Calvin elected president of Georgia State Agricultural Society
Hon M V Calvin of Waycross was unanimously elected president for a one year term beginning February 1917, succeeding Captain John A Cobb. Statesboro chosen as next year meeting site. Officers named include W L Williamson as general vice president and B W Childs as secretary. The session featured Chancellor Barrow urging Georgia to build up its people and schools to grow better citizens and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia State Agricultural Society
M. V. Calvin
Waycross
John A. Cobb
Americus
Statesboro
Old Society
W. L. Willamson
Commerce
Jackson County
P. W. Meldrim
Savannah
W. E. Harbin
Dickey
J. J. Easterlin
Montezuma
Roderick Leonard
Talbotton
H. E. Stockbridge
Atlanta
W. G. Middlebrooks
Macon
Geo.r. Hutchins
Rome
Col. Chas
M. Snelling
Athens
Samuel C. Dunlap
Gainesville
Geo. Gilmore
Warthen
W. B. Burroughs
Brunswick
Ww. C. Lewis
B. W. Childs
Jones County
Major Collvin
Deportation Ordered for Chinaman in Madison Dart Case
U S Commissioner W G Cornett ruled yesterday that the Chinaman of Madison Georgia is not entitled to remain under the exclusion act and will be deported at U S government expense unless a higher court reverses. Dart has ten days to appeal and plans to take that option. If deported he will board a China bound vessel at New Orleans.
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U. S
W. G. Cornett
Dart
Madison
Cornett
China
United States
New Orleans
Fuller Detained For Mental Health Reasons In City
Police requested detention of A. Jack Fuller a traveling salesman who sold feather dusters fly and ceiling brushes and offered an encyclopedia. He acted oddly claiming extreme wealth though no money was found on him. Fuller, a young man of remarkable physique and energy, appeared to be in need of care.
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Jack Fuller
Mate
Mr. Fuller
Georgia Senate Revises Highway Bill Amid Committee Action
The Georgia senate through its committee resumes work on the highway commission bill after it passed the house. Senator Tison chairs the committee which adds the state geologist the dean of highway engineering at the University of Georgia and the chief of engineering at Georgia Tech as members. The bill also changes how funds are apportioned to counties.
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Georgia Senate
Atlanta
Highway Commission
House
Tison
State Highway Commission
Prison Commission
Senate
University of Georgia
Georgia School of Technology
Specials Today at Piedmont Market
New sweet potatoes 50c peck ripe tomatoes 20c dozen tender okra 10c quart fat hens 50c nice fryers 30c and 35c plus fresh meats. Prompt delivery. Phone 1118.
Parrott Bound Over for Assault to Kill
Henry Parrott, colored, jailed on a charge of shooting Hattie Chester, a colored woman, with no more provocation than a dispute over a flower-bed, bound over to the higher court by Judge Carlisle Cobb. New Sweet Potatoes. Butter Beans, Bell Peppers. ARNOLD & ABNEY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Parrott
Hattie Chester
Carlisle Cobb
War lull in three fronts as fighting pauses across theaters
Allied dispatches report a breathing spell in Somme, Russia, and Galicia with no major fronts changing. French troops took 600 prisoners and seized a German trench north of Verdun while Austrian efforts against Italy were repelled. German airships then bombed eastern English coast towns, with the raid ongoing as officials assess targets.
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Associated Press
London
Somme
Russia
Galicia
Verdun
Rome
Caucasus
Deutschland Sails From Virginia Capes for Home
The tug Thomas F. Timmins reported the Deutschland passed Cape Henry at 8 30 PM as the Sterritt destroyer relayed the U boat has now open way to the sea. Norfolk notes no untoward incident marked the departure for Germany and suggests the Bremen may be due soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas F. Timmins
Hampton Roads
Capes
Sterritt
Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Germany
Progressives to Meet Over Running Mate for Parker
Progressive leaders in Indianapolis plan a meeting tomorrow to decide whether to call another national convention. They aim to nominate a running mate for John M Parker of New Orleans, the Progressive vice presidential nominee at Chicago.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Progressive Party
National Committee
Charles E. Hughes
John M. Parker
New Orleans
Chicago
Transfer Tax On Morgan Estate Set At 2.59 Million
New York August 2 The state transfer tax on the late J Pierpont Morgan estate appraised at 69 499 732 was fixed at 2 587 675 by Surrogate Fowler A police docketed late yesterday against Ree J Smith a well known white man for violating the prohibition law His case was set for trial today The fragment also mentions a bakery advert but lacks detail
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Associated Press
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Fowler
Ree J. Smith
Delightful Japanese Operetta Featured Tonight
Closing exercises of the summer school present a Japanese operetta at The Octagon directed by Prof. John J. Jackson with 75 voices, Miss Glenn Allen at piano, dances by Miss Stephens, and a full cast including Princess Chrysanthemum Edna Chapman and Tulip Mabel Bulloch. Admission free. seats available for all in Athens.
