Fire Returns To Salem As Panic Spreads In Wake Of Blaze
Salem Mass June 27 A fresh blaze near Derby Wharf sparked panic as militiamen police and fire crews rushed to quell looting and disorder. Refugees filled camps while scarlet fever fears grew. Insurance losses mounted around 12 million as thousands remained homeless and relief funds neared 300000.
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Salem
Mass
New England
Derby Wharf
Ninth
Boston
Walsh
Salem Common
High School Hill
Commissary Department
State Medical Department
Gardner M. Lane
Treaeurer
Relief Fund
Cleghorn Heads Sons of Veterans in State
SUMMERVILLE June 27 John S Cleghorn of this place has been appointed commander of the Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans for the year ending June 1 1915 by Seymour Stewart commander in chief He will appoint his staff and launch a campaign for the department reorganization Mr Cleghorn is a son of the late Major John S Cleghorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerville
John S. Cleghorn
Georgia
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Seymour Stewart
Cleghorn
Court Orders $640000 From Registry for A B A Interest
The Federal Court directs $640000 in the registry of the court to be paid to E. T. Lamb, receiver for the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad, to cover interest due July 1. The $40000 comes from funds paid by purchasers of the road, while total interest on the underlying first mortgage bonds is about $190000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Lamb
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Mower Driver Struck by Hidden Dynamite Blast
SUMMERVILLE June 27 Thomas Bohannon ran a mowing machine over a field where stumps were blasted earlier. A dynamite stick left there exploded under the blade causing its blade to shatter and a wheel to bend. Bohannon endured only a severe shock with no other injuries.
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Summerville
Thomas Bohannon
Bohannon
Boy of 3 Dies Heroically in Chicago Accident
In Chicago on June 27 Dominick Prize, aged 3, sacrificed himself to shield his young sweetheart Rosie Anton from a buggy collision. He died from fatal injuries while Rosie escaped with minor injuries.
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Chicago
Dominick Prize
Rosie Anton
Fresh Fish By Parcel Post Offered To Washington
Fishermen from Lavallette New Jersey will supply Washington housewives with fresh fish for 10 cents a pound via parcel post. The post office will extend the system where feasible.
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Washington
Lavallette
N. J
Bride Burns to Death at Reception Dance
Passaic New Jersey June 27 a bride Mrs John Bissek died from burns after a lamp was knocked from a table during a wedding reception. Separately Batavia Java June 27 the British steamer Kintuch with 200 passengers on board was reported aground near Pari Island all passengers are safe.
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Passaic
N. J
John Bissek
Batavia
Java
Kintuch
Pari Island
Fifty Men Pledge to Raise Tech Campaign Funds
A committee aims to enlist fifty men to underwrite sums from 500 to 1000 dollars each for the Greater Tech campaign over the next week. More than half the target has been raised, but business firms and professionals have not yet been fully canvassed. Alumni and young Tech supporters are joining the effort, with hopes to reach ten thousand dollars in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Tech
Atlanta
Tech
J. R. A. Hobson
P. H. Norcross
Solomon-Norcross Company
Child to Live Alternately With Parents in Custody Trial
Five year old William Marion Riley was awarded living arrangements of three months with his father, a county policeman, and three months with his mother, Mrs. Lillie Mae Riley, as a temporary custody plan pending divorce. The two day hearing before Judge Bell featured sharp accusations, including claims of poisoning food and threats to shoot. The child appeared puzzled, then left with his father at the courthouse.
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William Marion Riley
Bell
Riley
Virago
Flat Wheel on Car Nuisance Arrest of Conductor Crew
Paterson New Jersey June 27 a new anti noise crusade began with the arrest of a streetcar conductor and motorman for driving a car with a flat wheel. They are charged with creating a nuisance.
