new Methodist university site
The Methodist Ministers' Association of Atlanta adopted resolutions urging Atlanta as the site for a new theological school and a connected university grade school after endorsing the General Conference action severing the church from Vanderbilt University. The move was led by Dr H M Dubose Dr B F Fraser and Dr C Jones with Bishop Kilgore addressing the gathering.
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Methodist Ministers’ Association
Vanderbilt University
H. M. DuBose
B. F. Fraser
C. ©. Jones
Methodist Preachers’ Meeting
Atlanta
General Conference
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Educational Commission of the
Kilgore
Stanford
South Georgia Conference
Flowers
Birmingham Fights Atlanta for School
Birmingham launches a bid to land a new Methodist Episcopal Church South university east of the Mississippi. A community committee led by Paschal Shook plans to offer at least 1,060,000 dollars to the church education subcommittee, aiming for a July 15 deadline with strong local support and offers already made.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Mississippi River
Paschal Shook
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Educational Commission
W. A. Can- Gler
Georgia
Birmingham College
W. W. Crawford
American Trust and Savings Bank
R. S
James W English Jr Dies in New York A Georgia Leader
Colonel James W. English Jr a longtime figure in Georgia politics and a prominent Atlanta resident died in New York at 1 30 am after illness. He was 47 and had recently moved to New York from Atlanta. He was son of Captain James W English president of the Fourth National Bank and formerly served as vice president of the Chattahoochee Brick Company. He worked on the staffs of Governors Terrell and Brown.
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James W. English, Jr
Georgia
New York
Atlanta
Colonel English
James W. English
Fourth National Bank
Astor Sanitarium
Chattahoochee Brick Company
Terrell
Brown
English
Savannah Girl Scout Receives Life Saver Prize
Miss Dorris Lippman of Savannah Ga has been awarded 50 by the National Red Cross Society for saving a man overcome by gas while digging a well. This marks the first life saver award to girl scouts by the society.
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Washington
Dorris Lippman
Savannah
National Red Cross Society
Wilson Threatens Suit on New Haven Road Split
President Wilson said the Department of Justice would sue for dissolution in federal courts if the Massachusetts Legislature fails to pass a bill separating the New Haven road from the Boston and Maine. The remark came during calls in Washington on June 22.
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Washington
Wilson
Massachusetts
New Haven
Boston
Maine
Department of Justice
1800 Miles in Fifty Hours Pigeon Sets Record
In Los Angeles on June 22, G H Skofield reports that the carrier pigeon Ben Bolt flew 1800 miles from Reading Oklahoma to Los Angeles in 50 hours, claiming a new distance record for the species.
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Los Angeles
Sben Bolt
Reading
Okla
G. H. Skofield
Radium Lost After Chemist Sneezes at It
Denver June 22 a chemist sneezed while over a receptacle containing a solution of radium worth 25 000. After the sneeze the radium vanished leaving investigators puzzled about the missing highly radioactive material.
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Denver
Must Have Pet Get A Pig Doctor Advises
PHILADELPHIA June 22 Dr. R T Quigg advises if a pet you must have get a pig. He says the pig is not a disease carrier unlike a cat or a dog.
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Philadelphia
R. T. Quigg
Cost of living Topic Urges Households to Earn Extra Income
The piece appeals to housewives facing high living costs and suggests using idle moments for fancy needlework and cooking. It promotes selling the finished goods through a Want Ad in The Hearst's Daily Georgian and Sunday American, highlighting opportunities to dispose of products at satisfactory prices.
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Hearst
Daily Georgian
Sunday American
Mediation Talks Opened Again Over Mexican Plan
Laurence Tod reports from Niagara Falls on June 22 that mediators Huerta delegates and American reps prepare for a full conference on a new mediation plan for Mexico. The plan, proposed by Dr Noon and approved by President Wilson, suggests addressing rebels and hints at an armistice though details remain undisclosed. Villa pursues Zacatecas while Carranza may seek peace talks despite Huerta’s gag order. The Mexican delegation says they have not received new instructions and note a personal telegram from Huerta.
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Carranza
Mexico
Niagara Falls
Villa
Zacatecas
Mexico City
Washington
Dr. Noon
Huerta
Villa at Zacatecas Ready for Assault
Dispatches from Constitutionalist headquarters say General Villa’s army is drawing near Zacatecas for a possible major assault. General Felipe Angeles, artillery chief of the rebel forces, was inspecting batteries and preparing defenses in the city.
