Great strike crisis prompts superhuman efforts to avert
President Wilson presents Congress with measures to avert the threatened railway strike. Expansion of the Interstate Commerce Commission, eight hour workday for railroad workers, and a presidential power to seize railways for military needs are proposed. New Haven Railroad declares embargo on freight by Sept 4, and Chicago freight handlers strike looms, risking widespread disruption.
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Wil
Congress
Associated Press
ap +pears
Washington
Wilson
Brotherhood
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reheny
Fresh Spanish Mackerel at Western Market
Fresh Spanish mackerel in stock at Western Market with phone 451. The listing also advertises fresh country eggs and farmers produce including eating and cooking apples from King Hodgon Co. plus cantaloupes, oranges and bananas from Eng Hodgon Co.
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King-Hodgson CO
KING
Hodgson CO
Eng-Hodgson CO
City Normal Pre-Term Meetings Stir City Schools
This morning at the high school building teachers from city public schools gather for their regular annual pre-term normal work. Colored teachers have already begun normal work at the Reese street institute since Monday. Student entrance exams run Friday through Tuesday mornings. Principals will issue new student cards Monday morning at their respective schools.
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Reese Street
Clarke county farmers meet with expert talks and barbecue
Under County Park Agent Joe C Woodruff Clarke county farmers gather at Tuckston for a practical improvement conference with papers by specialists on land improvement alfalfa concrete for the farm raising pigs marketing surplus products soja beans credit and banking poll weevil sweet clover live stock lime and silage costs.
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Joe C. Woodruff
Clarke County
Tuckston
George O’kelley
I. 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 H N Thomas Held Yesterday
The funeral for Mrs. H N Thomas was conducted from her Boulevard home yesterday morning by Rev. W P Scoville and Rev. J A Bell, pastors of the Young Harris Memorial Methodist and West End Baptist churches. Interment followed in Oconee cemetery as friends paid tribute and expressed sympathy to the bereaved.
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H. N. Thomas
W. P. Scoville
J. A. Bell
Young
Harris Memorial Methodist
West End
Walton County Grand Jury Endorses Col W O Dean
The Walton County grand jury at the August term 1916 Walton superior court commends Col W O Dean for solicitor general. Dean has over fifteen years in the Walton County bar and his life and work are cited as meriting hearty support from the people of the county and the Western circuit.
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Walton Superior Court
W. O. Dean
Dean
Walton County
Golden Yellow Sweet Potatoes Celery and Bell Peppers KING-HODG SON CO
A brief item notes produce shipments from KING-HODG SON CO featuring golden yellow sweet potatoes celery and bell peppers. No further details provided.
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King-Hodg‘son CO
Embargo Alert Presses Athens Shippers as Railroads Warn
Railroads operating from Atlanta warned shippers an embargo on freight could take effect within 24 hours if strike developments in Washington did not ease. The Southern, Central of Georgia and other lines advised customers to act quickly and secure cars and shipments before potential disruption.
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Chicago
Athens
Southern
Atlanta
The
Banner
Central of Georgia
Southern Railways
Commercial Department of the Southern
Washington
Commercial Department
Macon
Last Dance of the Season at Watson Springs
The final season event at Watson Springs slated for tomorrow night features a supper and refreshments. An Athens orchestra will provide music as Manager Cannon promotes a grand close to a brilliant season. Local youths are invited to attend.
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Watson Springs
Athens
Cannon
Captain Barnett Improves but Still Disabled
Captain J. W. Barnett city engineer has recovered from several days at home with acute sciatica. He is better now and hopes to return to his office in a few days. He has many friends pleased by his progress.
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J. W. Barnett
King Ferdinand Goes Front to Direct Troops
The report states King Ferdinand of Romania has gone to the front to personally command his troops amid ongoing World War I battles. German and Austrian actions are noted with Allied gains and leadership changes including Von Falkenhayn’s dismissal and Hindenburg’s appointment to command all German armies.
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Ferdinand
London
Ferdinand of
Rumania
Bis
Eastern
Carpathians
Hungary
von Falkenhayne
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Kavala
Fay Former German Officer Escapes From Atlanta Prison
Robert Jay a alleged former German army officer recently convicted in a munitions plot escapes with fellow prisoner William Knobloch from the federal prison in Atlanta Georgia. They walked past guards under pretense of electrical work and vanished after claiming they would repair the arch lights. Warden Fred Zerbst orders an investigation as authorities search for Fay who began his eight year term June 23 and Knobloch who began an eighteen month term May 9.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Robert Jay
United States
New York
William Knobloch
Knobloch
Fred Zerbst
Fay
Memphis Flagship of Atlantic Fleet Ashore with Losses
A Santo Domingo cablegram reports the armored cruiser Memphis ashore in a gale with her crew disembarked and more than twenty sailors lost along with a motor boat in the harbor. The Memphis, formerly the Tennessee, carries 990 men and serves as flagship of the Atlantic fleet.