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Paterson
N. J
Mother Sues for 29000 in Steamboat Death Case
Columbus, June 27. Mrs. William T. Freeman of Griffin sues Muscogee Superior Court for 29000 against Merchants and Planters Steamboat Company for the death of her son W. T. Freeman Jr. who fell from a boat and drowned on the night of June 27, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William T. Freeman, Sr
Griffin
Muscogee Superior Court
Merchants and Planters Steamboat Company
W. T. Freeman, Jr
Family barely escapes home fire on McPherson Avenue
J J Clay and wife living at 135 McPherson avenue fled in night clothes with their infant as flames consumed their home at about 3 am. Police officer J B Bishop, attempting to move a washstand, was injured. The fire department arrived as the blaze spread, leaving the family with nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Clay
McPherson Avenue
Mr. Clay
Clays
J. B. Bishop
Odd Disease Turns White Man Black in Connecticut
Stamford June 27 Bar dette Lockwood a 40 year old white man is turning dark from a disease locally called zagrams or Kata nonia. The case is noted as unusual and widely reported in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Bardette Lockwood
Railroad heads undecided on plaza plan
In Atlanta a proposed 2 million plaza to cover the railroad cut prompts a July 15 meeting of railroad executives and citizens to decide their stance. Leaders from the Western and Atlantic, Central of Georgia, Atlanta and West Point, Louisville and Nashville, and others weigh objections about smoke removal and limited Union Depot track space as plans for a street level roof and 49 foot smoke towers are reviewed. The city weighs legislative action to authorize the improvement with bill drafting by City Attorney Mayson and W. A. Wimbish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Woodward
J H. Peyton
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Western and Atlantic
J. L. MecCullom
W. A. Winburn
A. R. Lawton
Central of Georgia Railroad
W. A. Wickersham
Atlanta and
West Point
Georgia Roads
McDonald
Louisville and Nashville
Chamber of Commerce
Council Plaza Committee
R. M. Clayton
C. E. Kaufman
City Construction Department
Kaufman
Union Depot
Peyton
Railroa
Wilmer L. Moore
Mayson
W. A. Wimbish
Forsyth Street
Central Avenue
Wind Storm Wrecks Negro Settlement in Cordele
A severe windstorm demolished two negro churches, a negro public school, and several negro houses on the outskirts of Cordele. On C. C. Williams’ farm, several negroes escaped injury when their house was leveled, as they crawled out from beneath timbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
C. C. Williams
Local Conditions to Rule Car Delivery
The Interstate Commerce Commission framed a rule stating that proper car distribution is a fact determined by circumstances in each case. The ruling addresses delivery of cars to mining and other industrial shipping points by railroads and represents the commission’s approach to the car shortage issue.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Statesmen Ready For Diamond Clash
Nine Democrats led by Representative Reilly of Connecticut and nine Republicans led by Representative Patten of Pennsylvania will clash this afternoon at American League Park to decide which party holds baseball supremacy in the House. The game was twice postponed due to House business and proceeds go to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Representative Reilly
Connecticut
Representative Patten
Pennsylvania
American League Park
House of Representatives
House
Steel Trust Hosts 1600 Farmers at Gary Mills Visit
Sixteen hundred Northern Indiana farmers with families and hands were hosted by the Commercial Club and United States Steel Corporation in Gary Indiana. They toured steel mills by special trains, rode an automobile tour of the city, and were treated to free concerts and theatrical performances.
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Gary
Ind
Indiana
Commercial Club
United States Steel Corporation
Cloudburst Floods Minn town. six feet water reported
Meager advices from Lanesboro Minnesota indicate a cloudburst left the town of 1,000 people under six feet of water. Wire and rail communication with Lanesboro is cut off and, thus far, no loss of life has been reported.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Lanesboro
Minn
Jailed for Stealing Stove in Gadsden
Fulton Bishop aged 19 is jailed in Gadsden Alabama charged with stealing a stove from Miss Ethel Walden.
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Gadsden
Ala
Fulton Bishop
Ethel Walden
Biggest Ignoramus Found in Chicago by U S Document Clerk
Washington dispatch reports Daniel Vaughan of the Department of Commerce branding a Chicago man as the nation’s top ignoramus after he requested a 1400 page publication and then sought a three hour extension beyond the five day return window to finish reading it.
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Chicago
U.S
Washington
Daniel Vaughan
Department of Commerce
United States
Department
Commerce and Navigation of the
Washington, D. C
Vaughan
Physicians Required To Report All Births In Atlanta
Dr J P Kennedy city health officer announced a campaign to obtain detailed birth records. Many physicians face prosecution for not reporting births they attended though no enforcement has occurred. Letters explaining the law and penalties have been sent to Atlanta physicians to improve statistical records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J. P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Marist Cadets Return From Annual Camp
Members of the Swagger Club of Marist College return to Atlanta after a two week camp at Sweet Water Creek. It was the first annual encampment for the club, with rifle practice success and a camp modeled after a U S military setup. Cadet leadership included Captain Eugene Oberdorfer and sergeants Jule D Jarni gan James Turner W A Simpson plus corporals Louis Brown Dwight McLean.
