Pensacola Eyes Georgia Alabama League Franchise
December 21 Pensacola hopes to join the Georgia Alabama league after the Cotton States league folded mid last season. Local fans doubt admission due to distance from other members and a single vacancy created by Gadsden’s forfeiture. If a contest arises, Montgomery is favored to win the spot over Pensacola.
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Pensacola
Montgomery
Gadsden
Cits
Vensgacoks
He- Hevey Montgomery
Federals Plan Court Fight Over Johnson Contract
Chicago December 1 President Weeghman announced that counsel now handles Walter Johnson who signed with the Washington Americans after agreeing with the Federals He will play for Chicago next year or not at all and top legal talent says the contract is binding.
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Hicago
Weeghman
Chicago Federals
Walter Johnson
Washington Americans
Federals
Walter Johinson
Hishcat
Johnson
Toronto to join Federal League in 1916 plan
President James Gilmore of the Federal League announced in Toronto that the city would become a member of the Federal League circuit in 1916. He cited unsettled conditions due to the European war and said 1915 placement would be unadvisable while stressing Toronto would fit the circuit’s needs if conditions normalize.
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Toronto
Federal League
James Gilmore
Chicago
Tonto
Gilmore
Three Women to Face Larceny Charges in Carrollton Raid
Three women Eva Clarke of 78 Nelson street Mrs Dawns and Mrs Wilson with Tom Wilson face Recorder George K Johnson for larceny. Clarke arrested by Detectives Gorman and Kirk after noon Monday on Calhoun Caldwell’s complaint that his 65 was stolen while at her home. Also tied to robbery of a young white man at Carrollton apartments late Sunday night. Victim’s name withheld. items stolen include hat coat and suit.
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George K. Johnson
Eva Clarke
Nelson Street
Co. & Downs
Wilson
Carrollton
Carnegie War
Bva Clarke
Gorman and
Kirk
Calhoun Caldwell
Caldwell
Dawns
Tom Wilson
Carrolton Apartments
Sanford
Million for airships in new naval measure
Washington December 21 A house naval affairs subcommittees today agreed to leave out of the coming naval appropriation but a proposed $3,000,000 appropriation for a dry dock over one location of which Philadelphia and Norfolk have been contesting. The bill as now drawn is to follow closely the department's estimates. It includes an appropriation of $1,000,000 for aeronautics. The construction program will be considered by the full committee after The holidays.
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Washington
House
Naval Affairs
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Department
Funds Lacking Prompt Abandons Brunswick Charities
Brunswick local Associated Charities to be abandoned on January 1 as funds fail to secure continuation. The organization, formed nearly a year ago with a paid secretary, achieved notable charitable work but could not obtain necessary funding to continue into another year. The charity duties will revert to the city council's charity committee.
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Brunswick
Spe
Missouri Osteopaths Play A. A. C. Quintet
The American School of Osteopathy of Kirksville Missouri will send its basketball team to face the Atlanta Athletic Club in the club gym tomorrow night. It is their first southern visit and they have played several local teams with competitive scores. No Saturday game this week due to Christmas holidays. the Wednesday game replaces it.
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American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Atlanta Athletic Club
Soccer Meeting Sets Stage For City Season
With soccer weather returning, senior and junior players plan to gather at Spalding's store on North Broad street Tuesday evening for a meeting to restore enthusiasm, organize the season, and set schedules. Attendees are urged to attend and help finalize arrangements after several key players left the city.
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Spalding
North Broad Street
Bill Smith in Cleveland Aiming to Buy Joe Jackson
Baseball scoop notes manager Billy Smith of the Crackers is in Cleveland for a few days seeking a trade with the Naps. He sent a postcard saying he is there to buy Joe Jackson, signaling a potential deal.
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Billy Smith
Crackers
Cleveland
Bill
Naps
Lo Am
Joe Jackson
British Censors Facing Unprecedented Cable Traffic
Washington reports British censorship is operating on a vast scale over transatlantic cables. About 50 000 cablegrams are processed daily with many messages escaping censorship due to their privilege. When a message is stopped the censor informs the American ambassador with reasons.
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Washington
Europe
America
United States
President Wilson and Gregory confer on appointments
President Wilson and Attorney General Gregory held a late conference to resolve Senate conflicts over federal appointments. They discussed the legal standing of men given recess appointments who were later rejected by the Senate, with Gregory declining to reveal conclusions reached.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Gregory
Convention Members Executed in Mexico
San Antonio Texas December 21 General Guilermo Aragon a member of the Aguaslientes convention and Colonel David Berlanga secretary of the military chief convention were executed in Mexico City December 3 according to advices today Berlanga assisted actions of Gutierrez Villa and others at a convention meeting Aragon was accused of complicity in a plot to destroy telegraph and railroad lines in north Mexico to hamper Villa troop movements
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San Antonilo
Texas
Guilermo Aragon
David Berlanga
Mexico City
Berlanga
Gutierrez
Villa
Aragon
Mexico
Atlanta Club Stages Fast Scrappy Bout
The Atlanta club staged a quick tight round bout last night featuring Timmy Pappas the Greek favorite and young Superior. Referee Lon Cuatro declared no decision as a members only event drew a large crowd with lively preliminaries preceding the main card.
