Big Automobile Parade Opens Athens Auto Show
The Athens Auto-Electric Show opens in Moss auditorium with a festive display of Buick Cole Overland Studebaker and more. A free parade at 11 from Washington entrance will include about 200 cars led by Morris brass band. All day today and tomorrow the show is open with booths for the electric company and various auto vendors.
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S .Automobile-electric Show
Moon
Moss
Athens ‘Railway and Electric Co
Buick
J. M. Hood
Miller Cotton Co
Oakland
E.H. Scott
Studebaker
Scripps-Booth
Prince Avenue
Atlanta
Peachtree
Ethie - Scripps-Booth
Scott
Morrin Yow
Maxwell
Joe Downs
Downs
Chevrolet Co
Bolling H. Lasnett
Chevrolet
Athens Railway and Electric Co
A. W. Baker
Doherty Co
Alex Wier
Electric Co
Washington
Morris Brass Band
Athens
Tooms
Clayton Street
J. L. Morris
College Avenue
Jackson Street
Thomas
Washington Street
Pope
Justin Big
Cotton prices rise to highest since 1874 in New Orleans
Cotton futures jumped two dollars per bale and spots rose 31 points to 17.31 cents a pound at New Orleans on October 17, with middling noted as 18 3/8 cents on the local market. Athens and Atlanta quotes climbed as the day’s trade reflected strong demand and the highest quotations in years.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Athens
Atlanta
Tobacco shipments held up in London and Denmark
London reports large consignments of U S tobacco bound for Dutch and Scandinavian ports are blocked as Britain requires proof of actual sale before August 4. Washington notes losses loom if the order stands and the State Department has made informal representations to seek a modification.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Great Britain
U. S
Washington
Europe
State Department
President Wilson to Speak in Chicago for Nonpartisan Events
Long Branch October 17 President Wilson will travel to Chicago for three addresses aimed at nonpartisan groups. He will speak from an observation car without podium remarks, while a citywide prize drawing unfolds along a fixed route with items including five dollars in gold and various hardware and oil prizes donated by local firms.
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Associated Press
Long Branch
Wilson
Chicago
Washington Street
College
Hancock
Pulaski
Prince
Cobb
Hill
Lumpkin
Clayton
Broad
Thomas
Banner Publishing Co
Stewart Warning
Talmage Hardware Co
Banner’ Publishing Co
Ford
Griffeth Implement Co
Motorlife
E.S. Sporting Goods Co
Allied Marines Occupy Athens and Piraeus Amid Royalist Unrest
Washington reports Athens and Piraeus under Allied marine occupation, with Royalists parading and troops cordoning key sites to prevent clashes. Admiral DuFournet allegedly hissed as a French detachment withdrew. King Constantine vows loyalty to Greece. Battles erupt in Volhynia, Galicia, and Transylvania as German and Austro German forces push and pull along multiple fronts. Ireland shows no immediate conscription, while Britain declines to file formal U S statements on U53 until Washington acts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Athens
Piraeus
DuFournet
Fire destroys New York mills with fatalities
A devastating blaze at the Oakes Dye Manufacturing Company and the Astora Veneer mill in New York today left three men and four women dead from burns or chemical fumes. Two women remain missing, believed dead, as flames and smoke engulfed the factories and lumber yard.
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Associated Press
New York
Oakes Dye Manufacturing Com
Pany
Astora
Muenapeterins
Knights of Pythias St Elmo Lodge plans Beau Fort Leave-taking
Knights of Pythias St Elmo Lodge in Athens invites members to a stag affair Thursday October 26 at 8 30 pm honoring Rev Troy Beatty who resigns from his church and leaves for Memphis Tennessee The invitation notes Beatty’s long service in the lodge and grand lodge and asks members to reserve a chair by returning the card or stand and watch the proceedings The event is signed by D P Haselton J F Hart and Edwin B Magill reception committee chairmen
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St. Elmo
Athens
Lodge of Knights
Knight
Troy Beatty
C. C. of
Memphis
Tenn
J. F. Hart
Edwin B. Magill
Uniform Rank Woodmen of the World Calls Meeting
A special meeting of the Uniform Rank of the Woodmen of the World is set for tonight at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend to address matters of exceeding importance. By order of Captain C A von der Listh.
