Bill of Exceptions in Frank Case Signed in Atlanta
The bill of exceptions supporting Leo M. Frank’s extraordinary motion for a new trial after his death sentence for Mary Phagan’s murder was signed by Judge Ben H. Hill in Fulton County. The signed bill was sent to the state supreme court, with arguments for the motion to be scheduled later. Hearings on motions to set aside the verdict were postponed to July 5 on defense request, alleging constitutional rights violations during the verdict.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Ben H. Hill
Fulton County Superior Court
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Hugh M. Dorsey
Plan To Sell Warships Idaho And Mississippi
Secretary Daniels urged the Senate Naval Affairs Committee to dispose of the battleships Idaho and Mississippi to a foreign power for the original construction cost, presenting a proposal as a sale of naval assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Idaho
Mississippi
United States
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Daniels
Regain Healthy Complexion With Wax and Saxolite Bath
To achieve a clear girlish complexion the article recommends using ordinary mercurized wax applied at night and washed off in the morning. It also advises a facial bath of Saxolite powder dissolved in hazel water to smooth wrinkles and firm loose tissue.
Hague Machinery Should Have Been Used in Dispute Says White
Andrew D. White, former American delegate head at the first Hague conference, argued at Mohawk Lake that U S Mexico tensions might have been resolved easier via Hague machinery. He urged a third Hague conference every seven years and backed limits on armament an international prize court and other wartime controls.
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Mohawk Lake
N. Y
Andrew D. White
United States
Mexico
White
Washington
British Aviator Gustave Hamel Report Of Rescue Dubious
London May 28. Reports that Gustave Hamel the British aviator missing since last Saturday while attempting the English Channel crossing has been rescued are unfounded. Coast inquiries near Shields found no news and the fishing boat signal was likely misunderstood.
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London
Gustave Hamel
English Channel
Shields
Great pageant at St. Louis to be staged tonight
The pageant and masque of St. Louis opens in Forest Park with 7500 actors and space for 42000 seats plus 40000 hillside viewers. The event marks the citys 150th anniversary and features a winged victory boat and envoys from other cities in a Conference of Cities on municipal art and public welfare.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Forest Park
America
Mississippi River
League of Cities
W. F. Gohlke
San Antonio
Jordan Held on Arson Charge in City Court
Joe Jordan, a white man from near Spring Hill, was held to the city court on arson charges with a $750 bond. S A Blanc, agent for Mobile liners, alleged Jordan set fire to his dwelling on Dickens Ferry road May 16 after being warned to vacate May 12. The fire occurred May 18. Jordan was arrested May 19 amid circumstantial evidence. Blanc testified Jordan resisted admission of guilt, hoping to pay for the loss.
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Joe Jordan
Spring Hill
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
S. A. Blanc
Jordan
Dickens Ferry
le Blanc
Prominent Chicago Visitors Stay at Cawthon Hotel
Chicago figures F. C. Minter and wife and W. R. Innis visit the city and stay several days at the Cawthon Hotel. Percival W Maer returns from Chicago business trip. Mrs J T Ward Chicora Miss visits friends and registers at the Cawthon. Captain L C Garcia Fort Morgan Ala shops in town. F R Wise and wife York Ala among Mobile visitors. Mrs Grady Holland Brewton Ala visits Miss Margery McEachin.
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F. C. Minter
W. R. Innis
Chicago
Cawthon Hotel
J. T. Ward
Chicora
Cawthon
L. C. Garcia
Fort Morgan, Ala
F. R. Wise and
Wife of
York, Ala
Mobile
Grady Holland
Brewton, Ala
City
Margery McEachin
Trial paused in naval stores antitrust case in Savannah
In Savannah Georgia four former officials of the American Naval Stores Company face Sherman antitrust charges. Trial halted awaiting three government witnesses as two named witnesses from Philadelphia and California are confirmed. Boardman previously faced a guilty verdict later set aside by the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Savannah
American Naval Stores Company
United States District Court
Akerman
N. Graves
Philadelphia
Charles Lilly
California
George Boardman
New York
Boardman
United States Supreme Court
National Transportation and Terminal Company
Japanese Ship Near Miazatlan Prompts Huerta Ammunition Talk
Reports indicate a Japanese vessel near Miazatlan will reach Huerta via Tehuantepec port and ammunition shipments to the Federal forces have arrived in two weeks. Talks at Niagara Falls suggest negotiators are close to a full conference with a common basis for agreement and a protocol to be signed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Tehuantepec
Tampico
Bavaria
Mexico City
Niagara Falls
Ont
Justice Lamar
Mr. Lehmann
Empire Amusements Show Serial and News Pictorial
At the Empire today the serial A Lady of Spirits marks the sixth instalment of Wood B Wood's Sentimental Experiences with Edison star William Wadsworth. Also presented is Blind Man's Bluff featuring Bryant Washburn Ruth Stonehouse and others. Hearst Selig News Pictorial screens current world events. Tomorrow offers Antony and Cleopatra in two reels plus Dolly of the Dailies A Tight Squeeze and Mary Fuller in the lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst-Selig
Empire Today
Edison
Wood B .Wood
William Wadsworth
Essanay
Bryant Washburn
Ruth Stonehouse
Lillian Drew
Richard C. Travers
John H. Cossar
Empire
Antony and
Cleopatra
Pathe
Bianchi
Mary Fuller
Pensacola Prisoner to Be Brought Here
Parner alias Slush, now serving in Pensacola jail, will be returned to Mobile after his sentence to face burglary charges and potentially two counts of obtaining money by false pretenses. He is accused of breaking into a Mobile garage and passing two bad checks at local merchants T G Bush Grocery and James McPhillips Grocery.