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Atlanta
Eugene Hobe
Timmy Pappas
Young
Lon Cuatro
Fifty Night Riders Nabbed in Oklahoma
Marietta Oklahoma December twenty one authorities report fifty alleged Love county night riders arrested over three days. The group is accused of aiming to hold cotton at one cent per pound seed cotton at sixteen dollars a ton and reducing next year’s cotton acreage to five percent of this year.
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Marietta
Okla
Love County
Burglars Loot Waycross Thomas Brothers Store
Burglars broke in Sunday night at the Thomas Brothers establishment on Wright Avenue in Waycross stealing a wagon load of dry goods shoes and groceries. The tack door was broken open and wagon tracks lead into the country with no city leads found. The store sits on the city edge.
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Warcross
Weremner
SnowlaLj
Thomas Brothers
Wright Avenue
Rome's Captain Bass Dies. Teal estate figure buried
Captain Nathan Henry Bass of Rome Georgia died Saturday, burial held Sunday. He was in his T1 year and had worked in the Teal estate business in Rome the past few years. He is survived by his wife Miss Valeria Gunn of Houston county and two children, Miss Gelle Bass of Rome and Mr Louis Bass of Oklahoma.
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Romie, Ga
Nathan Henry Bass
Rome
Valeria Gunn
Houston County
Mi Gelle Bass
Louis Bass
Oklahoma
Rome Odd Fellows Elect Officers for First Half 19th Century
The Lindale Encampment No 73 of the I O O F in Rome Georgia held a regular meeting and elected officers to serve during the first six months of 19th century. FP. AL Howell was chief patriarch H. H. Greer high. D. Fitzpatrick senior ward. Davis Jr junior warden. A Son secretary. J. A. Ross treasurer. W. H. Blansit trustee.
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Decentoer
Lindale
FP. AL. Howell
Patriarc
H. H. Greer
Hign
D. Fitzpatrick
War Davis, Jr
J. A. Ross
W.H. Blansit
Twenty Three More Boys Win Constitution Pins In Contests
The Constitution offers athletic badges to state school boys under the State High School association. At Newnan high school on December 11 four of five contestants won badges. pins have been sent. Silver pin winners include John Daniel Arthur Murphy Robert Barger. bronze winner James Brewster. At Statesboro Institute contests November 13, nineteen boys earned badges. silver pins went to Carter Deal Morgan Arden Albert Wyattlebaum Hobson Donaldson Tom Denmark John Zetterower Soslie Preetorious. Bronze badges went to Herman DeLooch Charlie Fordham Arnold Anderson Eddie Jones Cecil Martin Walter Fordham Lester Desigle Lehman McCoy LeRoy Howard Lewis Brannen Dave Rigdon Clarence Foss.
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Newnan
Ohn Daniel
Arthur Murphy
Roebert Barger
James Brewster
Statesboro Institute
Carter Deal
Morgan Arden
Albert Wyattlebaum
Hobson Donaldson
Tom Denmark
John Zetterower
Soslie Preetorious
Herman DeLooch
Charlie Fordham
Arnold Anderson
Eddie Jones
Cecil Martin
Walter Fordham
Lester Desigle
Lehman McCoy
LeRoy Howard
Lewis Brannen
Dave Rigdon
Clarence Foss
Mystery meeting marks New York club sale talk in Chicago
American league officials held a secret meeting in Chicago to discuss selling the New York club. B B Johnson called the meeting and invited club representatives to propose a player for Ruppert and Huston, prospective buyers. Ruppert and Huston were expected to attend, while Clark Griffith arrived after securing a contract signature for Walter Johnson.
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Chicago
New York
B. B. Johnson
Jacob Ruppert
T. L. Huston
Ruppert
Huston
Indiana
Clark Griffith
Walter
Johnson
Federals
Waste of 200 Million in Eggs and Butter Trade
William Mann, attorney for the New York Central Railroad, testified at the attorney general inquiry into butter and egg business that about 200 million dollars of annual waste occurs between hens and consumers. He valued the annual ewe crop at 600 million, noting that at most six of ten eggs laid reach the consumer.
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New York
William Mann
New York Central Railroad Company
SHERIFF UNDER ARREST MAKES INSANITY CLAIM
Memphis Tennessee December 21 Charged with embezzling 313000 T W Williams sheriff of Calhoun county Mississippi was arrested and started back to his home county without requisition papers Williams says he is innocent and asserts he left his Pittsboro Mississippi home last October while mentally deranged He was running a small meat shop in Binghampton a suburb when arrested He reportedly still has more than a year of his term to serve
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Memphis
Tenn
T. W. Williams
Calhoun County
Mississippi
Williams
Pittsboro
Miss
Binghampton
Aid
Bank President Gets Eight Years In Pen
Paris Kentucky December 21 George H Alexander former president of George Alexander & Company State and of this city pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to eight years imprisonment in the Kentucky penitentiary. Thirty other indictments charging violation of almost every banking law of the state will be filed away, it was announced by the state's attorney. The Alexander bank failed last May.
