Mrs J J Wilder dies as Rome Express hits car near Marietta
Mrs J J Wilder mother in law of Georgia Senate president and gubernatorial candidate Senator Randolph Anderson was killed when the Rome express struck the automobile returning from a dinner near Marietta. Miss Bessie Tunno injured lightly and chauffeur vanished after the crash. Engineer J N Squires said he could not stop in time.
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Marietta
Randolph Anderson
Senate
J. Z. Wilder
Savannah
J. Randolph Anderson
Georgia
Sibley Crossing
Rome Express
A. J. 8. Gardner
Miss Tunno
Rome
Atlanta
Squires
Wilder
Gardner
Wider
Mra Wilder
Bahdolpa Anderson
German cruisers Goeben and Breslau enter Dardanelles
Athens reports two German warships the Goeben and Breslau have forced into the Dardanelles. The entry marks a bold assertive move amid naval hostilities in the region.
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Dardanelles
Athens
Paris
Goeben
Breglan
Assembly Passes Child Labor Bill Senate Changes Adopted
Senate amendments to the Sheppard child labor bill were accepted by the House after three conference committees ruled in favor of the amendments. Gifts to Assembly officers were noted as adjournment occurred. The debate included charges that conference committees were packed and that leadership was lacking for the fight.
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Assembly
HOUSE
Senate
John T. Allen
Randolph Anderson
Allen
McNeil and Miller
Stork
Irwin
Spinks
Olive
Sheppard
McCarthy
Tyson
Hale and Searcy
Dorough
Blackburn
Ledbetter
Dugose
Elkins
Burtz
Uunnally
Wisdom
Shaptrine
Dollars Saved By Careful Buyers
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Many Bills Considered At This Session Of General Assembly
Senate and house actions summary a vital statistics bill creating state and county public health departments new counties Barrow Bacon Candler Evana and measures on elections garnishment and legislative terms plus funding for Georgia Tech cattle tick eradication toll weevil black wilt and other defunct and prohibition related bills highlighting the era's legislative agenda and fiscal requests.
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Senate
Barrow
Bacon
Candler
Evana
Georgia Tech
Superior Court
McCrory School
Germans losing on Russia frontier war report
London reports German staff admit heavy tasks on the Russian frontier while a Berlin dispatch notes a failed German attempt to occupy Erdtkuhnen East Prussia. Austrian forces retreat on the Isthesteer river as a decisive battle looms, with Austrians and Uhlans routed.
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London
Berlin
Daily Telegraph
Iniesteer
Frenchmen Taken by the Germans
Berlin reports German troops captured ten French officers 500 men four guns and ten wagons with many rifles. German territory is cleared of French. LaGarde losses include over 1,000 prisoners, about one sixth of two defeated French regiments.
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Berlin
London
Muelhausen
LaGarde
Servian Prince Wounded by Austrian Shell at Belgrade
A Nish dispatch reports Prince George of Servia was hit on the head by shell fragments while observing the Austrian bombardment of Belgrade. The wound is not regarded as dangerous and the prince remained alive.
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London
Nish
Servia
George of
Belgrade
Fulton county tax digest shows $10 million gain in 1914
Fulton county tax digest completed last night shows an increase of $10,176,280 over 1913. Atlanta proper gains exceed $3 million. county totals rise to $119,996,209 in debts and notes. Real estate values, bank shares, autos and jewelry rise. Atlanta real estate shows pronounced growth. rural districts prosper.
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Fulton
Asia
Atlanta
Denk Holdings
Uloody
German Cruiser Leipzig Seeks Coal in San Francisco
German cruiser Leipzig arrives in San Francisco to coal and awaits customs formalities. The German consul Franz Bopp will handle costs and clearance by tomorrow, with the ship expected to anchor through the night.
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San Francisco
Leipzig
Customs, House” P.m
franz-Bopp
Front War News Reports Quiet Then German Advances
An official French note says no major engagements with Germans yet, only outpost clashes. Soon Pont a Mousson near Metz was bombarded by German forces as Belgium, Liege, and Belgian towns see continued fighting. Austrian envoy prepares to leave London amid Britain Austria war tensions. German troops push toward Belgium as Liege forts contest. British and French units mass near key points. Russian mining of Vladivostock harbor noted. Montenegrin Servian invasion of Bosnia has begun. Servian general Jankovitch as commander. Prince George of Servia reportedly wounded at Belgrade.
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London
Great Britain
Austria
Belgium
Ben
Liege
Brussels
British War Office
Luxemburg
Atlantic
British Admiralty
Fernch
Vladivostock
Bosnia
Jankovitch
Priszendin
Kaiser Again Begs Belgium To Allow His Forces to Pass
The Daily Mail reports Germany pressed Belgium via Holland after a failed assault on Siege forts asking to traverse Belgium to avoid costly casualties. Belgium reportedly refused again. The paper also notes Turkey may have disarmed Goeben and Beca in the Dardanelles, or possibly purchased them, a move seen as a neutrality breach. If Turkey joins the war, swift retribution is warned.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Turkey
Goeben
Dardanelles
Greece
German Army Carps Located Near London Report
The official press bureau of the British War Office states that of the twenty six German troops, the bulk has been detected near London as of August 12 at 7 15 p m. The report notes air raids and ongoing enemy movements with no surrender cited.
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London
British War Office
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Burwell
Main
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General Assembly
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Alsace
Fulton County
French War Department
Pont-a-Mousson
Metarthe Et Moselle
Nancy
Metz
Marguerite of Anjou
Henry IV
England
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Tirlemont
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