Prohibition to Dominate Georgia State Campaign Fights
Prohibition will shape the coming Georgia campaign as two rival wings of the Anti-Saloon League prepare for a bitter clash. The fight centers on Stovall Beck and Kida bills versus Fulbright Eakes substitutes, with the prohibition faction rallying behind stronger measures. The political stakes include possible extra sessions and gubernatorial action as the two sides mobilize for a decisive 1916 battle.
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Prohibition
Prohibition Party
Atlanta
Macon Telegraph
Augusta Chronicle
Constitution
Stovali-Beck-Kida
Senate
Stovall
Messrs
Beck and
Kida
Prohis
Judicials
Henry J. Fulbright
Burke
Wyam J. Eakes
Rockdale County
House
Henry Fullbright
Fullbright
Fullbright-Eakes
Anti-Saloon League
Storm wrecks crops and claims lives in Georgia
Four people die as the West Indian hurricane skirts Florida and roars into western and southern Georgia. In Atlanta high winds snap windows and blackout streets. Marshallville reports a tornado destroying homes and cotton, while Sumter and Americas endure heavy wind damage to cotton fields.
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Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Georgia
Atlanta
Decatur
Washington Streets
Auburn
Capitol Avenues
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Grady
Grady Hospital
Decatur Street
Marshallville
D.almont
Tata
Macon
J. B. Clark
Sumter Americas
Woodwardism fuels council race with anti administration push
Enemies of the Woodward administration plan to announce an anti Woodwardism ticket led by J J L Poole Walter Dillon Dr Ed Mincey J H Landers A T Peacock and others. The effort spans all wards with candidates like J B R Seawright Charles B Alverson Poole Marling Camp Dillon Farlinger Sisson Garner Bell Moncey Lynch Landers Reynolds Carpenter Peacock and others debating endorsements and recall links despite Woodward’s denials.
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J. J. L. Poole
Walter Dillon
Ed Mincey
J. H. Landers
A. T. Peacock
Woodward
J. BR. Seawright
Charles B. Alverson
W. Dudley
Board of Health
E. L. Marling
C. T Camp
Fred Woodall
W. F E. Besser
A. Burton
Ed T. Moncey
Tom Lynch
Aldanders
J. H. Landera
Sim Dallas
Frank Reynolds
J. L. Carpenter
Davidson
Carpenter
Tto
Carl. Calvin
Nelson T. Spratt
I. i. Ragsdale
Gid Hanosh
Park Board
Ragsdale
Atlanta Steel Adds Third Furnace to Raise Capacity 50 Percent
Atlanta Steel Works announces a planned 50 percent capacity increase with the installation of a third open furnace and other improvements. President Thomas K. Gienn says the furnace is not tied to war orders, but part of long contemplated enhancements.
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Atlanta Steel Works
Thomas K. Gienn
Atlanta Plans Georgia Harvest Festival Parade and Rail Rates
City leaders and merchants push a Georgia Harvest Festival in Atlanta starting November 15 with an all-city parade and auditorium use. Railroads may offer a one fare plus 25 cent rate within 350 miles of Atlanta, the lowest in the South, to draw visitors. Mayor Woodward backs the effort urging council support and a coordinating committee to ensure a successful event.
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Atlanta
Heaumont Davison
Tariff Association
South
Clarke
Atlanta National Bank
Foote & Davies
James G. Woodward
General Council
Georgia
Walter Taylor
Edward Young Clarke
Beaumont Davigan
Festival Association
Woodward
City of Atlanta
Jaliention
Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Fair Association
G. A. Collier
State of
Georgie
Phi
Ari “Bey
Nt G. Woodward
Russians Stiffen Resistance as Teutons Fight For Riga Area
London report details heavy battles along the Dvina near Riga and south toward the Pripet marshes. Austrians and Germans push to widen crossings, while Russians retreating in places prepare for possible evacuations. front lines remain fluid with strong defensive holds and renewed combat along Vilna and Sereth corridors.
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London
Gulf of Rigs
Drina
Bann
Lennewada
Friedrichstadt
Dvina
Riga
Pripet
Ruastans
Vilna
Pripet Marshes
Styr
Sereth
Galicia
Dubno
Ravno
von Boehm-Armoul
Dyina
Balkan
Derdanelles
Teuton
Petrograd
Linden
Jacobstadt
Sventa
Viliya
Iya
Niemen
Meretsch
Grodno
Jasielda
Mass Fight Near Brownsville Ends In Mexican Casualties
Brownsville Texas reports heavy border violence with Mexicans massed along the river 63 miles east of town after today’s clash near Cavazos crossing. Wires cut between Brownsville and San Benito, trains brought reinforcements from Matamoros, and authorities guard the scene as firing stopped at 4 PM.
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Brownsville
Texas
Here
San Benito
Fort Brown
Carranza
Matamoros
Darkness to Destroy Darkness on Street Crime Night Light
A plan for a revolving searchlight on police auto patrols would illuminate dark streets. The light aims to reveal couples, thieves, and club crowds, supposedly curbing unlawfulness after dark. It promises sudden, wide illumination four to five blocks, making secrecy impossible.
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Ehlela
Candy Habit Declared As Evil for the Child
Dr Horace L Howe of Boston told the Panama Pacific Dental Congress that the candy habit is a major health threat to American children comparable to liquor for adults. He cited schoolhouse candy stores near schools and urged laws restricting candy sales like those restricting liquor.
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San Francisco
Horace L. Howe
Boston
Panama-Paciffic Dental Congress
Sudden troop recall at Fort Brown alarms border
Military officials at Fort Brown call in all troops with no stated reason. Reports say precautions are being tightened against Mexican incursions and possible invasion from across the river. Major William Hay, chief of staff for the Department of the South, left Fort Sam Houston for Brownsville after border disturbances were reported.
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Fort Brown
San Antonio
Texas
William Hay
Department of the South
Brownsville
Fort Sam Houston
Many Mexicans killed in battle with Americans
Brownsville Texas September 4 report notes at least ten Mexican dead and probable additional bodies in a clash with American forces. The fighting disrupted the border area and prompted investigations by local authorities and military observers.
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United States
Brownsville
Texas
Weather Prophecy Forecast Showers Then Clearing
Washington forecast calls for showers in Georgia followed by clearing. Sunday and Monday look likely to be fair with improved conditions.
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Washington
Georgia
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