Villa backs Mexican convention amid U S talks
Villa pledges loyalty to the national convention at Aguas Calientes and endorses its acts, asserting support unless Mexican hostilities end. He embraces Obregon, kisses the flag, and signals readiness to enter the presidential race, while Zapata may attend the convention as skirmishes continue near Naco, Sonora.
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Associated Press
Washington
Villa
United States
Mexico
Aguas Calientes
Carranza
State Department
Obregon
White men J B and J P Dove face disorderly conduct cases
An industrious Black man named John Boyd told officers that J P Dove and a white accomplice tried to rob him after dark Sunday near a colored church. Reports say Dove’s party arrived as a meeting at the garnen was ending. J B Dove was also reported for threatening Boyd and held for trial.
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J. B
Recorder
John Boyd
J. P. Dove
Gmren
J. B. Dove
JH Boyd
Misnomer Plea Fails in Clarke County Pistol Trial
Ettica Hall faced a Clarke County Superior Court indictment for unlawfully carrying a pistol. He pleaded misnomer but the jury rejected the plea and convicted him on the pistol charge. A related case against him was to be heard.
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Clarke County
Ettica Hall
Tried for Fratricide in State vs William Burch
A lengthy court session opened as the State charged William Burch with murder. A large venire processed to select a 13 jurors panel, with many challenged for relations or opinions on capital punishment. Key testimony cited a bitter pre shooting quarrel between John Burch and his brother. Several witnesses appeared. more are expected as the trial heads toward noon.
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William Burch
G. C. Thomas
Burch
Veniremen
J. P. Johnson
E. H. Jester
A. A. Fambro
E. E. Bishop
J.C. Fambro
R. J. Hardman
W. J. Thornton
W. S. Jones
barDacee
A. J. Patterson
Geo. B. Stone
P Office
R. H. Bulloch
Percy Huggins
C. H. Barber
Lem Flournoy
Brooks Dillard
D. D. Buesse
William Hammond
John Burch
Bank cases set for Nov fifth Monday recall
By joint request and agreement of all attorneys and with court permission the embezzlement cases against the Citizens Bank president cashier and bookkeeper will be tried at a continued adjourned term to be recalled on November 29th the fifth Monday in next month.
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Citizens Bank
Navy designates Jaison as official Christmas ship for Europe
Secretary Daniels named the collier Jaison the official Christmas ship to carry gifts to destitute Europeans. The vessel sails from Brooklyn Navy Yard on November 10 to deliver stores ammunition tins and additional cargo to aid relief efforts.
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Secretary OF Navy
Collier
Europe
Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Railroads Seek 5 Percent Freight Rate Increase
Thirty-eight eastern railroads with over fifty nine thousand miles of lines asked the interstate commerce commission for permission to raise freight rates by at least five percent. They said WWI business depression cut annual net revenues by more than seventy six million dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Bar Association Meeting Opens Preconvention Sessions
Washington on October 19 saw six subsidiary groups hold meetings in preparation for the upcoming American Bar Association convention. Delegates and leaders gathered to discuss agenda items and set the stage for the main event starting tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Bar Association
City Chamber Meet Sets Talks On Trade Relief
The Chamber of Commerce holds its regular meeting tonight at 8:30 in the City Hall council chamber. Secretary Heidler urges every member to attend to discuss current conditions, vital communications, and ideas to enliven fall trade, with active participation expected from all members for Athens.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sia Council
Heidler
Athens
Obstructive Passage of the War Revenue Bill
Washington reports obstructive tactics delayed progress on the war tax bill in the house. The bill was sent to the ways and means committee for ninety eight senate amendments on cotton relief insistence by Representative Henry of Texas. Underwood said the committee would recommend the house disagree to all senate amendments.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Henry
Texas
Underwood
Merchants to Meet in Holman Building Room 616
Retail Merchants Protective Association requests all members to attend tonight meeting in room 616 of the Holman building.
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Protective
Association
Holman Building
Big Fine for Negro Who Resisted
The officer imposed the largest fine he has ever set in such cases excepting a tiger case, yesterday morning on Cosbey Smith for resisting arrest.
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Cosbey Smith
New York Cafe Opens With Evening Orchestra in Macon
The New York Cafe on Clayton street opens at the old Athenaeum stand offering orchestra music each evening. Ten percent of sales from the first ten days will aid the hospital fund. Also notes Fresh Corn Fine Irish Potatoes 35c Nancy Hall Yams 3c. Arnold & Abney. Mary Pickford Majestic to Day.
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New York
Athenaeum
Clayton Street
Macon
Nancy Hall
Arnold & Abney
Federal Reserve Bankers Plan Two Day Washington Meeting
Nearly a hundred representatives from the twelve federal reserve banks will meet with the federal reserve board in Washington for a two day conference to decide when the reserve banks will reopen. Officials indicated the banks could reopen within thirty days if feasible.