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Paris
George H. Alexander
Eorge Alexander & Company
Kentucky
Alexander Bank
Survivor of Battle Killed in Coal Chute
Joseph Kaminski, once with Russian forces, deserted to reach America and died three days after arrival while working at a Pittsburg coal chute. He fell under tons of coal and was buried in the accident.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Kaminski
America
Kaminski
Court session adjourned due to extreme cold
The Carrollton city court adjourned during its December term because of record cold weather. The session will reconvene the second Monday in January, with Judge Beall presiding.
Waycross Opens New Cigar Factory in January
Waycross gains another industry as a cigar factory arrives. The plant will open January 1 under manager H. H. Thurman. Quarters are leased and preparations underway for large scale production at the start of the year.
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Waycross
HE. H. Thurman
Federal aid bill seeks military instruction for schools
Washington action proposes federal funds for states to implement military tactics courses. The bill, by Representative McKellar of Tennessee, would provide 90,000 dollars per state with each state adding 40,000 dollars for military instruction.
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Washington
Mclxellar
Tennessee
House
Burglary Charge Stuns Hart County Georgia
John Winter, recently released from Hart county jail, is lodged on burglary charges for breaking into J. A. Wood’s store. The same night T. G. Craft’s store was entered, while entry into Adams & Teasley’s was attempted but failed.
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Veewaver
Jial J
John Winter
Hart County
J. A. Wood
T. G. Crafts
Adams & Teasley
State minimum wage set for clerical workers
The state minimum wage commission announces a weekly minimum of 10 for women and girls in clerical work effective February 76. An eight dollar minimum applies to office boys and girls aged 16 to 18, and 36 for both sexes under 11. The notice appears from Olympia.
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Olympia
Wasa
Lecemver
State
Sega
President Invited to Annual Publishers Dinner in New York
The president was invited to attend the American Newspaper Publishers Association annual dinner in New York next April by Herbert L. Bridgeman of New York. He doubts he can accept due to a grand trip to Panama and San Francisco.
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Wasa Wun
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
New York
Herbert L. Bridgeman
Panama
San Francisco
Eddie Léonard at Forsyth Delights Atlanta Audiences
At the Forsyth Eddie Léonard popular minstrel star drew a hearty welcome in Atlanta yesterday afternoon. Assisted by Mabel Russell, he offered dances and songs that won new friends. Lillian Herlein wore elaborate costumes, and the program featured styles and skits including On the School Playgrounds with El Brendel and Muriel Morgan, a modern love episode A Lady a Lover a Lamp with William Burr and Daphne Hope, La Daintes LaCrandali, and Abou Ben Hamid's Arabian acrobats. Buster the dog did not appear. Robert Moran.
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Forsyth
Eddie Léonard
Atlanta
Mabel Russell
Lillian Herlein
America
Paris
Herlin Hong
el Brendel
Muriel Morgan
Weil
William Burr
Daphne Hope
la Daintes LaCrandali
Abou Ben Hamid
Buster
Robert Moran
Miss Percy Haswell in Green Stockings at Atlanta
Miss Percy Haswell brings her company to Atlanta for Christmas engagements in the comedy Green Stockings with matinee and evening shows Friday. The New York troupe arrived for a three day rest before heading to New Orleans, drawing large local and out of town crowds. The holiday week features Night in Old Heidelberg as a seasonal attraction.
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Wee Wee
Atlanta
Percy Haswell
Miss Haswell
New York
Otis Skinner
New Orleana
Bijou Christmas Shows Feature Patchy Music and Vaudeville
A Bijou holiday program promises a mixed bill with a twelve member chorus in handsome costumes, vaudeville numbers from the Harmonious Trio Inez and Otley and James Galoger and Joseph Anthony, special scenic and electrical effects, and an offering titled A Night in Old Heidelberg with two matinees and two night shows daily at 2 30, 4, 7 45 and 9.
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Costum
Per-Fermances
Monarchs of Song
Inez and
Otley
Greece spends million for tents in America
In Toledo Ohio December 21 contracts for 1 000 000 dollars in tents and poles were let to local firms and signed by C Vassa darkis Greek consul general to the United States and a representative of the Pamagoloupolsos company of Athens general contractors for the Balkan states These supplies are not for war We simply are buying in this country supplies that we would have difficulty in securing in Europe
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Toledo
Ohio
Toledo Companies
C. Vassadarkis
United States
Pamagoloupolsos Company
Athens
Greece
Balkan States
Vassadarkis
Europe
Senate Lays Aside Immigration Bill After Brief Discussion
Washington wires report the Senate laid aside the immigration bill until after the Christmas recess after a conference with President Wilson. Senator Lewis said he would move to strike out the literacy test which the president opposes.
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Washington
Senate
Lewis
Wilson
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