Paulet Signs With Branch Rickey For 1916 St Louis Deal
Gene Paulet, the best first baseman in the Southern league, signed yesterday to a 1916 St Louis American contract with Manager Branch Rickey in Atlanta. Nashville receives Paulet in return as Tuck Kauffman moves to Atlanta, Gus Williams to Toronto, and a pitcher to be named joins. Paulet reports to St Louis after the Southern League season. Williams, Kauffman, and the unnamed pitcher join the Vols next spring.
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Gene Paulet
St. Louie
Branch Rickey
Atlanta
Nashville
Paulet
Tuck Kauffman
Gus Williams
Toronto
St. Louis
Williams
Kauffman
Vols
Former Cracker Sells Two Yankees For 4,000
Wartolx Va August 26 The Norfolk Virginia league club announced the sale of Frank Thrasher to the New York Giants for 2500 and Flynn to the New York Yankees for 1500 Both were outfielders The Flynn named is the Ben Flynn who played with the Crackers this spring He moved from the locals to the Newnan team and then to Norfolk
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Wartolx
Norfolk
Frank Thrasher
New York Gianta
Flynn
Yor Yankees
Ben Flynn
Crackers
Newnan
Southern Checker Association Tournament Ends at Chick Springs
Greenville August 26 The eighth annual Southern Checker association tournament ended at Chick Springs tonight EF B Fishburne of Columbia won first place S 8 Hallman of Spartanburg second and W L Feaster of Laboaster third The tournament will be an annual affair at Chick Springs in the future.
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Greenville
Southern Checker Association
Chick Springs
EF. B
Fishburne
Columbia, & C
Hallman
Spartanburg
S.C. Secend
W. L. Feaster
Labtaster
S.C
Tournnament
Agogas Aim To Even Series With Nationals Saturday
The Agogas seek to even the series against the Atlanta Nationals in a high stakes game at Brisbane Park. Golightly’s pitching and Jack Lockhart’s hitting lead a lineup primed for a decisive clash at 3 20 pm with 28 cent admission as both teams expect a hard fought contest.
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Agogas
Atlanta Nationals
Golightly
Jack Lockhart
Bank
Agosus
Jets
Atlanta
Bank Boys
Brisbane Park
Ayogas
Eastern tennis semis reach Meadow Club tourney semifinals
In Southampton New York August 26 W M Hall W M Washburn and T R Pen of New York and W M Johnston of San Francisco won near brackets of the semi finals round off the cup singles here today at the Meadow Club turf tennis tournament The standout victory was Johnston over George M Church Princeton captain Washburn edged G Caner Philadelphia Harvard player 27 Ward Dawson and H A Throckmorton formed the doubles pair to reach semis Clarence J Griffin and William M Johnston Pacific coast contenders also advanced to the doubles semifinals
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Southampton
HN. C
W. M. Hall
W. M. Washburn
T. R Pen
New York
W. M. Johnston
San Francisco
Meadow Club
Johnston
George M. Church
Princeton
Washburn
G. Caner
Philadelyia
Harvard
Ward Dawson
H. A. Throckmorton
Los Angeles
Clarence J. Griffin
Walhiam M. Johnston
Alexander Niles match gets preference at Forest Hills
Officials of the States Lawn Tennis Association announced that Frederick B Alexander and Nathaniel W Miles of Boston would have the place of honor on the grandstand court at the national championship tournament openings in Forest Hills next Monday. The match between Harold A Throckmorton and Edward H Waithey has been chosen as the next most important opening day match.
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New York
States Lawn Tennis Association
Frederick B. Alexander
Chamion
Na Thaniel
W. Miles
Boston
Forest Hills
Harold A. Throckemorton
Edward H Waithey
Harvard
Beeun
Calhoun Defeats Adairsville In Lopsided Victory
Calhoun Ga August 24 Specian Calhoun defeated Adairsville 11 to 5 in a one sided game Wright pitched for Calhoun and Kelley hit a home run with the bases loaded. Adairsville fans were all on errors as Calhoun knocked three Adairsville pitchers from the box.
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Calhoun
Adairsville
Specian
Wignt
Wright
Kelley
Madison Wins Extra Innings Over Covington in Tight Tilt
Madison 5 Covington 4 in a 10 inning contest at Madison, Ga. Ewellings starred with pace and keen baserunning, scoring on a sharp line to right after a second and third. Covington struggled at the plate as Madison took the third straight meeting.
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Madison
August Cos
Covington
Ewellings
Swire
RW. E. Covington
Hatterles
Battle
Gilson
Stokes
Isehran
Sichulson
Printers' Baseball Final Set After Elims
The Union Printers National Baseball League reaches its final with Indianapolis and Washington to meet tomorrow morning, the winner facing New York St. Paul and Cincinnati eliminated. The championship game is scheduled for the afternoon in this decisive round.
