Poison accusation rocks Looney family in Georgia
Special to the Banner from Jefferson Georgia August 13 the case against James D Looney husband of five wives rises from Maysville to Jefferson as coroner and grand juries study alleged poisoning of his latest wife. Looney denies guilt while a chemist analyzes the stomach report and the grand jury weighs motive amid prior deaths of two former wives.
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Jefferson, Ga
Maysville
Jefferson
Jackson County
James D. Looney
Looney
Cobb
Chattanooga
Oil
Weather and social notes from Wilkes and Jefferson
Forecasts for Aug 18 show easterly winds and clouds over the cotton belt with light showers in the central and northern western regions. Temperatures remain moderate except Texas. Capt Cox and Mrs Peek return from Wilkes Greene. Mrs Peek to stay several days. Jefferson case coverage grows with reporters traversing counties to uncover Looney marriages and related inquiries, threatening further sensational details.
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Cotton Belt
Cotton States
Western Belt
Upper Lakes
Texas
Co. F. von Herrmann
E. D. Cox
Will Peek
Wilkes and
Greene
Price of Bread to Be Lower Under Wheat Plan
Washington plans to regulate flour manufacture and distribution. A wheel control board will be announced after presidential approval. Elevators and mills over 100 barrels daily must be licensed to curb speculation. Government price aims to lower bread costs while ensuring farmer profit.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Food Administration
Georgia's first bales bring 700 dollars for Red Cross
The first three bales of Georgia’s new cotton crop sold at the New York cotton exchange for 700 dollars, about fifty cents a pound. The proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross.
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Associated Press
New York
Georgia
Cotton Exchange
Red Cross
First Increments Five Americans Lost When City Of Athens Hit Mine
Washington reports the first increment of the National Army will begin training in October with about 12,000 men per cantonment. Drafted harvest workers may shift to later quotas to protect crops. Fort Myer trains 1,700 officers in a 13 week regimen, observed by top officials as 10,000 crowd watched the parade.
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Athens
Associated Press
Washington
National Army
Fort Myer
Virginia
Scott
Baker
Five Americans killed as ships hit by mine and sub
Five Americans, four missionaries, died when the British steamer City of Athens struck a mine near Capetown. The American bark Christiania was sunk off the Azores by a submarine, but her crew survived. Also reports drive actions on the Western Front and southern Moldavia fronts with shifting fronts and rail lines threatened.
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City
Athens
Capetown
Christiania
Azores
Flanders
Ypres
Aisne
Moldavia
Sereth
Pontziu
Odd Fellows District Meet Set for Washington Georgia
The semi annual convention of the Odd Fellows of Georgia's Fourteenth district will convene in Washington, Wilkes county, on Wednesday the 22nd. Members from twenty counties will attend. Presiding officer is C. C. Parsons of Watkinsville district deputy is Jake Joel Jr. of Athens, secretary and treasurer is Carl A. Vanderleith.
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Odd Fellows of
Fourteenth District
Georgia
Washington
Wilkes County
Washingtons
C. C. Parsons
Watkinsville
Jake Joel, Jr
Athens
Carl A . Vanderleith
UNC Cancels Tentative Football Schedule
Chapel Hill, Aug 13 The University of North Carolina today cancelled its tentative football schedule. Officials say the program cannot meet its major athletic commitments given the war.
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Associated Press
Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina Today
Uncle Sam May Take Hand In Coal Strike
Advices from Washington indicate government intervention in the coal strike in Southeastern Kentucky and East Tennessee within days. The food and fuel control board is preparing to end the strike as a menace to national safety, according to a telegram to local coal operators representatives. Reports show only 2,000 of 18,000 miners remain at work.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Washington
Kentucky
East
Tennessee
Food and Fuel Control Board
Colby sworn in as shipping board member
Washington August 13 Bainbridge Selby of New York was sworn in today as a member of the Shipping Board to succeed John B White of Kansas City who resigned A Pacific Coast appointee is expected to fill the remaining vacancy on the board
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Associated Press
Washington
Bainbridge Selby
New York
John B. White
Kansas City
Pacific Coast
Lightning Bugs Dominate Athens Traffic Law Enforcement
In Athens a surge of citations targets rear lights and careless driving as fines rise for violations. Courts heard over thirty cases including drunk and disorderly conduct, trespass, loitering, and speed, with two warrants issued, one involving a man named Ford for tearing up an automobile.
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Athens
Ford
Henderson Defends Position in House
London August 13 Arthur Henderson labor leader who resigned from the war cabinet defended his action in the house of commons today arguing for sending delegates to Stockholm at the forthcoming international Socialist conference The prime minister reiterated the government stance Henderson complained of press hostility and said he would join ex ministers awaiting a chance to present full facts without prejudice to national interests DELICATESSEN SHOP
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Associated Press
London
Arthur Henderson
House of Commons
Stockholm
Henderson
Postmaster barred delivery of Jeffersonian in Commerce Ga
Postmaster Thurmond reports a Washington reply dated Aug 8 stating The Jeffersonian, Tom Watson’s paper opposing the conscription law, is not admissible as second class mail. The postal service directs Commerce post office not to deliver any copies to patrons of Thomson publication.
