Wilson will not seek re election in 1916 Bryan backed
Washington June 29 Johnston Temple Graves reports officials expect Woodrow Wilson to decline a second term and back William Jennings Bryan in a fourth bid for the White House. Administration leaders cite Wilson’s fatigue and a desire to craft history through landmark reforms and foreign policy, with continued focus on tariff, currency, and trust legislation and a peaceful Mexico settlement. Continued on Page 13 Column 1.
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John Temple Graves
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
William J. Bryan
White House
Currency Committee
Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Mexico
West Deal Denied by Governor Slaton
Governor Slaton repudiates a Brunswick News report quoting Thomas W. Hardwick that West sought a Senate appointment with a $75,000 threat. The governor states no such message or pressure existed, confirms West was appointed without strings, and defends his conduct and that of West as untainted by any improper influence.
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Hardwick
Atlanta
Brunswick News
Brunswick
Thomas W. Hardwick
West
Senate
Slaton
Mr. Hardwick
Brave terrier foils burglar at Lynch home in Atlanta
A small fox terrier at No. 140-B Luckie Street in Atlanta saved Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lynch from a prowling burglar. The dog leaped at the intruder after the burglar rifled pockets and searched a room, provoking the homeowner’s alarm and preventing greater theft. The burglar fled after the dog’s defiant barking.
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Ty Cobb
Stonewall Jackson
Lynch
Luckie Street
E. J. Lynch
Mr. Lynch
Mrs. Lynch
Georgia Leads Southeast in Livestock Domestics
Georgia possesses more livestock than any other state in the Southeast due to climate healthfulness and cheap feed. The article notes it as a paying industry and directs readers to the Want Ad Poultry Pet and Live Stock classification in The Georgian American for locating superior strains.
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Eorgia
Receiver Sought for Blind Association in Georgia
P F Banknight, field secretary of the Georgia Association for the Blind, filed in Superior Court for a receiver to take over the association. He alleges last year’s administration was unsatisfactory and the group cannot continue under present arrangements. Evangelical Ministers' Association took control but failed to raise $5,000. Directors clash with original controllers. Judge Bell issued a temporary injunction prohibiting further interference until the receivership hearing.
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P. F. Banknight
Georgia Association For the Blind
Evangelical Ministers’ Association
Bell
Hoke Smith Grandfather Welcomes Twin Girls Lucia and Marion
Friends and relatives celebrate the birth of twin daughters to Marion Smith, daughter of United States Senator Hoke Smith, arriving Sunday at noon at the Peach Tree Road home. The babies are named Lucia and Marion, honoring the grandmothers Mrs. William Rawson and Mrs. Hoke Smith. A telegram of congratulations from Senator Smith was received in Washington.
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Marion Smith
Snn
United States
Hoke Smith
Atlanta
Smith
Peachtree Road
Lucia
William Rawson
Marion
Senator Smith
Washington
Atlanta Cool Night Prediction Lifts North Georgia
Weather forecaster Von Herrmann predicts a cool night for Atlanta and North Georgia with no rain expected Tuesday or Wednesday. Sunday brought thunder clouds and light spray, but the area saw only a few cooling breezes as temperatures topped at 92, suggesting the hot spell has peaked.
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von Herrmann
Atlanta
North Georgia
Senator West Falls Scarred by Serious Hip Sprain
Senator W. S. West suffered a serious hip sprain after slipping on a hotel hallway stone floor in Washington. A surgeon said no fracture, but the injury would keep him confined to his room for at least two weeks.
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Washington
W. S. West
Georgia
Store Thief Trailed By Gum Wrappers
A burglar with a cigarette habit broke into Brannon's pharmacy at 363 Euclid Avenue early Monday, stealing 31 dollars from the cash register 100 cigarettes and a large amount of chewing gum. Officer Gorman traced a trail of gum wrappers for a block but then lost it.
