Steam roller predicted to speed extra session
Judge FL W Hopkins of Thomas County, a leading prohibition voice, predicts the extraordinary General Assembly session beginning in November will last at most fifteen days. He says the prohibition bloc will force through measures using a steam roller, while a minority of about thirty-two members would delay proceedings. The six subjects in the governor’s call could yield seventy five to one hundred unfinished bills for consideration.
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General Assembly
FL W Hopkins
Thomasville
Hopkins
Harris
Sesmon
Protests to Britain meet with no success
Washington reports protests to Britain over confiscation of commercial cablegrams sent from the United States via England have met with no success. Officials say Britain will not notify senders when messages are destroyed and that British property rights limit U.S. demands. American firms complain of intercepted orders and data shared with English merchants, disadvantaging American competitors.
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Washington
Lansing
Great Britain
United States
England
Great Truip
Lewat
Concession Department
Governor Dunne pushes federal pay for national guard
In Quincy on October 13 Governor Dunne advocated federal compensation for National Guard members to fund thorough training for college students and support federal munition factories. He cited the Swiss system as a model and urged creating at least a million citizen soldiers in the United States.
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Quincy
National Guard
Bat Point
Middle West
Dunne
Ilmoly
Natonal Guard
United States
Navy five year buildup to nearly double fleet size
Secretary Daniels sketches a five year program to build fifteen to twenty dreadnoughts battle cruisers and numerous submarines destroyers and support ships. President Wilson and Daniels plan to detail the total ship count and funding with first year costs around 248 million dollars.
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Congress
Wilson
Washington
Daniels
Dantels Heve
Daniela
Benson
General Board
Mississippi
Idaho
Greece
General Boards
No Coast Trip for Wilson
Washington reports President Wilson will not visit the San Francisco and San Diego expos. London details note the British steamer Mahzon, of 5093 tons gross, sunk with crew saved.
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Wilson
Washington
San Francisco
San Diego
London
Streetcar 366 Jumps Track, Crashes Into Phone Post
Streetcar No. 366 on the Georgia Railway and Power lines between Atlanta and Inman Park jumped the track near Fort Street Tuesday morning. It was saved from plunging down an embankment by a telephone post into which it crashed to a stop. Traffic on the line was delayed and the car damaged, but there were several passengers aboard and no serious injuries reported.
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Georgia Railway and Power
Hyde Leads Grace For Charleston Mayor
Charleston October 13 two of twenty three boxes unreported in the democratic municipal primary left Major Hyde with a slender lead over incumbent John P Grace for mayor. Hyde allied aldermanic ticket appears nominated. National Guard units held in armories, troops ready, amid fears of disorder as Gov Manning mobilized forces in Columbia to prevent disturbances during Charleston municipal primary.
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Major T T Hyde
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National Guard
Linstram T Hyde
Maanning
Columbia
Sherif J & Martin
Naional Guard
South Carolina
Secuirity Council
Sherif
Columbia SC
Manning
Charleston
Nalent
New Haven Directors Face Federal Trial Tomorrow
Twelve directors and former leaders of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad go on trial in federal court on criminal charges under the Sherman and Sherman-related statutes. The case could inform the fate of six co-defendants, with testimony from over a hundred witnesses including Charles Stifellen and figures such as William Rockefeller and Henry K Scorae. The prosecution alleges a conspiracy to monopolize transportation traffic across New England amid broad control of rail, ship, and trolley operations.
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New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New England
New Haven
Charles Stfellen
Wiliam Rockefeller
Lewis Cass
Ledyard
Dhewton Barney
Robert W Taft
A Heaton
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James
Hemingway Charles F Brooker
Charles M Pratt
Henry K Scorae
Frederick F. Brewster
George MacCahough
Miler
Hyphen Must Go Says Roosevelt at Carnegie Hall
Roosevelt denounces hyphenated Americans and urges Americans to learn English, renounce foreign allegiances, and embrace universal citizenship. He argues immigrants should be Americanized, with English proficiency, loyalty to the United States, and an American standard of living. He endorses universal military service and stronger national defense modeled after Switzerland.
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America
Theodore Roosevelt
Knights of Columbus
Carnegie Hall
Roosevelt
United States
American Republic
Ronnevelt
Sven Im
Soeace
He, Sa
Switzerland
Thas
War Department
Prison Honor System Condemned By A Judge
Judge J E Frick of the Utah supreme court condemned the prison honor system in a speech before the American Prison association calling it a failure and a crime against secrecy Theorists argue naming a convict a man of honor does not make him so Whittaker superintendent of reformatories in Washington opposed roadbuilding by convicts and urged using time for education instead
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American Prison Association
Jugge JE Frick
Utan Supreme Court
Washington
Man Fights for Life in Bellevue as Anthrax Spreads
New York October 12 George F Stackpole remained gravely ill at Bellevue Hospital as a rapidly spreading anthrax infection threatened his life. A cattle anti toxin, recently used on humans, was injected and showed signs of improvement. Doctors planned another dose tonight, noting Stackpole's courage amid the dangerous illness and the unproven treatment.
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New York
George F Stackpole
Bellevue Hospital
Washington
Stackpole
Bed Sidy S.alking
American Committee On
Turky
Armenians Massacres Reported in Asiatic Turkey
Advices from Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople warn that Armenian massacres in Asiatic Turkey have resumed with vigor after Bulgaria joined the war. The majority reportedly killed. survivors gathered between the Tigris and Euphrates. The U S warned Turkey of alienating American sympathy, but no reply received.
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State Department
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Euphrates
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