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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1915
Page
4
A small fire incident caused structural concerns with limited student presence. No injuries reported as the building evacuated safely, insurers noting $25,000 and $12,500 figures. Officials confirm the school will reopen on schedule after the holidays.
London on December 24 reports England’s second Christmas of the war dedicated to soldiers. Thousands from the front on leave join mass celebrations, concerts, and theater outings, with millions of care packages, special mails, and festive preparations across towns.
The Ford Club of Atlanta, comprising Ford Motor Company employees, will visit 105 impoverished families today starting at 8:38 AM in seven cars. They have raised 250 dollars to purchase Christmas baskets and will deliver them directly to households likely to have had little holiday dinner. The club acts independently to extend festive cheer across the city.
Aged man Wylie Butler was struck by Fire Chief Cody's Red Devil auto while it sped to a small blaze at Jackson and Decatur streets. Butler suffered injuries not considered fatal and was carried to Grady hospital by John Abbott, Chist Coay's driver.
The acts of the recent extra session have been bound and published and are now available at the state library. Demand is high as residents become familiar with the new prohibition laws. Governor Harris issued a requisition for a man wanted in a Pike county robbery case in Georgia.
Washington December 24 Secretary Daniels releases the original navy general board report prepared after the July 1916 preparedness decision. Board backs rapid expansion to equal the world’s strongest navy by 1925, proposing four dreadnoughts four battle cruisers and extensive auxiliaries with an estimated first year cost around 200 million dollars. The document also details personnel needs and facility upgrades to support new ships and lists the recommended additions and support ships.
A Vienna note circulated from Bar on Burian says the Austro Hungarians will shape their reply to the American note with care for good relations, aiming for a response next week after the holidays. Paris reports Matin accusing Austria of murder over the Ancona incident, threatening rupture in relations if US demands are not met. A German editor in Amsterdam blasts Wilson in response to the second note.
Valdosta Georgia December 44 Special J L B Herring a merchant of Pinets Fla was shot and instantly killed today by E J Childers a stable man of Pinets The killing grew out of domestic trouble in the house of Herring It is understood Herring had threatened to kill Childers on sight The shooting occurred when they met on the street today Three pistol balls entered Herrings head The coroner s jury rendered a verdict of murder Childers is at large.
Early January a train loaded with Kansas boosters from the Southeastern Kansas Association of Commercial Clubs will tour the south. 150 to 185 representatives will visit St Louis Nashville Chattanooga Knoxville Asheville Spartanburg Columbia Charleston Augusta Savannah Jacksonville with trips to St Augustine Macon Atlanta Anniston Birmingham New Orleans and back to Independence to learn about southern business conditions and opportunities. The same issue notes a German press attack on President Wilson by Volks Zeitung and Kölnische Zeitung regarding election prospects and potential for friendly dialogue.
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