Weevil Found in 24 Counties Across Southeast
Washington September 15 The department of agriculture has ordered every available cotton demonstration worker into southeastern Georgia and Florida to aid in halting the advance of the Mexican boll weevil. The storm from the Galveston hurricane carried the pest 95 miles into Georgia in days, far beyond the normal 35 to 60 miles per year. For years efforts have aimed to save sea island cotton from the weevil as low lands offer ideal hibernation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Florida
Galveston
Alabama
Sea Island
Three Georgia counties join boll weevil infested list
The three new counties Webster Sumter and Colquitt were added to Georgia tall weevil infestation raising the total to twenty four. State Entomologist E Lee Worsham says the weevil crossed from Colquitt into Worth and adults found in Muscogee hint at broader spread. Leading figures Dr W B Hinds and Dr W D Pierce will attend the Thomasville meeting with other officials and farmers from Pelham Columbus Albany Fort Gaines Atlanta and more.
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Georgia
Webster
Sumter
Colaultt
Lee Worsham
Colquitt
Worth
Thomasville
J.D. Price
Atlanta
Thomaseville
Ple Bahnsen
John 8. Carroll
Joby
Candler
Free Licenses Sought By Disabled Citizens
The Tax Committee heard requests from halt, lame, and blind residents seeking free licenses. A blind man, a widow with a sick child, a legless man, a one-armed laborer, a one-legged boy, and others asked to peddle coal, run a stand, sell pencils, matches, or shine shoes. The committee granted free licenses to those deemed deserving charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Committee of Council
Short Line Railroad Men Meet in Atlanta
Railroad officials representing 103 roads in the Short Line Association of the Southeast met at the Piedmont hotel on Wednesday to discuss rates and general business conditions. J. G. Oglesby of the South Georgia railroad served as president.
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Atlanta
Short Line Association of the Southeast
Piedmont Hotel
J. G. Oglesby
The
South Georgia Railroad
Pulaski Grand Jury Urges Prohibition in Extra Call
Hawkinsville Ga September 15 The Pulaski county grand jury unanimously endorsed Representative W E Chaney for voting with the majority to adjourn the legislature and unanimously asked Governor Harris to include prohibition in his extra call.
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Hawkinsville
Pulaski County
Grand Jury
W. E. Chaney
Harris
Prohibition
17-Year-Old Boy Kills Large Bear in Bibb Swamp
Oscar Paul, 17, of Budars, in Macon Georgia, hunted squirrels in the Ocmulgee swamp below Macon when he spotted a large black bear. He fired five times, the bear descended, approached, and received two more shots. Paul ended the chase with a final shot. the bear weighed about 460 pounds. A month earlier another 460-pound bear was killed nearby by a Houston county man.
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Macon
Oscar Paul
Ocmulgee
Paul
Bruin
Houston
Atlanta Council to Postpone Bond Election, Says Constitution
City council members urge postponement of the September 30 bond election citing the Constitution and lack of organized campaign. Several Aldermen, including Forlinger and Hall, express belief that voting now would doom the bonds and push for postponement to secure a better chance of passage.
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Honda
General Council
Wisdom
A. W. Forlinger
Finance Committee
H. Kelley
Atlanta
Eoun
Wil
J. KR. Seawright
I Merman C. C. McDonald
Court hears defense in violence case amid rhetoric
In a high tension session a defense attorney argued sympathy and protective motives in a case about a husband who killed to shield his wife. He painted a past of early happiness on a Scattle farm, describing a four year old son and shared vows as the court adjourned after a thirty minute address.
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Bishop
Howard
Scattdale
Farmer W. McGee Dies By Suicide In Statham Ga
Statham Georgia September 15. W J McGee a well regarded farmer died last night by drinking carbolic acid after an argument with his wife who urged him to visit a neighbor. He left his dining room arranged with dishes washed before taking his life. He was about 60 and survived by a wife and several children. Depression from ill health and business worries is believed to have caused the act.
