Last Stand at Antwerp Dominates War News
London dispatches report the Belgian defense at Antwerp as German shells and six Zeppelins bombard the city. King Albert calls up men for defense while hundreds flee. Allied hopes rise from a late communication on German reinforcements and battlefield stasis on the Meuse and Aisne fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Antwerp
France
North Sea
Albert
Lille
Arras
Indicted Former U S Senator Charged With Misappropriation
Chicago dated October 8 reports former U S Senator William Lorimer was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of misappropriating LaSalle Street Bank funds where he served as president. Other bank officials were indicted for making false entries and P Gallagher, linked to a construction firm, was charged with aiding Lorimer in the alleged misappropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
United States
William Lorimer
Federal Grand Jury
LaSalle Street Bank
P. Gallagher
Time
Lorimer
Ownership Statement for Athens Banner 1914 Oct 1
The Athens Banner lists editors and managers for October 1914 with H J Rowe as editor and D G Bickers as managing editor. Business manager Chas E Martin. Owners include H J Rowe and multiple Athens figures. No bondholders holding 1 percent or more. Sworn in Clarke County on Oct 9, 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Banner
Athens
Georgia
H. J. Rowe
D. G. Bickers
Chas
E. Martin
Banner Publishing Co
T. W. Reed
E. D. Cox
W. T. Bryan
J. Y. Carthers
J. R. White
Whitehall
C. H. Phinizzy
M. Stern
Aaron Cohen
A. M. Soule
C. M. Srahan
C. D. Flanigen
H. R. Palmer
M. J. Abney
T. H. Nickerson
Chas. E. Martin
N. P. Clarke Co
Why Not Publish It? Chamberlain's Tablets Ad Claim
Mrs Joseph Kallans of Peru reports stomach trouble and headaches. She says Chamberlain's Tablets improved digestion and regularity, and that she is entirely well now. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kallans
Peru
Chamberlain
Adv
Perjury indictment returned against Carr of Carr Boyd Co
An indictment for perjury has been returned against Dock Carr of Miley head of Carr Boyd Co in Banks county. One grand juror volunteered as prosecutor in the case and asked the solicitor general to be assigned. D M Jordan prosecutes. Carr already faces five true bills in Jackson county grand juries for forgery and for buying cotton and disposing of it before paying. Carr's country business at Maysville collapsed in what was said to be the region s largest failure in thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Banks County
Dock Carr
Miley
Big , Carr, Boyd & Co
National Bank of Maysville PJ
M. Jarrett
Grand Jury
D. M. Jordan
County
Jackson
Monroe
Jackson County
Carr
Maysville
Clarke County farmers embrace alfalfa to replace cotton
A group of Clarke County farmers declare independence from cotton by planting alfalfa. Early adopters report 100+ acres sown this week with seeds and inoculation supplies bought, lime delivered, and a four acre field yielding four cuts totaling about fifteen tons of dry hay.
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Clarke County
Messrs
John R. White
W. 8
Robert Holman
J. D. Tribble
F. G. Umbach
Pletcher Tuck
Elmer
T. J. Crawford
James Morton
W. J. Grier
Opposition and Delay Meet Proposals Aid Cotton Farmer
Washington notes show the president wary of relief schemes while seeking market fixes. Georgia lawmakers push currency proposals, St Louis bankers favor a large emergency plan, and a Senate bond scheme targets half of cotton holdings. The Fed board completes class C directors with a Cleveland bank appointment and plans a general conference October 19 to set inauguration dates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Georgia
Hardwick
McAdoo
St. Louis
Federal Reserve Board Committee
Bankhead
Alabama
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Cleveland Bank
Special Officer Loses Badge and Fined for Disorder
W. K. Schellmaker, a railroad night watchman and temporary special officer, was fined $20 by Recorder Price after a disturbance when he refused an undertaker access to the baggage room to place a casket. His badge was removed earlier by the chief of police on mayoral order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Schellmaker
Recorder Price
Schellmaker
Appling County Leads in Growing Grain in Georgia
President Andrew M. Soule of the Georgia State College of Agriculture praises Appling County for rapid progress in diversified farming amid an agricultural crisis. Roy Rogers reports up to 50,000 bushels of rice and corn in sacks offered to farmers. Soule toured Tattnall County, addressing 700 farmers, while college demonstrations attract increasing attendance and emphasize animal husbandry and diversified farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew M. Soule
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Appling County
South
Roy Rogers
Cate
Soule
Tattnall County
Goule
Georgia
Britain Cutting Off Even The Small Present Cotton Seed Trade
Special to the Banner from Atlanta reports that Britain is restricting shipments of cotton seed products to neutral European countries. The move threatens to shrink the already small export market, lowering prices and hurting Georgia farmers. The Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia, the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and other groups will protest to President Wilson and Secretary Bryan.
