Highway plan to unite four Georgia mountains with a cross-county road
The Constitution notes a proposed continuous highway from Blue Ridge in Fannin through Union and Towns to Clayton in Rabun, linking Blue Ridge to the Louisville Nashville and Clayton to the Tallulah Falls line. Meetings already held, support growing among county leaders, aiming to end isolation and boost regional wealth and tourism.
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Middle
South Georgia
North Georgia
Fannin
Union
Towns
Rabun
Blua Ridge
Clayton
J. A. Sharp
Young Harris College
Blue Ridge
Fannin County
Hiawassee
Georgia
Tariff troubles yet to come
The new tariff and corporation tax loom large with likely lawsuits and international friction. Germany and France weigh retaliatory moves as the maximum schedule bites. Berlin cables portray pressure from trade circles while German officials face a choice between concessions and resistance. The administration faces a web of trade disputes and a looming corporate tax case.
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Congress
Germany
France
United States
Berlin
New York Times
Frankfurter Zeitung
Agrarians
van Rethmann-Hotlweg
Czar of the other trusts warned by Pinchot at Spokane
Gifford Pinchot warns irrigation congress in Spokane that a power trust may arise to dominate water power and thus control all other trusts. He notes Georgia and other states underutilize hydro power while two or three capitalist associations seek undeveloped water rights to corner power, raising fears of price coercion on consumers.
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Cheriot
Gifford Pinchot
America
Spokane
Plachett
Editorial Proposal Pushes Toward Tangible Economic Reality
The piece urges making the study of economic possibilities concrete and urges the public to acknowledge an added economic complication seen as more hazardous than current issues. It emphasizes that citizens should be aware of this risk and the proposal’s potential impact on daily life.
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Gons
Industrialism versus militarism in American policy
The address by railway magnate BH F Yoakum at Shawnee argues for industrial and agricultural growth over costly armaments. He praises railroad farmer partnership, urges renewed railway expansion, and cautions that militarism risks national bankruptcy, urging a choice between industrialism and militarism.
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BH. F. Yoakum
America
Mr. Yoakum
Farmers’ Union
Shawnee
Okla
Yoakum
England
Spain
Russia
Germany
France
Mississippi Valley
West
Georgia Summer Song and Rural Ephemera
A kaleidoscope of rural verse and banter from a Georgia tone, featuring a spoof about cotton, mules, and mortgage relief along with light verse about midsummer fruit and everyday chores. The piece includes dialect humor, snippets about war sales, church rest, and seasonal riffs, all in a folksy newspaper card style.
Pear Shippers Hit by Advance in Rates
Valdosta Georgia August 18 Specta The pear shippers from this city faced heavy season losses due to freight rate increases from Valdosta to New York. Most crop shipped in barrels to Savannah then to Atlantic Coast Line to New York. Previous rate 1.24 per barrel rose to 2.23 or 98 cents per 100 pounds, wiping out profits. Efforts seek to apply old rate on 100 pounds shipments. some adjustment hoped. Sea Conte pears shipments ended. small lots of helpers still go out. crop very small. Popular Citizen Ill Hartwell Ga August 18 4 Special Judge H J Goss notary for thirty years in Hartwell district seriously ill after weeks at home.
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Valdosta
New York
Savannah
Atlantic Goast Line
Weighing and Inspection Bureau
Interstate Commission
Hartwell
H. J. Goss
Savannah to Celebrate Opening of Canal
Savannah August 18 Special The Chamber of Commerce plans an international exposition in Savannah to mark the 1916 opening of the Panama Canal. Local business leaders and Mayor Tiedeman back the idea as Savannah seeks status as the South Atlantic’s leading seaport and to capitalize on the canal celebration.
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Savannah
Chamber of Commerce
Panama Canal
George W. Tiedeman
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama
South Atlantic
Barnesville Carnegie Library Building Under Way
In Barnesville Georgia on August 18 workmen break ground for a $316,000 Carnegie Library. The Barnesville Coal and Lumber Co. holds the contract and expects completion in about three months. The library will stand opposite Gordon Institute as a handsome pressed brick and marble building.
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Barnesville Carnegie Library
Barnesville
Carnegie
Barnesville Coal and Lumber Company
Gorden Institute
State to buy Chattanooga land for state terminals
Governor Brown acts on a legislative mandate to purchase 87 percent of three Chattanooga parcels totaling 69 000, despite inspection gaps. J L Dickey's report finds land valuable though not ideal for terminals, with a public road nearby. purchase deemed no loss to the state and options close.
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Brown
Chattanooga
Smith
Western and Atlantic Railroad
General Assembly
Treasury
J. L. Dickey
Atlanta
Dickey
Valdosta Forms Board of Trade With Sixty Charter Members
Valdosta Georgia August 18 Special The businessmen met at city hall and organized the Valdosta Board of Trade with a charter membership of sixty E E Dekle elected president G W Varn first vice president W H Mashburn second vice president T N Holcombe treasurer Directors named A G Pendleton A L Davie J T Mathis J H Harley J Birch W M Oliver RB W Bentley J E Roberts The group plans to elect a secretary and aims to grow to about 100 members next month Major W I Glessner a former immigration commissioner for Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad was discussed as a candidate for secretary The board will seek a charter next week and expects growth.
