Wilson seeks rail strike solution with broadened powers
President Wilson asked Congress to expand the Interstate Commerce Commission to nine members and to empower a new eight hour day standard for railway workers. He urged a law to curb strikes during investigations and authorized use of military rail control if needed. New Haven Railroad warned of impending embargo starting September 4. Chicago faced freight handler strikes threatening widespread disruption.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
T Brotherhood
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fresh Produce Ad From Western Market
Local listing promotes fresh Spanish mackerel and country eggs at Western Market. Includes KING-HODGSON CO apples and general fruit offers with Canteloupes, Oranges, Bananas. Contact phone 451 for orders.
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King-Hodgson CO
King -Hodgson CO
City Normal Preterm Teachers Meet In City Schools
This morning at the high school building teachers from city's public schools gather for their annual pre-term work. Colored teachers have already begun normal work at the Reese street institute since Monday. Examinations for new high school entrants run Friday through Tuesday mornings. Principals will issue enrollment cards at their buildings Monday morning.
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Reese Street
Clarke county farmers meet at Tuckston with experts on farming subjects
Under County Farm Agent Joe C Woodruff Clarke county farmers plan a practical meeting at Tuckston. Speakers include George O Kelley on Land Improvement F D Tuck on Growing Alfalfa T W Merton on Concrete for the Farm W P Brooks on Raising Pigs J W Morton on Marketing Surplus Products Geo H Thurmond on Soja Beans John J Wilkins on Basis of Credit and Banks C W Crook on Effect of the Boll Weevil P In Mississippi Harold Hulme on Sweet Clover M P Jarnigan on Live Stock J T Pittard on Lime and Henry Comer on Cost and Value of Silage.
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Joe C. Woodruff
Clarke County
Tuckston
George O'Kelley
F. D. Tuck
T. W. Merton
W. P. Brooks
J. W. Morton
Geo. H. Thurmond
John J. Wilkins
C. W. Crook
Mississippi
Harold Hulme
M. P. Jarnigan
J. T. Pittard
Henry Comer
Funeral of Mrs N Thomas Held Yesterday
The funeral of Mrs H N Thomas was held from the Boulevard home yesterday morning with Rev W P Scoville and Rev J A Bell of the Young Harris Memorial Methodist and West End Baptist churches officiating. Interment followed at Oconee cemetery. Many friends gathered to pay tribute and extend condolences to the bereaved family.
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H. N. Thomas
W. P. Scoville
J. A. Bell
Young
Harris Memorial Methodist
West End
Walton C8 Grand Jury Endorses Mr W O Dean
The Walton grand jury at the August term 1916 Walton superior court commend Col. W O Dean to the Western circuit for solicitor general. They note his fifteen years with the Walton County bar and his fitness as a lawyer in private public and professional life.
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Walton Superior Court
W. O. Dean
Dean
Walton County
Golden Yellow Sweet Potatoes Celer y and Bell Peppers
Golden Yellow Sweet Potatoes Celer y and Bell Peppers offered by KING HODG SON CO as listed in the agricultural product catalog.
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King-Hodg,son CO
Embargo Threat Heightens Railroad Embarrassment for Athens Shippers
Atlanta reports indicate two major railroads may declare an embargo on freight by midnight as strike tensions rise. Southern and Central of Georgia notify shippers to act quickly while offices in Macon and other points issue precautionary advisories to avoid freight congestion.
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New York
New Haven Railroad
Simlar
Chicago
Athens
Southern
Atlanta
Banner
Central of Georgia
Southern Railways
Commercial Department of the Southern
Washington
Commercial Department
Macon
Last Dance of the Season at Watson Springs
The season closes with a dance at Watson Springs tomorrow night. An Athens orchestra will provide music and a splendid supper and refreshments are planned. Manager Cannon promises a brilliant finale, inviting the city’s young people to attend.