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Britain
Atlanta
Washington
P. D. McCarley
Cotton Seed Crushers' Association of Georgia
Holland
Denmark
Italy
South
Association
Georgia State Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
Bryan
Jack Johnson Colored Proves Runner Not a Fighter
Yesterday morning policemen arrested Jack Johnson a colored man wanted on two charges. He is described as a fighter and better evader, having dodged officers since last May. He faces old charges of mistreating his wife Susie May Johnson. The Athens Merchants Association plans offer extra cotton price to cancel debts or buy goods, aiding farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Johnson
Scrapper
Susie May Johnson
Athens Merchants’ Association
Athens
Peruna Cure Claims By Oklahoma Man
A letter from Robert Fowler of Okarche Oklahoma describes relief from catarrh after taking Peruna. He claims the tonic ended his persistent troubles after trying many remedies. The misspelled text reflects a generic testimonial common to patent medicine advertising of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert. Fowler
Okarche
Oklahoma
Robert Fowleh
Ray Rena
Horse averts stationary routine with improvised fire training
A horse pulling a wagon on South Lumpkin Street was stalled by the owner and driver who tried patting the animal and then igniting excelsior beneath it. The horse reacted by flipping and tumbling but eventually stood, extinguished the fire, snapped the harness, and calmly walked away intact after the shafts were broken.
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Lumpkin Street
PAINT OR NOT A Hardware Co Store Notice
Paist and paint prices rise over years affecting property upkeep delays. The Talmage Hardware Co sells paint as costs accumulate and homeowners delay projects awaiting better budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devor Talmage Hardware Co
Talks Bridges to Big Road Meeting
Prof. Searcy B Glack of the good Toads department in the University of engineering Bristol Daper contributes an expert paper on How to Secure Good Bridges. Georgia sends a strong man yearly to the conference and Dr Strahan's last year on Top Sell Head Making was widely copied.
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Searcy B. Glack
School of Engineering
Tm Bristol
Daper
Georgia
Strahan
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Clarke Superior
Criminal Business
Athens Trust and Banking Company
Moore
Arthur McNeill
June Jackson
Pierce Pope
Bill Burch
Lucius Lyle
Cleve Mathews
Citizens Bank
William Burch
Geo. C. Thomas
John Burch
Col
Henry Tuck
R. W. Woods
E. K. Lumpkin
H. S. West
W. H. Shelton
J. J. Strickland
Weatherly
Brand
George
Henderson
Smith
Hardeman & Phinizy
Bishop
Order
Athens Ice & Coal Co
Armstrong
Et al
Hill
Cheatham
Burton
Silvey Dougherty & Co
A. P, Sams & Co
Gambling
Spaulding Co
The
Upson Co
Parr
Bullock
Vincent
Link
Allgood
Cardell
Miller
Keese
Appling
Anderson Banking Co
S. Hunter
McDonald
McLeroy
Lampkin
Baugh
Willoughby
O'Farrell
Williams & Moore
Ginhers Mutual Ins. Co
Whyte& Co. & Green
City of Athens
Arnold
Thomas
Strickland
Cooper
Moss
Iminal
Russell
Fowler
Bennington
Claud Daniel
Ry. & Electric Co
Ry. Co
Moss Mfg. Co
City Central
Roye
Aisne
Apparentifp
Meuse
Wavre
Russia
Prussia
Poland
Vistula
Galicia
Zepplin
Amsterdam
Central News
U. 5
Carr, Boyd, and CO
Alfalfa
Clarke
Prac
Henry
House Banking and Currency Committee
Shephard
Belgium
Brussels
Ostend
Cally
Peruna
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