Hodgson Heads Ticket as Clarke County Elects Road Commissioners
J M Hodgson, Robert L Bramblett, and J L McLeroy were elected Clarke County commissioners of roads and revenues under the new law shifting selection to a general election. Hodgson led the ticket by ninety nine votes, with Bramblett second. Bramblett is a Princeton merchant and Odd Fellows leader. McLeroy is a respected farmer and gin operator. The election proceeded quietly with some noncandidate votes cast.
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Joe M. Hodgson
Robert L. Bramblett
J. L. McLeroy
Clarke County
Hodgson
Bob Bramblett
Fiim
Buck Branch
Winterville
Pittard
W. S. Holman
E. A. Perry
Bramblett
Princeton
Odd Fellowship
McLeroy
State Normal School
Mrs Sam Woods Takes Charge of Bowden's Studio Reception
Patrons are told Mrs Sam Woods will manage the Bowden studio reception room. She brings extensive studio experience from the South and spent two years with Mr A V Clifton. Call 1247 to share your seating arrangement.
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Bowden's
Sam Woods
Woods
A. V. Clifton
Mayor Dorsey Heads City Vote As Four-W ward Returns Total 354
In a countywide election many candidates crowded the ballot while city voters favored W F Dorsey for mayor. Ward results show Dorsey leading in three wards with totals 70 42 61 and 181 in the fourth ward, for alderman results 73 42 62 181.
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W. F. Dorsey
A. G. Dudley
Vincent Mathews
H. P. Hinton
W. F Dorsey
H. H. Gordon, Jr
Deadwyler fined $1000 for prohibition violations
A lengthy police court session resulted in A V Deadwyler receiving five counts of prohibition violations with fines of $200 each and six month stockade terms per count totaling $1000 and two years six months. Appeals will be heard next week by the city council.
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A. V. Deadwyler
W. R. Moore
John Kittle
Mr. Allman
Wood
Graham
Eugene Moore
Deadwyler
Allman
Moore
Eight Investigations of Boston Fire Begin
The Arcadia hotel fire that killed twenty eight homeless men sparks eight investigations. Questions focus on responsibility for conditions and how to protect other similar lodgings. The Arcadia operator’s president faces incendiarism charges. Only 1.47 dollars was found on the victims.
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Boston Fire
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Arcadia Hotel
Arcadia
Southern lawmakers push inland waterway plans at Rivers and Harbors
Washington notes the tenth annual National Rivers and Harbors session featured Southern legislators stressing coordinated waterway policy. Senator Duncan Fletcher highlighted a Mississippi to Atlantic Canal benefiting the Atlantic coast while Representative Small advocated an intracostal link from New England to Florida.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Rivers and Harbors
Congress
Duncan Fletcher
Florida
Atlantic Coast
Small
North Carolina
New England
Burgess
Texas
Murder Charges Withdrawn on Promise to Hands Off Politics
New York December 3 Jose Zelaya former Nicaraguan president and dictator Ze laya was released from the Tombs after a week in custody. Extradition papers arrived and Nicaragua withdrew its extradition request after Zelaya promised not to meddle in Central American politics and to return to Spain.
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Associated Press
New York
Jose Santos Ze ‘Jaya
Nicaragua
United
Zelaya
Spain
Women Urge Congress for Equal Suffrage
A group of women sends a special message to Congress advocating a law granting equal suffrage to women and men in the United States. The appeal emphasizes the demand for parity in voting rights and political participation.
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U. S
Special Committee Warted to Establish Suffrage Committee
Washington December 3 Adoption of a resolution urging the president to press Congress for a constitutional amendment enfranchising women highlighted the National American Woman Suffrage Association convention. A Capitol hearing before the House Rules Committee urged a House suffrage committee creation and a night session featured lawmakers urging the ballot for women.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Capitol
House Rules Committee
Judge Hart to Speak at State Normal School
Judge John C. Hart tax commissioner will address State Normal School faculty and students tomorrow at 10 in the main auditorium. He will discuss the state tax question and reference the Georgia Club at the SNS social and economic survey work. All Athens citizens are invited to attend and may find practical interest.