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Valdosta
W. I. Glessner
Georgia Southern & Florida Railroad
Board of Trade
Tenth District Knights of Pythian Meet in Barnesville
The Tenth District Knights of Pythian convention will meet in semiannual session in Barnesville on August 19 at 3 oclock as guests of Barnesville lodge No. 149. More than a hundred visitors expected. Mayor Cochran will give welcome, Elder will welcome, responses by John P. Ross and L. G. Williams. A basket dinner will be served at Gordon Institute campus. Toasts by Summers Williams Smith Durden Strickland Bailey Persons Stephens and Rosa.
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Knights of Pythian
Barneaville
Barnesville Lodge No
T. W. Cochran
John Clifton Elder
John P. Ross
Macon
L. G. Willams
Fort Valley
Gordon Institute
Sunday Train Restores Hartwell Link on Sundays
Hartwell Georgia August 18 Special Sunday trains begin on the Hartwell road for the first time in history linking Hartwell to outside areas via the Elberton Air Line with morning and night trains and no midday service on Sundays. McCurry clan plans a large August 25 gathering at Bloin McCurry's District Hart County inviting all descendants for speeches delicacies and refreshments under ancestral trees.
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Hartwell
Hartwell Road
Elberton Air Line
McCurrys
McCurry
Bloin McCurry
Gistriot
Hart County
John
Sarah McCurry
Forty Five Million Earned by Li and Ny
Loulaville Kentucky August 18 The statement of the Loulaville and Nashville railroad for the year ending June 30 shows gross earnings of 45 425 891 45 compared with 44 620 281 16 for the prior year Operating expenses were 29 627 499 48 versus 35 694 957 17 leaving a net increase in earnings of 4 873 077 98 This is noted amid a national financial downturn The road saved thousands in engine building at the South Louisville shops and kept no lines in operation recently the line acquired the Louisville and Atlantic Railroad
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Loulaville
Loulaville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville
Louisville and Atlantic Railroa
Gauntlet over gauze in patient wound case ends in Iowa
In a St Louis report dated August 18 a federal appeals court sustained a lower court ruling in favor of Russell Johnson of Lackbird Jaws against Dr Charlie E Ruth formerly of Keokuk Iowa awarding Johnson twenty thousand dollars The suit claims a gauze piece 24 by 9 inches was left in the wound after two operations for a pendicular condition in March 1807 causing prolonged pain and nonhealing conclusions after review of the retained gauze and medical conduct.
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St. Louie
Surzaene
Italie
Russell Johnson
Lackbird
Chariea E. Ruth
Keokuk
Federal Court of Appeals
United States Cireme Court
Southern District of Iowa
Johnson
Lows
Jonnson
Depot for Chicago to Cost 25 Million
Seago August 18 The old union station in Chicago will be replaced by a 26 million structure. The building will follow the City Beautiful plan and stand opposite the 20 million terminal being built by the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. Railroads shaping the project include Pennsylvania owner of the present union station, Pan Handle, Chicago & Alton, Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul, and Chicago Burlington & Quincy.
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Seago
Union Hatton
Chicago
City Beautiful
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Pennsylvania
Union Station
Chicago & Alton
Girl Steals Purse in Church Incident
In New Orleans on August 18 Mary Mack a 16 year old girl seated by a neighbor during worship seized the purse and slipped away. The purse was recovered with contents intact and the girl was arrested and turned over to juvenile court stating poverty drove the act.
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New Orleans
Mary Mack
Reappointment urged for Adjutant General Scott in Georgia
Multiple Georgia newspapers report strong calls from the state’s entire military and both houses of the general assembly for Governor Brown to reappoint Adjutant General Scott. They praise his efficiency, nonpartisan duty, and leadership in raising the state military’s standards.
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The
Americas Times- Recorder
Military
Department of the State
Scott
Georgia
Sylvania
General Assembly
Brown
Adjutant General's
Augusta
Great Camp Meeting Near Thomson Georgia
Eight miles east of Thomson at White Oak camp ground a large revival is underway led by Dr. Kilgo president of Trinity College who preaches twice daily. The meeting began last Saturday the 14th and runs through next Sunday drawing thousands daily with Dr. Ainsworth president of Wesleyan College joining Thursday to assist Kilgo and Fraser in the event focusing on Jesus Christ.
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Thomson
White Oak Camp Ground
Kilgo
Trinity College
Wesleyan College
Dre. Kilgo
Fraser
Bryan Day Plans at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
William J. Bryan announced he will visit the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition during the closing week and is willing to participate in any planned exercises. Excursions from the Northwest are organized as Bryan Day is prepared, with discussions of designating October 16 as the fair’s closing date.
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Bryan
Seattle
Seatle
Wash
William J. Bryan
Northwest
Bryeu
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