Riot at courthouse leaves prisoner dead and officers wounded
A mob of about one hundred in Winnsboro, D C attacked Sheriff A D Hood and aides while transporting a negro suspect to the courthouse. One man was killed, a white citizen severely wounded, and five officers badly hurt. The negro prisoner Smith died. Hood was shot in the abdomen and may die. Local troops lacked cartridges to aid in restoring order. The scene drew Adjutant General Moore from Columbia to assess the riot.
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Associated Press
Winnsboro
D. C
A. D. Hood
Court House
Hisenhauser
Smith
Columbia
Hood
Manning
Moore
Wounded Officers Arrive in Columbia for Treatment
A special train brought three officers wounded in Winnsboro rioting to Columbia South Carolina on June 14. They were immediately rushed to a hospital after arrival for treatment.
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Columbia
Associated Press
8. C
Winnsboro
Temperance Leaders Demand Enforced State Laws
Atlanta reports temperance leaders insist state liquor laws be enforced as they note women drink more now while men drink less than in years past. The press dispatch highlights rising alcohol consumption patterns discussed at a public meeting.
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Atlanta
Vanidis collision claims two Bunker Hill victims
The steam yacht Vanidis, owned by C K G Billings, collided with the Metropolitan liner Bunker Hill in foggy Long Island Sound. John J. Brown of Boston and George H Kendrick of Boston died. Brown was recovered by the Vanidis crew and Kendrick died at dinner aboard the Bunker Hill. The Glen Cove coroner opened an inquiry into the cause and responsibility.
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Associated
Preas
New York
Kendrick
Bunker Hill
Boston
Brown
Glencove
Adams Youth Shoots Father In Meigs County
Meigs County June 14 two thirty p m Cot ton five miles north of Meigs Cuth bert Adams shot and mortally wounded his aged father Judge T J Adams after being reprimanded for firing at a dog The younger man was intoxicated and was arrested and jailed in Camilla Judge Adams a justice of the peace and prominent Mitchell county citizen.
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Meigs
Cotton
Cuthbert Adams
T. J.adams
Young Adams
Camilla
Judge Adams
Cotton District
Mitchell County
Prohibition Fight Advocates Georgia Beer Law Enforcement
The Georgia Commonwealth urges crackdown in the upcoming Legislature on beer sales in Georgia. Proponents claim near beer saloons violate the law by selling real beer. The piece emphasizes increasing drinking among women and inherited patterns in children as a broader concern.
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Georgia
Georgia Commonwealth
G. W. Eichelberger
Flag Day Celebrations Mark Treasury Building Ceremony
Washington June 14 Flag day events were held across the capital with the Treasury building south portico hosting the grand observance. Secretary McAdoo presided and President Wilson delivered an address while the Marine Band and Treasury Department employees contributed performances.
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Washington
Treasury Building
McAdoo
Wilson
United States Marine Band
Treasury Department
Atlanta Marks 188th Flag Day With Civic Fest
In Atlanta on June 14 the 188th anniversary of the U S flag is celebrated with widespread displays. The Elks lodge leads the main event assisted by the Daughters of the Revolution and others. A local paper distributed flag lapel buttons reading Peace and Preparedness. Evening exercises at eight include a program at the Ellis club house followed by a dance.
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Times-Enterprise
Atlanta
United States
Atlanta Lodge
Elks
Daughters of the Revolution
Ellis Club
Ellis Street
Dernburg Leaves United States for Bergen Norway
New York reports former German Colonial Secretary Dr Bernhard Dernburg boarded the Bergenfjord for Bergen under safe conduct guarantees from the United States State Department. It remains unclear whether he will stay in Scandinavia or return to Berlin. Count von Bernstorff also departs Washington for a brief vacation with destination undisclosed.
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New York
Bernhard Dernburg
United States
Bergensfjord
Bergen
Norway
United States State Department
Washington
Dernburg
Berlin
Count Bernstorff
Dr. Dernburg
Lusitania
Drug prices advance as war raises chemical costs
The European war boosts prices for chemicals and drugs from wartime sources. New York quot ations surge, with quinine rising to 32 cents a pound and sulphate to 28 cents per ounce. Mercury and related salts jump after an Italian embargo, affecting local dealers and consumers.
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New York
United States
War in Europe Escalates on Eastern Front Across Galician Front
Petrograd dispatches report twenty thousand Russian soldiers killed near Mosciska Galicia in a single attack. Austro German forces claim to have occupied front lines from Cyrniana to Sieniawa as heavy fighting resumes on Gallipoli and along the Isonzo frontier.
