Bribery Charge Sparks Fight at Education Board Meeting
Alderman Armistead accused of offering money to a signer of an injunction petition to withdraw his name as the board debated changing geographies for Atlanta schools. Walter Fudge and Luther Still confronted Armistead. Eubanks suffered a broken right thumb while intervening. The melee ended quickly, with no words exchanged before Armistead and Fudge separated. The dispute focused on Tarr & McMurray geography versus Frye geography and its costs to students and families, with estimates pegged at 472 dollars in potential impact.
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Walter Fudge
Atlanta
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Luther H. Still
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Georgia
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Woodward
Hubanks
Stitt
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Landrum
J. Derry
Atlanta public schools open with calendar and staff changes
The Atlanta board fixed September 13 as the opening date for the 1915 16 term and approved a 45 week school year with seven weeks of holiday. Five new assistant principals were elected, teachers hired for grammar and high schools, and W F Dykes urged a 75 percent year average for exemption from finals. New buildings to eliminate double sessions were planned, Bell Street renamed Taylor Street for Negro students, and the English Commercial High School slated for completion in November with summer work for its pupils.
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Lcrammar
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Landru
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Taylor Street
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C M. Stodgill
H. G Green
Commercal High
C. E. Betts
May Treadwell
Mary Crawford
Mass
Gussie Carr
Julia Gardner
Julia Bellingraph
LC. Case
Dies Ray Mitchell
Elita M. Cresay
Pearl Wheat
Moss Lucy L. Allen
Birdie Thrasher
Musa Frances
Hudson
Annis
Armstrong
Adelaide Christian
Charlotte Underwood
Hattie May Carmichael
Nancy May Williams
Emma Parker
Hattie K. Gilliland
Bertha, Wood
Annie Thornton Spence
May Robinson
Louise Quarterman
Catherina ‘Wright
Adelaide Ward
R. L. Saxon
Landrum
Harper
Holmes
Counci
Grand Duke's Army Delays Encircling Teutons Ahead of Retreat
London reports Austro Germans marching into Brest Litovsk as Russians evacuate Ossowetz and Bialystok falls. Grand Duke Nicholas aims to retreat along the Vilna and Niemen lines with Grodno and Olita near fall. Allied aviators strike Saarlouis and a British sub is reportedly sunk off Ostend. Petrograd mentions no major shifts near Riga. Russian forces fall back toward the east while pursuing defense at Bielsk and along the Pripet.
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Bankers urge low rates on cotton in southern states
Delegates from Galveston conference met with W P G Harding of the federal reserve board in Birmingham Alabama to back the Galveston resolutions on cooperative marketing of cotton. They call for the lowest possible interest rates on loans to farmers with insured warehoused cotton while avoiding a fixed maximum rate. The statement is signed by F M Law and other southern bankers across Texas Arkansas Georgia Mississippi Alabama South Carolina and Louisiana.
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Unrest Reported in Northern India
Private advices from former residents in India indicate unrest among northern tribesmen causing disquietude. Officials expect territorial forces aided by loyal Indian troops to quell any insurrection.
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German Submarine Destroyed by British Aviator
London reports a German submarine near Ostend destroyed by bombs from an aircraft. Squadron Commander Arthur W. Bigsworth, R. N., credited with single handed attack causing wreck and sinking. Admiralty cautious on submarine loss total but notes significant Allied anti submarine activity and nets in channel waters.
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Belgium
Secretary of the Admiralty
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Reports of alleged German activities flood War Office
Washington reports reveal months of letters from across the country claiming German actions such as masking big foundations in tennis courts and riding foundations. No evidence supported the claims, says Secretary Garrison. Assistant Navy Secretary Roosevelt asked The Providence Journal for evidence supporting a Navy pay rumor about a civil employee.
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German submarine policy eased amid US-Germany talks
Washington reports that Berlin signaled not to attack merchant ships without warning and to suspend submarine warfare pending talks. Ambassador von Bernstorff and Foreign Minister von Jagow discussed a policy shift expected to avert a break in relations with the United States. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing awaited concrete Berlin declarations as hopes for a peaceful settlement rose.
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Lustsing
Wilson
Polk Slated to Succeed Lansing Counsel
Washington August 26 Frank L Polk corporation counsel of New York City was said in official circles tonight to be the probable choice of President Wilson for appointment as counsellor of the state department Secretary Lansing is understood to have recommended him. The office has been vacant since Mr Lansing succeeded former Secretary Bryan.
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Frank L Polk
New York City
Wilson
State Department
Lansing
Bryan
France United To Wage War For Victory, Premier Declares
Paris August session opens with Premier Viviant urging unity between government and parliament in wartime. He praises cabinet and workers, rejects secret sessions, and vows to defend liberty by continuing the fight until Alsace Lorraine are retaken and peace comes through strength.
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Weather Prophecy THUNDERSHOW in Washington Forecast
A brief weather note predicts thundershowers over Washington and Georgia on Friday. The forecast warns of possible thunderstorms and unsettled conditions, with potential gusty winds and brief downpours. Local officials urge travelers to prepare for rapid weather changes.
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