Georgia Governor Commutes Leo M. Frank Death Sentence
Georgia Governor Nathaniel Sta ton commuted Leo M. Frank s death sentence to life imprisonment after weeks of hearings and appeals. Crowds gathered downtown as police kept order and promised to arrest anyone seeking violence. The decision followed multiple failed legal efforts for a new trial or habeas corpus relief.
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Leo M Framk
Frank
Hilledgeville
Georgia
M. Fran
Staton
City Hall
Rdin Martella
Mary Phagan
Federal District Court
United States Supreme Court
Saldons
Frank Makes Statement From Milledgeville Prison
Leo M. Frank, confined at Milledgeville prison farm, again protested his innocence in the murder of Mary Phagan. He voiced belief that a day will come when he is exonerated and thanked Governor Slaton. Frank was transported from Atlanta Jail to the Milledgeville facility and was assigned convict No. 965.
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Frank
Walis Milledgeville
Georgia
Leo M. Frank
Martyn Phagan
Atlanta
Slaton
Wardens Wife Burned in Bed. Prisoner Held
Edmund M Allen, warden of the Micnois penitentiary, wife Mia was found dead in a blazing bed Sunday. George Campbell, a trusted prisoner, says he aided after Allen left for West Baden. Investigators doubt whether the death was accidental or a murder by Campbell amid possible use of wood alcohol. Japanese protests against China are dismissed as weak allegory.
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Allen
Campbell
Chicago
West Baden
Ind
Met
Woman Finds Relief From Weakness After Cardui Use
Pleasant Hill North Carolina resident Mrs Walter Vincent recounts three summers of severe headaches and prostration before trying Cardui. She reports strengthened health, better appetite, and renewed energy after three months, noting Cardui’s vegetable, gentle action supports the nervous system and improves appearance.
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Pleasant
Hill, N. C
Walter Vincent
Phan
Cardus
Cardi
ioEm
Prohibition Laws Spread Across States In 1915 Session
Across many states legislatures addressed liquor control with new laws and referendums. Florida and Alabama moved to statewide prohibition, Idaho tightened ownership to misdemeanor or felony levels, while Montana South Dakota and Vermont prepared for 1916 votes. Several states enacted anti shipping rules, enforcement measures, and closing hours.
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New York
Associated Press
Coii
Florida
Alabama
Idaho
Iowa
Montana
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Territory
Alaska
South
Carolina
Henderson
Supreme Court
Towa
United States
General Assembly of
Illmois
House
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Ohio
Murder Case Shocks Philippi Court With Chick Kittle Link
In Barbour county a sensational murder and robbery case centers on Chick Kittle. Eleanor Pollock Thorne testified to conversations with Kittle about the Haack home loot and promised shares. Bud Thorn and others plan further robbery as prosecutors press the double charge in circuit court.
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Hanch
Woo
Haack
Othe Sfaca
Haeck
Lloyd Wik
Eleanor Pollock Thorne
Bud Thorn
Young Thorn
Kitke
Young
Thorn
Haaék
Kittle
A. M. Cunningham
Kins
Cunningham
Jenkins
Wanda
Ocean toll in New Jersey drownings shocks Chelsea Beach
A swift undertow along Atlantic City beaches on June 21 claimed seven lives, six of them from Philadelphia, with another missing. In ten minutes, bathers were swept out to sea as two cross currents met, turning a calm surf into a deadly whirlpool. Dozens were rescued, while prominent Philadelphians including Marion Creaner and William Crow were among the victims.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Chelsea
Marion Creaner
Jenkinsburg
Philadelphia
Charles J. Matlocke
William Crow
James McKay
John Lyale
Dhitip Ardald
National Guard Muster Plans in Clarksburg Band Event
In Clarksburg on June 21 a Charleston band led by John will join Harvey Gregory’s Band in the West Virginia National Guard. The unit may muster within two weeks to participate in the annual encampment, with debates on a separate First and Second Regiment encampment likely one at Parkersburg. A wartime veteran professor proposed as organizer. A postmaster in Morgantown reported a letter to be delivered containing only a photo of the intended recipient with instructions to deliver to this person.
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Clarksburg
John
Charleston
West Virginia National Guard
Harvey ‘Gregory
National Guard
Fairmont
Gregory
Federal Army. Adjt
Hordwaye
Parkernburg
Morgantown
W. Va
Frank Winwt
P.M
Bantown
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Pkoe
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Ikea Nkans
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Ee Ga
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China
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Michigan
Senate
Juor
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Wyoming
Connecticut
Indiana
Perera
Kansas
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Tennessee
West Virginia
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Oregon
Colordo
Colorado
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Lister
Arkansas
Virginia
California
Ferguson
Texas
Delaware
Kent
Sussex
Siaving
New Castle County
Wilson
Chick” Kittle
Boyd Thorns
Fletcher
Will
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