New Board of Electrical Control Stirs City Hall Row
A stormy session of the citys new board of electrical control erupted with sharp exchanges and a threat of a fight as Alderman Maddox demanded an exam for the city electrician. The board moved to draft new laws while Turner refused to recognize the boards examiners. Cantrell and McCowan faced contested licenses and a fist fight occurred. The meeting included councilmen Lee White Ashley Maddox Hart Turner Cantrell McCowan and others in a tense show over authority and procedure.
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James W. Maddox
Board of ‘Electrical Control ¢Rica
City Electrician
Maddox
B.C. Turner
City Electician
Pate
Board of Electrical Control
Turner
Board of
Board of Control
H. H. McCowan
G. L. Cantrell
Lcenses
Cantrell
Jesse B. Lee
McCowan
New Sound
Jeuse B.lee
White
Seventh Ward
Ashley
Nym
Yee
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W. D
G. 3
At & P.m
Woodward
Ead
Uccuse
Purner
Itv
Baptist Minister Proposes New Creed At 250th Anniversary
Rev Woodman Bradbury of Cambridge urged replacing the Apostles Creed with a modern version. The proposal, read at a Baptist meeting marking 250 years in the state, was placed in the minutes. The proposed creed centers on belief in God as Father of all races, in Jesus Christ, in the Holy Spirit, the gospel’s power, Christian goodwill, the universal church, and the coming Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Woodman Sradbury
Cambridge
Mr. Bradbury
Partisan Government Kept by California Electors
Calif ornia electors rejected a non partisan state offices plan nationwide. From 47 precincts the main amendment drew 14 587 for and 19 866 against in light turnout. The measure backed by the progressive party and Governor Hiram Johnson failed. A rural credits proposal appeared to fare better in early counts.
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San Francisco
California
Progressive Party
Hiram Johnson
Unmasked Robbers Loot Marble Falls Bank in Texas
Two men robbed the First National Bank in Marble Falls Texas injuring bookkeeper Robert Heinetz. They forced open the vault and escaped on horseback with about $2000. Hundreds searched for the robbers as they fled after a fatal shot.
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Austin
Texas
First National Bank
Marble Falls
Robert Heinetz
Heinetz
Burglars Target Post Offices Across the Nation
Post office burglaries have surged prompting an order to postmasters to stock fewer stamps and commercial papers. Reports indicate 1400 burglaries last year totaling about $190,000, with stamp brokers in big cities suspected of handling stolen goods. The department, led by Third Assistant Postmaster General Dockery, seeks identification methods and tighter protection, especially for 1 and 2 cent stamps, and requires postmasters to limit supplies for about two months.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Ave Jed Department
Department
Dockery
Postoffice
Onda
Episcopal Board Resigns Over Panama Conference Clash
Five Episcopal Church of the Epiphany board members resign after a 28 to 23 vote against rescinding participation in the Panama interdenominational missionary conference slated for February. Resigning were Bishops Reginald Woller G Mott Williams and Alfred Harding, Rev Dr Selden Blaney and Rev Dr William Manning.
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New York
Board of Missions of the
Episcopal Church
Panama
Fond du Lact
G Mott Williams
Marquette
Mich
Alfred Harding
Washington, D. C
Selden P. Blaney
Milwaukee
William T. Manning
Trinity Church
New York City
Episcopal Mission Board
Richard H. Nelson
Albany
Arthur §. Lloyd
Wass
Mid-Western Synod
Chicago
Edinburgh
Scotland
Episcopal Board
South Africa
Wiliam Rojas
Pattama
Ehurch
Episcopal Board of Mall*sions
Manning
Senge
Manaine
Weller
Reese F. Alsop
Brooklyn
Alsop
Bighop
Weller Srove
Portrait Artist Shortens Title In Hadley Portrait
An artist who painted former Governor Herbert Hadley shortened the caption for his portrait. The report notes the reduced title may affect how Hadley is presented and references the artist.
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Hadley
Tha Ly
Huntley
Herbert
Tex
Woman in Sullivan shoots ex husband holding child
In Sullivan Indiana a woman, Samantha Bennett, shot and killed her former husband Willan Bennett, 30, as he tried to force entry while she held their baby to her breast. The Bennetts were married and divorced several times.
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Sullivan
Ind
Samantha Bennett
Willan Bennett
Bennett
Bennetts
Navy Lieutenant Ford Held for Manslaughter
Pangacola Fla October 26 Lieutenant L K Ford of the cruiser North Carolina was held on a 1900 bond for manslaughter after an automobile collision at midnight Monday that killed a young woman Irma Wilson who rode in Ford's car beside Risla Kelly and George Brant. The car struck a taxicab and overturned trapping the Wilson woman beneath.
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Pangacola
Fle
L. K. Ford
North Carolina
Irma Wilson
Ford
Risla Kelly
George Brant
Wilson
British Transport Sunk by Submarine In Aegean Sea
An official notice says the British transport Marquette torpedoed in the Aegean. About ninety nine crew reportedly unaccounted for. The vessel, 7,050 tons, built in Glasgow 1897, previously private carrier between Philadelphia Baltimore and Tangier.
