Man arrested in Houston linked to Atlanta murder case
A 22 year old man using the name Paul P Bowen was detained in Houston after police found a blood stained vest a murder victim photograph and letters tied to the Mary Phagan case in Atlanta in his trunk Mrs A Blanchette who met Bowen at a hotel said she heard sobbing and Bowen claimed he would not reveal details. Police planned to hold him awaiting Atlanta officers.
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Atlanta
Bowen
Ry Phagan
Mary Phagan
A. Blanchette
Houston
Ette
Davis
M.g
Cous
City National Installs Steel Teller Cage in Decatur
City National Bank installs a steel teller cage the first in the region for a bank this size. The cage, built by Decatur Construction Co, is described as substantial and secure, reflecting strong safety measures to safeguard funds.
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City National Bank
Decatur Cornice and Roofing Co
Cincinnatie
Decatur
Tt Purerp
Beautifying the Palace Cafe Interior Redecorated
The Palace Cafe finishes a new interior redecorating with an artistically enhanced ceiling that adds to the venue’s beauty.
Report to Prison Inspector Oates on April prisoner intake
Sheriff R N Mc Culloch reports to State Prison Inspector W H Oats with April totals showing 49 prisoners received. White males 14 White females 1 Negro males 32 Negro females 2. Many arrested for riding trains and assigned to road work. Conditions improved versus last month.
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R. N. McCulloch
W. H. Oats
Correction on fabric sale mark down figures noted
A proofreading error in R. P. Kerr's ad misrepresented discounts. The fabrics are to be sold at a reduction of 3 and 6 dollars, not 3 and 5 per cent as previously shown.
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R. P. Kerr
Strikers Clash With Police In Syracuse Riot
In Syracuse on May 7 a major riot erupted during a laborers strike seeking higher wages for 2,500 workers. Police and firefighters faced bricks and stones as 500 strikers attempted to move workers from a structure near the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Officers fired warning shots and then at rioters, resulting in 29 injuries and 25 arrests, with ten detainees hurt including three seriously.
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Syracuse
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Rioters Try to Break Up Socialist Meeting in Huntington
May 7 Huntington W Va one man shot in the head seriously wounded several others injured during a riot as a mass Socialist meeting to protest martial law in the Kanawha coal district was disrupted William Taylor aged man shot through the head he will die missiles hurled at speakers who were hooted down
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Huntington
W Va
Kanawha Soy
William Tayor
Bowen Released Amid Police Shakeup In Houston
Bowen was released from custody in Houston yesterday afternoon. Chief of Detectives Peyton, credited with the arrest, has been relieved from duty on a charge of exceeding authority related to the arrest.
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Houston
Bowen
Peyton
Arest
Gadsden Bankers Debate 1914 Convention Bid
Local bankers including J. William Pole A A Hardage and others left for Dothan to seek the 1914 state convention. Letters to bankers statewide yielded favorable replies as Gadsden officials courted support for the Decatur bid.
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Dothan
J. William Pole
Bank of Commerce
A. A. Hardage
Commercial Savings ‘Bank and Trust Company
A. E. Jackson
City National
F.A. Bloodworth
Morgan County Natonal
W. EB. Skeggs
Morgan County National
Broadus
Tennessee V. de FF
Ohio makes pistol tot ing a felony with Cox approval
Governor Cox signed the Williams bill in Ohio making pistol tot ing a felony. Police officers and express company guards are exempted when protecting large sums. Violations carry up to three years in prison.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Williams
City Council Advances Sidewalk Plan in Decatur
Decatur council met with all aldermen present except T M Jones. Reports were read and approved. The city engineer was ordered to draft an ordinance to lay sidewalks from Ninth Avenue to the Southern Railway near the cemetery.
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Decatur
T. M. Jones
Ninth Avenue
Southern Railway
California Split Proposal Could Create Northern and Southern States
A resolution introduced in the Golden Gate Senate proposes dividing California into two parts. The northern half would be named California and the southern remainder Southern California.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Golden Gate Senate
Holland Gains $250 Verdict Against Southern Railway
In circuit court today the plaintiff Holland was awarded a judgment of 250 dollars in the suit Holland versus the Southern Railway. The trial occupied the entire morning.
