Early County Shootout Leaves 4 Dead and 2 Burned
Sheriff Howell leads a posse in Early County pursuing Henry Villipique’s killers. In the ensuing clashes Granison Goolsby and two sons are killed as a house is burned with residents inside. Four more Black residents die by gunfire and fire, two whites are wounded, as a large pursuit spans plantations near Blakely.
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Early County
Blakely
Henry Viltipique
EB. H. Coachman
Clearwar Fer
Fla
Howell
Granison Goolsby
Goolsby
Villipique
E. H. Coschman
River
Villipisue
Mrs
A. Bingletary
Pleasant Grove
Grifin
Bothne
Rate Fight Lost Cap Reports
Washington December 30 Special The interstate commerce commission will not suspend the revision of rates in the southeast perfected by the carriers. Indications are the new rates become effective January 1. Despite representations to the suspension board by Atlanta and other southeast jobbing centers, railroads appear to have won their case. Decision expected tomorrow but likely adverse. Atlanta business men and smaller towns urged not to interfere. The reform followed eighteen months of work to align with the supreme court long and short haul decision. Opponents charged the fourth section board advised.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
AOW
Southeast
Atlanta
Commission
Railroads
Intermountain
Rain and Windstorm Hits Northeast Georgia in December
A severe rain and windstorm in Clayton and surrounding areas caused extensive damage Tuesday night. Noah Hilvey’s Mountain City home was toppled onto a public road with one child slightly injured. Outbuildings collapsed in Clayton and a Lakemont trestle on Yakutat Falls railway was washed away, halting trains. The Tallulah River iron bridge on the Tallulah Falls to Clayton road was swept away. Total property damage runs into thousands.
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Clayton
Noah, Hilvey
Mountain City
Lakemont
Yakut Anh Falls
Tallulah River
Tallulah Falls
Market Page Promises a Home Based Shopping Boom
The Constitution touts its Market Page as Atlanta’s substitute for a public market, offering wide variety, high quality, and low prices. Readers can order from home, saving time and money, while markets gather the day’s needs and Sunday fare in one convenient place.
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Atlanta
Constitution
Candler Backs Mell Wilkinson for Atlanta Mayor
Prominent Atlanta figures including Candler and Julian Boehm back Mell Wilkinson for mayor. They say Wilkinson would bring steady leadership, boost city growth, and negate recall concerns while receiving broad support from business and civic groups. Allen of the Rotary club also prefixes strong endorsement, urging decisive action and public trust.
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CanMer
Wilkinson
Atlanta
Ana
Workingon
Witkinson
Auditorium access dispute stalls Monday recall rally
The recall campaign seeks a Monday rally at the city Auditorium but Councilman C D Knight refuses use for political meetings arguing the hall belongs to the whole city. Five-member Auditorium committee split on access with three allowing Monday use while Knight stands firm. Recall organizers establish ward headquarters and plan nightly meetings until election day, stating they seek only a full and fair expression of the people's will.
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C.D. Knight
Councilman Knight
Council
Knight
Recall Committee
Councman Kaught
H. ¥. McCora
Schmidt Convicted in Murder Charge Tied to McNamara Case
Mathew A Schmidt was found guilty of murder in the Los Angeles Times bombing case. The jury sentenced him to life in prison for murdering Charles Hagerty, a victim in the 1910 explosion. James B McNamara was previously given a similar punishment after a confession. David Caplan, another alleged accomplice, remains jailed awaiting trial on the same charge.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mathew “A. Schmidt
James ‘B.*mcnamara
Los Angeles Times
Charles Hagerty
Medaxpigtalon
Siates
Schmidt
James B
Lincoln as example for British statesmen in national service
The Times runs a two column review of President Lincoln. It frames Lincoln as a model of democratic virtue, showing how his actions balanced executive power with legislative responsibility in tense political hours.
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Lincoln
Loriden
Limesit
National Service
the Times
Erin
Premier Asquith to Introduce Conscription Bill Next Week
London reports Premier Asquith will present in the House of Commons next Wednesday a bill mandating compulsory enlistment for single men. The Labor movement convenes a general trades union congress in January to discuss the proposal amid cabinet resignations rumors and king’s return to London.
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London
al Quith
House of
Asquith
Dreft
John Almbn
Stig
Sardringham
Lord Derby
Henderson
Labor Movement
House of Commons
Trades Union Congress
Labor Party
General Federations of Trades Actions
Arthur
Hendersie
Ediscace
peetate tee _iAn
Iter Unlor
Strougly
No lives lost after tremor hits Tegucigalpa area
A quake near Tegucigalpa Honduras caused alarm but officials report no fatalities. Early assessments indicate structural damage in portions of the city with no deaths confirmed as of now. Local authorities urge caution and monitor aftershocks.
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Tegucigalps
Honduras
English Birdmen Bully Twelve Encounters In Day
London reports a British campaign briefing noting twelve encounters with enemy aircraft. Sixteen British planes bombed the Comines station area while ten attacked the aerodrome, causing damage. all aircraft returned. One British machine is believed down after a dogfight with two enemies. others were driven off.
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London
Sone
Comines
Thenemy
Gigantic Combat Fights Near Pripet and Salonika Fronts
Russian and Austrian forces clash from the Pripet to Bukowina as Entente troops seize Durazzo and conduct two landings near Saloniki and Castelogizo. Italy and France pound targets on land and sea while Entente forces push toward Egypt and the lower Tigris region amid rumors of a Romanian entry into the war.
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London
Pripet River
Bukowina
Petrograd
Volkes
France
Hartmanns-Weilerkopf
Metzerat
Linge
Sanjak
Montenegro
Raskovagora
Durazzo
Lake Doiran
Saloniki
Castelogizo
Asia Minor
Adalia
Egypt
Athens
Agalia
Tigris
Rome
Macedonia
Hegescahlg
Bessarabia
Unifavorabte
Iikety
Russia
Austria Agrees to Indemnity Over Ancona Victims Conditions Set
London dispatch reports Austro Hungarian government will indemnify American victims of the Ancona incident if United States can supply evidence of how deaths occurred, while refusing responsibility for damage from justifiable firing or capsizing before the torpedo hit. Government emphasizes humanity in war and safety of passengers.
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Washington
United States
Ancona
Auawia
Reuter
Vienna
Amsterdam
Weather Prophecy and Excess Rain Report in Georgia
Fragmentary weather notice reports excess rainfall through the month and year to date in Georgia. No clear dates or detailed figures remain readable.
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