England Divided Over War Policy and Censorship
London reports debate in the House of Lords as Earl Loreburn criticizes the Antwerp expedition and Balkan policy. Viscount Landsdowne defends the government while censors are blamed for optimistic news. A Cairo dispatch claims a great conspiracy to overthrow the sultan and free Egypt.
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Associated Press
London
House of Lords
Earl Loreburn
Antwerp
Cradock
Dardanelles
Balkan
Saloniki
Serbia
Europe
Viscount Miller
Landsdowne
Marquis of Landsdowne
Bari
Carson
Cairo
Egypt
Berlin
Today
Constantinople
Pensacola Mobile and New Orleans Railroad Stock Vote
Stockholders vote to raise capital to 11.15 million dollars to finish tracks to the Mobile river. The move aims to extend the line from Pensacola to New Orleans and improve regional rail service.
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Mobile River
Associated Press
Mobile
Pensacola, Mobile & New Orleans Railroad Today
Death of Lady Prominent in Commerce
News arrived of the death early today in Commerce of Mrs. Thomas Neal formerly Miss Margaret Ashe aged 81 at her daughter Mrs. Wm Wise home. The funeral will be held this afternoon in Commerce conducted by Rev. S J Cartledge of this city.
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Thomas Neal
Margaret Ashe
Wm. S. Wise
Commerce
S. J. Cartledge
Parcels Post and Old Hoss Sales at Holman Building
The Parcels Post Sale and the Old Hoss Sale open today at the Holman Building under the women of Emmanuel church for church benefit. Parcels Post offers many pretty, ornamental, useful items priced at a quarter, while Old Hoss Sales features hundreds of varied items at a dime each. Fresh home roasted coffee is served daily at Williamson's, and lunches including sandwiches are available all day for several days.
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Holman
Ladies of Emmanuel Church
Post Place
Court Rules On Athens Man's Mortgage
The Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit ruling that a 1911 mortgage by Joseph N. Webb of Athens Georgia to the National Bank of Athens to secure a $12 000 loan was invalid as to all other creditors because it was not filed until the involuntary bankruptcy petition against Webb on August 14 1912. The decision follows a period of wartime dispatches and naval reports as France Belgium and other fronts report artillery duels and offensives. The Rochambeau a French liner en route to Bordeaux carrying war munitions caught fire in New York harbor with 650 aboard and is the fourteenth U S ship to burn since the war began.
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Banner
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Fifth United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Joseph N. Webb
Athens
National Bank of Thens
Webb
Ing
Montenegro
France
Belgium
Berlin
Riga
Czartorysk
Vienna
Doberdo
Col di Lana
Nish
Serbia
New York
Rochambeau
Bordeaux
Halifax
United States
Europe
Railroads spend $10 million on newspaper ads
The United States railroads announced they spent ten million dollars on newspaper advertising in the last fiscal year. Garrett Fort, general passenger agent of Union Pacific, stated the figures in an address at the Chicago Advertising Agency.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Garrett Fort
Union Pacific
Mrs Marks Dies During Visit in New York City
Athens mourns Mrs. P. S. Marks who died in New York while on an extended visit. Survived by children in Athens and New York, sister Meyer Stern, and a large circle of relatives. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Pallbearers named.
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Athens
P. S. Marks
New York
Flesseman
Birdie Marks
Holland
Meyer Stern
National Grand Opera Company Comes to Colonial Theater
The National Grand Opera Company visits Athens for a first U S tour stop presenting Rigoletto. Critics in London and major European cities praise the roster of principals chorus and orchestra. The group tours as a neutral domain due to wartime conditions.
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National Grand Opera Company
Colonial
Athens
London
Europe
Room Ransacked on Lumpkin Street After Weekend Away
John Smith of Johnson Shoe Co rooms over Banner's Printery found his room broken into after weekend absence. Trunks and drawers were ransacked with valuables scattered. A pistol was missing. police report little else stolen. Burglar appeared to seek money or valuables only. Williamson's advertises Staymah Winesap Apples and various cakes.
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John Smith
Johnson Shoe Co
Lumpkin Street
Banner
Vandal strikes waterworks filters in city
A preliminary report to the mayor and council reveals vandals cut holes in copper plate perforations of the waterworks filters causing weeks of impure supply. The plates were repaired, new ores installed, and access tightened. no suspects named yet.
