President Wilson Accepts Nomination At Shadow Lawn
President Wilson formally accepted renomination in Long Branch New Jersey delivering a lengthy address defending the Democratic record. He attacked Hughes and urged Americas leadership, cited laws on tariff revisions, antitrust, banking, rural credits and the Federal Trade Commission, and stressed a progressive record redeemed in four years.
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Associated Press
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
America
James
Shadow Lawn
White House
Republican Party
United States
Mexico
Federal Trade Commission
Progressive Party
Bill to Put Federal Prisoners to Work on Roads
Washington September 2 A bill introduced by Representative Webb of North Carolina would allow federal prisoners to labor on highways used for mail delivery and establish factories at Atlanta and Leavenworth penitentiaries to supply government needs. Prisoners would be limited to sentences not exceeding five years.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlanta and
Leavenworth Penitentiaries
Webb
North Carolina
Senate approves general deficiency measure in Washington
Washington September 2 The senate tonight passed the general deficiency appropriation bill carrying about 15 million dollars the last major supply measure This clears the way for the revenue bill passage early next week and adjournment of Congress midweek The bill includes a provision to pay George Rut less salary as federal trade commissioner for fifteen months service
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
George Rutless
Federal Trade Commissioner
Former Governor Pennypacker Dies in Philadelphia
Samuel W. Pennypacker, former Pennsylvania governor at age seventy three, died in Philadelphia today from uraenle polaon ing. He had served as a judge before his governorship and was a member of the state railroad commission in the last four years.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Uraenle Polaoning
State Railroad Commission
Liquor Raids in Girard Continue
Girard Alabama deputies and police seized seventy five cases of whiskey and four gallons in two raids in upper Girard. James Jones and Munch Phelps were arrested.
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Associated Press
Girard
Ala
Russell County
Upper
James Jones
Munch Phelps
Judge Praises Solicitor and His Activity
Judge Brand lauded Solicitor General Gamble after Griffin motion for a new trial. He noted Gamble’s energy and constant work on the case, saying affidavits gathered by the solicitor likely saved the county an expensive further trial.
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Griffin
Brand
Gamble
J. W. Griffin
C. H. Brand
Gwinnett Court
Holl Weevil Spreads Across Georgia Counties
Atlanta reports the holl weevil is now prevalent in thirty six Georgia counties and in eighteen counties of the southwest. Summer floods have damaged cotton 40 to 60 percent, per state entomologist E. Lee Worsham.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia
E. Lee Worsham
Grand Rapids Flyer 13 Reported Wrecked
Grand Rapids Michigan reports the Chicago and Cincinnati Flyers of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad wrecked at Wilkins with a relief train en route to Cadillac. Passengers aboard were bound for north Michigan summer resorts.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Chicago and Cincinnati Flyers
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
North Michigan
Wilkins
Mich
Cadillac
Cuckoo Clock Joke Exchange Between Mrs Outiste and Outlate
A brief humorous exchange features Mrs Outiste asking about a cuckoo clock and Outlate replying that the cat ate it, capturing a quaint domestic quip in a single line cartoon rhythm.
Rumanians Gain Ground as Austrians Retreat Near Orsova
London reports hard fighting between Rumanians and Austrians with Austrian forces withdrawing across the Lenna river north of Orsova after five days of battle. In Transylvania Austrian retirement continues, Hermannstadt abandoned. Athens notes Entente ministers drafted a note to Zaimis, while Greece sticks to friendly neutrality. Allied fleet arrives at Piraeus and French seize ships in the harbor. Russian offensive in Galicia and Bukowina progresses, with positions taken east of Lemberg. Zeppelin raid on the east coast reported with one airship shot down.