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John C. Hart
State Normal School
Georgia Club
Athens
Judge Hart
Army Bill Sets Volunteer Forces On Equal Footing
Washington December 3 The house passed the Hay army volunteer bill to place war volunteers on equal footing with regulars. It allows the president to organize volunteer regiments when war is imminent or present and enlistments run for the war’s duration. Officers would be appointed by the president with at most four regulars per regiment.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Williamson's Advertises White Rabbit Flour Variety
A vintage advertisement promotes Williamsons selling White Rabbit Flour as the best on the market. It highlights fruit cake, old fashioned pound cake, almond macaroons, lady fingers, and urges customers to include a sack of White Rabbit in their next order.
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Lady Fingers
Arnold & Abney
Williamson’'s
Williamson's
Fifteen Thousand Homeless As Texas Floods Worsen
Torrential rains flood central Texas with the Trinity Brazos and Colorado rivers out of banks. A two hundred by one hundred mile area is submerged as fifteen thousand people are driven from homes and rail traffic halts. Dead rise to seven near Belton and two nearby. Military units in Waco area issued ball cartridges for potential looting.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Trinity
Brazos
Colorado
Waco
Belton
Tex
Villa boasted 20 thousand in march on Mexico City
Juarez Mexico December 3 1914 Villa with two thousand rebels camps at Montezuma fifteen miles south of Juarez as five thousand more join him before entering Chihuahua City. He plans to surround Mexico City by Christmas and establish headquarters for the Constitutionalist cause. A US cavalry unit was ordered to Presidio opposite Ojinaga to arrest fleeing Federal officers.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Mex
Mexico
Huerta
General Villa
Montezuma
Here
Chihuahua City
Constitutionalist
Carranza
Villa
Sonora
Mexico City
United States
Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
U. S. Sees Patience With Mexico Paying Off
United States officials say policy patience toward Mexico may yield results as reports from Mexican agents suggest Huerta’s revenue sources are being cut. No troop or naval redeployments reported today. The Navy notes seven hundred marines arrived at Pensacola and were confined aboard ships due to limited shore quarters.
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Mexico
Huerta
State Department
Prives Huerta
Army
Navy
Navy Department
Pensacola
Lieutenant Governor and Senator Arrested in Mississippi
Vicksburg Mississippi December 3 Lieutenant Governor Theodore Bilbo and State Senator Hobbs were arrested on indictments filed yesterday charging they agreed to accept two thousand dollars from S Castleman for votes in the legislature to pass a certain bill.
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Associated Press
Vicksburg, Miss
Theodore Bilbo
Hobbs
S. Castleman
Millions in Southern congressmen seek road appropriations
Washington reports Southern lawmakers introduce bills proposing large road funding. Candler of Mississippi seeks 20 million yearly for roads and rural mail routes with federal state cooperation. Stephens of Mississippi and Byrnes of South Carolina seek 3 million this year, 6 million next, 12 million annually thereafter. Lee of Georgia asks 20 million yearly after year two. Heflin of Alabama pushes 0.5 million for road demonstration work.
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Associated Press
Washington
Candler
Mississippi
Stephens
Missisippi
Byrnes
South Carolina
Lee
Georgia
Heflin
Alabama
Hindus scheme thwarted to ship workers to Pacific coast
Immigrant officials thwart secret group plans to flood the Pacific coast with Hindoo laborers from Manila. United States Commissioner Caminetti said arrangements existed to send east Indian laborers with certificates from the gonsular government, but San Francisco blocked their public charge status. Canada also weighs a plan to send Hindoo workers to Sudan.
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Associated Press
Vancouver
B. C
Pacific Coast
Antonio Caminetti
United States Commissioner General of Investigation
Seattle
Dominion Immigration
Caminetta
Manila
Philippines
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Rio Grande
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Lida Fleitmann
Aldeen Pride
Long Island
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