Damage suits fill Clarke county docket with multiple cases
Clarke county clerks find fewer total cases on last return day for Athens city court but note many notable suits filed. Insurance policy claims lead a list including Mrs. Blanche D Hart versus Aetna Life, and Mrs. Emily Blanton versus The Home's Friend. Several bond and note actions follow, with defendants linked to Atlanta papers in claims against former circulation staff.
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Clarke County
Blanche D. Hart
Aetna Idfe Insurance Company
Hartford
Mary Reid
Louis Camak
Thomas & Thomas
Gee
Collins
City of Athens
Smith
Merritt
J. A. Shell
Ben Eppes
Eppes Garage
O. J. Tomas
C. C. Kimacy
A. C. Holli Hay
HLM
Rylee
J. J
Roy Holden
Shackelford
Edna A. Osler
A. R. and
E. Co
Carlisle Cobb
J. H. Lumpkin
Busiest Judge in this State Handles Big Week
Judge Hrand of the Western circuit is in a three week stretch with Clarke superior court and will travel to Atlanta to hear Fay ette court motions. He then presides in Walton on Hill vs Georgia R. R. and later travels to Gainesville for Hall superior court. He has little time for rest in autumn weather. Also an ad touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy with Mrs. C. E. Sargent of Peru Indiana praising its value for long trusted use.
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Hrand
Clarke Superior Court
Atlanta
Fayette Court
Daniel
Hill Vs. Georgia R. R
Walton
Gainesville
Hall Superior Court
J. B. Jones
C. E. Sargent
Peru
Ind
Adv
Direct to Germany Cotton Now May Go
The British government will allow American cotton to reach Germany and Austria. New York officials seek American vessels to transport the first shipments. Cotton may be landed at Dutch ports for rail transit or shipped directly to Germany, state department adviser Robert F. Rose announced.
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Associated Press
New York
Germany
Austria
Robert F. Rose
State Department
Holland
German army falls back along La Bassee to sea
An Evening News dispatch from London reports that the German army is retreating all along La Bassee line toward the sea in northern France. The movement is described as a general withdrawal on the front, with allied forces advancing in the area.
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London
France
la Bassee
Explosion at Frankloy Mine Traps and Saves Hundreds
Royalton Indiana October 28 The disaster at Frankloy was caused by an explosion from a mine lamp igniting a gas pocket. Many dead and injured. air pumps saved about two hundred eight five miners scattered in the galleries while those in the explosion zone struggled to reach the air shaft.
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Associated Press
Royalton
Dis
Frankloy
Forced Withdrawal in Poland Reported Amid Russian Reinforcements
Berlin dispatch says German and other troops in Poland have been forced to fall back as fresh Russian reinforcements move from Ivangorod and Warsaw, according to an official statement received tonight.
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Berlin
Poland
Ivangorod
Warsaw
Limit of Human Endurance in West Front Battles Shifts
London reports the West Flanders fight fatigue with artillery fire ceasing and a stalled forward push toward canal ports. Germans reinforce with fresh troops and plan a second line while bombardment limited their earlier attempt. Concurrently, Poland reports Russian reinforcements as Africa enters the war with German incursions into Angola and clashes near German and Georgian colonies. In South Africa a rebel rising faces setback for Premier Botha against General Bogers.
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Associated Press
London
West Flanders
Dlepatch
Dunkirk
Poland
Africa
Angola
Portugal
Jand
South Africa
Botha
Bogers
Worthy Appeal for Belgian and French Suffering Families
The Union Fran a clase of Georgia with French ambassador approval forms a Franco American committee to raise funds for Belgian and French families displaced by war. Citizens of Athens and Clarke county are urged to donate directly by mail or at the Banner Office, with donor list to be published later. The appeal stresses small contributions are welcome and gratitude will be expressed by those helped.
