Campaign to secure Brunswick Terminal Station
A campaign launched by the Retail Merchants and Manufacturers association to secure a modern Brunswick passenger depot on Newcastle Street. Resolutions adopted by directors. board of trade asked for support to consolidate two depots into one and improve city first impressions for travelers.
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Brunswick
Retail Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
The
of Trade
Newcastle Street
Jy Street
R. V. Richards
Retail Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Board of Trade
Mr. Smith
Retail Merchants and Business Men's ‘Association
Newcastle
Escaped Prisoners Missing After Atlanta Breakout
Atlanta officials report no trace of Robert Fay and William Knobloch, two convicts who escaped from the federal prison. Police across the region are alerted to watch trains as investigators probe the lapse and question prison staff. Fay, serving eight years, and Knobloch, recently sentenced to eighteen months for mail fraud, vanished after being allowed to leave for arc light repairs.
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Atlanta
Robert Fay
New York
William Knobloch
Fay
Knobloch
J. W. Pouncey
Oders
Fred Zerbet
Zerbet
Cotton Rush Triggers Car Shortage in Southwest Texas
San Antonio reports a car shortage in Southwestern Texas as a rush of cotton to market, spurred by high prices and a threatened railroad strike, requires about ten thousand cars. Planters also complain of labor shortages with over 15,000 Mexicans already employed to pick the crop and more workers needed.
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San Antonio
Texas
Emanuel Talks Politics After East Trip
Hon N Emanuel returns from an extended trip to New York and the East and comments on business and political outlook. He notes weak general business, a dent from strikes, and a close Wilson Hughes race driven by personal factors. He says Republicans expect Hughes win while Democrats favor Wilson and mentions Brunswick as a matter for discussion with our committee.
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N. Emanuel
New York
Emanuel
Mr. Emanuel
Hughes
Wilson
G.t Ceck Tc Kerunswick
Government of Mexico Seizes Control of Public Worship
A Juarez report states a new decree revives the 1859 Juarez law placing all places of public worship under direct government control. The treasury will manage upkeep while the interior department oversees opening new temples. Clergy retain nominal control but police power remains with the state and worship can be halted if services stop for a year.
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Mexico
City
Juarez
Treasury Department
Department of the Interior
Balkan Front Reports See Romanian Advances And Moves
Late war dispatches from London and Berlin describe Romanian forces crossing Balkan mountains and claiming key Transylvania cities. They report gains near Verdun, Bulgarian actions at Drama, and Romanian and Russian passes in the Carpathians. Berlin notes Falkenhayn’s removal as chief of the general staff with Hindenburg to take a new role.
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London
Transylvania
Bothenthurm Pass
Hermannstadt
Verdun
Saloniki
Athens
Rumania
Bulgaria
Serbia
Drama
Carpathian
Berlin
Angi
Eric von Palkenhayn
Marshall von Hindenburg
von Falkenhayn
Senate Debates Emergency Revenue Bill Wine Tax
The senate continued debate on the emergency revenue bill with the wine tax provision under fire. Several amendments to change the wine section remained pending as the discussion proceeded.
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Washington
Senate
Citrus Nursery Hopes Grow in Glynn County
The Citronette concern of Mobile holds a 30 acre option near Brunswick to establish a Satsuma orange nursery. A $100 deposit is at risk if the project fails, with local officials citing Glynn County’s warmer climate and potential to add millions in value and farmland productivity by developing fruit growing as a new industry.
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Glynn
Brunswick
Citronette Concern
Mobile
Ala
Alabama
J. A. Dew
Glynn County
Satsuma
Smith
Onlf
Georgia
Board of Trade
Blease Leads South Carolina Governor Primary Race
Columbia S C Aug 30 Former Governor Cole Blease leads the Democratic primary for the South Carolina governor nomination with Mannig not yet having a majority. A run off primary is likely as yesterday’s vote leaves no clear winner.
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Columbia
S. C
Cole Blease
Mannig
South Carolina
Blease
Railroads prepare for nationwide embargo amid strike fears
Aug 30 dispatches report railroads ready to embargo all perishable and nonlocal freight to avoid stranded shipments. Louisville and Nashville and Southern warn of full embargo within 48 hours. New York traffic shows fevered activity as transit heads toward Labor Day disruptions. Authorities urge expedited passenger movement and staffing shifts to handle delays.
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Washington
Louisville and Nashville
Southern
Chicago
Express
New York
New York City
One Killed On Wrecked Memphis Cruiser
Washington Aug 30 One enlisted man was killed and seven seriously injured aboard the armored cruiser Memphis after a storm off San Domingo. Two officers and five others were injured, and several missing or drowned when a steam main burst forcing crew to abandon ship. A later report said twenty men aboard a harbor launch were drowned.
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Washington
Memphis
San Domingo
Pond
Railroads Prep For Strike Impact On Brunswick Food Supply
Report says major lines plan to operate trains and hire workers to avoid total halt if a big railroad strike begins next Monday. Local grocers warn supply could run low in two weeks, but Brunswick’s cattle, seafood, and fall crops may keep food on shelves, limiting shortages.
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Brunswick
Johnson wins California GOP U.S. Senate nomination
Complete returns show Governor Hiram Johnson won the Republican nomination for United States senator in California and gained control of the state Republican organization.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hiram Johnson
United States
California
Big Shippers Win Coast to Coast Freight Rates Battle
Washington August 30 The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the coast to coast freight rate increase to December 30 after big shippers won today in the fight against the proposed rise.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Anxious 10 Work Union Secures Restraining Order
Washington reports ongoing federal efforts to induce brotherhoods to rescind their strike order. A Douglas county judge issued a restraining order forbidding Union of Railway Conductors actions to call or enforce a strike. Congress debates eight hour bills and mediation acts amid talks with union leaders and Secretary Wilson.
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Washington
Brotherhoods
Sen
Omaha
Neb
Edwin A. Hamilton
Willis B. Sears
District Court of
Douglas County
Paffic
Hanilton
Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Brotherhood
Wilson
Troops Ordered Home From Mexico In Major Reassignment
Washington reports twenty eight companies of coast artillery were sent to their home posts today. Ten thousand additional militiamen will take their places, shifting defense manpower across the border and interior posts.
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Washington
Coast Artillery
Three Trunks of Liquor Seized in Savannah Shipment
Police seized three trunks containing 36 gallons of liquor from F. M. Bell a colored man on a large wagon headed out East Broughton Street. They believe the shipment was intended for the Tybee depot.
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Savannah
F. M. Bell
East Broughton Street
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Johnson
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