Bank clerk embezzled 94000 over eight years in Atlanta
Hallman Sims, in charge of collections at Capital City Bank in Atlanta, was arrested Friday night for a shortfall of about 94009. He admits eight years of peculations beginning with his first year at the bank, much supported by a Georgia farm purchase. The case emerges after bank examiner G R DeSaussure verified the discrepancies and informed bank officials.
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Hallman Sims
Capital City Bank
Atlanta
Sims
Thomas L
Kirkwood
Pryor Street
G. R. DeSaussure
United States Bank Examiner
United States
Middle Georgia
Usaess
Bims
Ds Sauseure
Speer
Kontz
T & Reply
Greens County
Lima
Atlante
Great victory over flood by closing Crevasse at Hymelia levee
A New Orleans special reports the joining of levee ends along the Hymelia crevasse near New Orleans early Thursday, sealing a 700 foot wide gap. The effort, using cribbing on both sides, is hailed as a lasting success barring unexpected damage.
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New Orleans
Heavy Snow Dims Montana Roads and Park Trails
Heavy snow swept Montana Saturday and overnight, with Yellowstone Park reports calling the storm the season’s heaviest. Officials fear all trails used by a presidential party could be buried under deep snow.
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State of Montana
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Crevasse in Holly Brook levee threatens several parishes
A major levee crevasse at Holly Brook plantation near Lake Providence in East Carroll parish breaks about 6 miles below the lake. The 180 foot crest failed, flooding parts of Tensas Madison Concordia Catahoula and Riceland parishes while cotton land will be overflowed. Repair work continues. sacking expected to begin and the break to mend early next week.
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New Orleans
Holly Brook Plantation
Jamea
Pittman
Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish
Tensas
Madison
Concordia
Catahoula
Riceland
East Carroll
Mississippi River
Rei River
WU'S SUCCESSOR CHEN TUNG LIANG CHENG ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON
Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng arrives in the national capital with about forty five in his party and goes to the legation. The new Chinese minister, a 34 graduate of a New England college, served as interpreter of the Chinese legation in Washington from 1856 to 1899. He hopes to strengthen U S China relations and will act as an instrument toward that end.
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Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng
United States
San Francisco
Washington
Legation
New England
China
Destructive cyclone hits Indiana causing deaths and damage
A powerful cyclone swept southern Indiana near noon Friday, killing Mrs. George Cunningham and a 10 year old boy, fatally injuring a child at Wathen district school, while destroying barns and stock. One building collapsed injuring several others and a brick struck a dinnering child, Mary Smoot, fatally.
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Indiana
Wathen
Mary Smoot
English
George Cunningham
Four West Point Cadets Dropped for Academic Deficiency
Four members of the West Point fourth class were discharged Friday for deficiency in their studies. W. A. Howard of Michigan Mallecom McFarlan of Pennsylvania William Calvin Oates Jr of Alabama and Edwin M. Watson of West Virginia were named in the action. Oates is the son of ex Governor Oates of Alabama. Howard’s father graduated from the naval academy.
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W. A. Howard
Michigan
Mallecom McFarlan
Pennsylvania
William Calvin Oates, Jr
Alabama
Edwin M. Watson
West Virginia
Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Qatea
Oates
Howard
Naval Academy
Chicago Isolated by Severe Storm and Snow
A heavy Northwest gale and wet snow caused telegraph wires to fail, leaving Chicago largely cut off from telegraphic communication with outside regions. The temperature hovered near freezing as danger signals were shown on the lake and vessels were warned to stay in port.
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Chicago
Miners walk out over docking of half hour at Sitka Fiddler colliery
A Shamokin dispatch reports miners at Sitka Fiddler colliery quitting work at 4 pm after a 7 am start as part of a strike over being docked a half hour under a new rule. They demand a full nine hour day.
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Shamokin
Sitka Fiddler
Tillman Trial 13 Set in South Carolina Case
Opening session of the regular criminal court in Columbia set Monday April 13 for the case of James H. Tillman charged with the murder of N G Gonzales editor of The State. Solicitor Thurmond said no change of venue has been asked.
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South Carolina
Regr Lar Criminal Court
Columbia
Thurmons
James H. Tillman
N. G. Gonzales
Tiu
Tidman
Balkans Butchery Thousand Meet Death
A Constantinople dispatch reports Bulgarian bands and Turkish troops in the Okharida district clashing with about 1,000 killed or wounded. Officials say 9,000 Bulgar inhabitants in 30 villages aided by allied bands attacked a Turkish detachment, then broke through after heavy losses. Other reports note Albanian unrest near Constantinople and a railway bridge blast near Drama with telegraph lines cut.
