Meet Ga tour scouts plan for Se cond Seeing Georgia Tour
Delegation from Athens chamber of commerce will meet scout cars in Bishop to map the route of the Second Seeing Georgia Tour. The trip runs from Macon through Milledgeville Eatonton Madison Farmington Bishop and Athens with potential stops in Commerce Gainesville and more. State Agricultural Commissioner J D Price chairs the arrangements.
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Georgia
Athens
North Georgia
Macon
Mr. Price
Milledgeville
Eatonton
Madison
Jim Price
Farmington
Bishop
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan
Messrs. C. D. Pianigen
Heidler
Sikes
J. Abney
H. H. Gordon
Commerce
Gainesville
Corne- Ha
Atlanta
A. C. Webb
Studebaker Corporation
Tallulah Falls
Dahlonega
Tate
Rome
Marietta
Bill” Stoddard
W. J. Dabney
Thos. R. Gentry
Geo. D. McCutcheon
Jas. D. Price
Frank L. Bond
State Committee
Walker
Scenic Film Company
Chas. J. Haden
The
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture
A.O. Blalock
Madison farmers tour State College of Agriculture facilities
A group of ten to twelve Madison county farmers visited Lumpkin hill to inspect the State College of Agriculture buildings and farm, discuss crops with professors, and learn about live stock work. They noted Madison’s proximity to Clarke and the college’s impact on Georgia farm betterment, extension work, and agr icultural education.
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Madison County
Madison
Lumpkin Hill
State College of Agriculture
College
Clarke
Georgia
Safe-Holder Escapes From Milledgeville Prison Farm
Milledgeville Ga Sept 3 Associated Press Frank Halsey alias New York Harry escaped from the state prison farm Thursday He had been sentenced to ten years for dynamiting a safe at the Barnett Ga post office He had served about four years Also mentions bakery ads and local committee notes from a separate event.
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Associated Press
Milledgeville, Ga
Frank Halsey
New York
Harry
Barnett, Ga
Mexican gunfire and bandits near Brownsville
Mexican forces on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande fired about a hundred shots at an American army airplane over Brownsville and then turned on American sentries at the electric light plant. United States troops returned fire with no reported casualties. A detachment of the Twelfth cavalry fought four Mexican bandits twelve miles north of Brownsville. one bandit was killed, the others captured, with no injuries to soldiers.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande
United States
Tex
Twelfth Cavalry
Here
Britain May Borrow Here to Stabilize Sterling
Indications today suggested Britain may borrow 50 to 100 million dollars in New York to steady the exchange rate before approving a larger credit loan. The move, if made, would be a temporary measure as sterling opened higher and then fell, closing around 4.66. Estimates place Britain’s needs at about 500 million to 1 billion dollars with banks in major cities asked to participate.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Great Britain
Famine Threat Hits Cu racea Island In Dutch West Indies
The Rt. Rev. M. G. Vuylsteke, Catholic bishop of Curacoa, reports 75,000 people on Curacao face death from starvation after four years of crop failure. Distressed groups include 50,000 Negroes, 15,000 Indians, and 3,000 Hollanders as the island nears desert conditions.
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West Indies
Associated Press
Chicago
Curacea Island
Dutch West Indies
M. G. Vuylsteke
Curacca
Employment drive yields work for idle men in city
About thirty applicants for police chief jobs to avoid prosecution for idleness have been cited to labor sites. A rock crushing contractor can hire most who are sent, as rail ballast work will last months. Wages are 1.65 dollars per day with 2.50 dollars weekly board. He seeks women as cooks and helpers for quarters while farmers also seek workers for area farms.
Federal Reserve Announces New Rediscount Rates
The Federal Reserve System issued regulations allowing rediscount rates on promissory notes tied to warehouse receipts for staple crops with a maximum rate of 6 percent. Secretary McAdoo plans to deposit five million dollars in gold in each of the Richmond, Atlanta, and Dallas banks and may extend aid to other regions if crop needs arise. Cotton is highlighted as the primary crop of concern. The Atlanta and Dallas banks have already requested a 3 percent rediscount rate on eligible paper.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank Today
Federal Reserve Banks
McAdoo
Federal Reserve
Richmond
Atlanta
Dal
Las
Dallas
Heavy Fine for Assault with Intent to Murder at Jefferson
In Jefferson Georgia the Jackson County Superior Court adjourned for two days. George Hawkes was found guilty of shooting at another with a recommended misdemeanor punishment. fined 250 dollars plus costs of 380 dollars. Thomas Hawkes, son of the defendant, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was fined 100 dollars. The Tolbert-Lowe estate case awaits vacation decision. Mrs. Tolbert seeks administration after the Pettyjohn estate passed to her via widow and daughter.
