Earthquake Devastation in Central Italy Reports Mass Loss
A late 1910s Atlanta hearing details the Georgia Railway and Power Company seeking to discontinue extra car services on fourteen lines due to revenue losses. H. M. Atkinson cites over 12 million in cash hydro projects last year and warns of a lean period. Citizens protest reduced service while Arkwright presents patronage data and argues for cooperation until demand returns.
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Georgia Railway and Power Company
State Railroad Commission
H. M. Atkinson
Preston Arkwright
The
Street Railway Company
Street Railway’ Company
Atkinson
Atlanta
Georgia
Saloon Business Declines in New York State
Albany January 18 Saloon business in New York state is on the decline, William M Farley state commissioner of excise reported to the legislature. Since the 1910 law limiting saloons to one per 750 population, 1018 saloons have quit. The report notes 384 towns sell liquor and 407 have voted dry.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
William M. Farley
Ready 10 Fight Wife in Courts
Mrs Hazel Sherman faces an injunction action in superior court filed by Mrs Joyce alleging Mrs Sherman pursues Mrs Joyce's husband Arthur Joyce. The temporary injunction was granted and Judge Hillis will rule next Saturday on whether Sherman’s conduct injures the Joyce household.
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Hazel Sherman
Arthur St. George Joyce
W. B. Hillis
Joyce
Philadelphia
Mrs. Sherman
Atlanta
Murder of G. W. Oglesby shocks Greenville Florida
George W. Oglesby, a member of a prominent Georgia family, was shot with a shotgun in Greenville Florida's business district at about 7 p.m. His assailant fled and was not identified. Oglesby’s father resides in Garfield Georgia after moving from Emanuel County Georgia.
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Greenville, Fla
George W.oglesby
Oglesby
Garfield
Emanuel County
Georgia
All Foresters Affected in Watertown Decision
Supreme Court Justice Emerson issued a ruling affecting all Foresters who joined before 1890. The decision declares they need not pay the forma cy assessment from 1912, which runs to about 260 to 1,000 dollars in insurance values.
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Watertown
N. Y
Supreme Court
Emerson
United States
Rent notice urges quicker room bookings through Constitution ads
The notice argues that a room rented at 15 dollars a month costs 50 cents daily when vacant, so advertising in The Constitution can reduce vacancy time. It urges calling Main 5000 or Atlanta 5001 to place a classifieds ad as soon as a room becomes vacant.
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Constitution Room
Constitution
Atlanta
Woodward Opens Fight to Reduce City Payroll
Mayor James G. Woodward moves to cut salaries by 150000 to 200000 a year, halting work of the finance committee as payrolls loom large. He seeks to trim layers from department budgets while preserving efficiency, citing 1988902 in city tax receipts and salaries near that figure.
Can Congressmen Heckle Wilson Before Joint Session
Washington January 18 discussion on whether President Wilson can be heckled when he appears before a joint session of Congress. Speaker Clark said Jefferson was last president to address Congress in person and be interrogated from the floor. The house closed the debate without a definite ruling.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
House
Clark
Thomas Jefferson
Smith
Michigan
Burglars Greeted by a Hail of Shots Across City
Five burglaries kept police busy last night. Two break-ins thwarted by awakened residents, including Benjamin W. Tye at 905 Peachtree Street where a burglar was shot at as he fled. Mrs. Franklin and daughter fired on another intruder from No. 2 Peachtree Place. Mrs. Hudson's home at 247 Little Street looted of jewelry and dresses. G. F. Rogers reported theft at 88 Holderness Street. Officers Haslett and Gantt recovered two gold watches a diamond ring and $3.50.
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Benjamin
W. Tye
Peachtree Street
Tye
Peachtree
S. Franklin
Place
Lady Raffles
L.A. Hudson
Little Street
G. F. Rogers
Holderness Street
Haslett and Gantt
Americans Send Tobacco Gift to Allied Troops in France
Paris reports two and a half tons of tobacco and cigars shipped by Americans for the Allied soldiers in the trenches. Duties totaling 30,000 were levied, with the offer to remit if for hospitals, but donors insist it go to the men. The cargo includes cigars and tobacco for General Joffre and a case for King Albert of Belgium, with special cases for Brigadier Muelle and Sergeant Cotteret. French papers praise the American generosity.
