Wilson Wins Presidency With 9.1 Million Votes In 1916
Official returns show Woodrow Wilson with 9 116 294 votes and Charles Hughes 8 547 474 a 568 822 plurality for Wilson. Combined totals from four candidates reach 18 638 871 with Benson and Handy also on ballots. The House race leaves no clear majority, independents and some contests shaping control.
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Associated Press
New York
Wilson
Hughes
Taft
Roosevelt
Benson
Handy
Mystery surrounds death of Ace Neese found near Dunlap
Acie Neese a white man about forty was found unconscious in a roadside ditch near Dunlap Oglethorpe county about 9 am yesterday. He died last night at Winterville as physicians suspected apoplexy. No home or relatives could be identified. A passerby who knew him as Ace Neese identified him, but details remain unclear. Neese had been in Athens Monday and Winterville Christmas evening showing signs of mental imbalance.
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Acie Neese
Dunlap
Oglethorpe County
Winterville
Ace Neese
D. E. Williams
Williams
Neese
Athens
Letter From Judge Brand to Clarke County Voters
Judge Charles H. Grand urges Clarke County voters to read his congress announcement and endorsements. He explains his candidacy after Tribble’s death, declares he will not abuse his judge position, and asks residents to support him with votes and active influence. He emphasizes fairness in court, continued residency, and hopes for peace after the war. Athens Ga December 26 1916.
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Tribble
Mr. Tribble
Eighth Congressional District
Charles H. Grand
Athens
Nervous Women and Constipation Relief Pills
An advice note on nervousness caused by constipation recommending Chamberlain's Tablets for quick relief and improved digestion. Available everywhere.
Building in Athens figures exceed quarter million in 1916
City Engineer J W Barnett will report next month that Athens has seen 229653 in new buildings and 48137 in additions this year, totaling 277790 to yesterday. Major projects include the Y M C A building Southern Bell plant St Joseph parish house Georgia Railroad station Bloomfield warehouse Callaway Wholesale Good Samaritan hall Pierce chapel and a large planned cotton warehouse by John W Welch early next year.
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J. W. Barnett
Council
Inga
Athens
Southern Bell Telephone Co
St. Joseph Parish
New Georgia
Bloomfield
New Callaway Grocery Company
Good Samaritan
Pierce’s Chapel
Old Home Solid for Judge Brand in Georgia
Special to the Banner from Loganville Georgia December 27 a petition calling a meeting circulated for tomorrow to organize a Brand Club to support Judge C H Brand for Congress. The petition was signed by nearly every citizen in the district with three exceptions two opponents and one undecided. The district where Brand was born and raised will likely give him nearly all votes and old friends and neighbors urge others to vote for Judge Co H Brand.
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Loganville
Brand Club
C. H. Brand
Congress
Judge Brand
Co. H. Brand
Federal Farm Loan Bank sites chosen nationwide
Washington dispatch lists Springfield Baltimore Columbia Houston Wichita Kansas City Berkeley Spokane as locations for federal farm loan banks. Twelve districts announced by the farm loan board cover state groupings from District 1 Maine New Hampshire Vermont to District 12 Washington Oregon Montana Idaho. Stock books open about January 2 for 30 days, with government likely supplying most of the nine million capital.
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Associated Press
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Naval Training for 10000 Civilians Planned
Washington Dec 27 Navy plans completed today offer naval training for 10000 civilians during the coming year. They contemplate using twelve reserve battleships for a summer training cruise and establishing coast training camps at San Francisco Chicago Norfolk Newport and probably Pensacola.
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Washington
Navy
San Francisco
Chicago
Norfolk
Newport
Pensacola
Danger Signal Cough Remedy Ad Encourages Treatment
An old tobacco style ad compares a cough to a fire bell and urges taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to cure the underlying illness. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Thomas Beeching of Andrews Indiana about her husband’s winter coughs and preference for the remedy.
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Thomas Beeching
Andrews, Ind
Chamberlain
Germany Ready for Immediate Meeting to Discuss Peace
Germany signals readiness for an immediate meeting of delegates at a neutral place to discuss peace terms, viewing the move as advancing the peace movement. The note, delivered to James W. Gerard, also includes Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey, and is viewed by neutrals as a step toward peace and by Entente circles as propaganda.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Wilson
Entente
Berlin
James W. Gerard
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
United States of America
United States
Southern Bell employees in Athens receive 70 percent December bonus
The Southern Bell Telephone Company in Athens distributed a substantial year end bonus to all staff, totaling around seventy percent of December salaries. The gift covered operators, office staff, construction and all employees, marking the company's appreciation for loyal service.
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Southern Bell Telephone Company
Athens
Georgia Coach Cunningham Denies Georgia Exit Rumors
Rumors circulated in Atlanta that Coach Cunningham would not coach Georgia next season. Professor Ganford stated there is nothing to the rumor, and Cunningham is with relatives in Nashville for the holidays. He and the athletic association are pleased with his work and there is no indication of him leaving.
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Atlanta
Cunningham
Georgia
Ganford
Nashville
The
Athletic Association
Ove Stevens Held on Murder Charge in Clarke County Jail
Ove Stevens a 17 year old colored boy was arrested Christmas day for the killing of Mr Jack Rogers by running him down with a car near Arnoldville. He was brought to Athens and placed in Clarke county prison for safekeeping. This notice also includes an advertisement for Dean's Kidney Pills from Palmer & Sons Drug Store in Athens with a testimonial from Mrs R E Bailey.
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Ove Stevens
Jack Rogers
Arnoldville
Athens
Clarke County
Dean’sa
Mra. R. E. Bailey
Barrow Sa
Dean
Palmer &, Sons
Mother Love Liniment Soothes Soldier in Trenches
In a distant war front scene a Private Bailey recalls how his mother Sloan's Liniment eased rheumatic pain after days of exposure. He writes his thanks, describes a large bottle sent promptly, and notes sharing the remedy with fellow soldiers who endured severe conditions.
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Bailey
Ines
Sloan
Carranza delay noted as US presses for protocol
Washington reports that Carranza had not replied by midnight to the US demand to ratify or repudiate the protocol. Officials expect possible delay and would not reject a late favorable reply. An unfavorable reply could end the joint assistance plan, with further moves planned through regular channels.
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Russia
London
Petrograd
M. Pokrevaki
Russa
Wilson
Berlin
Associated Press
Washington
Carranza
United States
Clarke County Registration Opens Under Corporation Tax Law
Judge R C Orr announced that books are open for 1M7 to register with the ordinary of Clarke County under a special corporation tax law. Real estate dealers panei brokers auctioneers pool table dealers cigarette sellers and soda water sellers must register and pay 1 dollar.
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R. C. Orr
Clarke County
Cough Medicine for Children by Mrs Hugh Cook
Mrs Hugh Cook of Scottevilla N may recount using Chamberlain's Remedy about five years ago in Garbutt to treat two children with colds. She says it calmed coughing and relieved colds quicker than any other remedy she used. The account appears as an anecdotal testimonial from a local reader.
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Sylvania Woods
Clifton Mills
Hugh Cook
Scottevilla
Mays
Garbutt
Chidren
Chamberlain
Jever
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