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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1917
Page
3
A 170 to 106 vote blocked an amendment to let Col Roosevelt raise a volunteer division. The House adjourned after a heated debate as military planners race to form an army of two million.
Chester April 27 The coroner's jury finds no evidence of premeditated cause in the Eddystone Ammunition plant explosion on April 10. The 129 victims died from an explosion of unknown origin.
In San Francisco on April 27 Judge Franklin G. Griffin who presided over Thomas J. Mooney’s bombing case has urged Attorney General Webb to confess error and seek a supreme court ruling for a new trial. Mooney remains under a death sentence.
Florida oranges russet apples ripe bananas snap beans bell peppers cucumbers lettuce new potatoes Spanish onions cauliflower carrots white celery and Frank's Meat Treats featured in a fresh shipment. Phone 1131.
Local market listings highlight produce from Arnold Abney and Buchwalds including celery lettuce cucumbers and peppers with prices. In national news Washington reports USBritish talks on Irish home rule with officials noting broad interest and delicate diplomacy.
Premier Lloyd George urged settlement of the Irish question at Guild Hall as British forces report gains in Arras with four times as much ground seized and far higher prisoner and gun captures. German efforts to retake positions near Soissons and Chemin des Dames suffered heavy losses and aerial combat left many machines down.
Eight auto parties from the State College of Agriculture will tour Jackson County counties over two weeks to urge raising more food crops. Speakers will cover Hoschton Jefferson Pendergrass Talmo Maysville and other points with Jackson, Oconee, Clarke, and Wilkes counties served by cars from Athens.
Local listing shows Yellow Crook neck Squash Bell Young tender Beans Yam Potatoes Bod d Peppers Spring Onions Mariner s Pound and Marble ame zac a pound from KING HODGSON Co.
Local grocer Buchwald’s offers fresh beans and potatoes with 26e per item. The display highlights ham sandwiches and Kant-Thornton’s products in the same market area.
Local chamber leaders push a $20,000 stock cannery and potato kiln warehouse to boost summer fruit and vegetable markets. Committee to order machinery and cans today and select sites, with initial capital of $10,000 and 200 shares of $50 each.
Hope for rescuing about 120 miners trapped when a wall collapsed after an explosion at the Hastings mine near Trinidad Colorado faded tonight. Fire from the blast trapped the men and emergency crews faced dangerous conditions.
Federal officials in New Orleans arrested a man who gave the name Francisco Schmidt and was suspected of being Carman, a supposed special courier for German Minister Von Weichhardt in Mexico City. The incident centers on the man’s claimed identity and alleged espionage role.
An unusual local ad promotes a weeklong sale with large quantities of produce including bananas beans cucumbers tomatoes oranges apples strawberries and more. It touts low prices and urges customers to come to PET PATROPOD at College and Broad, with a phone contact listed.
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