Attorney General Comments on Watson Case Genera l Position
Washington February 21 Attorney General Gregory publicly states the department of justice may prosecute Thomas B Watson in another jurisdiction if Georgia bars a fair trial or if federal law was violated there He cites data that Watson violated the mail obscene matter statute and notes prior Georgia indictments and a mistrial Watson is free on a $500 bond.
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles McCrory
Ellaville
Gregory
Department of Justice
Thomas B. Watson
Watson
Georgia
Department
McCrory
Georgsia
Augusta
Sen. Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Lusitania
Gen. Stone
Representative Flood
Wilson
Stone
Arrest of John Goolsby on serious charges after ride incident
A white woman accuses John Goolsby a colored hackman of attempting to drive her to an undesired street after she boarded his carriage from the railway station. He was arrested and to be tried this morning amid allegations he was drinking.
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John Goolsby
Cty
Graft Charges Shake Chicago City Hall in February
Alderman William Rodriguez accused Mrs Page Waller Eaton of paying about 30 dollars monthly of her salary to Mrs Rowe head of public welfare bureau to aid a needy relative of Mayor Thompson. Rowe and Thompson denied the allegations as absurd.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Rodriguez
Page Waller Eaton
Bureau of Social Survey
Louis - Osborne Rowe
Bureau of Public Welfare
Rowe
Thompson
Rodriguez
Eaton
Death by shell explosion aboard battleship details
Edgar McNulty Nobey of Jamesville was killed by an evaporated shell explosion aboard the battleship Delaware. Advices from Washington reached his parents in Syracuse stating the incident occurred Saturday. Nobey was 22 and served as a fireman aboard the vessel.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Edgar McNulty Nobey
Jamesville
Delaware
Washington
Nobey
Washington's Birthday Golf Tournament at Cloverhurst Club
The Cloverhurst Country Club hosts the Washington's Birthday tournament on February 22 offering a best gross and best net medal for 18 holes with the first 18 counted if more were played. Contestants are divided into light flights for nine hole matches and prizes include vases for each flight.
Strand Opens in Athens With Record Attendance
Within days Athens theaters set new attendance highs as the Colonial’s Birth of a Nation breaks records and the Strand opens with Mary Pickford in The Foundling Maurice Costello and a Vitagraph play drawing crowds. The Strand promises top service comfort and modern features, opening at 11 pm with first-ticket holder M D Watson preserving his souvenir.
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Athens
Colonial
Strand Theater
Strand
Mary Pickford
Foundling
Maurice Costello
Vitagraph
M. D. Watson
Wisconsin Student Orpet Held For Grand Jury In Poison Death
Coroner's jury binds University of Wisconsin student William Orpet over to the grand jury in the Marian Lambert poisoning case. Evidence included letters showing fear of impending motherhood and an alibi plan, with the pair having a liaison. Orpet visited Lambert at Lake Forest, Illinois, two weeks before her body was found.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Francis Lambert
Orpet
Madison
Wis
Lake Forest
Illinois
Mrs. J. T. Arnold Buried Yesterday
Funeral services for Mrs. J. T. Arnold were held yesterday at 3 p m at her residence near Arnoldsville with burial at Lexington Rev Gary officiated Pallbearers named W M Hayes F H Kroner J C Hayes W C Hayes Howard Hayes and Hugh Callaway She is survived by four children E V Arnold H C Arnold Ethel Smith and Sue Primm
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Arnoldsville
J. T. Arnold
Lexington
Mr. Gary
W. M. Hayes
F. H. ‘Kroner
J .C. Hayes
W. C. Hayes
Howard
Hayes
Hugh Callaway
E.V. Arnold
H. C. Arnold
Thomasville
Ethel Smith
Sue Primm
Atlanta
French Hold Ground in Muted Somme Day of Fighting
Reports say French artillery and gas actions near Lihons and in Champagne and Argonne yielded victories with heavy bombardment. German counterattacks on Yser canal repulsed. Air battles claim several German planes downed and raids on Habsheim Mulhausen and Don. Allied forces gain on several fronts as Duraza is surrounded and Bitlis falls to Russians. Submarine operations persist in the Bosphorus. Enormous war credits pass in Commons totaling 420 million pounds, lifting total wartime appropriations to 2,082 billion.
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Associated Press
London
Artois
Champagne
Argonne Forest
Verdun
Paris
Yser Canal
Lens-Arras
Habsheim
Mulhausen
Don
Lille
Duraza
Bitlis
Lake van
Entente
Bosphorus
House of Commons
Asquith
England
Joseph Walton
America
Co-Operation of Women Boosts Athens Chamber Role
The women of Athens unite to improve the Chamber of Commerce focusing on charity civic health sanitation and civic beauty. They urge men to join meetings support their husbands and foster a new Athens spirit to benefit the city and its citizens.
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Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
The Daughter of Jorio Reading in Athens
A discerning audience at Peabody Hall praise Mrs. Earle Sheerwood Jackson of Atlanta for a superb interpretative reading of D Annunzio's The Daughter of Jorio. The performance elevates language and tone with artistic finish and grace, deemed among the best ever in Athens.
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Jorio
E. S Jackson
Drama League
Peabody Hall
D'Annungio
Earle Sheerwood
Jackson
Atlanta
Athens
Dinner to Athens Chamber Commerce Dinner
At the Georgian Hotel this evening the Georgia chamber of commerce hosts the Athens chamber of commerce for a dinner focused on cooperation between the local and state trade bodies. Secretary J. G. Weatherly helps arrange the elegant event with addresses from state and Athens leaders. A unique link links Athens with Rome as both dinners run parallel and speakers connect across the two cities. Fresh seal ship oysters arrive this morning from Arnold & Abney. Watch for tomorrow's Banner story.
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Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Athens Chamber of Commerce
State Trade
J. G. Weatherly
State Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Earthquake and holiday notices in Athens and Georgia
Athens observes Washington's Birthday with banks closed post office hours shortened and schools closed or half day while the University and normal school honor the day. A statewide scout message relay marks the celebration with wireless demonstrations and civic pageantry in Atlanta and across the state.
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United States
George Washington
Georgia
Manhattan
Athens
University of Georgia
State Normal School
Earthquake Tremor Felt Across City and Region
Yesterday evening a series of distinct tremors shook the city lasting one to two minutes. In homes windows rattled and dishes clattered while many residents feared aftershocks. Reports extended to nearby towns including Athens and across Atlanta with no damage reported.
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Athens
Atlanta
Associated. Press
Gainesville
Marietta
Clarkston
Chattanooga
Tenn
Greenville
S. C
Lectures on Health by Dr Dupree at University
Dr. D. H. Dupree delivers two more health lectures to students at 7 30 in LeConte hall tonight and tomorrow on Milk as a Carrier of Disease and Bad Teeth Tonsils and Adenoids. Previous talks covered Water as a Carrier of Disease and The Purification of Water Supplies. Next week will discuss Colds LaGrippe Pneumonia and Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever.
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D. H. Dupree
LeConte Hall
Wingfield's Formal Opening Tonight on Clayton Street
Wing field Chamberlain and Reid inaugurate their new clothing firm with a formal opening at the old Wingfield store on Clayton street from 7 40 to 10 30. Athens residents are invited to attend. The event promises to be brilliant and a pleasant surprise for all guests. The notice notes full stock of goods and a phone contact 718-1 with fresh country eggs and University guaranteed eggs offered by Arnold and Abney.
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Wingfield, Chamberlain & Reid
Wingfield
Clayton Street
Athens
Lim
Geo. Bolton
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