Armenian Liner Sunk by German Submarine Off Cornwall
The Dominion freight liner Armenian, a British register vessel carrying mules from Newport News to England, was torpedoed and sunk by U-38 off Cornwall. About twenty nine lives lost, ten injured. U.S. consul reports indicate American muleteers aboard.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dominion
British Register
Newport News
England
Cornwall
State Department
John S. Armstrong, Jr
Bristol
Lusitania
Germany
Page
Lansing
Gerard
Berlin
Near Beer Injunctions Set For 10 A M Hearing
Judge Brand will hear thirteen cases in superior court on restraining near beer establishments from selling alleged alcoholic beverages. The proceedings may be continued for a few days as parties seek an amicable agreement.
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Brand
Representative Brown in town from Clarke County
Representative L. C. Brown of Clarke County arrived from Atlanta last night and will stay until this afternoon. He is improving after a hip injury and is in good spirits as he attends to legislative business. Brown noted Dr Soule’s testimony before the legislature was well received and believes the Smith Lever bill will be acted on to secure federal aid for agricultural advancement.
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L. C. Brown
Clarke
Atlanta
Ansley Hotel
Brown
Soule
Itan Grand Opera Quartet
America
Charles Neth
Patl Chase
John Eberly
Thomas Wade Lane
Willa Page Lane
Metropolitans
United States
Europe
Rogers V Rogers Contempt Case Before Judge Brand
A Banks County case of attachment for contempt of court will be heard today in chambers before Judge Brand. The matter involves alleged failure to pay alimony in the Rogers v Rogers dispute with the defendant residing in Greensboro and the plaintiff in Thomaston.
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Brand
Chambers
Rogers
Absentee at Lyric features Robert Edeson in allegorical film
At the Lyric on College Ave today the Mutual Masterpiece The Absentee stars Robert Edeson in the lead. The photoplay is billed as symbolic with striking scenes and gorgeous costumes and a strong company. E. P. Stone, manager.
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Lyric
College Avenue
Robert Edeson
College -Ave
E. P. Stone
Mgr
U S Submarine Runs Aground Near Point Sur
A United States submarine struck rocks near Point Sur lighthouse, about 115 miles south of San Francisco. The vessel floated at high tide and was reported to be proceeding to San Francisco.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Point
Sur
Here
United States Posts World Record Billion Dollar Trade Balance
Washington reports the fiscal year closed with a record billion dollar trade surplus. For eleven months through May 31 the United States shows a favorable balance of over $963 million, with June exports adding about $60.6 million, surpassing all previous records despite shipping and cotton market stagnation.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Judge Grants New Trial In Land Case In Jackson
In Jackson Superior Court Judge Brand grants a new trial in the Crucilla Barrett versus J T Brown administrator case over a land tract. The defendant moved to set aside the verdict even though the issue favored him. The unusual action halted the prior decision and ordered a fresh trial.
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Brand
Crucilla Barrett
J. T. Brown
Jackson Superior Court
Judge Rules Against Deed of Prospective Interest in Inheritance
In Jackson County, Judge Brand ruled that a deed conveying a prospective interest in a father's estate before the father's death is void. The matter, W. D. Mann versus S. G. McGinnis, arose from a deed of a prospective interest that surfaced after the father's death and subsequent levy of the land.
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Brand
Chambers
W. D. Mann
S. G. McGinnis
Jackson County Superior Court
Thirty One Days of Superior Court Since April Twelfth
The court clerk reports thirty-one days of superior court sittings in this county since April 12. City court has met about as many days this year with additional short sessions and many special sessions of the justices courts. The piece notes the courthouse has been busy all year.
Clark Howell returns from mountains headed to San Francisco
Mr. Clark Howell arrived back from a mountain trip in North Georgia North Carolina and Tennessee. He will stay a few days with his father in Atlanta then depart for San Francisco around the 16th.
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San Francisco
Clark Howell
North Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Atlanta
Fresh Produce Ads from Arnold & Abney
Cantaloupes four for 25 cents advertised as ripe and sweet. Fresh honey sold in pound cartons from Arnold and Abney.
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Arnold & Abney
Southern Train Plunges Into Open Switch Near Lula
A Southern Railway passenger train en route from Athens to Lula struck an open switch north of Commerce yesterday. The engineer Tom Moore escaped unharmed after a quick jump. the engine tipped, slid into a ditch, and became buried, delaying service as crews worked to recover it.
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Athens
Lula
Tom Moore
Re-District Plan Aims to Redraw State Senate Map
Representative L. C. Brown of Clarke says a bill will be introduced to redistrict the state Senate. Clarke Oconee and Barrow would form a district, while Elbert Madison and Oglethorpe would join another. Clarke would gain six year senate terms in the rotation.
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L. C. Brown
Clarke
House
Senate
Oconee
Barrow
Elbert
Madison
Oglethorpe
Summer School Attraction Draws Overflowing Audience
An afternoon matinee of Edmond Rostand’s The Romancers by the Frank Lea Short Players drew an overflow crowd despite a passing rainstorm. The performance was praised as refined light comedy with delicate humor and strong pacing.
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Edmond Rostand
Frank Lea
Percinet
Ward Thornton
Sylvette
Helen May
Bergeman
Teddy LeDue
Pasquin
Arthur Jennings
Straforel
Charles Homan
Nannette
Mary Chippendale
Metropol
Genevieve Clark Weds James M. Thomson in Honey Shack Ceremony
Miss Genevieve Clark daughter of Speaker Champ Clark married publisher James M. Thomson at the Clark homestead Honey Shack Bowling Green Missouri. Rev Robert S Boyd officiated with about a thousand Missourians in attendance. President Wilson sent two silver compotes and Congress members sent diamond necklace gifts.
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Associated Press
Bowling Green
Genevieve Clark
Champ Clark
James M. Thomson
New Orleans
Wilson
House of the Sixty-third
Sixty-fourth Congress
Mexicans Hear War Declared. Strike for Higher Wages
Armed men were sent from Phoenix to Ray where about fifteen hundred Mexicans threaten trouble. Reports from Vera Cruz sparked excitement that Mexico would declare war on the United States. In El Paso, Marcelo Caraveo and Ike Frank Alderete were arrested for conspiracy to violate neutrality laws, bringing to six the number detained since Huertas. Ripe pineapples, 15 cents, Arnold & Abney.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Ray
Véra Cruz
Mexico
United States
el Paso
Marcelo Caraveo
Ike Frank Alderete
Georgia report calls for proper care or liberty for state prisoners
A joint Georgia Senate and House committee urges immediate action at Milledgeville reformatories. It recommends parolees or additional funds to fix overcrowding, inadequate sewerage, and poor nursing for inmates, plus separating reformatories from prison operations.
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Athony Banner
Atlanta
Kimball House
John W. Hammond
John D. Walker
Reformatory
Ennis
Baldwin
Spencer
Spalding
House
Senate
Harris
Georgia
Prison Commission
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