East Bound A. 6G. L. Train Overturns Near City
Late Tuesday a east bound Atlantic Coast Line passenger train No. 71 jumped the track near the city. Engineer Mack I. Smith leapt from the cab before it toppled, narrowly escaping death as coal and water cascaded from the boiler. Fireman L Smith and a negro passenger suffered minor injuries. Wreckage tore up 300 feet of track and crossties, with No. 74 delayed two to three hours. Cause listed as defective rails. railroad plans larger rails for Albany road.
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Mack I. Jones
Atlantic Coast Line
Albany
Thomasville
Mack I. Smith
L Smith
Negro Pasenger
Albany Road
Mexican workers strike in protest over police clash
In Mexico City fifteen thousand workers across sixteen cotton goods factories walk off today. The protest follows a clash between mounted police and Confederation members who tried to hinder independent workers from resuming a strike at a local factory.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
General Confederation of Workers
Prosecution Surprises in Trial of Mael Robbers
Federal prosecutors charged Jack Shapiro a former lieutenant of the sanitary district police with involvement last spring in mail and box car robberies in Indianapolis totaling one million dollars Shapiro was named in the indictment announced in Chicago Illinois to be tried on the federal charges next month
Meteor Shower Dazzles Kansas City Witnesses
Kansas City observers report a bright meteor shower on Tuesday night seen by many. Dr. E G Davis of the Kansas City Astronomical Society notes 12 flashes between nine and ten o clock, with a southwestward path and varied colors. He cautions the spectacle may recur over several nights.
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Kansas City
E. G. Davis
The
Kansas City Astronomical Society
Three Wounded as Miner Meeting Ends in Violence
In Ziegler Idaho last night a miners meeting ended in a large scuffle. B Cobb sub district vice president and H F Hindam another union official were seriously wounded with four or five others injured as workers fought after the gathering.
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Associated Press
Ziegler
B. Cobb
H. F. Hindam
Clemency Campaign for Warren McCray Former Indiana Governor
A major clemency drive is launched in Washington for Warren T. McCray former Indiana governor. A pardon petition is filed with Attorney General Sargent as the Justice Department receives over 200 supportive letters from governors jurors bankers and lawmakers.
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McCray
Indiana
Geeral Sargent
Department of Justice
N Nmber
Indiana Delegation Seeks Pardon for Ex-Governor McCray
A delegation from Indiana led by Representative Wood will present a pardon petition for Warren T. McCray, former Indiana governor and Atlanta penitentiary inmate, to Attorney General Sargent in Washington. The package includes letters from Indiana figures and the request lacks prior approval from Judge Anderson or the prosecution. The attorney general noted lack of approval need not bar consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Atlanta
Sargent
Wood
McCray
Anderson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Mexican Masses Seek Greater Share of Wealth
Williamstown Mass August 12 The Mexican masses feel unjustly treated and determined to secure a larger share of the national wealth. Dr Lee S Rowe director-general of the Pan American Union in Washington spoke at the Institute of Politics on inter American problems noting the recent claims adjustment with the United States marks progress in improving relations between the two nations.
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Associated Press
Williamstown
Mass
Lee S. Rowe
Pan-American Union
Washington
Institute of Politics
University of California Women Freshmen Told to End Frivolities
The women's executive committee for UC Berkeley announces a campaign to promote intellectual pursuits and curtail behavior such as late dances, knee-length hosiery, heavy rouge, cigarette use, petting parties, and intoxicants. Violations trigger trials before the women’s committee.
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Associated Press
Berkely
Cal
University of California
Body Found In Missouri Ditch Believed To Be Slain Adam Clawson
A body believed to be Adam Clawson of Cedarhurst New York was found in a ditch near a farm four miles southwest of LaMonte Missouri. An inquest was planned for the next day and Kansas City authorities hunted for Clawson after a man calling himself Fred Jordan confessed to killing him. Jordan said he shot Clawson during a lift then dumped the body and fled west. A possible suspect Everett Adams of Wilmington Ohio was also mentioned.
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Adam Clawson
LaMonte
Cedarhurst
New York
George Myers
Garden City
Kansas
Clawson
Jordan
Jefferson City
Colorado Springs
Everett Adams
Wilmington, O
Youth Confesses Killing Over Car Theft Near Jefferson City
Garen City Kansas on August 1 Fred Jordan a 17 year old from Ohio confessed to killing Aden R Clawson a Lodi New York native near Jefferson City Missouri to obtain Clawsons automobile Clawson was en route from Colorado Springs Colorado Jordan admitted shooting him, disposing of the body in a ditch, and authorities located the youths father en route to Garden City.
