Powder Town of Hopewell Devastated by Fire and Riots
A major fire swept Powder Town of Hopewell destroying the town and leaving about 25,000 homeless. The Du Pont plant outside the town was undamaged though property damage reached up to three million dollars. Martial law was proclaimed as militia arrived from Richmond to quell looting and restore order while residents fled to safety or sought refuge with relatives and at facilities provided by authorities.
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Hopewell
du Pont
Hopewell Va
du Pont Powder Company
Tinpewell
Richmond
Stuart
Peterburg
Ippaltus
Cieder
Wien
Labont Company
Lomewell
Powder Company
DuPont Se
Recall Signers Still Owe Taxes in City Recall
City recall drive against seven commissioners continues as petitioners seek to purge names. dispute over whether signatures from voters who owe taxes can count and if the registrar may purge the list before an election. officials tally over five hundred signers while taxes remain unpaid, with court action possible and pages to publish Saturday.
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Ifsse Boter
Oor Tas
Queston
Cis
Whit Action Council
Sai
American Audit Company
Pale Commission
Connell
Ardit Company
Tax Office
Atlanta
Henry Y McCord
Wr McCord
Atlantans Oppose Recall Election Card Urges Regular Vote
Leaders across business and civic life in Atlanta back a published card opposing a recall election. They urge resolving differences at the regular election day, warning a pre Christmas vote could create strife and harm business. Statements cite Retail Merchants Association president F J Pavon and other figures.
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Busiess
Atlanta
F J Pavon
Retail Merchants Association
Four Defense Plans Face Congress in Battle Over Army Size
Washington plans clash as four radically different schemes for reorganizing the national defense confront congressional military committees next week. The administration, Chamberlain, Hay, and War College proposals all call for major regular army expansions and new reserves, with varied roles for the continental army and militia.
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Washington
Congressional
Wilson
Senate
House
Chamberlain
Hay
Pilla
War College
Continental Army
War Department
Kay
Administration
Senate Military Committee
Infantry
Hav
Robbers Fail To Find Swag On Railroad
On Southern train No 16 departing Chattanooga at 340 pm and reaching Rome at 8 07 pm a group of five young white men attempted to rob passengers. They boarded at Delton and searched crew and travelers including Miss Stepheson whose coat and handbag were damaged. A masked robber tied and searched eleven railroad workers near Rome, firing twice and wounding two. No money was taken.
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Southern
Chattanooga
Chattinosga
Rome
Mizanetneievuceve
Grayssalle
Delton
R Stepheson
Graysville
Tennies
Stepheson
Brunswick
San Francisco
Miss Stepheson
Halfeen Pee
Coshes
Miss Stophesons
Phelps
Tome 4
Forest Reynolds
Harris
Weel Folk
Modern Hamlet To Farm Copenhagen Prince Viggo Heads To Canada
Prince Viggo, 22, youngest son of Prince Waldemar of Denmark, plans to study farming in Canada after a January 1 departure from Denmark. He will travel incognito via New York to the United States briefly before moving to Canada for several years of practical farming education. His brothers Ange Axel Erik are noted, with Erik already testing English cattle breeding methods, while sister Marguerite earned a BA and served as a nurse for British soldiers.
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Copenhagen
London
Prince Viggo
Waldemar
Denmark
Canada
Viggo
New York
United States
Ange
Prince Axel
Prince Erik
England
Princcss Marguerite
Ilness
War Course at Harvard Military Science to Be Added
Harvard University announced the addition of two military science courses to the next semester curriculum. Undergraduates enrolling will meet twice weekly with instruction led by army officers Major General Leanard Wood and Captain Halstead Derey, as part of preparedness efforts.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Maia
Harvard University
Lowells
Genel Leanare Wood
Halstead Derey
Race hatred not motive of fires in Cherokee county
Cherokee county officials and investigators state the recent conflagrations were caused by a small group of arsonists rather than by a night riders clan. Investigators, aided by state fire inspectors, aim to trace stolen stock linked to burned barns and look for clues in removed mule substitutions while tracing anonymous warnings as possible subterfuge.
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Brite Craix
Canton Ga
Cherokee County
Georgia
Guy Stringer
Otto Sherman
Wor Joyner
Shen J P Spears
Che Westion
Arresia
Canton
Spears
Swanson
Cobb County
George Hicks
Cobb
Shears
Stringer
Sherman
Dauther Seeks Mother's Liberty in Christmas Pardon Plea
In a lengthy hearing before the State Prison Commission, Sara Griner urged a Christmas pardon for her mother Edna Perkins Godbee, imprisoned for the 1919 slaying of her husband Walter Godbee. Attorney John T Alien argued the killer suffered an evil spirit and a deranged mind, while Griner described endured hardship and loyalty to her mother amidst abuse. The session continued, with details presented and emotional testimony.
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John T Alien
Wiledgeville
State Prison Commission
Edna Perkins Godbees
State
Walter
Godvee
Willen
Kansan
Sara Griner
RF Davison
T L Him
Attorney Allen
Commission
Sis Godbee
Mr Allen
Miss Griner
Guiner
Chancellor Has Dashed Hopes for Early War End
London reports Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg refused to begin peace negotiations and warned that Germany will not accept responsibility for further warfare. He praised German military successes and scoffed at starving the country into submission as entente aims shift toward a more vigorous prosecution of the war.
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Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
London
von Rethmann Hollweg
Europe
House of Commons
Phil P. Snowden
Spesch
Entente Alles
Espresa
Germany Expects Peace Talks As War Wears On
Berlin reports the German chancellor declares Germany is winning and well supplied yet ready to consider peace negotiations if proposed by enemies. He asserts no desire to prolong the war and cautions against mutual blame while stressing Germany can wait and endure shortages. debate in the Reichstag continues with interruptions and mockery from socialist members.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichstag
Scheidemann
Liebknecht
English Troops Retire Before Bulgars in Balkans
British War Office reports two successive retreats in the Balkans as British and French forces pull back under Bulgarian pressure aided by German artillery. Reinforcements land at Saloniki as Entente aims to hold it as a base. speculation grows over Greek relations and possible strategic shifts. Reports describe continued retirements, rearguard actions, and uncertain prospects for linking operations with wider Balkan fronts.
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British War Office
Balkans
Saloniki
London
Hasing
Serbia
Lome
Wheller
Sulonski
Greece
Boware
Kut el
Champagne
Zlan
Sonzo
I Ihe
Weather Prophecy FAIR Weather Prophecy FAIR Washington forecast GEORGIA-Fair Friday and probabiy
Georgia forecast for Friday shows fair conditions with a likelihood of Saturday rain. Temperatures are expected to be moderate with a rise toward the weekend. Rainfall in the past 24 hours is minimal and precipitation deficits are noted since the start of the month.
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Washington
Georgia
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