Greece signs general armistice ending Turko Balkan war
Greece signed the general armistice ending the Turko Balkan conflict and will join peace negotiations. Athens stated Greece will participate in talks and stay in the Balkan League. London set peace talks to begin December 16, with France hailing the move as a showcase of its diplomacy.
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Paris
Greece
Constantino
Athens
Epirus
London
Monsieur Poincaire
Tense brewing between powers as lines near breaking point
German diplomats concede the demarcation between the triple alliance and triple entente has reached a breaking point. A leading diplomat cites looming pressure and a possible bloodiest conflict. Poincare’s French chamber speech produced little ripple as expectations followed Germany’s Bethmann Hollweg. Italy, rattled by the Avlona bombardment, seeks Greek explanations and a joint Austrian protest.
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Germany
Austria
Italy
England
France
Russia
Poincaire
Chamber of Deputies
von Bethmann Hollweg
Avalona
Adriatic Sea
U S Engineer to Recommend Work on Darien Harbor
U S Engineer Colonel Dan Kingman of the corps of engineers to attend a Washington conference on the Darien harbor improvement. He notes he does not favor the project but would prefer concentrating work on Front river and Sapelo island sound, Doboy sound being unstable due to shifting sand. He plans to leave Washington Saturday.
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Savannah
Dan, Kingman
Corps of Engineers
Bixby
Washington, D. C
Board of Engineers On
Darien
Kingman
Front River
Sapelo Island Sound
Doboy Sound
Ington
Talesmen Fear Boy Might Influence Them In Court
In Columbus Ohio on December 6 a six year old son of Joseph Wilson sits in court as his father faces first degree murder charges in the killing of Rosita Wilson. Jurors report being told they would be influenced by the boy’s presence and some were excused from the panel.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Wilson
Rosita Wilson
Sterday
Uryne
Ad Men ta club of Atlanta monthly business meet
The Ad Men ta club of Atlanta will hold its regular monthly business meeting at 7 30 o clock in the rooms Chambey of Coms.
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Ad. Menta Club of
Atlanta
Chambey
Brer Rabbit and Tar Baby Return to Wren's Nest Lawn
Reader notes recall Uncle Remus on birthday with Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox again on the Wren's Nest lawn. The item also mentions another granddaughter of Uncle Remus, described as a daughter of Lucien Harris.
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Brer Rabbit
Brer Fox
Tar Baby
Wren’s Nest
Uncle Remus
Remus
Lucien Harris
Aileen Harris
Abatement of Smoke Reduces Losses in St Louis
St Louis reports about 5.09 million dollars annually gained from smoke abatement per a Women’s Organization for Smoke Abatement study. Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Chicago show larger losses at 8, 6, and 50 million respectively, with nationwide losses exceeding 500 million. The group aims to quantify smoke related deaths and damage to merchandise and property.
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St. Louis
Women’s Organization
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
Stuttering Highway Robber Grabs $18 in St. Louis
In St Louis on December 6 a highwayman frightened Frank Hoffman with a stuttered demand for money. Hoffman described the robber’s halting speech as the key clue to identification as the culprit fled after taking $18.
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ST. Louis
Frank Hoffman
Hoffman
Poison Dumped In Kentucky Well Aims At Family
In Center, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, someone drooped poisonous green matter into the Henrys well to harm Mr and Mrs Boss Henry prominent residents. Mr Henry noticed poison while drawing water for breakfast. About 15 pounds of poison were dumped into the well.
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Glasgow
Metcalfe County
Boss Henry
Henry
Virgil Anson Lewis Dies in Mason City West Virginia
Virgil Anson Lewis state archivist and historian a noted West Virginia figure died at his home in Mason City late last night authorities said Lewis 67 served as state archivist and was respected for his scholarship and public service his death leaves a vacancy in the state historical commission and archive circle
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Virgil Anson Lewis
Mason City
W. VA
Anson Lewis
West Virginia
Major Mallory, Society Man, Leaps to Death in New York
Major John Conrad Mallory, retired U S Army, a member of New York and Philadelphia elite, leaped from a tenth floor hotel suite on Madison Avenue and Forty second Street. He served from 1863 to 1904, later suffering melancholia. His wife Jeanne Turnure and their son Garrick Mallory were present.
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New York
John Conrad Mallory
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Madison Avenue
Forty-second Street
Major Mallory
United States Military Academy
Alabama
Mallory
Jeanne Turnure
Lawrence Turnure
Garrick Mallory
Thalians Stage Rosemary At Athens Opera House
The University Players club Thalians present Rosemary tonight at the Athens opera house as part of fall festivities. A subscription dance follows at the Auditorium with many box parties planned. Leading roles are Henry Howard of Lexington and Miss Mary Lyndon of Athens, with Atlanta alumni Clark Howell Jr. George Harrison Ed McCartney and Charles McDaniel among the cast.