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Statham
A. W. McGee
Pythian Uniform Rank Reorganized at Macon
Macon Georgia September 15 special The uniform rank Knights of Pythias was reorganized tonight with a membership of thirty Visitors included W G Sutlive editor of The Savannah Press Rev T I Troy Beatty grand chancellor of Athens Colonel H L Humphry brigadier general Charles L Cox Colonel H Hensley Colonel Charles Milam of Marietta and Len G Baldwin of Marietta
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Macon
Knights of Pythias
W. G. Sutlive
Savannah Press
Rev. T.'I
Troy
Beatty
Grand Chancelier
Athens
H. L. Humphry
Charles L. Cox
H. Hensley
Charles Milam
Marietta
Len G. Baldwin
NOT PUT ON PROBATION SAYS ROBERT E CHURCH
Robert E Church the attorney arraigned in police court for an encounter with attorney Alexander W Stephens of Five Points says he did not seek a continuance of his trial nor aid Judge Johnson in placing them on probation in court He states the fight was a matter of honor between two men and was contracted by the judge
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Robert E. Church
Oneother
Alexander W. Stephens
Jor
Johnson
Sir Church
Condition of Justice Lamar in White Sulphur Springs
Physicians report no change in the condition of Associate Justice Lamar of the United States Supreme Court who has been in White Sulphur Springs for several days.
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Lamar
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
United States Supreme Court
Police search for demented man in East Atlanta
Police and detectives aided by hundreds of East Atlanta citizens search for J M Mann 76 described as demented who left his daughter Mrs Fr Rosser’s home shortly after 2 am Wednesday and had not been heard from by midnight. Once a leading DeKalb farmer, Mann had grown feeble after his wife’s death and was living with his niece Mrs J M Bloodworth. A wide hunt followed, with reports he entered the gate of Hast Lake Country Club and authorities ordering a citywide lookout and possible lake dragging if he is not found.
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Folice
East Atlanta
J. M. Mann
FR. Rosser
Mann
Mr. Mann
J. M. Bloodworth
Atlanta
Decatur
Rosser
Mr. Rosser
Hosner
Rossers
Bo’clowk
Hast Lake Country Club
East Lake
Mayo
Ir. Mann
DeKalb
Koyser
Germany objects to black brown troops in Europe
Berlin reports Germany’s foreign office issued an English memorial opposing France and Britain using African and Indian troops in Europe. It accuses these forces of savage warfare, cites affidavits including a protest by the Earl of Chatham, and calls for civilized nations to restrain such practices.
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Berlin
London
Foreign Office
France
Great Britain
Earl of Chatham
William Pitt
Europe
Asia Minor Greeks Beg Greece for Aid Protest
Athens September 15. The Greek government received resolutions from a Kavala gathering of Asia Minor and Thrace natives urging intervention. They denounce dispossessions cruelties forced conversions and even murders by Turkish authorities and request Greece to act. Copies were sent to European powers the United States and Balkan states for communication to their governments.
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Athena
London
Asia Minor
Thrace
Kavala
Eouropean
Turkey
Greece
United States
Balkan States
Dunehoo Recovering in Rome After Wounding Incident
Former Sheriff W G Dunehoo is recovering rapidly in Rome Georgia from a gunshot wound inflicted by his son former Deputy Sheriff Henry Dunehoo about four weeks ago Officials report the wound is improving and Dunehoo desires his liaison released from jail.
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Dunehoo
Rome
W. G. Dunehoo
Henry Dunehoo
Llason
Bishop Candler Delivers Address At Emory Opening
Emory College Oxford Ga opened with devotional led by Rev Walker of the Memphis conference and a keynote address by Chancellor Bishop Warren A Candler outlining the south’s educational role and Emory’s growing stature. Dean W S Elkins spoke to pre medical students as enrollment exceeds prior opening figures with forty to fifty extra students and about fifty in the academy.
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Emory College
Oxford
School of Liberal Arts
Emory, University
Mr. Walker
Memphis
Warren A. Candler
South
Emory University
W. 5. Elkins
Atlanta ‘Medical College
Russian munitions plant blown by German treachery
London reports the Okhta munition factory near Petrograd was destroyed in an explosion blamed on German treachery. The blast killed thousands of workers, crippled Russia’s fighting capability, and forced allies to reroute supplies via Archangel. Petrograd dispatch: workers killed, material damage, factories set to resume work soon.
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London
Daily Mews
Okhta
Petrograd
Russia
Daily News
Archangel
von Mackensen
France
Great Britain
Thankhts
Eight War Vessels Hold Up the Portland
The American steamer Portland arrived in New York after being held by eight war vessels on east and westbound trips from San Francisco. En route to Stockholm with barley, beans and dried fruits, she was detained by British cruisers, German submarines, and British destroyers, with portions of cargo discharged or seized at several ports.
