Governor Slaton Under Fire After Frank Clemency
Atlanta endures a night of turmoil as citizens condemn Governor Slaton for commuting Leo M. Frank’s death sentence to life imprisonment. The governor defends his action in an official statement stressing duty, fair trial concerns, and the need to uphold Georgia law amid mob influence.
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Slaton
Georgia
Marietta
the Star
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
National
Gov. Brown
Caul
the Gov
Thaw Faces Jury for Fourth Time in Sanity Trial
Harry K. Thaw appeared in New York court ten minutes before the opening of his sanity trial before Justice Hendricks. He greeted his mother and friends, smiled, and showed confidence as alienists for both sides prepared to present testimony.
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the Star
New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
Hendricks
Thaw
Stanford White
New Hampshire
Mateeawan
Ludlow
Justce Hendricks
Indictment Grips Indiana Political World
Indianapolis June 22 Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman from Indiana Mayor Bell Police Chief Perrott and more than a hundred other Indian politicians were indicted for conspiring to commit felonies tied to the county primary registration and election. Additional indictments expected against figures from various political groups.
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Indiana
Bell
Perrott
Nore
Franks confesses misdated murder details in factory case
Witness statements recount how Frank allegedly attacked Mary Phagan in the metal room and then hid her body with bed ticking. Conley tests his story against evidence claiming the elevator was unused and contradictions emerge about timelines and who moved the body.
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Conley
Frank
Mary Phagan
Tremling
Omething
Imma Clark
Corinthia Hall
Contey
Varius
Emma Clark
Corintha Hal
Dalimore Markets Report on Wheat and Corn Prices
The Star relays Dalimore Market telegrams noting rising wheat and corn values with spot price around 115 dollars and daily changes. Reliable promo and market reports guide readers onvaluations as of publication.
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Dalimore
Star
Winchester Dustless Streets Plan Cooperative by Civic League
The Winchester streets plan aims to reduce dust with asphalt and crushed stone. Porter Hayslett says residents pay three and a half cents per square yard for frontages, with the city supplying labor and equipment.
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Women's Civic League
Winchester
Porter Hayslett
Hayslett
Cork Street
Main
Market
City
Civic League
Secretaries Houston and party tour Shenandoah Valley
Secretary of Agriculture D. F. Houston with F. G. Caffey R. Graves J. C. Breckenridge visited Winchester Staunton and the Natural Bridge during a regional tour. The Washington party traveled by touring car and continued their sightseeing through Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley.
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Winchester
D. F. Houston
F. G. Caffey
Department of Agriculture
R. Graves
J. C. Breckenridge
Washington
Staunton
Natural Bridge
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia Military Institute German Commencement Feature
The VMI commencement at Lexington last night featured a formal German with 47 couples, including Cadet Carin Gray, son of Capt. and Mrs. Rob in L. Gray of Winchester. Miss Jallie Gordon opened the figure with Cadet J. E. Davis of Richmond as president. other pairs included Miss Frances Hay of Madison with Cadet J. M. Bain of Norfolk. The program stressed military drills ending with a battalion parade and review before the board of visitors. Senator Henry A. Dupont and his daughter attended as guests. Dupont will award the Jackson Hope medal Wednesday. Alumni day drew hundreds to the campus.
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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hall
Carin Gray
Robin L. Gray
Winchester
Jallie Gordon
Richmond
J. E. Davis
Frances Hay
Madison
J. M. Bain
Norfolk
Board of Visitors
Henry A. Dupont
Delaware
F. B. Browningshield
Edward West Nicholson
Hill
Duvant
Jackson Hope Medal
Oper Saly
Lex Laeniee
Gorgeous show joining Winchester fair slate
The Levite Meyerhoff Carnival will be a feature at the Winchester fair September 7 to 11. Night exhibits on the 9th to 11th promise the finest free attractions seen in Winchester. Shenandoah Valley Fair Association official C B Ralston reports a special 12 car train for the spectacle.
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Virginia
Winchester
The
Star
C B. Ralston
Shenandoah Valley Fair Association
Staunton
New York
H. F. Byrd
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Plainsville
History of Frank Case Chronology Through 1915
A condensed timeline of the Frank murder case begins with Mary Phagan's death in April 1913 and tracks Frank, the factory superintendent, his arrests, indictments, and multiple trials. It covers appeals, denials, parole attempts, and final sentence changes up to life imprisonment.
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Mary Phagan
Frank
Sheeley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Conley
Georgia Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Lamar
Louis Marshall
L. E. Bawblitz Advertises Wide Variety of Foods
The L. E. Bawblitz Refrigerator Store promotes a full week of meats and provisions including roasts veal lambs hams bacon and fish. They advertise Virginia style ham two years old dried beet country style sausage and Norway mackerel among other items.
Winchester Tran Club Meeting Notice
All members of the Winchester tran Club are requested to meet at Tones Brothers meat market Thursday evening at 7:30 o clock. Secretary J Hy Jones announces the meeting.
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Winchester Tran Club
Tones Brothers
Thursay
Holliday Farm For Sale Listing Noted In Paper
Fragmentary notice indicates a farm named Holliday is offered for sale with legal or formal notice in a newspaper dated Saturday the 26th. Details are incomplete but suggest an auction or sale listing.
