15 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
Brunswick News
Location
Brunswick, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1913
Page
1
Brunswick gears up for a large parade with veterans and local groups meeting at corner junction and joining forces along Gloucester Street early Thursday morning. Participants expected from boys in gray and other units with flags to be carried.
City committees prepared welcoming decorations and a large mess tent in Courthouse square for the reunion of old soldiers. Governor Slaton agreed to attend, returning from St Simons to address the veterans. An advance guard and hundreds of visitors are arriving ahead of the reunion.
The First Regiment Band will lead a large parade Thursday as part of a reunion in Brunswick. Veterans militia and guests will join from multiple Georgia brigades with orders for a fixed marching route and no mounted officers. Edwin W. Dart urges Sons of Confederate Veterans to attend 9 am assembly at the Oglethorpe hotel to welcome visiting veterans and uphold Brunswick’s hosting reputation.
R M Batchelder of the Sanborn Map Company is in Brunswick to prepare a comprehensive insurance map. The project will take about three months and employ a substantial crew under his supervision. In a separate incident, Ethel Griffin shot her father in self defense after he attacked her mother. the bullet lodged near the left shoulder and doctors could not locate it.
Washington July 14 T P Kane comptroller authorized the reopening of the First National Bank of McKeesport which closed its doors a week ago. National Bank Examiner Williams reported the institution solvent and strong in cash.
In Jeffersonville on July 14 Ethel Griffin a 17 year old who previously had surgery at Macon hospital shot her father A G Griffin as he allegedly abused her mother and herself. Doctors reported poor recovery prospects. Griffin had a history of alcohol abuse and domestic violence toward his wife and seven children.
London July 13 Emmeline Pankhurst and Annie Kenney militant suffragists defied authorities at a Women's Social and Political Union meeting. Kenney was arrested in a street clash. Pankhurst later captured after a police chase. Kenney offered bids for licenses under the cat and mouse act. they sold for 30 dollars each. Saliniki reports Bulgarian forces sack Seres with arson and looting as consulates and major buildings burn, including the Bank of Athens and hospitals. American Tobacco Co. suffers losses of about 1,000,000 dollars.
J Stovall Smith longtime Brunswick resident and drug business leader died yesterday in Atlanta after a period of ill health. He was active in Brunswick business and public life and supported the city from afar. His funeral is planned in Atlanta today with family and friends mourning his loss.
Washington July 14 president nominates H F Arthur Schenfield of Washington for secretary of legation Paraguay and Uruguay and R E Pennoyer of California for secretary of legation Lima Peru. Also nominates Charlton B Thompson of Sixth Kentucky district for collector of internal revenue.
In Muelhausen Germany on July 14 a young German aviator named Dietrichs was killed when his aircraft overturned on landing and he was crushed beneath the motor.
In the Sixth district Col Kingman remains in charge with W C Lemen. J S Carruthers is placed in charge of Brunswick office with an increased salary. Douglas Nightingale J Hazle Wright and D Flanigen form the rest of the local force. Carruthers notes completion of the Oglethorpe bay jetty extension and Jekyl creek jetty work. Contracts for new range lights have been let and installation will begin soon.
Hamburg workers at the ship building yards went on strike today affecting between 12 000 and 14 000 laborers. The action began in the morning and disrupted production at multiple Hapag Lloyd and Blohm und Voss facilities.
Secretary Daniels urged Congress to investigate a government armor plate factory, arguing it could be built and economically operated to save 149 dollars per ton. The proposed plant would cost about 8.4 million dollars.
A report notes that conference May Qalve Grist and Prevent Trike are involved, with Sult known in relation to the matter. The text presents opaque phrases but indicates a named event or topic connected to May and a figure or group called Sult.
Eastern railroad wage crisis narrows to potential six-member arbitration under Newlands amendments. Labor leaders and railroad heads head to Washington to press for a solution with President Wilson, while unions defer walkout after authorizing leaders to seek extended arbitration and possible legal changes. Governor Slaton tours St Simon's camp and praises arrangements and reception as Georgia guards begin summer training.
Judge Max Isaac returning from Macon found his private office desk broken into. The desk held papers and official records of proceedings not yet filed. The intruders searched the room but did not target the safe, suggesting a suspicious motive tied to known incidents.
In Los Angeles area, youths who pulled a train whistle in jest are blamed for a Pacific Electric collision at Nive land station that killed 12 and injured about 200. A curve hid the leading car, causing a train to ram into a stationary coach. many injured were local residents.
Georgians vote today in a formality to ratify Senator A. O. Bacon’s renomination. Polls open 6 30 a m to 5 30 p m with Bacon as the sole candidate, praised for long service in the U S Senate.
Washington July 14 Secretary Garrison refused a French request to let its ordinance officers inspect American powder factories and government plants. The decision cites lack of reciprocity as the basis. The French government had offered to let American finance officers inspect French facilities.
Detroit July 14 Fong None a married man from California and Della Basser a 22 year old Detroit native appeared before Judge Degam Coe with a marriage license request. The judge denied approval citing legal obstacles and the case drew attention as a mixed race union question.
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