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Commerce
Thurmond
Postal Department
Washington
Department
Jeffersonian
Tom Watson
Thomson Publicaton
German Telegraph Telegram Text on Kaiser 1914
Washington reports a semi official Cologne Gazette denial of Kaiser Wilhelm II telegram dated August 14 1914. The state department released the message as originally cabled noting only minor spelling corrections. The German newspaper accuses enemies of trying to frame Germany for the war.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cologne
Kaiser Wilhelma
Gerard
State Department
Germany
Railway War Board Orders 21000 Empty Cars Distributed
Washington August 13 The car service commission of the railway war board orders the immediate distribution of nearly 21000 empty cars among lines in the South Middle West and Southwest to move grain foods and munitions More than 100000 empties have been moved in the last two months between railroads Two thirds of the cars are to the Pennsylvania system for supply South sees large car shipments to Atlanta Birmingham Atlantic Coast Line and others to protect crops and aid lumber moves for army cantonments and shipyards
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Car Service Commission
The
Railway War Board
South
Middle West
Southwest
Pennsylvania
Commission
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic
Central of Georgia
Seaboard
Atlantic Coast Line
Two Year Old Edmond Moore Dies in Crawford
Edmond Moore two years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. H Nunning of Crawford Georgia, died yesterday morning at eleven at a wear sanitarium. The body will be sent to Montgomery Alabama for funeral and interment on the 15th.
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Edmond Moore
H. Nunning
Crawford
Wear
Montgomery
Ala
Purina Scratch Feed and Soap Offered by Arnold and Abney
Purina Scratch Feed presents top quality chicken feed sold at a limited time price. Crystal White Soap advertised as the best value laundry soap at a special temporary rate. Boldly marketed by Arnold and Abney in a concise local notice.
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Purina
Arnold & Abney
John Z Hoke Safe in England Informed of son’s arrival
A report to Mr and Mrs John Z Hoke stated their son John Z Hoke Jr reached England without incident. He serves as an officer in the Seventeenth Engineers Regiment, enlisted by Col Dawes and trained in Atlanta. Also aboard were Pete Nicholson Milton Scott and Reese Dillard, all from Atlanta, who arrived safely.
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John Z. Hoke
John Z. Hoke, Jr
England
Seventeenth Engineers
Col. Dawes
Atlanta
Pete Nicholson
Milton Scott
Reese Dillard
Republicans Defend War Tax Bill In Senate Debate
Washington Aug 13 General debate in the senate on the war tax bill was near closing with only two more senators expected to speak Chair man Simmons of the finance committee said Penrose and McCumber republicans defended the measure at length. They called it non partisan and temporary and predicted a four year war would cost about forty billions. Reed attacked Hoover and the ghost plan of control of wheat bread and flour as a decree by a dictator.
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Maysville
Looney
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Banner
Jefferson
Britt Craig
The
Constitution
Star
Georgia Daily Press
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Simmons
Finance Committee
Penrose
McCumber
Reed
Hoover
Japanese Mission States Its Object
A Pacific Port August 13. Viscount Ishi head of the imperial mission to the United States arrived today and said the mission comes to represent Japan on a peace and goodwill mission. He called the party allies in a giant struggle that involves mankind’s liberties and sacred rights.
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Associated Press
Pacific
Viscount Ishi
United States
Japan
Ex Governor Brown Named University of Georgia Trustee
Atlanta Aug 13 Governor Hugh M Dorsey appointed ex Governor Joseph M Brown as a University of Georgia trustee for eight years to replace G E Maddox whose term ends soon. Brown also serves as trustee for the Joseph E Brown 50000 scholarship and the Julius Brown fund for Tech valued about 75000. Dorsey reappointed Ex Governor H D McDaniel Harry Hodgson and Lloyd Cleveland all eight year terms to begin August 23.
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Atlanta
Hugh M. Dorsey
Joseph M. Brown
University of Georgia
G. E. Maddox
Brown
Joseph E. Brown
University
Julius Brown
Tech
Dorsey
H. D. McDaniel
Walton County
Harry Hodgson
Athens
Lloyd Cleveland
Spalding
Ibeginning
Seventeen Die in Shore Line Trolley Crash
Northramford Conn August 13 Seventeen people are killed and more than twenty injured in a head on collision of trolley cars on the Shore Line Electric Railway in this city today.
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Associated Press
Northramford, Conn
Shore Line
Tax Bill Tabled to Allow Reconsideration After Appropriations
In Atlanta on August 13 the senate tabled the general tax bill to save it from defeat and planned to revisit after the appropriations bill. The house passed measures on tax settlements, banking trustees, a 14 year age of consent, employment bureau oversight, escheat laws, and back tax collection. The morning session saw $5,000 for a colored agricultural school and a home guard bill, with no pension payment plan. The soft drink tax debate touched on bone-dry law tweaks but no passage. President Olive called the tax bill progress slow.
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Atlanta
Senate
House
State Department of Labor
Jim Smith
Pres
Olive
City School Notice for Fall Term Start and Staff Reports
City schools begin the fall term on Wednesday September 27. Principals will issue admission cards at their buildings. White teachers report at the high school at 9:00 a.m. and colored teachers at Reese Street School on the same day for year planning. G G Bond, Superintendent. Tues-Thurs.
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Reese Street
G. G. Bond
Ku Klux Klan Special Meeting Notice
The Ku Klux Klan Mildred Rutherford chapter is called to meet in special session this evening at 8 30 o clock at the usual place. Full attendance is earnestly desired. Also a classified ad listing Delicatessen offerings follows.
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Ku Klux Klan
Mildred Rutherford
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