Four Citizens Only Qualified for Athens Bond Election
Only four citizens in Athens may legally vote in the April 29 bond election to issue 40 000 in waterworks bonds. Since 1915 an act created a permanent municipal registration. voters must be on Clarke county's permanent qualification book and Athens city permanent registration, have six months city residency, ten days in ward, and pay all prior taxes. Registration closes April 14. taxes from prior years must be paid.
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Athens
General Assembly
Clarke County
Lastheger
Poisoning Suspect Jean Crones Rumored in Florida
Reports say Jean Crones, charged with poisoning soup at Archishop Munderlein’s banquet five weeks ago, may be hiding at a Florida resort. Only a few derisive letters he wrote have surfaced, with more sent to New York police but not released. The latest public note appeared in Charleston, South Carolina, while investigators say he has moved south.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jean Crones
Munderlein
Florida
Crones
New York
Charleston
S. C
Big double bill at the Vaudette today
The Vaudette presents a five reel Mutual Master feature The Craving with William Russell and a five reel Mustang action film Margy of the Foothills starring Art Acord and Dixie Stratton. Also advertised are We-Vaudette Indian River Oranges and Sound Ripe Cranberries from Arnold and Abney and Arnold and Weney.
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Vaudette
William Russell
Margy of
Foothills
Art Acord
Dixie Stratton
Pursuit of Villa Gets $8 Million Emergency Funds
Congress rushed an emergency appropriation of about $8,000,000 to support the pursuit of Villa. The State Department planned to press Carranza for use of Mexican railroads and anticipate rail links for rapid supply. Reports note radio station plans and tensions over railroad access in the Mexican border campaign.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Villa
State Department
Carranza
State
War Departments
War Department
Gen. Pershing
Mexico
San Antonio
Texas
Tenth Cavalry
Casas Grandes
Funston
United States
Cumbro Tunnel
Pershing
Villa Chase
Col E M House Confers With Wilson At White House
Col E M House arrived at the White House in a nail emergency to brief President Wilson on coal and submarine questions from Europe. He came led by Cleveland H Dodge of New York and immediately met with State Department counsellor Polk to discuss the seriousness of the submarine situation.
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Associated
Washington
E. M. House
Wilson
Europe
White House
Col. House
Cleveland H. Dodge
New York
Col. House Reed
Polk
State Department
BLUE RIBBON FEATS At FHE STRAND TODA Y
The Strand presents a Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature with The Writing on the Wall as a companion. Henry B. Walthall Edna Mayo lead a stellar cast including Joseph Kilgour Robert Gailord Virginia Pearson Naomi Childers in a big tragedy of negligence and fate.
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Philip Langdon
Henry B. Walthall
Daniels
Edna Mayo
Vitagraph
Athens
Strand
Joseph Kilgour
Robert Gailord
Virginia Pearson
Naomi Childers
City Board Education Holds Meeting on Parade and School Expansion
The city board of education met to approve all city schools joining the Athens Flag Day parade with national flags for each child. A committee was named to assess Nantehala school needs for enlarging to handle growing pupil numbers, addressing Blue Valley and Agriculture areas.
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City Board of Education
Athens
Nantehala
Verdun battles and Atlantic torpedoings weigh on war news
After ten days of artillery prep, German infantry attacks northwest of Verdun are repulsed by French forces. Bombardments continue northeast of Verdun and in the Argonne. Germany fails to retake trenches in St Mihiel. Elsewhere, British ships Eagle Point torpedoed and Harriet mined. Secretary Lansing asks Germany for facts on Sussex and Englishman sinkings with Americans aboard. U.S. response could shape next steps.
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Associated Press
London
Paris-Verdun
Harcourt- Bethincourt
Verdun
Woevre
Argonne Forest
St. Hloi
Saloniki
Paris
Eagle Point
Harriet
Germany
Washington
Lansing
Wilson
Gerard
Sussex
Berlin
United States
Vegetarian Diet Will be Popular
Prices for hogs cattle sheep and chickens rose over sixteen percent above six year March 15 averages. Department of Agriculture report shows prices paid to meat producers up more than eight percent from February 5 to March 15.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Methodist union predicted by church leader in Washington
Bishop Earl Cranston forecast a union of the Methodist Episcopal church and the Methodist Episcopal Church South before 1920 speaking at the Baltimore conference. He warned that union would come only if Methodism preserved its piety as well as its religion. Fresh Turnip Salad. Gren Head Cabbage. ARNOLD & ABNEY, Phase 1076.
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Associated Press
Washington
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Earl Cranston
Arnold & Abney
Phane
Georgia Takes First Game of the 1916 Baseball Season
Madame Labadie, famed dramatic interpreter, will present a reading of Change at the Colonial under the Elks auspices tonight. Critics nationwide praise her as an intellectual interpreter rather than an actor or reader, capable of powerful, distinctive presentation.
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Georgia
The
Athens
Mme
Harriet Labadie
Colonial
Ideal Lodge’ of Elks
Mme.Labadie
Atic Mirror
Alanta
Cote Petent
Rochester Herater
N. Y
Mme. Labadie
Scott Siddons
Charlotte Cushman
Suter Advertiser
Trenton
N. J
Mike Welker
Beaumont Enterprise
Edmonds Bennett
Mobile
Ala
Register
H. E. Cherrington
Evening Dispatch
Columbus
Ohio
Fire Threatens Baltimore Business Heart in 193? Keidel Building
A fire in the Henry Keidel building in downtown Baltimore threatened a city block but was confined to the structure. Damage is estimated at 75,000 dollars. The item ends with local ads for eggs and fish products including Shad Roe and Smoked Bloaters.
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Baltimore
Associated Press
Henry Keidel
Keidel
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