Opposition in Parliament Over Compulsion Bill Ireland Debate
In London January 11 opposition to the government conscription bill dwindled to a meager handful in the House of Commons. Pro Ireland delegates led by John Redmond withdrew opposition, while Sir Edward Carson urged inclusion of Ireland and warned the bill’s passage could unite Britain, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in war effort. Labor figures criticized the measure, but leaders predicted passage on the second reading as parliamentary debate continued.
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Ireland
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Mane
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Polwnd Carson Declans
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Arthur Winderson
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Etro
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Heflin Blasts Cotton Speculators In House Speech
Representative Heflin of Alabama denounced cotton speculators in a fiery House speech. He recalled forecasts that speculators would profit from the 1914 crop, blamed New York bankers for withholding money to crush southern producers, and accused conspirators of manipulating prices while nations urged reducing acreage to feed armies.
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Wilson faces fight on national defense
Washington report on January 11 details mounting partisan debate over President Wilson's army expansion plan. House Military Committee Chair Hay signals approval of a continental army of federal volunteers, while Secretary Garrison and War Department press for nonpartisan, scaled buildup to 141,009 total regulars.
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Washington
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Congress
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Raye
Continental Army
Adams gets mistrial in Mitchell County murder case
Moultrie Ga January 11 Special after twenty four hours of deliberation the jury failed to reach a verdict in the murder charge against Cuthbert Adams of hte father J T Adams. Judge B E Cox declared a mistrial at both previous trials Adams claimed insanity aided by witnesses to show mental incapacity since a previous mining accident the state contends Adams killed his father while intoxicated and angry. Reports say a jury in Mitchell County cannot agree and a venue change may be needed for a future trial.
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Mitchell County Superior Court
Theetae
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J Tt Adams
BE Cox
Albany
Young Adams
Alan
Adams
Mitchell County
Adamis
Chamberlain proposes doubling regular army in tentative bill
Senator Chamberlain, chair of the senate military committee, has drafted a tentative bill proposing more than doubling the regular army. The committee has not yet begun its formal work or considered the measure.
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Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Ten Jailbirds Escape Morgan County Jail in Georgia
Ten of twelve Morgan County Jail inmates escaped after cutting through brick and mortar. Police and armed citizens fired as the fugitives scaled the outer wall. no injuries reported. One white prisoner was frightened back inside and another fractured leg during a wall jump. two captured, Sheriff Baldwin pursuing the rest.
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Morgan County Jail
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Nesve
Baldwin
Efort
Millen Court to Meet in Millen Georgia
The quarterly term of the Millen city court will convene next Monday January 17 with Judge Thomas L. presiding and Solicitor Willie Woodrum handling state interests. About thirty candidates have entered the race along with more who will likely announce soon.
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Hebrew Congregation Elects Its Officers
Three hundred fifty people attended the annual congregational supper at the Jewish temple last night marking the forty ninth anniversary of the Hebrew Benevolent congregation. Officers elected for the ensuing year were Isaac Schoen president Eugenes Oberdorfer vice president I H Haas treasurer Alex Dittler secretary.
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Congregational Sun
Jowteh Temple
Hebrew Benevolent Congregation
Isaac Schoen
Eugenes Oberdorfer
I H Haas
Alex Dittler
Pageant Plans Launched At Atlanta Luncheon
Plans for a monster pageant in Atlanta next May were launched at a luncheon by the Presidents' club at Piedmont. Leaders Ja ngan, Jagkeon, Memminger and others presented the plan for a Shakespearean pageant, aiming to inaugurate an annual event to improve the city's artistic and aesthetic life.
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Train wreck injures driver near Mandeville Villa
Holdeh Pritchett suffered a broken leg and serious head injuries with possible internal damage after his automobile was demolished when struck by a northbound train of the Central of Georgia near Mandeville Villa in Carralhen Ga on January 11.
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Carralhen
Holdeh Pritchett
Mandeville Villa
Pritchett
Broken-Back Engineer Journeys 8000 Miles to Wed Nurse
Roselawn Indiana January 11 A mining engineer from Natal South Africa paralyzed from the waist down after a mine accident completed an 8000 mile journey in a basket bed to his parents’ home. He plans to wed English nurse Amy Falmer who cared for him in Cardiff. The trip faced delays and required hospital stops for treatment.
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Ind
Smith
Natal
South Africa
Misa Amy Falmer
Cardiff
Wales
Jno 1 Moore & Sons Opticians Ad
An advertisement for Jno 1 Moore & Sons the Opticians invites customers to bring their oculist prescriptions to obtain glasses with scientifically accurate curves and a near perfect finish, emphasizing skilled craftsmanship at 42 North Broad Street.
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Moore & Sons
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