Mary Frank appeals for clemency in Leo M. Frank case
In Atlanta on May 31 Mary Phagan's mother speaks at a prison commission hearing asking commutation of Leo M. Frank's death sentence. The filing includes Judge Roan's affidavit and Mrs. Frank's sworn statement detailing their married life, Allege hostile trial atmosphere, and her claim that claims of domestic issues are false. The prison board will decide within ten days on clemency after hearing applications and reviewing prosecutors and defense materials.
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Tlanta
Georgia
Mary Phagan
Leo M
Frank
Howard
Roan
Leo M. Frank
Atlanta
State Prison Commission
State salaries delayed as tax payments lag
The state treasurer faces delays paying 70 percent of salaries due state officials and employees on Monday May 31 due to quarterly payments and half year tax returns. Jurisdiction expects June 10 to cover the remaining 30 percent after June 1 tax receipts arrive. Attorney General Frank W. Clancy advises on advertising costs under Senate Substitute for House Bill 77, noting no statute fixes advertising costs for delinquent tax notices.
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Frank Marron
Senate
Overnor
Frank W. Clancy
Max Montoya
Socorro County
Montoya
Socorro
Clancy
Fish and Fires Card Warns Campers in New Mexico Forests
The Forest Service issues a distribution card for campers and fishermen across New Mexico National Forests. It emphasizes fire-starting precautions for the upcoming season and notes changes to game and fish laws. The trout season opens June 1, instead of May 15, urging anglers to adjust tackle and plans accordingly.
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The
Forest Service
National
New Mexico
Ultimatum to Mexico Not to Be Delayed by Crisis
President Wilson on Memorial Day outlined two decisive steps to shape U S policy amid the Mexican and German crises. He pledged swift action on Germanys wartime visits and searches and prepared a public note to Mexico warning leaders that if civil strife continues the United States will act to prevent famine and further devastation of noncombatants.
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Mexico
Ashington
Wilson
United States
Germany
Lusitania
Surveyor Fatally Shot in Quay County Quarrel
William L. Taylor county surveyor of Quay county was shot about four miles west of Jordan Friday at 10 am. His brother in law Arthur Carver is jailed in Tucumcari charged with the shooting after a pistol duel over family troubles. Taylor died en route to Jordan. Carver sustained a shoulder wound and R. R. Wilson was arrested on complicity charges. The couple had been separated for some time.
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Jal
William L. Taylor
Quay County
West Jordan
Arthur Carver
Tucumcari
Traylor
Jordan
Carver
R. R. Wilson
Requisition Honored for Jack Mangum in Custody
The governor has honored a requisition for Jack Mangum who is in custody at Carrizoso and wanted in Douglas County Oregon for forgery as part of an ingenious sewing machine graft. Deputy Ralph Quine arrived to secure Mangum.
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Jack Mangum
Carrizoso
Douglas County
Oregon
Ralph Quine
Mangum
Must Kill the Animals Stockmen plan to curb wild losses
J H Nations states that Magdalena New Mexico stockmen face heavy losses from wild animals. An association will arrange for bonuses to encourage removal of the predators, aiming to reduce the threat to livestock. A large meeting supported forming a strong organization to carry out the plan.
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J. H. Nations
el Paso
Magdalena
New Mexico
Wld
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Husband
Booth Rogers
John Black
Mineola
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