President asks Congress for armed ships aid in war risk
Report from London and Washington detail President Wilson seeking congressional authority to arm American merchant ships and hire guns to fight the German submarine menace. Mention Laconia sinking with Americans aboard. Also notes gunner shortages and potential Senate filibuster fears.
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Washington
Congress
House
Impres
Germany
Capitol
America
Navy Department
Jax 8
It Pays to Advertise Contest Winners Named
The Banner announces the It Pays to Advertise contest closed at 3 pm with hundreds of entries. Twenty winning tickets will be presented at 10 am today. Judges Hugh H. Gordon E H Dorsey Palmer reviewed the clever solutions and praised the audience for supporting the big advertising event.
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Commercial Bank
Hugh H. Gordon
E.H. Dorsey
Messrs
Gordon, Dorsey and
Palmer
Dr W F Watson to Lecture With Indian Photographs
Dr W F Watson former Furman English professor and city resident will lecture at 8 15 tonight at the Young Women's Christian Association residence Hancock avenue. The talk will feature dozens of photos from India shown by the author with a mirror vein projection and a wall scope. The program is the latest in a series of educational talks. Public invited. Iceberg lettuce celery and cauliflower advertised by Arnold and Abney. Buenos Aires reports Argentina denies mediation talks in the European war.
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W. F. Watson
Furman University
South Carolina
Young Women's Christian Association
Hancock Avenue
Dr. Watson
Argentinia
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Red Cross Meeting Doubles Local Membership In Athens
Athens residents packed city hall for a Red Cross program that doubled local membership. Speakers described the movement from Geneva to the United States, urging support and illustrating Red Cross work in peace and war with music from the Georgia Band and ushers in Red Cross uniforms.
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Red Cross
Athens
Tibbetts
Georgia Band
Not A Chance Club
Missen Benedict
Hooper
Arnold
Haselton
Dorsey
A. G. Richards
American Red Cross
Wilson
Hoe
T. 8
Mell
Geneva
Switzerland
Florence ‘Nightingale
Clara Barton
United States
America
H. C. White
Cleareue Review
Major Boswell
Barrow
Experience Tickets Move Fast at Colonial Box Office
Owing to large advance sales for the play Experience the Colonial will keep tickets on sale there today. If unsold, remaining seats will be available from Psimer's drug store and Palmer's, with the opening crowd's rush likely to continue. The gathering notes a strong turnout and expects a near sellout by tonight.
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Colonial
The
Psimer’s
Palmer's
Senator Bo Tah proposes 6 million relief measure
Washington Feb 26 Senator Bo Tah introduced a resolution asking 6,000,000 to aid furnishing food and clothing to those suffering. The resolution would provide an investigation of rising prices. Continued improvement in freight congestion was reported to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bo- Tah
Interstate Commerce Commission
True Heroism at YMCA Meeting Shown by Rev Jennings
Rev E H Jennings of Baptist Tabernacle fired the hearts of Strand attendees at a YMCA mass meeting with courage and renewed purpose. The speaker praised high and noble aims, urging deeper interest and a strong community program.
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E. H. Jennings
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Strand Theater
New York City to Buy and Sell Food at Cost
After renewed rioting on the East Side, Mayor Mitchel announced a bill to empower the city to purchase food and sell at cost. Governor Whitman said the situation was not critical and would not send an emergency message to the legislature.
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Associated Press
New York
East Side
Mitchel
Whitman
Prohibition Fights Over Post Office Bill and Bone Dry Amendment
Washington reports that conferees on the post office appropriation bill may let the measure fail to kill the bone dry amendment. Representative Randall said he had definite information that such a course had been planned.
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Associated Press
Washington
Post Office
Randall
Mrs Ed Gidley Stricken At Strand Theater
Mrs Ed Gidley wife of the Strand manager was taken ill at the Strand Theater last night and had to be supported home on Hancock Avenue. She recovered quickly and friends expect a full recovery today. Also advertising canned goods and seed potatoes at Williamson’s with Arnold & Abney listed.
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ED Gidley
Strand Theater
E.D. Gidley
Strand
Hancock Avenue
British Capture Kut el Amara Advances on Front
British forces seized Kut el Amara from the Turks and pushed the Ancre front forward about two miles along an eleven mile stretch. German coast bombardment in England claimed civilian deaths. Central Powers reports list 4.998 million tons of neutrals and Entente shipping destroyed or condemned since the war began, with January alone seeing 439,000 tons sunk. UK third war loan surpasses one billion pounds amid a Commons rally. Turkey and France theater notes summarize the day’s changes in the overall war picture.
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English
Bapaume
Kut-El- Amara
Associated Press
Berlin
London
Law
House of Commons
Britain
Turkey
Mtg
France
Kut-Eh Amara
Ancre
Kut
Dr Ogden to Speak to University Y M C A Groups
Rev Dunbar H Ogden pastor of Central Presbyterian Atlanta will address a combined University Y M C A Promotion committee and freshman promotion committee meeting at 7 o clock in the First Methodist church Sunday school room. Ninety and forty six members respectively will attend with lunch prior to the talk on personal work.
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Dunbar H. Ogden
Central Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
University Y.M. C. A’e
Meciodiet
Ogden
Woodmen Circle Meeting Tonight at Bernstein's Chapel
Clerk Miagra B Mahaffey of the Woodmen Circle calls all members to assemble tonight at Bernstein's chapel for organizational business. Vegetable and fruit items appear in ads including Florida green cabbage, cauliflower, celery, rutabaga, turnips, fresh cranberries, evaporated fruits, dried beans, and canned fruits at Williamson's store.
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Woodmen
Miagra B
Mahaffey
Florida
Williamson's
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Mme
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W. M. Welch
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G. A. Mell
John White Morton
C. D. Heidler
D. H. DuPree
First Aid Committee
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Armold & Abney
Kutelamara
England
D. A. Ogden
College Y. M. C. A
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