City Council Moves Toward Incinerator and Sewer Plan
At a called meeting the Athens mayor and council discuss installing a short sewer line funded by property owners and city takeover after six percent return. They suspend rules, adopt a contract with Georgia Development Company, and plan incinerator for garbage disposal for ten to fifteen years amid other town issues including Newsies restrictions and police transport needs.
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Dudley
New York
D. G. Anderson
Talmadge Brothers Company
Bloom~field
Georgia Development Company
Col. C. M. Snelling
Jerome Michael
Tibbetts
Georgia
Athens
Seven Die In Subway Excavation Blast Tragedy
Seven bodies are recovered from a Seventh Avenue subway excavation wreck after a dynamite blast destroyed temporary supports. Two passengers and five laborers perished as a trolley plunged into the pit. Four investigations are under way.
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Associated Press
New York
Anglo French loan talks fail to produce timely announcement
New York, Sept 22. Anticipated announcement of loan commission progress was not forthcoming. Commissioners met late but details were not disclosed. several American bankers suggested a possible eleventh hour change in plans.
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Associated Press
New York
Death Cuts U. S. Pensions 10 Per Cent in One Year
Washington reports a ten percent drop in the civil war pension roll over the year. A total of 396,370 Union veterans remain on the roll, down 33,255 from last year, with pension payments reduced by about 15 million dollars.
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U. S
Associated Press
Washington
Commissioners of Pensions
Vacationing Tax Receiver Pushes Waste Plant Plan
Mr. J. H. Dorsey left for a South Carolina trip while urging Athens to install an incineration plant to end recurring street waste and carcass issues. The city engineer and purchasing agent were directed to collect cost data for current and long term plants and potential locations for presentation at the next mayor and council meeting.
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J. H. Dorsey
South Carolina
Mexican Peace Urges Convention and Provisional Government
Roque Gonzales Garza, former president of the Mexican convention, warned from Washington that recognizing Carranza without his participation risks anarchy. He said neither Villa nor Carranza controls the situation and a failed peace convention would prolong warfare, exhausting both sides.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Roque Gonzales Garza
Villa
Millions of Bibles Shipped Unimpeded to Germany
London reports the British and Foreign Bible Society continues wartime support by sending Testaments Psalm books and Gospels to Germany and other fronts. Over a million such books shipped since war start with August exports totaling 350 cases weighing 40 tons. Russian armies receive 450000 testaments, funded in part by US Sunday school scholars.
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London
Associated Press
Germany
British and Foreign Bible Society
United States
Japan
Kiao-chau
Georgia Harvest Festival aims for grand Atlanta event
Atlanta sees a 25 member Georgia Harvest Festival board spanning as many cities with John W. Morton as Athens representative. An advisory panel from counties will be named. Daily parades balls fireworks carnival attractions and educational conferences are planned with reduced railroad rates to bring visitors and inaugurate the Southeastern Fair exposition.
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Atlanta
Georgia
New Orleans
Not Paint The Worst Mistake In Painting Is Not Putting Off
The text argues delaying painting is costly, causing about 10 percent extra expense due to interest and wages. It condemns cheap paint as dangerous, claiming true costs include initial price plus wear. The author warns readers against choosing low quality materials.
Unclear Bulgarian Mobilization News Sends London Into Debate
London observers record Bulgarian mobilization as a potential pivot in Balkan negotiations. Reports from Berlin and London describe German advances near Vilna, continued Flanders bombardment, and Italian activity in the Dolomites while the Bulgarian premier asserts neutrality from Romania and Greece.
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Nish
Germany
Serbia
Friederichstadt
Vilna
Flanders
Western Front
Dolomites
Rumania
Greece
Barrett says farmers in bad fix despite booster talk
Charles E. Barrett told a Georgia farmers convention that six per cent money is illusory and that South and national farming areas suffer under heavy debt. He cited widespread encumbrance of Georgia farm property, difficulty obtaining loans, and high rates. The meeting urged crop diversification and warehouse legislation for the next session.
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Banner
Atlanta
South
Charles 8. Barrett
Hall of Representatives
National Farmers' Union
J. J. Brown
Georgia Farmers’ Union
Coun Uel
Brown
Congresman Howard
South Carolina
Georgia
Lucy Cobb Institute Opens Eighth Year With Attendance
In Washington on Sept 22 President Wilson and William Jennings Bryan met at the White House. Bryan declined to reveal the president’s remarks after resignation. They reportedly discussed a peace trip to Europe and defense spending. Colonel Bryan then left to continue peace lectures.
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Washington
Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
White House
Brayn
Bryan
Europe
Another Note on the Wm. P. Frye
Washington reports another German note on the sinking of the American ship William P. Frye by the commerce raider Prins Bitel Friedrich. The state department has sent the communication to the president for awareness.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
William P. Frye
Prins Bitel Friedrich
State Department
Piers at Cristobal Strain Under Heavier Canal Freight
Panama, Sept. 22 The port of Cristobal has expanded rapidly since canal opening, with two 1,000 foot piers costing 2.6 million each and a third under construction. A fourth is planned as congestion causes ships to wait for docking and cargo delays of up to six weeks.
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Associated Press
Panama
of Cristobal
Central
South America
Balboa
South American Steamship Lines
Panama Railroad
Cristobal
Opening of Lucy Cobb Institute Marks Fresh Start
The fifty eighth annual session of Lucy Cobb Institute opens with large attendance and wide state representation led by Georgia. Improvements worth thousands have updated the plant. alumni will tour the renovated buildings in a few weeks. The faculty list features educators from Bryn Mawr Wellesley and the University of Georgia among others.
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Lucy Cobb Institute
Georgia
Athens
West Virginia
Tennessee
BS Lally
Gerdine
Brumby
Lucy Cobb
Mildred Lewis Rutherford
Elizabeth Balderston
Bryn Mawr
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Cobb Institute
Mabel Mott
College of Music
Cincinnati
Krause
Berlin
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M. B. Joffeott
Vascar
Kate Blake
Lill Lehmann
Louis Bachner
Johm Morris
Cincinnati Conservatory of Musico
Jennie Smith
Carriere
Helen Moore
Woman's College of
Sarah Wilson
Lacy Cobb Institute
Schools May Bar Children For Common Colds
Health boards in many cities consider barring children with colds from school as common colds are contagious. Foley's Honey ad Twins promote a home remedy. parents may preempt trouble by treating before school opens.
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Boards of Health
Foley's
Mt Palau & Sons
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