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Constantinople
Lokal Anzleger
Berlin
Okharida
Mon Aator
Mustapha Hacha
Revolutionary Committee
Novi Bazar
Sandjak
Mitrovitza
Austria
Drama
Seree
Macedonia
Student shoots teacher in South Carolina tragedy
James Latimer, 17, nephew of a state senator, shot J. F. Harper, principal of Lowndesville academy, in the breast after a dispute over absences. Harper attempted to whip Latimer. the youth drew a revolver and fired twice. A button saved Harper’s life as one bullet lodged near the body and the other was deflected by a rib.
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South Carolina
James Latimer
J. F. Harper
Lowndesville
Harper
Monterey Riot After Diaz Victory Sparks Fatal Clash
A Monterey Mexico dispatch reports eight people died and twenty injured in a riot tied to anti Reyes cries during Diaz celebration. A student allegedly cried Death to Reyes triggering a police shooting that sparked the violence.
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Monterey
Mexico
Diaz
Reyes
Wife of Birmingham Policeman Kills Baby then Ends Life
In Birmingham Alo, Susie McMillan wife of a local policeman, administered a large dose of carbolic acid to her eight month old son and then shot herself twice in the breast. She died after a fire started by the discharge. The baby lay on the bed burned and deaf from the acid. No motive is given for the tragedy.
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Birmingham
Alo
Susie McMillan
Santiago Heroes to Gather for First Vet Reunion
The Army of Santiago de Cuba veterans, including the Fifth Army corps, plan Detroit gathering on July 1 to mark the surrender of Spanish commander General Toras. The event honors the Spanish-American War veterans and commemorates key milestones.
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Vets
Detriot
Army of
Santiago de Cuba
Metroit
Tora
Union Men Enjoined In Atlanta Printing Strike
Foote & Davies secured a temporary restraining order against the Atlanta Typographical Union and the Electrotypers and Stereotypers Union. Judge Lumpkin set a preliminary hearing for April 11 at 9 o'clock in the morning.
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Atlanta
Foote & Davies
Lumpkin
Fulton County Superior Court
Atlanta Typographical Union
Electrotypers and Sterotypers' Union
Foote & Davies Company
Iire
Mrs Griffin and Brother Bound Over on Murder Charge
In Eatonton Georgia Mrs John Griffin and her brother Sam Knowles faced a preliminary murder hearing for the death of John Griffin. They were remanded to jail to await the September term of superior court. Mrs Griffin held her nine month old baby during the verdict and cried. The case hinges on circumstantial evidence.
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Eatonton
John Griffin
Sam Knowles
RACE TROUBLE IN SHOPS AT COAST LINE
A Wilmington North Carolina incident reports that a black Sanders insulted a white worker in Atlantic Coast Line shops. About 200 black employees joined a walkout after the noon beating, disrupting afternoon work. Management opened an investigation as rumors of race tensions persist.
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Coast Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington
N. C
Sanders
Colored Wedding Marred in Atlanta Church Collapse
During a Sunday night ceremony at a Negro church in Atlanta Georgia the floor collapsed sending about 200 people tumbling 16 feet. Amid screams a mass of men women and children slid beneath wreckage as hundreds faced panic. About fifty injured with eight critically hurt needing hospital care.
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Atlanta
Gunning Records Smash in Marksmanship Event
The participant set a world mark with thirteen guns and arrived at Pensacola from the Gulf Friday night. She reported fourteen hits from sixteen shots at a six mile range on the usual target size, highlighting precision in a maritime shooting record.
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Lished
Pensacola
Pla
The
Gulf
Cuba Congress Opens After Palma Speech on Platt Amendment
Congress of Cuba reconvenes in Havana with a three month session to enact laws for municipalities sanitation and other reforms. President Palma’s message lauds peace and US relations while urging full and frank carrying out of obligations under the Platt amendment including lease terms at Guantanamo and Bahias. He notes a treasury balance of 2.698 million pesos and urges maintaining a 1.5 million reserve.
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Havana
Palma
United States
Congress
Washington
Naval Station Agreement
Senate of the United States
Guantanamo
Bahia Honda
Nipe
Cienfuegos
Isle of Palms
Cuba
Treasury
Ohio Municipal Elections Result Across Major Cities
Ohio voters completed Monday elections under a new municipal code. Cleveland reelected Tom E. Johnson mayor by about 7 000 over Harvey D. Goulder with a largely pro Johnson council. Columbus chose Robert H. Jeffrey mayor by 3 000 over John N. Hinkle. council leans Republican. Toledo re elected Samuel M. Jones mayor by about 2 800. Hamilton reports Mayor Bosch and Democratic ticket winning by about 400.