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Philage
Louis
Indianapolis
Washington
Travelers Sign Two Adds to Little Rock Club
August 2 to 6 report notes President Amen announced signing pitchers Patterson of Mississippi A and M and Brooks of Georgia Alabama League by the Little Rock club in the Southern Association.
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Travelers
Little Rock
Amen Today
Patterson
Mississippi A. & M
Brooks
Little Rock Club
Southern Association
Russell Sold to New York Americans for 3900
Richmond Va August 28 Manager Jack Dunn of the Richmond International League team announced the sale of pitcher Allen Russell to the New York Americans for 3900 dollars for delivery about September 7.
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Russell
Yanks
Richmond
Jack Dunn
Richmond International Teaghe
Allen Russell
Pitcher
New York American Rescue
South Georgia Folk Lay Siege at Macon Outing
In Macon on August 26, over 700 visitors from Valdosta and nearby areas attended the South Georgia Conference home outing. They aided inmates with winter prep, canned produce for livestock, and enjoyed a noon picnic before departing at 6 pm. The event was described as the home’s most successful to date.
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Macon
Valdosta
South Georgia Conference
Ecrewa
Baldwin County Court Severs With Tigers Tigers
Milledgeville Ga August 26 The August term Baldwin county court convened a two day session Many misdemeanor cases from the July term of the superior court were disposed of Judge John A Sibley presided A number of cases against blind The fights over illegal liquor sales were tried The court sentenced two negroes who pleaded guilty to twelve months in the chain gang without the option of a fine for notorious behavior
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Milledgeville
Baldwin County Court
John A. Sibley
Athens Aviator Meets With Jolt Near Barberville
An aeroplane fell to the earth near Barberville a Athens suburb as a new Benppes model aircraft, built by local inventor Ben Ppes, was tested. The craft, about forty feet high, lost control and made a forced descent, badly wrecked the machine but the operator escaped unharmed.
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Athens
Wate
Barberville
Ben Ppes
Milledgeville man opens new theater in Barnesville
Edmund Feld, longtime Milledgeville moving picture showman and former Palace proprietor, has purchased a Barnesville theater. He will start operations there next Monday with a new venue named The Palace. Feld is popular and plans to keep audiences engaged. friends in Milledgeville expect success in Barnesville.
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Milledgeville
Edmund Eld
Moving Picture
the Palace
Barnesville
Feld
Primitive Baptists to Meet August Twenty Ninth
Waycross Georgia August 26 Special Primitive Baptists will help a business meeting at Mt Pleasant near Waycross Sunday August 29 Rev J S Minchew will preach Quite a number of Waycross people are planning to attend the meeting The area has hosted one of the largest Primitive Baptist gatherings in this section in past years Walton Court Adjourns Athens Georgia August 26 Special Walton superior court adjourned at Monroe yesterday afternoon The sensational case against Brig Hodges a former bank thief at Loganville who faced a statutory offense after entering a young lady's room at a Loganville hotel while intoxicated was continued for the term due to the young woman being unable to attend court still prostrated from the incident
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Waycross
Primitive Baptists
Mt" Pleasant
J. 5
Minchew
Waycroas
Primitive Baptista
ML Pleasant
Walton Court
Athens
Walton Superior Court
Monroe
Brig Hodges
Bank
Htef
Loganville
Atlanta Marine recruits reach one a day
Twenty five men were sent from the Atlanta marine recruiting office to the training headquarters at Norfolk Virginia during the first twenty six days of August. Lieutenant Corvocoresses predicts the office will likely break records for turning on recruits this month. Names include George H Hardeman Jesse B Pike Robert Williams Oscar J Lucas Hugh A Cleary Emerson Martin John W Price RK Mattis Charles Gwen Les M Bishop Badnie Edwards Leland F Bennett James G Epps William M Mitchell George Enlips Walter B Dicken Jr Waldo D Rackley John E Hancock Marvin T Ball Joseph J Miller Columbus B Bailey William J Gueley Bradison C Storey William Jones Fred Feddern.
