Boundary decision clarifies Georgia South Carolina line on island area
Judge George Hillyer explains boundary amid Savannah River islands dispute. He cites Beaufort treaty and 1783 Georgia acts, noting navigational channel runs separate from boundary, with islands to Georgia rights. The ruling centers on island locations near a dam and river arm near the border.
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Avlanta
George Hillyer
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Savannah River
Hillyer
Georgia
South Carolina
Simp
James
10Th Appeals Reports
Beaufort
Savannah
Watkins Digest
Gavannah
Tugalo
Keowee
Cook's Spur Island
Hutchison’s Island
Thon Io
Saiu
Treaty of
Carolina
Somenlasioners
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Andrew Pickens
Pierce Butler
John Habersham
Lacklin McIntosh
Savanah
Beaufort Commission
Ft F
George Hillydr
Relief drive planned by U S Catholics for Mexico
A nationwide appeal for relief to distress in Mexico will be issued through three cardinals fourteen archbishops a thousand bishops and about eighteen hundred clergy to the United States Catholics. The decision followed a conference at Cardinal Gibbons house.
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Baltimore
Mexico
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Turbulent Storm Death Toll and Ship Arrival Report
New Orleans dispatch records a death toll near 498 with 310 missing in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Wolvin steamer City of Tampico arrived safely confirming continued recovery after the disaster.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tampaco
Sea Island cotton hits four year high price in Valdosta sale
Sea island cotton sold for twenty six cents in Valdosta on October 2 setting a four year price record. More than one hundred thousand dollars was paid for the staple today reflecting strong demand from buyers.
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Valdosta
Sea Island
Atlanta to host 1916 National Association of Stationers convention
Announcement from the Atlanta Convention Bureau states the 1916 convention of the National Association of Stationers and Manufacturers will be held in Atlanta. The current session in San Francisco includes about 400 delegates, while a long discussion on river boundary matters is noted in the surrounding text.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Convention Bureau
National Assocciation of Stationers and Manufacturers
San Francisco
Russia Likens Bulgaria Course to Treachery as Ultimatum Looms
London reports say Russia warned Bulgaria it must answer for a treacherous course and hinted at an imminent ultimatum. Allied forces on the western front held lines amid German counterattacks and prepared for renewed general action. In Galicia the Russians fought defences while Germans claimed limited gains. Paris dispatches note allied aid to Serbia and French air raids on Vouziers and Challange. The British also reported capturing two German trenches near Fosse in a counterattack.
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Associated Press
London
la Folle
Souchez
Hampagne
von Linsingen
Galicia
Dvinsk
Minsk
Serbia
Bucharest
Austria
Danube
Salzanoff
Bulgaria
Russia
Paris
Macedonia
Vouziers
Challerange
Fosse
France
U S Germany avert break over Arabic incident
United States and Germany avoid a crisis after a note to Secretary Lansing from German Ambassador Bernstorff. Germany concedes error by its submarine commander in the Arabic sinking and signals willingness to arbitrate compensation under the conditions set by Washington.
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Germany
Associated Press
New York
United States
Lansing
Bernstorff
Bernstorf
Extra Session Outlook Shapes Up in Georgia
Atlanta reports Representative Beck of Murray County saying the extra session will not be long. Debate centers on the Shipp Bill and a proposed warehouse measure with strong Farmers Union opposition and talks of a new independent warehouse bill overseen by a state warehouse commissioner.
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Atlanta
Back
Murray County
House
Executive Department
Harris
Beck
Farmers’ Union
Agricultural Committee of
House Agricultural Committee
Bankers Association
Orville Parke
Parke
Commissioner of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Bethel
Bowen
Campbell
Colquitt County
Consolation
Houston
Little River
Mallory
Mell
Mercer
New Sunbury
Piedmont
Smyrna
Southwestern
Summer Hill
Taylor
Telfair
Tucker
Turner
Valdosta
Baptist Union
Bulloch County
Centennial Central Western
Columbus
Daniels
Dodge County
Ebenezer
Middle
Millser
Mt. Vernon
Emanuel
Friendsb
Laurens County
Ping Mountain
Pw ‘Laski
Rehoboth
Tattnall
Washington
Western
App
Bethlehem
Catoosa County
Chattahoochee
Chattooga
Chestites
Clarkesville
Coosa
Coosawade
Ellijay
Enon
Floyd County
Gordon County
Hebron
Hiawassee
Hightower
Jasper
Lawrenceville
Il Rt
Lookout Valley
Biddle Cheriker
Morganton
Mountain
Mountsintos
Mulberry
New Hope
New Umes
North Georgia
Notla River
Pleasant Valley
Polk County
Rabun Sottly
Roswell
Salem
Sarepta
Tus
Copies of Doings of Legislature Mailed
The state library in Atlanta announces today it is mailing copies of the 1915 legislature acts to county officers. The house and senate journals will be ready for delivery early next week.
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Atlanta
State Library
House
Senate
White Way Volunteers Spark Clayton Street Lights
Merchants on Clayton Street cheer the new White Way lighting as festoons blaze over two blocks. One store owner offers 250 dollars to keep Clayton bright after hours, with several others pledging additional funds. The lively reaction signals strong local support for the project.
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Clayton Street
Clayton
Deas
Thrilling Experiences Told by Traveling Man From New Orleans
Mr. J. T. Goebel of Armour Company visited the city with details of the Crescent City hurricane. He described eighty five mile an hour winds, blocked tracks, uprooted trees, debris filled streets, water flooded coaches, and widespread destruction. He estimated property losses in the millions and potential deaths at five to six hundred.
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New Orleans
J. T. Goebel
Great Armour Company
Kansas City
City
W.M. Burson
Veterinary Department
State College of Agriculture
Georgian Hotel
Goebel
State Wide Revival Planned for Georgia Baptists
A coordinated state wide evangelistic revival plan is outlined by Rev Arch C Cree for Georgia Baptists. The program runs January to April 1916 with four geographic zones and a combined effort of Mission Board evangelists and Georgia pastors to energize churches across multiple associations and counties.
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Baptists of
Georgia
Arch C. Cree
D. D
Mission Board
Evangelistic Department of the
Home Board
Weston Bruner
Georgia Baptist
South Georgia
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