Right of Railroad to Use Mandamus Challenged
The state filed its answer to the North Georgia Mineral Railroad petition seeking a mandamus to compel Secretary of State Phil Cook to issue a charter for a line from Whites near Cartersville to Atlanta. The case, scheduled for next Saturday before Judge J. T. Pendleton, hinges on the anti paralleling act of 1915 and alleged preemptive agreements.
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North Georgia Mineral Railroad
J. T. Pendleton
Fulton Superior
North Georgia Mineral Railron
King & Spalding
Louisville and Anhyine
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Walt
Slaton
General Assembly
North Georgia Mineral Railroad Company
Ook
Seuk
Pumpel
I Juminou
United States
Tr Wie
Cook
Warren Grice
Grice
Uhe
Utfore Hey
Slaten
Roct
Ans
Georgia resources cars open to public in Atlanta exhibit
Georgia Chamber of Commerce opens the "Georgia on Wheels" exhibit cars at the Kimball House on Wall Street. Governor Nat Be. Hari leads visitors, lauding the display as top publicity for the state. Asa G. Candler and Miss Revina Rambo greet crowds and praise the cars’ portrayal of Georgia products and potential.
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Georgia
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Apar
Kimball House
Wall Street
Nat BE. Hari
Rambo
Revina Rambo
Marietta
Atlanta
Invernae Nat Ti
Harris
Asa G
Candler
Medames W.agih
James I
Totert 6
Muddes
ML Tf
Kriegsbuber
TL OG
Having
Charles BD
Wart
Pride
Rolinson
James B
Nevin
PLC
Keoaftie
Write West
W. SL Smith
Jown
Ataneaek
Caroling
Therrell
Juris Ceideet
Marian SM. Jarkesn
Proncia W. Clarke
Julian Paschal
G1 Stripiin
Charles Theten
Santa Yong Clarke
Simith Maen
Ewifty
Anlanta
Georghe van
English
Submarine Milk Shipment Idea Gained Navy Support
New York January 17 Lieutenant Commander Craft of the New York navy yard told a citizens committee for food shipments that a submarine merchantman could feasibly carry milk to babies in the central empires. He said a submarine built for the purpose could voyage across the Atlantic with cargo and that a brocade running submarine, though new, is practicable. Dr Edmund von Mach urged aggressive action to get milk into Germany Austria Hungary and Russian Poland even if a submarine had to be built for that purpose.
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New York
Commander Craft
New York Navy Yard
Citizens’ Committee
Atlantic
Edmund von Mach
Wma
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russian
Poland
January Furniture Clearance Opens Bargain Season
Read the January Furniture Clearance news in The Constitution and seize the open season bargains for home furnishings. Inventory needs, enjoy radical reductions from 25 to 30 percent on choices from odds and ends to stately drawing room pieces, adding beauty, comfort, and utility to the home.
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Ingle Nook
Atlanta stores advertise guaranteed lowest prices
The Constitution notes a marked saving in Atlanta where stores advertise their lowest prices. The brief item highlights a consumer benefit and local retail competition without naming specific outlets or dates.
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the Constitution
Atlanta
Mystery Shrouds Midnight Assault on Tram mel Scott
Tram mel Scott an Atlanta department manager and noted athlete lies in a dying condition after a midnight shooting on East Merritts avenue near Peachtree street. He fired at two fleeing men, one white and one negro, saying they would get him, then collapsed with a bullet in his left breast. Police probe ongoing as family details emerge.
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Trammel Scott
Switt & Co
Atlanta
Davis-Fischer
Young Scott
Fife
Footateon
Scott
Peachtree Street
East Merritts Avenue
B. Scott
W. @. Treadwell & Co
Constitution
Broylen Aldo
Broyles
Davis-Tischer Sanitarium
Mwan
St. Joseph Hospital
Cratk
University of Georgia
Belgica Sunk With 23 Crew Lost Near Heysham
London January 7 The Spanish steamer Belgica has been sunk with twenty three crew members saved. The Belgica last appeared December 12 arriving at Heysham England from Sagunto Spain. The vessel was owned by the International Navigation of Bulban and had a tonnage of 3106.
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London
Belgica
Heysham
England
Saginato
Spain
Iternational Navisition of
Bulban
Moonshiners face federal court under new judge
In Hall County a juvenile defendant helped his father in operating a whisky still. Judge W S Grubb presided as Judge Newman was away in New Orleans. The father was sentenced to three months in jail and a $100 fine while the son was freed. An anti revenue case load followed with Judge Grubb handling over thirty trials and many convictions.