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John J. Jackson
Athens
J. J. Jackson
Glenn Allen
Chestra
Stephens
Crysanthemum
Edna Chapman
Perry
Tulip
Mabel Bulloch
Bulloch
Griffin's Last Recourse for New Trial Denied
The case of J. W. Griffin, once Georgia bank president, regarded as one of the most extended, hard fought in the state's court records, faces a pending extraordinary motion for a new trial after the high court denied a rehearing and the lower court’s verdict. The denial was two to one with one justice dissenting from the majority. A further extraordinary motion is expected in the coming days.
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J. W. Griffin
Georgia
Thomas
Flood relief fund passes unanimously in House
The House approved by unanimous vote a $540,000 flood relief fund for Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Money for food medical supplies highway repair and seed resides under War Department control with 90 days of relief employment included.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
War Department
Carolinas
Committee On Appropriations
Controversial Irish Rebel Casement To Die In Prison
London August 2 Sir Roger Casement is to be hanged Thursday at nine o'clock in Pentonville prison for high treason. Lord Robert Cecil said the British government will not reprieve Casement. He was sentenced for aiding Germany to foment rebellion in Ireland and urged Irish prisoners to renounce Britain.
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Associated Press
London
Roger Casement
Pentonville
Robert Cecil
Casement
Ireland
Lord Cecil
Cecil
Britain
Three to Be Tried for Assault Charge
The trial of Eddie Harper and his brothers Henry Harper and Richard Jackson, all colored, is scheduled this afternoon before Judge Carlisle Cobb. They are jailed on charges of assault with intent to murder Gil bert Goelet, a fourth colored man. The case centers on a dispute at a sister’s house where a young Eddie Harper reportedly shot Goelet and attacked him again as he lay injured.
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Borland
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Carlisle Cobb
Eddie Harper
Henry Harper
Richard Jackson
Gilbert Goelet
Goelet
Harper Boys
Goslets
Eisne
Bandit search in Texas finds no trace
United States troops hunting bandits around Finley Texas report no evidence of crossing the line and are ordered to return to Fort Bliss El Paso August 2.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
United States
Finley
Fort Bliss
Ontario Bush Fires Kill Estimated Five Hundred
Refugees arriving from the fire-swept northern Ontario zone report that about five hundred people are dead after fires raging Saturday and Sunday. Authorities have not confirmed the total. The disaster prompts urgent relief and evacuation efforts.
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Ontario
Associated Press
Toronto
Partee Case Costs Collected in Carnesville
Clerk Elmer J. Crawford Treasurer B. I. Smith and Special Bailiff Saye collected 1974 dollars for the cost of trying J. B. Partee in the county superior court at a recent special term. Partee faced murder charges in the Davis brothers case, was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to a term of years.
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Elmer J. Crawford
B. I. Smith
Saye
Carnesville
J. B. Partee
Partee
Davis Brothers
Stealing From Vacant VA Hous es Alarming City
Citizens urged to aid police as thieves target vacant houses, stripping hardware and fixtures. Local shop notices advertise produce and groceries, with 741 address and ARNOLD and ARNDY names appearing in the damaged text.
Paper Shortage Forces National Newspaper Appeal
A nationwide crisis in white paper supply has pushed publishers to urge drastic cuts in publication waste. An emergency New York meeting led by Victor F. Lawson calls on newspapers to reduce consumption and halt unsold copies to align output with actual demand.
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New York
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago
L. B. Palmer
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
World Building
New York City
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Martin V. Calvin
Agricults Society
D. ‘R. ‘Newton
J. R. Brown, Jr
Ashburn
SV. D. Hammack
Coleman
M. Childs
Omaha
Ira Williams
Carrollton
L. M. Park
B. N. Barrow
Griffin
Geo. A. Veach
Adairsville
J. D. Price
I. C. Wade
Maj. Chas. E. McGregor
Warrenton
Bowdre Phinixy
Augusta
Jno
G. Stanley
Quitman
J. H. Peacock
Cochran
Barrow
University
Aan
Ommon
Red Old Hills
Empire State
South
Egypt
Harris Dickson
Vicksburg
Rosa Woodbury
Nellie Peters Black
Charlie Dart
Piedmont
Parrott
Arnold & Abney
England
Deutchschland
Progressives
Princess Chrysanthemum
Mexico
Polk
Carranza
NEW Farm Loan Board
Senate Today
Charles F. Lobden
Kansas
George W.norris
Philadelphia
W. S. Smith
Sioux City
Iowa
Herbert Quick
Berkley Springs
W. Va
Wilson
Labor Department
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Timothy Shea
Chamber of Commerce of America
Hardwick
Overman
Long
G. Goblet
Clarke
Franklin County
Geo. Bolton
Arnold & Arndy
Frank A. Munsey
Ervin Wardman
New York Sun
Charles H. Grasty
Louis Wiley
New York Times
Bradford Merrill
New York American
Ben C. Seitz
New York World
Vernon Rogers
New York Tribune
Harry Brown
New York Herald
EB. A. Rumely
New York Mail
A. B. Chivers
New York Globe
Robert B. McClean
New York Evening Post
E. P. Call
New York Journal of Commerce
H. F. Gunnison
Brooklyn Eagle
L. Bridgman
Brooklyn Standard Union
Richard Ellsworth
Brooklyn Times
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