18 000 Troops in Texas Ordered to Border Patrol
Two more regiments the Ninth and Seventeenth Infantry were ordered to the Texas border at Congress and the White House request to deter Mexican raids. The move boosts force levels beyond 17 000, with troops stationed from Texas City to Nogales and Forts in Kentucky Arkansas and Georgia. Diaz visits capital with plan to solve Mexican problems and Carranza signals willingness to protect foreigners in Mexico.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sheppard
Garner
Texas
Secretary of War
Shafter
Cuba
Texas City
Brownsville
Nogales
Arizona
Ninth Infantry
Fort Thomas
Fort Logan
Diaz
Felix Diaz
Fall
Adds
Rangers
Dallas
Colquitt
Texas Rangers
Carranza
Agua
Prieta
State Department
Bryan
Simpich
Mexico
Candy Demonstration Invite at Costa's with Candies
Mrs. Elizabeth Talbot invites readers to a free demonstration of Nunnally's Fine Candies at Costa's on Wednesday March 11, 1914. Nearby notices mention fresh produce at Williamson's and a brief, unclear eclipse remark with a stray sentence about the moon observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Talbot
Nunnally
Costa’s
Veteran Officer Suspended Over Attempted Kiss
Officer W H Bone of the Atlanta police, 25 years on the force, was stripped of his arms and suspended after attempting to kiss 15 year old May McGinnis. He was fined 10.75 dollars in recorders court and to face police board trial later. He admitted the act saying no immoral intent and that he wanted to test if she was fast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
W. H. Bone
May McGinnis
Beavers
Recorder’s Court
Bone
Atlanta Blacked Out by Storm Damages Power Lines
Special to the Banner reports boys flying kites in a storm caused a long tailed kite with cutters to snag wires at Davistreet and Ashby street. The resulting damage burned out switches at the Ashby street station and took about forty minutes to repair by Georgia Railway and Power staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benw Ge Maret 1
Asai
Davistreet School
Ashby Street
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Funeral Today for Mrs. Joan Z Hoke Sr
The funeral for Mrs. Joan Z Hoke Sr will be held at Patterson's Chapel Atlanta at 11 a m with interment beside her father's grave. Relatives and friends from Allens traveled to attend, following a notice listing pallbearers Edward Porter Charles Hoke Langdon Quinn Andrew Erwin Harry English Myron Freeman Joe Brown Connally Lynn Werner.
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Joan Z. Hoke
Patterson's Chapel
Atlanta
Allens
Hoke
J. Z. Hoke, Jr
H. C. Stockdell
J. Z. Hoke
Hugh Foreman
Clarence Stockdell
Patterson's
Edward Porter
Charles Hoke
Langdon Quinn
Andrew Erwin
Harry English
Myron Freeman
Joe Brown Connally
Lynn Werner
Cleveland shortstop Chapman breaks leg in practice
Cleveland regulars shortstop Chapman broke a leg above the ankle during a slide at Sanford Field. He hopped to the bleachers, fainted briefly, and was taken to the hotel for care. An X ray will determine the fracture. officials say the injury is not serious and he should recover rapidly.
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Chapman
Cleveland
Sanford Field
Sub-stations Weigh Grain Experiments in South Georgia
The State College of Agriculture plans two sub stations in Quitman and Turner counties for grain culture tests. Ten acres will be set aside in one county for experiments, with the other providing land by other means. Extension workers will supervise to study soil, climate, and cereal possibilities.
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State College of Agriculture
South Georgia
Quitman
Turner County
College
Opposition futile for repeal measure
President Wilson pressed for quick repeal action after conferring with Senators Smith and James. House debate looms as Chairman Adamson seeks a special rule to expedite approval, allowing fifteen hours of general debate before the measure is taken up next week after the rivers and harbor bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Smith
Georgia
James
Kentucky
House
Adamson
House Interstate Commerce Committee
First 1909 Defamation Conviction Under Misdemeanor Law
Lawrenceville saw Judge Brand sentence Luther Terry a 22 year old Fulton county man to 12 months for speaking disparagingly of the sheriff of Gwinnett's young niece. The act targets defaming a virtuous woman's good name and applies to both sexes.
