Cotton Filibuster Delays Congress Adjourning
Washington October 22. Southern Democrats filibustered to relief cotton needs, blocking adjournment plans as War Revenue legislation neared. President Wilson sped from golf course to Capitol to sign the revenue bill before adjournment could occur, with Senate quorums and roll calls shaping a tense session through the evening.
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Father of twenty five children greeted by Wilson
Washington October 22 President Wilson congratulated J. E. Duckworth a North Carolina mountaineer on his record as the father of twenty five children and for having voted the democratic ticket for sixty five years He had never seen a president before and was introduced to Mr. Wilson by Senator Overman.
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Measure defeated to cut cotton acreage
Columbia reports the House killed a 1915 bill to make planting cotton a misdemeanor and to eliminate the crop, while a Senate joint resolution to issue $25 million in bonds for supporting the 1914 cotton crop was sent to voters. A Senate committee travels to Washington to consult Secretary McAdoo about bond approval. Alabama lawmakers consider cotton relief urged by 50 good roads delegates seeking a special session.
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Income tax dodgers estimated at 140000 in Washington
Washington reports that 140000 persons with taxable incomes evaded internal revenue, with 357698 returns filed versus Congress projections of 424000, widening the gap to about 146828 after excluding incomes 3000 to 4000 dollars. Revenue fell short of expectations, bringing in about 28000000 for ten months instead of 45000000, with large discrepancies across income brackets.
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Meldrim Named Head of Bar Association
In Washington on October 22 a dinner honored the U S supreme court and its 125th anniversary as the American Bar Association closed its annual meeting Peter W Meldrim of Savannah was elected president The Tucker resolution was adopted to require race and sex disclosures for membership and to empower the executive committee to approve women applicants, resolving the negro question for now and allowing three women to apply for membership.
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Exiled Porfirio Diaz Reported Over River
An unconfirmed report from Mexico City dated October 22 claims former President Porfirio Diaz died today in Madrid after exile. The report cites no official confirmation and details remain unclear.
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Accused Woman Denies Killing Husband's Patient in Trial
Florence Carman testified in Freeport in her defense denying murder charges about Mrs Louise Bailey. She described maid Celia Coleman’s testimony as fake, admitted installing a telephone eavesdrop device, and said jealousy and scandal surrounded her husband Dr Edwin Carman. She recollected incidents with nurse Mrs Varance and money exchanges, insisting she did not murder Bailey.
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Siege Guns Redraw Fortification Limits in World War II
Battle rages between Allies and Germans with no decisive result yet. The 10 inch siege gun from Germany appears to devastate Liege Louvain Namur Antwerp and Dinant cities. It proves shells can pierce forts and casts doubt that forts alone can stop future artillery advances.
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Martin to Manage Great Warehouse at Atlanta
A. P Coles of Central Bankaga Trust announces Sam Martin, a cotton expert, will manage the Asa G. Candler cotton warehouse in Atlanta. The first unit is due for completion this week as thousands of bales are expected to be housed as loan security. Ed Sturt will weigh for the warehouse. Coles notes strong interest in cotton loan plans and stresses diversification of crops for next year per Commissioner Price, urging grain warehousing and local handling to enable farm loans.
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Advertising Value Emphasized At Atlanta Ad Men Dinner
Chicago expert Frank Stockdale outlined advertising benefits, urging truth and consistent effort while noting 84 percent of business failures come from not advertising. Atlanta ad committee plans certify only worthy ads to protect advertisers. event held in Chamber of Commerce cafe.
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War prices spark Georgia grain and cattle optimism
The article notes demand from the West and rising wheat prices from 8e to 1.12 then higher, with western farmers optimistic about $1.25 and cattle fed by a looming war boom. Georgia farmers may profit if grain and cattle reach markets in spring as prices climb.
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Kaisers Forces Dashing Against the Allied Line
Paris reports that all German assaults have failed while Berlin claims the Allied line is retreating. British ships engage on the left. A German general and staff are killed by a shell from a British warship. Russians claim the German Warsaw advance is broken and Kaisers forces are falling back in disorder. The Telegraaf notes German retreat from Middelkerke.
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German General and Staff Killed in Ostend Area
London dispatch reports German forces assaulted Ostend outskirts with Belgian counter attack repelling them. Eleven British warships engaged the Germans in the morning. General von Trip and his staff in Leftinghe near Middelkerke were killed by British naval fire.
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Germans Prepare to Retreat Near Zeebrugge
The Daily Mail correspondent reports German forces in northern Belgium constructing trenches and moving guns and machine guns toward Zeebrugge as part of an apparent retreat. The note places fighting around Schooten Leftinghef Wilskerke and Slype with villages partly on fire.
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Kaiser and staff retreat from Czenstochowa reported
London dispatch from The Daily News Warsaw telegram says Emperor William and the German headquarters staff have withdrawn from Czenstochowa in Russian Poland near the Silesian frontier into Silesia.
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Armies Are So Evenly Matched That Neither Can Achieve Victory
Desperate fighting continues in West Flanders and northern France as German forces reinforced in Belgium clash with French British and Belgian troops aided by British warships. The Yser River area remains a stalemate with neither side advancing inland.
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German Staff Chief Reported Dying Amid Secrecy
A private Amsterdam letter citing Berlin officials says Lt Gen Count Helmuth von Moltke, chief of the German staff, is dying from liver trouble. News kept secret. he has left William II’s headquarters with Gen. Falkenhayn in charge. Officers link the German delay to Moltke’s retirement.
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Soldiers of Belgium Feted in Paris
The Belgian army's withdrawal from Antwerp and German occupation of western Belgium sends many Belgian soldiers on leave into Paris and French towns. Soldiers resting here are feted by locals while civilian refugees seek work and some plan to emigrate to the United States.
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Weather Prophecy Partly Cloudy With Coastal Rain
Partly cloudy conditions forecast for Georgia with interior highs around 74 and coastal rain near the weekend. Forecast notes include a low near 57 and mean temperatures around 66, with rainfall measurements and monthly deficiency data partially presented.
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