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Parner
Slush
Pensacola
Mobile
T. G. Bush Grocery Company
James McPhillips
Uncertainty Seen as Threat to Business by President
President Wilson told National Implement and Vehicle Association officers and manufacturers from Ohio and Illinois that uncertainty harms business. He called for withholding new legislation except the trade commission bill until studies are completed, and urged patriotic cooperation to support moderate reform despite a depression viewed as psychological. He stressed the Democratic policy aims to satisfy the public conscience and current conditions.
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Washington
Wilson
National Implement and Vehicle Association
Manufacturers Associations
Ohio
Illinois
Trade Commission
Congress
White House
Democratic Party
Withdrawal of Troops Would Have Enhanced Danger
Major Edward J. Boughton testified before the federal commission on industrial relations in New York that federal troops could not be withdrawn from Colorado without danger. He said mine owners yielded to strikers on all demands except union recognition and that National Guard actions at Ludlow, including tents fire and strike leader treatment, were sometimes excusable but often inexcusable, and public opinion in Colorado wrongly sided with the mine owners.
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New York
Colorado
Edward J. Boughton
Colorado Military District
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Boughton
Ammons
Colorado National Guard
National Guard
Ludlow
Major Boughton
Broadway
Standard Oil
A. B. Garretson
Commission
Garretson
Court notices from Chancery Court proceedings
Hon. Thomas H. Smith presides over Business Thursday items Lula Etheridge versus Thad Etheridge with motion to amend set for May 29. Dave Hudgens versus Thomas Pace, complainant may withdraw depositions. Friday calls Laura Vann versus Berge Vann. Ronald May versus Emma May. Frank Mallon versus Annie Mallon.
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Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Lula C. Etheridge
Thad B. Etheridge
Dave Hudgens
Thomas B. Pace
Laura Vann
Berge Vann
Ronald L. May
Emma S. May
Frank V. Mallon
Annie S. Mallon
Painter Thomas Carney Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
Painter Thomas Carney was arrested Thursday morning by Patrolmen McGinnis and Barrett on a charge of disorderly conduct for cursing Enoch Johnson in Bienville Park.
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Thomas Carney
McGinnis
Barrett
Carney
Enoch Johnson
Bienville Park
Quickest Cure For All Sore Feet Promoted
An advertisement touts Calocide as the surest remedy for foot ailments. It instructs soaking feet in a Calocide solution for fifteen minutes to relieve soreness Corns and callouses peel away and bunions, sweaty feet, and odor improve. A twenty five cent box is advertised as sufficient, with druggists carrying the compound. Prepared by Medical Formule Co. of Dayton Ohio.
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Medical Formule Co
Dayton
Ohio
Foreign trade convention urges equal rules for exporters
Industry leaders at a National Foreign Trade Convention called for parity between domestic and foreign trade rules. Secretary Redfield pledged to remove export barriers, while Willard Straight argued the Wilson administration withdrew financial backing from a six power China loan as political leverage. Other speakers defended shipping mergers and questioned Sherman Act applicability to overseas trade.
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Redfield
Department of Commerce
Willard Straight
American Asiatic Association
Wilson
Straight
Bryan
Republic
China
P. A
Franklin
Mercantile Marine
Victor JL. Kern
New York Fruit Exchange
United States
P. H. W. Ross
National Marine League
John D. Ryan
Amalgamated Copper Company
John F. Gardin
National City Bank of New York
National Foreign Trade Convention
Jones and Paine Advance to Southern Golf Championship
Knoxville, Tenn May 28 Mrs Frank G Jones of Memphis and Mrs Thomas B Paine of Atlanta reach the championship match of the women's Southern golf tournament on the Cherokee links with the final set for Friday at 2 pm Mrs Johnson eliminates Miss Kaiser St Louis 8 up and 7 to go while Paine beats Mrs K G Duffield Memphis 2 up
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Frank G. Jones
Memphis
Thomas B. Paine
Atlanta
Johnson
Miss Kaiser
St. Louis
K. G. Duffield
Diectric Bitters Promised To Boost Appetite
Indigestion and loss of appetite described, Diectric Bitters advertised as a spring tonic for liver kidney and stomach troubles. Claims include cleansing the system and improving well being with Mr T D Peebie cited. Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Eczema also pitched. A proverb about a man who avoids arguing with women.
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T. D. Peebie
Bucklen
Tariff and Currency Law Sparks Financial Debate
A speaker contrasts tariff policy with the Federal Reserve Law, calling the latter a bright spot and a release from fifty years of bondage. He argues the reserve law favors foreign over domestic commerce, equating its impact to emancipation for some.
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Frank
Hague
Hamel
Victor
Pietro Dicro
Billy Murray
Victrola Owners OF Mobile
Victor Records
Dauphin ST
Mobile, Ala
Vance
First National Bank
Mobile, Alabama
Percy W. Maer
Chicago, Il
Horlick
Moose
MO. C. White
Naval Stores CO
Miazatlan
The
Body of Manufacturers
Strike War
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Paine
J. C. Metcalf, Mabel, Me
Peru
Wellknow
Uncle Sam
South Royal Street
New Empire Theatre
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