Warehouse bill indorsed by state farmers union leaders
Georgia Farmers' union backs a Shipp Adams drafted warehouse bill to place the system under a state commissioner and board or under the railroad commission. Representative Shipp and Senator Adams lead the drive, with a conference in Atlanta and letters from governors and bankers praising the plan. Committee members and local farmers push rapid passage, citing uniform grading receipts and equal access for small farmers.
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Shipp-Adams
State Warehouse Commissioner
State Railroad Commission
General Assembly
Farmers’ Union
House
Robert C. Shipp
Colquitt
Senate
J. O. Adams
Thirty-third
Atlanta
Harris
Roane
Graver C. ,Hamondson
Arms
C. H. Kit Ftran
Dublin
Ramondson re@temtas
J. J. Brown
M. P. Roane
Walton County
W. ¢. Bryant
M. L. Johnson
Cass Station
G. F. Hunnicutt
Southern Cultivator
Shipp
Adams
J. Watson
South Carolina
J. A. Banks
St. Matthews
Georgia
Shipg
Moultrie
Kimball House
Brown
State Farmers' Union
Shiny
Shadow Lawn as Summer White House for President Wilson
President Wilson plans to spend next summer at Shadow Lawn in Elberon New Jersey the 50 acre estate of the late John A McCall now owned by Colonel J B Greenhut He offered to pay rent equal to what the Winston Churchill house at Cornish New Hampshire has cost his family for the last three summers The Shadow Lawn mansion built in 1902 cost over 500000 and features 32 richly furnished rooms a 50 000 runner for a 76 foot hall imported from abroad two stone stair flights and a long terrace with a panoramic coastal view
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Shadow Lawn
White House
Wilson
John A. McCall
Elberon
Long Branch
N. J
J. B. Greenhut
New Jersey
McCall
Winston Churchill
Cornish
N. H
Insurance Company
Plans for Plaza Indorsed by Atlanta Chamber Meeting
A chamber of commerce gathering led by Mrs. William Dawson Peel and the Daughters of the American Revolution backed a civic center plaza project for Atlanta over the Western and Atlantic railroad. Speakers urged immediate action before the railroad lease expires, asserting the plan would elevate state rail property value and beautify the capital.
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Haralson Bleckley
Buginesa
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Habersham
Daughters of the American Revolution
Wilam Tawson Peel
Patriotic Women of
Atlanta
Western and Atlantic
Mel R. Wilkinson
Chamber of Communes
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Alex W. Smith
W. & A. Railroad
Hooper Alexander
W. & A. Merce
Woodward
Ealien
Seiden Wickersham
Soper Paiiroag
103 Years of Age VeteranIs Guest At Police Station
A Jackson County Georgia farmer, Robert Qualls aged 103, visited the police station while en route from Copper Hill Tennessee to Louisville Kentucky. He wore a bundle of clothes, registered as a sleeper, and spoke little until after a spell of rest. He recalled serving in the Confederate Army under Generals Gordon Lee and Johnson, being captured three times and escaping each time.
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Robert Qualls
Jackson County
Georgia
Copper Hml
Tenn
QuaNa
Police
Veerall
Gilbert Qualla
Louis~ville
Louisville
Gordon
Lee
Johnson
Breage
Virginia
Ten Million Loan For Gen Carranza Reported
A New Orleans syndicate led by Sol Wexter of Whitney Central National bank said they signed a contract to lend about 10 million in gold to the Mexican government. The deal covers sale of sisal from Yucatan and Campeche valued at roughly 15 million, with a New Orleans storage and processing plan and a ship line to Mexican gulf ports.
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New Orleans
Sol Wexter
Whitney Central National Bank
Fucatan
Campeche
Reguladora del Mercedo de Henequin
Basisal Growers
Xucatan
Steal Growers
Mexican Gulf
Joan
Carranza
Mr. Wexler
Lynn H. Dinking
Interstate Banking and Trust Company
Victor A. Rendon
Julio Rendon
Salvagor Alvarado
Yucatan
Cable
Two Little Daughters of the Confederacy In Colorado Springs
Two more young Daughters of the Confederacy appear in Colorado Springs. They are the children of Mr and Mrs Jefferson Hayes Datis and Mrs WHY Davis Hayes, great grandchildren of Jefferson Davis president of the Confederacy.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Jefferson Hayes Datis
Davis Hayes
Jefferson “Davis
Davis
Germans Forge at Riga Defenses in Baltic Drive
London October 20 German forces press south of Riga with heavy artillery in a prolonged battle while Russians push on in Galicia and Volhynia. Von Hindenburg claims reach of the Dvina but waterway holds. Russians claim gains in Galicia and Besarabia. Czernowitz evacuated per Odessa dispatch. British and French report German setbacks near Hulluch and Rheims, with gains near Prunay in Champagne. Gallipoli and Mesopotamia actions continue. Baghdad proximity noted.
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Battlea
Riga
Baltic
Volhynia
Galicia
von Hindenburg
Dvina
Ivanoff
Himselo
Hardet
Gillofa
Czernowicz
Odessa
Bessarabia
Hulluch
Rheims
Pru‘nay
Champagne
Gallipoli
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Cyprus Offer to Greece Delicate Step in War Ambitions
London reports Britain offers the island of Cyprus to Greece to secure her entry into the Allied war effort. The Daily Telegraph notes Greece has not replied, but the concession may impress Athens as a real grant rather than a conditional promise.
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Mediterranean
Greece
Britain
Cyprus
Turkey
Romania
France
London
Great Britain
Daily Telegraph
Athens
Germany
Pol Ag
Balkans
Cypria
Asia Minor
iGreat
Constantinople
High Corm
Migelower
J.B. Clauson
Rome
Daily Mail
Odessa
Gatumeanu
Visi Petrograd
Illa
Rumania
Bucharest
Salzeburg
Michael Cantacuzene
Paris
M. Filipescu
White men indicted in Georgia lynching case
Gray Ga October 20 The Jones county grand jury probing the wholesale lynching of negroes after the murder of white farmer Silas Turner indicted two white men Jim Green and Woodall Green kin involved. Woodsi Green was arrested and jailed while the other suspect remains at large.
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Gray
Jones County
Silas Turner
Turner
Lonzo
Green
Jim Green
Woodall Green
Woodsi Green
Sin
Great Fund to Aid British Red Cross Initiatives
London October 20 Amid efforts across the British Isles a national drive launches to support the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John and Jerusalem. King George has subscribed 25,600 dollars toward the appeal, with overall goals reported at 30,010,000.
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London
British ‘Isles
British Red Cross Society
St. Jonn
Jerusalem
George
Serbians Hold Line As Austro German Drive Expands
British and French forces marshal to shift large concentrations at strategic points. Reports claim Austro German armies press along a wider front toward Shabats west of Belgrade and Kumanoevo area while Bulgarians take towns near Eger Palanka and pursue toward Macedonia. Grain country near Vranya linked to Serbian grain regions. battles near the Greco Bulgarian frontier indicate continuing combat with unclear outcomes.
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London
Berlin
Shabats
Belgrade
Sultan Tepe
Egrl Palanka
Kumanoeve
Uskub
Vranya
Ser-binn
Pozarevac
Macedonia
Weather Prophecy Report From Washington to Georgia
Local weather bulletin notes partly cloudy conditions across regions. Forecast cites Thursday shifts to fair skies with variable wind. temperatures range with lows and highs undetermined. Rainfall data, monthly totals, and normal benchmarks are incomplete or missing input.
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Washington
Georgia
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