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Brannon
Euclid Avenue
Gorman
Louisiana Kidnapping Act Unconstitutional Declared
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled the kidnapping law unconstitutional and ordered the release of William Walters, who had been convicted of kidnapping Bobbie Dunbar. The statute made kidnapping a felony with penalties including imprisonment or death, similar to murder charges, but Walters received a life sentence.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
William Walters
Bobbie Dunbar
Walters
Methodists Back Ansley Land Gift for Atlanta University
The Methodist Ministers Association of Atlanta endorsed Edwin P. Ansley 75 acre land grant as a site for a Southern Methodist University in Atlanta. Resolutions urged Georgia Methodists to rally to the project and pledged support while noting Birmingham’s competing push. Ansley limited the offer to ten days to align with Birmingham’s rapid site selection.
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Methodist Ministers’ Association of Atlanta
Atlanta
Southern Methodist Church
South
Edwin P. Ansley
Ansley
Georgia
Mississippi River
William Db. Thomson
Candlers, Thomson & Hirsch
New Methodist University
J. H. Ewing
Methodist
Birmingham
Nec
Jail Man Who Would Wed Sept Morn Girl
New York report says Henry Wallace Phillips author is arrested charged with leading 14 year old Marjorie R Cluxton into a situation endangering her morals He claims the girl resembles his work Sept Morn and plans to marry her when she reaches adulthood
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New York
Henry Wallace Phillips
Rest
Marjorie R. Cluxton
Phillips
Preacher Is Stoned For Declaring Hell Is Full of Infants
The Rev. A. H. Sorby of Nashville Tennessee was struck unconscious after a mob attacked a Hammond Indiana church during services. The church was pelted with stones rotten eggs and bullets as lights were put out. Sorby suffered a fractured skull and women worshippers were hit by missiles.
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Preacher
Hell
Sorby
Geraldine Farrar Faces Possible Voice Loss
Paris report says soprano Geraldine Farrar is in danger of losing her voice. She traveled from Paris to Aix les Bains then Milan for specialist advice, who recommended a spa cure at Salsa-Maggior. She hopes to sing in Giordano's Madame Sans Gene at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York next season.
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Farrar
Paris
Aix Les Bains
Milan
Giordano
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Hardwick Denies Campaign Rumors Atlanta Statement
Thomas W. Hardwick spoke at his Atlanta headquarters on Monday denying rumors he would practice law in New York City after the Senate race and denying claims he is a Catholic. He stressed he is Protestant and supports church state separation, noting neither his campaign team nor aides belong to the Catholic Church.
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Thomas W. Hardwick
Atlanta
New York City
Anti-Cotton Gambling Bill Passes in House
The House approved the Lever bill 82 to 21 to regulate cotton futures trading on stock exchanges. It standardizes cotton grades and requires delivery of the contracted grades in sales, with a prohibitory tax on transactions delivering below contract quality to deter bobtailed cotton.
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Washington
House
President to Receive Suffragists Tuesday
President Wilson will host the deputation of Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage clubwomen at the White House tomorrow. The group will be led by Mrs. Harvey Wiley, wife of the renowned purity in food expert.
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Washington
Wilson
Congressional Union For
White House
Harvey Wiley
Two Slayings Reported in Columbus
Columbus report: Lon Jones fatally shot Lula Robinson and Lula Pitts stabbed husband Raymond Pitts through the heart with an ice pick, killing him instantly, in two early morning murders.
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Columbus
Lon Jones
Lula Robinson
Lula Pitts
Raymond Pitts
Georgia mill owners seek private hearing on child labor bill
The millowners of Georgia asked the House Labor Committee for a private hearing on the Sheppard child labor bill, designed to rescue children from mill slavery. A companion bill to bar wage contracts will be introduced, making it unlawful to withhold wages or sign such agreements, with penalties of a $100 fine or thirty days in jail.
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Georgia
Labor Committee
House of Representatives
Joseph McCarthy
Chatham County
House Labor Committee
Jordan
Tye, Peeples and Jordon
McCarthy
State
Capitol
Sheppard
Frank Lipscomb
Clarke County
Crawford Wheatley
Sumter County
House
Mr. Lipscomb
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Luckie
Blind’s Association
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Louisiana
Anley
Ministers’ Association
Essary
Hammond
Ind
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Nashville, Tenn
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