Increased Food Prices Indictments In Washington
A federal grand jury in Washington returned thirty two indictments against focal commission merchants and produce dealers. They are accused of fixing daily prices on foodstuffs by ballots or agreements under the Sherman law. Bench warrants issued, bail arranged. no major firms named. Conviction risk includes fines up to five thousand dollars or a year’s imprisonment.
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Washington
Focal Commission
Grand Jury
Better Than Spanking Home Treatment for Bed Wetting
A public notice from Mrs. M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for bed wetting claiming a constitutional cause and that it can help children adults and the aged. Mothers are urged to write for full instructions with no payment due and no money required.
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M Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
Important Schedule Change for Train No 1 1914
Effective September 6 1914 Passenger Train No 1 will depart Nashville and other stations about 45 minutes earlier, arriving Atlanta at 6 50 pm. The Rome Branch trains Nos 175 and 176 will also connect at Kingston with earlier schedules, with No 176 showing a 6 00 pm departure from Kingston and 6 45 pm arrival at Rome.
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N.C
Nashville
Martrewaboro
Wartrace
Decherd
Cowan
Stevenson
Bridgepore
Chattanooga
Chattanooms
Graysville
Ringgold
Tunnel
Dalton
Titan
Resaca
Calhoun
Adairsvilla
Kingston
Carcersvilla
Acworth
Kennesaw
Marietta
Smyrna
Atlanta
Rome
Grove Schedul
Rome Ly
Justice Department to Probe Doctors Over War Profiteering
Attorney General Gregory said convictions would bring jail sentences for offenders. He warned that under global conditions capitalization of misfortune and oppression of our people is reprehensible and that fines or civil remedies would be inadequate. The inquiry follows President Wilson’s directive for a country-wide probe into war profiteering and price manipulation.
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Torney
McReynolds
Department of Justice
Wilson
Gregory
Burton rails at waste in rivers and harbors bill
Washington September 4 Senator Burton pressed his filibuster labeling the 53 million rivers and harbors measure the climax of waste He attacked projects nationwide as aimed at antagonizing railroad competition and warned that lower rates in one area raise rates inland calling the policy a waste of government money.
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Washington
Burton
Senator Burton
Armenians and Turks Not Fighting Denial Statement
New York September 4. Dielal Bey Ottoman consul general in New York issued a statement denying Russian reports that Armenians refused to serve under Turkish colors or that fighting occurred between Armenians and Turks. The statement says rumors from St Petersburg lack foundation and no armed clash has taken place in any part of Turkey.
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New York
Dielal Bey
Tata Today
St Petersburg
Turkey
Palmer elected D A 8 commander in chief at encampment
Detroit reports David J. Palmer of Washington Iowa was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the close of the fortyeighth national encampment. Washington DC chosen for the 1916 encampment. Other officers elected include J B Griswold of Grand Rapids and F W Conners of Dallas Texas. A committee was appointed to draft a bill to retain all Civil War veterans in public employment, regardless of age. A resolution unanimously opposed any change in the national flag.
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Detroit
Mich
David J. Palmer
Washington
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
D. C
J. B. Griswold
Grand Rapids
F. W. Conners
Dallas
Texas
Judiciary panel backs Speer impeachment report
The House Judiciary Committee adopted a subcommittee report outlining charges against Federal Judge Emory Speer of Georgia. It criticizes his conduct but does not recommend impeachment. The committee action is expected to be approved by the House.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Jude Emory Speer
Georgina
Speers
Nnt
House
Golfers to travel to Anniston for Labor Day clash
About twenty five golfers from the Coosa Country Club will drive to Anniston to compete against an equal number from the Anniston Country Club on Labor Day. The match will be held on the golf links, with travel by automobile.
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Youcuimey
Coosa Country Club
Anniston
Anniston Country Club
Cardinal Mercier Reiterates German Barbarities Claims
Cardinal Mercier archbishop of Malines and Cardinal Annette archbishop of Paris travel from Rome to Paris after refusing Austro Hungarian demand to retract his remarks on German atrocities. Dispatch notes safe conduct denial and ongoing dispute over Louvain destruction.
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Cardinal Mercier
London
Malines
Annette
Paria
Rome
Paris
Mercier
Roma
Parla
Petit Parisien
Cardinal Morcier
Louvain
Garmens
France
Raisuli Believed Dead Near Tetuan and Tangier
London dispatch reports Raisuli the Moorish brigand and pretender to the Moroccan throne is believed dead in the area between Tetuan and Tangier. He rose to prominence in 1904 after abducting American citizen Perdicari and prompting Roosevelt to demand his fate.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Tetuan, Morocco
Raisuli
Morocco
Tetuan
Tangier
Joys of Country Living
A Breeders Gazette passage extols primeval joys of outdoor life and simple living. It praises fresh air mornings breezes and honest labor, noting health and happiness arise from air, movement, good horses and watching growth.
