Jones on federal reserve board nomination faces mixed response
Washington reports show party conferences on Thomas D. Jones for the federal reserve board met little response. Democrats opposing confirmation object strenuously, plans nearly abandoned, while the president remains solidly behind Jones. A minority banking committee report is expected early next week and no Senate vote is anticipated before week’s end. In New Haven case, Attorney General McReynolds will confer with directors’ committee as it seeks a plan to settle dissolution differences.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas D. Jones
Federal Reserve Board
Jones
Banking Committee
Senate
New Haven
McReynolds
President Wilson Pushes 20 Peace Treaties This Session
Washington July 18 President Wilson via Secretary Bryan informs the senate foreign relations committee of his plan to press for notification and submission of twenty new peace treaties with foreign powers in this session. The treaties will be submitted next week.
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Washington
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Congress Moves Toward Final Cotton Futures Bill
Washington reports indicate the senate and house conference on the cotton futures bill will reach an agreement upon Representative Lever's return from South Carolina. A swift resolution is hoped to end the dispute in days. Foreign commerce for the last fiscal year stood at 4 258 795 735, up from the prior year but below the 1913 record, with imports rising 4.47 percent and exports down 4.77. Bliss proposes releasing 6 400 interned Mexicans at Fort Bliss and other posts after promising they will not bear arms again, while detaining key officers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Representative Lever
South Carolina
United States
Bliss
War Department
Fort Bliss
Reasons
Brown
McIntosh
Wingate
Chamber of Commerce Heads Plan Athens Legislature Visit
The chamber of commerce schedules a key meeting Tuesday night at city hall to prepare for the Georgia legislature’s visit to Athens next Saturday. Business leaders aim to showcase local educational institutions and ensure a cordial reception, planning entertaining and cooperative arrangements for visiting lawmakers.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Georgia Legislature
Athens
Unconditional Surrender Demanded by Constitutionalists
Robert V. Peasquiera, former Carranza agent, declared in San Antonio that unconditional surrender of the federal government will be the only terms accepted. He travels to Carranza headquarters and labels Carbajal neutral, identifies as a Huertista seeking better terms from the constitutionalists.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Robert V. Peasquiera
Carranza
Washington
Pesquiera
Carbajal
Night Court Breaks Record with Twenty Five Docketed Cases
Police headquarters reports the dull night yielded a record docket of twenty five defendants by midnight. Charges include disorderly conduct animal cruelty drunk and disorderly and resisting an officer. Notable names include Giles Jackson Hoyt Stephens Charley Stephens Will Green and Newt Dye among others.
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Giles Jackson
Hoyt Stephens
Charley Stephens
William Killian
Robert, Pbethers Jr
D. S. Bowman
Will Green
Clarence Lowe
Walter Thomas
Thomas
Moore
Lowe
Newt Dye
Will Range
Dye
John Wills
Jeff Willoughby
Judge Harris to Address Voters at Colonial Theatre
Judge Nat B. Harris, a veteran lawyer and statesman, will address Athens Clarke county voters at the Colonial Theatre next Wednesday evening. All citizens are invited to attend and hear his address. The report lists several local names and charges including disorderly conduct and abuse of an officer.
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Nat B. Harris
Colonial Theatre
Athens
Clarke County
Judge Harris
Rural Education Conferences to Convene in City
State wide rural education conferences attract leaders from the University and normal schools with Dr P P Claxton and M L Brittain among speakers. Sessions cover rural welfare courses of study and supervision with demonstrations and motion pictures. More than a hundred county superintendents are expected.
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Barrow
University
Pound
State Normal School
Stewart
H. H. Stone
Board of Education
Martin
Newton County
State of
Georgia
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
University Chapel
McBrien
Department At
Washington
M. L. Brittain
Miss Celeste Parish
Miss Holt
Downing
Three Athens Bills Passed by Georgia Legislature
Special to the Banner reports that three local bills affecting Athens Clarke County were approved by the Georgia House. They include a slaughterhouse regulation bill, an act changing election officer dates, and a New Charter bill establishing a commission form of government for Athens with mandated citizen vote.
