France votes to call to colors as war bill passes
Paris deputies approve a bill authorizing the war minister to draft youths aged eighteen and nineteen for a supreme effort next summer. The move follows a declared need to bolster forces as the war drags on. In Britain Bonar Law expresses cautious optimism about the war’s outcome, noting Britain can endure longer financially and that news may not come from the Near East soon. Berlin reports Reichstag praising the Serbian campaign and outlining war profit taxation with a shift from imprisonment to fines for minor offenses.
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London
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Great Britain
Near East
Berlin
Reichstag
Kaemptfn
Kerl Helferich
Impéril Treasury
Informal Dinner Hosts Include Local Professors Near Campus
Mr and Mrs Horace B Ritchie hosted a casual dinner at their home near the State Normal School Campus with Prof and Mrs Frederick A Merrill and Mr and Mrs D G Bickers as guests. Also advertised are pecans 50c grade at 35c per lb three pounds for 1 00 and meat products from Arnold and Abney including Devonshire Style Pork Sausage and Kinghans All Pork Sausage.
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Horace B. Ritchie
State Normal School
Profp
Frederick A. Merrill
D. G. Bickers
Arnold & Abney
Kinghans
Powder blast at DuPont plant kills scores in Wilmington
A four ton black powder explosion at the DuPont Powder Co upper Hagley yard in Wilmington, Delaware, killed thirty workers and fatally injured others. Most victims were 16 to 21 and lived nearby. The blast shattered the packing house and left a gaping ground hole. Cause under study with theories including a vehicle striking powder.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Dela
Navy
Hagley Yard
DuPont Powder Co
Gasoline Explosion Hurts Ten In Joliet Garage
Ten were injured and two fatally in a Joliet Illinois gasoline explosion at a garage. Fifty seven new cars burned and the loss is estimated at 125000 dollars. An Associated Press report datelined Joliet.
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Associated Press
Joliet
Ill
Holbrook Blinn Stars in The Family Cupboard at Elite
Holbrook Blinn delivers a leading performance in The Family Cupboard a powerful drama showing at the Elite today Frances Nelson co stars delivering strong film era pedigree The play centers on a grim unseen spectre tied to a family cupboard and the holder of the door key in a tense powerful stage presentation.
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Cubbhand
Holbrook Blinn
Frances Nelson
John Potts Stricken While Supervising Work on Milledge Avenue
Yesterday John Potts superintendent at Frank Edwards residence on Milledge avenue suffered a sudden attack and was driven home. He had a prior similar episode while supervising work at Lucy Cobb Institute last summer.
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John Potts
Frank Edwards
Milledge Avenue
Lucy Cobb Institute
Oscar Nichols Returns to Streets After Appendectomy
Many friends of Oscar Nichols were glad to see him out yesterday on the streets and at his place of business Erwin & Co. He was operated on for appendicitis three weeks ago and is gaining strength rapidly, making a notable recovery record.
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Oscar Nichols
Erwin & Co.’s
Special Prices For Housekeepers At Central Market
Special notice to all housekeepers with fresh meat and groceries offered. Prices include steak at 14c per pound, pork 1744c per pound, fresh country butter 2244¢ per pound, eggs 340 per dozen, frying chickens 35c each, large hens 45c, fat opossums 45c. Advertised for Saturday trade. call Central Market at phone 74. Axelrud, proprietor.
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All Central Market
Axelrud
Prosperity in the South Shines Through Crop Prices and Trade
Washington reports show improving southern business conditions with good crop prices boosting farmer buying and a expected heavy Christmas trade. Restoration of cotton prices and diversified farming reflect clearer, improved income prospects across population centers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jeaning Sitae
Agate
Miners Entombed After Explosive Mine Accident
Rescue crews searched a sinking shaft after an explosion at a mine near Boomer. Officials reported forty men accounted for, while other reports said many more remained buried. casualties varied across brief updates.
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Garé
Penerat Rattan
Boomer One
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Cole Heaters Demonstration At Bernstein Brothers Store
Bernstein Brothers announce a three day display of Cole’s Original Hot Blast Heaters and Ranges with Mr F B Juely from Cole Manufacturing on site. Juely touts fuel savings and fireplace connection plus a free 22 piece Pure Aluminum Ware set for range buyers during the event. Lunch will be served and Athens shoppers urged to visit with no obligation to buy.
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Bernstein Brothers
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Cole Manufacturing Company
Chicago
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Iit
Athens
Bernstein’s
Broken Coin Opens Today at Musical Theater
Athens audiences greet the serial feature Broken Coin with four long reels shown at 9:30 a.m. The Musical Theater presents seven reels in total with high class music. Show runs from 9:30 to midnight.
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Athens
Musical Theater
Athens Election Day Sees Dual Ballot Voting in City
Voters in Athens face two simultaneous elections today, electing a mayor and five aldermen while also deciding hospital funding. Ballots use separate boxes with distinct managers for city and hospital contests in each ward. The hospital vote requires a majority of qualified voters to authorize city funds.
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Lone
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ON. McMahan
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Upson Harper
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Ana G. W. Crawford
George Gollins
B. D
Rte
Athens City Hospital urged as business asset for town
A local advocate argues Athens should build an up-to-date city hospital on the unit plan. He compares distances to Atlanta and stresses hospital efficiency, government study of pellagra, and appointing progressive businessmen to the hospital board. He urges voters to authorize the issue and back the project.
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Atlanta
Monroe
Contiguous
Georgia
Elberton
Lawrenceville
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Macon
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U. S
Year Before War Began German Government Had Agreement With Hamburg-American
New York testimony shows Dr Karl Buenz head of Hamburg American line said the German government agreed to coal and supply German warships in the Atlantic before hostilities. Buenz, 72, testified he received a fall 1903 letter about the pact and a July 31 1914 telegram asking readiness to act.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Atlantic
Karl Buenz
Line
Puenz
Hamburg
South Atlantic
Kulenkampff
Boy- Ed
Jury Fails to Agree in Watson Obscenity Case
In Augusta Thomas E Watson, editor of Thomson Georgia, faced trial on obscenity charges for mailing material. After eight hours deliberation the jury reported they could not reach a verdict and were sent to reconvene next morning.
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Watson
Associated Press
Augusta
Thomas E. ‘Watson
Thom ‘Son
Wéday
United States
Attorn Donaldson
President Wilson Referred as Tommy by Princeton Class
The Associated Press reports President Wilson was again called Tommy by his Princeton classmates at a White House dinner for the class of 1875. Fifty nine members attended.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Tommy
Princeton
White House
Triangle Service to Open at Elite December Seventh
Triangle Service, touted as the world’s best film service, debuts at the Elite Theatre on December 7. The two first features are The Lamb and My Valet, with Raymon Hitchcock and Mabel Normand in the latter. Admission is five cents for children and fifteen cents for adults.
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Triangle
Moving Picture
Triangle People
York
Mammoth
Raymon Hitchcock
Mabel Normand
King
Jane Addams in Observation at Presbyterian Hospital
Jane Addams famed settlement worker and peace advocate was taken to Presbyterian hospital today for observation. Doctors say her illness is not serious.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jane Addams
Presbyterian Hospital
Revision of Georgia Freight Rates Sparks Large Increases
Early December Georgia common carriers will file with the state railroad commission for a full re classification of intrastate freight rates. The plan shows higher rates on many items, with some reductions at certain points, and could raise overall freight costs for residents. The anticipated shifts align with interstate tariff changes effective January 1, and railroads bear the primary burden of preparing the complex new schedules.
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Atlanta
Georgia
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