Catholics Are You Stand In Noted Probe
New York May 26 More witnesses were called in the John Doe inquiry into telephone wiretapping at Seymour and Seymour offices. The Thompson committee questioned Burns firm representatives and Catholic charity leaders over alleged eavesdropping to thwart charity investigations. Mayor Mitchel defended humane care for 22 000 homeless children and proper administration of 5 million dollars in public funds to private institutions amid the controversy.
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New York
McAdoo
John Doe
Seymour & Seymour
William J. Burns
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Burns
Thompson Legislative Committee
Catholic Church
Department of Public Charities
Mitchel
Thompson Committee
New Use for the Daw Palmetto
A. A. Gordon of Crystal Springs Florida turns saw palmetto berries into a drink base offering a beverage rivaling top soft drinks. After drying berries gathered from the plant, Gordon produced a drink praised by tasters and attracting orders from soft drink dealers for small quantities.
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Georgia
A. A. Gordon
Crystal Springs
Florida
Gordon
Seelam
Waite Tells Jury of Many Deeds in Peck Murder Case
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite testified for hours detailing a pattern of poisoning and methods used against his victims in the Peck murder case. He described arsenic, germs, and poison schemes aimed at Mrs. Peck, Miss Peck, and John E. Peck, while alienists prepare to address mental responsibility.
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
Peck
Waite
John E. Peck
Arthur W. Waite
Prosperity Club Grows At Brunswick Bank
The Brunswick Bank & Trust recently started the Prosperity club and reports strong local interest. Bank employees answer questions while members save weekly, aiming to build a solid start toward prosperity over the 200 week plan.
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Brunswick Bank & Trust Company
Prosperity Club
All City Letter Boxes To Get Coat Of Paint
Contractor J M Lowe awarded city post office contract to repaint all letter and parcel boxes with green paint. Work begins this morning. Postmaster Leavy will install new time cards in boxes showing mail pickup hours once painting is finished.
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J. M. Lowe
Post Office
Leavy
Preparedness Parade Planned for South Bend June 3
A large preparedness parade is planned in South Bend on June 3 with invitations extended to nearby cities and towns. The event is expected to attract about 10,000 marchers.
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South Bend
Ind
AMERICAN IS KILLED IN SURPRISE ATTACK AND PLAN FOR ISLAND SEASON
The article notes the St Simons season opens May 15 but ramps up in late May with many parties planning stays at hotels and cottages. Beginning Thursday the New Hotel St Simons will be crowded as reservations stretch two weeks to a month starting June 1. Cr H Jewett promotes dances and invites all ages to enjoy new entertainments and a potential nearby movie show. The grove near the hotel is being upgraded for picnics and a life guard will supervise the hotel beach for safe bathing.
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St. Simons
Cr. H. Jewett
Brunswick
Whiskey circulars flood Brunswick post office
A Jacksonville whiskey house sent five to six thousand circulars to nearly every Brunswick resident after obtaining an old city directory. Post office wastebaskets overflowed as recipients discovered the mailings and discarded the notices.
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Jacksonville
Brunswick
Audubon Glynn County Forms Brunswick Bird Society
The Audubon Glynn county society is Brunswick's new bird lovers group. President A W Wood presided at a high school meeting with many members and interested locals. Children show keen interest in birds. a junior list project and a June 3 hike from the post office to the oyster factory are planned. Over 100 members already joined and buttons are due soon.
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Audubon Glynn County Society
Brunswick
New
A. W. Wood
Mexican Bandit Leader Cervantes Slain in Border skirmish
Reports from Cruces and San Antonio detail a morning clash six miles south of Cruces between a U S army engineering party and a 25 man band led by General Cervantes. Cervantes and one other bandit were killed, several Americans wounded, with Cruces troops pursuing and dispersing the rest.
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United States
Namquippa
Mex
United States Army
Cervantes
Villa
Fhe
Cruces
San Antonio
Bankers Begin Annual Meet at Macon Convention
The Georgia Bankers association opens its two day convention in Macon with hundreds of bankers expected including Charles S Hanolin of Washington governor of the Federal Reserve board Visitors will discuss uniting with Texas and Mississippi to protest the Fed plan to end exchange payments for check collection The opening session will feature annual reports and remarks by President Frank Etheridge Malcolm Jones and Frank Hardwick A baseball game buffet supper and country club outing follow before committee reports conclude the gathering All local banks are represented.