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Watson Springs
Athens
Cannon
Captain Barnett Improves But Still Disabled
Captain J. W. Barnett city engineer has been home with a sharp attack of sciatica but showed better progress yesterday. Doctors expect only a few more days before he can return to his office. He has many friends who will be glad to hear of his improvement.
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J. W. Barnett
King Ferdinand Goes Front to Direct Troops Move
Dispatches report King Ferdinand of Romania traveling to the front to personally command his forces as World War I actions unfold. Rumanian efforts focus on mountain passes into Hungary amid fighting with Russian and Turkish forces, while Italian and German developments also shift on multiple fronts.
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London
Ferdinand of
Rumania
Eastern
Carpathians
Hungary
Berlin
Posieres
Caucasus
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Lake Ostrovo
Posina
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Monte Cariol
Fay and Knobloch Escape from Atlanta Federal Prison
Robert Fay former German army officer and William Knobloch escaped from the Atlanta federal prison after calmly passing guards during electrical work. Fay, convicted of conspiracy in a New York munitions plot, and Knobloch, jailed for using the mails to defraud, disappeared at gate after claiming to repair arclights. Warden Zerbst ordered an investigation and a search is underway.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Robert Fay
United States
New York
William Knobloch
Knobloch
Fred Zerbst
Fay
Memphis Flagship of Atlantic Fleet Ashore at Santo Domingo
A Santo Domingo cablegram reports the armored cruiser Memphis ashore with crew disembarked and more than twenty sailors lost with a motor boat in the harbor. The Memphis, once Tennessee, is flagship of the U S Atlantic fleet with 990 men aboard and 23000 horsepower.
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Memphis
Atlantic Fleet
Santo Domingo
Associated Press
Washington
Tennesee
United States Atlantic Fleet
People Won't Swap Wilson Peace Policy for Hughes-Roosevelt Plan
Senator Reed of Missouri told the senate that Republicans demand change that would push America toward war and undo Wilson era prosperity. He warned that electing Hughes would signal repudiation of Wilson’s peace policy in favor of a Roosevelt-Hughes war stance.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
Reed
Missouri
Senate Today
America
Hughes
Roosevelt-Hughes
Damages Sought In Justice Court Over Dog Fatally Run Down
A damage suit filed in Judge Carlisle Cobb's justice court by B. L Burnett against Ethel Favors claims 25 dollars for the killing of Burnett's dog. The dog, property taxed by law, was allegedly run over purposely and mali ciously in a Ford driven by Favors.
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Justice Court
Justice Court of This District
Carlisle Cobb
B. L Burnett
Ethel Favors
Box Car Theft Suspect Captured By Special Officer
Special Officer Williams of the Seaboard yards arrested John Johnson on a charge of breaking into a heavily loaded freight car near Rowland Co. with apparent intent to steal meat. An employee saw the man in the act and a light from a passing locomotive revealed his actions.
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Williams
Seaboard
John Johnson
Rowland Co
Ofice
North study of state fair methods by Georgia farmer
Mr. Guy Firor returns from a trip with college and state department experts studying boll weevil conditions in west and southwest Georgia. He plans several weeks in the north visiting various state fairs to learn best practices for exhibiting agricultural products at expos. Advertise your wants.
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Guy Firor
State Department
Georgia
City Court Docket Focuses on Unfinished Civil Cases
The city court convenes this morning to dispose of pending criminal matters as possible. A mistrial was declared in Kimsey vs Holliday after jurors failed to agree. Wright vs Mrs Talmage administratrix is listed among civil matters for today.
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Kimsey Vs. Holliday
Wright
Infantile paralysis case quarantine extends to Springdale street
A two and a half year old child in the home of Mr L W Cooper on Springdale street has been diagnosed with infantile paralysis. Dr J C McKinney reports the case and the residence is quarantined by the board of health with strict precautions to prevent spread. Previously two other cases were quarantined, and officials state there is no danger from additional cases with careful care.