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London
Teutons
Zurawana
Dniester River
Bessarabia
Poland
Przsnyz
Baltic
Galicia
Przemysl
sPetrograd
Mackenzen
Mosciska
Bertin
Cyrniana
Sieniawa
Gallipoli
Turkish War ‘Office
Meigs Growers Ship County's First Car of Cantaloupes
Meigs Ga June 12 special to Times Enterprise M J Wilkes and Sam Miller shipped the first car of Georgia cantaloupes yesterday from a siding two and a half miles north of Meigs The cantaloupes were fine and in good shipping condition The car anticipated the first car of last season by several days
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MEIGS
Times-Enterprise
J. N. Wilkes
Danish Schooner Destroyed by German Submarine
German submarine halted Danish schooners Katrine and Cocosmerstal. Crew of Cocosmerstal sent aboard Katrine, which was set afire. Katrine later reached Firth of Forth Scotland and reported the incident.
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London
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Union Sunday School Picnic Planned at Metcalfe Oak Grove
Union Sunday School invites all to a picnic on June 18 at the Oak Grove School House in Metcalfe. Prof. C. W. Hammond will speak, and baskets should be brought filled. Committee members include Monroe, Montford, Alligon, and Horne.
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Union
Oak Grove
Metcalfe
C. W. Hammond
Comet
Hh Monroe
T. P. Montford
T. L.alligon
EB. F. Horne
Chicago Strikes Freeze City Transit As City Hopes For Arbitration
In Chicago on June 14, about 1.5 million workers report for duties while 14,000 street car workers strike at midnight. No cars ran after four am. 700 guards and 700 police protected barns. Workers demand 1.5 million more annually, employers refuse. Taxicabs jitneys and trucks pick up the slack. Five thousand strike-breakers planned to operate and guard cars.
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Chicago
Thompson
Lynching in Georgia prompts mob execution near Toccoa
In Toccoa Georgia an armed mob of about one hundred men dragged Sam Stephens a Hall County negro from the Stephens County jail and hanged him to a nearby tree. Police later found his body riddled with bullets. The suspect reportedly escaped from a convict squad after an alleged assault on a farmer s sixteen year old daughter near madison south carolina before being captured.
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Toccoa
Sam Stephens
Hall County
Stephens County
Stephens
Madison
South Carolina
TRADE KILLING AT TURPENTINE PLANT LEAVES MAN DEAD
At Floyds turpentine yard twelve miles from Thomasville a dispute over liquor led to a fatal knife fight. Fred Hill was stabbed with a Barlow knife by Lewis Johnson, pierced the jugular, and died within minutes. Johnson remains at work on the site.
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Fred Hill
Lewis Johnson
Hill
Barlow
Floyd
Johnson
Unique Momentos Presented to Governor for Signatures
A leather table cover bearing President Wilson and U S seal signatures traveled to Governor John M. Slaton for his signature. Signed by Governor Locke Craig in North Carolina, the item was sent to Atlanta by parcel post to be shown at the Panama Pacific Exposition. Sidney H. Doggett, 16, of East Orange N J, conceived the idea. Over half of the governors have already signed.
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Atlanta
Wilson
John M. Slaton
North Carolina
Locke Craig
Parcel Post
Sidney H. Doggett
East Orange
N. J
President Wilson
United States
May Cotton Use and Exports Rise in 1914 Figures
The Census Bureau reports May cotton consumption at 493,697 bales, up from 466,744 a year earlier. For ten months ending May 31, use reached 4,585,522 bales, with linters at 295,342 bales. exports in May stood at 615,090 bales, and total ten month exports at 7,976,711 bales, against last year’s totals.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Census Bureau
Linters
Georgia Boy Wounded at Ypres Tells of Battles
Grady Powell, a Georgia farmer boy from Lincolnton, writes home after serving with Canadian artillery in France. He claims to have killed about 3,000 Germans with his shrapnel gun and describes battlefield sensations, including sighting German positions at 2,500 yards and adjusting fire to hit targets. He was wounded at Ypres and is recovering in a hospital. He reports firing about 6,000 shots with rounds per burst noted.
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Atlanta
Grady Powell
Georgia
Lincolnton
France
Ypres
Yypres
Frank commutation hearing resumes in Georgia governor’s office
The commutation bid for Leo M. Frank from the death penalty to life imprisonment is resumed before Governor Slaton after an adjournment. Solicitor-General Hugh M. Dorsey described trial fairness, evidence beyond reasonable doubt, and Judge Roan’s rulings, with the hearing expected to conclude later today.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Slaton
Hugh M. Dorsey
Frank
L. §. Roan
Roan
Dorsey
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