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Marine
Marine Corps
Norfolk
Corvocoresses
George H. Hardeman
Jesze B. Pike
Robert
Wilileme
Orcar J. Lucas
Hugh A. Cleary
Emerson Martin
John W. Price
Pet RK. Mattis
Charle Gwen
Les M. Hishop
Badnie Edwards
Leland F. Bennett
James G. Epps
William M. Mitchel
George Enilips
Walter B. Dicken, Jr
Waldo D. Rackley
John E. Hancock
Marvin T. Ball
Joseph J. Miller
Columbus B Bailey
William J. Gueley
Bradison C. Storey
William { . Jones
Fred Feddern
Cardoza and Fain Form Insurance Partnership in Atlanta
Hugh L. Cardoza announces a new insurance partnership with William P. Fain. They offer life, accident, health, fire and general coverage through Fidelity and Casualty and Reserve Life. Offices are in the Fourth National Bank building. Cardoza also offers advertising services drawing on his theater promotions background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh L. Cardoza
Wella
Atlanta
William P. Fain
Fourth National Bank
Reserve Life Insurance Company
Indianapolis
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Newton
General Insurance
Cardoza
Houston County Sees Assessed Valuation Rise in 1916
Perry Ga August 26 Special John B Hardison tax receiver has compiled his tax digests and turned them over to authorities The digest shows an increase in valuation of all property returned of 143209 over 1814 The total value of all property returned for 1915 is 4788176 The total value of farm lands for 1916 is 2445614 town property 899260 an increase in farm lands over 1914 of 126483 and town property of 65247 and an increase in polls of 713 The tax assessors in assessing property raised the values small per cent over 1914 and in their search for property discovered considerable property not returned and turned some over to the receiver to be listed and returned.
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Perry
John B. Hardison
County Rejects City Offer for Stewart Avenue School
The county board of education declined the citys $2260 bid for the Stewart Avenue county school. The board would decide in 2 to 3 days and might accept if a philanthropic donor furnishes a new site. If not, the city will continue renting the schools. Suburban schools set to open September 1 and rural schools October 1.
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County Board of Education
Stewart Avenue
Fire Chief Heads to Cincinnati Fire Chiefs Meeting
Chief BiL Cody of the fire department and his secretary Ben C. Carlton depart Sunday for Cincinnati Ohio to attend the annual International Association of Fire Chiefs convention. The session runs about a week starting Monday. The board of fire masters approved the trip last night. W H Cools, previously a stoker at fire station No 9, is promoted to engineer after many years of service and prior work in that role.
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Bil Cody
Fire Department
Ben C. Carlton
Cinnetnati
Ohio
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Board of Fire Masters
W. H. Cools
Gaugers Suspended By Department Probe Begins
Five storekeepers at a Louisville distillery were suspended pending an Internal Revenue probe. Internal Revenue Agent BB Bouldin stated the investigation is just beginning and that the government had lost thousands in taxes through collusion between government employees and distillers.
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Louisville
Saugers
Internal Revenue Department
Iy BB
Bouldin
Fire destroys home near Tifton in August blaze
At Tifton Georgia on August 26 the home of S Monk one mile north of Tifton burned to the ground after the fire was discovered in the afternoon. The structure owned by Rickerson Grocery Co of Tifton was insured for 2000 with 3000 loss claimed. Furniture and clothing were largely saved while barns and outbuildings survived. The cause is believed to have originated from a kitchen flue.
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Tifton
Monk
Munk
Wall Clark
Moonshine Stills Raided in Laurens County
Five moonshine stills were raided this week by Deputy Collector M. Koya and Detective F. L. Curry in Laurens County. Stills were found at the homes of Jim Devoe Henry Devoe Harmon Davis Mose Flaynes and at the home of a white man Dan Williams, who had recently been jailed by the Superior Court for twelve months in the chain gang for selling whisky.
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Dublin
andUstov
Csyeemj
Laurens County
Giants Sign Palmero for 1916 Nationals Pitching
New York reports Emilio Palmero, a left handed pitcher for the Rochester Internationals, has been signed to pitch for the New York Nationals in 1916. The contract reportedly prevents transfer to any minor league club.
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Giants
Palmero
New York
Emilio Palmero
Rochester Internationals
New York Nationals
Barber Elected to Fulton County Health Board
The Fulton County grand jury elected Dr. W. E. Barber to the new county board of health created by a state act. Barber will serve with county officials as provided by law under the act’s terms.
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Fulton County Grand Jury
W. EB. Barber
County Board of Health
D. ‘Barber
Adventists Hold Annual Conference in Georgia Tent City
Georgia Seventh-day Adventists convene a ten day conference and camp meeting in Atlanta area tents opposite the railroad station. Elders Montgomery Corliss Thompson Witess and Haynes lead sessions with three daily devotional services and a full slate of officer elections, reports, and plans. Delegates from Atlanta Macon Savannah Fitzgerald Columbus Griffin Alpharetta Gainesville Reeves Bainbridge Stonewall Marietta Dublin and others attend.