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Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Tom B E. Johnson
Harvey D. Goulder
Columbus
Robert H. Jeffrey
John N. Hinkle
George D. Jones
al Toledo
Samuel M. Jones
John W. Dowd
Charles Edson
Wachenheimer
Hamilton
Bosch
Crown Prince Faces Battle After Saxony Scandal
Vienna dispatch reports Arch Dukes Joseph Peter Henry and Leopold of the Tuscan house challenge King George of Saxony to a fight to the death over remarks about Princess Louise. The king is aged and the crown prince must fight to defend the royal honor or risk losing his rank.
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Louise
Vienna
Tuscany
Saxony
Joseph
Peter
Henry
Leopold
George of
Mississippi Governor Candidate Faces Plagiarism Charge
A Mississippi gubernatorial campaign heats up as Major J. K. Vardaman is accused by Messrs Fox and Noel of plagiarizing his tribute to a Confederate soldier from an Ingersonsoll eulogy delivered to the Union golfer.
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Mississippi
Ingersoll
J. K. Vardaman
Mesers
Fox
Noel
Major Vardaman
Robert G. Ingersoll
Lowry Bank Increases Capital with $200,000 Stock Issue
The Lowry National Bank of Atlanta announces sale and issue of $200,000 additional stock. The sale raised $400,000, boosting capital from $30,000 to $500,000 and surplus from $190,000 to $300,090.
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Lowry Bank
Lowry National Bank
Atlanta
Shafts Dedicated at Shiloh Indiana Unveils 22 Monuments
Indiana commemorates Shiloh deeds with twenty two monuments cost 25900 dollars erected for the twenty regiments that state served in the battle. Gen Lew Wallace presided noting the army of the Tennessee lacked a single commander and was surprised at Shiloh. Monuments were presented by Col James Wright of the Indiana committee to the government and accepted by William Carney Sanger assistant secretary of war.
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Indiana
Shiloh R
Shiloh
Indianapolis
Lew Wallace
Army of the Tennessee
Albert Sidney Johnson
James Wright
Indiana Committee
W. T. Durban
William Carney Sanger
Roast for Club Swingers and Police Scolding by Justice Gaynor
New York Supreme Court Justice Gaynor scored police, saying officers have no power over anyone and that illegal card playing in all clubs is a crime. he defended Summers in a trial against oppression charges, questioning police access to clubs.
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New York Supreme Court
Gaynor
Summers
Brooklyn
Montauk
Model Farm of Sims Absorbed Sixty Thousand Dollars Stolen
The Atlanta embezzler Hallman Sims allegedly disposed of a large theft from the Capital City Bank. Directors believe he hid at least 50,000 of the money, with motives to reveal its location or have it uncovered. Later reports claim Sims sunk all sixty thousand dollars in a Greene County model farm.
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Atlanta
Hallman Sims
Capital City Bank
Sims
Greene County
Accident and a Scrap Ends Atlanta Six Day Bicycle Race
The six day bicycle race in Atlanta concluded last Monday night amid a dramatic accident that involved seven of eight riders on the track. A fight broke out afterward between the Bedell brothers and George Leander. Moran, uninjured in the fall, was declared the winner.
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Atlanta
Bedell Brothers
George Leander
Moran
Brunswick Plant Capital Increase Voted in Maine Meeting
Mohawk Steel and Wire Company stockholders meet in Portland Maine and approve raising capital from two and a half million dollars to sixty million dollars. The firm formed recently by New York capitalists plans a 5 million dollar plant in Brunswick Georgia and to acquire iron and coal lands in the southern states.
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Northern Company
Mohawk Steel and Wire Company
Portland
Maine
New York Capitallatands
Brunswick
Iroit and Coalands
Sttes
Roosevelt Begins West Tour With Stop In Chicago
President Roosevelt arrived in ChicagoThursday morning by the Pennsylvania special and was greeted by Mayor Harrison and a large crowd. He spoke at Northwestern University on education and attended a ceremony at the University of Chicago laying the cornerstone for a new law school. He delivered a Monroe Doctrine address before about 6000 people in the Auditorium, praising a strong navy as a peace guaranty and urging continued naval buildup.
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Roosevelt
Alxty
West
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Harrison
Evanston
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Harper
Kent Theatre
Mde
Law School
Congress
Navy Department
Seryies
Atlanta mayor rejects convict labor contract in bid refusal
Mayor Howell of Atlanta refused to sign a contract with the Chattahoochees Sbrick Company after learning the bid did not include a provision banning convict-made material. The city council had approved the contract, and the mayor announced the bid rejected.
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Atlanta
Mayo
Chattahooches Sbrick Company
Howell
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