Mrs. Fannie Grim Morgan Weds Mr. Ralph G Duvall
A letter from Atlantic City confirms the marriage of Mrs. Fannie Grim Morgan to Mr. Ralph G. Duvall. The ceremony occurred June 19 in Philadelphia with Rev Linn Bowman officiating. The couple will live in Washington where Duvall runs Duvall and Company. Mrs. Morgan previously married A Clyde Morgan of Winchester and Washington and obtained an absolute divorce.
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Star
Cahlfonte
Atlantic City
N. J
Fannie Grim Morgan
A. Clyde Morgan
Winchester
Washington
Ralph G. Duvall
Bellevue- Stratford Hotel
Philadelphia
Linn Bowman
Spring Garden Methodist
Spring Garden Methodist Epiatopal
Alt Atlanticity
New York
Duvall
Duvall and Company
Fannie Grim
Arthur Clyde Morgan
Corporation Court
Morgan
Prohibition Question Sent To Virginia State Senate Candidates
The Virginia anti saloon league questions Meiers Byrd Steck and Richards about supporting a 1914 General Prohibitory Law and a Special Enforcement Department with officers compelled to enforce prohibitory laws or face removal. The message lists league officers and local chapters including Winchester and various districts.
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To Meiers
M. F. Byrd
State Senate
John M. Steck
Boyd B. Richards
Molise
Virginia
General Assembly
House of Delegates
Martin Willams
Charles E. Clevenger
Fred
Anti-Saloon League
James A. Hancher
Stonewall
John B. Rogers
Gainesboro
B. ¥. Line
Back Creek
G. Crawford
Shawnee
Leslie DP. Kline
Opequon
J. E. Cooper
Winchester League
Lappita Follows Carranza Forces
Consul Silliman reports Vera Cruz and Mexican City telegraph lines cut at Otumba east of Mexico City. It is believed Zapatistas disrupted lines, suggesting they moved behind Carranza forces near the capital.
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Washington
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Mexican City
Otubba
City of
Mexico
Carranza
Fle
Great Storm Wave Takes Eight Lives at City Beach
A sudden eight-strong storm surge swept bathers from Rivelr City as massive ocean swells drew eight people from the shore. Rescue efforts are ongoing amid dangerous currents and high winds.
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Rivelr
Bribes Bath Case Opens at Old Bailey
The famous bribes bath murder case opened at the Old Bailey with George Smith declaring innocence as Prosecutor Bodkin began his opening statement. Smith is accused of drowning three wives in a bathtub to secure life insurance amid a packed, largely female, courtroom.
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London
Bath
Old Bailey
George Smith
Death of James B. Vredenburgh Sr in Freehold New Jersey
Intelligence from Winchester reports the death of James B. Vredenburg Sr a longtime Jersey attorney of Freehold after a lingering illness. He practiced with his son in Jersey City and served as chief counsel for major corporations and railroads. Survived by his widow four sons a daughter and two brothers one brother Capt Peter Vredenburgh was killed at Winchester in 1864. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made and relatives in Winchester cannot attend.
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Winchester
James B. Vredenburg, Sr
Freehold
N. J
Veedenburgh
Vredenburgh
New Jersey
Emily Vredenburgh
Messra
Peter Vredenburgh
James B. Vredenburgh
New Jersey Volunteers
Opequon
Alexander M. Baker
Memorial Hospital
Stormy Seas Dampen Beachgoers as Great Swells Rise
Thousands lined the shore as a sudden summer storm formed far offshore. Massive breakers rolled toward the coast, generating a deep surge that unsettled spectators and altered the beachfront scene despite sunny expectations.
Allies Demand Mobilization of Bulgarian Army Amid War News
Reports from Berlin say Allies press Bulgaria to mobilize against the Turks. General Christian De Wett, once Boer leader, is sentenced to six years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for treason. Dunkirk shelled by Germans. Zeppelin reports and Danube front actions follow. Italian authorities confirm a marine base and naval chase with an Austrian tender, while fighting along the Danube and at Gallipoli continues.
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General de Welt
Bruichers
Dunkirk
London
Bulgaria
Lin
Beriin
Han
Christian de Wett
Africa
Bloomfonstein
de Wett
Italy
Scieily
Naples
Local News Briefs From Town Streets And Docks
A fragmentary item notes many people escaped drowning after a perilous incident at the river docks. It also mentions Mrs A Merrifield of Balttmmot visiting sister Mrs Lumley on South Market Street.
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Life of Georgia
Chit
Enmies
H. K. Thaw
Tom Taggart
Wire
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Batathore
Women's Civic League of Winchester
Houston
Carlin Giray
V. Ps I
SV. & Society
C. B. Ralston
Chester Fair
Frank Case
L. E. Bawblitz
J. Hy, Jones
Holliday Farm
Sal
Mrs. Morgan
Mr. Duvall
Lappita
Stat
MR. Vreenburgh
Jersey
Berlin
Asada
Amsterdam
Krugee
Dardanelles
Athens
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Ariburnil
Sedd-al-Bahr
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