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L. W. Cooper
Springdale Street
J. C. McKinney
Board of Health
Eaton fugitive from municipal justice after tenth escape
Park Eaton, long jailed and repeatedly escaped from custody, was arrested last night. The fugitive faced a charge docketed in early July for another stockade escape from officers pursuing him.
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Park Eaton
Into the Primitive at Strand Theater Today
Strand presents Selig Red Seal drama Into the Primitive directed by Manager Gidley. Kathryn Williams stars with Harry Lonsdale and Guy Oliver as Jennie Leslie and jungle adventures unfold with a cave man hero amid dramatic hurricane effects. Also shown today is Strand’s serial Chapter 11 The Secret of the Submarine.
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Gidley
Strand Theater
Kathryn Williams
Harry Lonsdale
Guy Oliver
Jennie Leslie
Cecil Winthrop
Thomas Blake
Robert Ames Bennett
Strand
Tender Corn Shelled Peas and Beans Sale by Hodgson Co
Hodgson Co lists tender corn shelled peas string beans butter beans and cabbage for sale. Local buyers invited to place orders and compare prices with other produce offerings.
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King. Hodgson CO
Tampa Harbor Improvement Plan Approved by War Department
The War Department approved a Tampa Florida harbor uplift project costing 1 425 600 over four years with an initial 300 000 appropriation. Work aims for 27 foot depth mean low water and 500 foot bar width and 300 foot Tampa Bay width.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tampa
Fla
War Department
House
Tampa Bay
First Clarke County 1916 Cotton Bale Sold
The first bale of 1916 cotton grown in Clarke County was brought in yesterday morning and sold to Miller & Co. by J. T. Suddeth of Winterville. It was grown by Wade Ogle and purchased for the McFadden Agency.
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Wade Ogle
Miller & CO
J. T. Suddeth
Clarke County
Winterville
Messrs. Miller & Co
McFadden
Tropical Storm Position Uncertain Near Indies
Late reports from the Indies indicate the tropical storm cannot be located precisely south of Porto Rico. Indications place it south of Haiti moving westward as the Weather Bureau notes. San Juan reports southeast winds but diminishing in force.
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Associated Press
Washington
We: Indies
Porto Rico
Weather Bureau
Haiti
San Juan
Violet Mersereau at Elite Today
Violet Mersereau stars in The Narrow Path at the Elite. The piece follows her rise from a slum upbringing with a drunken father to fame after a chance encounter, highlighting a belief that heaven is a warm place within.
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Violet Mersereau
Violet
Athens Bar Endorses Grogan for Court of Appeals Seat
Members of the Athens bar subscribe to a cordial endorsement of Judge Geo. C. Grogan of Elberton for a place on the court of appeals bench. The endorsement document circulated among lawyers including Carlisle Cobb E K Lumpkin T W Rucker Geo C Thomas John L Booth H M Rylee Young Davis Stephen C Upson H Abit Nir Milton Thomas H C Tuck Julian Erwin Lamar Rucker W L Erwin E S Price W G Cornett A H Woodyard F L Upson Max Michael Thos J Shackelford Roy M Strickland Jerome Michael H S West Jos H Lumpkin John J Strickland Jake B Joel Jr John Elliott John % Anderson Claude Mahaffey Howell C Erwin Carl F Crossley Hamilton McWhorter Dupree Hunnicutt J D Bradwell Robt I McWhorter Henry H West Sylvanus Morris F C Shackelford Thos F Green Alban W Reed.
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Athens
Geo. C. Grogan
Elberton
Court of Appeals
Messrs. Carlisle Cobb
E. K. Lumpkin
E. K. Lumpkin, Jr
T. W. Rucker
Geo. C. Thomas
John L. Booth
H. M. Rylee
Young Davis
Stephen C. Upson
H. Abit Nir
Milton Thomas
H. C. Tuck
Julian Erwin
Lamar Rucker
W. L. Erwin
E. S. Price
W. G. Cornett
A. H. Woodyard
F. L. Upson
Max Michael
Thos. J. Shackelford
Roy M. Strickland
Jerome Michael
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