New City Council Inaugurates Amid Budget Fight Ahead
Atlanta's 1914 18 administration begins with Mayor Woodward's second term and a heated council scene. rumor places Farlinger to finance and Edwin Johnson to police. the new body faces push for commission government and strict economy amid shifting control and committee battles.
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Farlinger
Edwin F. Johnson
Atlanta
James G. Woodward
I. N. . Ragsdale
Sidney Ormond
Woodward
Walter C. Taylor
James L., Malson
James M. Fuller
Ed. R. Hayes
Thomas Evans
Thomas J. Peeples
George Johnson
Nym Hart
Frank Smith
J. H. Goldsmith
R. C. Turner
Orsongnel
J. N. Renfroe
C. V. Alverson
J. Ti. Renwright
J. J. McCord
Co. D. Knight
J. H. Kelley
Orville Hall
George Freeman
C.C. McDonald
Claude L. Ashley
A. W. Parlinger
Albert Themson
Jesse B. Lee
W. H. Johnson
James W. Maddox
Jesse Wood
J. Lee Barnes
L. Dallas
3. C. White
Jesse Armistead
EI. H. Inman
Frank Reynolds
John S. Owens
Warren D. White
C. W. Smith
Edgar Dunlap
Claude L. Mason
Sam Freeman
III
Ragsdale
Maddox
Fifth Ward
Inman
Grady Hospital
Battle Hill Sanitarium
Generals Ordered Wanton Destruction in Belgium Claim
The Belgian commission findings on alleged German war violations were presented to Secretary Bryan. The report accuses German officers of wanton shootings and systematic destruction in Belgian towns, citing proclamations by high ranking officers approving arson and killings. It portrays the German army as a barbaric force, ordering mass destruction in resistant areas.
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Washington
Bryan
Emmanuel Havenith
Liege
von Bulow
Ardenne
Belgium
English "Whip" Dead in Commons Leader Dies of Typhoid
London January 3 Percy Holden Wilingworth chief Liberal whip in the House of Commons and parliamentary secretary to the Treasury died today of typhoid fever. Born at Bradford in 1869 he served in the South African War with the Yorkshire Yeomanry. He was appointed chief Liberal whip in 1912 succeeding Lord Murray of Elibank.
Tom Gibson Kills His Brother in Georgia Brawl
Mount Airy Ga January 3 Special In a drunken brawl among fifteen men at Bells store two miles east of Mount Airy Tom Gibson shot and killed his brother Gus Gibson 32. Tom 29 was jailed in Clarkeville with Bill Jackson held for trial. Gus leaves a wife three children and four brothers Oscar Lonnie Henry and Tom. Interment was at Welcome Home.
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Mount Airy
Bell
Tom Gibson
Gus Gibson
Tom
Bill Jackson
Gus
Guatody
Clarkesvile
Jackson
Oscar
Lonnie
Henry
Welcome Home
Albanian Revolt Grows Amid Berat Occupation
The Athens Reuters correspondent reports insurgents have occupied Berat and advance toward Dibra as authorities at the Dardanelles expel all neutral consuls and those of Austria-Hungary, signaling widening turmoil in the region.
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Gonden
Albania
Berat
Dibra
Athens
Reuter
Dardanelles
Austria-Hungary
Go to Church Day draws huge crowds in Atlanta churches
Atlanta churches reported a record turnout with about a quarter of the city’s population attending Go-to-Church Day services. Major houses of worship were packed, strangers filled pews, and initiative cards signaled plans to expand congregations. Prominent pastors preached on topics from Revelations to religious renewal, fueling plans for an annual observance and future growth.
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Atlanta
Evangelical Ministers’ Association
First Methodist Church
H. M. DuBose
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Richard Orme Flinn
C. W. Daniel
Bainbridge Woman and Three Tots Slain in Luray Home
The bodies of Mrs. Charles E. Burner and her three children were found in bed, each skull crushed, suggesting a brutal murder as they slept. The father, Charles Burner, reportedly seen in town. his whereabouts unknown. Burner had recent conviction for felonious assault. The family had ties to Bainbridge, Georgia, and Luray, Virginia. The crime occurred in an isolated Massanutten mountain area about five miles from Luray.
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Luray
Charles E. Burner
James
Walter
Charles Burner
State Road
Ms. Burner
Bainbridge
H. M. Wharton
Baltimore
Svhenne
Massanutten Mountain
Carranza’s Brother Held And His Staff Executed
On the Isthmus of Tehuantepec General Alfonso Santibanez held Jesus Carranza and his staff after a failed attempt to win terms with Venustiano Carranza. Santibanez executed most of the staff, spared Abelardo Carranza and Ignacio Peraldi, and carried away the prisoners with plans to pursue them further.
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Vera Cruz
Jesus Carranza
Verrustiano Carranza
Alfonso Santibanez
Tehuantepec
Santibanez
Carranza
Abelardo Carranza
Ignacio Peraldi
Venustiano Carranza
Car- Tanga
Santibaneg
Chevela Station
Metz a Great German Stronghold
An article describes Metz as a formidable German fortress built since 1899 with a ring of permanent forts and a belt line rail network. It notes the fortifications extend about eighteen miles and include several named forts, with guns placed both in forts and in front positions to defend the city from French advances.
