President Wilson May Visit Athens On Southern Campaign
President Wilson is likely to tour the South to promote preparedness, with Georgia on the itinerary. Athens and the University of Georgia are urged as a stop, with officials inviting the president and planning to secure support from the city council and chamber of commerce.
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Asmens
South
Georgia
Athens
University of Georgia
Smith and Hardwick
Tribble
W. J. Harris
Ed Brown
Axson
Atlanta
Yeatenday
Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Commerce
D. Flanigenm
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Council
Chamber of Commerce and University Management
Wilson Lved
Hoyt
Presbyterian Church
Washington
National Defense
Associated Advertising Club of the World
Kenney's One-Day Sale Highlights 7 Up and Food Deals
Today only at Kenney's a special sale features 7 Up and numerous groceries. Items include 7 pound quantities of rice beans peaches apples tomatoes soup oysters and canned goods all priced to attract shoppers. A brief notice lists product types and a contact sequence or price code 1015.
Federal court busy with moonshine cases
The federal court handled many moonshine cases with a high number of defendants discharged. On Monday there were 174 cases to be tried this week and more than a hundred had already been disposed of, with additional hearings planned for today.
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Federal Court
Elite Presents The Reform Candidate and Wildflower Double Feature
Paramount screen drama The Reform Candidate stars Macklyn Arbuckle as Boss Hoke with Myrtle Stedman and Forrest Stanley, revealing city political machine inner workings. Also returning Marguerite Clark in Wildflower, a romantic charmer showcased as added attraction at the Elite today.
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Macklyn Arbuckle
Paramount
Ing
Myrtle Stedman
Forrest Stanley
Elite
Marguerite Clark
Specials at Buchwalds Today
List of grocery specials includes 2 cans red cherries 25c, Royal Scarlet spinach 7c, small lima beans 35c, Sweet Violet peas or corn 25c, Van Camp's English peas 20c, Premier corn 16c, Pride of Bedford tomatoes 26c for 3, Snider's tomato soup 3 for 2c, Premier shrimp 2 for 25c, Libby's pineapple 25c, yams 25c per peck, Winesap apples 60c per peck, oranges 35c dozen, tangerines 20c dozen, grapefruit 25c each, California figs 90c box, Fresh Creamery Butter 36c lb, Fresh String Beans 12 1/4c quart. Ring-Hodgson Co. phones 1000-1001.
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van Camp
Pride of Bedfort
Snider's
Libby
California
Furious fighting reported on Western Front and raids in England
The dispatch notes heavy fighting between Lens and Arras with German gains near Vimy and a foothold after mines near Soissons and Rheims repulsed by French forces. Berlin cites repulsed Russian attack near Riga as quiet holds on Austro Italian and Asian fronts. Zeppelins injure two women and a child in Kent. Smith-Dorrien resigns in East Africa. Smuts succeeds. Oscar Kaiser’s son reportedly unfit for further combat. Drake and Roon engagement denied. Indictments filed against German consuls and Turkish official in U S cases awaiting formal return.
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Associated Press
London
Lens
Arras
Berlin
Vimy
Paris
Neuville
Mons
East Africa
Jan Smuts
Great Britain
Florida Republicans Nominate Senator and Governor
Palatka Florida February 9 The state convention elected eight national delegates uninstructed for the presidential nominating convention. W R O Neal Orlando was nominated for United States senator and George W Allen Key West for governor. Fresh produce ads and local store promotions follow.
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Associated Press
Palatka, Fla
Florida
W. R. O’neal
Orlando
United States
George W. Allen
Keywest
Mary Pickford Stars in Poor Little Peppina at Colonial
Mary Pickford showcases in Poor Little Peppina at the Colonial Theater today with two showings at 4:00 PM and 8:30 PM. Tickets cost 25 cents for orchestra, 15 cents upstairs, and 10 cents for children. Palmer’s and Haughey’s Orchestra provide music.
