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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1915
Page
1
Judge H W Hopkins of Thomas declares support for forcing an extra session to include prohibition measures. He positions himself with the Dry faction, signaling a likely early move toward a special legislative session.
Carranza seeks to block peace talks by pressing for an extra session of the Georgia legislature to include prohibition measures in any call, aiming to delay appropriations and force Governor Harris to act. The plan hinges on Governor Harris potentially calling an extra session to address Western and Atlantic bills, with Hopkins and prohibitionists backing a strategy that could stall the budget and trigger further legislative action. The Senate will consider the sizable appropriations bill, while efforts to restore order in Mexico and Pan American talks unfold.
Ask the average woman to name six leading Parisian milliners and dressmakers she would know them, and to name Atlanta reading stores and best food products she would be a mine of information. Atlanta women are great buyers and read The Constitution to shop wisely before buying in stores.
Reports from Brownsville describe ongoing clashes between Mexican outlaws and Texas Rangers aided by county officers near Norias Texas sixty miles north of Brownsville. Six Mexicans killed and three Americans wounded with reinforcements and U.S. troops dispatched from nearby forts.
Louisville August 8 Special Hon James Stapleton of the county board has taken charge of improving the Dixie highway route through Jefferson county. A gang of 40 convicts with heavy machinery is at work starting at the Washington county line. Consideration is being given to a bridge over Big Creek, though no decision has been made.
Count Okuma to remain prime minister provisionally after emperor’s request. He forms a cabinet with Shigenobu Okuma as premier and foreign minister, Taketsu Take Tomi as finance minister, Vice Admiral Tomosaburo Kato as war minister, Yukio Ozaki as justice minister, Kat Sundo Minoura or Viscount Masakata Sengoku as communications minister, Hironaka Kono as commerce and agriculture minister, Takata as education minister, and Kitokui Tehiki as interior minister. The array mirrors the prior lineup in key posts though Kato’s port-folio is temporary pending a permanent appointment.
Philadelphia reports a museum translation claiming Noah caused the fall of man, not Adam and Eve. Dr Steven Langdon of Oxford translates a 4 to 6 thousand year old tablet, older than Genesis, detailing Noah’s disobedience and a curse on his longevity.
Governor Hall ordered state militia to raid Southport near New Orleans. Joseph Hyland operated the gambling house. about 150 patrons were arrested and held. Paramilitary troops transported equipment to Washington Artillery armory as Hyland and employees faced anti gambling charges. A deputy sheriff was among those arrested.
Petrograd reports Germany made a separate peace proposal via Denmark offering Russia Galicia while Germany would keep western Poland. Russia’s foreign office denied any peace negotiations. duma lobbies called the proposal unworthy of serious consideration. Generals say Russia will fight on, even to the Urals if needed.
London August 8 Madam dispatch reported Kaiser Wilhelm telegraphed thanks for congratulations on Warsaw's fall. He stated the Almighty, by His grace, guides Germany's troops toward an honorable peace and that victory is a sign of divine support. The dispatch also notes Field Marshal Prince Leopold of Bavaria receiving the Pour le Merite.
German forces push toward the Vistula and Warsaw area to cut off the Russian Warsaw army retreat. They report sieges of forts at Serock and Novogeorgievsk and control of the Vistula east bank near Warsaw as Mackensen forces advance eastward.
French war office reports repulsed a violent German assault in the Vosges with heavy German losses, while noting minor German gains in the Argonne. Allied lines around Speuchez Arsennes and La Fille Morte saw ongoing combats and trench attacks. artillery actions continued near Steenstrat and Het Sagi, with bombardment of the Aisne valley.
A weather summary lists forecasts for Washington Georgia South Carolina Arkansas Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Florida Louisiana and Mississippi. It calls for partly cloudy conditions Monday and Tuesday with varying chances of thunder showers and unsettled spells across the Deep South and Southeast.
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