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Tate Anderson
Lumpkin County
John Anderson
Grubb
Gnan
W. I Grubb
Birmingham
Internal Revenue
Hall County Jail
Grub
Jennings Prepares To Visit Old Pals In Federal Prison
Former bandit Al Jennings visits Atlanta during a three week stay to meet friends from Leavenworth and offer guidance. He preaches at Tabernacle Baptist Church about redemption and plans to speak to Southern Railway workers, aiming to show how one can return to decency after crime.
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Jennings
Old Pals
Federal
al Jennings
Paix
Federal Prison
Leavenworth
Atanta
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Voxany Effereen
Atlanta
Southern Railway Company
iRailroad
House Leaves London for the Continent
Colonel E M House, President Wilsons personal representative, has left London for the continent according to The Times news service. The departure signals ongoing diplomatic duties as U S interests move abroad.
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House
London
Continent
E. MM. House
Wilson
the Times
Formal Blockade of German Ports to Be Declared
Washington reports that entente allies consider extending the blockade to European neutrals via the ultimate destination doctrine. France and perhaps Italy hesitate to accept British rights claims, while Britain faces opposition and possible anti-British sentiment in Congress.
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State Department
Dellay
France
Italy
Congress
United States
Helland
Denmark
Sweden
Teutonic
Europe
Germany
Austria
Trance 15
Belgium
Spain
Hotterdam
Holland
Malmo
Great Britain
North Seas
Mediterranean
America
Rotterdam
London
Wilson
Berlin
Dynamite and Caps Found Under House Near Cotton Mills
Atlanta police seized twenty sticks of dynamite and caps with fuses found under a cottage near Exposition Cotton Mills. Detectives investigated amid fears of attacks on mills. The dynamite was traced to Aga Crown, detained on charges related to a gang blamed for a prior furniture-store robbery.
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Atlanta
Exposition
Europe
Aga Crown
Brownlee Furniture Company
Edgewood Avenue
Montenegro Accepts Unconditional Armistice For Peace
Montenegro, beset by Austro-Hungarian forces on three sides and with retreat cut off, has agreed to unconditional arms laydown as the basis of peace negotiations. Premier Tisza announced in the Hungarian parliament that Montenegro requested peace and accepted terms imposed by the dual monarchy. The move is described as the first belligerent withdrawal since 1914, with key cities and Antivari in shells’ path.
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London
Albania
Montenegro
Austria-Hungary
Tisza
Thet Jie
Serbia
Antivari
Seuta ‘i
Nicholas
HUN
Gheers
Berlin
Sayville
Count Tisza
Montnegro
Partiay Iant
Austria
Mount Lovcen
Rome
iVia
Paris
Athens
Montenetro
Scutari
Mount Lavcen
Wilson for Admission of Mrs Pankhurst
Washington January 17 1918 Mrs Pankhurst the suffragist leader now on parole in New York under immigration authorities will be formally admitted to the United States soon after her papers reach Washington President Wilson is opposed to her exclusion Mrs Pankhurst is working on behalf of the Serbian relief movement
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Washington
Simmeline Pankhurst
New_York
United States
Wilson
Turrets and Trenches Amid War News From Mesopotamia
British and Russian forces press Turks in Mesopotamia and the Caucasus. British advance toward Kut el Amara drives Ottomans to six miles from the besieged town. Russians extend front about 100 miles with gains near the Arasa and Inid valleys while Italian position near Oslav is retaken after Austro Hungarian artillery. Allied troops reportedly near Athens and a Greek government shift is hinted.
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London
Mesopotamia
Caucasus
King George
Persian Gulf
Kut-el-Amara
Tigrix
Arasa
Inid
Constantinople
France
Belgium
Riga
Bukowina
Oslav
Athens
House Af Commons
Kat-El-Amara
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
Waddi
Ctesiphon
War Council
Mr. Chamberlain
Kut
Hi-Amara
Weather Prophecy Warn Prophecy Warn Forecast
Local report notes a warmer trend in the northwest on Tuesday and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. It records a low near 4 and a high around 40, with mean temperatures near normal and rainfall figures marked as deficits since the start of the year.
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Fborgia
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