Harris calls Georgia Democratic second primary meeting
Chairman William J. Harris of the Georgia Democratic Executive Committee convenes 11 a m July 3 at Kimball House Atlanta to discuss a second primary and Harris will resign as chair. He warns Watson supporters could control 25 counties in a deadlocked convention and urges returning power to the people through a second primary under the county unit plan.
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William J. Harris
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Kimball House
Atlanta
Harris
State Committee
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Tom Watson
Bull Moose Party
Watson
United States
Itate
People Control
Nat” Harris
Watmm
Clark expects Missouri vote on woman suffrage
In Washington on June 27 Speaker Champ Clark said he would vote for woman suffrage when brought before Missouri voters. A delegation of 38 states delivered 300 petitions to Clark and President pro tempore Marshall, urging Congress to grant the ballot to women. Several Georgia petitions were aimed at Tribble and Howard. The suffrage group included Anna Howard Shaw, Jane Addams, and others. Clark remarked that suffrage seems inevitable and that if the issue reaches Missouri, he will support it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Missouri
Champ Clark
Congress
Senate
Marshall
Tribue
Howard
Georgia
S. J. Tribble
W. S. Howard
Atlanta
Frances Whiteside
Hoke Smith
Clark
Anna Howard Shaw
The
National Suffrage Association
Jane Addams
Chicago
Desha Breckinridge
Kentucky
Medill McCormick
Antoinette Beck
Illinois
Helen Gardner
Massachusetts
Dunne Voices Support for Child Labor Reform in Georgia
Illinois Governor Edward F Dunne praised Georgia efforts to remove children from mills and factories and urged no child under 16 work long hours. He praised woman suffrage, noted banking woes stem from local issues, and commented on national unrest. He spoke at the Kennesaw Mountain memorial unveiling in Marietta, GA, before leaving for Atlanta.
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Georgia
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Kennesaw Mountain
Marietta
Dunne
Asianta
Frank S. Dickson
A. J. Shand
F. O. Tripp
James K. Finn
M. R. Kelly
Henry Barrett Chamberlain
Walter Scarborough
National Cemetery
Turing
Chicago
United States
American Clubman's Wife Found Dead of Poison in Paris Inn
Mrs. Stewart of Baltimore was found dead in a Paris Hotel Lille Albion room while on her honeymoon with husband attorney Stewart. An autopsy was ordered after a 24 hour probe. detectives suspect poisoning. Stewart, a wealthy lawyer and clubman with ties to Baltimore New York and Paris, planned to sail to New York today.
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Paris
Atlanta Geergian
Stewart
Baltimore
Lille Albion
New York
Suffragettes Strike at Royal Carriage in London
In London June 27 suffragettes broke police lines as King George and Queen Mary rode to Hyde Park. Two bundles of suffragette literature were thrown into the royal carriage one hit the King's hat and the other struck the Queen's parasol. The incident caused no serious injuries and followed a parade of London firemen.
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Atlanta
London
King George
Queen Mary
Hyde Park
Endorsements Grow for Lakewood Fair in Atlanta
Mell R. Wilkinson of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce received support from Atlanta Metal Bed Company officials for the proposed annual Southeastern exposition at Lakewood Park. The chamber aims to establish a broad fair on Lakewood Park property.
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Atlanta
Mell R. Wilkinson
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Metal Bed Company
Chamber of Commerce
Lakewood Park
Bank Clearings Show Strong Week Gain in Atlanta
Atlanta bank clearings for the week ending Saturday rose by 1,602,947.44 over last year, totaling 11,058,772.96 versus 9,455,825.52 in the prior period. Saturday’s returns climbed 130,190.47 from last year, with daily earnings at 1,638,587.68 compared to 1,508,397.21 in 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Governor Baldwin Denies Death Rumor
New Haven June 27 Gov Baldwin was asked to affirm he is dead by a Wichita Kansas law firm seeking to clear a title. The governor denied the claim and a local lawyer’s affidavit stating he was alive was mailed to Wichita.
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New Haven
Baldwin
Wichita
Kans
Simeon E. Baldwin
Cotton Blossoms Reported on Georgia Farm Near Atlanta
The first cotton blooms of 1914 appear on the Campbellton road farm of County Policeman A. W. Jackson, five miles from Atlanta. Hot weather for five days has budded several acres, signaling an early start to the season.
