King Ferdinand Leads Frontline Command As War News Update
Associated Press report from August 2 notes King Ferdinand of Romania is claimed to have gone to the front to personally direct troops. Reports describe Romanian efforts to seize mountain passes in the eastern Carpathians, amid claims of fighting Russians near Hungary and other theater updates.
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Ferdinand
Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Constan
Izelos
London
Ferdinand of
Rumania
Eastern
Carpathians
Hungary
Fay Former German Officer Escapes From Atlanta Prison
Robert Pay, alleged former German army officer convicted in a New York munition conspiracy case, escapes from Atlanta federal prison with fellow inmate William Knobloch. Both men, doing electrical work, walked past guards at a gate and vanished after telling guards they would repair the arch lights. Warden Zerbat orders an investigation of the guard’s lapse. Fay began term June 23 for eight years. Knobloch for eighteen months. A widespread search is underway.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Robert Pay
United States
New York
William Knobloch
Knobloch
Fred Zerbat
Fay
Memphis flagship Atlantic Fleet ashore after storm
A Santo Domingo cablegram reports the armored cruiser Memphis ashore with crew disembarked and more than twenty men lost with a motor boat in the harbor. The ship, formerly the Tennessee, is flagship of the Atlantic fleet, with 990 men aboard, 23000 horsepower and 14500 ton displacement.
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Memphis
Atlantic Fleet
Santo Domingo
Associated Press
Washington
Cruer
Tennesee
United States Atlantic Fleet
Nations clash over Wilson peace policy echoed in Senate
Associate Press reports Senator Reed of Missouri warned the Senate that Republicans demand a shift from President Wilsons peace policy. He argued Hughes victory would signal Americas repudiation of Wilsons aims and a move toward war, undoing the national prosperity of Wilsons term.
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Wilson
Hughes
America
Damages Sought Over Killing of Plaintiff’s Dog in Justice Court
A damage suit filed in Justice Court by B L Burnett against Ethel Favors alleges Favors drove a Ford and killed Burnett’s dog on purpose and maliciously. The dog, returned for taxation as property, is central to the claim for $26.
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Justice Court
Justice Court of This District
Carlisle Cobb
B. L . Burnett
Ethel Favors
Unpreparedness as Cowardice Warned by Civil War Veteran
Kansas City August 29 Col A E B Stephens of Cincinnati chief of the Sons of Veterans told the G A R encampment that un preparedness is cowardice and true patriotism requires peace justice liberty and preparedness. He urged following Civil War lessons and supporting ample national preparedness to command respect for the United States.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
A. E. B. Stephens
Cincinnati
Sons of Veterans
Republic
United States
America
Jury Revisors Complete Work Clarke County Lists
The Clarke county jury revisors completed their task of reviewing traverse and grand juror lists, placing names in the jury boxes and signing the certificate. This year there are 228 grand jury names and 686 traverse jurors, slightly down from last year. Ministers’ names remain largely repeated in the lists.
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Clarke County
Messrs
John Barber Wier
H. Tom D. Comer
Alberto E. Davison
J. P. Nunnally
R. J. Hardeman
D. G. Anderson
Board of Jury Commissioners
Tampa Harbor Project Approved for Tampa Florida
Washington reports the War Department approved a harbor improvement plan for Tampa, Florida, costing 1,425,600 dollars over four years with an initial 300,000 dollar appropriation. The work would deepen the harbor to 27 feet, create 500 foot bar width and 300 foot Tampa Bay channels.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tampa
Fla
War Department
House
Tampa Bay
Clarke County Marks First 1916 Cotton Bale Sold
The first bale of 1916 cotton grown in Clarke county was brought in yesterday morning and sold to Miller & Co. by J. T. Suddeth of Winterville. It was grown by Wade Ogle and purchased for the McFadden Agency.
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Wade Ogle
Miller & CO
J. T. Suddeth
Clarke County
Winterville
Measis
McFadden
Tropical Storm Lost in Indies Near Porto Rico
Late reports from the West Indies fail to locate the storm’s position, now south of Haiti and moving westward. San Juan winds southeast and diminishing as officials note uncertainty about exact location.
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Associated Press
Washington
West Indies
Porto Rico
Weather Bureau
Haiti
San Juan
Tax Officials Meet in Indianapolis Mark 10th Anniversary
Tax officials from multiple states economists and public finance specialists converge in Indianapolis for a four day National Tax Association conference. The event marks the association’s tenth anniversary and addresses pending changes in taxation schemes amid rising state expenses and undefined programs. A key topic is the allocation of public service corporation values through a special committee report.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
National Tax Association
Public Service Corporation
Association
Infantile paralysis case leads to home quarantine on Springdale
A two and a half year old child in the L W Cooper residence on Springdale Street is diagnosed with infantile paralysis. Dr J C McKinney reports the case and the home is quarantined by health officers to prevent spread. Two prior cases had been quarantined, and officials urge careful precautions to avoid further infections.
