Georgia tobacco market faces shutdown and talks for relief
Georgia tobacco markets are closed amid a freight dispute. Farmers fear losses, the industry faces a serious setback until relief arrives. Fenner and Smith, owners of a local tobacco warehouse, called warehousemen to a meeting with manufacturers and exporters to discuss handling the crisis. Negotiations aim to settle freight issues and stabilize prices as shipments remain uncertain.
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Georgia
Fraight Aliyation
Americus Landmark Now Being Wrecked
The old Woodee building at Lamar and Igo Streets in Americus, long nicknamed a “buzzard Roost” for its dilapidated state, is being demolished. The site was slated for a new modern Bright building by G. A. and Spin, with the area cleared for construction.
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Igo Stresta
Americus
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Alabama Dipping Vat Blown Again Near Piedmont
Dynamiters wreck the Monahan dipping vat near Piedmont Alabama for the third time. Workmen had rebuilt it after earlier destruction and left it only hours when a heavy dynamite charge destroyed it again. Seven dipping vats in the Piedmont area have been destroyed by dynamite.
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Monahan
Piedmont
Orkmen
General liquor raid pulled at Savannah
Under direction of D. J. Gantt and I. L. Bergstrom federal revenue deputy marshals conducted a broad raid on Savannah area locations suspected of whisky handling. More than six arrests were made, including several in the city and two or three at road houses outside town.
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D. J. Gantt
I. L. Bergstrom
Atlanta
Federal Revenue
Reservations Going Into the Resolution on Treaty Ratification
Senate debate centers on whether reservations to the German peace treaty should be included in the ratification resolution or in a separate post ratification measure. Administration and league opponents clash over binding effect, with Kellogg urging explicit reservations and Brandegee warning about binding nonparticipants.
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Conference to lift Hungarian blockade debated at peace talks
Paris dispatch says the peace conference will lift the blockade of Hungary to aid reconstruction but will reimpose it if the new Hungarian government fails to prove authority. An inter allied council is to be formed. Coal distribution regulations are under study by the supreme economic council. The French press warns of potential coal shortages this winter.
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White Man and Negro Held for Incendiary Fires in Chattooga
In Columbus Georgia August 8 two suspects J A Cauthen a white man and Beverly Hughey a Negro were bound over to the superior court on arson charges after admitting statements about burning churches schools and a bridge. Witness J H Allen testified to finding a still connected to the pair and overhearing a plan to burn structures in the area.
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Foley
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Senoia Experiences Big Business Boom
Senoia Georgia August 8 Special important real estate deals are being made in and around Senoia as residents show faith in the town. Dennis Thurmond sold a seventy acre farm for 150 dollars per acre. Mannhog sold 36 acres for 100 dollars per acre. Several new residences are planned. A bond election will fund an up to date water and light system. Efforts lure outside capital for a small ice plant and a cotton mill at a railroad junction.
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Toole Soon to Make AIS Platform Known
Macon Georgia August 8 Special. Mayor Glen Toole plans to reveal his platform soon as the hot weather cools, with the primary expected to be lively. Registration stands over 3,500 with books open until September.
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Wacons Dog Catcher Returns to Service in Macon
Macon Ga August reports that W A Crawford has returned as dog catcher after resigning earlier this year. Crawford, known for collecting more dog tax money than any prior holder, resumes hunting for dogs without 1919 licenses. The job had been offered and declined before his decision to rejoin local animal control duties.
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Severa
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Two Leap Into Creek as Automobile Burns
Waycross residents W. B. Walton and B. R. Bohler escaped a fiery car fire yesterday when, upon crossing Keetle Creek bridge west of the city, they leaped from a malfunctioning auto. The engine remained running as the vehicle plunged into the creek and burned up.
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Keetle Erect Bridge
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BR. &. Bohler
Lengthy Queue Of Auto Drivers, Given Gas Cards
A gas card system caused a long line at the fire department office as Mayor Key limited gasoline sales to business-use cars. Ben Carlton and four clerks faced questions on who qualifies as a business vehicle and numbers of automobiles. Dealers predicted the policy would extend gas supply, while clerks worked nonstop to verify truck license numbers and tag details for permits.
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Atate
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Fulton County
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State Department
Famous Atlantic Flyer May Visit Savannah on Trip
Savannah, Ga. August. Mayor Murray Stewart has written to the navy department requesting that the famous NC-4, the aircraft that crossed the Atlantic, be allowed to visit Savannah during the September coastal trip from Portland, Maine to New Orleans, commanded by Commander Towers.
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Murray Stewart
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Wilson Pays Senate Short Social Visit
President Wilson made a social visit to the Senate after delivering his address. He appeared in good humor, walked from the House of Representatives to the Senate end of the capitol, and greeted more than twenty Democratic senators in the adjoining president's room. No conferences or political talks occurred during the half hour reception.
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President Tinoco to Leave Honduras
A dispatch from San Juan Del Sur reports President Tinoco plans to depart Honduras seeking to avoid revolutionary pressures. The State Department cites Costa Rican Congress permission as a possible step, with rumors he abandoned his office.
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Tinoco
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Nicaragua
North Star Strikes All Passengers Saved
Boston August 8 The steamship North Star struck on Green Island nine miles south of Yarmouth N.S. in fog at 640 am today. The removal of her passengers 289 in all and their transfer to Yarmouth was accomplished without accident.
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President Wilson May Not Swing Through Georgia
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson likely will not tour the western states with a stop in Georgia on the planned swing around the circle. Invitations have been extended by Atlanta Rome Savannah Macon Albany Waycross and other Georgia cities, and Senator William J. Harris will press inquiries as the league of nations debate resumes.
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Paving in Colquitt County to Begin Next Week
Moultrie Georgia August 1 the first road paving funded by the sale of half a million dollars in road bonds will start next week. Brick is being unloaded for the project on the Moultrie Sylvester road the initial 18 foot wide stretch from city limits extending five hundred yards beyond Swift and Co plant will rest on a three inch concrete foundation. The county will pave this section with its own machinery and force while remaining work is contracted.
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Colquith County
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Senator Harris to Visit Atlanta on Official Business
Senator William J. Harris left Washington tonight for Atlanta to spend a few days in Georgia on official business. The trip follows the Senate’s recess until Monday after President Wilson’s address to Congress.
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William J. Harris
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Rapid militia reorganization under national guard plan
Adjutant General J Van Holt Nash reports rapid formation of local militia units as war department authorizes national guard organizations. Former guard leaders confirm assembling companies in multiple towns including Elizabeth Rifles of Atlanta led by Captain Thomas W Bultinja, with reorganization of the Chatham artillery in Savannah and new companies arising in Dublin Macon and other cities.
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War Department
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Elizabeth Rifles
Atlanta
Thomas W. Bultin
Chatham Artillery
Savannah
Dublin
Macon
Farmer Grateful for Wife Relic Gains From Tanlac
“My wife weighed ninety pounds when she began taking Tanlac and now tips the scales at 116, a gain of 26 pounds.” B Bardy, a Terrell area farmer, says three years of kidney pain, weakness, and sleeplessness eased after four bottles. He notes the stomach tolerates food, appetite improves, and housework no longer harms her. Tanlac sold by leading druggists.
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