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Torreoex
Mexico
Villa
Zacatecas
Constitutionalist
Felipe Angeles
Mercury Goes on Another Tear
The article notes Atlanta's summer heat with temperatures reaching 80 at 7 am, 90 by midday, and 93 by 3 pm, while Sunday topping at 92. It states no immediate rain is expected though a cooling trend may arrive later in the week with possible showers.
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Mercury
Atlanta
Paving Way to Give Veterans P. D. Jobs
Senator Hoke Smith reported favorably a bill in the Senate to exempt Confederate soldiers from the 65 year age limit for eligibility to take the fourth class postmaster examination. The measure aims to allow Georgia veterans past 65 to compete in examinations starting in Georgia City.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Hoke Smith
Senate
Smith
Georgia
Brown Renominated After Toll Tax Repeal Clash
Congressman William G. Brown Jr of West Virginia’s Second District wins renomination after opposing the tolls repeal bill. His Democratic foe Charles W. Brandon ran on the tolls issue and Brown’s break with President Wilson, but Brandon was decisively defeated.
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Washington
William G. Brown, Jr
West Virginia
Brown
Charles W. Brandon
Wilson
Brandon
181 Bodies Rescued From Canada Mine
Hillcrest Alberta June 22 Fifty missing forms were recovered today from mine No 30 of the Hillcrest Collieries wrecked by an explosion Friday. The bodies recovered now total 181. Eight miners still are missing. Yesterday was a day of funerals with services in every church and a continuous procession to the cemetery. Eighty men worked for days digging graves.
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Hillcrest
Alberta
Storm Sinks Craft Off Chicago Harbor
After a seven hour battle with a severe Lake Michigan storm, three yachts carrying twelve men reached Jackson Park Yacht Club in daylight. The ferocious gale swamped numerous small boats and two hours of rescue work by lakefront lifeboats saved fifty people stranded overnight.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Jackson Park Yacht Club
Rockefeller Gives 11000 To Empress Disaster Victims
John D Rockefeller sent a check for 11000 to Eva Booth head of the Salvation Army in America for distribution among Empress of Ireland disaster survivors. The gift was noted in The Daily Mail in London.
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Atlanta
London
John D. Rockefeller
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
America
Daily Mail Today
Eggs in Mazatlan Go For 15 Cents Each
SAN DIEGO CAL June 22 Eggs are selling in Mazatlan at 15 cents apiece, milk at $1 a quart, cakes at 0 cents and tortillas at 60 cents a dozen, according to J. E. Page marine superintendent of the Southern Pacific Railroad who has arrived here from the Sint.
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San Diego
Cal
Mazatlan
J. E. Page
Southern Pacific Railroad
Sint
Georgia Wheat Revival Seen in 1920s Outlook
Dr. H E Stockbridge editor of The Southern Ruralist states Georgia will harvest its greatest wheat crop since the Civil War. He notes vast plantings across the wheat belt from Jonesboro to Forsyth, with mills rising to grind locally grown grain into nutritious whole wheat flour. He cites diversification and profits as keys to reviving Georgia’s wheat industry.
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Georgia
H. E. Stockbridge
The
Southern Ruralist
Stockpridge
Dr. Stockbridge
Cherokee
Pickens
Bartow
Atlanta
Jonesboro
Forsyth
Clayton
Spalding
Pike
Wheat
Kansas
Nebraska
Stockbridge
Government Reports Bumper Crops for U S
Washington reports greatly improved crop conditions across the United States with strong yields and favorable growing conditions. Officials note revived prospects for farm outputs and potential market impacts nationwide.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Wilson Seeks Square Deal in Policy Criticism
President Wilson, in Washington on June 22, proclaimed a square deal as his aim in business policy and handling critics. He said no quarrel with legitimate criticisms, but denounced a campaign of letters and telegrams opposing anti trust legislation as artificial. He attributed the effort to a few interests manipulating the mails and telegraphs.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Fourteenth International Sunday School Convention Opens
Chicago hosts the fourteenth International Sunday School convention as delegates from the United States Canada Mexico Alaska Porto Rico and the Philippines arrive. By tomorrow night the gathering will be formally opened with more than 4,000 churchmen expected and a parade featuring 50,000 Sunday School workers planned for next Saturday.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Mexico
Alaska
Porto Rico
Philippines
Marshall and Clark Promise Suffrage Aid
Washington, June 22. Speaker Clark and Wee President Marshall will meet suffrage committees June 27 at the Capitol and receive petitions calling for Congress to aid suffrage in any feasible manner. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw Miss Jane Addams and other leaders will be in the delegation.
