Judge West to Enforce State Sunday Law in Georgia
After a city hall meeting the chamber of commerce urged enforcement details Judge West of the city court read the law declaring Sunday activities a misdemeanor with fines up to a thousand dollars or six months in the chain gang. He noted which cases may qualify as necessities and stressed each case must stand on its merits while reaffirming his duty to enforce the law.
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Chamber of Commerce
Judge West
Trade Organization
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Supreme Court of Georgia
Hardman
Pottle
Dorsey
W. F. Dorsey
Deliberate insult to flag tied to Petrolite attack
Washington reports the American reply to Austria over the submarine attack on the tanker Petrolite. The note labels the act a deliberate insult to the United States flag and demands prompt apology, punishment of the submarine commander, and indemnity. It contests Austrian claims about the captain’s voluntary supplies and a warned shelling, noting one seaman wounded in the December Mediterranean strike.
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U. S
Washington
Austria
United States
Petro
Georgia Legislature Opens With Fast Work and Big Ambition
The Georgia House set a brisk pace, transacting material business within minutes of the call to order. Debate centered on college endowment taxation with a 73 to 68 reconsideration vote, as Speaker Burwell urged unity and focus on a historic session. At 10 25 the Senate notified.
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Atlanta
House of Representatives
Fullbright
Burke
Blackburn
Fulton
Burwell
Senate
American Soldier Killed in Santo Domingo Engagement
Associated Press reports one American soldier killed and another wounded in a clash with Santo Domingo rebels. Rebels were driven from a strongly entrenched position 16 miles from Monte Cristo. rebel losses not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Admiral Caperton
United States Marines
Santo Domingo
Monte Cristo
Roosevelt's Flop Is Complete One
New York June 23 Judge Hughes after an interview with Cole Roosevelt lasting over two hours and a half announced they are in complete accord Roosevelt agreed to cooperate with Hughes including a speaking tour if asked Representatives Ayer Griffin Dorris Hodges Woodward Burroughs Arrington take seats in state offices Connor Ennis granted leave of absence Ledbetter resolution praises President Wilson and war leadership Cook county bill referred and college endowment reconsideration debated
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Associated Press
New York
Hughes
Cole Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Connor
Spalding
J. H. Ennis
Galdwin
Ledbetter
Polk
Wilson
Europe
United States
Cook County
Committee On
Liebknecht Sentenced for Treason and Resistance
June Karl Liebknecht, a socialist, was sentenced today to months in penal servitude and discharged from the army for treason and gross resistance to authorities. The court deemed him guided by fanaticism not feeling, imposing light penalties. Liebknecht will appeal.
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Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Liebknecht
Re-Elected Peace and Two In Clarke County District
Recounting shows for justice of peace Carlisle Lobb 630 votes. D J Cook 392. Geo C 193. John F Short 208. R Whod 412. Total polled 631. A missing vote anomaly leaves questions about how a vote and a half could exist and where the extra half vote originated amid the election results.
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Clarke County
di Carlisl Cobb
Justice of Peace
Carlisle Lobb
D. J. Cook
Geo
John F. Short
R. Whod
Education for a moral revival in homes and schools
Henry Van Dyke argues that recognizing moral law and reverence in both schools and homes would nurture devotion and create brighter, holier households. He advocates a revival of household piety rooted in Christian devotion and filial duty as the best path to moral growth.
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Henry van Dyke
Queen of Finger Tips in Watson Poem and Border Service Mention
The verse portrays a sovereign queen who governs slaves with commanding thumbs and fingers, alternating thunderous and dulcet imagery. It ends with a note that a border service tie-in might satisfy demands, referencing Charlie Chaplin and Polly and her pals.
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Ebon
Willam Watson
Charlie Chaplin
Polly
Border Service
Italians Push Back Austrians Across Trentino Front
Italian forces drive Austrian troops from the Trentino front including Lagarina and Arza valleys and areas between the Adige and Brenta rivers. French regain ground north of Hill 321 and around Thiaumont near Verdun. German bombardments persist northwest of Verdun. German and Russian actions continue in Za line and Volhynia as Greco-Serbian border artillery activity resumes.
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Associated Press
London
Trentino
Lagarina
Arza
Adige
Brenta
Verdun
Hill 321
Thiaumont
Champaigne
Tahure
Linewka
Volhynia
Vienna
Kuty
Bukowins
Postal improvements and many innovations
The piece praises post office reforms and new postal guides. It notes higher deposits allowed, relaxed stamping rules, and wider mailing of identical pieces without stamps. It argues these changes benefit Athens and Clarke County and urges clerks to seize the market opportunities offered by the mails. The text also includes political quips about figures like Hank Ford and President Wilson.
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Athens
Clarke County
Parcel Post
Over 1000 Enroll for University of Georgia Summer School
Superintendent T J Wooster announced the University of Georgia Summer School will run July 3 to August 8 and enroll more than a thousand teacher students. Dormitory space on campus and at the State Normal School is largely filled, with many students to find town accommodations. a need for at least 500 more dormitory beds is reported as about 1000 students are currently housed across the two campuses. Professors Odum and Ritchie coordinate openings as students expect to arrive Saturday.
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T. J. Wooster
University of Georgia Summer School
State Normal School
State Normal
Wooster
H. W. Odum
H. B. Ritchie
Only Three Tax Payers In Clarke County Fail To Pay Taxes
Delinquent taxes from 1911 to 1914 in Clarke County show only three or four payers still unpaid, excluding parties in bankruptcy or litigation. County officials report success in collecting back taxes, with several thousand dollars recovered recently while the remaining small list awaits legal action. The effort concludes the tenure of former tax collector H. H. Linton, whose uneasy position was noted as difficult to relinquish.
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Clarke County
H. H. Linton
Pensions for Confederate Veterans and Their Widows Discussed
Mildred Lewis Rutherford outlines a push for increased pensions for Confederate veterans and widows. She cites disparity in pension totals, notes large U.S. expenditures, and urges action by Daughters of the Confederacy and veterans groups in state legislatures and Congress. Athens Georgia June 28 1916.
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Jefferson Davis
United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe
North
South
U. S
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of Veterans
Children of the Confederacy
Congress
Mildred Lewis Rutherford
Athens
Mobilization of National Guard Nearly Finished in South States
New York June 24 Mobilization of the national guard of the southern states was virtually completed tonight according to army headquarters. All units in Virginia South Carolina Tennessee Alabama Florida Mississippi and Louisiana are in camp with Georgia troops due tomorrow and North Carolina on Saturday. About 20 000 are in camp and several thousand more expected to leave in a day or so.
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New York
National Guard of the
Southern
Atates
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
North Carolina
Agreement on Army Draft Resolution Reaches Accord
Washington June 2 The House and Senate leaders reached a conference agreement on the army draft resolution. The final report eliminates relief for dependent families of guardsmen and is expected to be accepted by the Senate tomorrow. A separate bill proposing a million dollar appropriation for pendents of guardsmen will be introduced tomorrow.
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Washington
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Hay
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Lowa
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National Guard
En Sturdermore
P. W
Hank
University GA
Treasury
Perry de Leon
Washington, D. C
U. S. Treasury
Capt. de Leon
Senator Works
California
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