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Mary Pickford
Peppina
Colonial Theater
Palmer’s Haughey
America
Metropolis
Palmer's
Haughey
Trainmen Press Eight Hour Day Claim on 528 Lines
Cleveland Feb 9 400000 employes on 528 lines back unions demand for a eight hour day in their first reply to Western railways denunciation. Railroad officers say arbitration posture undecided while citing the justice of reasonable hours and noting prior success on southern roads.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Hoods
Association of Western Railways
Arkansas flood outlook improves in southern towns
In Little Rock on February 9 the Mississippi levees hold at Arkansas City while water from White and Arkansas river breaks recedes. Lake Village reports level, Eudora seeks aid, and Washington indicates a War Department resolution to provide supplies and medicines will advance in Congress for quick action.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas City
Arkansas
Lake Village
Eudora
Washington
Secretary of War
House
Senate
Suicide After Capture in Jackson County Town
In Tunica Mississippi on February 9 Dave Hagen a Black man who wounded Town Marshal Smith killed himself with a throat cut when seized by a posse after a pursuit. He fell from his horse and died at the scene.
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Associated Press
Tunica
Miss
Dave Hagen
Smith
Woman missionary sentenced for treason in Cologne
Elly Reuss, a 74 year old woman missionary and head of a Seventh Day Adventist section, preached nonviolence to soldiers and was sentenced to nine months in prison for attempted treason. The report ties the case to a Cologne court on February 9.
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Associated Press
Cologne
Elly Reuss
Brandeis Opposed for Supreme Court by Thorne
Clifford Thorne Iowa railroad commissioner and associate counsel in the five per cent rate case urged the Senate judiciary sub committee not to confirm Louis D Brandeis to the Supreme Court He argued Brandeis favored a seven and a half per cent return on railroad capital stock as too low and dangerous for the railroads public interests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clifford Thorne
Iowa
Judiciary
Senate
Brandeis
Supreme Court
Thorne
Supreme Bench
Former Priest Hans Schmidt to Be Executed Next Week
Hans Schmidt the former priest convicted of murdering Anna Aumuller in New York in 1913 is to be electrocuted at Sing Sing next week. Governor Whitman declined to intervene in the execution.
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Associated Press
Albany
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
New York
Sing Sing
Whitman
Dr DuPree Lectures On Health At University
Dr D H DuPree delivered two health lectures to university students this week on The Infectious Diseases and Typhoid Fever and Kindred Diseases. Upcoming talks will cover Water and its relation to health on February 15 and 16.
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DR. Dupree
D. H. DuPree
Bolton's Ad Promotes Servus Potatoes and Cake
Local ad from Malt Breakfast Food promotes a 10c Silver Quality Cake and a deal on Servus Potatoes at Bolton's. Sales pitch emphasizes best on the market and exclusive availability.
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Arnold & Abney
Bolton's
Army Bills Ready for House Action in Two Weeks
Washington reports that the house army bills will be prepared for consideration within two weeks after President Wilson urged swift action in a conference with committee members. Senate hearings are finished and drafting proposals will be taken up next week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Hay
House
National Guard
Hughes disavows use of name in Virginia delegate moves
Representative Slemp released a letter from Justice Hughes stating he is totally opposed to his name being used to nominate or instruct delegates. Slemp, Virginia Republican chair, said Hitchcock led a movement urging former federal employees to back Hughes. Hughes said he is entirely out of politics.
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Associated Press
Washington
Slemp
Republican
Virginia
Justice Huges
Virginia Republican Committee
Hughes
Hitchcock
Seagoing Tug Edgar F. Coney Sinks Off Frying Pan Light
The sea going tug Edgar F Coney from Savannah for New York sprang a leak and sank near Frying Pan lighthouse. The captain and crew were rescued by coast guards at Beaufort North Carolina and landed here. The coal barge towing the Coney was saved. the vessel was owned in Tampa.
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Associated Press
Beaufort
N. C
Edgar F. Coney
Savannah
New York
Frying Pan Lighthouse
Captain Land
Coast Guards
Tampa
Athens Lawyers Attend Jackson Court This Week
Athens lawyers listed as attending Jefferson superior court this week include Judge Brand Judge Holden and several attorneys such as Mr J B Gamble Mr T W Rucker and Mr L C Rucker Also referenced are Hodgeson Co a theater promotion and a beverage offer with pricing details for adults and children in the era.
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Athens
Superior Court
Jefferson
Brand
J. B. Gamble
H. M. Holden
T. W. Rucker
L. C. Rucker
Mir H. C. Erwin
Council Adopts Budget and Traffic Ordinances
Athens city council held a busy session adopting the year's budget and a tax levy while limiting department spending to apportioned amounts. The body also approved a license tax ordinance, invited the president on a southern tour, and addressed street and utility matters including water for the county courthouse and several street extensions.
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Tibbetts
Dudley
Lumpkin
Stone
Storm
Atlanta
Express
Mitter
Findley
Dearing
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