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Swagger Club
Marist College
Atlanta
Sweet Water Creek
Eugene Oberdorfer
Jule D. Jarnigan
James Turner
W. A. Simpson
Louis Brown
Dwight McLean
Council to Pass on Police Board Change
A police commission made up of Council members is to be submitted by Jesse B. Lee at the next session. The Mayor will appoint the commission. The plan would replace the current force with a body on par with the fire board, enlarging the Police Committee to ten members to match ward count and grant it existing powers.
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Plng
Jesse B. Lee
Fire Board
Church to hold services at opera house after unsafe verdict
EUFAULA ALA June 27 The First M E Church was declared unsafe by architects and builders and will hold services at the opera house. A proposal to build a new church costing 25600 to replace the 1874 structure has strong donor support already subscribed.
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Eufaula
Ala
Police Hunt Footpads Who Took Man's $42
Police search Saturday for two footpads who robbed H. Gordon of $42 in cash Friday night near Capitol Avenue and Hunter Street. Gordon lives at No. 24 Piedmont Avenue.
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H. Gordon
Capitol Avenue
Hunter Street
Gordon
Piedmont Avenue
Tax Act Not to Be Repealed by Legislature
Georgia readers are told the tax act will not be repealed this session. The piece argues the new system promotes accountability, uncovers dodgers, and lowers the rate when funds allow. Judge Hodges’s reappointment to Macon City Court gains support, and Col. Bunk Cooper remains in demand for Senate campaign speeches across the state.
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James B. Nevin
Georgia
Confederate Pension Fund
Common School
Hart
Bob” Hodges
Macon
Judge Hodges
Bar of
Slaton
Senate
Georgia to memorialize McIntosh with hotel purchase plan
The Georgia House will consider a bill to fund a memorial by purchasing the India Springs hotel where General William McIntosh signed the 1825 treaty with the Indians. Supporters cite the site’s historic value and potential state treasury benefits while opponents recall past violent threats. A Jefferson County Slaton Club chapter led by J A B Mahaffey J C Bennet and Homer Hancock grows. Walter S Coleman backs William J Harris for Governor, pledging multiple campaign speeches.
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Willam McIntosh
Georgia
India
McIntosh
Mississippi River
United States
Slaton Club
Jefferson County
Emi
J. A. B. Mahaffey
J. C. Bennet
Homer Hancock
Jackson
Slaton
Rail Accountants Choose Atlanta for 1915 Convention
Atlanta won the bid to host the 1915 convention of the American Association of Railway Accounting Officers. W. H. H. Smith of the Atlanta and West Point Railway sent a telegram to the convention bureau confirming the selection. About 250 prominent railroad officials are expected to attend the event.
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Atlanta
American Association of Railway Accounting Officers
Atlanta Convention Bureau
W. H H. Smith
Atlanta and
West Point
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Georgia City
200 Dead in Sumatra Quake Wrecks City
Batavia dispatch reports 200 killed in a Sumatra earthquake with Benkaten Benkuten district suffering multiple fatalities. Hundreds injured including top Europeans. Benkaten, seat of the British East India Company in Sumatra, partially destroyed.
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Batavia
Sumatra
Benkuten
Benkaten
British East India Company
Our Baby Life pictorial history album from Moore & Sons
Jno L Moore and Sons advertise Our Baby Albums with latest photo albums and up to date items. A salesman from 42 N Broad Street offers demonstrations and selections for new parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. L. Moore & Sons
N. Broad Street
Standard Thermometer Ad From Hawkes Opticians
Government tested standard thermometer offered for one dollar with postpaid price of 1.10. Advertises A. K Hawkes, Opticians located at 14 Whitehall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K Hawkes
Opticians
Whitehall
Sunday Getaway to Warm Springs by A B A
Travel note offering a one dollar round trip from Atlanta to Warm Springs. Departs Atlanta at 8:00 a.m. via the A B A rail line with return voyage unspecified.
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Warm Springs
Atlanta
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William J. Harris
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