Coroner Jury Finds Unkown Party in Frank Lynching
Marietta Ga August 24 The coroner s inquest into Leo M Frank s lynching returned a verdict of death at the hands of parties unknown No official or citizen testimony identified the lynchers Only potential hint came from J A Benson a Marietta merchant who said he saw one or two men step from cars near the hanging site Benson could not identify any person and no evidence emerged to guide the jury toward a name The grand jury meets September 6 for further action and charges will be directed by Solicitor General Herbert Clay
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Marietta
Leo M. Frank
Frank
Milledgeville
J. A. Benson
Benson
Vigilance “Committee
Superior Court Room
John. T. Dorsey
Dorsey
Frey Gin
Patterson
Blue Ridge Circuit
Herbert Clay
New French credit arranged to back exports in dollars
Brown Brothers and Company announce a 20000 dollar French export credit arranged to pay American exporters in dollars and remove exchange risk. The one year credit uses drafts at 90 days sight with Banque de France gold payment guarantee and collateral in New York. Five British financiers expected to represent London banks with two others from the treasury. No major changes in exchange expected until their arrival.
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New York
Brown Brothers and Company
United States
Banque of
France
New “York
Great Britain
London
Edward Holden
Felix Schuster
Treasury Department
Universities urged to train public officials in new departments
Boston Aug 24 The second National Conference on Universities and Public Service at the statehouse urged establishing college departments for public official training. Chancellor Samuel B McCormick of the University of Pittsburgh said untrained men cannot govern well and the state should fund this instruction. Frank G Bates of Indiana University and Burt Williams of Ashland Wis News stressed legislative information bureaus to educate prospective legislators.
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Boston
Statehouse
Samuel B. McCormick
University
Pittsburgh
Frank G. Bates
Indiana University
Burt Williams
Ashland
Wis
Hia
Militia Not Sent to Murphyboro Trial Time Nears
Adjutant General Frank Dickson declined to deploy state militia to Murphyboro to maintain order on the eve of the Toc Deberry murder trial. Deberry, a suspect in Mrs. James Martin’s death, reportedly confessed, and threats followed his arrest. Martin’s husband died weeks later, deepening city tension as officials kept the suspect in a distant jail.
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Frank
Dickson
Murphyboro
Toc Deberry
James HH
Martin
James Martin
Ilinois
Joe’ Deberry
West Baden
Ind
Jacksonville Man Hurt in Auto Strike at Decatur
Cyrus Sanders, about sixty, of Jacksonville, was struck by an automobile this morning in Decatur and seriously injured though not fatally. He received care at the scene and then was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Jacksonville
Decatur
Cyrus Sanders
Jack‘sonville
Confidence and Support for Wilson from Governors
Boston Aug 24 Governors from nearly twenty states sent resolutions to President Wilson expressing confidence and support in his leadership on national and international issues. Debates at the governors conference touched on expanding gubernatorial powers, limitations on officeholders seeking federal office, and the short ballot, with several speakers proposing reforms and cautioning against monarchy-like shifts. The session closed as Navy Secretary Daniels invited attendees and guests aboard the Wyoming for a fleet review near Gloucester.
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Boston
Wilson
Walsh
Massachusetts
Virginia
Robert L. Williams
Oklahoma
Moses
Alexander
Idaho
Alva Adams
Colorado
Thomas Jefferson
Alex‘ander’ Hamilton
Francis B. McGovern
Wisconsin
Adams
Legislative Branch
Franklin’ Fort
New Jersey
James S. . Fielder
New, Jersey
United States
Senate
Congress
the Navy
Daniels
Wyoming
Gloucester
Navy Secretary Daniels pushes million dollar submarine plan
Secretary of the Navy Daniels arrived in Boston to urge Congress to appropriate one million dollars for submarines and airplanes. He touted a stronger navy with faster ships, noted fifty more ships in commission and six thousand more men enlisted than two years ago. He traveled from New London aboard the gunboat Dolphin, inspected the battleship Nevada and two destroyers, and checked submarines built for a foreign power still in the yard.
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Boston
Congress
Navy
Daniels
New London
Dolphin
Fore River
Nevada
Constantinople Reports Grave Situation as War Rages
A Reuters dispatch from Sofia says Constantinople faces a grave situation amid a week of fierce fighting on the Gallipoli peninsula. Thousands of wounded arrive daily while fresh troops are sent to the Dardanelles and bread and coal shortages deepen the mood.
