Leading Citizens In Cobb County Hunted Mob Lynching
Special dispatch from Marietta notes Cobb County leaders organized a lynching to punish Leo Frank, with months of planning, wireless and telegraph disruption, and armed executioners. The article portrays the mob as law’s defenders and claims few would indict or uncover the perpetrators.
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SAYS FRANK CASE SHOWS GEORGIA IS INCAPABLE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT
Chicago report quotes Edward J Dodd of the Chicago Patrolmen's Association claiming the Leo M Frank lynching proves Georgia cannot self govern. He plans to urge Gov Dunne to deny Georgia requisition papers and asks other national police groups to press their governors. Also noted are resolutions by the Minnesota Federation of Colored Women's Clubs condemning lynchings, citing nearly 40 in the U.S. this year.
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Chicago
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Chicago Patrolmen's Association
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Georgia
Leo M Frank
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United States
Penalty demanded for Leo Frank, says Gov Harris
Gov Harris says Islayers of Leo Frank must pay penalty and plans to consult prison commissioners about the lynching case. Report notes Frank's last act was writing to his wife, no confession, and mystery surrounding his final hours. Authorities seek identification of masked mob members and warn of prosecutions for obscene post cards.
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Islayers
LEO Frank
Gov. Harris
Frank’s Last Words Before Fatal Hanging in Ga
Special to The Washington Post Marietta Georgia August 18 Frank the lynchers leader asked if he wished to speak before execution He denied making a statement and the question of Mary Phagan’s death was posed He replied he valued his wife and mother more than his life and then was hanged.
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Ragsdale
Washington Post
Marietta, Ga
Mary Phagan
Georgia Mayor Warns Slaton to Stay Away From Georgia
San Francisco August 18 J G Woodward mayor of Atlanta declared Leo M Frank faced the just penalty for an unspeakable crime. He warned former Governor John M Slaton not to return to Georgia, saying Georgia will defend a woman's honor and that most Georgians doubt the Frank verdict. He spoke at a banquet of the California State assessors associations amid limited applause.
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Atlanta
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John M Slaton
California
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Case
Deplored Murder Highlighted by Simon Wolf Editor
In a letter from Fabyan House New Hampshire dated August 18 Simon Wolf denounces the Georgia murder of Lee M Frank. He condemns officials custodians and the press for laxity and brands Dorsey Brown Watson and others as conspirators and a disgrace to the state of Oglethorpe. The piece laments the act and calls Georgia unworthy of protecting its citizens.
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Hill
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Eaton
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Taft condemns lynching of Leo Frank in Georgia
Special to The Washington Post from Salt Lake City Utah August 18 taft says the lynching of Leo Frank was a damning outrage and denies any justification in mob law while denouncing Gov Slaton for commuting the sentence as tommyrot He cites civic justice as never present in mob actions and rebukes sentimental defenses of the Georgia crime.
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Washington Post
Salt Lake City
Utah
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William Howard Taft
American Bar Association
Georgia
Gov Slaton
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Tyne
Galveston Toll Soars After Texas Gulf Storm Disaster
Across Galveston and surrounding bays the storm left hundreds dead and massive losses worth about 30 million dollars. The mayor placed the city under martial law as rescue efforts continue and bay towns report extensive damage while port facilities suffer greatly.
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Virginia Point
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Laporte
Lynchpore
Port Bolivar
Great Cotton Crop Damage in Central Texas Storms
Austin reports cotton damage from August storms across central Texas with estimates that 50 percent of cotton in the area was open and 25 percent of that open cotton was lost. Total crop losses could reach 15 to 25 percent for the region.
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Texas
200 Meet Frank's Body at Union Station
Nearly 200 people gathered at Union Station last night as Leo Frank's body arrived at 1130. The box was moved between cars amid crowd tension but detectives prevented interference. Members of Bnai Brith assisted Mrs Frank's party while others reflected on the victim's fate and Georgia governor staton’s stance.
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Union Station
Leo Frank
Sirgon
Ingvar Gans
David Marks
A E Marcus
Frank
Atram Qne
Gov Staton
Georgia
City News in Brief Highlights Local Officials and Events
Stephen E Kramer returns as acting superintendent as Supt Thurston travels away until September and schools prepare for opening on September 20. Police and district officials plan inspections of Occoquan and nearby reformatories before September budget talks. Builders and Manufacturers Exchange lead a Camp Good Will excursion for children and mothers. Knights of Columbus members head to Pen Mar for Maryland district outing. Secretary Wilson attends labor and immigration conferences in San Francisco with Hugh Kerwin. Cherrydale hosts county fair baby show winners Handsomest baby first prize awarded to Thomas Broderick’s son and Alice Cobb wins handsome child prize.
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Stephen E Kramer
Thurston
Emmett M. Gant
Livingston Heights
Thomas
Thomas M Broderick
West Cherrydale
Alice Cobb
Victor Cobb
Woodmont
Letter from Frank N. before lynching comforts Brooklyn parents
In New York Aug 18 a letter from Frank to his parents written hours before he was dragged from Milledgeville prison camp and lynched arrives in Brooklyn. He notes his wound healing and hopes for release while his family mourns. Jewish funeral rites planned with Cypress Hills Cemetery burial. no further comments from parents.
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Frank
Brooklyn
Milledgeville
New York
Rudolph Frank
Cypress HN
People Rose and Carried Out Legal Sentence on Frank
Thompson Georgia August 18 Thomas E Watson stated Lea Frank received a fair trial before a jury and judge. He was convicted on testimony from over 40 white witnesses with key evidence found by his own employees. His wife refused to visit during bail. The Georgia Supreme Court and U S Supreme Court found no denial of legal rights. The prison commission and governor did not grant mercy, and the people rose to carry out the sentence.
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Mary Phagan
Cobb County
Gov Slaton
Frank
Milledgeville
Hey
Prison Commission
BL Rainey
Eatonton
Little River
Marietta
Woodward
Georgia
Peopld
United States
Lean Frank
Watson
Thompson, Ga
Thomas E Watson
Lea Frank
Supreme Court of Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
Slaton denounces Atlanta mayor as affront to Georgia
Former Georgia governor John M. Slaton, who commuted Leo Frank to life, sues over Mayor G. Woodward's address condemning the Frank case and defending lynching. Slaton, calling Woodward old and garrulous, says the remarks insult Georgia and fuel mob sentiment. He vows to return to Georgia as planned.
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Ban Franciado
John M. Slaton
Georgia
Leo M. Frank
G. Woodward
Atlanta
Frank
Woodward
Slaton
Atlante
Georgis
German View of War and Cotton Market
The piece argues that the South depends on cotton as a barometer and currency, with plans to export, trade, and supply the world. It reports that Britain may label cotton contraband and European markets may close, risking a loss around 150 million dollars and prompting questions about Southern response and resilience.
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New York
Great Britain
United States
French and German World War Updates From Aug 18
Paris and Berlin issue long war summaries detailing artillery duels in Artois Champagne and the Argonne, mine explosions near Roye, counterattacks repulsed on the Sondernach ridge, and forts at Kovno and Novogeorgievsk falling to German forces. A note laments British policy and warns of economic pressures from a Southern embargo urged by Herman Ridder.
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