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New York
Portland
San Francisco
Stockholm
Fortland
Kirkwall
Glyth
Magianol
Gravesend
Alabama to Control ALE Wire Companies
Montgomery Alabama September 18 By the terms of a bill which passed the Senate after house approval the senate public service commission is given the power to regulate charges services and facilities of telephone and telegraph companies in Alabama An effort to have Birmingham excluded from the provisions of the bill failed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
House
Senate Public Service Commission
Alabama
Birmingham
Courtroom melee mars speeding trial in Calhoun court
In Judge Andy Calhoun's court yesterday George Cunningham the defendant and auto salesman clashed with Solicitor Lowry Arnold over trial timing and juror selection. Arnold allegedly struck Cunningham in the face during the heated exchange and Cunningham later sworn out an assault and battery warrant against Arnold. The trial was continued to this afternoon with Cunningham choosing to act as his own attorney.
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Andy Calhoun
Cnurt
George Cunningham
Lowry Arnold
Cunningham
Carter
Ballcitor Arnold
Arnold
Calhoun
Menaciély
Annod
Byudge Calhoun
Gould Foreclosure Sought Over Minor Tax Interest
New York Supreme Court Justice Dennelly ordered the sale of a Fifth Avenue property to settle a $17.82 interest debt between brothers Howard and George J. Gould. Katherine Gould, Mrs. Gould, contests the foreclosure fearing loss of her dower right in the $1,000,000-plus parcel. George Gould said he sought foreclosure to prevent interest from mounting despite being Howard's brother.
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New York
Supreme Court
Dennelly
Fifth Avenue
Seventy-third Street
Howard Gould
George J.gould
Katherine ©. Gould
George Gould
Syrians Declared Free White Persons in Citizenship Case
In Charleston on September 15 an official message from Richmond Va reports the U S circuit court of appeals reversed Judge Henry A M Smith of Charleston who had questioned whether Syrians were free white persons under an old statute. The case, brought by Syrian merchant George Dow of Summerton S C, centered on whether Syrians were entitled to citizenship.
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Charleston
S. C
Righmind
United States Circuit Court of Appeals Task
United States District
Henry A. M. Smith
George Dow
Summerton
S.C
Smith
Mendenhall Indicted for a Double Murder
Clearwater Fla September 15 The Pinellas equity grand jury returns a true bill against J J Mendenhall for the murder of Mrs Bessie Eliot and her daughter Miss Susie Eliot of Tampa The crime occurred on the night of July on the old Green Springs road A chauffeur Guy Stemple testified he leaped from the car when Mendenhall struck one woman fired at him and led officers to the scene where charred remains were found in burning ruins Officials suggest motive involved alleged intimacy with the younger woman and a threat of prosecution on a white slavery charge
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Clearwater
Fla
Pinealas Equity Grand Mary
J. J
Iendenhall
Bessie Eliot
Susie Eliot
Tampa
Mendenhall
Green Springs
Guy Stemple
Stemple
Byevolver
Arrest of Joseph Norrell on Mann White Slave Law charge
Federal authorities arrested Joseph Norrell, a white man, at Guntersville Alabama yesterday on a warrant accusing him of violating the Mann White Slave Law. He is alleged to have abducted a young white girl from Rome and taken her to Attalla, registering her as his wife at a hotel.
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Slaver
Rome
Joseph Norrell
Guntersville
Alt
Attalla
Ellison Found Unconscious After Basement Incident
Willam Ellison a 47 year old resident of 4 East Mitchell street was found unconscious in the Gould building basement Wednesday morning. Attendants say he suffered a head cut and may have fallen during a paralyzing attack. doctors at Ovely hospital suspect the illness caused the accident.
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Willam Ellison
East
Mitchell Street
Gould Building
Ailigon
Qvely Hospital
Two Men Suffer Severe Injuries in Yard Incident
In Augusta on September 15 George Mason, colored, stumbled in front of an engine in the Charleston and Western Carolina yards. Both legs were injured with amputation above the knee and above the ankle respectively. He was taken to a local hospital. prognosis uncertain.
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Augusta
George Mason
Charleston
Western Carolina
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