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Associated Zen
Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board
Death of Mrs Frances Stephens at 290 Baxter Street
Mrs Frances Stephens wife of David Stephens and mother of John W Stephens died yesterday at about 2 am at 290 Baxter Street after a long illness. She had been married forty nine years. Funeral and burial will be at Lars Hill today at 10 o clock p m. Her husband and one son survive.
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Baxter Street
Frances Stephens
David Stephens
John W. Stephens
Lars Hil
Third Act Begins In Western War Crisis
London reports the third act of the European war as German forces push along the Belgian French coast toward England. Allied progress eases toward Lille while heavy bombardment from Nieuport to Armentieres and Arras battles continue. Belfort siege gun activity suggests a two ends advance. Dunkirk and Boulogne residents flee Ostend losses cited. Eastern fronts show ongoing great battles with mixed results.
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Associated Press
London
Paris
von Kluck
Belgium
France
England
Armentieres
Nieuport
Ostend
Dunkirk
Viadele
Armentiers
Lille
Arras
Belfort
Boulogne
Bach
Destroying the German Shops in London Borough
Police dispersed rioters who attempted to wreck German shops in the Ford borough at night. The German government agreed to admit food supplies for destitute Belgians, with 1500 tons ready in London for shipment. President Wilson reaffirmed that American loans to European belligerents do not reflect true neutrality.
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Associated Press
London
Ford Borough
Joe Washington
State Department
United States
Berlin
American Relief Committee
Washington
Wilson
French Forces Recapture Ostend, Early Reports Say
A Morning Post correspondent in North France reports authoritative word that Allied troops have recaptured Ostend. The dispatch notes confirmation from high sources despite incomplete details and notes Ostend’s strategic significance in the sector.
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London
France
Ostend
Fine levied for illegal possession of pistol without license
Jim Porcas, described as a Greek near beer dealer, paid a $75 fine yesterday for possessing a pistol without the required license under state law. The weapon license had not been obtained, and the incident references an early year license requirement.
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Jim Porcas
Fresh Lot Dill Pickles at Mary 7 Pickford Majestic
A fragment notes fresh dill pickles tied to the Mary 7 Pickford Majestic, suggesting a retail or display item in a historical newspaper snippet. The readable text emphasizes preserveability and brand-like labeling in a small-city grocery context.
Belgians Exile Moves Grow Across Europe
London reports Belgium becoming a nation in exile as refugees flood borders. About four hundred thousand cross to Holland, an equal number to France, and over one hundred thousand reach England. The article notes rapid displacement amid wartime upheaval.
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London
France
England
Negro Pleads Guilty in Clarke County Burglary Case
Arthur McNeill, described as a colored man, pled guilty yesterday morning in Clarke County to a burglary charge. He has not yet been sentenced. Keystone Comedy Majestic shows today. Clarke County Bank offers loan accommodations to male borrowers.
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Arthur McNeill
Clarke
Mnegro
Painter Dad Burton Struck By Automobiles In Clayton Street
Last night at about 7:80 in Clayton street near the Holmen building, J. T. Burton known as Dad Burton, a painter, was knocked down and briefly unconscious after stepping into the path of a vehicle owned and driven by Walter Paul of the fire department. Witnesses say Paul rode slowly and sounded his gong. Burton attempted to move and was struck by the fender. No blame was attached to Paul. Burton received medical care and soon recovered with minor aftereffects.
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Fen Ga Pras
J. T. Burton
Paul
Right
Meat Packers Aim to Create Stock Areas Nationwide
A reported statement from the American Meat Packers' Association says an effort will be made to establish stock raising areas from Maine to Georgia, spanning the cotton belt and southern plantations, as part of a broader plan.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American. Meat Packers’ Association
Maine
Georgia
Panama Canal to Open for Traffic Tomorrow
Panama October 19 The Panama canal will be reopened for traffic tomorrow. Twenty two ships are queued to pass through in two days as repairs from damage are completed and the canal resumes full operation.
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Panama- Canal
Associated Press
Panama
Panama Canal
England and United States discuss cotton problem
Washington reports a series of conferences opened with Sir George Paish Basil Blackett and Secretary McAdoo and the federal reserve board. Officials say cotton is the crux of the financial situation and the success of surplus measures and manufacturer purchases hinges on Paish's visit.
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Associated Press
Washington
Geo. Paish
Basil B. Blackett
English Treasury
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Board
England
United States
Sir George
Paish
The Holland 186 Clayton St Soda Cigars Candies Ad
The Holland at 186 Clayton St offers phone orders with prompt delivery. They stress sanitary service with sterilized glasses and spoons and advertise a fruit sundae specialty. Also real estate offer: three rooms with bath and utilities for rent by Box 397.
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Clayton
St. Soda
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