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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1916

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Mexican Situation Grows Tense With Calls On Roosevelt

MEXICO CRISIS TENSE AS PROPONENTS SEEK ROOSEVELT AND WILSON HELP. VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN EL PASO WITH VILLA SUPPORTERS ARRESTED. AMERICAN MINERS ORDERED OUT OF CHIHUAHUA AND CARRANZA SOLDIERS SEEN IN SONORA. US DEMANDS PUNISHMENT OF MURDERERS AND WARNINGS TO LEAVE TROUBLED AREAS.

Paso Chi- Suahua Villa Selegrest Roosevelt Congress Wilson Edwards Juarez el Paso Miguel Diaz Lombarde Jose Priste Amert Carranza Jose Rodriguez Dera Huerta Jamin Argumedo Carranzan Escaten Caraca Posnl Cal Lansing United States Mexico el Pas Lombard Prieto

Huerta Former Provisional President of Mexico Dies

Victoriano Huerta died in El Paso Texas after a long military career. Born 1854 in Chihuahua he joined the Military Academy at Chapultepec and rose to general staff planner. His loyalty shifted during the Felix Diaz rebellion and he later governed as provisional president before his ouster.

Victoriano Huerta Ncisco Madero Presidt Portro Diaz Diaz Huerta Francisco Barra Madero Felix Diaz Mexico City Chihuahua Military Academy Chapultepec

Armistice claims and Greek royal summons report

Reports from London on January 13 note no new Teutonic attack details near Saloniki while Athens says Allied forces destroyed bridges to halt advance. A snowbound Russian front and French Italian artillery activity are reported amid broader war news.

Associated Press London Saloniki Athens

Athens man believed among dead in Mexican bandit reports

O T Adams, of Athens, suspects the La Cusi mining Co employee J A Adams listed among martyrs in Mexico. He fears the name may be his missing son who left Athens over a year ago and last was heard from in Texas. Washington inquiries and telegrams to El Paso customs chief Zach Cobb yielded no replies by nightfall. Fresh carrots offered by Arnold and Abney.

Mexico Hearst J. A. Adams el Paso Cusi Mining Co O. T. Adams Athens Texas Adams Washington Zach Cobb Hi Paso

Taxable Real Estate Growth Shown for Athens City

Figures from the city board show a rise in real estate values amid new construction and improvements. Taxable realty totals reach about 6.88 million dollars, with non taxable city and university lands—courthouse, city hall, schools, and state properties—not included in the tax base, indicating a larger overall property footprint.

Athens University of Georgia State College of Agriculture

Farrar in Temptation at the Colonial this afternoon

Geraldo Farrar, Georgians idol and top paid star, headlines the Lasky film Temptation at the Colonial today starting 3 30. Haughey's orchestra provides music chosen by the star as the program promises a standout showing after The Battle Cry of Peace with ticket prices of fifteen and twenty five cents.

Geraldine Farrar a.Lasky Miss Farraras Athens Miss Farrar Lasky Moving Picture Haughey

Real Estate Agent Seeks Rentals After Grocery Sale

G M Collens announces he now devotes himself to real estate with special attention to renting and asks for business. Also mentions Old Fashioned Pound Cake offered by Arnold & Abney and Toffy Nuts in advertising.

Arnold & Abney

Retrial Ordered for New Haven Directors in Monoply Case

Washington January 13 Attorney General Gregory ordered a retrial for William Rockefeller Lewis Cass Ledyard Edward D Dobbins Charles F Brooker and Charles M Pratt former New Haven directors after a hung jury. Cases against George F Baker Theodore N Vail T DeWitt Cuyler Francis T Maxwell Edward Milligan and Alexander Céchrane will be dismissed as they obtain separate trials and were not New Haven directors at the acts in question.

Associated Press Washington Gregory William Rockefeller Lewis Cass Ledyard Edward D. Dobbins Charles F. Brooker Charles M. Pratt The New Haven George F. Baker Theodore N. Vail T. DeWitt Cuyler Francis T. Maxwell Edward Milligan Alexander Céchrane New England

Change in service for Athens Union Point trains

Effective Monday January 17 trains 54 and 55 between Athens and Union Point will discontinue handling passengers. Public notice signed by J. P. Billups G P A.

Georgia Athens Union Point J. P. Billups

Specials for Today at Central Market

Central Market offers fresh meats at low cash prices and country eggs 25c a dozen. D Axelrud proprietor. Sealshipt Oysters arriving fresh from Norfolk this morning. Arnold & Abney advertise large white heads Gauli flower 12% per pound.

D. Axelrud Norfolk Arnold & Abney

Bitter cold grips western states with snow and rail disruption

Chicago January 18 reports a bitter cold wave across the western states, with snow and rain in some areas hindering trains and telegraphic lines. Temperatures along the Canadian border run 30 to 40 below zero. St. Louis four below, local areas six below, and forecasted eighteen below tomorrow. Widespread suffering noted as the cold persists.

Associated Press Chicago Canadian St. Louis

James C Chandler claimed by death

James C Chandler aged thirty three and longtime Georgia National Bank employee died at the Huggins home on Barber street. Survived by wife Carrie Huggins two children and his parents with two brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements to be announced with interment at Oconee cemetery. A generous, honest citizen and active Y M C A member.

H. T. Huggins Barber Street James C. Chandler Georgia National. Bank Carrie Huggins John 8. Chandler Carlton, Ga William’ ‘Chandler Jot Carlton Otis Chandler Athens Wingfieldton Mies Jessie Chandler Carlton Eas Oconee Cemetery Jim Chandler

Mantell Makes Fox Photoplay Debut In The Unfaithful Wife

Robert Mantell, famed Shakespearean delineator, appears in his first photodrama The Unfaithful Wife at Marion. Genevieve Hamper co stars as Fox’s cast delivers a gripping tale of devotion and rivalry for one woman in a celebrated production praised by critics.

Robert B. Mantell William Fox Marion Booth Mansfield Robert Mantell

Dr L Girardman Declares Candidacy For Georgia Governor

Special to the Banner Atlanta Ga Jan 13 Dr L Girardman who ran for governor last election has announced his candidacy for governor in the coming election He states his platform will align with his 1914 declaration favoring law enforcement and the protection of individual rights within the state He stresses enforcement of all laws and a business like administration that serves all people not just one faction or class

Washington Hlisco Chihuahua Arredondo Mexico Atlanta Dr. L. Girardman Commerce Georgia Democratic Executive Committee

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