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Garen City
Kan
Fred Jordan
Ohio
Aden R. Clawson
Lodi N. Y
Jefferson City
Clawson
Jefferson City Murder Case Stalls as Rain Scuttles Search
Jefferson City Missouri August 12 no search was made last night for the body of Aden R Clawson of Lodi New York reported murdered near here August 1 by Fred Jordan of Ohio high senior boy Torrential rains hindered investigation Sheriff L C Wathaup planned to tour the byroads toward California Missouri Jordan said the body would be found between Jefferson City and California A Clawson school teacher from Geneva New York had recently been stationed at Cedartown LI
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Cole County
Aden R. Clawson
Lodi
N. Y
Fred Jordan
Ohio
L. C. Wathaup
California
Jordan
MacMillan Planes Make Long Arctic Flight
Washington Aug 12 three naval planes of the MacMillan Arctic expedition made a 300 mile flight over the ice covered mountains of Elismore Island yesterday highlighting endurance and exploration prowess.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Elismore Island
Underworld Gangs Arm for Vengeance War in New York
Rival gangs in New York are arming for a vengeance war. A confidential police directive to the selective division signals unprecedented trouble and notes the gangs have fallen out and sworn vengeance, though no cause is disclosed.
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Underworld Gang
New York
Associated
Stresad
Tornado Toll Rises as Dutch German Towns Hit
A tornado that swept eastern Holland Monday night killed twelve in the Netherlands and moved into northern Germany. Hamburg Bremen and Lubek area reported two more deaths and extensive property damage. Injured in Holland total about four hundred with over two thousand homeless.
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Holland
Germany
Associated Press
London
Hamburg
Bremen
Lubrek
Thomas County Hogs Set Price High Since 1919 Sale
Thomas county hogs topped the market, netting thirteen and a half cents for tops, the highest price in the state since 1919. 102 hogs sold with spirited bidding, T. T. Sausage Company of Macon, Ga., purchasing two full cars.
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Thomas County
W. W. Webb
State Bureau of Markets
T. T. Sausage Company
Macon
Funds for Bryan Memorial University to be Raised
A. D. Farbain of Washington, D. C. said fundraising for the Bryan Memorial University to be built at Dayton Tennessee will not face trouble. Farbain, originator of the project to honor the Great Commoner, spoke in Chattanooga on his way to Dayton where he was invited by the Dayton Progressive Club to outline the plan at tonight's meeting.
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Washington
Dayton
Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bryan Memorial University
Tennessee
Washington, D. C
Maude Frees Itself From Arctic Icebound And Heads For Nome
The steamer Maude, Captain Roald Amundsen's exploration ship, freed from an Arctic ice trough during last winter, has escaped and set course for Nome Alaska according to Seattle dispatches dated August 12.
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Seattle
Wash
Maude
Roald Amundsen
Arctic Ocean
Nome
Alaska
Former Georgian Died in Galveston Texas
W. L. Shumate seventy five attorney and former Georgia State Republican Committee Chairman died in Galveston Texas after months of illness last night.
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Galveston
Texas
Tex
W. L. Shumate
Georgia State Republican Committee
Charlie Chaplin Improves After Cold In New York
Charlie Chaplin, weakened by a cold and exhaustion from overwork, is much improved today. He is to remain in his Ritz Carlton Hotel room until Saturday and has canceled all social engagements.
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Associated Press
New York
Charlie Chaplin
Ritz-Carlton
Complete accord on reply to Germany reached
London reports a complete accord between Aristide Briand of France and Austen Chamberlain of England on the reply to Germany regarding the proposed security pact. The agreement was announced today by Briand staff members.
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Associated Press
London
Aristide Briand
Austi Chamberlain
France
England
Briand
Georgia Weather Outlook Gives Fair Tonight and Partly Cloudy Thursday
The forecast for Georgia calls for generally fair conditions tonight. Thursday will be partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers possible.
Narcotic Raids in Chicago Stir Fear of Tong War
Chicago authorities report possible rational mortifications and fear of tong warfare after narcotic raids that led to the arrest of veteran chief agent Colonel Will Gray Beach and a series of Chinatown raids. Police reserve squads patrol Chinatown as crews indicate a nationwide illicit drug business operating from Chicago.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Ill
Will Gray Beach
Chinatown
Georgia Forestry Act Awaits Governor Walker Signature
Governor Walker awaits signature on the Georgia Forestry Administrative Act establishing a state forestry board including the governor, secretary of state, state geologist, expansion director at the state college of agriculture, and five citizen appointees. The House appropriations subcommittee worked through about 100 special bills totaling $12.5 million, with a $250,000 deficit fund for the Milledgeville state sanitarium and $100,000 for a fence and cattle guard on the Georgia Florida line to deter fever tick infested cattle.
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Georgia Forestry Act
Walker
The
Associated Press
Atlanta
Forestry Administrative Act
Senate
Georgia
State Board of Forestry
State College of Agriculture
House Appropriation Committee
Miliedgeville
Florida
Fire on strikers at Poachen mill roils Tientsin
In Tientsin on August 12 police and military clashed with riotous workers at Poachen mill. Several strikers were wounded mainly in the legs as agitators from Shanghai pushed to spread the strike to the city.
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Tientsin
China
Poachen Mill
Shanghai
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