Fisher Charged With Blackmail In Atlanta Case
A man named Fisher was arrested on criminal libel charges after alleging another man, possibly Leo M. nk, killed Mary Phagan. Fisher was turned over to local detectives in Birmingham and questioned about the factory crime. He persisted with his story, but authorities found it unconvincing.
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Birmingham
Leo M. Nk
Mary Phagan
Attor
Frank
Fisher
Atlanta
Sanford
Royalty Attends Funeral for Zeppelin Disaster Victims
In Berlin on Friday seven of the 23 dead were buried after a disaster that killed 28. the emperor and heirs led services at Johannisthal near the imperial palace. Prince Eitel Fritz struck a boy en route to the funeral, injuring a child.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Johannisthal
Count Zeppélin
Imperial Palace
Harvard Baseball Team Honored With Victory Cup
Crimson players awarded a silver loving cup after winning the summer series against Yale. Sam Felton received the trophy for his pivotal pitching. Felton is to be married today.
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Associated Prss
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Yale
Crimson
Sam” Felton
Felton
Pape's Diapepsin Claimed to End Indigestion Quickly
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a stomach aid that lets you eat anything without fear of indigestion. It promises rapid relief in five minutes and claims all food will digest, preventing fermentation and gas. A 50 cent bottle is recommended from a druggist.
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Pape
E. E. Forbes Piano Co
Mobile
Memphis
Birmingham
Montgomery
Jackson
Vicksburg
Alabama
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Kentucky
Georgia
Engineer Warns Delays Hit County Road Projects
Highway Engineer Fay McClure reports serious delays on Moffat Cedar Point and St Stevens roads due to material shortages. Since October 1 only 44 cars of gravel and chert have arrived, averaging 2.5 per day with much material below standard. Contractors demand 4 to 6 cars daily. delays raise costs for inspection and supervision and require immediate county action to supply finishing material.
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Fay McClure
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Moffat Road
Cedar Point
St. Stevens
Alexander City Lad Claims Corn Prize
Walter Lee Danson of Alexander City has proven a top Alabama corn grower by declaring 232 bushels per acre to the department of agriculture. If trends hold, he may win the state corn contest first prize, surpassing Ewell Hickman’s 224 bushels. Last year Bennie Owen of Elmore County produced 234 3/4 bushels.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter Lee Danson
Alexander City
Alabama
Department of Agriculture
Ewell Hickman
Bennie Owen
Eilmore County
Boy with Dog Objects to Tax as Supreme Justice
A boy who has a dog and no money denounces a dog tax as the greatest form of justice in his view, portraying poverty and canine ownership in moral terms.
Two Selves Wait for a Westbound Return
Mary Danforth experiences a split self as she grapples with affection for Craig. He announces a Westward move and a return later to learn her answer about loving him and marriage, while she contemplates waiting to graduate and continue working.
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Gordon Craig
Mary Danforth
Marty
Shortage of Enlisted Men in Army Cited by General Barry
Major General Thomas H. Barry, commander of the Eastern department, says enlistment shortages are the greatest defect in the army. He notes militia inspections are unsatisfactory and plans mobilization camps in all states to ensure militia readiness if mobilization is ordered.
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Washington
Thomas H. Barry
Eastern Department
Conductor fatally squeezed between street cars in Gloversville
John Van Dusen of Johnstown was crushed to death at the Gloversville car barns when two street cars squeezed him between them. Stephen Warner, motorman on the second car, went into a raving mania after learning his friend Sun e was dead.
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Gloversville
N. Y
John van Dusen
Johnstown
Stephen Warner
Are Sune
Ead
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Virginia van DE Water
Virginia Terhune van DE Water
Craig
Mary
Danforth
Danforth Home
Mr. and
Mrs
Jennie
Jersey
Barry
Gorham
Eee
Combine
Seybold, Estey, Mason & Hamlin
Cornish
Chickering Grand
Bush & Gerts
Mathushek
Steger
Chickering Upright
Peerless
Berry Wood
Boecker
Estey
Seybold
Swan
Moller
Smith & Barnes
HOS. Phon
MGR
Bedouth
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