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Lawrenceville
Brand
Luther Terry
Fulton County
Gwinnett
Crystal Theatre Offers Two Part Features
The Kalem Co presents The Big Horn Massacre in two parts and Biograph Co shows Babys Birthday Ring at the Crystal Theatre, famous for good pictures. Admission is 5 and 1 cent. Nunally's Candies demo at Orr Drug Store on Thursday March 12 by a lady expert. Williamson's offers Stone's delicious Cakes daily.
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the Kalem Co
Big Horn
Biograph, Co
the Crystal
Nunnally’s
Nuninally
Orr Drug
Negro Hobo Sought After Air Hose Cut and Night Watchman Shot
Police seek a black hobo suspected of cutting the air hose on freight No 82 nicknamed Red Ball between Athens and Winder. Night watchman Ollie Cleveland was fired upon after ordering surrender. the man fled toward Barber street and Southern Railway tracks, disappearing after a brief chase.
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Ollie Cleveland
Atlanta
Winder
Dillinger
Athens
Cleveland
Fied
Barber Street
Southern Railway
Indictments Against New York Merchants Bankers
The grand jury charged Henry Siegel and Frank E. Vogel with three joint indictments. They are accused of false statements about the Bank of Commerce and taking deposits while knowing Siegel stores and banking concerns were insolvent. About $2,000,000 in book discrepancies are cited. Proceedings continue.
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Associated Press
New York
Grand Jury
Henry Siegel
Chicago
Boston
Frank E. Vogel
Bank of Commerce
Bank of Henry, Seigel & Co
Seigel
Hunger in Sacramento as unemployed army dwindles
In Sacramento a growing hunger march, led by General Ley's unemployed army, shrank from fifteen hundred to under six hundred as an official order blocked supplies behind a bridge. Citizens misread a meal aid directive, causing a showdown of desertions and a rural Yolo county region left guarding homes amid rail carrier refusals to move the hungry.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Cal
Kelley
Sacramento County
Yolo County
Evangelist Rev J C Davis D D Dies at 89 in Athens
The Rev J C Davis D D aged 89 died yesterday at the home of his son William C Davis near the State Normal School Athens. He served sixteen years at Eufaula and sixteen in Athens, later seventeen in Concord North Carolina. Funeral at Emmanuel church this afternoon at 4 with interment in Oconee cemetery beside his wife.
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J. C. Davis
D. D
William C. Davis
Heights
State Normal School
Dr. Davis
South
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Emmanuel Church
Oconee Cemetery
Davis
Pennsylvania
Eufaula
Concord
N. C
Athens
First Woman in South Convicted Under Mann Act
Atlanta March 11 Mrs Anna Stoe found guilty in U S district court of violating the Mann white slave law. Reported to be the first white woman in the South convicted under this statute. With her husband she faced arraignment first in Athens before Judge Barnett U S Commissioner.
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South
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Anna Stoe
United States District Court
School Superintendent to Address State Normal Students
Prof. M. L. Brittain, state school superintendent, will speak to the student body at the State Normal School tonight in the auditorium. His subject is noted as intended for the benefit of the students, though the exact topic has not been announced.
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STATE
Brittain
M. L. Brittain
State Normal School
City Council Mourns Lot of Public Works and Closes Restaurants
The mayor and council met last night with routine business and several ordinances approved. Street paving on Lumpkin and Morris, granolithic sidewalks on Springdale, and a standpipe issue were discussed while the Georgia Development Co. agreed to install a street light. A special act requires restaurants to close at 1:30 AM and reopen at 4:30 AM to curb loitering. The Georgia Railroad and Banking Co. received permission to build a spur across Broad Street to the old compress property.
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Lumpkin
Hancock
Dougherty
Dearing
Prince
Milledge
Webb- Crawford Co
Morris Street
Springdale Street
Bloomfield
Gordon
Bepin
Georgia Development Company
Sewagg
Brooklyn
City
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Broad Street
Win a $10 Easter Bonnet Contests at Jay H. Epting Co
Readers are invited to arrange about thirty letters in the Broad Street window to form a sentence. Entries must be left at the store under the Blazing Light and dated by hour and day. Only ladies and young ladies may enter. the first correct solution wins a $10 hat with no purchase required.
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Jay H. Epting Company
Jay H. Epting
Broad Street
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