Surprise Weddings Rival Movie Romance in Piedmont
In Piedmont Alabama A young businessman R Barlow married secretly then learned hours later that Dr J C Webb had wed his own bride in Atlanta Both couples sought to keep news quiet amid a weekend of elation and post wedding hush while nursing the shock of the other’s presence.
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R. Barlow
Piedmont
Ala
Les
J. C. Webb
Dr. Webb
Barlow
Bout
Bothi
Atlanta
Girl Barred From Suicide After Two Attempts at Poison
Mrs Mabel Reynolds 19 recovering at the police station after a second poisoning attempt at a Chinese restaurant. She says she is tired of dying and will not attempt a third, planning to go home to her mother in Montgomery. She is separated from her husband whom she married a year ago.
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Mabel Reynolds
Montgomery
Motordrome Owner Files Bankruptcy Plea
Bonita Water Company, owners of the Motordrome, files a voluntary bankruptcy petition. C F Morris, president, posts assets of 801.80 and liabilities of 0. Morris named receiver for the company.
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Bonita Water Company
C. F. Morris
Queen Seeks Funds by Leasing Rooms to Empress in London
King George plans to boost Dowager Empress of Russia income by offering her permanent residence with Queen Alexandra at Sandringham. The Empress reportedly would pay about 125000 dollars yearly for the privilege, reflecting charity burdens and lavish expenditures.
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Atlanta
London
George
Russia
Queen Alexandra
Sandringham
Barry Bergen Majors to officiate Georgia Tech game
Georgia and Tech football authorities have settled on officials for Saturday's game. Joe Barry from Georgetown will referee, Mike Bergen a former Princeton star will umpire, and Rip Majors of Auburn will serve as head linesman.
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Georgia
Tech
Joe Barry
Georgetown
Mike Bergen
Princeton
Rip” Majors
Auburn
Inesman
Poet of Old India Awarded Nobel Prize
STOCKHOLM November 13 1918 Rabindranath Tagore the foremost poet of India was awarded the Nobel prize for literature today in a ceremony marking his international acclaim.
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India
Atlanta
Stockholm
Rabindranath Tagore
Says Wife Knocked Atlanta Then Left Him for Divorce
Alexander Skibinsky a music teacher of 20 Carnegie Place filed for divorce in Superior Court alleging that his wife Charlotte Skibinsky distressed him by worrying him into illness. He says she left for London after they married in August 1910 in Berlin and later decided Atlanta was too slow. She departed June 9 after insisting they return to Berlin or London.
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Charlotte Skibinsky
Alexander Skibinsky
Carnegie Place
London
England
Skibinsky
Berlin
High Court Remands Lanier Staying Case
The Supreme Court reversed the Lanier murder case from Sum ter and remanded for a new trial due to a technical flaw in the indictment. Lanier was sentenced to life imprisonment after an infant daughter’s murder conviction. The reversal centers on the trial judge's charge handling.
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Supreme Court Today
W. C. Lanier
Sumter
Lanier
Wilson nominates Oregon man as minister to Siam
President Wilson sent to the Senate the nomination of Alexander Sweek of Oregon to be Minister to Siam. The action was announced from Washington on November 13.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Alexander Sweek
Oregon
Siam
Huerta Must Quit Within 48 Hours
The United States warned that diplomatic relations with Mexico would be severed within 48 hours unless President Huerta accepts key American demands. State Department officials disclosed the plan and noted that further details continued on Page 2.
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Huerta
Washington
United States
Mexico
State Department
Pair Held for Bigamy On Husband's Charge
J W L Pratt a 56 year old painter and his wife Mrs Pilla Pratt 81 of 10 Hill street are held at police headquarters on a bigamy charge by Henry Stephens who says he is the woman's husband Stephens states he found his wife married to Pratt after a month away in Columbus Mrs Pratt says she left Stephens who was her second husband because she believed him to have another wife and thought she was free to remarry
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Mills Street
Reynolds
Ludwig
Mrs. Duncan
Carl Witt
Duncan
Alma Wells
Cial
Huerta
United States
Washington
General Huerta
National
International
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
J. W. L. Pratt
Pilla Pratt
No. 10
Hill Street
Henry Stephens
Stephens
Columbus
Pratt
Place for Holding Dog Show Changes in Atlanta
The Atlanta Kennel Club moves its dog show from 124 Peachtree Street to 162 Peachtree Street. Judges include J. H. Steffins of Birmingham, Dr. J. C. Wright and H. Goodwin of Boston. Twenty six prizes. entrance list closes Friday morning. show closes Saturday night.
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Atlanta Kennel Club
Peachtree Street
J. H. Steffins
Birmingham
J. C. Wright
H. Goodwin
Boston
Odd Answers in Citizenship Tests Stir Applicants
Fifty applicants, mostly Russians, took naturalization exams before Special Examiner Paul Armstrong in the Federal Building. The morning session saw 15 passes as some responses sparked attention with claims like Joe Brown as Governor of Georgia and Hetty Green making money.
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Congress
Hetty Green
Paul Armstrong
Washington
Federal
Silk Hat Replaces Bryan's Famed Black Felt Hat
Washington dispatch reports that after becoming Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan began wearing a silk hat instead of his longtime black felt hat. Mrs Bryan quips that the new headgear is an additional burden and fears he may fall asleep in it.
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Washington
Mr. Bryan
Mra. Bryan
Farmers Convicted Of Selling Liquor In Gadsden Police Court
A. B. Kirkpatrick and James Jones, prominent Etowah County farmers, were fined 100 dollars each and sentenced to four months at hard labor for violating the prohibition law. Convicted in Police Court.
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Gadsden
Ala
A. Be, Kirkpatrick
James Jones
Etowah County
Possum Dinner For Sousa Band At Atlanta Auto Show
Members of Sousa and His Band, visiting for an automobile show, will attend an old fashioned possum dinner hosted by violin maker Mays Badgett at 341-2 Peachtree Street. The event, held in the American Federation of Musicians hall, invites local members and features 80 fat possums prepared for serving.
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Sousa
Mays Badgett
Peachtree Street
Lodgs
American Federation of Muntcians
Mr. Hadgett
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