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Athens
Atlanta
House of Representatives
House
Senate
City of Athens
Clarke County
Chamber of Commerce
City of
Schedule shifts in summer school events at Peabody hall
The fourth week of the summer school rewrites dates for lectures and programs. July 20 to 25 lineup includes Dr. E J Banks on Bismaya and The Bible and the Spade, Dr L R Geissler on Hypnotism, Dr P P Claxton on rural schools, and Dr John E White on a Sidney Lanier program. Miss Rutherford’s two Southern letters talks move to July 27 and 28 with Banks lectures moved to tomorrow and Tuesday evening.
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Bismaya
Adab
E. J. Banks
University of Chicago
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South
P. P. Claxton
U. S
Baseball scores from multiple leagues on rain affected day
Southern League games in Mobile Atlanta were rained out with Montgomery losing 1 to 3 at Chattanooga and Nashville splitting with Birmingham 6 to 4 and 0 to 3. American League results include Philadelphia beating Chicago 4 to 1, Washington over Cleveland 5 to 3, Boston over Detroit in 18 innings 2 to 4, and New York defeating St. Louis 5 to 2. Federal League and other leagues posted various results including Kansas City 1 Chicago 5 in 10 innings and Buffalo sweeping Baltimore in doubleheader. National League saw Chicago 4 Brooklyn 2 and Pittsburgh 3 New York 0, with Cincinnati 3 Boston 6 and St. Louis 6 Philadelphia 5.
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Two New Citizens for Athens Join Georgia Clay & Product Co
Messrs William Thompson and J R Beam have moved from Wheeling West Virginia to Athens and are now connected with the Georgia Clay and Product Company. They are experts in their fields and will receive a warm welcome from the people of the city.
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Messrs
William Thompson
J. R. Beam
Wheeling
W. Va
Georgia Clay & Product Co
City Charter Election Provision Text
The fragment outlines a proposed act to elect a city by its qualified voters and to set an election date to decide if the act becomes operative as the charter. It also mentions who may vote and related purposes.
Armistice Easing Tensions in Mexican Capital Crisis
Washington reports indicate an armistice effecting most of Mexico as Carbajal and Carranza seek peaceful settlement. Federals evacuate San Luis Potosi as a sign of good faith while Carranza's forces shift south to maintain order around Mexico City. Officials anticipate Carranza’s commission arrival by Tuesday and note Zapata’s alignment with the constitutionalists.
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Carbajal
Carranza
Mexico
San Luis Potosi
Jos Castell
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Zapata
Bradberry Millinery Co complete stock sale announced
A Tuesday morning auction begins at 10 o clock to sell the Bradberry Millinery Co stock including millinery, silks, velvet, flowers, feathers, plumes, ribbons, shapes, and trimmed hats along with fixtures like show cases mirrors tables and racks. The sale continues daily until sold with chairs and electric fans for comfort. Opposite Southern Mutual Building College Ave.
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Bradberry Millinery Co
Bradberry Milinery CO
Southern Mutual
College Ave
Little Daughter of Mr Fulcher 15 Dead
Mary Frances Fulcher three years old died at Princeton from gastric fever. Funeral services were set for 11 a.m. at Princeton church conducted by Rev Marvin Franklin. Pallbearers named J R Dunaway Will Partee Rylie Davis and E R Church.
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Mary Frances
J. M. Fulcher
Princeton
Marvin Franklin
Messrs
J. R. Dunaway
Will Partee
Rylie Davis
E. R. Church
Uncle Eben Disputes Silence About Jum Pin Conversation
Uncle Eben insists that a topic cannot be discussed unless someone speaks first, arguing that without talk there is no conversation. The remark highlights his belief that dialogue requires input from others.
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Uncle Eben
We Fit Eyes With Proper Glasses
An old advertising copy proclaims that only one kind of glasses suits each eye and promises careful testing to reveal defects. Eye examinations are free and glasses priced to fit the customer’s budget.
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