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Georgia
A. W. Jackson
Jackson
Campbellton Road
Atlanta
Two Raulston Brothers Hurt in Train Collision at Decherd
George and Thomas Raulston of Doyle Tennessee were passengers on an excursion train of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad when it was struck by an engine in the Decherd yards. Both brothers sustained probable fatal injuries as crews responded to the crash.
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Chattanooga
George
Thomas Raulston
Doyle, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Decherd
Georgia n American Want Ads Offer Small Income Ideas
A short note highlights small income ideas like needlework laundering plant cultivation and cooking to boost family finances. It promotes The Georgian American Want Ad columns as a marketplace for selling these efforts and provides a contact line Main 100.
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ITA
Vaccination Policy Clash Ends With Principal Isolated
MILWAUKEE June 27 John Ul rich school principal who fought the board over mandatory vaccination has been sent to the isolation hospital with smallpox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
John Ulrich
Bay Window Removal Ordered in Property Dispute
Mrs. E. L. Rhodes won a verdict in Judge Ellis's court against Mrs. Lela Butt over a three foot wide strip between properties near Columbia avenue and Tenth street. The ruling requires Butt to remove a bay window that projects onto the disputed strip. An appeal by counsel Burton Smith is likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Rhodes
Ellis
Lela Butt
Columbia Avenue
Tenth Street
Daniels May Solve Cook Peary Pole Controversy
Secretary Daniels would decide the long running Cook and Peary pole dispute if Congress backs Congressman Charles A. Smith of Buffalo in their plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Washington
Dr. Cook
Admiral Peary
Charles A. Smith
Buffalo
Congress
Ga Rural Letter Carriers to Meet in Atlanta
Georgia rural letter carriers plan their annual convention in Atlanta next Friday and Saturday. About 1 600 carriers exist in the state with President George M. Gammage of Bronwood foreseeing the greatest convention. A strong program includes speeches by prominent men. Members look forward to the gathering and report the association in splendid condition and enthusiastic about progress for carriers and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta
George M. Gammage
Bronwood
Association
Slayer Cornered Escapes in Sewer Near Chattanooga
June 27 reports say FEL Jones, a Black man who killed his in laws in Huntsville Alabama and may have fatally wounded his wife and sister-in-law, was cornered by an emergency police squad on the city outskirts but escaped through a sewer.
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Chattanooga
Zeppelin Dirigibles Lose 62500 in Last Year
Berlin reports the Zeppelin airship passenger service company lost 62500 during the past year despite carrying more passengers than the year before. The loss is partly attributed to passenger life insurance costs.
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Atlanta
Berlin
Zeppelin Airship
Court Denies Conley New Trial in Mary Phagan Case
Judge Ben Hill refused Jim Conley a new trial after his conviction for being an accessory after the fact in the Mary Phagan murder. W. M. Smith, the Negro's counsel, vowed to appeal to the Court of Appeals amid claims of about forty errors in the judge's charge. The State opposed the motion as the case moves through upper courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hill
Jim Conley
Mary Phagan
W. M. Smith
Smith
Court of Appeals
Conley
House approves $500000 for income tax collection
Washington June 27 the House authorized an additional 500000 for collecting the income tax after a partisan two hour debate. Majority Leader Underwood said the money would yield 15 to 25 dollars back from dodgers and defended the tariff law against Republican deficit charges.
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Washington
House
Majrity
Underwood
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Court depicts dramatic custody dispute endangering mother and child
Judge Bell orders five year old boy placed with Emory Page, amid heated courtroom scenes. Lula Waites Page collapses from exhaustion as the father seizes the child. A white haired woman denounces Page calling him a rascal, while testimony accuses him of choking his wife during a conflict over alleged frame up letters from another man. Page admits choking her. court assigns temporary alimony of 15 dollars and 20 dollars in attorney fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Robert Deavers
West Lumber Company
Bell
Senate approves naval bill to build three battleships
Washington June 27 Senate adopts conferees report on the naval appropriation bill providing for two battleships funded from existing treasury money and a third from proceeds of obsolete ships sold to Greece. The report also strikes out 100000 sea wall at Key West and a Norfolk dock project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
United States
Greece
Key West
Fla
Norfolk
Mataafa freighter breaks up in tempest near Superior
The Pittsburg Steamship Company's freighter Mataafa, with a crew of twenty, is tearing apart in heavy seas and driven ashore at Superior Wisconsin. Life-savers are rescuing the crew as seas rake the ship.
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Superior
Wis
Pittsburg Steamship Company
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