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Barrow
City Council Grants Rewards for False Alarm and Rail Tampering
At a mayor and council meeting a 100 reward was authorized for evidence to convict those sending false fire alarms. A similar reward was set for those greasing streetcar rails and endangering crews and passengers. The council urged six month sentences on the city chain gang and pledged action against red lantern obstructions in streets.
Veteran Dennis Cain Claiming Century Mark Keeps Active Pace
Mr Dennis Cain claims to be just over 100 years old with proof and dated memories. He said he came from Ireland with ancestral Cork connections and notes he fought in the War Between the States, being half his present age at surrender. He walked from New Orleans to Athens in four weeks and plans to continue to Baltimore to a relative Michael Cain. He stayed at the Georgian Hotel where a gracious host gave him lodging for the night.
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New Orleans
Athens
Baltimore
Michael Cain
Georgian Hotel
Preacher Joins Couple in Quick Doorstep Wedding
Rev W A E Church was interrupted at retirement when Mr Hubert Pennock and Miss Ella Davis of Gainesville produced a license and asked him to marry them at his home. He officiated just inside the door before his family, and the couple departed for home. Pennock is a nephew of Cru Cedale florist Mr Pennock.
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W. A. E. Church
Hubert Pennock
Ella Davis
Gainesville
Mr. Pennock
Crucedale Florist
Y M C A Opens Season With Sunday P M Meetings
The Y M C A starts its season with Sunday afternoon meetings drawing large crowds. Dr Neigh bour delivered a strong address at the Elite while Morton Hodgson and Abu Nix spoke at Headquarters. The male chorus provided strong music.
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Dr. Neighbour
Morton Hodgson
Abu Nix
Contest in Old Kentucky State
Louisville, Ky. Nov. 8 With returns from only one county to be counted A O Stanley leads by 327 over his Republican opponent for governor The Republicans prepare to contest the returns.
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Associated Press
Louisville
A. O. Stanley
Sewanee Beats Baylor 16 to 3 at Waco
Associated Press reports Sewanee defeated Baylor 16 to 3 in Waco Texas. The article lists a menu of plum pudding and fruit desserts at Williamson's as a separate detail.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas
Sewanee
Baylor
Williamson's
Channel to Be Open Panama December Fifteenth
Panama city reports dredging progress on the canal will create a channel about one hundred feet wide and thirty feet deep by the middle of December.
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Panama
Associated Press
The Man Who Vanished on Tompkin Street Tonight
Musical theater listing shows a four reel performance titled The Man Who Vanished on Tompkin Street today with grand opera music daily. Segals' children orchestra plays Carmen. Admission 5 and 10 cents. Fresh produce advertised at Williamson's including celery lettuce cauliflower and beans.
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Tompkin Street
Segals’ Children Orchestra
Adv
General Appropriations Bill Tabled In House Filibuster
Atlanta's Banner reports yesterday’s late afternoon session as the house endured a prolonged filibuster led by Bob Blackburn over a 10 minute debate limit. The majority wing blocked the general appropriations bill's calendar path while negotiations and adjournment moves swirled, leaving final outcomes unclear.
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HOUSE
Atlanta
Bob Blackburn
Fulton
Representative Shipp
Blackburn
Shelby Myrick
Chatham
Artifaction
Anti
Hopkins
Sheppard
Judge Hopkins
Miss Gilmer Delivers Real Musical Treat in Athens
The Colonial-Miss Gilmer program brings a renowned Southern soprano to Athens on Friday. Miss Gilmer trained by masters of the old world Sorrentino and accompanist Mr. Baum, earns praise as a genuine artist from Winston-Salem observers who call her North Carolina’s own magnetic singer.
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Athens
Grand Opera
Miss Gilmer
Signor Sorrentino
Frank Baum
Winston-Salem Journal
Gilmer
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Josephine Gilmer
Memorial Hall
Salem College
Fires hit two homes Sunday night
The department answered two alarms Sunday night. A closet fire at Mr. Whitworth’s residence on Saturn Avenue outside the city caused little damage. About 1 a.m. the top of a house on Billups Street belonging to Rena Hudson, a colored woman, burned.
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Mr. Whitworth
Saturn Avenue
Rena Hudson
Billups Street
Elite and Marion Theaters to Close on Death of Marks
The Elite and Marion theaters on Clayton Street will be closed today due to the death of Marks. The closures follow a period of unspecified delays and show interruptions noted in the article.
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ELITE
Marion
Clayton Street
Marks
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