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L. W. Cooper
Springdale Street
J. C.mckinney
Board of Health
Opposition to Georgia School Superintendent Brittain Deepens
Atlanta August 29 The fight against M L Brittain state superintendent of schools is driven by a personal clash with Thomas H Watson who calls him a menace to Georgia The dispute centers on religious prejudice and alleged misuses of funds though records show the superintendent has no control over state funds and that counties and cities allocate and spend them Brittain is praised as a leading educator with broad support from Georgia teachers and local education officials Keese Watson’s candidate is an Atlanta preacher and former insurance agent.
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John W. Hammond
Atlanta
M. L. Brittain
Brittalin
Thomas H. ‘Watson
State House
Watson
Georgia
Brittain
Hickory Hill
Keese
Earch
Ratehall
Thomas H. Watson
Mr. Brittain
South
Atlanta Baptist Asociation
Baptist Association
Baptist Sunday Schools
Alex. Keese
Baptist Church
Mason and Dixon
National Tax Association proposes broader activities
Indianapolis August 29 Recommendations for broaden ing the activities of the National Tax Association were made by president Samuel T Howe of Kansas in his annual address at the National Tax Conference He urged educational campaigns to reduce governmental expenditures and support for home rule legislation He condemned the Washington administration for centralizing authority and urged enactment of uniform tax laws nationwide The association has aimed to promote tax reform to spread the burden of public revenue more evenly across citizens
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Howe
Agani Frem
Congress
Associated Press
Indianapolis
National Tax Association
Samuel T. Howe
Kansas
National Tax Conference
Washington Administration
Congressman Tribble Leaves for Washington After Strike
Congressman J. Tribble of the eighth district leaves Athens for Washington as the strike on cotton transport looms. He says he remained at his post until Leader Kitchin said members could return home, canceling engagements in Elberton, Doves Creek, Hull, Monroe, Social Circle, Mansfield, Starrsville, and Rutledge. The strike is described as serious and ill timed with the cotton crop ready for transport.
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Is. J. Tribble
Eighth
T. J. Brown
Etherton
Washington
Congress
Athens
Kitchin
House
Senate
Elberton
Doves’ Creek
Hull
Monroe
Social Circle
Mansfield
Starrsville
Rutledge
Athens Bar Endorses Grogan for Court of Appeals Seat
Members of the Athens bar subscribe to a cordial endorsement of Judge Geo. C. Grogan of Elberton for a place on the court of appeals bench. The endorsement circulated through lawyers offices with signatories including Carlisle Cobb E K Lumpkin Jr T W Rucker Geo C Thomas John L Booth H M Rylee and many others.
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Athens
Geo. C. Grogan
Elberton
Court of Appeals
Messrs. Carlisle Cobb
E. K.,lumpkin
E. K. Lumpkin, Jr
T. W. Rucker
Geo. C. Thomas
John L. Booth
H. M. Rylee
Young Davis
Stephen C. Upson
H. Abit Nir
Milton Thomas
H. C. Tuck
Julian Erwin
Lamar Rucker
W. L. Erwin
E. 8. Price
W. G. Cornett
A. H. Woodyard
F. L. Upson
Max Michael
Thos. J. Shackelford
Roy M. Strickland
Jerome Michael
Atlantic Compress Man Goes to Atlanta
Mr. E. D. Brown, longtime book keeper for the local Atlantic Compress Company plant, has resigned and will join the new Candler Warehouse and Compress in Atlanta after September first. Friends here in Athens regret his departure but wish him success in the new home.
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E. D. Brown
Atlantic Compress Company
Candler
Atlanta
Mrs. Brown
Athens
Watkinсs Bureau Reports Cotton At 64.7 Percent Condition
The Watkins Bureau estimates the U S cotton crop condition at 64.7 percent on August 23, below 75.4 prior month and under 1915 and 1914 figures, with a ten year average of 72.5. States show mixed readings from North Carolina 68 to Texas 69. The report warns a moderate crop is unlikely and a serious cotton famine looms with 20 cent cotton appearing unlikely.
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Watkins’ Bureau
New York
Watkins Bureau
H. F. Bachman & Co
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tenne
Missouri
Oklahoma
Federal migratory bird law enforcement gains Georgia warden
Special to the Banner reports Deputy Game Warden A B Binder of Fulton county has been appointed by the federal government as a special warden in Georgia to enforce the federal migratory bird protection laws.
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Atlanta
A. B. Binder
Fulton County
Georgia
Return of School Girls and Boys in the Old College Town
The town welcomes the return of students as the campus community regains its traditional rhythm. Local shops, housing, and events prepare for the influx, signaling a renewed bustle and ongoing ties between residents and scholars.
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Old College
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