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Metz
Germany
Barbe
Argency
Lothringen
Montigny
Kaiserin
Kronprinz
Arnaville
Haeseler
Somme
Morelle
Mets
Verdun
Paguy
Prince Kills Self After Drinking Carbolic Acid
F C Prince an employee of John Deere Plow company killed himself in Evelene Court apartments by drinking carbolic acid after a quarrel with his wife. He locked himself in a front room, D A Foster aided in contacting police, the body found on a bed with burns about the mouth, inquest planned. The widow, despondent over finances, has nothing left and the couple’s Knoxville ties are noted.
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F. C. Prince
John Deere Plow Company
Evelene Court
Capitol Place
Prince
Foster
Milam and
Evans
Grady Hospital
Coronel
Paul Donehoo
Knoxville
Tenn
A. GO
Roy Donehoo
Undertaiker's
Balkan Powers Prepare for War Amid Balkan Tensions
London reports show Bulgaria Greece Serbia and Romania edging toward conflict as Greek deputies attack Bulgaria over Macedonia and Greece readies military forces. Athens bars cereals flour cattle forage and arms exports while Turkey moves to exclude neutrals from the Dardanelles. Albania sees a spreading revolt and Italy dispatches a battleship to Durazzo to safeguard interests.
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London
Bulgaria
Greece
Servia
Rumania
Chamber of
M. Theokotis
Macedonia
Athens
Balkan
Turkey
Dardanelles
Albania
Italiana
Aviona
Durazzo
Fires in Philadelphia and Camden Cause Over a Million in Damage
Two fires in Philadelphia and Camden cause more than a million dollars in damage. North Philadelphia lumber yard and seventeen dwellings are burned, rail service halted over an hour. Camden station and lumber yard hit, John Dialogue Shipbuilding plant damaged, four firemen injured, fifty overcome by smoke. Lights cigarette suspected in Camden fire.
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Philadelphia
Camden
Pennsylvania Railroad
N. J
John Dialogue
Camden Department
Britain to Force Men into Army and Navy Hints Official
Turkey reports capture of a fortified town in Trans Caucasia and other victories over Russian forces. The British official hints at conscription for men into army and navy as tensions rise.
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Britain
Turkey
Trans-Caucasia
England Will Pay for Naval Stores
The British embassy issued its first statement on the shipping situation since the American note. It said turpentine and rosin shipped before contraband listing will be paid for if seized, and copper shipped before declaration will be paid or released. Rubber embargo talks continue in London with a pledge not to export similar to that with German medicines, but delays arise from rubber shipments from the United States under disguise. Officials expect the coming week to reduce uncertainties over Allied seizures as Britain’s general stance nears an amicable adjustment.
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Washington
Lut
United States
Italy
Gibraltar
Anilme
Europe
Great Britain
Cecil Spring-Rice
State Department
England
Wilson
Russia
Japan
Ex Chief Von Moltke to Lead Interior Military Affairs
Berlin reports General Count von Moltke appointed chief of the supplementary general staff in Berlin to handle interior functions. The prior chief remains ill and unable to return to field service, with doctors urging continued active work. The general has been weakened by influenza.
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Berlin
Wa Loendeg
Count von Moltke
Supplementary General Staff
von Moltke
Intercession Day Prayers Held Across London Churches
Large congregations filled St Pauls cathedral and Westminster Abbey as intercession day prayers for the Allied arms were observed. Four services were conducted at St Pauls starting at 8 a.m. led by Bishop Arthur Ingram with Westminster Abbey’s sermon given by Archdeacon Wilberforne.
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London
St Paul's Cathedral
Arthur Ingram
Great
Westminster Abbey
Wilberforne
Rainy weather floods Western valleys amid war front notes
London reports extremely rainy winter floods in western European river valleys hindering large scale operations on the western front while eastern battles continue. French gains near Albert Roye and setbacks near Menehould are noted along with Russian and Austrian movements and Turkish actions in the Caucasus. Recruiting drives in Cardiff surge after six open air meetings with wounded soldiers.
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London
Thomas J. McNamara
Admiralty
Browning Settlement
McNamara
Cardiff
Soliiers
Europe
Albert
Roye
Rheims
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Meuse
Alsace
Menehould
Borisimov
Gorlice
Galivian
Vsesok Pass
Carpathians
Hungary
Bukowing
Caucasus
Constantinople
Ardahan
Turks take Russ fortified Ardahan in Trans-Caucasus
The war office reports Turkish forces on January 1 captured Ardahan, a Russian fortified town 45 miles NW of Kars, defended by General Zanchen with 3,000 infantry, 1,000 fossaks, six field guns and two machine guns. Russians fled with heavy losses, and 400 were killed. Turkish Armenia reports transports of Russian prisoners en route from the latest battles.
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Constantinople
London
War Office
Ardahan
Trans-Caucaasia
Kars
Ardahian
Zanchen
Saonjbulak
Inzeruim
Turkish Armenia
BAD WEATHER CHECKS FRENCH OFFENSIVE
Paris report describes weather disruption halting a French offensive. the official statement issued tonight cites latest advices and indicates delays and operational adjustments due to poor conditions.
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Paris
Fae
Weather Prophecy for Southeastern States
January 3 forecast lists multiple states with mixed conditions. Georgia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky show patterns from rain and unsettled to fair and partly cloudy. Regional notes include rain Monday, possible rain Tuesday, and variable temperatures with limited changes expected.
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Washington
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Air Axe Treme
Alabama
Mississippi
Tuesay
Ennessee
Kentucky
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