Chamber of Commerce to be Represented at Freight Rate Hearing
Athens Chamber of Commerce plans to send representatives to the freight rate hearing in Atlanta. The article outlines the chamber’s active leadership, the push for harbor expansion to accommodate dreadnaughts, support for Macon’s federal land bank, and the railroad rate debate highlighting the need for expert preparation and fair, equitable rates for shippers.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Athens
Commerce of
Charleston
S. C
iAthens Chamber ‘of Commerce
Congress
House
Federal Land Bank
Macon Chamber of Commerce
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Macon
J. Warren Smith
Georgia National Bank
Sec
Retary
Railroad Committee
W. F. Dorsey
Georgia
Railroad Commission
Atlanta
Ing
Georgia Freight Bureau
Railroads
Monroe Meets Washington In Fierce Baseball Battle
The Athens Georgia campus hosts a 4 pm game at Sanford Field between Monroe and Washington Wilkes Walton with intense interest. Monroe relies on Perryman Hollingsworth Weston Stephens Rawson Red Smith Power Bowden David Doyle Whitehead while Washington starts Hitchock Livingston Orsteen Emilson Wills Rhodes Albert Hill Orr McWhorter Cooper Thrasher. Lamar Ham will umpire. admission 25 cents.
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Sanford Field
Athens
University of Georgia
Washington
Wilkes
Monroe
Walton
Mon
Roe
Winderites
Perryman
Hollingsworth
Weston
Stephens
Rawson
Red Smith
Power
Bowden
David
Doyle
Whitehead
Ed Hitchcock
Livingstom
Orsteen
Emilson
Old College
Wills
Rhodes
Albert Hill
Orr
McWhorter
Bob
Cooper
Thrasher
Outer Garteners
Lamar Ham
Milledgeville
Naval rookies sail from Charleston training four weeks
The battleship Alabama departed Charleston today with seventy civilian volunteers from eight states to train four weeks as naval rookies. They will join other reserve Atlantic fleet battleships under Rear Admiral James M. Helma for upcoming maneuvers. Volunteers hail from South Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Texas.
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Associated Press
Charleston
S. C
Alabama
Atlantic Fleet
James M. Helma
Carleston Navy Yard
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
August 16 events at Athens and area theaters
The schedule lists Eighth District Medical Society annual session in Athens with Clarke County guests. Colonial shows The Escape with post screenings. Strand features Tarantula and The Secret of the Submarine. Elite presents The Beckoning Trail. County farm tours and lectures connect to State College projects and Agriculture funding discussions.
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Eighth District Medical Society
Athens
Clarke County Medical Society
D. W. Griffith
Corn and Canning Club
Chamber of Commerce
Colonial
Monroe
Washington
Sanford Field
Edith Story
J. Warren Kerrigan
Walton County
Hancock County
Madison County
State College of
Thrice Villa's Personal Band Defeated in Battles
Chimahua City Mexico August 15 Génerym Ramos reports three engagements with Villa's armed band over two days. Ramos notes sharp defeats for Villa's group with tensions rising amid ongoing fighting.
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Associated Press
Chimahua City
Mexico
Génerym
Russians Press Uninterrupted Advance Over Hungary
British dispatches report Russian forces advancing from Jablonitza after capturing it, a key gateway from Galicia to the Hungarian plains, with more than 1500 prisoners taken. Italians push on the Carso plateau as Austrian positions fray near Trieste and Tolmino evacuates.
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Hungary
Associated Press
London
Jablonitza
Galicia
Bukowina
Carso
Rome
Cadorna
Triest
Paris
Tolmino
Petrograd
Carpathians
Hancock Walton and Monroe to Visit State College Today
A Walton County delegation led by Jerry 7 will visit the College of Agriculture today in automobiles for a long trip noted as one of the county party’s longest journeys. A Chamber of Commerce group will meet them, with larger Walton farmer turnout and Madison County farmers arriving to engage in farm demonstration programs led by county agents.