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Paris
Joffre
Albert
Belgium
Muelle
Twenty-second
Cotteret
Old Jefferson College Saved by Its Students
Natchez Miss January 13 Students tonight saved Jefferson Military College near here from destruction by fire when they protected the main building with buckets and extinguished flames after a dormitory was destroyed The damage was about 5 000 Jefferson College is 113 years old Jefferson Davis a graduate Senator Chamberlain and other notable alumni.
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Natchez, Miss
Jefferson
Military College
Jefferson College
Jefferson Davis
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Dover denies sinking German submarines off Dover
Dover authorities deny a circulating report that two German submarines were fired upon and sunk by coast batteries off Dover. The statement clarifies no submarines were destroyed in the area.
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Dover
London
Germans Grapple With French in Bloody Battle Along the Isne
London and Paris dispatches describe large and small battles across Europe and Asia. In the Isne valley northeast of Soissons French forces renewed attacks, gained positions Sunday, then briefly lost ground as German reinforcements arrived. East Prussia sees renewed Russian activity as lakes freeze, while Russians claim advances southwest of Rawa amid ongoing fighting with Austro-Hungarian positions. Turks reportedly plan to invade Egypt, but London doubts feasibility. Cairo dispatches note skepticism.
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Europe
Asia
Tabriz
Caucasus
Toibe
East
Prussia
Poland
Nida
Isne Valley
Soissons
Astin
East Prussia
Mazurian
Rawa
Galicia
Bucharest
Bukowina
Transylvania
Romania
Egypt
Cairo
New
Tater
Millions in damages from Rome earthquake tragedy
An earthquake across central Italy causes massive loss with 12 000 reported dead and up to 20 000 injured. Avezzano near Rome is leveled, 8 000 feared dead, while surrounding towns suffer partial wreckage and Naples experiences panic as Caserta sees collapsing houses.
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Italy
Rome
Avezzano
Abruzzi
Naples
Caserta
Wife Held For Crime After Four Months Probe
Athens Ga January 13 Special A coroner s jury empaneled in October last year investigated the death of H W Davis a Jackson county prominent citizen and returned a verdict that he died by instrumentality of his wife who has been arrested and is in sheriff s custody at Jefferson A committing trial is set for tomorrow The state contends the fatal shot did not come from the pistol found in his hand Family differences and insurance are cited as factors in the evidence The coroner s jury has kept their findings secret while meeting off and on over parts of four months
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Athens
H.W. Davis
Jackson County
Davis
Jefferson
Era of Prosperity Foretold by Redfield
New York January 13 Secretary of Commerce Redfield told the Queens Borough Chamber of Commerce dinner that a new era of prosperity is in view for the United States. He cited wartime European trade effects freight rate gains and Panama Canal opening as factors signaling improved business. He noted gold payments in kind replacing a euro debt and urged faster merchant marine expansion amid world political shifts. Morgan Shuster cautioned that the US supply line to allies is hampered by insufficient shipping capacity.
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New York
United States
Redfield
Queens Borough
Morgan Shuster
Applicants fail to pass exams for post offices
Washington January 13 Examinations will be held by the civil service commission on February 20 to fill 625 fourth class postmasterships nationwide paying 500 dollars a year or more for which no one passed the examination held last year
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Rome Seismic Shock Leaves City Damaged and Distressed
A strong quake lasting 22 to 30 seconds struck Italy from Naples to Ferrara, with Rome suffering the worst. No deaths reported in the capital though churches statues and the Porta del Popolo gate area endured serious damage. The Colonnade at St Peter’s Square shifted four feet and notable statues faced collapse risks while communications failed and Aquila Potenza and adjacent villages faced isolation and destruction.
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Naples
Lfe
Porta del Popolo
Rome
St. Peter's Square
Basilica
St. Peter’s Square
Weather Forecast Pair for Georgia and Friday
Forecast notes show a pair of weather outlooks for Georgia covering Thursday and Friday. Expected conditions and temperatures are summarized, with emphasis on regional impact and travel considerations for residents and travelers.
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G. W. Oglesby
Woodward
Finance Committee
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Finanica Committee
Comptroller
Farlinger
Inman
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William Butler
Ben -Tye
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OLD Jefferson. College
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