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Sait of Holland
the Southern Railway
What Prohibition Has Done For Kansas
An abridgment of an address by Hon. John S Tawson, Attorney General of Kansas, examines Prohibition's impact since 1879 in a dry state. Dawson, with fourteen years in public service, outlines legal and social changes and notes his long tenure with the Kansas Attorney General's office.
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John S Tawson
Kansas
Dawson
Dalvine Delights Masonic Theatre Draws Good Audience
Dalvine gave a clever performance at the Masonic Theatre last night. The Professor led the crowd through witty stunts and three reels of pictures, leaving the audience immensely pleased with the show.
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Dalvine
Masonic
Masonic Theatre
White House Lady Involves in Hospital Campaign
Washington May 7 Mrs Woodrow Wilson took a hand in a public hospital drive attending a Hospital Laffles Board meeting at fund headquarters and promising to aid the movement. She rode back to the White House with yellow pennants fluttering from the windshield and carried a bundle to decorate all White House cars.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Fund
White House
THE LAW VIOLATED IN LARGE CITIES
Counties with large cities resisted state prohibition by electing officials who ignore the law and enforce a monthly high license system. Cities such as Atchison Leavenworth Kansas City Fort Scott Wichita Coffeyville Independence and Junction City practiced this for years while wet and dry forces alternated in other towns.
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Atchison
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Fort, Scott
Wichita
Coffeyville
Independence
Junction City
Decatur Cafe Sold to Peter Ballas
Peter Ballas purchased the Decatur Cafe at Lafayette and Railroad from Robert Jeffries Co and will run it in the future. The sale is to cover operation until the St George Cafe Ballas owns is repaired.
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Peter Ballas
Decatur Cafe
Lafayette and
Railroad Streets
Robert Jeffries & Co
St. George
Ballas
Push cart ban passed by New York City Aldermen
The New York City board of aldermen unanimously approved an ordinance to remove ten thousand push carts from the streets. The measure, drafted after a lengthy investigation, has Mayor Gaynor’s approval and grants pityers special stand privileges near Hast river bridges and certain city squares.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
Gaynor
New York City Land Holdings Value and Equity
A May 7 schedule to the Sinking Fund shows New York City owns 6,500 parcels worth 4.3 million dollars with 820 million dollars in net debt, leaving 480 million dollars in land equity. Notable gains include Stuyvesant Park from 5 dollars to 1.86 million, Mt. Morris Park at 7.5 million versus 20 thousand spent, and Bowling Green listed at a substantial value from its rental history.
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New York
Gomptrolier Prendergast
New York City
Oandate
Stuyvesant
Constitutionality Attacked At Liquor Dealers Convention
Speakers at the opening session of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association convention attacked the constitutionality of the recently enacted Webb law.
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National Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association
Dothan Prepares for Twenty First Alabama Bankers Convention
Dothan hosts the Alabama Bankers Association for a Thursday to Saturday gathering with committees nearly finished and high attendee interest. Headquarters at Hotel Mullen with secretary offices in its parlors. delegates to register and receive souvenirs. Nearby hotels Newsome and Martin welcome guests, plus city homes available for accommodations. Sessions to be held in the federal court building on the second floor starting at 2:00 a m Thursday May 8.
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Dothan
Alabama
Association
Mullen
Hotel Newsome
Hotel Martin
Federal Court
Application for pardon of Henry Youtsey
Frankfort Kentucky May 7 The State Prison Commission will hear on June 4 an application for the parole Henry E Youtsey serving a sentence for alleged participation in the assassination of Governor William Goebel.
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Frankfort
State Prison Commission
Henry E. Youtsey
William Goebel
A Lucky Mistake in Strand Magazine Story
A young doctor in a Strand Magazine tale stumbles into favor with a patient through deception. After a convivial gathering, Abernathy is summoned and cannot count the pulse. The next day the patient thanks him for honesty and becomes a loyal patron.
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Strand Magazine
Ike
Abernathy
Woman's Suffrage Bill Rejected by Parliament
London May 7 The British Parliament rejected the Woman's Suffrage Bill by a vote of 260 to 50 with more than fifty Irish Nationalists voting solidly against it. Speakers against the measure outlined arguments opposing extended votes for women.
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London
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