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Jefferson, Ga
Jackson
George Hawkes
Thomas J. Shackelford
H Abit Nix
Athens
W. A. Stevenson
Commerce
W. W. Stark
R. L. J. Smith
J. A. B. Mahagey
Jefferson
Thomas Hawkes
W. M. Tolbert
Joseph Lowe
J. J. Pettyjohn
Tolbert
Lowe
Pettyjohn
Fight Till Belgium Restored and France Secured
London reports deny any peace overtures from Britain and promise no concessions beyond those in Prime Minister Asquith's November speech. The irreducible minimum remains Belgium's restoration, France's security, and the overthrow of the Prussian military machine.
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England
Belgium
France
Associated Press
London
Asquith
Hinton Announces Reelection Bid From New York
In a letter from H. P. Hinton while staying at the Martinique hotel in New York City he declares his candidacy for reelection to the Third Ward council seat. Hinton has served several years on the council and will be supported by many friends in his first formal campaign announcement this fall.
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H. P. Hinton
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Mrs Elizabeth Blair Mohr Defense Cites Conspiracy Claim
Providence R I September 3 The defense for Mrs Elizabeth Tiffany Blair Mohr argues the murders of her husband and Dr C Franklin Mohr were the result of a conspiracy by three Negroes who later confessed. Mrs Mohr claimed the conspirators plotted to rob Dr Mohr and hoped to lessen punishment by implicating her. The body of Dr Mohr was placed in a tomb today as Mrs Mohr and her two children attended. Miss Emily Burger, wounded in the killing, has not been told of his death.
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Associated Press
Providence
Elizabeth Tiffany Blair Mohr
C. Franklin
Mohr
City police propose employment bureau to curb idling
The plan called for rigid enforcement of loitering laws and suggests a police run employment bureau to match job seekers with employers. The approach, first adopted locally, aims to use police resources to reduce idling while connecting workers with hiring entities. Also listed are California Malaga Grapes 15c Fresh Sickle Pears 15c Ripe Peaches 25c from Arnold & Abney.
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Police Department
California
Malaga
Arnold & Abney
American Can Co Sued as a Trust in Antitrust Suit
Baltimore September 3 government officials file brief claiming the American Can company is artificial not natural growth and part of a combination to control 50 percent of the trade in a government anti trust suit.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
American Can Company
Department of Justice
New Madison County Bank Organized in Colbert
Madison County Bank formed in Colbert to replace the Bank of Colbert now under a receiver. Fifteen thousand dollars in initial capital was subscribed by local stockholders as seven banking representatives from across the state observed the reorganization. R. M. Goulding named temporary receiver of the old bank. the new institution plans a October opening with same building and fixtures but separate operations. Rhinehardt, former Bank of Colbert cashier, jailed on shortage charges. bond possible to settle earlier deficits.
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Colbert
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Madison County
Witham
Walker
Benton, Toole
R. M. Goulding
Rhinehardt
Bank of Colbert
Danielsville
Jossey's Saturday Specials Offer Fresh Produce Deals
Local ad lists Green shelled peas 10c quart Green tender corn 12%c dozen Fresh tender okra 5c quart Fresh stringless beans 5c quart Gren and white cabbage 25c cob Large Irish potatoes 30c peck Yam potatoes 35c peck Silver skin onions 4c pound Fresh country eggs 25c dozen Fresh Jersey butter 25c pound Fresh tomatoes 15c dozen Large baking apples 25c peck Nice fat fries 30c Extra large fat fries 35c Few fat hens 40c each Fresh cream cheese 22%¢ pound Select lemons 15c dozen Best canned tomatoes 71c can Ben Hur English peas 10c can Fresh corn flakes 3 for 25c Best standard granulated sugar 1.60 per bag Let me have your orders for early delivery. adv Snap beans butter beans fresh tomatoes tender corn sweet and Irish potatoes King Hodgson’s.
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Jersey
Germans Claim Assault On Lennewada Bridgehead
London dispatches report German forces claim they carried by assault the fortified Lennewada bridgehead on the Dvina between Friedrichstadt and Riga. The action would threaten Riga and lines between the Dvina and Vilna, though Germany does not claim crossing the river. Russians defend, with critics noting potential fleet moves and implications for Petrograd.
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Associated Press
London
Lennewada
Dvina
Friedrichstadt
Riga
Vilna
Riga Gulf
Pernau
Petrograd
Lower
Grodno
Eight hour day adopted by Standard Oil of New Jersey
New York September 3 The company adopts the eight hour day with no wage reduction affecting 25 000 workers. The notice appears amid a market report listing produce including fresh cauliflower small green beans young tender corn head lettuce and fine white celery from Arnold and Ab.
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Associated Press
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Arnold & Abney
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