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Breeders’ Gazette
Cape Dlay
Gruesome Finds Reported in Mexico City
In Mexico City on September 4 the constitutionalist authorities uncovered a preserved human heart in alcohol inside a private home. Several arrests followed, names not released. Bloodstained clothing of President Madero and Vice President Pino Suárez, killed in 1913, and a watch and Madero brother’s pin were found and may go to the national museum. General Josquim Jiminos Castro was arrested. further actions pending. Guns and arms searches continue vigorously. American officials Paul Puller and John H. Silliman are due to arrive from Vera Cruz tonight.
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Mexico City
Madero
Pino Suarez
Gustavo Madero
National Museum
Josquim Jiminos Castro
Wan
Publiec
Paul Puller
State Department
Washington
John FH. Silliman
American Consular Service
Vera Crus
Sacred Harp Singers Convention Returns to Auditorium
The Sacred Harp singers will hold a convention at the Auditorium on September 11, 12 and 18, a Friday to Sunday event with night sessions Friday and Saturday. This year’s gathering is expected to draw larger attendance than in the past, and improvements in rendering the old songs by the Sarge musical convention are noted.
Opening of Fulton County Court House Celebrated
Exercises marking the opening of Fulton County's new court house will be held Tuesday at 10 o'clock in Judge Benjamin H. Hill's courtroom on the second floor. A joint committee represents the Judges of Fulton County, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the Board of County Commissioners, including Ed ar Watkins, W. D. Ellis Sr, George Bell, Burton Smith, Chas. W. Smith, Shepard Bryan, James T. Wright, Harold Hirsch, and B. Turman.
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Fulton County
Benjamin H. Hill
Fulton County Course
Atlanta Bar Association
Board of County Commissioners
Edar Watkins
W. D. Ellis Sr
George Bell
Burton Smith
Chas. W. Smith
Shepard Bryan
James T. Wright
Harold Hirsch
B. Turman
Government to set up 500 acre cattle ranch in Louisiana
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a federal plan to establish a 500 acre cattle ranch in Louisiana to boost U S beef production. Honduras cattle would be used until immunity to the fever tick is achieved, with land provided by the state and pasture suitable long term for profitable beef raising.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisiana
Honduras
United States
Louisians
Ranges
Mississippi
Kentucky
Is Germany’s Kaiser the second Napoleon in WWI era?
A Charleston News and Courier piece muses on rumors of a German Kaiser portrait on Belgian walls and weighs the belief that Germany seeks Western European domination. It argues that European fear of annihilation sustains public resolve to defeat Germany, even as some Americans fear prolonged war.
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Charleston News and Courier
William
Europe
Brussels
Liege
Rainer
Bes
Britain
France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
England
Western
Berlin
War Clouds Loom as Patriots Hesitate to Cheer
In a rare moment of restraint, public sentiment grows cautious toward monarchist sentiments amid rising global tensions. Citizens weigh allegiance against the costs of renewed conflict as political leaders urge unity.
Threats to Kill Negro Robs Waycross Home
A armed, unknown black man threatened Mrs. Ben Collins Jr to prevent her from crying out and robbed her house as she watched. He entered a second nearby home of Henry Strickland while trunks were rifled and contents scattered. Bloodhounds tracked him. a pursuit ensued but failed to catch. Believed trapped in a swamp later, rumors spread locally.
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Wayerons
Waycross
Callina Gnally
Pittroan
Detectives Halt Shoe Leather Theft Ring
Detectives Moon and Patrick arrested five men suspected of a six month theft and looting of shoe leather in Atlanta. They found leather in shoe shops on Edgewood Avenue Vine and Peter Street. The gang confessed and faces the recorder for commitment this evening.
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Moon
Patrick
Atlanta
J. KK. Orr Shoe Company
Edgewood Avenas
Vine
Peterd
Recorder
Chamber of Commerce cafe to open October 1
The Chamber of Commerce building will open the new cafe on October 1 under the management of Ruse and Cason. They specialize in southern dishes and beaten biscuits, with standing contracts to supply railroads' dining cars. Located on the ground floor.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ruse & Cason
Atlanta
Daniels says party kept promises in campaign speech
Bar Harbor Maine September 4 Secretary of the Navy Daniels declared that President Wilson and the Democratic Congress had kept all platform promises. He insisted the people may legislate freely without fear, claiming that democratic policy restored the fight to enact laws seen as best for business and prosperity.
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Bar Harbor
Maine
Wilson
Democratic Congress
Daniels
America
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