Court Grinds Criminal Business In Clarke Court Week
The Clarke County superior court faced a week of heavy criminal business with jurors finding several verdicts while others await indictment. Kimsey was fully exonerated on larceny after trust charges amid contention of malicious prosecution. Grand Jury expected to adjourn. many cases left for November term.
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Superior Court of
Clarke
Burch
C. C. Kimsey
Kimsey
A. C. Holliday
H. M.rylee
J. C. Holliday
Pickers Sought as Wage Cotton Work Reaches Georgia Nearby
A letter to the Athens chief of police seeks 60 to 100 unemployed laborers to travel to a nearby county for cotton picking. The offer promises wages of 1 to 1.50 dollars per day and urges local residents to spread the word about the job opportunity. The request is signed by H T Shaw, cashier of the Bank of Madison.
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Athens
Gir
H. T. Shaw
Bank of Madison
Gifts for the Christmas Ship to aid war‑stricken children
The Emmanuel Sunday school plans a Christmas Ship charity drive. Afriens contribute clothing toys and money to aid destitute European children harmed by war. Donations must be in by November 1, sent to Rev. Troy Beatty, ship sails from New York November 10. Mrs H J Waff chairs.
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Emmanuel- Sunday School
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Troy Beatty
New York
Athens
H. J. Waff
Knights of Pythias at Emmanuel Church
St Elmo lodge Knights of Pythias will attend Emmanuel church next Sunday at 11 o clock for a sermon by Rev Troy Beatty a prominent Knight. All Knights in the city are invited including temporary residents. The burst of crime notes follow with cases on pistol at church theft and assault with various fines. Lucius Freeman case to be taken up next morning.
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Wea Sims
Houston Smith
June Jackson
Bud Smith
Lucius Lyles
Robert Young
Arthur McNeill
Jim Porchas
Forbes
Ettica Hall
Will Burch
Alfred Jackson
Cleve Mathews
Louis» Heag
Pierce Pope
Tom Pope
Howard Houston
Ella Rogers
Herschel
Walker
St. Elmo Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Emmanuel Church
Troy Beatty
J. H. Vincent
Russell
Ed Strickland
C. C. Kimsey
Henry Hudson
Lucius Freeman
Underground work begins to place Athens wires underground
Southern Bell Telephone Company starts laying conduits today in Athens to place all wires underground. H O Riley arrives from Atlanta to supervise the project, a multi thousand dollar modernization planned for this fall and winter. Initial trenches will run along Clayton from Pulaski to Thomas and College Avenue from campus entrance to Strong Street. Ground will be broken today if preparations are complete, otherwise tomorrow.
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Southern Bell Telephone Company
H. O. Riley
Atlanta
Athens
Clayton
Pulaski
Thomas
College Avenue
Strong
Prince,Pulaski
Congress Rejects Cotton Relief Legislation in House
The House defeated the cotton relief measure by 123 to 91, blocking a plan to issue United States notes backed by Panama canal bonds for a quarter billion dollars. Southern lawmakers pressed for the bill, while Glass and Mann called the plan unsound.
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Washington
House
United States
Glass
Banking and Currency Committee
Mann
Appalachian Road Congress to Meet in Athens in 1916
The 1916 meeting of the Appalachian Good Roads Congress will be held in Athens with the University of Georgia School of Engineering and the Athens Chamber of Commerce hosting. Prof Searcy B Slack extended the invitation after returning from the 1914 Bristol meeting. Delegations from many states will attend the Atlanta Fourth American Road Congress in November, with emphasis on city street construction and bridge and highway contracts and education in highway engineering at colleges.
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Good Roads
University of Georgia
School of Engineering
Chamber of Commerce of
Athens
Searcy B. Slack
Bristol
Slack
United States
Bluefield
West Virginia
Atlanta
Fourth American Road Congress
Slaton
Charles E. Bolling
Richmond
F. Word
New Haven
G. 8. Brown
Charleston
W. Va
Congress
John J. Ryan
New York State Builders Association
Heirs Sought in Athens for Million and Hale Estate
Washington Ware died in Knoxville leaving a fortune of about 1.5 million dollars with no direct heirs. Attorney H. C. Upson is investigating to locate potential heirs in the Athens region. Savannah seamstress Mary White, née Ware, may be one heir, traced through Ware family records, with her Oklahoma-based son Samuel White aiding the claim.
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Hale
Athens
Washington Ware
Knoxville
Tenn
8. C. Upson
Washington
Upson
Georgia
Mary White
Dry Goods and Nations
Savannah
Mrs. White
Samuel Ware
Jost
Dairy Instruction Car to Be Operated by Southern Railway
Southern Railway announces a dairy instruction car tour across Georgia to boost dairying among farmers. The mobile farm dairy showcases charts, photos, and dairy models with expert lecturers and milk testing. Stops include Stockbridge, McDonough, Tesla, Williamson, and Molena from November 2 to 6.
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Southern Railway
Atlanta
Southern Railway Company
Georgia
Fort Valley
Columbus
Macon
Birmingham
Hawkinsville
Florida Southern Railway
Stockbridge
McDonough
Tesla
Williamson
Molena
Business Better Adjustments Noted In War Era Trade
Paris scene shows Chamber of Commerce easing transport costs and aiding trade as Allied advances deter German rail pressure. Paris industries like dressmaking and millinery show revival signs while US importers seek French partners. list of upcoming events and towns follows.
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Paris
Associated Press
Aisne
Chamber of Commercs
Chamber
Switzerland
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