Gulf to Atlantic Canal urged on governor Dorsey suggestion
The Mississippi Gulf and Atlantic Canal Association formed at St Marys to link the Mississippi River with the Atlantic via an inland waterway from St Marys Ga to St Marks Fla and Cumberland Sound. Governor Dorsey outlined the project as a wartime and peacetime utility, stressing coal and food transport, reduced costs, and strategic ports near the Panama Canal. The plan proposes a 900 mile barge route with minimal maintenance, advocating immediate construction.
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Govenor
Associated Press
St. Mary's
Mississippi, Gulf and Atlantic
Canal Association
Mississippi River
Atlantic Ocean
Mexican Gulf
St. Mary’s River
St. Mark’s
Suwanee
Cumberland Sound
Atlantic Coast
Ed J. W. Oglesby
Quitman
Dorsey
Georgia
St. Mary’s Gap
Ggorgia
Florida
Alabama
Hugh M. Dorsey
Atlantic
St. Mark's
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Georgia Council of Defense
Mobile Bay
St. Marks
Atlantic Seaboard
Panama Canal
Europe
Lake Ponchartrain
Lake Borgne
Gulf of Mexico
St. Marks River
8&J. Marks
Mississippi
Mississppi
South Atlantic Seaboard
St. Marys
Fernandina
Fla
Savannah
Brunswick
South Atlantic
Canals and Coaling Ports: A Call to a Transatlantic Waterway
The speaker questions freezing port conditions, argues for a protected cheap transport route to the Atlantic seaboard, and warns of postwar needs for coaling stations and repair shops. He cites Col Gilmore’s 1877 survey estimate and endorses using the Panama canal construction organization and equipment for a new canal project.
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Panama Canal
Hampton Roads
Atlantic Seaboard
Col. Gilmore
Bevan Installed as President of American Medical Association
Chicago June 11 Dr Arthur Dean Bevan of Chicago was installed as president of the American Medical Association in a address stressing national prohibition benefits for the military and civilian population. He urged each county to send twenty percent of its medical men into army service and called for a postwar purge of German scientists from professional circles.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Germany
Arthur Dean Bevan
American Medical Association
Attitude Toward Russia Unchanged Says Washington
Washington June 11 no change in African government policy toward Russia despite rumors of Allied Siberia action with American support. No agreement on feasible plan for positive action and state department stance remains fixed until Russia shows major improvement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Siberia
Russia
State Department
Letters From People Lynchings and Unwise Remarks Outrage
A Chronicle reprints an Associated Press dispatch on lynching in Georgia. Mary Turner, wife of Hayes Turner, is hanged at Folsom’s bridge after making unwise remarks about her husband’s execution. her body is riddled with bullets. The letter questions justice, mocks racial violence, and pleads for public accountability and moral reflection.
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Chronicle
Georgia
Associated Press
Valdosta
Mary Turner
Hayes Turner
Folsom's Bridge
Little River
Okapilco
Brooks County
Western Union Office Graduates Another Boy
The Western Union offices here have graduated another bright pay into regular service. Hugh Betts leaves yesterday for Jesup Georgia to manage the office there. His brother earlier moved to Canton to manage its office. Both started as messengers and rose to good positions before twenty. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Burke Betts. It's time for kings to stick together.
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Western Union
Hugh Betts
Jesup
South Georgia
Soine
Canton
Burke Betts
Commencement Exercises At Athens High And Industrial School
The annual commencement for the Athens High and Industrial School for colored students will be held at 11 this morning. The program, long published, invites public attendance. The school showcases manual arts, domestic science, and vocational training funded by Smith Hughes. Mastery shown in carpentry, sewing, cooking, gardening, and plastering reflects strong teacher leadership and a sizable student body with 100 graduates.
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Athens High and Industrial School
Reese Street
Smith Hughes Federal
Harvey
Chicago University
Fiske University
Alumnaet Association
S. ¥. Harris
Governor expected to seek reelection despite initial reluctance
Atlanta June 11 Governor was not disposed to run again due to personal sacrifices two more years would require but friends now indicate he will offer for reelection with no opposition. The race for court of appeals lacks challengers as does the railroad commission. The most active contest may be for secretary of state with S Guyt McLendon and Judge Strange both seeking the office. The piece notes temptations in these unusual times yet urges respect for law and orderly conduct.
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Atlanta Ga
Court of Appeals
Frank Harwell
Railroad Commission
Guyt McLendon
Judge Strange
German plans may bring Fleet 10 open for action
The Associated Press reports federal food officials asked Wayne County Georgia food administrator Thomas Ar to resign and allowed a $50 Red Cross contribution after he conducted business without a wholesale license. The June 11 dispatch from Washington notes scrutiny of county operations and regulatory compliance amid broader wartime activity.
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RED Cross
Associated Press
Washington
Eral Food Administration
Thomas Ar
Wayne County
Cross
Teteeev
Bonnett Rouge Treason Appeals Rejected by Court
Paris reports the council of revision upheld the convictions in the Bonnett Rouge treason case. M. Duval, director of the newspaper, was sentenced to death, while six other defendants received prison terms ranging from two to ten years. The Associated Press notes the court’s decision affirms earlier verdicts.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of Revision
Bonnett Rouge
M. Duval
Officers Training Camps Draft Age Expanded
Washington reports the war department may admit nonenlisted men from civil life above draft age with special qualifications to the next and following officers training camps to meet future needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Russian Minister Konitvaloff Visits Canada for Siberia Talk
A Konitvaloff, Russian Minister of Commerce under Kerensky, arrived in Canada from the Orient en route to Washington London and Paris. He seeks US and Allied intervention in Siberia and to discuss policy with officials.
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Associated Press
Canadian Pacific
A. Konitvaloff
Kerensky
Orient
Washington
London
Paris
Siberia
The Day's Toll At The Flying Fields
First Lieut. Roger Montgomery of Tunica Mississippi, an aerial gunnery instructor, was killed in an airplane accident at Ellington Field this afternoon. Clarence Berry of Gray Eagle Minnesota, a first class quartermaster in the naval reserves, died at the naval air station when struck by a propeller.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Roger Montgomery
Tunica, Miss
Ellington Field
Pensacola
Clarence Barry
Naval Reserves
Naval Air Station
Gray Eagle
Minnesota
Indicted People Accused of Defrauding President Wilson
A federal grand jury indicted three Hindus, three Americans, and one Russian for attempting to defraud President Wilson by claiming to be an accredited mission from the India nationalist party. The charges allege deceptive representations aimed at the U S government.
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Associated Press
Francisco
Wilson
United States
India Nationalist Party
Delmar Changes Hands This Week at Local Dairy
Messrs Wm M Yeargin of Mayesville and A Dorsey Williams of Pocotaligo buy Delmar dairy touch room business from Ivey and Hardeman. They will take over after remodeling and improvements are completed, assuming management of this pioneer dairy.
German high seas fleet plan amid summer offensives
Washington reports an official dispatch from Switzerland indicating Germany plans to use the high seas fleet against the combined British and American grand fleet to end the war this summer. Hamburg and Keller Zeitung cite bold activity in ports as von Tirpitz hints at driving the English from the seas after pressuring France and England back.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Switzerland
Keller Zeitung
Hamburger “Post
von Tirpitz
Paris
High Seas
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