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Washington
Clark
Wee
Marshall
Capitol
Congress
Anna Howard Shaw
Jane Addams
Wilson Endorses Rename of Culebra Cut in Canal
Wilson backed a proposal to rename Culebra Cut in the Panama Canal to Gaillard Cut, honoring the army engineer who died of fever on the isthmus. The Federation of Women's Clubs of North Carolina submitted the plan.
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Washington
Wilson
Culebra
Panama Canal
Gaillard Cut
Federation of Women’s Clubs of
North Carolina
Judge declares Workmen's Compensation Act constitutional
In Des Moines Iowa on June 22 Judge Smith Mc Pherson of the Federal Court ruled the workmen's compensation act, also known as employers liability law, constitutional in an opinion handed down today. The decision upholds the act providing coverage for workers and sets a precedent for employer liability under the federal framework.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Smith McPherson
Rich St. Louis Man Divorces Chorus Girl
In St Louis on June 22 Richard J. Howard of a wealthy local family was granted a divorce from Dorothy Date, a chorus girl who had been living in New York. The case highlights a high society separation amid ongoing social ties.
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Sr. Louis
Richard J. Howard
St. Louis
Dorothy Datetout
the la Howard
New York
Wilson Bank Nominee Grilled by Senate Banking Panel
The Senate Banking and Currency Committee invited Chicago lawyer Thomas D. Jones, named by President Wilson for the Federal Reserve, to appear and answer questions on his finance views and Reserve Board conduct. Republicans warn of grilling if he declines to visit Washington.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Thomas D. Jones
Chicago
Wilson
Forther Federal Reserve
Reserve Board
Jones
Plot to rob factory foiled by three negroes leaders
Detectives Chewning and Sturdivant Monday unearthed a scheme by Monroe Smith leader, with Will Richardson and John Gaines as accomplices, to steal shirts and ties from Robinson Shirt Company on Marietta Street. About 50 shirts and as many ties recovered.
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Chewning
Robinson Shirt Company
Marietta Street
Monroe Smith
Robinson Company
Will Richardson
Gray Street
John Gaines
Pattillo Lumber Company
Monroe
Richardson
Gaines
Divorces Sought Over Shoes Thrown and Night Drive
Mrs Alice Evelyn Haggard declares in a divorce suit that her husband John M Haggard repeatedly threw shoes at her and caused nervous distress since their 1912 marriage. He has moved from Fulton County and now works as a stenographer for R M Rose. Chattanooga also notes Cleo Gorham charging John Gorham with forcing her from bed at night at gunpoint in a separate divorce filing.
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Alice Evelyn Haggard
John M. Haggard
Haggards
Fulton County
R. MT. Rose
Chattanooga
Cleo Gorham
John Gorham
Gorham
Construction Worker Overcome by Heat Near Home
J. Awtry of Carey on the river car line and Dillon-Morris Company laborer was overcome by heat while building a house near his home. He was taken to Grady Hospital in serious condition but later reported out of danger. He had consumed large amounts of cold water to quench the heat.
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J. (. Awtry
Carey
Dillon-Morris Company
Grady Hospital
Law parents sue over custody of twin boys in Georgia
A court fight over five year old twins Marion and Thom Law continues as Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Law sue the Georgia Children's Home Society and its superintendent Robert B. McCord for 25000 dollars. They seek habeas relief and urge removal of the boys from the Home for the Friendless, alleging denial of access and planned relocation without notice. A temporary injunction blocks adoption or removal, with a hearing before Judge Bell set for next Saturday. The couple, long rooted in Atlanta after leaving Savannah, accuse officials of improper care and restricting visitation.
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R. E. Law
Marion
Thomas
Walter A. Sims
Georgia Children’s Home Society
Robert B. McCord
Children's Home Society
Savannah
Hugh Howell
McCord
Atlanta
U.S. Studies Cause Of Baby Death Rate
Washington report states the children's bureau will study why about 300000 infants under one die annually in the United States. The year long project will sample districts in large cities with typical social conditions. The bureau has 164000 dollars this year.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Children's Bureau
Department of Labor
Lewis Meriam
Wadsworth Named for Fight on Root Senate Seat
Reports from Washington say William Barnes has selected James Wadsworth Jr. as the New York Senate candidate to succeed Senator Root. The revived report also hints that Wilson supports Secretary McAdoo for the Democratic nomination.
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Washington
William Barnes
New York
James Wadsworth, Jr
New York Assembly
United States Senate
Root
Wilson
McAdoo
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Luis Cabrera
General Carranza
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