Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
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! Miss Rosa BrinsfieId, faneee Of
( Samuel M. Mckenzie, who killed him
/ self in Charlotte, Thursday, is made
I his beneficiary in the sum Of $4,000
! in several insurance policies. She 10
/ at the kimbal Hotel. When III with
pneumonia some weeks ago he IS said
| to have begged her to marry him so
that she might get his insurance
| should he die.
| Colonel Robert j. Lowry, president
OF the Atlanta Clearing House Asso-
! citation, Thursday afternoon received
telegram from Jacksonville saying
| that the Florida city had Withdrawn
| from its fight for the regional bank
and would join with Atlanta. Hear
| ngs on the claims OF Southern cites
will bein at 2 o'clock Friday after
noon in the United States courtroom
in the Federal Building.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-The
United States day recognized the
| Peru, headed BY President BenaVides.
Announcement of this action was
made by Secretary OF State Bryan
this afternoon.
CLEVELAND. OHIO. Feb "a
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, together
with Personal Secretary Sims and
four attendants, left here at 3: IS p. m.
to day to Join the oil king at Pecan
tico Hills, NJ. Y.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-col.
George w. Goethols, Governor of the
Canal Zone, to day wired the war de-
psrtment that John H. burke, Super
intendent of Corroissary of the Pan
anna Railway, has been suspended for
six weeks to give him time to prove
that he came by certain checks hon
estly."
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-ln sight of
hundreds Of persons on South Hal
stead street late this afternoon three
thieves stole grip containing $4,000
worth of set and unset diamonds and
escaped. The gems were the property
OF Samuel Berneti, member of the
pany.
DETROIT. MICH, Feb. IA
crowd Of $500 unemployed men of
Detroit, who gathered in 5agley ave-
nue., near Grand River avenue, for
demonstration to day, started riot
when big |. w. w. sign was raised
in their midst. They gathered around
the sign and started up the street.
Fifty policemen dashed through the
crowd, using their clubs freely, and
knocking men down in rapid success
sion. A few of the rioters fought
back, but the rush of police officers
carried them off their feet, and the
big mob was scattered. The sign
read: Bread or Revolt tlons on one
side and I'VE Want Work, Not Char
ity," on the other. The heads of sew
eral of the rioters were bruised by
the police, who captured the sign.
BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 12.-Georee
| Dewyre, standing trial the second
time for the murder Of r. J. Herring,
was sentenced to 35 years in the pen
itentiary late last night. At his first
trial Dewyre was given sentence of
only fifteen years, but appealed his
case, and was granted another trial
by tpe Supreme Court.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Feb. IA
bill was filed in the City Court to-
day by special counsel for the State
of Alabama asking that property of
the American Cities Company, New
| York corporation, operating local
| street car lines, be sold to satisfy
| tax claims of the State. It is al
| legged the corporation owes the State
about $4,000 and refuses to pay.
TAYLoRSVILLE, Ky, Feb. 12.-
Mrs. Bertha Drury gave birth to day
three boys and two girls.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Feb. 12.-
President and Mrs. George e Vim
cent, of the University of Minnesota,
to- day announced tire engagement OF
their daughter, Isabel. to Paul V.
Harper, son of the founder and for
ner president of the University OF
Chicago, William r. Harper.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-The House OF
Lords went on record against Irish
home rule this evening by vote Of
PSI to SIS. Lord Middleton's amend
ment destroying the effect of that
measure was adopted.
NEW YORK. Feb. ts.-Three
deaths from the cold weather were
reported this afternoon. After touch
ing zero the thermometer rose, and
o'clock registered degrees above.
CLEVELAND. OHIO, Feb. H.
| SCHCi al SHGOp - SpNCNg OF SONCN ,
Army" fame, who has announced his
candidacy for Governor on the Social
ist ticket, TO day nailed the first plank
into his platform by declaring in favor
Of the issuance of S1oo0oo,ooo worth
of bonds to give good roads to Ohio
and work to the unemaoyed. Coke
is now circulating initiative petitions
to give the State power to make thc
issue. Fourteen million dollars would
be used in building SO brickyards, and
the balance of $s6,eo00o0 would be
spent for lbaor.
NEW YORK, Feb. t2.-The Nation
al League magnates adiournc d to day
after an informal meeting. 1t was
said tho Federal League was not dis
cussed.
EASToN, PA, Feb. t2.-Because
of a dispute with members of the
faculty and student body, Or. {. D.
Warfield to- day resigned as president
of La Fayette College. The resiana.
ticn was accepted.
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