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Ton City
Georgia Conference of Seventh-day, Adventists
Georgia
Tenta
N.Y. Willess
Biller J. ©. Corlian
Glendale
Cal
D. Montgomery
Atlanta
Southeastern Union Conference
J. 0. Corliss
Charles Thompson
Minneapolis
Southestern Union Conference
D. W. Dilien
Graysville
Montgomery
D., Or. Corliss
Glendais
Silock
Carlyle B. Haynes
Spartanburg
Camp Ground
J. Russell Mitchell
P. J Waters
George Q. Waters
C. F. Curtis
C. F Curtis
Addie Curtis
L. D. Randall
Jesaxu
Misa Celeste Jessau
J. Neali
Haymond Anderson
W. H. Williams
Famly
Fulbright
O. Montgomery
Savannah
J. W. Love
Guy Flint
Fitzgerald—Elder
J. A. Strickland
A. E. Deyo
Alw. Welton
Columbus
Inez Smith
Misa Nethe Smith
Dannie Lee Grade
Griffin
Talbot Bord
Pearl Wright
Bessie Seagraves
Lynch
Alpharetta
J. P. Brooke
Gradge Brooke
Gainesville
J. W. Philemon
Hoechelle Philemon
Reeves
Boynton
Cochran
Agama
Bainbridge
J. W. Massee
Stonewall
I. A. Sudduth
Enoch Sudduth
Jr. Sunduth
Marietta
E. E. Kurte
Dublin
C. E. Campbell
Mortuary notices appear on last page in Athens paper
In Athens Georgia August 46 funeral notices run for John Bard 77 veteran color bearer of Company G Fifth Georgia and for John M McCorkle 64 with a large family. Also mention Roy Hunt of Chicago and Hula Woute of Atlanta died during visit in New England. Public notices cover Bell Brothers Marble Works proprietor J F Bell and others. survivors listed.
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Ine Uenin
Roy & Hunt
Chicago
Hula Woute
Atlanta
Hiunt
New England
Hunt
Airs
Howard Foote
Worcester
Mass
Athens
John Bard
Georgia
United Confederate Veterans
Ovid Bird
National Bank of
Clifford Bird
Savannah
Daniel Gann Dies at Private Hospital
Daniel Gann aged a gied Thursday at a private hospital. The body was moved to Toole's chapel for services.
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Daniel Gann
Agea Su
Toole
Broad market breadth supports stocks on quiet day
New York traders saw steadier breadth as metal shares led gains amid a subdued session. Copper futures in London rose while Tennessee Copper surged to a record high near 65, with U S Steel pressured despite early gains. war shares fluctuated and foreign exchange showed renewed weakness for remittances to London Paris and Rome.
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New York
Germany
London
Tennessee Copper
Tennessee
Steel and Iron
Certeig
United States Steel
New York Air Brake
Westinghouse
Bethlehem Steel
Crucible Steel
Paris
Rome
United State
Atlanta Market Quotation Fragment: Groceries and Poultry
Readable sections show prices for fruits vegetables and meats, with canned goods and staples. Grocery and market items list including cantaloupes lemons oranges onions and poultry prices, alongside stock market notes and general commodity quotations.
England Bank Statement Shows Reserve Shifts and Rates
The Bank of England report lists changes in reserves and assets for August. Total reserve increased to 380000 with bullion up 175,064 and government securities reduced. notes reserve rose to 369,000 while public deposits declined. The reserve proportion falls to 24.18 percent from 82.58, and the rate of discount is noted.
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Lennan
August
Bank of England
der Went
Spanish Sailors Quit Vessel at Savannah
Spanish sailors from the Louisa refused to work in Savannah after leaving the ship last night. They accuse two engineers of assaulting the ship's carpenter at sea and seek redress from Captain Jose Haro and Spanish Consul F. J Esteve before they will return aboard.
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Savannah
Jose Haro
Haro
F. J Esteve
Wheat Market Volatility Amid Frost Fears and Mixed Provisions
Chicago trading shows wheat nervous on frost fears in the northwest and a mixed provisions picture as September and December futures move. Corn and oats rise modestly while selling by big houses tempers gains. Weather maps signal killing frost in the northwest, prompting early activity and later liquidation in some contracts.
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Chicago
Devil's Lake
North Western Wheat Belt
Shorts
Stork
Country Produce and Dairy Prices Roundup
Country Produce reports mixed receipts and prices across dairy and poultry sectors with creamery butter steady at Chicago and St Louis markets. Notable figures include butter receipts around 6,200 tubs, cheese firm state and whole milk varieties, poultry ranging from western chickens to dressed roasting chicks, and pork and lard cash prices in Chicago markets.
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Chicago
Bt. Louis
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