Hobson measure foes reelected to next House
Washington reports the final roll call shows 138 of the opponents to Hobson's prohibition constitutional amendment reelected, with 435 House members voting and 146 negatives defeating the measure. Prohibitionists plan a new drive for the sixty-fourth Congress next December as Hobson predicts a gain in the next session. Kansas City dispatch notes prohibition party members plan a new campaign.
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Washington
South Trimble
House
Hobson
Congress
Actten
Senate
Sheppard
Kansas City
Prohibition Party
Happy Holidays Health Message Urges Digestive Health
A holiday health column notes happiness hinges on well being and digestion. It warns that poor health from a weak stomach, inactive liver, or clogged bowels can dampen cheer and urges readers to consider a trial of remedies or treatment.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters boosts appetite and digestion
An old time remedy claims to restore appetite and aid digestion while benefiting the entire system. Start today with this tonic.
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Hostetter
Campaign to gather five million names for nationwide prohibition
Kansas Iowa and Missouri plan a January 3 start to a 120 day canvass aimed at collecting five million voter names and petitions for national prohibition. Speakers include Fichara FE Hobson and Eugene N iT. The country will be divided into eleven districts to speed signatures and alignment for a 1916 campaign. An international convention with 50,600 delegates may be organized in Chicago or Kansas City in 1916 to push prohibition in the election.
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Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Fichara FE. Hobson
Eugene N
G. Hall
Hall
Chicago
Kansas City
Padlocked His Pew to Keep Visitors Out
Savannah, Ga, December 23. James R. Sheldon, lifelong pew renter at St. John's Episcopal Church, locked his seat with a boat chain to bar others after the church adopted a free pew rule on December 1. He paid for life use but protested the change and now restricts access to his family, fastening the pew with chain padlock and staples and padlocking it before each service.
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Savannah
James R. Sheldon
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Sheldon
Decatur Fire Laddies Celebrate Transformation to Paid Department
Decatur Georgia December 23 Special The Decatur fire department held a grand banquet at the Transportation club in Atlanta to mark the switch from volunteer to paid status and to unveil a new $3,000 auto fire truck Chief M D Googer who also leads the police force received a gold watch fob from department members in front of a small group of guests.
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Decatur
Decatur Fire Department
Transportation Club
Atlanta
Decatur Volunteer Fire Department
M. D. Googer
Destructor case referred to Callaway in Atlanta case
Judge W T Newman of the federal court in northern Georgia referred the Destructor company versus the city of Atlanta to FE Callaway for hearing as standing master. He will hear the evidence and report the facts while the court reserves the right to decide all questions of law.
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W. T Newman
Federal Court of the
Northern District of Georgia
Destructor Company
Atlanta
FE Callaway
Callaway
Mitchell Nomination for Thomasville Mayor Readily Confirmed
Thomasville Ga December 23 Special Owing to ticket scratching the municipal primary results were delayed. Fondren Mitchell was named mayor with aldermen Cicero Thompson William Miller L H Jerger Martin Cooper EK E Mack A Bennett B H Hambleton W Fainberg treasurer John Mitchell clerk A A Riley marshal A E B Milton sexton T Franklin board of education W E R Jerger W P Upchurch and J A Chastam confirmed for the election slate.
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Thomasville
Fondren Mitchell
Cicero Thompson
William Miller
L. H. Jerger
Martin Cooper
EK. E Mack
A. Bennett
B. H. Hambleton
W. Fainberg
John Mitchell
A. A. Riley
Marshal
Aeb
Congress Adjourns Until After Xmas
Washington December 23 Both houses of Congress adjourned today until December 29 for a Christmas recess.
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Congress
Washington
Funeral for Senator West draws vast crowds in Valdosta
Valdosta Georgia December 28 a large funeral procession gathered at Sunset Hill cemetery for former United States Senator W B West. Services at his Patterson street home and at the grave were led by Rev Allen Wilson of the First Christian church. Governor Slaton could not attend and many telegrams of condolence arrived from President Wilson and senators. City offices and businesses closed for the hour of the funeral.