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London
Constantinople
Sofia
Bulgaria
Reuter
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Bombardment of Zee Brugge Kills One and Wounds Six
Berlin reports via wireless that Zee Brugge was bombarded by an English fleet yesterday. One person was killed and six wounded. Seventy shells were fired with no significant military damage reported by the war office.
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Berlin
London
Zee Brugge
War Office
Berlin strength and losses in World War front lines
A British source released here estimates July 31 German forces on the western and eastern fronts at 3.2 million, with Austrians opposing Russians at 1.12 million. It argues German casualties have been heavy, with about 1.5 million net losses for the year and only 3.2 million fit for front line duty.
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London
Germany
Ttlis
Insurance men fight encroachments on rights in Detroit convention
Delegates from federations of insurance agents and underwriters met in Detroit to oppose state monopolies in private insurance. The joint convention of the International Association of Casualty and Surety Underwriters and the National Association of Casualty and Surety Agents aimed to counter state control, noting early examples in workers compensation law.
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Detroit
Organization of Federations
International Association of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
National Association of Casualty and Surety Agents
U S Doubts on Carranza Recognition Emphasized
Washington Aug 24 The State Department denied any US plan to name a provisional Mexican president as Pan American talks press Carranza recognition. Carranza’s agent says his reply to the Pan American appeal is ready and will urge quick recognition to aid Mexico. Britain likely to follow US lead as Carranza battles Villa near Monterey. future Pan American talks may hinge on that result.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
State Department
United States
Vasquez Tagle
Madero
Obregon
C. A. Douglas
Cecil Spring-Rice
Great Britain
Villa
Monterey
Lincoln relics loaned for Jubilee exposition
A Chicago collector, Charles F. Gunther, loaned a rare Lincoln relic collection to city officials for the Lincoln Jubilee exposition marking fifty years of Negro freedom. The assortment includes Lincoln’s coach, the bed Lincoln died on, Mrs Lincoln’s dress, and the assassin’s horse’s kicked horseshoe. Notables Booker T. Washington, J. W. E. Bowen, William Pickens, and H. T. Keating will speak at the National Negro Authors association meeting aligned with the exposition next Friday and Saturday.
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Abraham ‘Lincoln
Charles. F. Gunther
Chicago
Gunther
Gunther Teliis
Metal workers 10 discuss conditions in campaign
Washington August 24 executive officers of the metal trades division of the American Federation of Labor decided to seek conferences with owners and financial backers of industrial plants involved in the campaign launched by union machinists and other metal workers for an eight hour day and better working conditions. The executive council of the International Association of Machinists met with the metal trades officers today and outlined their general campaign for an eight hour day. Further consideration will be given to the plans tomorrow.
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Washington
Metal Trades’ Division
American Federation of Labor
International Association of Machinists
Metal ‘Trades
Balkan league to reform with 1 million man army
Rome dispatch reports the Balkan league will be reconstructed with a provision for deploying a combined army of about one million men in the field, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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London
Rome
End of Allies Predicted After Gallipoli Efforts
London reports optimism on Gallipoli operations though few weeks may reveal the Allies’ hardest Far East task. Turkey and Bulgaria move toward cooperation while Romania watches. Austro German forces push against Russia as Petrograd cites naval success in the Gulf of Riga and heavy fighting across the Vosges continues.
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Far East
London
Gallipoli Peninsula
Near East
Sofia
Constantinople
Balkan
Austria
Serbia
Bulgaria
Romania
Greece
Russia
Italy
Gulf of Riga
von Hindenburg
Courland
Baltic
Kovno
Petrograd
Niemen River
Preny
Grodno
Brest-Litovsk
Kovel
Kiev
Rovno
Vosges
Newport flood misery deepens as hunger grows
At Newport Arkansas hunger worsened as more than 4000 residents gathered in the town’s principal buildings without food. The White River began to fall but a government weather bureau warning of another rise after last night’s rain urged farmers to leave the lowlands.
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Little Rock
Ark
Newport
White
Government Weather Bureau
German note seeks delay as Arabic sinking discussed
Washington Aug 24 Count Von Bernstorff informed the state department that Berlin would regret any American deaths from the Arabic sinking and extend sincere sympathy to the United States while asking that the US delay taking a definite stand until Germany can be heard. Officials said the American government would await Germany’s explanation and no immediate reply would be issued.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
United States
Germany
United” States
White’ ‘House
New York
Berlin
Europe
Lansing
Imperial
England
Admiralty
Page
Liverpool
Queenstown
Department
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Bank OF France
National Conference of Public Service
Murphysbore
Joe Deberry
Lincoln
Ehibit
Chas
EF. Gunther
Heron
von Bernstorff
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