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Aegean
London
Aegean Sea
Marquette
Atlantic Transport Company
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Glasgow
Turk
Aimday
Carmen
Sea of
Marmara
Constantinople
Sunderland
Donnacona
Montreal
Dotmacona
Kendrick on Mexican border foresees Carranza collapse
Major W H Kendrick, longtime UGA cadet corps commandant, on leave from border duty, reports appalling border conditions. He warns Carranza may struggle to maintain any order as raids and revolts recur, with humanitarian crises as food confiscations cause suffering and starvation across the Rio Grande. Kendrick departs January 5 for Chin Chin, China.
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Athens
W. H. Kendrick
Rio Grande
Texas
Carrduza
Mexico
Average Pay of Baptist Ministers U S Seens to Sit High
Boston October 26 the average salary of Baptist ministers in the United States is 187 a day about 90 a year Rev Joseph E Perry of New York quoted at the annual conference of Baptist of Massachusetts today The conference was held in connection with the alphabet of the two hundred
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Boston
United States
Joseph E. Perry
New York
Massachusetts
Money for Georgia Teachers Authorized by State
The state education department seeks 1 375 981 75 to cover back salaries for the first nine months of 1915. Funds would come from discounting governors warrants via the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank at 3 percent. Fulton and Atlanta districts would receive large shares. overall the plan would cover about 75 percent of the annual $2 500 000 common school appropriation with possible use of reserve bank discounts.
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State Department of Education
Harris
Atlanta Federal Bank
General Assembly
Reserve Bank
Fulton County
Atlanta
Bibb County
Richmond County
Federal Reserve Bank
B. C. Merry
Professor Brittain Ealia
Greek government warned by Venizelos in cabinet clash
In Athens the chamber debate on Turkish properties in Macedonia led to heated exchanges between Finance Minister Dragoumis and former premier Venizelos. The session was suspended as Venizelos warned the government it relied on his party votes, ending with conciliatory explanations from Dragoumis and a settlement. Meanwhile Bucharest hosts a meeting demanding Romania act to counter German, Hungarian and Bulgarian threats, with protests and a police-blocked procession.
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Athens
London
Chamber of Deputies
Stephen Dragoumis
Eleutherios Venizelos
Macedonia
Tere
Venizelos Tartly
M. Dragoumis
Amsterdam
Gratiano
Rumania
Bucharest
Ionescu
Filipescu
Rumenia
Boledriand
Purse Snatcher Busy Again Near Garkett
A garbled report notes a purse snatching incident near Garkett with unclear details. Authorities, including local police, investigate the scene as witnesses describe a hurried retreat and a possible suspect. Further updates pending missing elements.
Frontier Guards Repel Attack Near Greek Boundaries
Greek frontier guards were attacked near the Dacian junction of the Greek Serbian and Bulgarian borders but repulsed the attackers with losses. The nationality of the attacking force was not stated. The report comes via The Daily Mail's Athens correspondent, dated October 27.
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Dociazi
London
Daily Mail
Athens
Dacian
Doubly Assaulted Serbs Slow to Retire Before Invaders
London reports heavy fighting on eastern and western fronts with German onslaughts along the Dvina and Vilna regions and French gains near La Courtine. Russian defense holds as Italians push toward Gorizia while Champagne fighting continues.
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London
Riga
Champagne Tre Gion
France
la Courtine
Trentch
Massiges
Rome
Gorizia
Petrograd
Dvina
Hiskul
Germany
Rugs
Linden
Wtiedrichstadt
Jacobstadt
Iioukst
Voynsuny
Lake Boginskoie
Yage
Pripet Region
Styr
Rafalovska
Vilkagaluziska
Medviesie
Sartorysk
Kuki
Kotki
CIA
Yea
Louses
Volitze
Novo Alexiniec
Arkhave
Khopsi
Lake
Tortum
Meas Ehart
Pess
Vilage
Reshyx
St Porn
Allies Strike In Near East. Serbia Holds Front in Hills
London reports describe Serbian troops stubbornly defending the northeast corner as Austro-German and Bulgarian forces advance. British leaders warn the Serbs cannot hold much longer while French and Serbian forces fortify positions in the south to push Bulgarians from Macedonia. Manifold shifts include a 18,000-strong British contingent at Saloniki and talks over Cyprus and Saloniki base.
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London
Marquis of Lansdowne
House of Lords
Serbia
Macedonia
Velles
Nish-Saloniki
Great Britain
France
Charles
Carmichael Monro
Gallipoli
Athens
Greece
Saloniki
Thmes
Rrr
Weather Prophecy Amid Partial Cloudiness Forecast
Weather report notes partly cloudy conditions with forecast for Washington-Foreas Sea or Eina-Parily. Monday shows southwest winds, Tuesday and Thursday expected fair skies, providing a mix of sun and clouds through the period.
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Washinston
Foreeas Sea
Eina
Thiareday
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