Death knell of filibuster in change of Senate rules
Washington March 8 the senate passed an amendment to its rules giving two thirds of its members power to limit debate. Senators Gronna LeFollette and Sherman voted against. The move ends the organized filibuster as recognized in the chamber. The president called the group of willful men unable to rule.
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Senate
Washington
Gronna, LeFollette
Sherman
Lansing
Gregory
Wilson
Congress
General Jose Isabel Robles Captured by Villagers in Oaxaca
Mexico City reports the wounding and capture of General Jose Isabel Robles at Tenango Oaxaca. Robles switched sides about six times in revolutions since 1910 joining Villa then deserting after defeats. He used an amnesty to rejoin constitutionalist forces, later fought Zapatistas and Felistas before deserting with 1500 men and being seized by locals while looting a village.
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Mexico City
Jose Isabel Robles
Tenango
Oaxaca
Robles
Villa
Bereereee Eee
Chihuahua
Zapatistas
Felisistas
Ban on Rice Throwing at Weddings by Food Controller
London reports the Food Controller has banned wasting rice at weddings and is expected to issue an emphatic prohibition of such uses of foodstuffs soon. The notice marks a formal move against wasteful wedding customs amid wartime measures.
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London
Fifty Democratic Congressmen Oppose Civil Service Postmaster Order
More than fifty Democratic congressmen have voiced opposition to the president's plan that civil service rules govern all first second and third class postmaster appointments. The Associated Press reports growing resistance amid debates on veteran and reform lines.
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Associated Press
Washington
Civil Service
Extra session called to curb bone dry liquor flow in Georgia
Governor Harris issued a proclamation for an extraordinary Georgia General Assembly session in Atlanta on March 20 at 10 a.m. to address pensions deficits and a comprehensive bone dry reform. Anticipation centered on a prepared administration bill modeled on West Virginia law to restrict shipping importing and keeping of intoxicating liquors with strong party divide and plans to push prompt passage.
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Atlanta
N. E. Harris
Georgia General Assembly
A. D
Georgia
General Assembly
Harris
Beling
The
Senate
Indead
West Virginia
United States Supreme Court
House
Investigation on Poisoning From Canned Goods
New York reports an exhaustive study by the National Research Council to assess poisoning risks from canned foods. The National Consumers Association will fund the independent inquiry with over $100,000 if needed, backed by the Canners Association.
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Associated Press
New York
March
National Research Council
National Consumers Association
Canners Association
Turkey Would Abrogate Ancient Capitulations
Washington reports Turkey seeks to abrogate century old capitulations granting foreigners in Turkey trials by their own consuls. The United States plans to send four American consuls from Germany to Turkey and has refused to consent to the change.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Turkey
Germany
Atlantans Plan Big Road Meeting Here
County commissioners reported that highway enthusiasts in Athens intend a mass meeting to back the Washington to Atlanta Bankhead highway division. Oscar Mills, Bankhead director for Georgia, to attend with a group. A conference in Athens will decide whether the route goes through Anderson or the alternate north and east line. Avanta representatives plan to attend.
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Atlanta Constitution
Athens
Washington-to-Atlanta
Oscar Mills
Commission
Georgia
Bankhead Highway Association
Chamber of Commerce
Carolinas
Anderson
Smallpox Rages in Canton With Mass Vaccination Policy
Canton China reports a severe smallpox outbreak as officials establish forty eight vaccination stations and enforce compulsory vaccination to curb spread.
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China
Canton
Prolonged Extra Session Hinted With Schemes and Delays
Legislators plan to avoid a bone dry law by using delaying tactics in the extra session. A glibusterer from a mountain county is rumored to stall four to five weeks in the Senate while the House fights over clerks, messengers, and per diem raises. A pension bill in the Senate looms as another long debate, with some predicting seven to ten working days to complete the agenda.
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Senate
House
Robert Blackburn
Dorsey
Atlanta
Gov. Haris
Became Famous at Seventy Count Zeppelin Dies in Berlin
London dispatch reports Count Zeppelin, builder of the first practical dirigible balloon, died in Charlottenburg from lung inflammation aged 70. His life spanned cavalry service, civil war observation, and pioneering aeronautics culminating in a 1908 record flight and mass national support.
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Associated Press
London
Count Zeppelin
Berlin
Reuters Telegram Company
Charlottenburg
William
Upo
U. 8
United
Gtalea
Carl Shurz
Constance
Baden
France
Germany
Blue Bride
Lving
March Crop Report Summarizes Georgia and U S Wheat Corn Stocks
Washington March 8 A summary of the March Crop Report from the Bureau of Crop Estimates shows state and national farm stocks for wheat and corn. Georgia farm stocks on March 1 total about 609,000 bushels with price $1.83 a bushel. U S stocks at 101,000,000 on farms. Corn on farms stands at 400,000,000 bushels in Georgia and 789,000,000 nationally, with producer prices around 11 to 64 cents. Merchantable quality for 1916 wheat and oats reports are included, alongside prior-year comparisons and per-bushel price figures.
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Washington, D. C
Georgia
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mabel Youra
Oatson
State
Turkeys Pressed on Three Sides by Advancing Allies
Associated Press reports heavy Allied pressure on the Turkish fronts with British forces reaching eight miles from Baghdad on the Tigris, Russians advancing in Persia, and British push toward Jerusalem in Palestine. Turkish retreat continues as France recovers in Champagne and Germany raids near Cheulnes. China poised to sever ties with Germany and join the Entente after talks in Peking and Tientsin.
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Associated Press
Tigris
Bagdad
Persia
Palestine
Jerusaleme
Kangavere
Value of the Tax Act Shown by Judge Hart
Judge Hart reports three years of tax equalization raised state taxable values from 867,973,737 in 1914 to 954,136,070 in 1916, an 86,163,233 gain and 2,372,998 over 1915. Acreage rose from 31,289,939 to 32,221,015 acres while wild land fell. The report notes values are returning to normal despite wartime effects.
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John C. Hart
Nabisco Leader Adolphus Williamson Green Dies at 74
New York March 8 Adolphus Williamson Green president of the National Biscuit Co died here tonight after a long illness aged seventy four He led the company during a pivotal era and left a lasting imprint on its modern development
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Nabisco
New York
Associated Press
Adolphus Williamson Green
National Biscuit Co
President Witton’s Air Ambitions and Zeppelin Link
Washington reports President Witton, recently bedbound with a cold, shows improvement tonight. He spent much of his fortune funding air conquest, training his son in aeronautics and dirigible balloon construction, and making his daughter an experienced aeronaut. In tribute to Count Zeppelin, Friedrichshafen has decided to establish a Zeppelin Mu-
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William
Germany
Zeppelin
Ace
Deeman
Reichstag
Count Zeppelin
Briedrichahafen
Pooling Retail Businesses in Wartime Emergency
London reports Birmingham approval of a pooling plan for bread and milk distribution during the war. Large centers will produce and districts allocate deliveries, with one man businesses joining cooperatively and later returning to prior status, aiming to free workers for military service.
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Associated Press
London
Birmingham
Smuggling crackdown nets thousands in Holland arrests
Amsterdam reports a three month period in 1916 with over 11 000 arrests and 8 200 convictions for smuggling goods to Holland. New measures to tighten frontier guarding will take effect next month as authorities push to curb illicit trade.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Holland
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Jerusalem
Peking
Tuan Chi Jul
Tien Tsin
Hart
Dent Witton
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