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Woodmen of the World
Nice Fat Mackerel at WHALJAMSONSG
A brief grocery item note lists mackerel offered at 10 and 25 cents each at WHALJAMSONSG. The entry highlights value pricing for shoppers seeking affordable seafood options.
Fund YET GROWS In Athens Campaign Support
The Wilson campaign fund continues to rise with donations from Democrats and local supporters in Athens and surrounding areas. A list transmitted by State Committeeman H. J. Rowe shows contributions totaling 408.00 dollars, including entries for Gholston McCoy, Col. M. G. Michael, and others.
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Wilson
Athens
America
H. J. Rowe
Gholston McCoy
Danielsville
Col
M. G. Michael
G. A. McH
Sidney Boley
Jerome Michael
Percy Johnson
Champion Long Distance Rifle Shot Wins U S Wimbledon Cup
Jacksonville Fla Oct 17 Sergeant J J Andrews of the United States Marine Corps won the Wimbledon cup in the national rifle matches with a score of 99 out of 100 at 1000 yards securing the title of champion long distance rifle shot of the United States Fruit and vegetables ad lines follow with home grown beans carrots rutabaga turnips cabbage peppers cranberries and Tokay grapes offered by Arnold & Abney
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
J. J. Andrews
United States Marine Corps
United States
Storm On Way
The weather bureau reports the tropical storm moving northward across the Gulf of Mexico with no determined landfall. Warnings extend from Carrabelle Florida to the mouth of the Mississippi as the battleship Nebraska reports a south wind near ninety miles per hour north of Yucatan. Burwood Louisiana records nine inches of rain as heavy winds forecast later tonight.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Carrabelle
Fla
Mississippi
Battleship
Nebraska
Yucatan
Gulf
Pensacola
New Orleans
Burwood
U-Boat Question Discussed in War Time Talks
London reports outline Britain and United States discussions after protests over British patrolling ships near American coasts. Viscount Grey says British vessels to avoid offending Americans while awaiting findings on U-63 and U-53 cases. Washington notes no policy declaration unless international law was broken.
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Great Britain
London
United States
Maid Viscount Grey
House of Lords
Associated Press
Viscount Grey
Grey
Newport
Washington
Friday Athens Day at East Georgia Fair
Friday will be Athens Day at the East Georgia Fair in Washington. The Chamber of Commerce plans a large delegation from Athens, sending 30 to 40 cars with four to five times that many Athenians to attend events. Williamson's advertises fruits and bakery items, including Secker Pears, Stayman Winesap apples, and fresh roasted coffee.
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Athens
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce discusses Athens business future
The Athens Chamber of Commerce held a busy meeting at city hall with plans floated for an aviation school, a white duck clothing house, a winter citizens training camp, and incentives to attract furniture factories and a large glass casket plant employing 500. A committee will pursue these prospects and seek state and federal support, aiming to boost local employment and industry.
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Athens
Chamber of Commerce of
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
East Georgia
Ralphe
von der Lieth
Flanigen
Heidler
Boswell
B. F. McDaniel
DeCamp, Glass Casket Company
Messrs
M. J. Abney
W. Forsey
J. F. Tibbetts
J. Warren Smith
C. D. Heidler
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Ship OF Allies
Volhynia
Galicia
Transylvania
Somme
Belly-En Santerre
Macedonia
Berlin
Vienna
Teutons
Lutsk
Urul
Ireland
Lord Derby
Pythias
ST. Elmo Lodge
Arnold & Abney
Aviation
Citizens
THE
England
Woolliam- Cae
Stone’s
Williamson's
Wiliiamson’s
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