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Athens
United States
Hancock, Walton, and
Monroe
State College
Jerry
College of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Walton
Madison County
Farm Demonstration County
Pensacola Leads U S Forest Exports In Fiscal Year
New Orleans report shows Pensacola topped exports at 157 380 000 feet for the year ending June 20. The Florida district excluding Pensacola shipped 72 951 000 feet, up from 25 176 000 feet the prior year.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
United States
New Orleans Lumber Trade Journal
Pensacola
Florida
Freight Pile Up Delays Trains At Seaboard Yard
Early yesterday at about 6 30 a.m. a double header freight wrecked in the Seaboard yards at Pulaski street crossing. A draw head pulled and several cars piled on the track, with one steel rails car badly smashed. Track cleared by 9 30 a.m. but the Gainesville Midland and southbound S A L morning passenger trains were delayed until about 8 a.m.
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Eral
Seaboard
Pulaski Street
Gainesville Midland
The Paper Famine And High Prices
The piece warns that paper prices have climbed 100 to 200 percent in a year, threatening numerous publications from big dailies to small weeklies. It argues newspapers must raise subscription and advertising rates to survive, or face widespread losses, especially for smaller weeklies and religious papers.
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Baltimore
United States
Times
Eighth District Medical Men Gather for One Day Session
Eighth district medical men convene for an eight hour day as part of ongoing efforts alongside railroad labor leaders to avert a nationwide strike. President Wilson eyes arbitration prospects but ground remains uncertain while negotiations focus on eight hour day concessions and collateral issues. Washington reports note the sub committee and 640 union members plan to travel to the capital to confer with Wilson, with manager representatives expected to meet him.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
New York
General Committee
Managers
W. S. Carter
Whith
Wilbon
The Escape at Colonial Theater Today
Blanche Sweet leads the Paul Armstrong drama The Escape at the Colonial starting 3 PM and running seven reels through 11 PM. Featuring Mae Marsh Robert Harron Donald Crisp and others with Haughey’s Orchestra. Admission 10 and 20 cents. 300 Corn Club and 4 Girls’ Canning Club members attend as guests 5 to 6:30 PM.
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D. W. Griffith
Blanch Sweet
Mae + Marsh
Robert Harron
Donald + Crisp
F. A. Turner
Ralph + Lewis
Canning Club
Chamber of Commerce
Haughey
Fine Pictures
Colonial Theater
Paul Armstrong
May Joyce
Athens
Corn Club
Colonial
Eighth District Medical Association Meets in Athens
The annual meeting of the Eighth District Medical Association gathers leading physicians from fourteen counties in Athens. Officers include Dr. Stewart Brown of Royston as President and Dr. S S Smith of Athens as Vice President, with Dr. E M Coleman in Athens as Secretary and Treasurer. The full program features talks on diphtheria antitoxin, nasal packing in epistaxis, ocular muscle insufficiency headaches, and surgical diagnoses, followed by a dinner at the Georgian Hotel.
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Eighth District Medical Association
Eighth Congressional District
Athens
Stewart Brown
Roys
S. S. Smith
E. M. Coleman
D. H. Duepree
T. J. Wills
Washington
W. E. McCurry
Hartwell
Royston
Entertainment Committee
C. M. Sisk
J. P. Proctor
Clarke County Medical Society
Troy Beatty
R. O. Arnold
I. H. Goss
Ioes
R. Robins
Silbam
Dean
Medical Association of Georgia
J. C. Bloomfield
W. Hi Cabaniss
J. R. Robins
Siloam
Georgian Hotel
Edith Storey Masters Spanish Dango in The Tarantula
Edith Storey studied Spanish and fancy dancing in New York to portray the dancer in The Tarantula at the Strand. She traveled daily for a week to learn the sways and rhythm of Sunny Spain, aiming for authentic fan-dango scenes. The ninth chapter of the Secret of the Submarine is also shown at the Strand today.
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Edith Storey
Vitagraph
Strand
Miss Storey
Vitagraph Company
New York City
Storey
Spain
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Organization OF Co-Operation
Sanford
NAVAL
Georgia Bankers’ Association
B. W. Hunt
Putnam County
State College of Agriculture
Wm. H. Thompson
Bobbie Vernon
New Keystone
Fanny Ward
Wilkes County
Clarke County
Dozier
Hazel Dawn
Owen Moore
Elite
Chas. Cherry
Lionel Barrymore
Helen Gibson
Liberty
Daugter
U.S. A
Barrow County
Winder
Villa
Zlota Lipa
Thieval-Posieres
Somme
Balkan
Berlin
Bilboa
Pagasarri
France
George
England
U. S
Griffith
Blanche Sweet
Colonial Theater Today
Arnold &Abney
Fresh Country Eggs
Arnold & Abney
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