Washington rejects German Lusitania offer as unsatisfactory
United States rejects Germanys latest settlement terms in the Lusitania dispute. Secretary Lansing, with President Wilsons approval, will confer with Ambassador von Bernstorff and submit a confidential revised proposal while pressing for Germany to admit strict liability under international law for the loss of American lives.
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Lansing
Washington
United States
Germany
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State Department
Berlin
Unitedtates
Bory
Wtaginsti
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Count von Bemnstorf
Anther Sonferenur
Teutonic
Curmany
North
Seal
Lusitani
Old-Time Fiddlers To Gather Tonight At the Auditorium
The fifth annual Old Time Fiddlers Association of Georgia opens at the Auditorium tonight with forty or more fiddlers arriving. Professor Alex Smart acts as master of ceremonies while noted Georgia fiddlers and judges prepare for fast, fierce contests. Tickets are on sale at local stores with reserved seats at 83 cents and general admission at one cent.
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Old Time Fiddlers Association of Georgia
Alex Smart
The
Cave
John Carson
Gid Tanner
iShorty Harper
Bob Young
Captain A . Poole
Russell
Bis
Daughters of the Confederacy
Shepards Cigar
Edgewood Avenue
North Pryor Street
29 000 000 Voted To Build Good Roads
Washington January The Shack ford goo reads bill carrying on appropriate of 5 000 000 to aid the states in improving their post reads was passed by the house rate zones 81 to 81 Three members voted present States would share in appropriation on the basis of their population and the number of their past roads The menes would be disbursed though the various state highway commissions Opponents argued the appropriation would invite further requests for similar funds Large city representatives opposed the project claiming benefits would favor rural districts Senate opposition was foreseen.
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Washington
Rammanssons
Senate
Bulgarian plan to require German in all schools debated
A Bulgarian municipal commission arrived in Sofia to consult authorities on adopting German style governance. The Bulgarian government, at Germanys request, will oppose a bill forcing compulsory German instruction in all Bulgarian schools.
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Jamgar
Silanth
Ds Inaten
Terps
Sofia
Germany
Efficient Home Economy Hints From The Times
A lengthy guidance piece for households highlights economy beyond savings, emphasizing time health and strength. It touts electrical appliances vacuum cleaners adjustable lamps and other domestic utilities promoted by Atlanta electrical supply houses and local drug stores with low prices, urging housewives to seek ways to cut daily expenditures and labor.
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Sav Ag
Lanta
Note on Constitution Price Promise in Atlanta Stores
The Constitution guarantees a marked saving on every purchase made in Atlanta in stores that advertise their lowest prices according to these pages.
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Atlanta
Police Board Ends Soft Jobs In Atlanta Department
The Atlanta board of police commissioners ordered elimination of soft jobs with a new investigation committee to review every branch of the department. Two detail men were removed and placed on street duty. Officer B A Perry was tried for conduct unbecoming an officer after cursing Mayor Woodward and the police board during the recall election, and was dismissed by the board.
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Mayo
Recorder’s Court
J EB Chandler
M Dodd
Recorders Court
King
A Perry
Jaen G Woodward
Board of Commssoners
Oa Coker
J F Welcher
Robert McMillan
Ferry
Woodward
Panthen
Fain
Police Board Deliberates on Duty, Pay, and Reprimand
The board reprimanded Vomer for alleged intoxication on duty after he claimed a patent medicine made him dizzy. They granted half pay for sickness time, approved rewards for criminals, tabled a safety petition for pole protection, and set up an examining board for new officers during a force installation.
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Grant Pari 1
Mayo
Department
W T Worrs
Atlanta
Verney English
Johnson
J Renfroe
Johnsons
King Wag
Oraor
Atlanta Girls Train in Classic Dances Under Swan’s Tutor
Daily rehearsals at the Driving Club involve thirty Atlantean girls preparing under Paul Swan, famed as a premiere dancer, for Greek and Egyptian dance scenes at the Atlanta Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. The effort, under the Atlanta Art Association, lists Agnes Tinsley Harrison, Frances Stirling Clarke, Frances Ashworth, and others among the participants, with Regina Rambo of Marietta leading a chorus in Egyptian scenes.
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Clas
Misaes
Agnes Tinsley Harrison
Frances Stirling Clarke
Frances Ashworth
Mary Barnett
Julia Guinn
Manan Berry
Ruby ‘Terrell Tlowise Mettichamp
Margaret Vaughan
Helen Haines
Katherine Love
Sarah Wagstaff
Tivelyn Lovett
Anna Tart
National Banks May Become State Banks in Georgia
Georgia bankers discuss converting from national to state charters after Comptroller John Skelton Williams charges of usury. Bank Examiner W J Speer advises caution, weighing advantages before stockholders consider reevaluation. No definite steps yet as talks focus on equity, legal rates, and potential for stronger usury penalties.
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Georgia
W J Speer
Wr Williams
Speer
Iomali National Banks
Tne
Americans Work for Serbian Relief Amid Refugee Crisis
New York report states a steamer will transport Serbian refugees from Albania to European destinations under the American Relief Clearing House. Paris backed convoy protection, and the National Allied Relief Committee says Serbia’s food shortage is temporarily solved, but mass evacuations are needed as hundreds of homeless Serbs die roadside.
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Albania
American Relief Clearing House
Paris
National
Aled Relief Committee
France
Relief Clearing House
Serbia
Bees as Deadly Weapon Headline Georgia Court Case
The Georgia Supreme Court will decide if a swarm of bees can be a deadly weapon in a high profile assault defense. Roses Richards, charged in Atlanta, claimed self defense after a barrel of watermelons and bees unleashed violence that left him severely injured.
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Supreme Court of Georgia
Andy
Richards
Roscoe Richards
Georgia Criminal Courts
Escaped Convict Surrenders After Reward for Wife
Lee Blount escaped from the Cummings farm with twenty three prisoners and returned in an auto funded by prison officials after agreeing the $50 reward would be paid to his wife Blount serving twenty year term for murder was driven back to the state farm near Conway along with a conveyance. twelve escapees remain at large.
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Ark
Lee Brount
Cummings Ark
Blount
Cummings Farm
Britain weighs Baltic blockade as US wary
London reports an upcoming Commons debate on a potential German Baltic blockade. Officials warn wholesale neutral ship destruction would meet U S opposition, even with safety safeguards. The British govt refutes Daily Mail and Morning Post claims of huge Dutch Scandinavia imports, noting figures come from a Danish newspaper.
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Daily Mail
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Scandinavia
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Meara
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British Lose 3,000 Men at Kut El Amara Stand
British forces suffered about 3000 dead on the field near Kut el Amara after six hours of fighting with Turkish troops. A one day truce was obtained for burial of the dead as Turkish losses were reported heavy in other fronts, including battles with Russians near Erzerum.
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London
Ir Rdifgrta
Mesopotamia
Kut el Amara
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Muntek
Shatt el-Hai
Kut-el Amara
Karna
Petrograd
Vienna
Whather Prophecy Local Rains Washington Forecast
Georgia notices show local rains Wednesday and Thursday with renewed showers. Weather outlook cites possible lingering moisture across regions and cooler afternoons.
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