Population Estimates Show Georgia Growth In Five Years
Washington reports Atlanta will reach 183,710 residents by April 16, 1916, up 28,971 since 1911 and 93,833 since June 1, 1900. Georgia's 1915 population is put at 2,508,007 with detailed estimates by color, nativity, sex, foreign birth, illiteracy, and schooling.
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Garza Named Provisional Mexico President Amid Chaos
General Roque Gonzalez Garza was named provisional president by a session of the Mexico City convention after Gutierrez fled the capital. Martial law was declared and the convention claimed supreme power until a full president is elected. Rail and border reports note Carranza and Villa factions shifting troops toward the capital amid unrest and a border evacuation at Naco Sonora with US cavalry guarding the move to Agua Prieta.
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Mexico
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Jose Vasconcelos
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Texas
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Monterey
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Madero
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Ariz
Sonora
Marytorena
Calles
Agua Prieta
Bond
United States
Hugh L. Scott
Nate
Callies
Ariz Iten
Classified Ads Spotlight In For Sale Column
An advertisement filled column touts the value of the For Sale Miscellaneous section. It urges daily reading to uncover bargains and items long desired but affordable now. Call Main 5000 and ask for Classified Atlanta 5001 to place or inquire about wants.
President Welcomes White House Birth of a Son
Washington January 17 a son was born at the White House to Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre wife of the president s assistant and within hours President Wilson expressed joy. Dr Grayson says mother and baby both well the infant weighs seven pounds twelve ounces and may be named for the president. The birth marks Wilson s first grandchild and first direct family boy. The christening is planned at the White House before Mrs Sayre returns to Williamstown.
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White House
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Tumbulty
Grayson
Sayre
Philadelphia
Slayson
James Madison
Andrew ‘Jackson
Andrew J. Donaldson
General Jackson
Grant
Julia
Frederick D. Grant
Sne
Cantacuzene Sperranskey
Esther Cleveland
White ‘House
Port Arthur defender Stoessel dies in Petrograd dispatch
London reports Lieutenant General Anatole Stoessel defender of Port Arthur has died after months of paralysis. Stoessel, famed for his 1904 05 siege leadership, later faced a court martial over Port Arthur surrender but was commuted and released. His career spanned Bulgarian and Chinese campaigns with a reputation for strict discipline.
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London
Anatole Mikhailcvitch Stoessel
Port Arthur
Petrograd
Reuter
Stoessel
Caralysia
Nogi
Nicholas
Smirnoff
Tar
Kuropachkin
Stoensel
M. Syxtianoff
Ivan Stoessel
Tien-Tsin
Steessel
Ship Purchase Bill Dominates Senate Inaction
Washington January 17 Fears rise that no general legislation can pass before March 4 as fifteen appropriation bills linger and opposition grows to naval and rivers and harbors measures. Democrats warn ship purchase may be the only major action, with caucuses set to decide. House pursues funding bills while Farr seeks inquiry into flour price increases.
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Department of Justce
Seine in Flood Near Paris Draws Crowds
Parisians gathered along the Seine as the rising river covered lower quays. The stronger current created whirlpools and rapids, yet there was no anxiety. Rain ceased today.
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Paris
Seine
Trembling Earth Devastates Avezzano With 12000 Buried
Terrifying tremors strike Avezzano and Sora as a major earthquake devastates towns in the Abruzzi region. Rescue efforts race amid freezing weather, with 12 000 bodies reportedly buried in Avezzano and thousands more feared dead. Relief, timber, and tents arrive as government funds and King Victor Emmanuel aid children orphaned by the disaster.
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Victor Emmanuel
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Morino
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Cervaro
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Valleroveto
Civitera Roveto
Petrellairi
Mt. Arango
Tagliacozze
Ortucchio
Luco
Testaccio
America
Ortacchio
American Baptist Church
Whiting
Ce Yano
Italy
Pisani Vettori
Cappello
Magliane
Russians Destroy Turkish Army Corps
From Yetrograd January 17 a Tiflis report says the army of the Caucasus has annihilated the Eleventh Turkish corps except for a few elements fleeing in disorder and captured its artillery. An official Caucasus communique reports bayonet annihilation of the Sa Turkish regiment, its commander among the taken, and 5,000 prisoners, 14 cannons, vast supplies, and nearly 10,000 head of cattle captured in pursuit.
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Tiflis
Emperor Honors German Field Leaders After Aisne Victory
Amsterdam reports Emperor William decorated General Von Lochow with the Order of Merit and Lieutenant General Wishura with a House of Hohenzollern command, following a battle north of Soissons where French forces were driven back across the Aisne. German accounts say French trenches on the right bank were overrun, and after days of heavy fighting the French retreated, surrendered on January 14, and German artillery now dominates the Aisne valley.
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London
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Soissons
Aisne
von Lochow
Wishura
House of Hohenzollern
Aisne Valley
U S Judge McPherson Dies at Home in Iowa
Red Oak Iowa January 17 Smith McPherson longtime federal judge for the southern Iowa district died at his home after six months illness from indigestion He was 63 a Republican state leader who served part of a congressional term His rulings on rate cases stirred controversy with Attorney General Barker of Missouri and others The Supreme Court upheld both the two cent passenger and maximum freight laws Today the article notes his death and legacy including injunctions against Missouri enacted with Judge Phillips.
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Iowa
Smith McPherson
McPherson
Congress
Barker
Missouri
Phillips
United States Supreme Court
Arson Try Sparks Gasoline Fire At San Francisco Hotel
San Francisco January 17 a gasoline explosion tied to an attempted arson damaged two floors of a street hotel. Twenty five guests in night attire fled. Raymond Cervantes and Francisco Cabachat were arrested on arson charges after police rescued infuriated guests. Mrs Louise Wolfe owner held for investigation. Gasoline was spread in halls and rooms and bottles filled with fuel found nearby.
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Anuddy Street
Raymond Cervantes
Francisco Cabachat
Louise Wolfe
Eas Racey
Immigrat ion Bill Hearing Set by President Wilson
Washington January 17 President Wilson will hold an open hearing on the immigration bill passed by Congress late this week Personnel from organizations nationwide have requested to be heard He opposes the literacy test feature but has not decided on a veto.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Russians Push Toward Warsaw and Transylvania Pass
Russian forces repelled German efforts to break toward Warsaw while other units seized Kirlibaba Pass on Transylvania's edge and advanced along the Vistula. Western front sees brisk fighting with French gains near Nieuport, Lombaertzyde, and in the Argonne. German losses cited at 150,000 plus prisoners, as Romanian and Hungarian considerations shift with Eastern Hungary at stake.
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Transylvania
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Hungary
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Tarnow
Iskely
Romania
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Arras
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Laon
Rheims
Vosges
Argonne
Soissons
Aigne
Weather Prophecy Rain Across the South and Southeast
Weather forecast notes for January 17 outline rain and colder conditions across multiple states. Georgia and Florida show rain Monday with varying winds, Tuesday clearer and cooler. Louisiana and Alabama expect rain Monday then drier Tuesday. Kentucky and Tennessee unsettled then fair. Virginia and North Carolina colder with rain on Monday and Tuesday, winds shifting. South Carolina rain Monday with colder Tuesday. Mississippi local rains Monday, colder Tuesday. central/western Florida colder trends noted.
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