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Athens
The
University Players Club
Thalians
Rosemary
Athens Opera House
Henry Howard
Lexington
Mary Lyndon
Atlanta
Clark Howell, Jr
George Harrison
Ed McCartney
Charles McDaniel
Athens Poultry Show Closes After Successful Exhibit
The second annual poultry show of the Southern Poultry Association of Athens ended after three days in Thiens Georgia. Loring Brown presided over awards and called the event one of the best he had attended.
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Athens
Thiens
Southern Poultry Association of Athens
Loring Brown
Baptists Plan New Ward With Tabernacle Infirmary
The Georgia Baptist convention bought the Tabernacle infirmary property at Bartow and Luckie for 85000 dollars and plans to add a hospital wing. The sale includes tearing down the nurses dormitory to make room for expansion and keeps the infirmary within Baptist governance. Dr. George M. Niles notes significant improvements will follow, reflecting Baptist state support.
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Tabernacle Infirmary
Bartow and
Luckie Streets
Georgia Baptist Convention
Tabernacle
Butts County Realty Brings $47 Per Acre
Jackson GA December 6 At public sale here about 26000 worth of Butts county real estate changed hands Most of the property was sold by administrators The administrator of D N Carmichael sold 583 acres of farm property and some valuable city property belonging to the estate The highest price paid for any land was 47 per acre
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Jackson, GA
Butts County
D. N. Carmichael
Judge Flynt in Cuba on His Wedding Trip
Judge H M Fletcher of Jackson presides in Griffin this week due to Judge J J Flynt being in Cuba on his wedding trip. Flynt's marriage last week drew statewide interest among friends as the city court handles a heavy docket.
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Judge Flynt
Cuba
Jackson, GA
H. M. Fletcher
City Court of
Jackson
Griffin
J. J. Flynt
Uncle Remus Birthday Comes Alive On Gordon Street
Dudley Glass II imagines a magic lawn party at Gordon Street where children glimpse Brer Rabbit and friends, honoring Joel Chandler Harris the author of Uncle Remus. On next Monday the tale grows from memory as stories awaken at dawn.
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Remus
Joel Chandler Harris
The
West
Ind
Gordon Street
Santa Claus
Brer Rabbit
Tar
Brer Fox
Mr. Man
Miss Meaders
Minervy Ann
Billy Sanders
Shady Dale
Uncle Remus
Judge Fite urges division of Cherokee Circuit
Dalton Ga December 6 Judge A W Fite calls for splitting the Cherokee circuit into two districts noting Whitfield county civil cases rose from 51 in 1908 to 147 this year and saying the circuit is too large to dispatch business with one judge. He advocates adding a sixth county to create two circuits and predicts a bill in the next legislature.
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Dalton
A. W. Fite
Whitfield County
Fite
Atlanta and Augusta vie for St Josephs academy site
In Washington GA on December 6 bishops and city representatives from Atlanta and Augusta debated the location of the rebuilt St Josephs academy burned in Washington. Both cities offered substantial sites and money as inducements, with a decision expected soon.
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Washington, GA
Atlanta
Augusta
St. Josephs Academys
Washington
Benjamin F. Keiley
Savannah
Eight-Story Holman Building Rising in Athens
In Athens Georgia on Lumpkin and Clayton streets contracts are let for the Holman building. Excavations are finished and construction will start within days. The eight story structure, to be the tallest in northeast Georgia, is owned by W S Holman with a September 1 completion target.
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Athens
Holman
Lumpkin and
Clayton Streets
Georgia
W.S. Holman
Blease profane rebuke at governors meeting shocks audience
In Richmond on December 6 governor Cole Blease of South Carolina invoked profanity while defending mob rule and vigilante justice. Governor Gilchrist of Florida denounced him for disrespect toward women governors and urged consideration for others. The exchange followed Wyoming governor Carey's question on constitutional duties and protections. Mobs and lynching were condemned by Governor Shafroth of Colorado, stressing law and order over mob rule.
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Richmond
Cole Ly Blease
South Carolina
Blease
Gilchrist
South
Eleasa
Albert W. Gilchrist
Florida
Proper to kill man who hugs your wife jury in Texas
In Dallas on December 6 a grand jury exonerated Arthur Turner who shot and killed William McKinney of Grand Prairie after McKinney allegedly hugged and offered to kiss Mrs. Turner following a drink of water. McKinney had known the Turners’ daughter since childhood.
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Texas
Dallas
Arthur Turner
William McKinney
Grand Prairie
Pinched by Otis Skinner actress sues for $5 000
Cincinnati Ohio December 6 Otis Skinner star of Kismet is defendant in a suit filed by Mollie Quinn a company supernumerary seeking 5000 dollars alleging he pinched her arm in the bazaar scene of the first act causing her to flee the stage Skinner dismisses the charges saying he does not remember Miss Quinn
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Otis Skinner
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