City Manager Charter Endorsed With Key Changes
A full city hall meeting backed the proposed city manager charter with changes. Aldermen terms set four years, mayor every two, two council members every two years. department heads under the manager. civil service board for police and fire. education board revised. franchise terms cut to thirty five years. initiative process outlined. salary max raised to 4000 dollars. adoption pledged with strong support.
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Board of Aldermen
Eriep
Police and Fire Departments
Civil Service
Civil Service Board
Board of Education
War mission reaches Washington noon tomorrow
Associated Press report notes Rus missions will negotiate with full powers and seek sympathy for Petrograd democracy as Belgium’s fate looms. President emphasizes solemn determination on Belgium and reestablishment of gains, with public reception and reform talk by Dr. G W Kirchway at University commencement. Election set for the 21st to pursue full representative expression at the polls.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Washtop
America
Petrograd
Bebgiuns
Washington
Washingig
D. C
Thesium
Belgium
Sopher
G. W. Kirchway
New York
President Proclaims Red Cross Week 1917
Woodrow Wilson proclaims Red Cross Week ending June 25 1917 urging national support and patriotic sacrifice to aid armed forces at home and abroad and to sustain Red Cross relief work. The document designates the Red Cross as the official agency for voluntary aid to the armed forces and relief efforts.
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American Red Cross
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Red Cross
General Wood Visits Athens for University Exercises
General Leonard Wood and staff will arrive tomorrow morning at seven o'clock via the Georgia road. The Athens Chamber of Commerce will host meetings and a luncheon at the Georgian, followed by General Wood receiving an LL D degree during university exercises. A large crowd is expected for commencement day with plans for a short address by General Wood.
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Leonard ‘Wood
Col. Ladue
Major Dalton
Capt. Lee
Georgia Road
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
General Wood
Atlanta
Board of Trustees
Wood
Naughty Seven Alumni Parade In University Pageant
The Class of Naughty Seven returns to the old college town in full minstrel regalia. They display red coats and tile hats, with banners marking 07 Men Now Serving Their Country in the Army and National Guard. Numerous former graduates and faculty, now notable state figures, are listed among attendees and honorees.
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Georgian Hotel
Sherman
Colley
Clay
National Guard
Gary
Payne
Cannoffers
Criffith
Neely
Rob Gon
Scott
Willams
Jones
H. P. Mayes
Grandy
Rotarians pledge to Liberty at international session
Rotarians from across the United States England and Canada pledged themselves to Liberty Americas cause of world war at the first business session of the International Association in Atlanta Ga June 18. Tomorrow the convention will be in full swing with Kansas City and Salt Lake vying for the next meeting and Mobile's Mardi Gras display slated as the chief entertainment parade by Alabama Rotarians.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
United States
England
Canada
America
International Association
Kansas City
Salt Lake
Alabama Rotarians
Mobile
Plants to aid war airplane production survey ordered
Chicago June 18 The council of national defense at Washington has ordered the society of Industrial engineers to survey and gather complete data on plants that can aid in the manufacture of government war airplanes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Council of National Defense
Washington
Society of Industrial Engineers
Red Cross War Council Sees Wide War Aid Pour In
Telegraphs report generous donations from all sections of the nation to the Red Cross War Council. Some cities already exceed their assigned amounts and the $100,000,000 goal appears likely to be oversubscribed.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Red Cross War Council
Government cases indict 64 individuals and 108 firms in coal price fix trial
Sixty four individuals and one hundred eight corporations are indicted in New York on charges of conspiring to fix coal prices in Virginia and West Virginia. The cases accuse violating the anti trust law and bring them to trial in the United States court.
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Associated Press
New York
Virginia
West Virginia
United States
TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY FAVOR. MAKING LUCY COBB A BRANCH
News items report Trustees favoring Lucy Cobb becoming a branch of University for Women. Other dispatches note Russia aligning with Allies, more American volunteers for service on the French front, a British transport sunk with loss of life, and Irish rebel prisoners released.
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Trustees University Favor
Lucy Cobb
University For Women
Paris
American Ambulance Corps
Furniture Sale Today In Bargain Lot At Barber Street
Big bargain in furniture with dining room suite refrigerator two beds complete dressers chairs rugs carpets and cot. To be sold today at 199 Barber street between 11 and 5 o clock. For information phone this a.m. 545.
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Barber Street
University of Georgia trustees pursue appropriations and reports
The University of Georgia trustees met in a busy session discussing appropriations from various branches and receiving committee reports. They approved painting repairs for the chapel stage and adopted the Brown Fund report along with several scholarships and a gymnasium instructor selection. They recommended legislative action to accept Lucy Cobb Institute property for a state Woman's College foundation and continued work with the Lacey Cobb Institute trustees on further developments.
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University of Georgia
Branch Coleges
Brown Fund
Brown
Lucy Cobb Institute
State University
Rowe
Lacey Cobb Institute
Concentration of the Gold Reserve Aims at Federal Banks
Washington reports amendments to the federal reserve act to concentrate gold reserves in federal reserve banks. The plan opens reserve access to state banks and trust companies. Senate accepted the conference report enabling banks to move over 300 million dollars in reserves to reserve institutions earlier, shortening the existing November deadline.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Senate
House
Federal Reserve Banks
New Public Health Service Officers Reserve Corps Created
The Senate passed regulations appropriating 30000 dollars to establish a new officers reserve corps for the Public Health Service in Washington on June 18. The measure directs funds for personnel and program development within the agency.
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THE
Health Service
Washington
Public Health Service
Senate
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Alumni Association
Georgia University
Moses Wright
Rome
Society of the Alumni
Phi Kappa Hall
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O. R
Hatcher
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Georgia
Russia
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London
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Stockholm
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