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Associated Press
London
Lenna River
Orsova
Danube
Vienna
Transylvania
Hermannstadt
Athens
Zaimis
Piraeus
Prench
Macedonia
Thessaly
Epirus
Greece
Zaimia
Constantine
Galicia
Bukowina
Petrograd
Lemberg
Herlin
Carpathians
Vol
Extraordinary Griffin case overruled and remanded to jail
Judge Brand overruled the extraordinary motion for a new trial in the Griffin case and ordered J. W. Griffin, former Clarke County Bank president, remanded to jail after three trials and prior appeals. The ruling followed an extended legal fight with motions, potential Supreme Court action, and ongoing defense plans.
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Brand
Griffin
Brands
State of Georgia
J. W. Griffin
Clarke Superior Court
W. BE
Thomas
Court of Appeals
John B. Gamble
Western Judicial Circuit
Clarke County
W. E. Jackson
Supreme Court
Judge Brand
Praise for Soldiers of Civil War Golden Anniversary
Kansas City September 2 praise for Civil War soldiers for returning to pursuits of peace at the war's end. Capt E R Monfort, commander in chief of the G A R, urged wise counsels and loyalty as the group marked its fiftieth anniversary. He praised education science art literature and industry and noted the nation grew rich and unified through their sacrifices and freedom for all.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
E. R. Monfort
Capt .Monfort
Nven
Southern Railway pays millions monthly in labor and improvements
Special to the Banner reports Washington September figures on Southern Railway Co for July 1916. Total disbursements for labor material and other purposes reached 4,629,628 with 2,967,763 paid to Southern region entities. Construction outlays in July 1916 rose, totaling 985,242.38, while gross revenue reached 5,481,475, up 3.43 percent from 1915 but down 6.69 percent from 1914.
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Washington
Southern Railway Company
South
A. H. Plant
UiLURGIA Football Warriors Mustered For Camp Start
Georgia prepares for football season with early practice on Monday September 11. Varsity and reserve players and promising prep stars will convene at the training camp to build conditioning, signal work, and team chemistry ahead of a demanding schedule featuring Citadel Clemson Florida Virginia Navy Auburn and Tech.
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University of Georgia
Sims
White
Citadel
Clemson
Florida
Virginia
Navy
Auburn
Furman
Tech
Athens
Georgia
Alabama
Birmingham
Henderson
Germany
Conyers
Thrash
McConnell
Thompson
Garrard
Paddock
Neville
Powell
Dezendorf
Petrie
Wing
Everett
Nigdon
Tate
Beasley
Whitey Davis
John Coleman
Landon
Randolph Macon
Pew
Peacock School
Atlanta
Reynolds
Jim Reynolds
Bob McWhorter
Timon Bowden
Red and Black
Elkins
Bingham School
Frank Ferst
Savannah
McMichael
Gordon
Hutchinson
Scrubs
Alex Davison
Splendida of
Riverside
Rev E H Jennings Led Winterville Revival
Rev E H Jennings returned from Winterville where he assisted Rev W M Colle in a revival at the Winterville Baptist church. The meeting was highly successful with eighteen additions to the church.
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E. H. Jennings
Winterville
W. M .Colle
Memorial Day Address Emphasizes Unity and Patriotism
The speaker honors comrades who forged American vigor and invites renewed commitment to national unity equal rights and honesty. He appeals to love in action, fraternity and loyalty, and notes Memorial Day as a climax of patriotism. The address urges rising aid to the weak, strengthening affiliated societies, and a renewed pledge to the cause for which soldiers sacrificed.
Fall Fantasy Poem by Cleone Duke Braswell
A Fort Valley, Georgia poem contemplates autumn's beauty and the artistmatic turn from summer. It contrasts wistful longing for warmth with nature's seasonal color, crediting divine touch for earth’s rich hues and sunset perfections.
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Cleone Duke Braswell
Fort Valley, Ga
To Make Yourself Unpleasant Sympathize Unknowingly
The text suggests making someone dislike you by feigning sympathy for a problem the person is unaware they have. It implies social manipulation through misunderstood concern and faux empathy to provoke discomfort or resentment.
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