Lusitania death toll tops 1198 as survivors land
London reports 1198 lives lost when the Cunarder Lusitania was torpedoed off the Irish coast. Survivors crowd Queenstown docks as officials confirm many women and children perished and a number of prominent Americans are among the missing. President Wilson weighs cautious response while U S officials tally 645 survivors.
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London
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Queenstown
Vanderbilt
Klein
Hubbard
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Charles Klein
Justus M. Forman
Elbert Hubbard
Charles Frohman
Lusitania
State Department
United States
Frost
Department
Truro
Hull News
Day Island
Hailey & Co. Win State Normal School Plumbing Fixture Contract
The State Normal School awarded F. M. Hailey & Co. a contract for a large supply of plumbing fixtures to be installed across the school’s buildings. The award follows a bidding process conducted yesterday.
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State Normal School
F. M. Hailey & Co
Man struck on head on Georgia Depot street
John Watkins reported to police that he was struck on the head with a rock by an unknown party on Georgia Depot Street last night. He was not seriously hurt.
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John Watkins
Georgia Depot Street
China Accepts Japan Demands After Secret Talks
Peking reports China has accepted Japan’s demands after modified terms and without a right to be heard. Dispatches say China’s foreign office denies that Japan denied China’s request to take minutes or that China sought restoration of Tsingtao.
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Associated Press
Peking
China
Japan
Tokio
Foreign Office Today
Kiao Chow
Michigan Banker Praises Athens Growth and South Prosperity
Mr. W. J. Smith, vice president of the Old National Bank in Battle Creek, visits Georgia National Bank president J. J. Wilkins. He has praised Athens growth and believes the South will weather wartime demoralization and end the year in strong financial shape. He notes improved conditions and substantial regional prosperity.
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THE
OLD National Bank
Battle Creek
City
W. J. Smith
Mich
J. J. Wilkins
Georgia National Bank
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Wind Party Invitation at Parish House
A social notice invites attendees to a Wind Party at the Parish House Thursday afternoon around five o'clock. Guests are asked to leave offerings at the door including sixteen cents for refreshments and a display titled Pure Food Exhibit.
First Sawmill in the United States Report
The source notes a Jamestown sawmill as the first in the United States with boards exported in June 1607. It also mentions a water powered mill in use in 1625 near what is now Richmond.
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United States
Jamestown
Richmond
Love Wins Over Mission Call in Elgin Wedding
In Elgin Texas Miss Ethel Lowell renounced a vision to consecrate her life to heathen missions, choosing to marry Ernst Byars instead. The Baptist church gathered as Lowell announced plans to marry after Sunday service and pursue mission study at Baylor College in Waco.
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Elgin
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Ethel Lowell
Ernst Byars
the Baptist Church
Miss Lowell
Waco
Baylor College
Bride-To-Be Refuses Union Until Divine Sign
In Elgin, Miss Lowell rejects marriage after a vow by the groom to join the clergy. Mr Byars initially stunned, then believes God rebuked him for abandoning the church. He follows Miss Lowell to Waco, then returns with her to Elgin where Rev. W. H. Horton unites them.
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Mr. Byars
Miss Lowell
Waco
Young Byars
Elgin
W. H. Horton
Were Married in Morgue by Municipal Judge
Virginia Minn farmer Ben Isaacson and Miss Ida Peterson wed at the undertaking rooms of H S Gillispie the municipal court special judge. They entered alone waited for witnesses sat among coffins as two bodies were embalmed nearby and then left for Zim aboard the first train.
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Virginia
Minn
Ben Isaacson
Farmer
Zim
Ida Peterson
H. S. Gillispie
Gillispie
Isaacson
Mrs. Isaacson
Aged Parrot Linda Dies After Two Mistresses Pass
South Norwalk Connecticut reports the death of Linda a parrot said to be 125 years old. The bird died of voluntary starvation after the deaths of its two mistresses Mrs. Ferry and Miss Ferry both on March 18. Linda sang hymns in English and Spanish and never knew a cage.
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Norwalk
Conn
Linda
Social Roundup Notes From Georgia Meetings
Mr. G A Mell was called to Clemson by his daughter's illness, Mrs Poats. The State Normal School delegation led by Prof Wardlaw returned from the Georgia Educational Association convention in Macon. Mrs J C Wardlaw and Dean Wardlaw visited Cuthbert, then joined their mother Mrs H Powell. Ralph and Roy joined their mother in Macon and traveled to Cuthbert. President J M Pound of the SNS traveled to Fort Valley for the weekend with his daughters Mrs Russell Edwards. Miss Kate Hicks, after Macon, headed to Reynolds to visit her mother before returning to Athens. Mr Charles J O Farrell is in Athens visiting relatives for the first time since Christmas.
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Clemson
State Normal School
Georgia Educational Association
Macon
Wardlaw
J. C. Wardlaw
Dean Wardlaw
S. N S
Cuthbert
H. Powell
Ralph
Roy
Kate Hicks
Reynolds
Athens
Charles J. O'Farrell
Beyond Her Understanding
A wife questions why her husband works hard to make ends meet arguing he is wiser than other men.
Never in Doubt Wise Guy Grouch Exchange
Conversation exchange between a Wise Guy and a Grouch about truthfulness at home. The Grouch admits his lies and his wife’s awareness, framing a jokey dental of trust and deception.
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