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Valdosta
United States
Sunset Hill Cemetery
Patterson Street
Allen Wilson
First Christian Church
West
Wilson
Slaton
Senator West
Senate
Flag at Capitol Lowers to Half Mast in Honor of Senator West
The Georgia flag flew at half mast over the statehouse on Wednesday to honor the late Senator W. S. West of Valdosta who died early Tuesday. Governor Slaton ordered the flag lowered and memorialized West as a leading public servant who served in the General Assembly, presided over the Senate, and represented Georgia in the U S Senate.
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Georgia
W. 5S. West
Valdosta
John M. Slaton
William 8. West
Valdosts
General Assembly
Senate
United States
State
Women aid the poor with charity baskets in Atlanta
More than twenty five Peachtree street ladies busy cooking and packing baskets in a school room used as a temporary kitchen at the Volunteers of America home. W S Witham delivered pigs to the Volunteer dinner fund and Captain Baltar with his auxiliary planned transport for every family with tickets. Aid society members showed renewed enthusiasm after Chief Beavers sent a long list of destitute families in need.
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Peachtree Street
Volunteers of America
Witham
Atlanta
Aid Society
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth Lead Belgium’s War Hospital Efforts
King Albert commands a reorganized Belgian army facing invasion with a leaner, mobile force. Queen Elizabeth runs one of the largest military hospitals on Belgian soil, supported by trained nurses. visits are tightly restricted. The monarchs live simply, briefly in the town hall, and maintain constant war-time vigilance as Brussels awaits a future return.
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Belgium
Whitlock
Brussels
Mr. Whitlock
Albert
Timgell
Queen Elizabeth
Belman
England
Mrs. Owens Recovers After Illness at Druid Hills
Mrs W D Owens, long severely ill at her Druid Hills home, is reported out of danger and on the road to recovery. She will not be informed of her husband's death until she is practically well.
Gift camera for Christmas from Jno L Moore & Sons
A local Christmas pitch from Jno L Moore and Sons Opticians at 42 N Broad Street offers a gift camera as a solution to preserve the day’s merriment. The ad highlights holiday spirit and urges readers to select a camera to capture festive moments.
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Jno. L. Moore & Sons
Opticians
N. Broad Street
Violation of Neutrality Over Wireless Dismantling at Canal
Washington reports Crenshaw says the wireless gear on the British steamer Protesilaus in Balboa harbor was dismantled by canal zone police on December 10 after it was found sending coded messages. The cruiser Tacoma was sent to Cristobal to enforce neutrality and discuss dispatching another vessel.
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Balboa
Victoria
B. G
Panama Canal
New York
Goethals
Canal Zone
Washington
Cristobal
Congress
Culebra
West Is in the Tower on Forgery Charge
William West a Pickwick apartments real estate dealer was arrested on forgery charges estimated at forging a note and several checks for Atlanta citizens and jailed for failing to pay $200. He had earlier claimed to be robbed at gunpoint on the street of $65 by a Black man.
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William West
Pickwick Apartments
Atlanta
West
Minelight
Tolbert Held in Augusta After Fatal Domestic Slaying
Albert Tolbert, 35, brought to Augusta, Ga., from Panora near Greenwood, after choking his wife to death Sunday. He appeared unsettled, claimed to be crazy, and laughed about the crime as officers prepared transfer to Columbia for safekeeping amid domestic trouble preceding the slaying.
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Augusta
Albert Tolbert
Panora
Greenwood
Columbia
Tolbert
Waycross Dealers Quietly Stop Selling Pistols
In Waycross Georgia December 23 an unorganized trend emerges as several gun shops voluntarily discontinue pistols sales. Dealers indicate little desire to continue offering firearms and no formal campaign is underway to ban pistol sales.
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Waycross
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