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Memphis
Atlantic Fleet
Santo Domingo
Associated Press
Washington
Tennesee
United States Atlantic Fleet
Democrats warn Hughes would end Wilson peace policy
Senator Reed of Missouri told the senate that the Republican program would force war and undo the prosperity of Wilson's era. He argued that if Hughes wins, America would repudiate Wilson's Peace policy in favor of a Roosevelt-Hughes approach to war.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
Reed
Missouri
Senate Today
America
Hughes
Damages Sought Over Killing of Plaintiff's Dog
A damage suit was filed in Justice Court by B. L. Burnett against Ethel Favors for 25 dollars. The complaint alleges Favors in a Ford car ran over and killed Burnett's dog, which is described as property, and that the act was intentional and malicious.
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Justice Court
Justice Court of This District
Carlisle Cobb
B. L Burnett
Ethel Favors
Caught Negro In Act Robbing Box Car
Special Officer Williams of the Seaboard yards arrested John Johnson a colored man on a charge of breaking into a heavily loaded freight car near the Rowland Co place with apparent intent to steal. An employee saw the man tearing his way into the car while a light from a passing engine revealed the act.
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Williams
Seaboard
John Johnson
Rowland Co
North Georgia boll weevil study official visits state fairs
Mr. Guy Firor returns from a trip with college and state department experts surveying boll weevil conditions in west and southwest Georgia. He now spends several weeks in the north visiting state fairs to learn best practices for displaying agricultural products at expositions.
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Guy Firor
State Department
Georgia
Court convenes to clear criminal docket with mistrial declared
City court opens this morning to dispose of pending criminal business. Yesterday no session held. Jury in Kimsey vs Holliday failed to agree and a mistrial was declared at noon. One civil matter, Wright vs Mrs Talmage, administratrix, is scheduled for today.
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Kimsey Vs. Holliday
Wright
Infantile paralysis case quarantined on Springdale street
A case of infantile paralysis was found at the home of Mr L W Cooper on Springdale street. Dr J C McKinney reports the residence quarantined by health officers. Attending physician directed strict quarantine for the child about two and a half years old. Two earlier cases had been quarantined to prevent spread. With care there is no expected danger from other cases.
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L. W. Cooper
Springdale Street
J. C. McKinney
Board of Health
Escape Record Sparked Arrest of Park Eaton
After ten escapes from custody, Park Eaton was arrested as a fugitive from municipal justice. He faced a July docket charge for escaping from the stockade, continuing a pattern of escapes and recaptures.
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Park Eaton
Into the Primitive at Strand theater today and today
Strand presents the Selig Red Seal play Into the Primitive directed by manager Gidley starring Kathryn Williams with Harry Lonsdale and Guy Oliver. The drama follows Jennie Leslie cast ashore in Africa with Hon Cecil Winthrop and caveman Thomas Blake, ending with cave man loyalty over modern suitor. Scenic hurricane effects and jungle beasts add spectacle alongside serial Chapter 11 of 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
Local Produce Prices From Hudgson Co Tender Corn Shelled Peas
Hudgson Co lists fresh farm produce including tender corn shelled peas string beans butter beans cabbage and king. Prices and availability appear in the county market bulletin.
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King. Hudgson CO
Tampa Harbor Improvement Plan Approved for Tampa Florida
The War Department approved a harbor modernization project at Tampa with a four year budget of 1,425,600 dollars. An initial 300,000 dollar appropriation is recommended. The plan calls for 27 feet depth, mean low water, 500 feet bar width and 300 feet width in Tampa Bay.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tampa
Fla
War Department
House
Tampa Bay
First Clarke County Cotton Bale Sold at Auction
The first bale of 1916 cotton grown in Clarke county was brought home yesterday 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 Agency
Tropical Storm Lost in Indies Motion Not Clear
Weather service reports the tropical storm offshore from the West Indies cannot be located precisely. Indications place it south of Haiti moving westward with winds weakening in San Juan as the system fades from sight.
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Indies
Associated Press
Washington
West Indies
Porto Rico
Weather Bureau
Haiti
San Juan
Violet Mersereau at Elite Today in The Narrow Path
Violet Mersereau stars in The Narrow Path at the Elite today. The drama follows a slum upbringing and a rise to fame after a drunken father exits her life, as a wealthy suitor helps her career.
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Violet Mersereau
Violet
Athens Bar Members Endorse Grogan for Court of Appeals
Members of the Athens bar subscribed to a cordial endorsement of Judge Geo. C. Grogan of Elberton for a seat on the court of appeals bench. The endorsement document circulated among lawyers including Carlisle Cobb E K Lumpkin Jr T W Rucker Geo C Thomas John L Booth H M Rylee Young Davis Stephen C Up son 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 Z Anderson Claude Mahaffey Howell C Erwin Carl F Crossley Hamilton McWhorter Dupree Hunnicutt J D Bradwell Robin L McWhorter Henry H West Sylvanus Morris F C Shackelford Thos F Green and 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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