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Union
Georgia
United States
Athens
Clarke County
Turkey Recruiting Her Army Enhances Desert War Efforts
New York Oct 28 Turkey is recruiting to fullest capacity and even pressing naturalized Americans into service. Passengers from Naples report Syrians escaping by bribing Turkish officials. Recruits are so numerous that uniforms are in short supply and soldiers wear sleeve bands with the Turkish coat of arms, removal equaling desertion.
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Associated Press
New York
Turkey
Naples
Four County Fair at Commerce a great success in 18th year
Reports from the Four County Fair at Commerce show strong turnout and heavy support from Jackson Banks Madison and Franklin counties. Exhibits center on agriculture with top quality farm products, a bird man exhibition, and a Ford car parade with about sixty cars. The women’s department poultry and livestock displays are noted as especially creditable and crowd turnout was the largest to date.
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Athens
Jackson
Banks
Madison
Franklin
Scott Jackson
Dozen Questions Explain the Young Women's Christian Association
A detailed primer outlines what the YWCA is a nationwide network of 988 member groups. It explains objectives governance and administration budgets and how associations at city college county and international levels operate to support young women through housing education social and spiritual programs.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Christian
National
United States
Dent
Sirla
India
China
Japan
South America
Turkey
The
Young Women's Christian Associations
New York City
New York
Koeph
A Happy Home Read What Perua Di
A fragment mentions James F. Summitt of Muscatine Iowa in a notice context with partial names and addresses and a local postal or legal reference. The readable text hints at a personal or internal matter titled A Happy Home with scattered proper nouns.
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James F. Summitt
Eee St. Muscatine
Iowa
Assassins Given Sentences After Sarajevo Plot
In Sarajevo on October 28 Caymon Prinsip who killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife the Duchess of Hohenburg was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Four conspirators received life imprisonment and two including Modoljo Gabrinovic were sentenced to twenty years.
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Associated Press
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Caymon Prinsip
Arochduke
Francis’ Ferdinand
Duchess of
Hohenburg
Modoljo Gabrinovic
Boy Dies by Poison Beside Bible Picture of Actress
Atlanta report describes G. W. Williams, 19, a Louisville and Nashville railroad telegraph operator, found dead in his boarding house with a Bible at his side and a large Alice Joyce portrait on the bureau. Carbolic acid bottles and a cup smelling of poison indicate suicide amid loneliness and unrequited affection for the actress.
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Atlanta
Alice Joyce
G. W. Williams
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Whitehall Street
Williams
Applications for Pensions Now Due by November First
County ordinary announces that all new pension applications must be filed in his office before November first and sent to the state pension commissioner to arrive by that date. The note follows recent reports of German reverses in Poland and northern France. Amusement features at the Athens fair drew President Andrew Erwin and many local officials and residents who attended in automobiles.
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Tendance
Athens
Aes
Winder
Commerce
Tair
Poland
France
Andrew Erwin
M. J. Abney
Clare Heidler
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Price Hinton
A. G. Dudley
W. G. Griffeth
John Griffeth
W. H. Davis
Arthur Palmer
Unique Dinner Party Report From Front Line Letter
A soldier's letter from the front describes a unique dinner party as German and French lines lay within a few hundred yards near Rheims. Fighting paused at nightfall and the writer says the war may last longer than expected. Papers estimate Germany has corn for bread for army and civilians until the next harvest.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Rheims
Germany
Picture of Big German Shells in Berlin Parcel Post
Atlanta, Oct. 28. The Customs Department in the Federal Building examined a parcel post package from Berlin and found a full sized print of the 40 inch shell scene used to demolish Belgian and French forts. The display shows rains around forts, the motto With God for King and Country in German, and a Maltese cross with a crown and W. A replica has been in the Banner office window for two weeks.
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Atlanta
Customs Department
Federal
Berlin
Georgia Visitor Returns After Three Civil Service Exams
Mr. William Russell departs Athens Georgia for Washington City after three weeks visit and taking three civil service examinations in Atlanta within three days. Mrs Russell remains in Athens under treatment by local physicians.
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William
John Russell
Athens
Russell, Ga
Atlanta
Washington City
Treasury Department
Georgia
Russell
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