Neutral Nation Duty Urges Congress Meeting In War Voices
Col Hannis Taylor of Washington spoke to the Alabama bar association in Montgomery urging immediate congress convening to shape policy as Britain and Germany confront naval warfare. He warned Germany is near desperation and urged a united national decision on war or peace, stressing congressional authority and southern rights.
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Great Britain
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Washington, D. C
United States
Spain
Alabama State Bar Association
Montgomery
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Congress of the United States
Great Council of the Nation
American Congress
Washington
Georgia
Alabama
Typhoid Prevention Urged as Key to Public Health
A U S Public Health Service bulletin notes typhoid fever costs about 400000 capacitated persons and 30000 lives yearly in the United States. It urges sanitation and vaccination, detailing reductions in some states, limits of protection, and the need for community action to make prevention effective.
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United States
Nited States Public Health Service
Europe
Public Health Service
Twenty-Seven and at Head of One of Biggest Cotton Firms in U S
A portrait of J Wesley Harriss at 27 leading a major U S cotton firm. He helped ship cotton through the allied blockade to Germany, survived naval losses, and built a wartime export network with his five brothers in business. The piece recalls bold risk taking in early wartime commerce and Harriss role with trade adviser Robert Rose and the State Department.
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U. S
E. F. Dorsey
United Press
Washington
Germany
Iad
J. Wesley Harriss
Southern Pacific Railroad
Harriss
Texas
J. Wea
Ley Harriss
Europe
England
J. Wesley
State Department
Robert F. Rose
Government War Risk Bureau
Hull
Evelyn
Balmaba
Rose
Government
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Bob
Labor men urge extra session action on factory inspector
A labor delegation led by Lew Kilburn met Governor Harris in Atlanta to press for extra session consideration of pending labor measures including a factory inspector. They seek restoration of juvenile court authority after a Supreme Court ruling and urge broader bills for counties and local needs. The governor plans to announce the extra session date Monday and may decide on including prohibition.
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Kimball House
John W. Hammond
Lew Kilburn
Bibb County
Harris
Supreme Court
Guy Sturgis
Augusta
McCord
Georgia Children’s Home
Musengea
War Tax Irruptions and Tax Machines Clash in City
Federal income tax probes reveal vast untaxed incomes held by trustees while a Treasury tweak reassigns tax liability to beneficiaries. Amid tense diplomacy and heat, government staff endure sweltering days as 6,000 electronic fans hum from 9 to 4 30 daily at a cost of about five cents per unit.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
White House
Capitol
House
Senate
Tax Rate for 1915 to be set this week in Georgia
Georgia tax officials expect the 1915 state tax rate to land between 4.70 and 4.39 after six counties withhold digest data. Richmond, Fulton and DeKalb show shifts in valuations. Chatham and Floyd are expected to balance declines with increases. Total state expenditures and deficits push estimates toward about 2250000 in annual extra costs by end of 1915, affecting revenue.
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Richmond
Chatham
Fulton
Ribb
Richmond County
Floyd
State Farm
Agricultural College
South Georgia
Investigation of Cave Spring school charges halted by adjournment
The Cave Spring school for the deaf superintendent charges will not be investigated by a legislative inquiry due to adjournment issues. A governor appointed board will probe the matter and also study relocating the school to a central site, with full hearing for Superintendent Connor. The levy on property taxes is expected around 4.70 to 4.80 mills based on assessed value.
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Legislative Committee
Cave Spring
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Board of Trustees
Near Beer Injunction Hearings Delayed Again
The hearing on the petition to enjoin near beer dealers in the city was postponed to Thursday October 7. The delay followed an agreement reached yesterday by the committee of twenty five citizens and the beer men with Judge Brand's concurrence.
Britain Declares Cotton Contraband on Official Proclamation
The British foreign office announced that Great Britain declares cotton contraband effective immediately. The London Gazette prints the royal proclamation with measures to ease potential cotton market distress. France to issue a concurrent contraband notice the next day. Washington protests, citing prior policy of keeping cotton free of restraint.
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Associated Press
London
Foreign Office
Great Britain
London Gazette
France
States
United States
Roosevelt warns against more words after Arabic sinking
Oyster Bay August 21 Theodore Roosevelt issued a statement urging the administration not to view severing diplomatic relations with Germany as sufficient to meet the crisis from the Arabic sinking. He said US weakness invites German arrogance and that time for words has passed.
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Associated Press
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Germany
United States
Georgia Governor Weighs Extra Session Over German Crisis
Atlanta Aug 21 Governor Harris says danger abroad could shape an upcoming Georgia legislature special session. He notes recent torpedoing of an American passenger ship and potential war would push needs for state aid to cotton marketing. A Merchants group urged excluding prohibition from the call.
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Atlanta
Kimball House
John W. Hammond
Germany
Georgia
Harris
United States
Atlanta Retail Merchants’ Association
Georgia lawmakers unknowingly back woman suffrage otherwise opposed
Atlanta reports both Georgia House and Senate voted unanimously for woman suffrage in a general bill, then killed it in hearings. The governor signed the measure with a note declaring suffrage unconstitutional, despite the legislature’s formal action and no protests. Local Waycross charter amendments cut mayoral salary and alter council structure.
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