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Georgia Bankers’ Association
Macon
Charles S. Hanolin
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Georgia
Texas
Mississippi
Dallas
St. Louis
Frank S. Etheridge
Jackson
Atlanta
Malcolm D. Jones
Frank T. Hardwick
Dalton
Macon Bankers
Dempsey
Idle Hour Country Club
Board Names Committees And Civic Turmoil Report
The local board of trade announces three new committees Education Municipal docks and shipping facilities and foreign trade to expand its activities. The full list includes Transportation New Industries Rivers and Harbors Legislation Membership Trade Extension New Railroads Civic Improvements. An incident near the Americans ends without shots after stones were thrown at truck crews.
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Board of Trade
Eustace C. Butts
M. B. McKinnon
Phil Burgess
D. Ogg
A. L. Church
J. WH. Hopkins
Fr. E. Twitty
F. D. M. Strachan
J. H. Lee
Geo
H. Cook
Millard Reese
Max Isaac
L. R. Akin
R. L. Phillips
B. L. Stephens
Linton EB. Allen
C. Miller
W. Harper
R. Y. Smith
J. J. Lott
B. Borchardt
IE. H. Mason
C. P. Dusen
Taft Leads Push for World Court in Peace League Plan
In Washington 20 000 attend the New League to Enforce Peace first assembly as former President Taft and Secretary Baker address on compulsory world court membership. Taft argues submitting disputes to a world tribunal does not cede presidential or congressional war power and cites Jay treaty precedents to support the plan.
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Washington
New League
William H. Taft
League
Newton PD
Baker
Wilson
Taft
Congress
Federation of Nations
United States
World Court
Bryan
England
France
Senate
Mr. Taft
Militia Guards Mobile County Jail for Second Night
Mobile Alabama May 26 guards from local Alabama National Guard kept the Mobile County Jail under guard for a second night running. The sheriff said the Negro suspect wanted here had not been captured and no disorder or crowds appeared. Soldiers were ordered out again tonight as a precaution.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile County
Alabama National Guard
Publicity and Advertising and Conventions Committee List
A compiled roll lists members across sections including Publicity and Advertising Conventions Highways Drainage Agricultural Public Health Education and Municipal Docks and Shipping Facilities along with foreign trade. Notable names include Hopkins Leavy Simmons Glover Abrams Ludwig Parker Sennett Robb Townsend Wright Abercrombie Wood Gale Andrews Haym Cook Colson Parker Cook Aiken Smith Torras Padrosa Strachan Downing.
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Charlton Wright
D. D. Atkinson
Fred Baumgartner
T. F. Abercrombie
A. V. Wood
A. D. Gale
J. L. Andrews
L. H. Haym
W. B. Cook
J. T. Colson
C. D. Parker
Geo. H. Cook
BD. Aiken
George H. Smith
RK. Torras
B. Padrosa
F. DM. Strachan
C. Downing
Southeast recruiting heats up as war talk spreads
Recruiting in the Southeast rises with Captain Charles P. Elliott reporting 24 new Army applicants in Georgia and Florida. Recruits, mostly from Hazlehurst and Savannah, head to Columbus Ohio for field artillery training. The Savannah station expands its quarters and staff, aiming to surpass prior monthly records set during the 1914 European war buildup.
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Georgia
Florida
United States
Charles P. Elliott
Savannah
Brunswick
H. Ellis
Wilcox
E. L. Loard
Coleman Loyd
W. EB. Girtman
Hazlehurst
Elliott
Ellis
Army
Oklahoma
Columbus
Ohio
Field Artillery
Service
R. A. Cissell
Cissell
McRae
F. J. Petersen
Charleston
Jacksonville
Fitzgerald
Waycroys
Maril-Bernstein
Sergt. Fi. A. Rioux
South Carolina
Waycross
Latin American policy attacked by government papers
In Mexico City on May 26 government newspapers denounce U S Latin America policy as imperialistic and hypocritical. They attack Colonel Roosevelt for fomenting war and say President Wilson cannot cope with the Republican campaign.
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Mexico City
United States
Latin America
Roosevelt
Wilson
Republican Party
Greek ships urged action after submarine torpedoings
Amid reports of Teutonic submarines torpedoing three Greek vessels the League of Ship Owners and Sailors Labor Union calls on the government to act to stop attacks on Greek merchant ships. May 26 Athens.
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Athens
Paris
Greece
League of Ship Owners and Sailors’ Labor Union
Italians Not Low in Spirits On Trentino Front Retreat
Rome reports that the Italian retreat on a portion of the Trentino front has not caused official pessimism. The line is 400 miles long and withdrawals at points under heavy pressure are not surprising to maintain the larger defense.
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Rome
Paris
Trentino
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Mitchell
Bird Society
Commander
Texas National
Carranza Sol
Diers
Tex
Texas National Guard
Regular Army
Funston
General Funston
N. Mex
Carranza
Mexico
Nuevo Casas Grandes
A. R. Harper
Militia Guard
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